iDuteronomi
26:1 Kothi, xa uthe wafika ezweni uYehova wakho
UThixo wokunika ukuba ube lilifa, ulihluthe, uhlale
kuyo;
26:2 Wothabatha kwintlahlela yeziqhamo zonke zomhlaba, oya kuthabatha kuyo
wolizisa ezweni lakho akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho, ulithabathe
woyibeka engobozini, uye endaweni leyo athe uYehova wakho kuyo
UThixo uya kunyula ukulibeka khona igama lakhe.
26:3 uye kumbingeleli oyakuba khona ngaloo mihla, uthi;
ndithi kuye, Ndiyaxela namhla kuYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba ndifikile
ilizwe awafungayo uYehova koobawo ukuba wosinika lona.
26:4 Woyithabatha ke umbingeleli ingobozi esandleni sakho, ayibeke phantsi;
phambi kwesibingelelo sikaYehova uThixo wakho.
26:5 Uze uthethe uthi phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, UmAram olungeleyo
wabhubha ubawo, wehla waya eYiputa, waphambukela khona
yaba luhlanga olukhulu khona, olunamandla, oluninzi;
26:6 Asiphatha kakubi amaYiputa, asicinezela, asibeka phezu kwethu.
ubukhoboka obunzima:
26:7 Sakhala kuYehova uThixo woobawo, wasiva uYehova
ilizwi wazibona iintsizi zethu, nokubulaleka kwethu, nokuxinwa kwethu;
26:8 UYehova wasikhupha eYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo
ngengalo eyolukileyo, nangokoyikeka okukhulu, nangemiqondiso, nangemiqondiso
ngemimangaliso:
26:9 wasingenisa kule ndawo, wasinika eli lizwe;
lilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi.
26:10 Kaloku ke, uyabona, ndizise ulibo lweziqhamo zomhlaba lowo,
Yehova, undinikile; Uze uyibeke phambi koYehova uThixo wakho;
uqubude phambi koYehova uThixo wakho;
26:11 uvuye ngayo yonke into elungileyo anayo uYehova uThixo wakho
unikwe wena nendlu yakho, wena, nomLevi, nabakwakho
owasemzini ophakathi kwenu.
26:12 xa uthe wagqiba ukusinikela isishumi sonke songeniselo lwakho
ngomnyaka wesithathu, ngumnyaka wesishumi, unike uYehova
umLevi, nomphambukeli, neenkedama, nomhlolokazi, ukuze badle;
emasangweni akho, uze uzalise;
26:13 Uze uthi phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, Ndisithabathile;
izinto ezingcwalisiweyo zendlu yam, ndaza ndazinika nina
umLevi, nomphambukeli, neenkedama, nomhlolokazi;
ngokwemithetho yakho yonke ondiwisele umthetho ngayo, ndiyenza
andigqithanga emithethweni yakho, andiyilibelenga.
26:14 Andidlanga nto kuyo esililweni sam, andithabathanga nento
ngayo yonke imisebenzi eyinqambi, aninganikelwa ngayo ngenxa yofileyo;
niliphulaphule ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wam, ndenza njengoko
kuko konke ondiwisele umthetho ngako.
26:15 Vela ekhayeni lakho elingcwele emazulwini, uqondele, ubasikelele abantu bakho
Sirayeli, nomhlaba osinikileyo, njengoko wasifungelayo thina
Lilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi.
26:16 Namhlanje uYehova uThixo wakho ukuwisele umthetho, ukuba uyenze le mimiselo
uwagcine ke, uwenze ngentliziyo yakho yonke;
nangomphefumlo wakho wonke.
26:17 Umbangile namhla uYehova, wathi unguThixo wakho, nokuba uhambe ngeyakhe
bayigcine imimiselo yakhe, nemithetho yakhe, namasiko akhe;
nokuliphulaphula ilizwi lakhe.
26:18 Ke uYehova ukuxelile namhla nina, ukuba ningabantu abayinqobo kuye, njengoko .
ukuthembisile, nokuba uya kuzigcina zonke ezi zakhe
imiyalelo;
26:19 aniphakamise ngaphezu kweentlanga zonke azenzileyo, ukuba nibe yindumiso.
nangegama, nangembeko; ukuze nibe ngabantu abangcwele kubo
uYehova uThixo wakho, njengoko wakuthethayo.