iDuteronomi
29:1 Ngawo la amazwi omnqophiso, awamwisela uMoses umthetho ngawo uYehova
yenza kunye noonyana bakaSirayeli ezweni lakwaMowabhi, ecaleni kwelizwe lakwaMowabhi
umnqophiso awawenza nabo eHorebhe.
29:2 Wawabiza uMoses onke amaSirayeli, wathi kuwo, Nikubonile konke
awakwenzayo uYehova emehlweni enu ezweni laseYiputa kuFaro;
nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke, nakwilizwe lakhe lonke;
29:3 Izihendo ezikhulu azibonileyo amehlo akho, imiqondiso, nabo
imimangaliso emikhulu:
29:4 Ke akaninikanga uYehova intliziyo yokwazi, namehlo okubona;
neendlebe zokuva unanamhla.
29:5 Ndinihambisile iminyaka emashumi mane entlango;
sákuguga; ayigugi neembadada zakho ezinyaweni zakho.
29:6 Anidlanga sonka, aniselanga wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo;
ukuze nazi ukuba ndinguYehova uThixo wenu.
29:7 Nafika kule ndawo, uSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon, no-Ogi ukumkani;
ukumkani waseBhashan waphuma, wasihlangabeza ngemfazwe, sabaxabela.
29:8 Salithabatha ke ilizwe labo, salinika uYehova ukuba libe lilifa
AmaRubhen, namaGadi, nakwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase.
29:9 Wagcineni ke amazwi alo mnqophiso, niwenze, ukuze nibe nako
nempumelelo ezintweni zonke enisukuba nizenza.
29:10 Nimi namhla nonke niphela phambi koYehova uThixo wenu; abaphathi bakho be
izizwe zenu, namadoda amakhulu enu, nababhali benu, namadoda onke akwaSirayeli;
29:11 nabantwana bakho, nabafazi bakho, nowasemzini ophakathi kweminquba yakho, besuka
umgawuli weenkuni zakho kumkhi wamanzi akho;
29:12 ukuze ungene emnqophisweni kaYehova uThixo wakho, nasekungeni
isifungo sakhe, asenzayo uYehova uThixo wakho nawe namhla;
29:13 ukuze animise namhla nibe ngabantu kuye, naye
makabe nguThixo kuwe, njengoko akuthethileyo kuwe, njengoko wakufungelayo
kooyihlo, uAbraham, uIsake, uYakobi.
29:14 Andiwenzi nani nedwa lo mnqophiso nesi sifungo;
29:15 ndikunye nalowo umiyo apha nathi namhla phambi koYehova wethu
UThixo kwanalowo ungekhoyo apha kuthi namhla.
29:16 Ngokuba niyakwazi ukuhlala kwethu ezweni laseYiputa, nendlela esafika ngayo
ezintlangeni enadlula kuzo;
29:17 niwabonile ke amasikizi abo, nezigodo zabo, umthi nelitye;
isilivere negolide, ezibe zikho phakathi kwazo;)
29:18 hleze kubekho kuni indoda, namfazi, namzalwane, nasizwe sasinye
Intliziyo ityekile namhla kuYehova uThixo wethu, iye kumkhonza uYehova
oothixo bezi ntlanga; hleze kubekho ingcambu phakathi kwenu
uthwala inyongo nomhlonyane;
29:19 kuthi, ekuweveni kwakhe amazwi esi sishwabulo, athi yena
uzisikelele entliziyweni yakhe, esithi, Ndoba noxolo, nokuba ndihambahamba
ukuyila kwentliziyo yam, ukongeza ekunxileni nasekunxanweni;
29:20 UYehova akayi kuba naye kuye, kodwa ke ngumsindo kaYehova nowakhe
liqhume ikhwele kuloo ndoda, neziqalekiso zonke ezikhoyo
uya kulala phezu kwakhe, acime owakhe uYehova
igama eliphantsi kwezulu.
29:21 Kwaye uYehova uya kumahlulela ububi ezizweni zonke
Sirayeli, ngokweziqalekiso zonke zomnqophiso obhaliweyo
le ncwadi yomthetho:
29:22 ukuze kuvele isizukulwana soonyana bakho emva koko
Wena, nomphambukeli ovela kwilizwe elikude, niya kuthi nini na
bazibona izibetho zelo zwe, nezibetho azenzileyo uYehova
wabeka phezu kwayo;
29:23 Lonke ilizwe lalo libe yisalfure, netyuwa, nomlilo;
ukuba ingahlwayelwa, ingathwali, kungaphumi mfuno kuyo
ukubhukuqwa kweSodom, neGomora, iAdama, neTsebhoyim, awathi uYehova
ubhukuqa ngomsindo wakhe nangobushushu bakhe;
29:24 Zothi ke zonke iintlanga, Kungenxa yantoni na, ukuba uYehova enjenje?
umhlaba? buyintoni na ukuvutha komsindo wakhe?
29:25 Kuya kuthi, Kungenxa yokuba bewushiyile umnqophiso kaYehova
uThixo wooyise, awawenza nabo ekubakhupheni kwakhe
ephuma ezweni laseYiputa.
29:26 Baya bakhonza thixo bambi, babanqula, oothixo ababebanqula
babengazi, nalowo angababelanga bona;
29:27 Wavutha ke umsindo kaYehova kwelo zwe, ukuba alihlisele
zizo zonke iziqalekiso ezibhaliweyo kule ncwadi.
29:28 UYehova wabanyothula emhlabeni wabo ngomsindo, nangobushushu, nangobushushu
enomsindo omkhulu, wabaphosa zweni limbi, njengoko linjalo
usuku.
29:29 Izinto ezisitheleyo zezikaYehova uThixo wethu;
ezibonakalisiweyo zezethu, nezoonyana bethu, kude kuse ephakadeni, ukuze senze
onke amazwi alo myalelo.