iDuteronomi
30:1 Kothi ke, xa zonke ezo zinto zithe zakufikela, usuke wena
intsikelelo nesiqalekiso, endibeke phambi kwenu, nidle
Zikhumbuze ezintlangeni zonke, apho kukho uYehova uThixo wakho
ndikugxothile,
30:2 ubuyele ke kuYehova uThixo wakho, uliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe
njengako konke endikuwiselayo namhla, wena noonyana bakho;
ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke;
30:3 uya kukubuyisa ke uYehova uThixo wakho ukuthinjwa kwakho, abe nemfesane
phezu kwakho, ndibuye, ndikuhlanganisele kuzo zonke iintlanga apho
UYehova uThixo wakho ukuphangalalisile.
30:4 Ukuba ubani wenu uthe wakhutshelwa eziphelweni zezulu ezulwini
uya kukubutha khona uYehova uThixo wakho, athabathe khona
wena:
30:5 Kwaye uYehova uThixo wakho uya kukungenisa ezweni ooyihlo
lohlutha, nolihlutha; wokwenzela okulungileyo;
akwandise ngaphezu kooyihlo.
30:6 Woyalusa intliziyo yakho uYehova uThixo wakho, nentliziyo yentliziyo yakho
ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangentliziyo yakho yonke
umphefumlo, ukuze uphile.
30:7 Wozibeka uYehova uThixo wakho zonke ezi zishwabulo phezu kweentshaba zakho
phezu kwabakuthiyayo, abanitshutshisayo.
30:8 ubuye ke wena, uliphulaphule izwi likaYehova, wenze konke anako
imithetho endikuwiselayo namhla.
30:9 UYehova uThixo wakho uya kwandisa kumsebenzi wakho wonke
isandla sakho, nakwisiqhamo sesizalo sakho, nakwisiqhamo senkomo yakho, nakwisiqhamo sesizalo sakho
Isiqhamo somhlaba wakho sibe kokulungileyo; ngokuba uYehova uya kubuya avuye
kube kuhle kuwe, njengokuba wavuyayo kooyihlo.
30:10 ukuba uthe waliphulaphula izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba ugcine eyakhe;
imithetho nemimiselo yakhe, ebhaliweyo encwadini yalo myalelo;
ukuba uthe wabuyela kuYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangentliziyo yakho yonke
wonke umphefumlo wakho.
30:11 Ngokuba lo mthetho ndikuwiselayo namhla awunto ikunqabeleyo
nokuba kude kuwe.
30:12 Awusemazulwini, ukuba uthi, Ngubani na oya kusinyukela?
ezulwini, usithabathele, siwuve, siwenze?
30:13 Awuphesheya kolwandle, ukuba uthi, Ngubani na oya kuwela?
ulwandle ngenxa yethu, usizisele lona, siluve, silwenze?
30:14 Kodwa ilizwi eli lisondele kunene kuwe, emlonyeni wakho nasentliziyweni yakho.
ukuba ukwenze oko.
30:15 Khangela, ndibeke phambi kwakho namhla ubomi nokulunga, ukufa nobubi;
30:16 ekubeni ndikuwisele umthetho namhla, ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, uhambe ngeendlela zakhe
nokugcina imithetho yakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe;
ukuze niphile, nande, akusikelele uYehova uThixo wakho
ezweni oya kulo ukuba ulihluthe.
30:17 Ukuba ithe yajika intliziyo yakho, akweva, woba njalo
batsalwa, banqula thixweni bambi, babakhonza;
30:18 Ndiyanixelela namhla, ukuba nobhubha kanye, nobhubha kanye
anisayi kuyolula imihla yenu phezu kwelizwe elo niwelela kulo
iYordan ukuya kulihlutha.
30:19 Ndingqinisisa amazulu nehlabathi namhla ngani, endikubekileyo
phambi kwakho ubomi nokufa, intsikelelo nesiqalekiso: khetha ke ubomi,
ukuze uphile wena nembewu yakho;
30:20 ukuze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, ukuphulaphule izwi lakhe
Ilizwi, nokuze unamathele kuye; ngokuba ububomi bakho, nobomi bakho
ubude bemihla yakho, ukuze uhlale emhlabeni uYehova
wafunga kooyihlo, ooAbraham noIsake noYakobi, ukuba wobanika
bona.