uMalaki
2:1 Ngoku ke lo mthetho ubhekiswa kuni, babingeleli.
2:2 Ukuba anithanga niphulaphule, ukuba anithanga nikubekele uzuko oko ngentliziyo
egameni lam, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ndiya kuthumela isiqalekiso
ndiya kuziqalekisa iintsikelelo zakho, sendiziqalekisile kakade.
ngokuba ningakunyamekeli oko ngentliziyo.
2:3 Yabonani, ndiyayonakalisa imbewu yenu, nditshize ngomswane ebusweni benu
Umswane wemithendeleko yenu; kwaye omnye uya kuthabatha kunye nayo.
2:4 nazi ukuba ndinithumele lo mthetho, wokuba ngowam
ube ngumnqophiso noLevi; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
2:5 Umnqophiso wam ubunaye uLevi, ububomi noxolo; ndamnika ke
ukundoyika kwayo, akoyikeka phambi kwegama lam.
2:6 Umyalelo wenyaniso waba semlonyeni wakhe, akwafumaneka bugqwetha kuye
wahamba nam enoxolo nangokuthe tye, wabatyekisa abaninzi
ubugwenxa.
2:7 Kuba umlomo wombingeleli ngowokugcina ukwazi, bafune kuYehova
umyalelo emlonyeni wakhe; ngokuba ungumthunywa kaYehova wemikhosi.
2:8 Ke nina nimkile endleleni; nikhubekise abaninzi
umthetho; niwonakalisa umnqophiso kaLevi; utsho uYehova
abamkeli zindwendwe.
2:9 Nam ndinenza nidelekileyo, nithotywe phambi kwabantu bonke
abantu, njengokuba ningazigcinanga iindlela zam, nesuka naba bakhetha ubuso
umthetho.
2:10 Akamnye na ubawo wethu sonke siphela? Asidalwe Thixo mnye na? kutheni sisebenzisana
elowo ninginizela, elowo kumzalwana wakhe, ngokuwuhlambela umnqophiso
koobawo bethu?
2:11 UYuda unginizile, wenza amasikizi
kwaSirayeli naseYerusalem; ngokuba uYuda uyihlambele ingcwele kaYehova
UYehova ebemthanda, wazeka intombi yothixo wasemzini.
2:12 UYehova uya kumnqumla umntu okwenzayo oko, inkosi nomniniyo
Emnqubeni kaYakobi, nonikela idini
umnikelo kuYehova wemikhosi.
2:13 Nabuya nakwenza oku, nisigubungela isibingelelo sikaYehova ngeenyembezi;
kunye nokulila nokudanduluka, ngokokude angamnaki
okanye uyamkele ngesandla sakho ngokukholekileyo kuwe.
2:14 Ukanti nithi ke, Ngani na? ngokuba uYehova ebelingqina phakathi kwenu
nomfazi wobutsha bakho, lowo umnginizeleyo wena;
kanti lidlelane lakho, ngumfazi womnqophiso wakho.
2:15 Akayenzanga na ke enye? Wayenamasalela omoya. Kwaye
kutheni enye? Ukuze afune imbewu ehlonela uThixo. Ngoko ke qaphela
umoya wakho ungamnginizeli umfazi wakho
ulutsha.
2:16 Ngokuba ndikuthiyile ukwala, utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli;
ogubungela ingubo yakhe ngogonyamelo, utsho uYehova wemikhosi;
wugcineni ke umoya wenu, ninganginizi.
2:17 Nimdinisile uYehova ngamazwi enu. Ukanti nithi, Sizuze ntoni na?
umdinisile? Xa nithi, Bonke abenza okubi balungile emehlweni
kaYehova, yena ukholiswa ngabo; okanye, Uphi na uThixo?
isigwebo?