Duteronomi
1:1 Lawa angamazwi uMose awakhuluma ku-Israyeli wonke phesheya kweJordani
ehlane, ethafeni malungana noLwandle Olubomvu, phakathi kwePharanu,
neTofeli, noLabani, neHatseroti, noDizahabhi.
1:2 (Kukhona uhambo lwezinsuku eziyishumi nanye ukusuka eHorebe ngendlela yasentabeni yaseSeyiri ukuya
Kadeshibarneya.)
1:3 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amane, ngenyanga yeshumi nanye, ngosuku
ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga uMose wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
njengakho konke uJehova amyale ngakho kubo;
1:4 Ngemva kokuba esebulele uSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala kuyo
eHeshiboni, no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, owayehlala e-Ashitaroti e-Edireyi.
1:5 Ngaphesheya kweJordani, ezweni lakwaMowabi, waqala uMose ukumemezela lokhu
umthetho, uthi,
1:6 UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wakhuluma kithi eHorebe, wathi: "Senihlale isikhathi eside
ngokwanele kule ntaba:
1:7 Phendukani, nihambe, niye entabeni yama-Amori.
nasezindaweni zonke eziseduze nawo, emathafeni, nasezintabeni, nasemagqumeni
esigodini, naseningizimu, nasogwini lolwandle, ezweni lasezweni
amaKhanani, kuze kube seLebanoni, kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe.
1:8 Bhekani, ngilibekile izwe phambi kwenu: ngenani, nilidle izwe
uJehova wafunga koyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ukukunika
kubo nasenzalweni yabo emva kwabo.
1:9 Futhi ngakhuluma kini ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi, Angikwazi ukukuthwala
mina ngedwa:
1:10 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unandisile, futhi bheka, ninjenganamuhla
izinkanyezi zezulu ngobuningi.
1:11 UJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo anganenzelisele ngokuphindwe kayinkulungwane
nikhona, futhi nibusise, njengoba nje enithembisile!)
1:12 Ngingathwala kanjani mina ngedwa ubunzima bakho, nomthwalo wakho, futhi yakho
ingxabano?
1:13 Zithatheleni amadoda ahlakaniphileyo, ahlakaniphileyo, aziwayo phakathi kwezizwe zenu, mina
izabenza babe ngababusi phezu kwenu.
1:14 Futhi wangiphendula, wathi, 'Into oyikhulumile yinhle
ukuze senze.
1:15 Ngase ngithatha izinduna zezizwe zenu, amadoda ahlakaniphile, futhi eyaziwa, futhi ngibenze
izinhloko phezu kwenu, izinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu, kanye
izinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi, nezinduna phakathi kwenu
izizwe.
1:16 Ngabayala abahluleli benu ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi: 'Zwanini amacala phakathi kwenu
abafowenu, nahlulele ngokulunga phakathi komuntu nomfowabo;
nomfokazi okanye naye.
1:17 Ningakhethi abantu ekwahluleleni; kodwa lizakuzwa omncane ngokuthi
kanye nokukhulu; aniyikwesaba ubuso bomuntu; Okwe
ukwahlulela kungokukaNkulunkulu, necala elilukhuni kuwe lilethe kuso
mina, futhi ngizokuzwa.
1:18 Futhi nganiyala ngaleso sikhathi zonke izinto okufanele nizenze.
1:19 Futhi lapho sasuka eHorebe, sadabula zonke lezo ezinkulu futhi
ihlane elesabekayo enalibona endleleni yentaba yaseNtabeni
ama-Amori, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wasiyala; safika eKadeshi Barineya.
1:20 Ngathi kini: Senifikile entabeni yama-Amori.
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika lona.
1:21 Bheka, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ulibekile izwe phambi kwakho
ulidle, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo wakhuluma kuwe; ukwesaba
ningadangali, ningadangali.
1:22 Futhi nasondela kimi ngamunye wenu, futhi wathi, 'Sizothumela amadoda
phambi kwethu, basihlolele izwe, basitshele
futhi ukuthi kumelwe sikhuphuke ngayiphi indlela, nokuthi siyofika kuyiphi imizi.
1:23 Futhi leli zwi laba mnandi kimi, futhi ngathatha kini amadoda ayishumi nambili, omunye a
isizwe:
1:24 Base bephenduka, bakhuphukela entabeni, bafika esigodini
wase-Eshikoli, waliphenya.
1:25 Futhi bathatha izithelo zezwe ezandleni zabo, futhi bawuletha
wehlela kithi, wasibuyisela izwi, wathi: 'Yizwe elihle.'
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika lona.
1:26 Nokho anivumanga ukukhuphuka, kodwa nawuhlubuka umyalo
kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho:
1:27 Nakhonona ematendeni enu, nathi: 'Ngokuba uJehova wayesizondile,
wasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe ukuba asinikele ezweni
isandla sama-Amori ukuba asibhubhise.
1:28 Siyakukhuphukela kuphi? Abafowethu badikibele izinhliziyo zethu, bathi:
Abantu bakhulu futhi bade kunathi; imizi mikhulu futhi
abiyelwe ngezindonga ezulwini; futhi sibonile amadodana ama-Anaki
Lapho.
1:29 Ngase ngithi kini, Ningesabi, futhi ningabesabi.
1:30 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ohamba phambi kwenu uyakunilwela,
njengakho konke anenzela khona eGibithe phambi kwamehlo enu;
1:31 Futhi ehlane, lapho ubonile ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
wakuzala, njengalokho umuntu ethwala indodana yakhe, endleleni yonke enahamba ngayo;
nize nifike kule ndawo.
1:32 Nokho kule nto anikholwanga nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
1:33 Owahamba phambi kwakho, ukuze akufunele indawo yokumisa izinyawo zakho
amatende ngomlilo ebusuku, ukuze anibonise indlela eniyakuhamba ngayo, nalapho ningena
ifu emini.
1:34 UJehova wezwa izwi lamazwi enu, wathukuthela, wafunga;
ethi,
1:35 Ngokuqinisekile akukho namunye kulaba bantu balesi sizukulwane esibi oyokubona lokho
izwe elihle engafunga ukulinika oyihlo;
1:36 ngaphandle kukaKalebi, indodana kaJefune; uyakuyibona, futhi ngiyakumnika yona
izwe alinyathele, nakubantwana bakhe, ngokuba enalo
bamlandela uJehova ngokupheleleyo.
1:37 Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, wathi, 'Nawe futhi
angangeni khona.
1:38 Kodwa uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, omi phambi kwakho, yena uyakungena
mkhuthaze, ngokuba uyakudlisa u-Israyeli ifa lalo.
1:39 Ngaphezu kwalokho, abancane benu, enathi bayoba yimpango, futhi yakho
abantwana, ababengakwazi ngalolo suku phakathi kokuhle nokubi, bona
ngizangena khona, ngibanike lona, njalo bazangena khona
yiphathe.
1:40 Kodwa wena, phenduka, futhi uthathe uhambo lwakho ehlane
indlela yoLwandle Olubomvu.
1:41 Khona-ke naphendula, futhi wathi kimi: 'Sonile phambi kukaJehova, thina
uyakwenyuka, alwe, njengakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ayale ngakho
thina. Senibhincile kwaba yilowo nalowo izikhali zakhe zempi, nani
ilungele ukukhuphukela entabeni.
" 1:42 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Yisho kubo, 'Ningakhuphuki, futhi ningalwi; okwe
angikho phakathi kwenu; funa nibulawe phambi kwezitha zenu.
1:43 Ngakho ngikhulume kini; anivumanga ukuzwa, kepha nahlubuka uJehova
ngesiyalezo sikaJehova, wenyukela entabeni ngokugabadela.
1:44 Futhi ama-Amori, ayehlala kuleyo ntaba, aphuma ukunihlangabeza.
yanixosha njengenyosi, yanichitha eSeyiri kwaze kwaba seHorma.
1:45 Nabuya, nakhala phambi kukaJehova; kepha uJehova akalalelanga
ezwini lenu, kanganikeli indlebe.
1:46 Nahlala eKadeshi izinsuku eziningi, njengezinsuku enahlala ngazo
Lapho.