Duteronomi
4:1 Manje, O Israyeli, lalela izimiso nemithetho
izahlulelo enginifundisa zona ukuba nizenze, ukuze niphile, nihambe
nidle ifa lezwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninika lona.
4:2 Aniyikwenezela ezwini enginiyala ngalo, futhi aniyikunezela
nciphisa kuyo, ukuze nigcine imiyalo kaJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho engikuyala ngakho.
4:3 Amehlo enu abonile lokho uJehova akwenza ngenxa kaBali Peyori:
abantu ababelandela uBali Peyori, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubachithile
phakathi kwenu.
4:4 Kodwa nina eninamathele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu niyaphila nonke
namuhla.
4:5 Bhekani, Nginifundisile izimiso nezahlulelo, njengoba nje uJehova wami
UNkulunkulu wangiyala ukuthi nenze njalo ezweni eniya kulo
yiphathe.
4:6 Ngakho zigcineni, nizenze; ngokuba lokhu kungukuhlakanipha kwakho nokwakho
ukuqonda emehlweni ezizwe eziyakukuzwa konke lokhu
izimiso, uthi: Impela lesi sizwe esikhulu sihlakaniphile nesiqondayo
abantu.
4:7 Ngoba yisiphi isizwe esikhulu kangaka, esiloNkulunkulu oseduze labo, njengoba
uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukhona kukho konke esimbiza ngakho na?
4:8 Futhi yisiphi isizwe esikhulu kangaka, esinezimiso nezahlulelo kangaka?
ulungile njengawo wonke lo mthetho engiwubeka phambi kwenu namuhla na?
4:9 Kuphela ziqaphele, futhi ugcine umphefumulo wakho ngokucophelela, funa wena
khohlwa izinto azibonileyo amehlo akho, funa zimuke
inhliziyo yakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho, kepha uzifundise amadodana akho neyakho
amadodana amadodana;
4:10 Ikakhulukazi ngosuku owema ngalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe.
lapho uJehova ethi kimi: “Ngibuthele abantu, ngizakwenza
bazwise amazwi ami, ukuze bafunde ukungesaba izinsuku zonke
ukuze bahlale emhlabeni, bafundise labo
izingane.
4:11 Nasondela, nema phansi kwentaba; intaba yasha
ngomlilo kuze kube phakathi kwezulu, nobumnyama, amafu, nesigqi
ubumnyama.
4:12 Futhi uJehova wakhuluma kini ephakathi komlilo
iphimbo lamazwi, kodwa kabonanga mfanekiso; nezwa izwi kuphela.
4:13 Futhi wamemezela kini isivumelwano sakhe, okuyinto waniyala ukuba
yenza imiyalo eyishumi; wawaloba ezibhebheni ezimbili ze
itshe.
4:14 Futhi uJehova wangiyala ngaleso sikhathi ukuba nginifundise izimiso kanye
izahlulelo, ukuze nizenze ezweni eniwelela kulo
yiphathe.
4:15 Ngakho ziqapheleni; ngoba kalibonanga lutho
kwakunjalo ngosuku uJehova akhuluma ngalo kini eHorebe esezweni
phakathi komlilo:
4:16 funa nizonakalise, nizenzele isithombe esibaziweyo, umfanekiso.
wanoma yimuphi umfanekiso, owesilisa noma owesifazane,
4:17 Umfanekiso wanoma yisiphi isilo esisemhlabeni, umfanekiso wanoma yisiphi
inyoni endiza emoyeni,
4:18 Okufanayo yonke into enwabuzelayo emhlabeni, umfanekiso
zonke izinhlanzi ezisemanzini phansi komhlaba;
4:19 Futhi funa uphakamisele amehlo akho ezulwini, futhi lapho ubona
ilanga, nenyanga, nezinkanyezi, nalo lonke ibandla lezulu, kufanele
uxoshwe ukuba ukhuleke kuzo, uzikhonze, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho anazo
ihlukaniselwe izizwe zonke phansi kwezulu lonke.
4:20 Kodwa uJehova uthathile wena, futhi wakukhipha ensimbi
isithando somlilo, kusukela eGibhithe, ukuze sibe ngabantu befa kuye, njengoba
nikhona namuhla.
4:21 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, futhi wafunga ukuthi mina
angiyikuwela iJordani, nokuthi ngingangeni kulokho okuhle
izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa lakho;
4:22 Kodwa mina kufanele ngifele kuleli zwe, angiyikuwela iJordani
lidle, lidle lelolizwe elihle.
4:23 Ziqaphele, funa nikhohlwe isivumelwano sikaJehova wenu
uNkulunkulu awenza nawe, akwenzele umfanekiso obaziweyo,
umfanekiso wayo yonke into uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenqabele yona.
4:24 Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ungumlilo oqothulayo, futhi unguNkulunkulu onomhawu.
4:25 Lapho uyozala abantwana nabantwana babantwana, futhi uyoba
nihlale isikhathi eside ezweni, niyonakaliswa nina, nenze a
isithombe esibaziweyo, noma umfanekiso wayo yonke into, futhi uyokwenza okubi kuwo
emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba amcunule.
4:26 Ngibiza izulu nomhlaba ukufakaza ngani namuhla, ukuthi niyakuba
nibhubhe masinyane ezweni eniwela iJordani kulo
yidle; aniyikuzandisa izinsuku zenu kulo, kepha kuyakuba njalo
ibhujisiwe.
4:27 Futhi uJehova uyonihlakaza phakathi kwezizwe, futhi niyosala
bayingcosana phakathi kwezizwe, lapho uJehova azaliyisa khona.
4:28 Futhi lapho niyokhonza onkulunkulu, umsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, imithi namatshe,
ezingaboni, ezingezwa, ezingadli, ezingahogi.
4:29 Kodwa uma usuka lapho uyofuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uyothola
uma umfuna ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.
4:30 Lapho usekuhluphekeni, futhi zonke lezi zinto zikwehlela.
ngezinsuku ezizayo, uma uphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uyakuba khona
elalela izwi lakhe;
4:31 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu ohawukelayo, akayikukushiya.
ungakubhubhisi, ungakhohlwa isivumelwano sawoyihlo asenzayo
wafunga kubo.
4:32 Ngoba buza manje ngezinsuku ezidlule, ababengaphambi kwakho, kusukela
ngosuku uNkulunkulu adala ngalo umuntu emhlabeni, futhi wabuza ngakolunye uhlangothi
ezulwini komunye, ukuthi kwake kwaba khona into enjengalena
inkulu into, noma izwakele njengayo?
4:33 Bake balizwa yini izwi likaNkulunkulu ekhuluma phakathi kwezizwe
umlilo, njengalokho uzwile, uphile na?
4:34 Noma ingabe uNkulunkulu wazama ukuya futhi amthathele isizwe phakathi
esinye isizwe ngezilingo, nangezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangempi;
nangesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nangezisabekayo ezinkulu;
njengakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenzele khona eGibithe ngaphambi kwakho
amehlo?
4:35 Kwaboniswa kuwe, ukuze wazi ukuthi uJehova unguye
uNkulunkulu; akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe.
4:36 Wakwenza ukuba uzwe izwi lakhe esezulwini, ukuze afundise
nasemhlabeni wakubonisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu; wena wezwa
amazwi akhe ephakathi komlilo.
4:37 Futhi ngenxa yokuthi wathanda oyihlo, ngakho wakhetha inzalo yabo ngemva
kubo, wakukhupha phambi kwamehlo akhe ngamandla akhe amakhulu
iGibhithe;
4:38 Ukuze axoshe phambi kwakho izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe
ubuciko, ukukungenisa, ukukunika izwe labo libe yifa njengalo
yilolu suku.
4:39 Ngakho yazi namuhla, futhi ukubeke enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uJehova
unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phansi; akakho
okunye.
4:40 Ngakho wena uyogcina izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe, mina
yala namuhla ukuba kube kuhle kuwe nakuwe
abantwana emva kwakho, ukuze wandise izinsuku zakho phezu kwakho
umhlaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona kuze kube phakade.
4:41 UMose wahlukanisa imizi emithathu phesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga
ukuphuma kwelanga;
4:42 Ukuze umbulali abalekele khona, okuyinto kufanele abulale umakhelwane wakhe
enganakile, engamzondanga kudala; nokuthi abalekele komunye
lemizi angahlala kuyo:
4:43 Okungukuthi, iBezeri ehlane, endaweni ethafeni, of the
abakwaRubeni; neRamoti yakwaGileyadi kwaGadi; neGolani eBashani,
kwabakwaManase.
4:44 Nanku umthetho uMose awubeka phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
4:45 Lezi yibo ubufakazi, nezimiso, nezahlulelo, okuyinto
UMose wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngemva kokuphuma kwabo
iGibhithe,
4:46 Ngaphesheya kweJordani, esigodini malungana neBeti Peyori, ezweni lase
USihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owahlala eHeshiboni, uMose kanye noMose
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babulala ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe;
4:47 Futhi badla izwe lakhe, futhi izwe lika-Ogi, inkosi yaseBashani, ezimbili
amakhosi ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga
ukuphuma kwelanga;
4:48 Kusukela e-Aroweri, okuyinto ngasosebeni lomfula i-Arinoni, kuze kufike entabeni
iSiyoni, eliyiHermoni,
4:49 Futhi lonke ithafa nganeno kweJordani ngasempumalanga, kuze kufike olwandle
ithafa, ngaphansi kwemithombo yasePisga.