Duteronomi
6:1 Manje lena imiyalo, izimiso, nezahlulelo, okuyinto
uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wayala ukuba nifundiswe, nizenze phakathi kwenu
izwe eningena kulo ukulidla;
6:2 Ukuze wesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcina zonke izimiso zakhe futhi
imiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo wena, nendodana yakho, neyendodana yakho
ndodana, zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; nokuthi izinsuku zakho zande.
6:3 Ngakho, yizwa, O Israyeli, futhi uqaphele ukukwenza; ukuze kube kuhle
kini, nande ngamandla, njengoJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo
ekuthembisile ezweni elivame ubisi nezinyosi.
6:4 Zwana, Israyeli: UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, uJehova, munye.
6:5 Wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke
umphefumulo wakho, nangawo wonke amandla akho.
6:6 Lawa mazwi engikuyala ngawo namuhla ayakuba senhliziyweni yakho.
6:7 Futhi uyobafundisa izingane zakho ngenkuthalo, futhi ukhulume
ngazo lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, nalapho uhamba ngakuyo
indlela, nalapho ulala, nalapho uvuka.
6:8 Futhi uyozibopha zibe uphawu esandleni sakho, futhi kuyoba
njengesikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho.
6:9 Futhi uzobhala kubo ezinsikeni zendlu yakho nasemasangweni akho.
6:10 Futhi kuyoba, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyobe ekuletheni kuwe
izwe alifungela oyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, futhi
uJakobe, ukuba akunike imizi emikhulu nemihle, ongayakhanga;
6:11 Futhi izindlu ezigcwele zonke izinto ezinhle, ongazange uyigcwalise, kanye nemithombo
izivini nezihlahla zeminqumo ongazimbi wena
ungatshalwanga; lapho usudlile usuthe;
6:12 Khona-ke qaphela, funa ukhohlwe uJehova, owakukhipha
izwe laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila.
6:13 Uyakumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi umkhonze, futhi kumelwe ufunge igama lakhe
igama.
6:14 Ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu bezizwe ezikhona
nxazonke zakho;
6:15 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu onomhawu phakathi kwakho, funa intukuthelo kaJehova
UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makakuvuthele, akubhubhise ebusweni bakho
zomhlaba.
6:16 Aniyikumlinga uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, njengalokho namlinga eMasa.
6:17 Niyakuyigcina ngokucophelela imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi eyakhe
ubufakazi, nezimiso zakhe akuyale ngakho.
6:18 Uyakwenza okulungile nokuhle emehlweni kaJehova.
ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, ungene ulidle
izwe elihle uJehova alifungela oyihlo;
6:19 ukuze axoshe zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, njengoba nje uJehova ekhulumile.
6:20 Futhi lapho indodana yakho ikubuza ngesikhathi esizayo, wathi: 'Iyini le?'
ubufakazi, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu
uniyalile na?
6:21 Wothi endodaneni yakho: 'Sasiyizigqila zikaFaro eGibhithe;
uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe ngesandla esinamandla;
6:22 Futhi uJehova wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ezinkulu nezibuhlungu, phezu kweGibhithe, phezu
uFaro, naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yakhe, emehlweni ethu;
6:23 Futhi wasikhipha lapho, ukuze asingenise, ukuze asinike
izwe alifungela obaba.
6:24 Futhi uJehova wayala ukuba senze zonke lezi zimiso, simesabe uJehova wethu
UNkulunkulu, kube kuhle kithi ngaso sonke isikhathi, ukuze asigcine siphila njengoba kunjalo
namuhla.
6:25 Futhi kuyoba ukulunga kwethu, uma siqaphela ukwenza zonke lezi
imiyalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu njengokusiyala kwakhe.