Duteronomi 7:1 Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukungenisa ezweni oya kulo ukulidla, waxosha izizwe eziningi phambi kwakho, amaHeti; namaGirigashi, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaKhanani AmaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu futhi unamandla kunawe; 2 Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ezinikela phambi kwakho; uyakwenza bashaye, ubaqothule; ungenzi sivumelwano naye kubo, ungabahawukeli; 7:3 Futhi ungathathi nabo; indodakazi yakho ungayi unike indodana yakhe, nendodakazi yakhe awuyikuthathela indodana yakho. 7:4 Ngoba bayophambukisa indodana yakho ekungilandeleni, ukuze bakhonze abanye onkulunkulu: kanjalo intukuthelo kaJehova iyakunivuthela, futhi akubhubhise masinyane. 7:5 Kodwa niyakubaphatha kanje; niyakuwachitha ama-altare abo, futhi zidilizeni izinsika zabo ezingcwele, nigawule o-Ashera* babo, nibashise izithombe ezibaziweyo ngomlilo. 7:6 Ngoba wena uyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; wakukhetha ukuba ube yisizwe esikhethekile kuye, ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu zisebusweni bomhlaba. 7:7 UJehova akabekanga uthando lwakhe phezu kwenu, futhi akanikhethanga, ngoba nina abaningi ngenani kunanoma yibaphi abantu; ngoba nanibancane kunabo bonke abantu; 7:8 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi uJehova wakuthanda, futhi ngenxa yokuthi wayegcina isifungo afungile koyihlo, uJehova unikhiphile nge isandla esinamandla, wakuhlenga endlini yezinceku, esandleni kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. 7:9 Ngakho yazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekile, okuyinto ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kwabamthandayo nabagcina eyakhe imiyalo ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane; 7:10 Futhi ebuyisela labo abamzondayo ebusweni babo, ukuze ababhubhise ungalibali kumzondayo, uyakuphindisela ebusweni bakhe. 7:11 Ngakho wena gcina imiyalo, nezimiso, futhi izahlulelo engikuyala ngazo namuhla ukuba uzenze. 7:12 Ngakho, uma nilalela lezi zahlulelo, futhi zigcine, uzenze, ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akugcinele zona isivumelwano nomusa awufungela oyihlo; 7:13 Futhi uyokuthanda, futhi akubusise, futhi andise, futhi uyokwenza busisa isithelo sesisu sakho, nenzalo yezwe lakho, namabele akho, nenzalo yakho iwayini lakho, namafutha akho, inzalo yenkomo yakho, nezimvu zakho nezimvu, ezweni alifungela oyihlo ukukunika lona. 7:14 Uyakubusiswa ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu: kungabikho owesilisa noma owesifazane oyinyumba phakathi kwenu, noma phakathi kwezinkomo zenu. 7:15 Futhi uJehova uyosusa kuwe konke ukugula, futhi ngeke abeke kukho izifo ezimbi zaseGibithe ozaziyo ziphezu kwakho; kodwa uzolala phezu kwabo bonke abakuzondayo. 7:16 Futhi uyobaqeda bonke abantu uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho khulula wena; iso lakho aliyikubahawukela, nawe ungabi nasihawu bakhonze onkulunkulu babo; ngoba lokho kuzakuba lugibe kuwe. 7:17 Uma uyakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: Lezi zizwe ziningi kunami; kanjani Ngiyaziphuca? 7:18 Ungabesabi, kodwa uyokhumbula kahle lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibithe; 7:19 Izilingo ezinkulu azibona amehlo akho, nezibonakaliso, futhi izimangaliso, lesandla esilamandla, lengalo eyeluliweyo, aphezu kwayo UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakukhipha, kanjalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakwenza kubo bonke abantu obesabayo. 7:20 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyothumela iminyovu phakathi kwazo, kuze kube abaseleyo bazifihle kuwe, babhujiswe. 7:21 Aniyikushaywa luvalo ngabo, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho. uNkulunkulu onamandla nowesabekayo. 7:22 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyozixosha lezo zizwe phambi kwakho kancane kancane nokuncane: awuyikuziqeda masinyane, funa izilwane zasendle insimu yande phezu kwakho. 7:23 Kodwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyozinikela kuwe, futhi uyochitha ngokubhujiswa okukhulu, baze babhujiswe. 7:24 Futhi uyonikela amakhosi abo esandleni sakho, futhi uyobhubhisa igama labo phansi kwezulu; kakho ongema phambi kwabo wena, uze ubabhubhise. 7:25 Izithombe ezibaziweyo zawonkulunkulu bazo niyozishisa ngomlilo ufise isiliva noma igolide elikuzo, ungakuthatheli lona, funa ucushwe kulo, ngokuba kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. 7:26 Futhi ungalethi isinengiso endlini yakho, funa ube a into eqalekisiweyo njengayo, kepha uyakuyenyanya nokunengeka, uyakuba nayo kwenyanya ngokuphelele; ngoba liyinto eqalekisiweyo.