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.