Duteronomi
9:1 Yizwa, O Israyeli, wena uzowela iJordani namuhla, ukuze ungene
udle izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, imizi emikhulu ne
kubiyelwe ezulwini,
9:2 Abantu abakhulu nabade, abantwana bakwa-Anaki, obaziyo.
ozwile ngaye ukuthi: Ngubani ongema phambi kwabantwana bakaJehova
Anak!
9:3 Yazini namuhla ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nguye ohambayo
phambi kwakho; njengomlilo oqothulayo uyakubabhubhisa, yena
uyakubehlisa phambi kobuso bakho, ubaxoshe, futhi
babhubhise masinyane, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile kuwe.
9:4 Ungakhulumi enhliziyweni yakho, ngemva kokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukulahlile
awasuse phambi kwakho, ethi: ‘Ngokuba uJehova ulungile
ngangeniswa ukuba ngidle leli zwe, kepha ngenxa yobubi balaba
izizwe uJehova uyakuzixosha phambi kwakho.
9:5 Hhayi ngenxa yokulunga kwakho, noma ubuqotho benhliziyo yakho, ukwenza
uyakudla izwe labo, kepha ngenxa yobubi balezi zizwe
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzixosha phambi kwakho, azilahle
gcwalisani izwi uJehova alifungela oyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka,
kanye noJakobe.
9:6 Yazini, ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akakuniki lokhu okuhle
izwe ukulidla ngenxa yokulunga kwakho; ngoba untamo lukhuni
abantu.
9:7 Khumbula, futhi ungakhohlwa, ukuthi wamthukuthelisa kanjani uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
ehlane: kusukela osukwini owaphuma ngalo ezweni
eGibithe, naze nafika kule ndawo, nidlubulundile
iNkosi.
9:8 NaseHorebe nimthukuthelisa uJehova, uJehova wathukuthela
nawe ukuba akubhubhise.
9:9 Lapho ngikhuphukela entabeni ukwamukela izibhebhe zamatshe, ngisho
izibhebhe zesivumelwano uJehova asenza nani, ngase ngihlala kuzo
entabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, angidlanga sinkwa, angiphuzanga
amanzi:
9:10 Futhi uJehova wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezilotshwe nge
umunwe kaNkulunkulu; futhi kuzo kwakulotshwe kuwo njengawo wonke amazwi, okuyinto
uJehova wakhuluma kini entabeni ephakathi komlilo phakathi
usuku lomhlangano.
9:11 Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane
UJehova wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano.
" 9:12 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: 'Suka, wehle ngokushesha lapha; okwe
abantu bakho owabakhipha eGibithe bonakalisile
ngokwabo; baphambuka masinyane endleleni engiyihambe
wabayala; bazenzele isithombe esibunjiweyo.
9:13 Futhi uJehova wakhuluma kimi, wathi: "Ngibabonile laba bantu.
bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni;
9:14 Ngiyeke, ukuze ngibabhubhise, futhi ngesule igama labo
phansi kwezulu: ngiyakukwenza isizwe esinamandla nesinamandla kunawe
bona.
9:15 Ngakho ngaphenduka ngehla entabeni, futhi intaba yavutha
umlilo: nezibhebhe zombili zesivumelwano zazisezandleni zami zombili.
9:16 Ngabheka, futhi bheka, nonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi
benizenzele ithole elibunjiweyo, naphambuka masinyane endleleni
uJehova ayala ngakho.
9:17 Ngawathatha amatafula amabili, futhi ngawalahla ezandleni zami zombili, futhi wahlephula
phambi kwamehlo akho.
9:18 Ngawa phansi phambi kukaJehova, njengasekuqaleni, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane namashumi amane
ebusuku: Angidlanga sinkwa, futhi angiphuzanga manzi ngenxa yakho yonke
izono enazona ngazo ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova
umthukuthelise.
9:19 Ngoba ngesaba intukuthelo nolaka olushisayo, lapho uJehova
wakuthukuthelela ukuba akubhubhise. Kodwa uJehova wangizwa
ngaleso sikhathi futhi.
9:20 Futhi uJehova wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Aroni ukuba ambhubhise
wamkhulekela u-Aroni ngaleso sikhathi.
9:21 Ngasithatha isono senu, ithole enalenza, ngalishisa ngomlilo.
wayinyathela, wayigaya yaba mncane kakhulu, yaze yaba mncane
uthuli ngaliphonsa emfuleni owehla kuwo
intaba.
9:22 NaseThabera, naseMasa, naseKibroti Hathava, nathukuthelisa;
Ulaka lukaJehova.
9:23 Ngokufanayo, lapho uJehova ekuthuma eKadeshi Barineya, wathi, 'Khuphukani
dlani izwe engininike lona; nahlubuka uJehova
umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, anikholwanga nguye, anilalelanga
ezwini lakhe.
9:24 Niye nadlubulunda kuJehova kusukela osukwini enganazi ngalo.
9:25 Ngawa phansi phambi kukaJehova izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, njengoba ngangiwa
phansi ekuqaleni; ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ukuthi uyakunibhubhisa.
9:26 Ngakhuleka eNkosini, ngathi: O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ungachithi yakho
abantu nefa lakho owalihlenga ngesandla sakho
ubukhulu, owabukhipha eGibithe ngamandla anamandla
isandla.
9:27 Khumbula izinceku zakho, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe. ungabheki kuye
nenkani yalaba bantu, nasebubini babo, nasesonweni sabo;
9:28 Hleze izwe owasikhipha kulo lithi: "Kungoba uJehova wayekhona."
bengenakubangenisa ezweni abathembisa lona, nangenxa yokuthi
wabazonda, wabakhipha ukuba ababulale ehlane.
9:29 Nokho bangabantu bakho nefa lakho, okuyinto wakhipha
ngamandla akho amakhulu nangengalo yakho eyeluliweyo.