Duteronomi
10:1 Ngaleso sikhathi uJehova wathi kimi: "Zibaze izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezifana
kweyokuqala, ukhuphukele kimi entabeni, uzenzele umkhumbi
ngokhuni.
10:2 Futhi ngizobhala ezibhebheni amazwi ayesezibhebheni zokuqala
owawephula, ukubeke emkhunjini.
10:3 Futhi ngenza umphongolo ngomuthi womtholo, futhi ngabaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe efana
kweyokuqala, wenyukela entabeni, ephethe amatafula amabili phakathi
isandla sami.
10:4 Futhi wabhala ezibhebheni, ngokombhalo wokuqala, eziyishumi
imiyalo uJehova ayikhuluma kini entabeni ephuma entabeni
phakathi komlilo ngosuku lokuhlangana; uJehova wabanika
kimi.
10:5 Futhi ngaphenduka, ngehla entabeni, futhi ngafaka amatafula
umphongolo engangiwenzile; lapho-ke akhona, njengalokho uJehova emyalile.
10:6 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka eBeyeroti yaseN
abantwana bakwa-Jahakani kwaze kwaba seMosera; u-Aroni wafela khona, wembelwa khona;
u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe waba ngubupristi esikhundleni sakhe.
10:7 Basuka lapho, baya eGudigoda; basuka eGudigoda baya eJotibati;
izwe lemifula yamanzi.
10:8 Ngaleso sikhathi uJehova wahlukanisa isizwe sakwaLevi, ukuze sithwale umphongolo
isivumelwano sikaJehova sokuma phambi kukaJehova ukumkhonza,
nokubusisa egameni lakhe, kuze kube namuhla.
10:9 Ngakho uLevi akanasabelo nafa kanye nabafowabo; iNkosi
liyifa lakhe njengokuthembisa kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuye.
10:10 Futhi ngahlala entabeni, njengesikhathi sokuqala, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane futhi
ubusuku obungamashumi amane; uJehova wangizwa nangaleso sikhathi, futhi
uJehova ubengafuni ukukubhubhisa.
10:11 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Suka, uhambe phambi kwabantu.
ukuze bangene balidle izwe engalifungela kubo
obaba ukubanika.
10:12 Manje, Israyeli, yini uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayifunayo kuwe, ngaphandle nje kokwesaba?
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuhamba ezindleleni zakhe zonke, nokumthanda, nokumkhonza
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho,
10:13 Ukugcina imiyalo kaJehova, nezimiso zakhe, engikuyala ngakho
wena namuhla kube kuhle kuwe na?
10:14 Bheka, izulu nezulu lamazulu lingelikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
nomhlaba nakho konke okukuwo.
10:15 Kuphela uJehova wajabulela oyihlo ukubathanda, futhi wakhetha
inzalo yabo emva kwabo, wena phezu kwabantu bonke, njengoba kunjalo namuhla.
10:16 Ngakho-ke soka ijwabu lenhliziyo yakho, futhi ungabe usaba khona
abantamo zilukhuni.
10:17 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, neNkosi yamakhosi, uNkulunkulu omkhulu,
onamandla, nowesabekayo, ongakhethi buso bamuntu, futhi ongamukeli umvuzo;
10:18 Uyakwenza isahlulelo sentandane nomfelokazi, futhi uyabathanda
isihambi, ekumnikeni ukudla nezingubo.
10:19 Ngakho-ke thandani umfokazi, ngoba naningabafokazi ezweni
iGibhithe.
10:20 Uyakumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; uyakumkhonza yena, ukhonze yena
uyanamathela, ufunge igama lakhe.
10:21 Uyindumiso yakho, futhi unguNkulunkulu wakho, okwenzele lezi ezinkulu kuwe
nezinto ezesabekayo azibonileyo amehlo akho.
10:22 Oyihlo behlela eGibhithe bengabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa; futhi
manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukwenze waba njengezinkanyezi zezulu
isixuku.