Duteronomi
11:1 Ngakho wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi ugcine isibopho sakhe nezakhe
izimiso, nezahlulelo zakhe, nemiyalo yakhe, njalo.
11:2 Yazini namuhla, ngokuba angikhulumi nabantwana benu abangenalwazi
abaziwayo, abangasibonanga isijeziso sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,
ubukhulu bakhe, isandla sakhe esinamandla, nengalo yakhe eyeluliweyo;
11:3 Futhi izimangaliso zakhe, futhi izenzo zakhe, azenza phakathi kweGibhithe kuze
uFaro inkosi yaseGibithe nakulo lonke izwe lakhe;
11:4 Futhi lokho akwenza ebuthweni laseGibhithe, ukuze amahhashi abo, futhi kubo
izinqola; ukuthi wenza kanjani amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu abakhukhule njengabo
banixosha, nendlela uJehova ababhubhise ngayo kuze kube namuhla;
11:5 Futhi lokho akwenza kini ehlane, naze nafika kuleli
indawo;
11:6 Futhi lokho akwenza kuDathani no-Abiramu, amadodana ka-Eliyabe, indodana
URubeni: ukuthi umhlaba wawuvula kanjani umlomo wawo, wabagwinya kanye nabo
izindlu, namatende azo, nayo yonke impahla eyayikuzo
ifa phakathi kuka-Israyeli wonke;
11:7 Kodwa amehlo enu abonile zonke izenzo ezinkulu zikaJehova azenzileyo.
11:8 Ngakho niyakugcina yonke imiyalo enginiyala ngakho
ngosuku, ukuze nibe namandla, ningene nilidle izwe enikulo
hambani nilidle;
11:9 Futhi ukuze ninandise izinsuku zenu ezweni, uJehova alifungela
oyihlo ukubanika bona nenzalo yabo izwe eligelezayo
ngobisi nezinyosi.
11:10 Ngoba izwe, lapho uya khona ukulidla, alinjengezwe
iGibhithe, lapho naphuma khona, lapho wahlwanyela khona imbewu yakho, futhi
uwunisele ngonyawo lwakho njengensimu yemifino;
11:11 Kodwa izwe, lapho uya khona ukuyodla ifa, iyizwe lezintaba futhi
ezigodini, ephuza amanzi emvula yezulu;
11:12 Izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho alikhathalelayo: amehlo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
ziphezu kwayo njalo, kusukela ekuqaleni komnyaka kuze kube sekupheleni
unyaka.
11:13 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, uma niyolalela ngenkuthalo izwi lami
imiyalo enginiyala ngayo namuhla ukuba nithande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,
nokumkhonza ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu;
11:14 Ukuze ngininike imvula yezwe lakini ngesikhathi sayo esifanele, okokuqala
imvula nemvula yamuva, ukuze ubuthe amabele akho kanye nawe
iwayini, namafutha akho.
11:15 Futhi ngizothumela utshani emadlelweni akho ukuze izinkomo zakho, ukuze udle
futhi nisuthe.
11:16 Qaphelani nina, ukuze inhliziyo yenu ingadukiswa, futhi niphenduke
nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nibakhonze;
11:17 Khona-ke intukuthelo kaJehova ikuvuthele, futhi wavala
izulu, ukuze kungabikho mvula, nomhlabathi ungatheli izithelo zawo;
+ futhi funa nibhubhe ngokushesha ezweni elihle uJehova alinika lona
wena.
11:18 Ngakho lizawabeka lawa amazwi ami enhliziyweni yenu lasemphefumulweni wenu.
uwabophe abe luphawu esandleni sakho, abe yisikhumbuzo
phakathi kwamehlo akho.
11:19 Futhi niyakubafundisa kubo abantwana benu, ukhulume ngabo lapho wena
uhlala endlini yakho, nalapho uhamba endleleni, nalapho uhamba
lala, nalapho uvuka.
11:20 Futhi uzowabhala phezu kweminyango yendlu yakho, futhi phezu
amasango akho:
11:21 Ukuze izinsuku zakho zande, futhi izinsuku zabantwana bakho, phakathi
izwe uJehova alifungela oyihlo ukubanika lona njengezinsuku zikaJehova
izulu emhlabeni.
11:22 Ngokuba uma niyigcina ngenkuthalo yonke le miyalo engikuyala ngakho
ukuze uzenze, uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe zonke, futhi
ukunamathela kuye;
11:23 Khona-ke uJehova uyozixosha zonke lezi zizwe phambi kwenu, futhi nina
liyakudla ifa lezizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunani.
11:24 Yonke indawo lapho amathe onyawo lwenu ayakunyathela phezu kwayo iyakuba ngeyenu.
kusukela ehlane naseLebanoni, kusukela emfuleni, umfula u-Ewufrathe,
umkhawulo wenu uyakuba semaphethelweni olwandle.
11:25 Akuyikubakho muntu ongema phambi kwakho, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
lizabeka ukwesatshwa kwenu lokwesabeka kwenu phezu kwelizwe lonke enilinikayo
liyakunyathela, njengalokho eshilo kini.
11:26 Bhekani, ngibeka phambi kwenu namuhla isibusiso nesiqalekiso;
11:27 Isibusiso, uma nilalela imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, engiyale
ngiyakuyala namuhla:
11:28 Futhi isiqalekiso, uma ningayilaleli imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
kepha niphambuke endleleni enginiyala ngayo namuhla ukuba niyilandele
abanye onkulunkulu eningabazi.
11:29 Kuyothi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esekungenise
ezweni ongena kulo ukulidla, wolibeka
isibusiso phezu kwentaba iGerizimu, nesiqalekiso phezu kwentaba yase-Ebali.
11:30 Azikho yini ngaphesheya kweJordani, endleleni lapho ilanga liya khona
phansi, ezweni lamaKhanani, ayakhe e-champaign over
ngaseGiligali ngasemathafeni aseMore na?
11:31 Ngokuba niyakuwela iJordani ukuze ningene ukulidla izwe uJehova aninika lona
UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyaninika, futhi niyakulidla, nihlale kulo.
11:32 Niyakuqaphela ukwenza zonke izimiso nezahlulelo engizibekile
phambi kwakho namuhla.