Duteronomi
12:1 Lezi ziyizimiso nezahlulelo eniyakuqaphela ukuba nizenze
izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo akunika lona ukuba ulidle;
zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwenu emhlabeni.
12:2 Niyakukuqeda nya zonke izindawo lapho izizwe eniyakukuchitha
bayakudla ifa labakhonza onkulunkulu babo ezintabeni eziphakemeyo naphezu kwakho
namagquma, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza;
12:3 Niyakudiliza ama-altare abo, niphihlize izinsika zabo, nishise
izixuku zabo ngomlilo; niyakugawula izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo
onkulunkulu, uchithe amagama abo kuleyo ndawo.
12:4 Aniyikwenza kanjalo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
12:5 Kodwa endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayoyikhetha phakathi kwakho konke
niyakudinga izizwe ukubeka igama lakhe khona, nifune indawo yakhe yokuhlala;
futhi lapho uyakufika;
12:6 Niyakuletha khona iminikelo yenu yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yenu.
nokweshumi kwenu, neminikelo yokuphakanyiswa yesandla senu, nezithembiso zenu, futhi
iminikelo yakho yesihle, namazibulo ezinkomo zakho nawe
imihlambi:
12:7 Futhi niyodla lapho phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi niyojabula
konke enibeka kukho isandla senu, nina nezindlu zenu, lapho uJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho ukubusisile.
12:8 Aniyikwenza njengazo zonke izinto esizenzayo lapha namuhla, wonke umuntu
konke okulungile emehlweni akhe.
12:9 Ngoba awukafiki ekuphumuleni nasefeni, okuyinto a
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakunika.
12:10 Kodwa lapho niwela iJordani, futhi nihlale ezweni uJehova wenu
UNkulunkulu unipha ifa, nalapho eniphumuza kukho konke eninakho
izitha nxazonke, ukuze nihlale ngokulondeka;
12:11 Khona-ke kuyoba khona indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayoyikhetha
yenza ukuba igama lakhe lihlale khona; niyakuletha khona konke engikuyala ngakho
wena; iminikelo yenu yokushiswa, nemihlatshelo yenu, nokweshumi kwenu, neminikelo yenu yokushiswa
umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesandla senu, nazo zonke izithembiso zenu ezikhethiweyo enithembisa kuzo
iNkosi:
12:12 Futhi niyojabula phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nina, namadodana akho, futhi
amadodakazi enu, nezinceku zenu, nezincekukazi zenu, nezincekukazi zenu
UmLevi ophakathi kwamasango akho; ngoba kalasabelo loba
ifa nawe.
12:13 Ziqaphele ukuba unganikeli yonke iminikelo yakho yokushiswa
indawo oyibonayo:
12:14 Kodwa endaweni uJehova ayoyikhetha kwesinye sezizwe zakho, kukhona
uyakunikela ngeminikelo yakho yokushiswa, wenze khona konke engikwenzayo
yala wena.
12:15 Nokho ungahlaba udle inyama emasangweni akho onke.
konke umphefumulo wakho okufisayo ngokwesibusiso sikaJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho akunike khona: ongcolileyo nohlambulukileyo bangadla
njengensephe nanjengendluzele.
12:16 Kuphela aniyikudla igazi; niyakuthulula emhlabeni njenge
amanzi.
12:17 Ungadli phakathi kwamasango akho okweshumi kwamabele akho noma kweyakho
iwayini, noma amafutha akho, noma amazibulo ezinkomo zakho noma ezimvu zakho, noma
noma iziphi izithembiso zakho ozithembisayo, neminikelo yakho yesihle, noma ukuphakanyiswa kwakho
umnikelo wesandla sakho.
12:18 Kodwa wena kumelwe ukudle phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni lapho ihlanjululwe
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuyikhetha, wena nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, neyakho
inceku, nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi ophakathi kwakho
uthokoze phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngakho konke onakho
beka izandla zakho ku.
12:19 Ziqaphele ukuba ungamshiyi umLevi isikhathi eside
uhlala phezu komhlaba.
12:20 Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakwandisa umngcele wakho, njengoba nje ethembisile
uyakuthi: Ngiyakudla inyama, ngokuba umphefumulo wakho unxanela
udle inyama; ungadla inyama, njengalokho umphefumulo wakho okufisayo.
12:21 Uma indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayikhethile ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe
khatshana lawe, uzahlaba inkomo zakho lezimvu zakho.
uJehova aninike khona, njengalokho ngikuyalile, niyakukwenza
dla emasangweni akho konke okufisayo umphefumulo wakho.
12:22 Njengalokhu kudliwa imbabala nendluzele, uyakukudla kanjalo;
ongcolile nohlambulukileyo bayakudla kukho ngokufanayo.
12:23 Kuphela qaphela ukuthi ungadli igazi, ngoba igazi liwukuphila; futhi
ungadli umphefumulo kanye nenyama.
12:24 Ungalidli; uwathululele emhlabeni njengamanzi.
12:25 Ungalidli; ukuze kube kuhle kuwe lakwakho
abantwana emva kwakho, lapho usenza okulungile emehlweni
kaJehova.
12:26 Kuphela izinto zakho ezingcwele onakho, futhi izithembiso zakho, uzothatha, futhi
hamba uye endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha.
12:27 Futhi uyonikela ngeminikelo yakho yokushiswa, inyama negazi, phezu
i-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho liyakuba yigazi lemihlatshelo yakho
uthululele e-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi uyakukudla
inyama.
12:28 Qaphela futhi uzwe wonke lawa mazwi engikuyala ngakho, ukuze ihambe
kuhle kuwe, nakubantwana bakho emva kwakho kuze kube phakade, lapho wena
wenze okuhle nokulungileyo emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
12:29 Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyonquma izizwe phambi kwakho.
lapho uya khona ukuwadla, futhi uyawanqoba, futhi
bahlala ezweni labo;
12:30 Ziqaphele, funa ucushwe ngokuzilandela, ngemva kwalokho
ukuze babhujiswe phambi kwakho; nokuthi ungabuzi
ngokuthi: “Lezi zizwe zibakhonza kanjani onkulunkulu bazo na? kuyoba njalo
Nami ngenza okufanayo.
12:31 Ungenzi kanjalo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngoba zonke izinengiso kuJehova
UJehova azizondayo zenzile konkulunkulu bazo; ngoba labo
amadodana namadodakazi awo bawashisela onkulunkulu bawo emlilweni.
12:32 Konke engikuyala ngakho, gcinani nikwenze;
ngakho, futhi unganciphisi kuyo.