Duteronomi
16:1 Gcina inyanga ka-Abibi, futhi wenze iphasika kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
ngoba ngenyanga ka-Abibi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakukhipha
Egypt ebusuku.
16:2 Uzahlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho iphasika
izimvu nezinkomo endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha
beka igama lakhe lapho.
16:3 Ungadli isinkwa esivutshelweyo kanye nayo; izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakudla
isinkwa esingenamvubelo kanye nayo, isinkwa sokuhlupheka; ngawe
waphuma ezweni laseGibithe ngokushesha, ukuze ukwazi
khumbula usuku owaphuma ngalo ezweni laseGibithe lonke
izinsuku zokuphila kwakho.
16:4 Futhi akuyikuba khona imvubelo kubonakala kuwe kuyo yonke imingcele yakho
izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; njalo kakuyikuba lalutho lwenyama olakho
ngosuku lokuqala kusihlwa, nihlale ubusuku bonke kuze kuse.
16:5 Awunakuhlaba iphasika phakathi kwamasango akho, okuyinto
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakunika.
16:6 Kodwa endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha ukubeka igama lakhe
lapho uyakuhlaba iphasika kusihlwa ekwehleni
welanga, ngesikhathi sokuphuma kwakho eGibhithe.
16:7 Futhi uyososa, futhi uyidle endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
uyakukhetha, uphenduke ekuseni, uye ematendeni akho.
16:8 Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngosuku lwesikhombisa
ube ngumhlangano onesizotha kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; ungenzi msebenzi ngawo.
16:9 Wozibalela amasonto ayisikhombisa, uqale ukubala amasonto ayisikhombisa
kusukela ngesikhathi uqala ukubeka isikela emabeleni.
16:10 Futhi uyakugcina umkhosi wamasonto kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
intela yomnikelo wesihle wesandla sakho oyakumnika yona
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekubusisile.
16:11 Futhi kumelwe ujabule phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wena nendodana yakho, futhi
indodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi
ophakathi kwamasango akho, nomfokazi, nentandane, nabasemzini
umfelokazi ophakathi kwakho, endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho anayo
wakhetha ukubeka igama lakhe lapho.
16:12 Futhi uzokhumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila eGibhithe
uyakugcina, wenze lezi zimiso.
16:13 Uyakugcina umkhosi wamadokodo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa emva kwalokho
ubuthile amabele akho newayini lakho.
16:14 Futhi uyakuthokozela edilini lakho, wena, nendodana yakho, futhi yakho
indodakazi, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi,
umfokazi, nentandane, nomfelokazi, abaphakathi kwamasango akho.
16:15 Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakugcina umkhosi onesizotha kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
indawo uJehova ayakuyikhetha, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakubusisa
kuwe kuyo yonke inzuzo yakho, nakuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho.
ngalokho uyakujabula nokujabula.
16:16 Kathathu ngomnyaka bonke abesilisa bakho bayakubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
endaweni ayakuyikhetha; emkhosini wesinkwa esingenamvubelo.
nangomkhosi wamasonto, nangomkhosi wamadokodo;
angaboni lutho phambi kukaJehova;
16:17 Yilowo nalowo uyakunikela ngokwamandla akhe, ngokwesibusiso som
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike khona.
16:18 Uyakuzibeka abahluleli nezinduna kuwo wonke amasango akho, lapho ithempeli
UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakunika ngokwezizwe zakho;
abantu ngokwahlulela okulungileyo.
16:19 Ungaphendukezeli ukwahlulela; ungakhethi abantu
yamukele isipho, ngokuba isipho siphuphuthekisa amehlo ohlakaniphileyo, siphendukezele abahlakaniphileyo
amazwi abalungileyo.
16:20 Lokho okulungile impela uyakukulandela, ukuze uphile,
futhi udle ifa lezwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.
16:21 Ungatshali u-Ashera wanoma iyiphi imithi eduze kwe-altare
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ozakwenza kuwe.
16:22 Futhi awuyikuzimisa noma yisiphi isithombe; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azizondayo.