Duteronomi
29:1 Lawa ngamazwi esivumelwano, uJehova ayala uMose ukuba
yenzani nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni lakwaMowabi, eceleni kwe
isivumelwano asenza nabo eHorebe.
2 UMose wabiza u-Israyeli wonke, wathi kubo: "Nikubonile konke."
uJehova akwenzayo phambi kwamehlo enu ezweni laseGibithe kuFaro;
nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe nakulo lonke izwe lakhe;
29:3 Izilingo ezinkulu amehlo akho azibonile, izibonakaliso, futhi labo
izimangaliso ezinkulu:
29:4 Nokho uJehova akaninikanga inhliziyo yokwazi namehlo okubona.
nezindlebe zokuzwa, kuze kube namuhla.
29:5 Futhi nginiholile iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, izingubo zenu azikho
kugugele phezu kwakho, nezicathulo zakho azigugi onyaweni lwakho.
29:6 Anidlanga sinkwa, futhi aniphuzanga iwayini nophuzo oludakayo.
ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
29:7 Futhi lapho nifika kule ndawo, uSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, no-Ogi
inkosi yaseBashani yasiphumela empini, sabachitha;
29:8 Futhi salithatha izwe labo, futhi wanika lona njengefa kubo
kwabakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase.
29:9 Ngakho gcinani amazwi alesi sivumelwano, futhi niwenze, ukuze nikwazi
phumelela kukho konke enikwenzayo.
29:10 Nimi namuhla nonke phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; izinduna zakho
izizwe zenu, namalunga enu, nezinduna zenu, nawo onke amadoda akwa-Israyeli,
29:11 Abancane benu, omkenu, nomfokazi ekamu lakho, kusukela
umgawuli wezinkuni zakho kumkhi wamanzi akho;
29:12 Ukuze ungene esivumelwaneni noJehova uNkulunkulu wakho
isifungo sakhe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho asenza lawe lamuhla.
29:13 Ukuze akumise namuhla ube abantu kuye, futhi yena
makabe nguNkulunkulu kuwe njengokusho kwakhe kuwe nanjengokufunga kwakhe
koyihlo, u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe.
29:14 Angenzi nani nodwa lesi sivumelwano nalesi sifungo;
29:15 Kodwa kanye nalowo omi lapha nathi namuhla phambi kukaJehova wethu
uNkulunkulu, futhi naye ongekho lapha nathi namuhla.
29:16 (Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi sahlala kanjani ezweni laseGibhithe, nokuthi safika kanjani
ezizweni enadlula kuzo;
29:17 Futhi nibonile izinengiso zabo, nezithombe zabo, imithi namatshe.
isiliva negolide, okwakukhona phakathi kwazo:)
29:18 funa kube khona phakathi kwenu indoda, noma owesifazane, noma umndeni, noma isizwe, kabani
inhliziyo iphambukile lamuhla kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuya ukukhonza uJehova
onkulunkulu balezi zizwe; hlezi kube khona impande phakathi kwenu
uzala inyongo nomhlonyane;
29:19 Kwathi, lapho ezwa amazwi alesi siqalekiso, ukuthi
azibusise enhliziyweni yakhe, ethi: Ngiyakuba nokuthula, noma ngihamba
umcabango wenhliziyo yami, ukwengeza ukudakwa ekomeni.
29:20 INkosi ngeke amhawukele, kodwa ke intukuthelo kaJehova neyakhe
kuyakushunqa umhawu kulowo muntu, nazo zonke iziqalekiso ezikhona
okulotshwe kule ncwadi kuyakulala phezu kwakhe, uJehova asule owakhe
igama elivela phansi kwezulu.
29:21 Futhi uJehova uyokwahlukanisa kuye okubi kuzo zonke izizwe
Israyeli, njengazo zonke iziqalekiso zesivumelwano ezilotshwe kuyo
le ncwadi yomthetho:
29:22 Ukuze isizukulwane esizayo abantwana bakho bayovuka ngemva
wena, nomfokazi ovela ezweni elikude, niyothi, nini
babona izifo zalelo zwe, nezifo uJehova azenzayo
ubeke phezu kwalo;
29:23 Futhi ukuthi lonke izwe lakhona isibabule, nosawoti, futhi umlilo,
ukuthi ayihlwanyelwa, futhi ayithele, futhi noma yimuphi utshani kumila kuwo, kanjalo
ukugumbuqelwa kweSodoma, neGomora, ne-Adima, neSeboyimi, uJehova
ekhungathekile ngentukuthelo yakhe nangentukuthelo yakhe;
29:24 Futhi zonke izizwe ziyothi: 'Kungani uJehova enze lokhu
umhlaba? kusho ukuthini ukushisa kwalolu laka olukhulu?
29:25 Khona-ke abantu bayothi: 'Ngenxa yokuthi basilahlile isivumelwano sikaJehova
uNkulunkulu wawoyise, awenza nabo lapho ebakhipha
ezweni laseGibithe;
29:26 Ngoba bahamba futhi bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, futhi bakhuleka kubo, onkulunkulu labo
ababengamazi, futhi angabanikanga.
29:27 Futhi intukuthelo kaJehova yavuthela leli zwe, ukuze alethe phezu
yizo zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe kule ncwadi.
29:28 Futhi uJehova wabasiphula ezweni labo ngokuthukuthela, futhi ngolaka, futhi
ngokuthukuthela okukhulu, wabaphonsa kwelinye izwe, njengaleli
usuku.
29:29 Izinto ezisithekile zingezikaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, kodwa lezo zinto
okwambuliweyo kungokwethu nesabantwana bethu kuze kube phakade, ukuze sikwenze
onke amazwi alo mthetho.