Duteronomi
30:1 Kuyothi lapho zonke lezi zinto sezikwehlele, the
isibusiso nesiqalekiso, engikubeke phambi kwakho, uyakuba nawe
zikhumbuze phakathi kwezizwe zonke, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho anakho
ngikushayele,
30:2 Futhi uyobuyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi uyolalela izwi lakhe
njengakho konke engikuyala ngakho namuhla, wena nabantwana bakho;
ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho;
30:3 Khona-ke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyobuyisela ukuthunjwa kwakho, futhi abe nesihe
phezu kwakho, futhi ngiyobuya futhi ngikubuthe ezizweni zonke, lapho
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuhlakazile.
30:4 Uma omunye wenu exoshwa emkhawulweni wezulu, kusukela
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubutha lapho, akulande khona
wena:
30:5 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyokuyisa ezweni oyihlo
liyakudla, ulidle; uyakukwenzela okuhle, futhi
akwandise ngaphezu koyihlo.
30:6 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyosoka inhliziyo yakho, futhi inhliziyo yakho
ukuthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangayo yonke yakho
umphefumulo wakho, ukuze uphile.
30:7 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyobeka zonke lezi ziqalekiso phezu kwezitha zakho, futhi
phezu kwabakuzondayo, abakuzingelayo.
30:8 Futhi uzobuya futhi ulalele izwi likaJehova, futhi wenze konke okwakhe
imiyalo engikuyala ngayo namuhla.
30:9 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyokwenza ube inala kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakho
isandla sakho, nasesithelweni somzimba wakho, nasesithelweni sezinkomo zakho, nasesiswini sakho
isithelo sezwe lakho kube kuhle, ngokuba uJehova uyakubuye ajabule
kube kuhle kuwe, njengalokho wathokoza ngoyihlo;
30:10 Uma ulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze ugcine eyakhe
imiyalo nezimiso zakhe ezilotshwe kule ncwadi yomthetho,
uma uphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangayo
wonke umphefumulo wakho.
30:11 Ngoba lo myalo engikuyala ngawo namuhla, awufihliwe
kuwe, futhi kakude.
30:12 Akukhona ezulwini, ukuze uthi, 'Ubani oyokhuphukela kithi.'
ezulwini, usilethe kithi, ukuze sizwe, sikwenze?
30:13 Futhi akukho phesheya kolwandle, ukuze ungasho, 'Ubani oyowela
ulwandle kithi, usilethele lona, ukuze siluzwe, sikwenze?
30:14 Kodwa izwi liseduze kakhulu kuwe, emlonyeni wakho nasenhliziyweni yakho.
ukuze ukwenze.
15 Bheka, ngibekile namuhla phambi kwakho ukuphila nokuhle, ukufa nokubi;
30:16 Ngokuthi ngiyakuyala namuhla ukuthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuhamba endleleni yakhe
izindlela, nokugcina imiyalo yakhe, nezimiso zakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe,
ukuze niphile, nande, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu abusise
kuwe ezweni oya kulo ukulidla.
30:17 Kodwa uma inhliziyo yakho iphenduka, ukuze ungalaleli, kodwa uyoba
badonswe, bakhonze abanye onkulunkulu, babakhonze;
30:18 Ngiyanitshela namuhla, ukuthi niyobhubha nokubhubha, futhi wena
aniyikuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwelela kulo
iJordani ukuya ukulidla.
30:19 Ngibiza izulu nomhlaba ukuba kube ubufakazi phezu kwakho namuhla, ukuthi ngibekile
phambi kwakho ukuphila nokufa, isibusiso nesiqalekiso: ngakho khethani ukuphila,
ukuze niphile wena nenzalo yakho;
30:20 Ukuze uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi ukuze ulalele yakhe
izwi, nokuba unamathele kuye, ngokuba ungukuphila kwakho, nokuphila kwakho
ubude bezinsuku zakho, ukuze uhlale ezweni uJehova
wafunga koyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ukubanika
bona.