Duteronomi
31:1 UMose wahamba, wakhuluma lawa mazwi ku-Israyeli wonke.
2 Wathi kubo: "Ngineminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili namuhla; I
angabe esakwazi ukuphuma nokungena; uJehova ushilo kimi ukuthi: 'Wena.'
angiyikuwela leli Jordani.
31:3 UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nguye owela phambi kwakho, futhi uyobhubhisa lezi
izizwe eziphuma phambi kwakho, uzidle; uJoshuwa, yena
uyakuwela phambi kwakho, njengalokho eshilo uJehova.
31:4 Futhi uJehova uyokwenza kubo njengoba nje enza kuSihoni futhi ku-Ogi, amakhosi asezweni
nama-Amori, nezwe lawo awachitha.
31:5 Futhi uJehova uyonikela kubo phambi kobuso bakho, ukuze nenze kubo
njengayo yonke imiyalo enginiyale ngayo.
31:6 Qinani nibe nesibindi, ningesabi, ningabesabi
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nguye ohamba nawe; ngeke ahluleke
wena, ungakushiyi.
31:7 UMose wambiza uJoshuwa, futhi wathi kuye emehlweni abo bonke
Israyeli, Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba uyakuhamba nalokhu
abantu ezweni uJehova afunga koyise
baphe; futhi uyakubenza balidle ifa.
31:8 Futhi uJehova, nguye ohamba phambi kwakho; uzakuba nawe,
akayikukuyeka, akayikukushiya; ungesabi, ungesabi
eshaqekile.
31:9 UMose waloba lo mthetho, wawunika abapristi, amadodana ka
uLevi owathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova nakubo bonke
abadala bakwa-Israyeli.
31:10 UMose wabayala, wathi: "Njalo ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa, in
umkhosi womnyaka wokukhululwa, emkhosini wamadokodo,
31:11 Lapho wonke u-Israyeli esefikile ukuze abonakale phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuleyo ndawo
ayakuyikhetha, wowufunda lo mthetho phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke
ukuzwa kwabo.
31:12 Buthani abantu ndawonye, amadoda, nabesifazane, nabantwana, futhi yakho
umfokazi ophakathi kwamasango akho ukuba bezwe, bezwe
fundani, nimesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, niqaphele ukuwenza onke amazwi kaJehova
lo mthetho:
31:13 Futhi ukuze abantwana babo, abangazange bazi lutho, bangezwa, futhi
fundani ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu zonke izinsuku enihlala kuzo ezweni
niwela iJordani ukuyolidla.
" 31:14 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Bheka, izinsuku zakho okumelwe usondele
biza uJoshuwa, nime etendeni likaJehova
ibandla, ukuze ngimyale. OMose noJoshuwa bahamba.
bema etendeni lokuhlangana.
31:15 Futhi uJehova wabonakala etabernakele esensikeni yefu
insika yefu yema phezu komnyango wetabernakele.
" 31:16 Futhi uJehova wathi kuMose: "Bheka, wena uzolala koyihlo;
lababantu bayakusukuma, baphinge ngokulandela onkulunkulu bakaJehova
abafokazi bezwe, lapho beya khona ukuba babe phakathi kwabo, futhi bayokwenza
bangishiye, nephule isivumelwano sami engasenza nabo.
31:17 Khona-ke intukuthelo yami iyobavuthela ngalolo suku, futhi ngizokwenza
bashiye, ngifihle ubuso bami kubo, bayakuba khona
zidliwe, futhi ziyokwehlelwa ububi obuningi nezinkathazo; ukuze ba
bayakuthi ngalolo suku: ‘Lokhu okubi akusehlelanga yini, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu?
akekho phakathi kwethu?
31:18 Futhi mina-ke ngiyofihla ubuso bami ngalolo suku ngenxa yabo bonke ububi
sebekwenzile, lapho bephendukele kwabanye onkulunkulu.
31:19 Ngakho-ke zibhaleleni leli culo, futhi nifundise abantwana balo
Israyeli: yibeke emlonyeni wabo, ukuze lelihubo libe ngufakazi wami
ngokumelene nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
31:20 Ngoba lapho ngiyobe ngibangenise ezweni engafunga kulo
oyise abachichima ubisi nezinyosi; futhi bazakuba
badla, basutha, bakhuluphala; bese bephendukela kubo
abanye onkulunkulu, nibakhonze, ningicunule, nephule isivumelwano sami.
31:21 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, lapho ububi obuningi nezinkathazo esehlela
labo, ukuthi lelihubo lizafakaza ngabo njengobufakazi; ngoba
akuyikukhohlakala emilonyeni yenzalo yabo, ngokuba ngiyabazi abo
umcabango abawuhambayo, namanje, ngingakawalethi
ezweni engafunga ngalo.
31:22 Ngakho uMose wabhala lesi sihlabelelo ngalolo suku, futhi wabafundisa abantwana
yakwa-Israyeli.
31:23 Futhi wayala uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, wathi: "Qina futhi a
isibindi, ngokuba wena uyakubangenisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni
engafunga kubo, mina ngizakuba nawe.
31:24 Kwathi lapho uMose eseqedile ukubhala amazwi ka
lomthetho encwadini, baze baqedwa;
31:25 uMose wayala amaLevi, ababethwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sika
uJehova, ethi,
31:26 Thatha le ncwadi yomthetho, futhi uyibeke eceleni komphongolo wesivumelwano
isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze kube khona ubufakazi
ngokumelene nawe.
31:27 Ngokuba mina ngiyakwazi ukuhlubuka kwakho, nentamo yakho elukhuni; bheka, ngisesekhona.
niphila nani namuhla, nihlubukile kuJehova; futhi
kakhulu kangakanani emva kokufa kwami?
31:28 Buthelani kimi wonke amalunga ezizwe zenu, kanye nezikhulu zenu, ukuze mina
bangakhuluma lawa mazwi ezindlebeni zabo, futhi babize izulu nomhlaba ukuthi kubhalwe phansi
ngokumelene nabo.
31:29 Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi ngemva kokufa kwami niyozonakalisa ngokwenu, futhi
sukani endleleni enginiyale ngayo; futhi ububi buyokwehlela
wena ezinsukwini zokugcina; ngoba niyakwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova
Jehova, ukumcunula ngomsebenzi wezandla zakho.
31:30 UMose wakhuluma ezindlebeni zayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli amazwi
yaleliculo, zaze zaphela.