Duteronomi
32:1 Lalelani nina mazulu, futhi ngizokhuluma; futhi yizwa, O mhlaba, amazwi
emlonyeni wami.
32:2 Imfundiso yami iyoconsa njengemvula, inkulumo yami izoconsa njengamazolo.
njengemvula phezu kohlaza, nanjengezihlambi phezu kohlaza
utshani:
32:3 Ngoba ngizomemezela igama likaJehova
uNkulunkulu wethu.
32:4 Uyidwala, umsebenzi wakhe uphelele, ngokuba zonke izindlela zakhe ziwukulunga;
UNkulunkulu weqiniso ongenabubi, ulungile futhi ulungile yena.
32:5 Baye onakalisiwe ngokwabo, ibala labo akuyona ibala lakhe
abantwana: bayisizukulwane esonakele nesiyisigwegwe.
32:6 Ingabe nibuyisela kanjalo uJehova, O bantu abayiziwula nabangenangqondo? akasiye owakho
ubaba okuthengileyo na? akakwenzanga, wakumisa na?
wena?
32:7 Khumbula izinsuku zasendulo, cabangela iminyaka yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane
uyihlo, uzakukukhombisa; abadala bakho, futhi bayokutshela.
32:8 Lapho oPhezukonke ehlukanisela izizwe ifa lazo, lapho yena
wahlukanisa amadodana ka-Adamu, wabeka imingcele yabantu njengokwalokho
inani labantwana bakoIsrayeli.
32:9 Ngoba isabelo sikaJehova singabantu bakhe; UJakobe inkatho yakhe
ifa.
32:10 Wamthola ezweni eliwugwadule, futhi ehlane eklewulayo; yena
wamyisa, wamyala, wamgcina njengenhlamvu yeso lakhe.
32:11 Njengokhozi lunyakazisa isidleke salo, lundiza phezu kwamaphuphu alo, lusandlaleka.
ngaphandle kwamaphiko akhe, wabathatha, wabathwala ngamaphiko akhe.
32:12 Ngakho uJehova yedwa wamhola, futhi kwakungekho nkulunkulu wezizweni kanye naye.
32:13 Wamkhwelisa ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba, ukuze adle
ukwanda kwamasimu; wammunyisa uju edwaleni;
namafutha etsheni lensengetsha;
32:14 Ibhotela lenkomo, nobisi lwezimvu, kanye namanoni amawundlu, nezinqama,
inzalo yaseBashani, nezimbuzi, namanoni ezinso zikakolweni; nawe
waphuza igazi elimsulwa lamagilebhisi.
32:15 Kepha uJeshuruni wakhuluphala, wakhahlela; usukhuluphele, usukhulile.
uminyene, ugcwele ukukhuluphala; wayesemshiya uNkulunkulu owenza
wadelela iDwala lensindiso yakhe.
32:16 Bamvusela umhawu ngonkulunkulu bezizwe, nezinengiso
bamthukuthelisa.
32:17 Bahlabela amademoni, hhayi uNkulunkulu; konkulunkulu ababengabazi, ukuze
onkulunkulu abasha abasanda kuvela, oyihlo ababengabesabanga.
32:18 IDwala elakuzalayo awulikhumbuli, ukhohliwe uNkulunkulu.
owakubumbayo.
32:19 Futhi lapho uJehova ekubona, waba nengwa yibo, ngenxa yokucasuka
amadodana akhe, namadodakazi akhe.
32:20 Wathi: "Ngiyakubafihlela ubuso bami, ngibone ukuphela kwabo
kuyakuba khona, ngokuba bayisizukulwane esiphambene kakhulu, abantwana okungekho kubo
ukholo.
32:21 Bangivusele umhawu ngalokho okungeyena uNkulunkulu; banayo
bangithukuthelisa ngezinto zabo eziyize;
umhawu ngalabo abangebona abantu; ngizabathukuthelisa
nesizwe esingenangqondo.
32:22 Ngoba umlilo uvutha entukuthelweni yami, futhi uyovutha kuze kube abaphansi
indawo yabafileyo, iqede umhlaba nezithelo zayo, ithungele ngomlilo
izisekelo zezintaba.
32:23 Ngiyonqwabelanisa okubi phezu kwabo; ngiyakuchitha imicibisholo yami phezu kwabo.
32:24 Bayoshiswa indlala, futhi ushwabadele ukushisa, futhi
ngembubhiso ebabayo, ngiyakuthuma kubo amazinyo ezilo;
ngobuhlungu bezinyoka zothuli.
32:25 Inkemba ngaphandle, futhi ukwesaba ngaphakathi, uyobhubhisa kokubili insizwa
nentombi, nosancela nengwevu.
32:26 Ngathi, Ngiyobahlakazela emagumbini, Ngizokwenza isikhumbuzo
kubo ukuyeka phakathi kwabantu;
32:27 Ukube bengingesaba ulaka lwesitha, funa izitha zabo.
baziphathe ngendlela exakile, funa bathi: Isandla sethu
uphakeme, futhi uJehova akenzanga konke lokhu.
32:28 Ngoba bayisizwe esingenangqondo, futhi akekho
ukuqonda kuzo.
32:29 O ukube babehlakaniphile, ukuze baqonde lokhu, ukuthi babeyokwenza
cabanga ngesiphetho sabo!
32:30 Umuntu angaxosha kanjani inkulungwane, nababili babaleke abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi?
ngaphandle kokuthi iDwala labo lalingathengisile ngabo, uJehova wayengabavaleli na?
32:31 Ngoba idwala labo alinjengeDwala lethu, ngisho nezitha zethu ngokwabo
abahluleli.
32:32 Ngoba umvini wabo ungowomvini waseSodoma, futhi uvela emasimini aseGomora.
izithelo zomvini zabo ziyizithelo zenyongo, amahlukuzo abo ayababa;
32:33 Iwayini labo liwubuthi of Dragons, futhi isihlungu esibi sezimfene.
32:34 Ingabe lokhu akubekelwanga kimi, futhi uphawu phakathi kwengcebo yami?
32:35 Ngeyami impindiselo nembuyiselo; unyawo lwabo luyakushelela ngesikhathi esifanele
isikhathi: ngokuba usuku lwengozi yabo selusondele, nezinto ezizayo
izafika phezu kwabo masinyane.
32:36 Ngoba uJehova uyokwahlulela abantu bakhe, futhi azisole ngenxa yakhe
izinceku, lapho ebona ukuthi amandla azo aphelile, futhi akukho okuvalekile
phezulu, noma kwesobunxele.
32:37 Uyakuthi, Baphi onkulunkulu babo, Idwala labo ababethembele kulo;
32:38 ababedla amanoni emihlatshelo yabo, futhi bephuza iwayini yabo
iminikelo yokuphuzwayo? mabavuke, bakusize, babe isivikelo sakho.
32:39 Bonani manje ukuthi mina, yebo mina, nginguye, futhi akakho unkulunkulu kanye nami;
ngiphilisa; ngiyalimaza, mina ngiyaphilisa, akakho okhululayo
esandleni sami.
32:40 Ngoba mina ngiphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini, futhi ngithi: Ngiphila kuze kube phakade.
32:41 Uma ngilola inkemba yami ebenyezelayo, futhi isandla sami sibamba ukwahlulela; I
ngiyakubuyisela impindiselo ezitheni zami, ngivuze abazondayo
mina.
32:42 Ngiyakudakisa imicibisholo yami ngegazi, inkemba yami idle.
inyama; nokuthi ngegazi lababuleweyo nelabathunjwa, kusukela
ukuqala kokuphindisela phezu kwesitha.
32:43 Jabulani, O nina zizwe, kanye nabantu bakhe, ngoba uyophindisela igazi
izinceku zakhe, abuyisele impindiselo kwabamelene naye, kube njalo
onomusa ezweni lakhe nakubantu bakhe.
32:44 UMose weza wakhuluma onke amazwi ale ngoma ezindlebeni zikaJehova
abantu, yena, noHosheya indodana kaNuni.
32:45 UMose waqeda ukukhuluma onke lawa mazwi ku-Israyeli wonke.
32:46 Wathi kubo: Bekani izinhliziyo zenu kuwo wonke amazwi engiwashoyo
fakazani kini namuhla, eniyakuyala ngakho abantwana benu
qaphelani ukwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho.
32:47 Ngoba akuyona into eyize kini; ngoba kuyimpilo yakho: futhi ngokusebenzisa
lokhu niyakuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwelela kulo
iJordani ukulidla.
32:48 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ngalona lolo suku, wathi:
32:49 Khuphukela entabeni yase-Abarimi, entabeni iNebo, okuyinto in the
izwe lakwaMowabi elibhekene neJeriko; futhi bheka izwe
iKhanani engilinika abantwana bakoIsrayeli libe yilifa;
32:50 Futhi ufele entabeni lapho ukhuphukela khona, futhi ubuthelwe kuwe
abantu; njengalokho u-Aroni umfowenu wafela entabeni yaseHori, wabuthelwa khona
abantu bakhe:
32:51 Ngoba naphambuka kimi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi
amanzi aseMeriba eKadeshi ehlane laseSini; ngoba nangcwelisa
hhayi mina phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
32:52 Nokho uyakulibona izwe phambi kwakho; kepha awuyikuya khona
ezweni engilinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.