iDuteronomi iDuteronomi 4
iDuteronomi 4
1Khawuphulaphule ke, Sirayeli imimiselo nemithetho endiniyala ngayo, ukuba niyenze, niphile, ningene, nilihluthe ilizwe elo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wooyihlo. 2Ize ningongezi nto ezwini endiniwisela umthetho ngalo, ningathabatha nto kulo, ukuze niyigcine imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, endiniwisela yona. 3Amehlo enu akubonile oko uYehova wakwenzayo kuBhahali-pehore; ngokuba bonke abantu ababemlandela uBhahali-pehore, uYehova uThixo wakho ubatshabalalisile, bangabikho phakathi kwakho. 4Kodwa nina nanamathelayo kuYehova uThixo wenu, nonke ngabanye nisaphila nanamhla. 5Yabonani, ndinifundise imimiselo namasiko, njengoko ndawiselwa umthetho nguYehova uThixo wam, ukuze nenze ngokunjalo ezweni eningena kulo ukuba nilihluthe. 6Gcinani ningenzi; ngenxa yokuba bubulumko benu nokuqonda kwenu phambi kwamehlo eentlanga eziya kuyiva yonke le miyalelo, isithi: ‘Eneneni, olu hlanga lukhulu ngabantu abalumkileyo, abanengqondo. 7Kuba luluphi uhlanga olukhulu uThixo asondele kulo, njengoko uYehova, uThixo wethu, esondele kulo naphi na apho simbiza khona? 8Luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu olunemithetho nemiyalelo, njengalo myalelo wonke ndiwuwiselayo namhla? 9Kodwa zigcine, uwugcine umphefumlo wakho kunene, hleze uyilibale into ayibonileyo amehlo akho, ingaphumi entliziyweni yakho yonke imihla yobomi bakho uze uwafundise oonyana bakho, noonyana boonyana bakho; 10Ingakumbi ngemini owama ngayo phambi koYehova uThixo wakho, eHorebhe, oko uYehova wathi kum, Ndihlanganisele abantu, ndibaphulaphule amazwi am, bafunde ukundiva; boyike yonke imihla yobomi babo emhlabeni, bafundise abantwana babo. 11Yasondela, yema phantsi kwentaba; intaba isitsha ngumlilo esazulwini sezulu, kumnyama, namafu, kumnyama. 12Wathetha uYehova kuni esemlilweni; nasiva isandisa mazwi, anabona mbonakalo yaso; weva ilizwi lodwa. 13Wanizisa ngomnqophiso wakhe awaniwisela umthetho ngawo, ukuba niwuzalise, lowo ngumthetho olishumi; wayibhala emacwecweni amabini. 14Ngelo xesha uYehova wandiyalela ukuba ndinifundise imithetho nezigwebo, ukuze nizizalise kwilizwe enifudukela kulo ukuba nityebe. 15Zigcineni ngoku; ngenxa yokuba anibonanga kwangaloo mini wathetha ngayo uYehova kuni eHorebhe phakathi komlilo; 16ukuze ningazenzi iinqambi, ngokuzenzela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, nokuba ngowayiphi na imbonakalo, njengendoda nenkazana; 17nemfano yazo zonke izinto eziphilileyo ezisemhlabeni, nemfano yeentaka zonke ezinamaphiko, eziphaphazela esibhakabhakeni; 18Umfanekiselo wento yonke enyakazelayo emhlabeni, nomfanekiselo weentlanzi zonke ezisemanzini aphantsi komhlaba; 19hleze amehlo akho uwaphakamisele esibhakabhakeni, uthi, walibona ilanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi, nesibhakabhaka, uphetshethwe, ukuba uqubude kuzo, ukhonze abo ibakhonzayo iNkosi yakho. Uzahlule zonke iintlanga phantsi kwezulu lonke. 20Ke nina uYehova unithabathileyo, wanikhupha kwiziko lesinyithi, amaYiputa, ukuba nibe ngabantu abalilifa kuye, njengoko ninjalo namhla. 21Ngaphezu koko, uYehova waba nomsindo kum ngenxa yenu waza wafunga ukuba andiyi kuyiwela iYordan nokuba andiyi kungena kwilizwe elihle uYehova uThixo wenu aya kuninika lona njengelifa; 22kuba ndiya kufela kweli lizwe, andiyiweli iYordan; Ke nina niya kuwela, nilidle ilifa elo lizwe lihle. 23Zigcineni, ningawulibali umnqophiso kaYehova uThixo wenu, awawenzayo nani, nizenzele umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, umfanekiso wento yonke awalayo uYehova uThixo wakho. 24Ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho ungumlilo odlayo, unguThixo onekhwele. 25Wakuba ungazalanga mntwana nabazukulwana, wahlala kwelo zwe imihla emininzi, wazidubula, wazenzela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, nokuba ngumfanekiso oqingqiweyo; amehlo kaYehova, uThixo wenu, ukuba amqumbise umdla: 26Ndibiza izulu nomhlaba namhlanje ukuba zibe ngamangqina kuni, okuba kungekudala niya kutshatyalaliswa ngokupheleleyo kwilizwe eniwela iYordan nisiya kulidla ilifa; anisayi kuyolula imihla yenu kulo, niya kuqalekiswa. 27Woniphangalalisa uYehova phakathi kweentlanga, nisale nibambalwa ezintlangeni, aya kunisa kuzo uYehova. 28Niya kukhonza oothixo, umsebenzi wezandla zomntu, umthi namatye, abangaboniyo, abangevayo, abangadliyo, abangevayo nevumba; 29Ukuba nithe naquqela uYehova uThixo wenu, ekhona, nimfumana, ukuba nithe naquqela kuye ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke. 30Ekubandezelekeni kwenu nasekubandezelekeni kwenu konke oku, ekupheleni kwemihla, nabuyela kuYehova uThixo wenu, niliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe; 31Kuba uYehova uThixo wakho nguThixo onenceba; 32Khanibuze ngoku, kwimihla yamandulo, eyayikho phambi kwenu, kususela ekumdaleni kukaThixo umntu ehlabathini, uthabathe, uthabathele esiphelweni sezulu, use kwesinye isiphelo samazulu, ukuba ikho na into enjengale, nokuba kwakha kwakho nje; uyeva? 33Bakha baliva na abantu izwi loThixo ethetha phakathi komlilo, njengoko walivayo wena, baphila noko? 34Okanye ngaba uThixo wayefuna ukuhlanganisa abantu phakathi kwabanye abantu ngezilingo, ngemiqondiso, ngezilingo, nangemfazwe, nangesandla esomeleleyo, nangesandla esoluliweyo, nangezoyikiso ezinkulu, nangako konke uYehova akwenzileyo? uThixo wakwenza iYiputa emehlweni akho? 35Makwazeke oko kuni, ukuze nazi ukuba uYehova nguThixo yena; akukho bani ingenguye. 36Waliva ilizwi lakhe emazulwini ukuba anifundise; kwaye ehlabathini wabonisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu; naweva amazwi akhe emlilweni. 37Wabathandayo nje ooyihlo, wayinyula imbewu yabo emva kwabo, wakukhupha eYiputa ngamandla akhe amakhulu, phambi kwamehlo akhe; 38ukuba azigqogqe phambi kwakho iintlanga ezinkulu ezomeleleyo kunawe, ukuba akungenise, akunike ilizwe lazo libe lilifa, njengoko kunjalo namhla. 39Yazi ke namhla, uze ukwazi ngentliziyo yakho, ukuba uYehova nguye uThixo emazulwini phezulu, nasehlabathini phantsi; akekho omnye; 40ugcine imithetho yakhe, nemithetho yakhe, endikuwiselayo namhla, ukuze usikelelwe, wena noonyana bakho emva kwakho, ukuze uyolule imihla yakho kwelo lizwe, uYehova uThixo wakho, omnikayo kude kuse ephakadeni. 41uMosis wazinqumla izixeko ezithathu nganeno kweJordan ekuphumeni kwelanga; 42ukuze abalekele khona umbulali lowo, owabulala ummelwane wakhe ngengozi, ebengamthiyanga ngenxa engaphambili; ukuze iphile, xa ithe yasabela komnye wale mizi. 43NdinguBhetsere entlango, entlango yakwaRubhen; neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, ezweni lakwaGadi; neGolan, eBhashan, ezweni lakwaManase. 44Nguwo lo umyalelo awawumiselayo uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli. 45Zizo ezi izingqino, nemithetho, namasiko, awawathethayo uMoses koonyana bakaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eYiputa. 46Ngaphesheya kweYordan, entilini ephambi kweBhete-pehore, ezweni likaSihon ukumkani wama-Amori, obemi eHeshbhon, owamoyisayo uMoses noonyana bakaSirayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eYiputa. 47Balithimba ilizwe lakhe nelizwe likaOge ukumkani waseBhashan, ookumkani ababini bama-Amori ababengaphesheya kweYordan ngasempuma; 48lithabathela eArohere, eseludinini lomlanjana oyiArnon, lesa entabeni yeZiyon: yiHermon; 49nentlango yonke engaphesheya kweYordan ngasempumalanga, yesa elwandle lwasentlango, phantsi kwemithombo yasePisga.
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