UDuteronomi 4
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UDuteronomi 4
1Zwana-ke, Israyeli, izimiso nezahlulelo enginifundisa zona ukuba nizenze, ukuze niphile, ningene, nilidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninika lona.
2Aniyikwengeza lutho ezwini enginiyala ngalo, futhi aniyikuthatha lutho kulo, ukuze nigcine imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enginiyala ngayo.
3Amehlo enu abonile lokho uJehova akwenzele uBali Peyori; ngoba bonke abantu ababemlandela uBhali Peyori, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubabhubhisile phakathi kwakho.
4Kodwa nina enanamathela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, yilowo nalowo kini niyaphila namuhla.
5Bhekani, nginifundisile izimiso nezahlulelo, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wami engiyalile, ukuba nenze kanjalo ezweni eningena kulo ukulidla.
6Ngakho-ke gcina, ukwenze; ngokuba kungukuhlakanipha kwenu nokuqonda kwenu phambi kwamehlo ezizwe eziyakuzwa zonke lezi zimiso, zithi: ‘Impela lesi sizwe esikhulu singabantu abahlakaniphileyo nabahlakaniphileyo.
7Ngoba yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esingaka uNkulunkulu oseduze kuso njengoJehova uNkulunkulu wethu kukho konke esimbiza ngakho?
8Yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esinezimiso nezahlulelo ezilungile njengawo wonke lo mthetho engiwubeka kini namuhla na?
9Kuphela ziqaphele, ulonde umphefumulo wakho, ukuze ungakhohlwa akubonayo amehlo akho, kungasuki enhliziyweni yakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; kodwa uzifundise amadodana akho lamadodana amadodana akho;
10Ikakhulu ngosuku owama ngalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe, lapho uJehova ethi kimi: ‘Buthela abantu kimi, ngibenze balalele amazwi ami, ukuze bafunde ukungilalela. Besabe zonke izinsuku abayakuphila ngazo emhlabeni, ukuze bafundise abantwana babo.
11Nasondela, nema phansi kwentaba; intaba yavutha umlilo waze wayongena phakathi kwezulu, inobumnyama, namafu, nesigayegaye.
12UJehova wakhuluma kini ephakathi komlilo; nezwa izwi lamazwi, kepha anibonanga mfanekiso; wena wezwa izwi kuphela.
13Futhi wamemezela kini isivumelwano sakhe aniyala ukuba nisigcwalise, okungukuthi imiyalo eyishumi; waliloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe.
14UJehova wangiyala ngaleso sikhathi ukuba nginifundise izimiso nezahlulelo, ukuze nizenze ezweni enithuthela kulo ukulidla.
15Ngakho zinakekeleni; ngoba anibonanga mfanekiso mhla uJehova ekhuluma kini eHorebe ephakathi komlilo.
16Ukuze ningonakalisi, nizenzele isithombe esibaziweyo, umfanekiso wanoma yisiphi isimo, umfanekiso wowesilisa noma wowesifazane,
17umfanekiso wazo zonke izilwane ezisemhlabeni, umfanekiso wazo zonke izinyoni ezinamaphiko ezindiza emoyeni,
18umfanekiso wakho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, umfanekiso wezinhlanzi zonke ezisemanzini ngaphansi komhlaba;
19futhi ungaphakamiseli amehlo akho ezulwini, nalapho ubona ilanga, nenyanga, nezinkanyezi, yebo, lonke ibandla lasezulwini, lixoshwe ukuba likhuleke kuzo, likhonze lezo uJehova UNkulunkulu wahlukanisela izizwe zonke ngaphansi kwalo lonke izulu.
20Kepha uJehova wanithatha, wanikhipha esithandweni sensimbi, eGibithe, nibe yifa lakhe, njenganamuhla.
21Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, wafunga ukuthi ngeke ngiwele iJordani nokuthi ngeke ngingene kulelo zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona njengefa.
22Kodwa kufanele ngifele kuleli zwe, angiyikuwela iJordani; kepha niyakudabula, nilidle lelo zwe elihle.
23Ziqapheleni ukuba ningakhohlwa isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu asenza nani, nizenzele isithombe esibaziweyo noma umfanekiso wakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenqabele ngakho.
24Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ungumlilo oqothulayo, unguNkulunkulu onomhawu.
25Nxa nizala abantwana nabazukulu, senihlale isikhathi eside ezweni, niziphange, nenze isithombe esibaziweyo noma umfanekiso wanoma yini, nenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba amthukuthelise zala:
26Ngifakaza kini namuhla izulu nomhlaba ukuthi niyakubhubha masinyane ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuya kulo ukulidla; aniyikuzandisa izinsuku zenu kulo, kepha niyakushaywa ngesiqalekiso.
27UJehova uyakunihlakaza phakathi kwezizwe, nisale niyingcosana phakathi kwezizwe uJehova eyakuniholela kuzo.
28Kumelwe nikhonze lapho onkulunkulu, umsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, imithi namatshe, abangaboni, abangezwa, abangadli, abangahogi.
29Kodwa uma nifuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu lapho, niyomthola, uma nimfuna ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu.
30Lapho usekuhluphekeni, zonke lezi zinto zikwehlela, ekupheleni kwezinsuku, uma uphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulalele izwi lakhe;
31Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu olesihawu;
32Manje buzani ezinsukwini ezidlule, ezazingaphambi kwenu, kusukela osukwini uNkulunkulu adala ngalo umuntu emhlabeni, futhi nibuze kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lwezulu kuze kufike kolunye uhlangothi, uma kukhona into enjengalena enkulu, noma ingabe kakade yezwa?
33Bake balizwa yini izwi likaNkulunkulu likhuluma liphakathi komlilo, njengalokho nina nizwile, baphile, na?
34Noma uNkulunkulu wafuna ukuzibuthela isizwe phakathi kwesinye isizwe ngezilingo, nangezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangempi, nangesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nangokwesabeka okukhulu, njengakho konke uJehova akwenzileyo. UNkulunkulu wenze kini eGibhithe phambi kwamehlo enu?
35Lokhu sekwaziwe kini, ukuze nazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu; akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe.
36Wenza ukuba uzwe izwi lakhe esezulwini ukuba anifundise; nasemhlabeni wanikhombisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu; nawezwa amazwi akhe ephakathi komlilo.
37Futhi ngenxa yokuthi wabathanda oyihlo, ngakho wakhetha inzalo yabo ngemva kwabo, futhi wakukhipha phambi kwamehlo akhe eGibhithe ngamandla akhe amakhulu;
38ukuba axoshe phambi kwakho izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, ukuba akungenise, akunike izwe lazo libe yifa lakho, njengokuba kunjalo namuhla.
39Yazi-ke namuhla, ukubeke enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu phezulu ezulwini naphansi komhlaba; akekho omunye.
40Ugcine izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla ukuba kukuhambele kahle wena nabantwana bakho emva kwakho, zande izinsuku zakho emhlabeni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona kuze kube phakade.
41UMose wanquma imizi emithathu ngaphesheya kweJordani ekuphumeni kwelanga;
42ukuze umbulali abalekele khona, owabulala umakhelwane wakhe engazi, engamzondanga ngaphambili; ukuze abalekele komunye walemizi aphile.
43EBeseri ehlane ethafeni lakwaRubeni; neRamoti yakwaGileyadi kwaGadi; neGolan eBashan, kwabakwaManase.
44Nanku umthetho uMose awubekela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
45Lezi ziyibufakazi, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uMose azikhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe;
46Ngaphesheya kweJordani esigodini malungana neBeti Peyori, ezweni likaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni, owanqoba uMose nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.
47Balidla izwe lakhe nezwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, amakhosi amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga;
48kusukela e-Aroweri ephezu komfula i-Arinoni, kuze kufike entabeni yaseSiyoni eyiHermoni,
49nethafa lonke ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga kuze kufike olwandle lwaseThafeni phansi kwemithombo yasePisga.
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