iDuteronomi 4:1-13

Khawuphulaphule ke, Sirayeli imimiselo nemithetho endiniyala ngayo, ukuba niyenze, niphile, ningene, nilihluthe ilizwe elo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wooyihlo. Ize ningongezi nto ezwini endiniwisela umthetho ngalo, ningathabatha nto kulo, ukuze niyigcine imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, endiniwisela yona. Amehlo enu akubonile oko uYehova wakwenzayo kuBhahali-pehore; ngokuba bonke abantu ababemlandela uBhahali-pehore, uYehova uThixo wakho ubatshabalalisile, bangabikho phakathi kwakho. Kodwa nina nanamathelayo kuYehova uThixo wenu, nonke ngabanye nisaphila nanamhla. Yabonani, ndinifundise imimiselo namasiko, njengoko ndawiselwa umthetho nguYehova uThixo wam, ukuze nenze ngokunjalo ezweni eningena kulo ukuba nilihluthe. Gcinani ningenzi; ngenxa yokuba bubulumko benu nokuqonda kwenu phambi kwamehlo eentlanga eziya kuyiva yonke le miyalelo, isithi: ‘Eneneni, olu hlanga lukhulu ngabantu abalumkileyo, abanengqondo. Kuba luluphi uhlanga olukhulu uThixo asondele kulo, njengoko uYehova, uThixo wethu, esondele kulo naphi na apho simbiza khona? Luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu olunemithetho nemiyalelo, njengalo myalelo wonke ndiwuwiselayo namhla? Kodwa 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; Ingakumbi 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. Yasondela, yema phantsi kwentaba; intaba isitsha ngumlilo esazulwini sezulu, kumnyama, namafu, kumnyama. Wathetha uYehova kuni esemlilweni; nasiva isandisa mazwi, anabona mbonakalo yaso; weva ilizwi lodwa. Wanizisa ngomnqophiso wakhe awaniwisela umthetho ngawo, ukuba niwuzalise, lowo ngumthetho olishumi; wayibhala emacwecweni amabini.