UDuteronomi 4:1-13

Zwana-ke, Israyeli, izimiso nezahlulelo enginifundisa zona ukuba nizenze, ukuze niphile, ningene, nilidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninika lona. Aniyikwengeza lutho ezwini enginiyala ngalo, futhi aniyikuthatha lutho kulo, ukuze nigcine imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enginiyala ngayo. Amehlo enu abonile lokho uJehova akwenzele uBali Peyori; ngoba bonke abantu ababemlandela uBhali Peyori, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubabhubhisile phakathi kwakho. Kodwa nina enanamathela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, yilowo nalowo kini niyaphila namuhla. Bhekani, nginifundisile izimiso nezahlulelo, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wami engiyalile, ukuba nenze kanjalo ezweni eningena kulo ukulidla. Ngakho-ke gcina, ukwenze; ngokuba kungukuhlakanipha kwenu nokuqonda kwenu phambi kwamehlo ezizwe eziyakuzwa zonke lezi zimiso, zithi: ‘Impela lesi sizwe esikhulu singabantu abahlakaniphileyo nabahlakaniphileyo. Ngoba yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esingaka uNkulunkulu oseduze kuso njengoJehova uNkulunkulu wethu kukho konke esimbiza ngakho? Yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esinezimiso nezahlulelo ezilungile njengawo wonke lo mthetho engiwubeka kini namuhla na? Kuphela ziqaphele, ulonde umphefumulo wakho, ukuze ungakhohlwa akubonayo amehlo akho, kungasuki enhliziyweni yakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; kodwa uzifundise amadodana akho lamadodana amadodana akho; Ikakhulu 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. Nasondela, nema phansi kwentaba; intaba yavutha umlilo waze wayongena phakathi kwezulu, inobumnyama, namafu, nesigayegaye. UJehova wakhuluma kini ephakathi komlilo; nezwa izwi lamazwi, kepha anibonanga mfanekiso; wena wezwa izwi kuphela. Futhi wamemezela kini isivumelwano sakhe aniyala ukuba nisigcwalise, okungukuthi imiyalo eyishumi; waliloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe.