UDuteronomi 6:1-12

Nansi imiyalo, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aniyala ngakho ukuba nizifundiswe, nizenze ezweni eningena kulo ukulidla; ukuze umesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine zonke izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo, wena nendodana yakho nendodana yendodana yakho, zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; futhi ukuze izinsuku zakho zande. Yizwa-ke, Israyeli, uqaphele ukukwenza; ukuze kukuhambele kahle, nande, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo akuthembisa khona ezweni elivame ubisi nezinyosi. Zwana, Israyeli, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu unguJehova oyedwa. Kumelwe uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho nangawo onke amandla akho. Lawa mazwi engikuyala ngawo namuhla ayakuba senhliziyweni yakho: Kumelwe ulifundise ngenkuthalo abantwana bakho futhi ukhulume ngalo lapho uhlezi endlini yakho nalapho uhamba endleleni nalapho ulala nalapho uvuka. Kumelwe ulibophe libe luphawu esandleni sakho, libe njengebhande phakathi kwamehlo akho. Kumelwe ulilobe ezinsikeni zomnyango wendlu yakho nasemasangweni akho. Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esekungenise ezweni alifungela oyihlo, ku-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ukukunika imizi emikhulu nemihle ongayakhanga, nezindlu ezigcwele zonke izinto ezinhle ongazigcwalisanga, nemithombo eningayimbanga, izivini neminqumo eningayitshalanga; uma udla usuthe; Qaphela ukuba ungakhohlwa uJehova owakukhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, endlini yobugqila.