UDuteronomi 7
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UDuteronomi 7
1Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esekungenise ezweni oya kulo ukulidla, esexoshile izizwe eziningi phambi kwakho, amaHeti, namaGirigashi, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, izizwe eziyisikhombisa. Mkhulu futhi unamandla kunawe;
2Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ezinikela phambi kwakho; kumelwe ubahlule futhi ubashaye ngesiqalekiso; Ungenzi isivumelwano nabo futhi ungabahawukeli.
3Aniyikugana nabo; awuyikunika indodana yakhe indodakazi yakho, nendodakazi yakhe awuyikuthathela indodana yakho.
4Ngokuba bayakuyisusa indodana yakho kimi, ikhonze abanye onkulunkulu; kanjalo intukuthelo kaJehova iyakuvuthela, anibhubhise masinyane.
5Kodwa nansi indlela okufanele niziphathe ngayo; niyakudiliza ama-altare abo, nidilize izithombe zabo, nigawule iziqu zemithi yabo engcwele, nishise izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo ngomlilo.
6Ngokuba uyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukukhethile ukuba ube yisizwe sakhe phezu kwezizwe zonke ezisemhlabeni.
7UJehova akanithandanga, akanikhethanga, ngokuba naningaphezu kwezizwe zonke; ngoba wawumncane kunabo bonke abantu.
8Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi iN kosi yalithanda, langoba igcine isifungo eyasifunga koyihlo, i Nkosi yalikhupha ngesandla esilamandla, yalikhulula endlini yobugqili, esandleni sikaFaro, inkosi yeGibhithe.
9Yazi-ke ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kwabamthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakhe ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane;
10ubaphindisele abamzondayo ebusweni babo ukuba ababhubhise;
11Kumelwe ugcine imiyalo nezimiso nezahlulelo engikuyala ukuba uzenze namuhla.
Ukulalela kuyoholela ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu
12“Kuyakuthi, uma ulalela lezi zimiso, uzigcine, uzenze, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukugcinela isivumelwano nomusa akuthembisa oyihlo ngesifungo.
13Futhi uzakunithanda, anibusise, andise; Iyakubusisa isithelo sesisu sakho, nesithelo sezwe lakho, nokolweni kwakho, newayini lakho, namafutha akho, nomkhiqizo wezinkomo zakho, nomhlambi wezimvu zakho, ezweni alifungela oyihlo ukukunika.
14Uyakubusiswa ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke: akuyikubakho ndoda noma owesifazane oyinyumba phakathi kwenu noma phakathi kwezinkomo zenu.
15UJehova uyakususa konke ukugula kuwe, nezifo ezimbi zaseGibithe ozaziyo aziyikwehlela phezu kwakho; kodwa izakubeka phezu kwabo bonke abalizondayo.
16Kumelwe uqede zonke izizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azokusindisa zona; iso lakho aliyikubahawukela; ungakhonzi onkulunkulu bazo; ngoba kuzakuba lugibe kini.
17Uma uthi enhliziyweni yakho: Lezi zizwe ziningi kunami; ngingaziphuca kanjani?
18Ungabesabi, kepha khumbula kahle lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibithe;
19izilingo ezinkulu azibonayo amehlo akho, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso, nesandla esinamandla, nengalo eyeluliweyo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akukhipha ngakho; kanjalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakwenza kuzo zonke izizwe ozesabayo.
20Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyothumela iminyovu phakathi kwabo baze babhujiswe labo abasalayo abazifihlayo phambi kwakho.
21Ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, uNkulunkulu onamandla nowesabekayo.
22UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuxosha lezo zizwe kancane kancane phambi kwakho; ungakudli masinyane, funa izilo zasendle zande phezu kwakho.
23Kepha uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzinikela kuwe, azibhubhise ngokuceka okukhulu, zize zibhujiswe.
24Uyakuwanikela amakhosi azo esandleni sakho, wena uchithe igama lawo phansi kwezulu; kakho ozakuma phambi kwakho uze ubabhubhise.
25Izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu bazo niyozishisa ngomlilo; isiliva noma igolide elikuso, ungalifisi, ungazithatheli lona, funa ucushwe yilo; ngoba kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
26Ungangenisi isinengiso endlini yakho, funa uqalekiswe njengaso; ngoba liyinto eqalekisiweyo.
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