UDuteronomi 7:1-26
UDuteronomi 7:1-26 IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE (ZUL59)
“Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukungenisa ezweni oya kulo ukulidla, axoshe izizwe eziningi phambi kwakho, amaHeti, namaGirigashi, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, nalapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ezinikela phambi kwakho, uzinqobe, wozichitha nokuzichitha, ungenzi isivumelwano nazo, ungabi namusa kuzo, ungaganiselani nazo, ungayiniki indodana yakhe indodakazi yakho, ungathatheli indodana yakho indodakazi yakhe. Ngokuba uyakuphambukisa indodana yakho ekungilandeleni ukuba bakhonze abanye onkulunkulu, intukuthelo kaJehova ikuvuthele, akuchithe masinyane. Niyakubaphatha kanje: niyakudiliza ama-altare abo, niphohloze izinsika zabo, ninqume o-Ashera* babo, nishise ngomlilo izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo. Ngokuba uyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukukhethile ukuba ube yisizwe senzuzo yakhe phezu kwezizwe zonke ezisebusweni bomhlaba. “UJehova akanamathelanga kini, kanikhethanga ngokuba nanibaningi kunezinye izizwe, ngokuba naniyingcosana kunezizwe zonke, kepha ngokuba uJehova enithanda nangokuba ebeyakugcina isifungo asifungela oyihlo uJehova unikhiphile ngesandla esinamandla, wanihlenga endlini yezigqila esandleni sikaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe. Yazi-ke ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nabamthandayo abagcina imiyalo yakhe kuze kube sezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane, abaphindisele abamzondayo ebusweni babo, ababhubhise; akayikulibala kuyena omzondayo, uyakumphindisela ebusweni bakhe. Ngalokho uyakugcina imiyalo, nezimiso, nezahlulelo engikuyala ngakho namuhla ukukwenza. “Kuyakuthi ngokuba nilalela lezi zahlulelo, nizigcine, nizenze, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakugcina isivumelwano nawe nomusa awufungela oyihlo, akuthande, akubusise, akwandise, abusise nenzalo yesisu sakho, nesithelo somhlabathi wakho, namabele akho, newayini lakho, namafutha akho, nenzalo yezinkomo zakho, nokwanda kwezimvu zakho ezweni alifungela oyihlo ukuninika lona. Uyakubusiswa ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke, kungabikho mlisa nowesifazane oyinyumba phakathi kwenu noma phakathi kwezinkomo zenu. UJehova uyakususa kuwe zonke izifo, angabeki kuwe izifo ezimbi zaseGibithe ozaziyo, kepha azifake phezu kwabo bonke abakuzondayo. Uyakuqeda zonke izizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuzinikela kuwe; iso lakho lingazihawukeli, ungakhonzi onkulunkulu bazo, ngokuba lokho kuyakuba lugibe kuwe. “Uma uyakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Lezi zizwe ziningi kunami; ngingazixosha kanjani?’ ungazesabi, kodwa ukhumbule kahle lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibithe: izilingo ezinkulu azibonayo amehlo akho, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso, nesandla esinamandla, nengalo eyeluliweyo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akukhipha ngakho; uyakwenza kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuzo zonke izizwe ozesabayo. Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuthuma iminyovu phakathi kwazo, kuze kuthi bona abaseleyo abazithukusayo baphele phambi kwakho. Ngalokho awuyikuzesaba, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho, uNkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo. UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuxosha lezo zizwe phambi kwakho kancane kancane, ungaziqedi masinyane, funa izilwane zasendle zande ngaphezu kwakho. Kepha uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzinikela phambi kwakho, azingquzule ngokungquzula okukhulu, zize zichithwe. Uyakuwanikela amakhosi azo esandleni sakho, wena uqede igama lawo phansi kwezulu; akuyikubakho muntu ongema phambi kwakho, uze uzichithe. Izithombe ezibaziweyo zawonkulunkulu bazo niyakuzishisa ngomlilo; awuyikufisa isiliva noma igolide elikuzo, ungazithatheli lona, funa ucushwe ngalo, ngokuba kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; awuyikungenisa isinengiso endlini yakho, ube yinto eqalekisiweyo njengaso; uyakusenyanya nokusenyanya, unengwe nokunengwa yiso, ngokuba kuyinto eqalekisiweyo.
UDuteronomi 7:1-26 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)
“Kuyothi lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ekungenisa ezweni oya kulo ukuba ulidle, axoshe izizwe eziningi phambi kwakho, amaHithi, amaGirigashi, ama-Amori, amaKhanani, amaPherizi, amaHivi, namaJebusi; izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, nalapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ezinikela phambi kwakho ukuba uzinqobe, uyozibhubhisa uziqede nya, awuyukwenza isivumelwano nazo, ungabi namusa kuzo. Ungaganiselani nazo, ungayiniki indodana yakhe indodakazi yakho, ungathatheli indodana yakho indodakazi yakhe, ngokuba uyakuphambukisa indodana yakho ekungilandeleni bese ikhonza abanye onkulunkulu; intukuthelo kaSimakade ikuvuthele, akubhubhise masinyane. Niyokwenza kanje kubo: niyakudiliza ama-althare abo, niphihlize izinsika zabo, ninqume o-Ashera babo, nishise ngomlilo izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo. Ngokuba uyisizwe esingcwele kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ukukhethile ukuba ube yisizwe esiyifa lakhe phezu kwezizwe zonke ezisebusweni bomhlaba. “USimakade akanithandanga nje kuphela, akanikhethanga kunezinye izizwe ngoba nibaningi; naniyingcosana kunezizwe zonke. Kepha kwaba ngenxa yokuba uSimakade enithanda, nangokuba wayegcina isifungo ayesenze nokhokho benu. USimakade unikhiphe ngesandla esinamandla, wanihlenga endlini yobugqila nasesandleni sikaFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe. Yazi-ke ukuthi uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano somusa kwabamthandayo abagcina imiyalo yakhe kuze kube sezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane, ophindiselayo kwabamzondayo, ababhubhise; akayukulibala kulowo omzondayo, uyakuphindisela kuye. Ngalokho-ke uyakugcina imiyalo, izimiso, nezehlulelo engikuyala ngakho namuhla, ukuba ukwenze. “Kuyothi uma nilalela lezi zehlulelo, nizigcina, nizenza, uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusigcina isivumelwano asenza nawe nomusa afunga ngawo kokhokho bakho. Uyakukuthanda, akubusise, akwandise, abusise nesithelo sesibeletho sakho, isithelo somhlabathi wakho, okusanhlamvu kwakho, iwayini lakho, amafutha akho, inzalo yezinkomo zakho, nezimvu zakho zande ezweni afunga ngalo kokhokho bakho ukukunika lona. Uyakubusiswa ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke, akuyukuba bikho phakathi kwenu owesilisa ongenanzalo nowesifazane oyinyumba, naphakathi kwemfuyo yenu. USimakade uyakususa kuwe zonke izifo, akayukubeka kuwe izifo zaseGibhithe ezimbi ozaziyo, kodwa uyozehlisela phezu kwabo bonke abakuzondayo. Uyakuziqeda nya zonke izizwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuzinikela kuwe; iso lakho aliyukuzihawukela, awuyukubakhonza onkulunkulu bazo, ngokuba lokho kuyakuba lugibe kuwe. “Uma uyakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Lezi zizwe ziningi kunami; ngingazixosha kanjani, na?’ ungazesabi, kodwa khumbula lokho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibhithe: izilingo ezinkulu azibonayo amehlo akho, izibonakaliso, izimangaliso, isandla esinamandla nengalo eyeluliweyo, uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akukhipha ngakho. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyokwenza kanjalo kuzo zonke izizwe ozesabayo. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyothumela iminyovu phakathi kwazo, kuthi bonke abaseleyo nabazithukusileyo babhubhe baphele phambi kwakho. Ngalokho-ke ungazesabi, ngokuba uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, uNkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo, uphakathi kwakho. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyozixosha lezi zizwe phambi kwakho kancane kancane; awuyukwazi ukuziqeda masinyane, funa izilwane zasendle zande zibe ziningi kunani. USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzinikela kuwe, uyakuzifaka ingebhe, zidideke, zize zibhujiswe. Amakhosi azo uyowanikela esandleni sakho, wena uyoliqeda nya igama lawo phansi kwezulu; akukho muntu oyoma phambi kwakho, uze uqede ukuzibhubhisa. Uyozishisa ngomlilo izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu bazo; ungalifisi isiliva noma igolide elikuzo, awuyukuzithathela lona, funa libe wugibe kuwe, ngokuba lokho kuyanengeka kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho. Awuyukungenisa into eyisinengiso endlini yakho, funa nawe umiselwe ukubhujiswa njengayo; uyakuyenyanya nokuyenyanya, unengwe nokunengwa yiyo, ngokuba iyinto yokubhujiswa.”
UDuteronomi 7:1-26 Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 (CZB24)
Lapho 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; Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ezinikela phambi kwakho; kumelwe ubahlule futhi ubashaye ngesiqalekiso; Ungenzi isivumelwano nabo futhi ungabahawukeli. Aniyikugana nabo; awuyikunika indodana yakhe indodakazi yakho, nendodakazi yakhe awuyikuthathela indodana yakho. Ngokuba bayakuyisusa indodana yakho kimi, ikhonze abanye onkulunkulu; kanjalo intukuthelo kaJehova iyakuvuthela, anibhubhise masinyane. Kodwa nansi indlela okufanele niziphathe ngayo; niyakudiliza ama-altare abo, nidilize izithombe zabo, nigawule iziqu zemithi yabo engcwele, nishise izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo ngomlilo. Ngokuba uyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukukhethile ukuba ube yisizwe sakhe phezu kwezizwe zonke ezisemhlabeni. UJehova akanithandanga, akanikhethanga, ngokuba naningaphezu kwezizwe zonke; ngoba wawumncane kunabo bonke abantu. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi iN kosi yalithanda, langoba igcine isifungo eyasifunga koyihlo, i Nkosi yalikhupha ngesandla esilamandla, yalikhulula endlini yobugqili, esandleni sikaFaro, inkosi yeGibhithe. Yazi-ke ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kwabamthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakhe ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane; ubaphindisele abamzondayo ebusweni babo ukuba ababhubhise; Kumelwe ugcine imiyalo nezimiso nezahlulelo engikuyala ukuba uzenze namuhla. “Kuyakuthi, uma ulalela lezi zimiso, uzigcine, uzenze, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukugcinela isivumelwano nomusa akuthembisa oyihlo ngesifungo. Futhi 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. Uyakubusiswa ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke: akuyikubakho ndoda noma owesifazane oyinyumba phakathi kwenu noma phakathi kwezinkomo zenu. UJehova uyakususa konke ukugula kuwe, nezifo ezimbi zaseGibithe ozaziyo aziyikwehlela phezu kwakho; kodwa izakubeka phezu kwabo bonke abalizondayo. Kumelwe uqede zonke izizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azokusindisa zona; iso lakho aliyikubahawukela; ungakhonzi onkulunkulu bazo; ngoba kuzakuba lugibe kini. Uma uthi enhliziyweni yakho: Lezi zizwe ziningi kunami; ngingaziphuca kanjani? Ungabesabi, kepha khumbula kahle lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibithe; izilingo ezinkulu azibonayo amehlo akho, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso, nesandla esinamandla, nengalo eyeluliweyo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akukhipha ngakho; kanjalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakwenza kuzo zonke izizwe ozesabayo. Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyothumela iminyovu phakathi kwabo baze babhujiswe labo abasalayo abazifihlayo phambi kwakho. Ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, uNkulunkulu onamandla nowesabekayo. UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuxosha lezo zizwe kancane kancane phambi kwakho; ungakudli masinyane, funa izilo zasendle zande phezu kwakho. Kepha uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzinikela kuwe, azibhubhise ngokuceka okukhulu, zize zibhujiswe. Uyakuwanikela amakhosi azo esandleni sakho, wena uchithe igama lawo phansi kwezulu; kakho ozakuma phambi kwakho uze ubabhubhise. Izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu bazo niyozishisa ngomlilo; isiliva noma igolide elikuso, ungalifisi, ungazithatheli lona, funa ucushwe yilo; ngoba kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Ungangenisi isinengiso endlini yakho, funa uqalekiswe njengaso; ngoba liyinto eqalekisiweyo.