1 Lawa-ke ngemavi aMosi lawakhuluma kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli basesehlane ngasemphumalanga nemfula iJordane, e-Arabha, macondzana neSufi, emkhatsini wePharani neThofeli, neLabani, neHaserothi, neDizahabi.
2 Kutsatsa emalanga lali-11 kuhamba usuka eHorebe uye eKhadeshi Bhaneya, nawuhamba ngemgwaco weNtsaba iSeyiri.
3 Ngemnyaka wema-40, ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yeli-11, kusukela baphuma eGibhithe, Mosi wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli konkhe loko Simakadze labemyale ngako kutsi awatjele kona, lokumacondzana nawo.
4 Loko wakwenta emvakwekuba asehlule Sihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, leyayibusa eHeshboni. Emphini yase-Edreyi abehlule Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, leyayibusa e-Ashtarothe.
5 Ngasemphumalanga nemfula iJordane, eveni lakaMowabi, Mosi wacala wawufundzisa lomtsetfo. Wakhuluma watsi:
6 “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu ukhulume kitsi siseseHorebe, watsi: ‘Senihleti kakhulu kulentsaba.
7 Tfutsani, nichubekele etintsabeni tema-Amori, nakuto tonkhe leto tive letisedvutane, tase-Arabha, naletisetintsabeni, naletingaphansi kwetintsaba ngasenshonalanga, naletiseNegevu, lekuyiningizimu yelive, naletigudla lwandle, eveni lemaKhenani kuya kulaseLebanoni, kufike ngisho nasemfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe.
8 Libukeni-ke lonkhe lelo live lenginiphe lona. Ngenani kulo nilidle lelive Simakadze lafunga ngalo kutsi utalipha bokhokho benu bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, kanye netitukulwane tabo letiyawuvela emvakwabo.’ ”
9 “Ngaleso sikhatsi ngakhuluma kini, ngatsi: ‘Ningumtfwalo losindza kakhulu kimi kutsi ngiwetfwale ngedvwa.
10 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu sewunandzisile manje, senibanyenti kakhulu, senize naba ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.
11 Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu, anganandzisa ngetinkhulungwane letiphindziwe, anibusise njengobe etsembisa!
12 Kodvwa ngingatetfwala kanjani tinkinga tenu, nemitfwalo yenu, nemibango yenu, mine ngingedvwa?
13 Khetsani emadvodza lahlakaniphile, nalanekucondza, nalatiwako kuleso nakuleso sive, ngitawube sengiyawabeka kutsi anengamele.’
14 “Nani nangiphendvula natsi: ‘Loko loncoma kukwenta kuhle.’
15 Ngako ngatsatsa labaholi betive tenu, emadvodza lahlakaniphile nalahloniphekile, ngawabeka kutsi anengamele, abe tindvuna tetinkhulungwane, netemakhulu, netema-50, netemashumi, nekutsi abe tiphatsimandla taletive tenu.
16 “Labaholi ngabayala ngaso leso sikhatsi ngatsi: ‘Hlolisisani imibango yalabanakenu, bese nehlulela ngekungakhetsi, nome licala lisemkhatsini wema-Israyeli nome lisemkhatsini wema-Israyeli newetive.
17 Ningacali nehlulele ngekukhetsa; lalelani lomkhulu nalomncane ngalokufananako. Ningesabi muntfu, ngobe kwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu. Licala lelilukhuni kini niboliletsa lapha kimi, ngitekuliva.’
18 Ngaleso sikhatsi nganitjela konkhe lebenifanele kukwenta.”
19 “Satfutsa eHorebe, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu abesiyalile, sacondza ngasetintsabeni, eveni lema-Amori, sadzabula lonkhe lelo hlane lelesabekako lesenilibonile, saze sefika eKhadeshi Bhaneya.
20 Ngase ngitsi kini: ‘Senifikile eveni letintsaba, live lema-Amori, lesiliphiwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
21 Libukeni-ke lelive leniliphiwe nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Khuphukelani kulo niyekulidla lelo live, njengobe natjelwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu. Ningesabi, ningalahlekelwa nalitsemba.’
22 “Nonkhe neta kimi, nafike natsi: ‘Asitfumele emadvodza ayesihlolela lelive, bese aletsa umbiko macondzana nendlela lekufanele sihambe ngayo, kanye nemadolobha lesitawakhandza khona.’
23 “Lomcondvo wabonakala umuhle kimi; ngako ngavele ngakhetsa emadvodza lali-12 emkhatsini wenu, yaba yinye kuleso nakuleso sive.
24 Esuka akhuphukela eveni letintsaba efika eSihosheni sase-Eshikholi, asihlolisisa.
25 Lamadvodza akha letinye tetitselo talelo live atiphatsa, eta nato lapha kitsi; afike asibikela atsi: ‘Lelive lasinika lona Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lihle kakhulu.’
26 “Kodvwa noko nabe seniyala kukhuphuka; nahlubuka, nangawulaleli umyalo waSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
27 Nakhonona emathendeni enu, natsi: ‘Simakadze uyasenyanya; kungako nje asikhipha eveni laseGibhithe, abentela kutasinikela etandleni tema-Amori kutsi atesibhubhisa.
28 Siyaphi nje? Labanaketfu sebasesabisile, batsi: “Bantfu bakhona bacinile, kantsi futsi badze kunatsi; emadolobha abo makhulu, futsi atinqaba, netibondza tawo tiphakeme taze tatsintsa sibhakabhaka. Sabona ngisho nemadvodzana a-Anaki khona lapho.” ’
29 “Ngase ngitsi kini: ‘Ningesabi; nabo ningabesabi.
30 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, lohamba embikwenu, utanilwela njengobe enta eGibhithe embikwenu nibuka,
31 kanjalo nasehlane futsi. Nabona lapho kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wanetfwala kanjani, njengababe etfwele indvodzana yakhe, kuyo yonkhe indlela nahamba naze nefika kuyo lendzawo.’
32 Kodvwa najinge nangete nametsemba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu,
33 labehamba embikwenu, ngemlilo ebusuku nangelifu emini. Loko abekwentela kunifunela tindzawo lapho ningemisa khona, nekutsi anikhombise indlela lekufanele nihambe ngayo.”
34 “Watsi kube Simakadze eve loko kusola kwenu, watfukutsela waze wafunga watsi:
35 ‘Kute nome munye umuntfu walesitukulwane lesibi loyakulibona lelive lelihle lengafunga ngalo kutsi ngiyakulinika bokhokho benu,
36 ngaphandle kwaKhalebi, umsa waJefune. Yena-ke uyakulibona, nginike yena netitukulwane takhe live lapho lunyawo lwakhe belunyatsele khona, ngobe walandzela Simakadze ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe.’
37 Simakadze wangitfukutselela ngenca yenu, waze watsi kimi: ‘Nawe ungeke ungene kulo.
38 Kodvwa umsiti wakho, Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, utawungena kulo. Mkhutsate, ngobe utawuhola lama-Israyeli kutsi alidle.’
39 “Labo bantfwana benu labasebancane lenitsite batawutfunjwa, bona labo labasengakakwati kwehlukanisa lokuhle kulokubi, batawungena kulelo live. Ngitabapha lona, nabo batalidla.
40 Kodvwa nine bantfu, ncandzekani, nicondze ngasehlane ngendlela leya eLwandle Lolubovu.
41 “Nine naphendvula natsi: ‘Sonile kuSimakadze. Sitawukhuphuka siyekulwa, njengobe Simakadze asiyalile.’ Ngako-ke nonkhe nahloma, nicabanga kutsi kutawuba malula kukhuphukela kulelive letintsaba.
42 “Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Batjele utsi: “Ningakhuphuki kuyakulwa, ngobe mine ngingeke ngibe nani. Titsa tenu titakunehlula.” ’
43 Ngabe sengiyanitjela, kodvwa anizange nifune kungilalela. Nahlubuka ngekungawulaleli umyalo waSimakadze, ngekutiphakamisa kwenu nachubeka nashuca, nakhuphukela eveni letintsaba.
44 Ema-Amori, labehlala kuleto tintsaba, aphuma anihlasela, anicosha anitselekela njengelibulo letinyosi, anishaya anilahla phansi kusukela eSeyiri kuze kuyewufika eHoma.
45 Nabuya lapho nakhala kuSimakadze, kodvwa akazange akunake loko kukhala kwenu, wasuke watsalalisa nje.”
46 “Ngako-ke nahlala eKhadeshi emalanga lamanyenti, nacitsa sikhatsi lesidze nilapho.
1 “Sesuka lapho sancandzeka sacondza ehlane, ngendlela leya eLwandle Lolubovu, njengobe Simakadze abevele ashito kimi kucala. Sacitsa sikhatsi lesidze sizulazula, situngeleta live letintsaba taseSeyiri.
2 “Simakadze wase ukhuluma kimi utsi:
3 ‘Senihambe sikhatsi lesidze seloku nitungeleta lelive letintsaba, manje-ke sale nijikela ngasenyakatfo.
4 Nika labantfu nansi imiyalo utsi: “Senitalidzabula ekhatsi lelive lebanakenu, titukulwane ta-Esawu, letihlala eSeyiri. Batawunesaba, kodvwa nibocaphela.
5 Ningabachukuluti kutsi baze balwe nani, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nalokuncane kwalelive labo, ngisho nekwekubeka lunyawo lwenu imbala. Ngilinike Esawu lelive letintsaba iSeyiri, kutsi libe lakhe.
6 Kufanele nibakhokhele ngesiliva konkhe kudla kwabo lenikudlako, nemanti abo leniwanatsako.” ’
7 “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unibusisile ngayo yonkhe imisebenti yenu yetandla leniyentako. Uninakekele ngesikhatsi nisahamba nidzabula lelihlane lelikhulukati. Kuyo yonkhe leminyaka lengema-40 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu abesolomane anani, anizange seneswele lutfo.
8 “Ngako sahamba sendlula labanaketfu labatitukulwane taka-Esawu, lababehlala eSeyiri. Sawushiya umgwaco i-Arabha lochamuka e-Elathi nase-Esiyoni Geberi; sahamba ngemgwaco welihlane lakaMowabi.
9 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Ningawahlaseli emaMowabi, futsi ningawachukuluti kutsi aze alwe, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nencenye nje yelive lawo. I-Ari yona ngiyiphe titukulwane taLoti kutsi ibe yato.’ ”
10 Ema-Emi abehlala lapho. Lesi bekusive lesasinemandla, kantsi sasisinyenti; sasisidze njengema-Anaki.
11 Naso sasatiwa kutsi singemaRefa njengawo ema-Anaki; kodvwa emaMowabi abesibita ngekutsi ngema-Emi.
12 EmaHori abehlala eSeyiri, kodvwa titukulwane taka-Esawu tawacosha. Tawabhubhisa onkhe emaHori labelapho, kwabe sekuhlala tona kuleyo ndzawo yawo, njengobe ema-Israyeli enta eveni lanikwa lona nguSimakadze kutsi alidle.
13 “Simakadze wakhuluma watsi: ‘Khuphukani manje newele umfudlana iZeredi.’ Savele sewela.
14 Kwendlula iminyaka lengema-38 kusukela esikhatsini sekusuka eKhadeshi Bhaneya. Ngaleso sikhatsi lonkhe lelo butfo lemadvodza aleso situkulwane abesafe aphela, njengobe Simakadze abefungile.
15 Sandla saSimakadze sachubeka kumelana nabo, baze bafa bonkhe baphela enkambu.
16 “Kwatsi kube kufe ekugcina kulawo madvodza, emkhatsini walabo bantfu,
17 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi:
18 ‘Lamuhla nitakwewelela ngesheya kwe-Ari lekungumnyele welive lakaMowabi.
19 Nase nifike esiveni sema-Amoni, ningawachukuluti futsi ningawakhubi, ngobe ngingeke ngininike, ngisho nencenye nje yalelive lawo kutsi libe lifa lenu, ngobe phela ngalipha titukulwane taLoti kutsi libe lifa lato.’ ”
20 Lelo bekutsiwa live lemaRefa labehlala kulo kucala; kodvwa ema-Amori abewabita ngekutsi ngemaZamzumi.
21 Bekusive lesasinemandla, kantsi futsi sasisinyenti, futsi sisidze njengema-Anaki, kodvwa Simakadze wawabhubhisa. Kwefika ema-Amoni acosha lamaRefa, kwase kwakha wona kulelo live.
22 Simakadze bekatentele njalo titukulwane taka-Esawu letatihlala eSeyiri, ngesikhatsi abhubhisa emaHori, lawacosha kulelo live, kwabe sekwakha tona kuze kube ngulamuhla.
23 Ema-Avi labakhe emadolobheni lagudla lwandle kuze kuyewufika eGaza, wona-ke abhujiswa ngemaKhrethe labechamuka eKhrethe. Lelive lase lidliwa ngulawo maKhrethe.
24 “Sukumani, nihambe nidzabule Sihosha sase-Anoni. Bukani la, indzawo yaSihoni, um-Amori, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, nelive lakhe, ngikwetfule etandleni tenu. Mhlaseleni nidle lelive lakhe.
25 Kusukela lamuhla ngitawucala kwenta tonkhe tive temhlaba tinesabe titfutfumele ngani. Nativa kukhulunywa ngani, tiyawukwesaba tikhatsateke kakhulu ngani.”
26 “Ngako ngatfumela titfunywa ngesikhatsi siseseHlane laseKhedemothi, taya enkhosini Sihoni, eHeshboni, ngatsi tibofike tikhulume ngemavi ekuthula titsi:
27 ‘Sicela kwendlula sidzabule lelive lakho. Sitawuhamba ngemgwaco, singeke siphambukele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
28 Sitsengisele kudla, khona sitekudla, usitsengisele nemanti sitewunatsa; konkhe usitsengisele ngesiliva. Sicela mane usivumele kutsi sendlule ngetinyawo,
29 njengobe kwenta titukulwane taka-Esawu letihlala eSeyiri, nanjengobe kwenta emaMowabi lahlala e-Ari, size sewelele ngesheya kweJordane, eveni lasinika lona Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.’
30 “Kodvwa Sihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, akazange asivumele kutsi sendlule sidzabule live lakhe, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wenta umoya wakhe waba lukhuni nenhlitiyo yakhe yaba nenkhani; loko wakwentela kutsi atekumnikela etandleni tenu, njengobe kunjalo lamuhla.
31 “Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Buka la, Sihoni nelive lakhe sengimnikele kuwe. Cala manje kumncoba, khona utekulidla lelive lakhe.’
32 “Sihoni nemabutfo akhe waphuma atewusihlasela emphini yaseJahasi,
33 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu wamnikela kitsi, samncoba yena nemadvodzana akhe kanye nesive sakhe sonkhe.
34 Ngaleso sikhatsi sawatsatsa onkhe emadolobha akhe, sawabhubhisa onkhe, nemadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana. Akuzange kusale ngisho namunye.
35 Kodvwa tifuyo nalesasikutfumbe emadolobheni lesasiwancobile sakutfutsa sahamba nako.
36 Kusukela e-Aroyeri lesemngcengcemeni weSihosha sase-Anoni, kanye nekusuka edolobheni lelisesikhunjini semfula, kuze kuyewufika eGileyadi kwabate ngisho nalinye lidolobha lelaba ngetulu kwemandla etfu. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu wawanikela kitsi onkhe.
37 Kodvwa asizange sisondzele eveni lema-Amoni: nome eceleni kugudla umfula iJabhoki, nome ngasemadolobheni laseveni letintsaba, nome ngukuphi-ke lapho Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu abesiyale kutsi singayi khona.”
1 “Sesuka lapho senyuka ngemgwaco locondza eBhashani; Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, waphuma kanye nemabutfo akhe onkhe atesihlasela emphini e-Edreyi.
2 Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Ungamesabi, ngobe yena kanye nemabutfo akhe onkhe, nelive lakhe, sengimnikele etandleni takho. Yenta kuye kona loko lowakwenta kuSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, labebusa eHeshboni.’
3 “Ngako Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, wanikela Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe etandleni tetfu. Sabagwaza bonkhe, kwangete kwasala ngisho namunye lowasindza.
4 Ngaleso sikhatsi sawatfumba onkhe emadolobha akhe; kute ngisho nalinye kulamadolobha labengema-60 lelasala sangete salitfumba kuso sonkhe leso sifundza sase-Agobhu, embusweni wa-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani.
5 Onkhe lamadolobha abetinqaba ngekwawo, anetibondza letiphakeme nemasango laveletelwa ngemishudvo yensimbi, kanye nalamanye emadolobha lamanyenti kakhulu labete tibondza.
6 Sawabhubhisa sawacedza onkhe, njengobe senta kuSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni; sabhubhisa onkhe emadolobha, nemadvodza, nebafati nebantfwana.
7 Kodvwa tonkhe tifuyo nalokunye lokwakuyimphango sakwetfwala, sahamba nako.
8 “Ngako lelive salitsatsa ngaso leso sikhatsi esandleni semakhosi lamabili ema-Amori, ngesheya emphumalanga nemfula iJordane, kusuka eSihosheni sase-Anoni, kuze kuyewufika eNtsabeni iHemoni.”
9 INtsaba iHemoni emaSidoni ayibita ngekutsi yiSiriyoni, kantsi ema-Amori wona ayibita ngekutsi yiSeniri.
10 “Salidla lonkhe live laka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani: emadolobha lasentsabeni, netifundza takaGileyadi naseBhashani, kuze kuyewufika emadolobheni aseSalekha nase-Edreyi lekungemadolobha embuso wa-Ogi eBhashani.”
11 Kwase kusele Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, kuphela kuleyo nsali yesive semaRefa. Umbhedze wakhe wawentiwe ngensimbi, budze ungemamitha labengaba mane, bubanti ungemamitha labengaba mabili. Ungatfolakala eRabha, edolobheni lema-Amoni.
12 “Lelive salidla kanjalo-ke ngaleso sikhatsi. Indzawo lesukela enyakatfo yase-Aroyeri ngaseSihosheni sase-Anoni nencenye yelive letintsaba takaGileyadi kanye nemadolobha alo ngakwabela emaRubeni nemaGadi.
13 Lenye incenye yelive lakaGileyadi neBhashani yonkhe, umbuso wa-Ogi, ngisho sonkhe sifundza sase-Agobhu ngayabela incenye yesive sakaManase. “IBhashani yayatiwa ngekutsi live lakaRefa.
14 Jayire, umsa waManase, watsatsa sonkhe sifundza sase-Agobhu, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni wemaGeshuri nemaMakhathi. Leyo ndzawo wayetsa ngaye; kuze kube ngulamuhla iBhashani yatiwa ngekutsi yiHavothi Jayire.
15 “IGileyadi ngayabela Makhire.
16 Sive sakaRubeni nesakaGadi ngatabela live lakaGileyadi, kuze kuyewufika eSihosheni sase-Anoni, ekhatsi nesihosha kwaba ngumnyele, kanye nasemfuleni iJabhoki, umnyele wesive sema-Amoni.
17 Ngasenshonalanga lelive labo lalihamba lize liyewufika emfuleni iJordane, e-Arabha, lalisuka eKhinerethi lize liyewufika eLwandle lwase-Arabha, Lwandle Lweluswayi, ngaphansi kwemacele asePhisga.
18 “Ngaso leso sikhatsi ngabe sengiyaniyala, ngatsi: ‘Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uniphe lelive kutsi nilidle. Nonkhe nine mabutfo emphi lenihlomele kulwa, hambani embikwetive tema-Israyeli, newelele ngesheya kwemfula.
19 Kodvwa bafati benu, nebantfwabenu, netifuyo tenu -- njengobe ngiyati kutsi ninetifuyo letinyenti -- kutawusala kulamadolobha lenginiphe wona,
20 aze Simakadze anike banakenu lendzawo lesasele, njengobe enta nakini, nabo futsi sebalitsetse lelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu labanika lona lelingesheya kwemfula iJordane. Emvakwaloko-ke nonkhe seningabuyela emuva, nguloyo naloyo aye eveni lakhe lengimabele lona.’
21 “Ngaso leso sikhatsi ngayala Joshuwa, ngatsi: ‘Nawe utibonele ngewakho emehlo konkhe loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakwentile kulamakhosi lamabili; utakwenta njalo-ke kuyo yonkhe lemibuso lenisetakwewelela kuyo.
22 Ningayesabi, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nguye lotanilwela.’ ”
23 “Ngaphindze ngancusa Simakadze ngaleso sikhatsi, ngatsi:
24 ‘Hawu! Nkhosi Simakadze, sewucalile kukhombisa inceku yakho bukhulu bakho nesandla sakho lesinemandla. Ngumuphi nje nkulunkulu losezulwini nome losemhlabeni longenta lemisebenti nalemimangaliso yemandla loyentako?
25 Ngicela kwewela ngiyewubona lelive lelihle lelingesheya kweJordane, live lelihle letintsaba, kanye neLebanoni.’
26 “Kodvwa ngenca yenu Simakadze wangitfukutselela, wangabe asangilalela nekungilalela, watsi kimi: ‘Sekwenele! Ungaphindze ukhulume kimi ngalendzaba.
27 Yenyuka uye esicongweni sentsaba iPhisga, ubukisise ngasenshonalanga, nangasenyakatfo, nangaseningizimu kanye nangasemphumalanga; lelive ulibukisise ngemehlo akho, ngobe wena ungeke usawewela umfula iJordane.
28 Kodvwa yala Joshuwa, umcinise umkhutsate, ngobe nguye lotakuhola lesive asewetele ngesheya kwemfula; nguye futsi lotabenta badle lelive lolibonako.’
29 “Ngako sahlala esihosheni, macondzana nelidolobha laseBhethi Pheyori.”
1 “Lalelani sive sema-Israyeli imiyalo nemitsetfo lesengitanifundzisa yona. Hambani ngayo, khona nitewuphila ningene eveni nilidle, live Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, lanipha lona.
2 Ningacali nengete lutfo kulamavi lenginiyala ngawo, futsi ningaphunguli lutfo kuwo, kodvwa gcinani lemiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lengininika yona.
3 Natibonela ngemehlo enu loko lokwentiwa nguSimakadze eBhali Pheyori. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wababhubhisa bonkhe labo bantfu bakini lababelandzela Bhali wasePheyori,
4 kodvwa nonkhe nine lenabambelela kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nisaphila nalamuhla.
5 “Nginifundzise yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami angitfumile kutsi ngente, kuze nihambe ngayo nakulelo live leniyakungena kulo niyekulidla.
6 Ngako yigcineni niyicaphelisise, ngobe loko kuyawuba kuhlakanipha nekucondza kwenu emehlweni aleto tive letiyakuva ngayo yonkhe lemiyalo, bese titsi: ‘Impela lesive lesikhulu sisive lesihlakaniphile nalesinekucondza.’
7 “Ngusiphi nje lesinye sive lesikhulu lesinabonkulunkulu labasedvute naso, njengaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lohlala asedvute natsi njalo nje nasithandaza kuye?
8 Ngusiphi nje lesinye sive lesikhulu kangangekutsi singaba nemiyalo nemitsetfo lelungile njengawo wonkhe lomtsetfo lenginifundzise wona lamuhla?
9 Caphelani-ke nilindze kahle imiphefumulo yenu, ningaze nikhohlwe nguletintfo lenitibone ngemehlo enu nome nitiyekele tiphunyuke enhlitiyweni yenu yingci nanisaphila. Niyakutifundzisa bantfwabenu nebantfwana bebantfwabenu.
10 Khumbulani lilanga lenema ngalo embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi akhuluma kimi eHorebe atsi: ‘Hlanganisa sonkhe sive sibutsane la embikwami. Ngifuna kutsi sive kahle emavi ami, khona sitewufundza kungihlonipha, yingci nasisaphila kulomhlaba sibuye sifundzise nebantfwabaso.’
11 “Nasondzela edvute nema ngephansi kwentsaba naloku yayivutsa emalangabi emlilo lowawufikela esibhakabhakeni, unemafu lamnyama nentfutfu leyesabekako.
12 Simakadze wakhuluma asekhatsi emlilweni, nakuva kudvuma kwemavi, kodvwa anizange nisibone simo sakhe, kwakulivi nje.
13 Wetfula kini sivumelwane sakhe semiyalo lelishumi laniyala kutsi nihambe ngayo, wase uyibhala phansi etibhelekeceni letimbili tematje.
14 Simakadze wangikhombisa ngaleso sikhatsi kutsi nginifundzise imiyalo nemitsetfo lekufanele nihambe ngayo kulelive lelingesheya kweJordane, lenewelela kulo kuyakulidla.”
15 “Ngako-ke ticaphelisiseni nine, ngobe anibonanga simo salutfo mhlazana Simakadze akhuluma nani asemlilweni entsabeni yaseHorebe.
16 Caphelani ningoni ngekutentela tithico letibatiwe, titfombe nome taluphi luhlobo lwendvodza nome lwemfati,
17 nome lokufanana nesilwane nome ngangusiphi lapha emhlabeni, nome lokufanana neluhlobo lwanome nganguyiphi inyoni lendiza emoyeni,
18 nome ngangusiphi silwane lesihuma ngesisu emhlabatsini, nome nganguyiphi inhlanti lesemantini ngaphansi kwemhlaba.
19 Nicaphele ningatikhonti tinkhanyiso lenitibona esibhakabhakeni njengelilanga, nenyanga, netinkhanyeti. Ningacali niwungeke ngekutikhotsamela nikhonte leto tintfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latabela tonkhe tive ngephansi kwelizulu.
20 Kodvwa nine, Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe, emlilweni lomkhulu loncibilikisa insimbi, kutsi nitekuba sive lesilifa lakhe, njengobe senaba ngilo nje.
21 “Simakadze wangitfukutselela ngenca yenu, waze wafunga kutsi ngingeke ngisawewela umfula iJordane ngingene eveni lelihle Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha kutsi libe lifa lenu.
22 Ngitawufela kulelive ngingeke ngiwewele umfula iJordane, kodvwa nine seniyakwewelela ngesheya niyekudla lelive lelihle.
23 Caphelani ningasikhohlwa sivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lasenta nani. Ningatenteli sithico nome saluphi luhlobo Simakadze Nkulunkulu lanalele kutsi nisente.
24 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ungumlilo locotfulako, unguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele.
25 “Nase nitelene nandza naba nebantfwana kanye nebantfwana bebantfwabenu, senihleti sikhatsi lesidze kulelo live, ningacali nome ngekutentela tithico nome taluphi luhlobo. Loko kuyawuba kubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, kumente atfukutsele.
26 Ngibita lizulu nemhlaba kutsi kungifakazele lamuhla kutsi naningangilaleli, niyawunyamalala masinyane emhlabeni. Ningeke nikhonse kulelo live lelingesheya kwemfula iJordane lenewelela kuyawulidla. Niyawubhujiswa niphele.
27 Simakadze uyawunisakatela etiveni letinye, bayawuba yingcosana benu labayawusala kuleto tive Simakadze layakube anisakatele kuto.
28 Kuleto tive niyawukhonta tithico letentiwe bantfu ngetingodvo nangematje, letingaboni naletingeva, naletingadli, naletingakwati kunuka.
29 Kodvwa khona lapho nanifuna Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, niyawumtfola nanimfunisisa ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe.
30 Naniselusizini senehlelwe ngito tonkhe letintfo, kuyawutsi emvakwaloko nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimlalele.
31 Ngobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu, unguNkulunkulu lonemusa, angeke anishiye nome anibhubhise nome akhohlwe sivumelwane sakhe lasenta naboyihlomkhulu, lasicinisa kubo ngesifungo.
32 “Phenyisisani ngalokwenteka emalangeni akadzeni nisengakatalwa, kusukela ngelilanga Nkulunkulu ladala ngalo umuntfu emhlabeni; phenyisisani kusukela ngale kwemazulu kuye ngale kwawo. Intfo lenkhulu kangaka yake yenteka yini nome intfo lenjengayo yake yevakala yini?
33 Sikhona sive lesake saliva liphimbo laNkulunkulu likhuluma emlilweni, njengani, sachubeka saphila?
34 Sikhona yini sithico lesake setama kutikhetsela sive emkhatsini waletinye tive ngetivivinyo, nangetibonakaliso letimangalisako, nangetimangaliso, nangemphi, nangesandla lesinemandla, nangengalo leyelulekile nome ngetento letinkhulu naletimangalisako, njengato tonkhe letintfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latenta kini eGibhithe emehlweni enu nibuka?
35 “Letintfo natikhonjiselwa kutsi nati kutsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu; ngaphandle kwakhe kute lomunye.
36 Wanenta neva livi lakhe asezulwini kutsi atenicondzisa kahle. Emhlabeni wanikhombisa umlilo wakhe, naweva emavi akhe aphuma emlilweni.
37 Ngobe wabatsandza boyihlomkhulu, wakhetsa titukulwane tabo emvakwabo, wanikhipha eGibhithe ngebukhona bakhe nangemandla akhe lamakhulu,
38 wacosha tive letinkhulu naletinemandla kunani, nisengakefiki, kuze aniletse kulelo live lato; walipha nine, laba lifa lenu, njengobe lingilo nje lamuhla.
39 “Ngako khumbulani ningaphindzi nikhohlwe kusukela lamuhla kutsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu, ezulwini etulu nasemhlabeni phansi. Kute lomunye.
40 Gcinani timiso takhe nemiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla, kuze kulungele nine nebantfwabenu, khona nitewuphila siphelane kulelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona.”
41 Mosi wabe sewumisa emadolobha lamatsatfu ngasemphumalanga kwemfula iJordane,
42 lapho bekungakhosela khona nome ngubani lobulele umuntfu ngesiphosiso, angakacondzi. Lowo muntfu abengabaleka akhosele kulelinye lalamadolobha aphephise imphilo yakhe angabe asabulawa.
43 Lamadolobha bekuyiBheseri, ehlane letintsaba, yona yaba yebakaRubeni, neRamothi kulaseGileyadi, yona yaba yebakaGadi, iGolani leseBhashani, yona yaba yebakaManase.
44 Lona ngumtsetfo Mosi lawetfula embikwesive sema-Israyeli.
45 Lena ngimilayeto, nemiyalo, nemitsetfo Mosi labanika yona nabaphuma eGibhithe,
46 sebaseSihosheni saseBhethi Pheyori ngasemphumalanga kweJordane, eveni lakaSihoni, inkhosi yema-Amori, labebusa eHeshboni, wancotjwa nguMosi nema-Israyeli nabaphuma eGibhithe.
47 Balidla live lakhe nelive la-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, lamakhosi lamabili esive sema-Amori ngasemphumalanga kwemfula iJordane.
48 Lelive lalisuka e-Aroyeri emngcengcemeni weSihosha sase-Anoni, lize liyewufika eNtsabeni iSiyoni, leyo yiHemoni,
49 lifake ekhatsi lonkhe live lase-Arabha ngasemphumalanga kweJordane, kuze kuyewufika eLwandle lwase-Arabha, ngaphansi kwemacele asePhisga.
1 Mosi wabita sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli wakhuluma kuso, watsi: “Lalelani, ma-Israyeli, timiso nemitsetfo lengininika yona lamuhla. Yifundzeni nibe neliciniso kutsi nitayilalela niyilandzele.
2 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu wasenta natsi sivumelwane eHorebe.
3 Yebo, Simakadze akasentanga nabobabe betfu leso sivumelwane, kodvwa wasenta natsi tsine lesisaphila lamuhla.
4 Simakadze wakhuluma nani buso nebuso asemlilweni etikwentsaba.
5 Ngaleso sikhatsi mine ngema emkhatsini waSimakadze nani kuze ngimementele livi laSimakadze kini, ngobe nine benesaba umlilo anizange nenyukele entsabeni. “Simakadze watsi:
6 ‘NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili.
7 “ ‘Ungabi nalabanye bonkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.
8 “ ‘Ungatenteli sithico lesinesimo salokusezulwini etulu, nome salokusemhlabeni phansi, nome emantini ngaphansi kwemhlaba.
9 Ungasikhotsameli nome usikhonte; ngobe mine, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, nginguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele, ngijezisa bantfwana ngesono saboyise esitukulwaneni sesitsatfu nesesine kulabo labangitondzako,
10 kodvwa ngentela lutsandvo kuto titukulwane letitinkhulungwane talabangitsandzako bagcine imiyalo yami.
11 “ ‘Ungalisebentiseli lite libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ngobe Simakadze angeke ahlale angambeki licala lowo lolisebentisa ngelite libito lakhe.
12 “ ‘Gcina liSabatha ngekulenta libe ngcwele, njengobe Simakadze akuyala.
13 Uyawusebenta emalanga lasitfupha, wente wonkhe umsebenti wakho,
14 kodvwa lilanga lesikhombisa liSabatha kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho. Awuyikuwenta umsebenti, wena, nendvodzana yakho, nendvodzakati yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukati yakho, nenkhabi yakho, nembongolo yakho, nome ngusiphi setifuyo takho, newetive lokakho, khona inceku yakho nencekukati yakho batewuphumula, njengawe.
15 Khumbula kutsi nawe bewusigcili eGibhithe nekutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho wakukhipha lapho ngesandla lesinemandla nemkhono lowelulekile. Ngako-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho ukuyalile kutsi uligcine liSabatha.
16 “ ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho akuyala, khona utewuphila sikhatsi lesidze kuze kukuhambele kahle eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakupha lona.
17 “ ‘Ungabulali.
18 “ ‘Ungaphingi.
19 “ ‘Ungebi.
20 “ ‘Ungafakazi emanga ngamakhelwane wakho.
21 “ ‘Ungamkhanuki umfati wamakhelwane wakho. Ungayihawukeli ngisho nendlu yamakhelwane wakho, nemhlaba wakhe, nesisebenti sakhe lesidvuna nome lesisikati, nenkhabi yakhe, nembongolo yakhe, nome ngabe seyini-ke yamakhelwane wakho.’
22 “Lena-ke ngimiyalo Simakadze laninika yona akhuluma ngeliphimbo lelikhulu kini nonkhe, yena akhuluma asekhatsi emlilweni, etulu entsabeni efini nasebumnyameni lobulicinsi; kute lokunye lakwengeta. Wayibhala etibhelekeceni letimbili tematje, wase unginika tona.”
23 “Natsi naniliva lelivi likhuluma ebumnyameni, intsaba isavutsa umlilo, onkhe emadvodza labaholi betive tenu netikhulu tenu teta kimi.
24 Nafike natsi: ‘Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu usikhombise inkhatimulo yakhe nebukhosi bakhe, neliphimbo lakhe silive ekhatsi emlilweni. Lamuhla sesibonile kutsi kantsi umuntfu angajinge aphile nome Nkulunkulu akhuluma naye.
25 Kodvwa-ke manje sifelani? Lomlilo lomkhulu kangaka utasishisa usicedze, futsi sitakufa nangabe sichubeka kuliva leliphimbo laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
26 Kwase kwenteka yini kutsi umuntfu lobhubhako eve liphimbo laNkulunkulu lophilako likhuluma emlilweni, njengatsi, abuye aphile?
27 “ ‘Sondzela wena uyekuva konkhe loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lakushoko. Tsine sitawutjelwa nguwe loko Simakadze lakutjela kona, natsi sitawulalela sikwente loko.’
28 “Simakadze waniva nanikhuluma kimi, wase ukhuluma kimi utsi: ‘Ngikuvile loku lokukhulunywe ngulabantfu kuwe. Konkhe loko labakukhulume kuwe kulungile kuhle.
29 Yebo, shangatsi tinhlitiyo tabo tingatsambela ekungesabeni, bagcine imiyalo yami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, khona kutawubahambela kahle bona nebantfwababo kuze kube phakadze!
30 Hamba ubatjele bancandzeke babuyele emathendeni abo.
31 Kodvwa wena hlala nami lapha, khona ngitekunika yonkhe imiyalo yami, netimiso tami, nemitsetfo yami lekufanele uyifundzise kutsi bayilandzele eveni lengibanika lona kutsi libe labo.’
32 “Ngako caphelani kwenta loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyale ngako kutsi nikwente; ningacali nijikele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
33 Hambani endleleni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyale kutsi nihambe ngayo, khona nitewuphila nichume, netinsuku tenu tandze eveni lelitawuba lenu.”
1 “Lena ngimiyalo, netimiso, nemitsetfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu langiyale ngayo kutsi nginifundzise yona kutsi niyigcine eveni lenitakwewela iJordane newelele kulo kutsi libe lenu,
2 khona kutewutsi nine, nebantfwabenu, nebantfwababo emvakwabo batekwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, yingci nanisagcina tonkhe timiso nemiyalo lengininika yona, khona nitewuva bumnandzi bekuphila imphilo lendze.
3 Lalelani, ma-Israyeli, nicaphelisise kutsi niyalalela, khona kutanihambela kahle nekutsi nandze kakhulu kulelo live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlo anetsembisa.
4 “Lalelani, ma-Israyeli, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu nguye yedvwana longuSimakadze.
5 Tsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onkhe emandla akho.
6 Lemiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla kufanele ibesetinhlitiyweni tenu.
7 Niyakuyinamatsisela etingcondvweni tebantfwabenu, nikhulume ngayo nanihleti emakhaya, nome nihamba endleleni, nome nilala nome nivuka.
8 Niyakuyibophela ibe timphawu etandleni tenu nasemabuntini enu.
9 Niyakuyibhala etinsikeni teminyango yetindlu tenu nasemasangweni enu.”
10 “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utawutsi anganingenisa eveni lafunga ngalo kuboyihlo, Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe kutsi utanipha lona, lelo live linemadolobha lamakhulu lanotsile leningazange niwakhe,
11 tindlu letigcwele tonkhe tinhlobo tetintfo letinhle leningazange nite nato, nemitfombo leningazange niyimbe, netivini, nemasimi etitselo temncumo leningazange nitihlanyele, nitawutsi ningadla nesutse,
12 nicaphele kutsi ningamkhohlwa Simakadze lowanikhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili.
13 Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nikhonte yena yedvwa, nifunge ngelibito lakhe.
14 Ningatilandzeli letinye tithico, lekutithico taletive letinihacile;
15 ngobe Nkulunkulu wenu, losemkhatsini wenu, nguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele; nentfukutselo yakhe itanivutsela inishise inicedze niphele nya kulelive.
16 “Ningamlingi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu njengobe nenta eMasa.
17 Cinisekani kutsi niyayigcina imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kanjalo futsi nato timiso laninike tona.
18 Yentani lokulungile nalokuhle ebusweni baSimakadze, khona kutanihambela kahle, nitsi ningangena nilitsatse lelive lelihle Simakadze laletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu,
19 nicitse tonkhe titsa tenu embikwenu, njengobe Simakadze asho.
20 “Etikhatsini letitako indvodzana yakho iyawutsi nayibuta itsi: ‘Isho kutsini lemiyalo, naletimiso, nalemitsetfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lasiyala kutsi siyigcine?’
21 uyawuphendvula utsi: ‘Sasitigcili taFaro eGibhithe, kodvwa Simakadze wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.
22 Satibonela tsine ngewetfu emehlo Simakadze enta tibonakaliso netimanga letesabekako naletinkhulu eGibhithe kuFaro nasemndenini wakhe wonkhe.
23 Kodvwa wasikhipha lapho wasiletsa lapha, wasipha lelive laletsembisa ngekufunga kwakhe kubokhokho betfu.
24 Simakadze wasiyala kutsi sihloniphe tonkhe letimiso nekutsi sesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, kuze sihlale sichuma njalo, njengobe kunjalo nalamuhla.
25 Nasinakekela kutsi sihloniphe wonkhe lomtsetfo nalemiyalo embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, njengobe asiyalile, loko kutawuba kulunga kwetfu.’ ”
1 “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utaningenisa eveni lenitawuhlala kulo libe lenu. Utawucosha embikwenu letive letinyenti letikulo: emaHethi, nemaGirigashi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, tive letisikhombisa letinkhulu naletinemandla kunani.
2 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu letive utawutsi angatinikela etandleni tenu, nitehlule, niboticedza tiphele nya. Ningenti sivumelwane nato, ningabi namusa kuto.
3 Ningendziselani nato. Emadvodzakati enu ningavumi kutsi ashade nemadvodzana ato, nemadvodzana enu ningavumi kutsi ashade nemadvodzakati ato,
4 ngobe ayawuhlubukisa lamadvodzana enu angabe asangilandzela, awente akhonte labanye bonkulunkulu, intfukutselo yaSimakadze bese iyanivutsela, inibhubhise ngekushesha.
5 Naku-ke lenitakwenta kuto: Bhidlitani emalati ato, nephule netinsikamatje tato lekutsiwa tingcwele, nijube tinsika tato tabo-Ashera losithicokati sabo, nishise netithico tato ngemlilo.
6 Ngobe nine nisive lesingcwele saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive letisebusweni bemhlaba, kutsi nibe sive sakhe, sive lesiligugu lelingelakhe.
7 “Simakadze akazange anitsandze waze wanikhetsa ngobe nisive lesinyenti kwendlula letinye, ngobe vele nanisive lesincane kunato tonkhe.
8 Kodvwa kwaya ngekutsi Simakadze wanitsandza wasigcina sifungo sakhe lasenta kubokhokho benu kutsi anikhiphe ngesandla lesinemandla, wanihlenga eveni lebugcili, nasemandleni aFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe.
9 Yatini-ke kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu; unguNkulunkulu lowetsembekile losigcinako sivumelwane sakhe selutsandvo kuto titukulwane letitinkhulungwane kulabo labamtsandzako bagcine imiyalo yakhe,
10 kodvwa labo labamtondzako uyawuphindzisela kubo yena matfupha ngekubabhubhisa; angeke alibale kuphindzisela kubo babukile labo labamtondzako.
11 Ngako-ke caphelani nilandzele imiyalo, netimiso, nemitsetfo lengininika yona lamuhla.”
12 “Naniyilandzela lemitsetfo, niyinakekela ngekuyenta njengobe injalo, naye Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utasigcina setsembiso sakhe selutsandvo kini, njengobe afunga kuboyihlomkhulu.
13 Utanitsandza, anibusise, anandzise nibe banyenti. Utasibusisa sitselo sesisu senu, netilimo telive lenu, nakolo wenu, neliwayini lenu lelisha, nemafutsa enu, nemankhonyane etinkhomo tenu, nemazinyane emihlambi yenu kulelive lafunga ngalo kuboyihlomkhulu kutsi utawunipha lona.
14 Niyawubusiswa kwendlula tonkhe tive; kute lomdvuna nome lomsikati longeyiwutala umntfwana, ngisho netifuyo tenu tingeke tibe tinyumba.
15 Simakadze utanigcina aniphephise kuto tonkhe tifo. Angeke anijezise ngetifo letesabekako lenatibona eGibhithe, kodvwa uyakubajezisa ngato labo labanitondzako.
16 Kufanele nibhubhise tonkhe leto tive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lataninika tona. Ningatihawukeli ningabakhonti ngisho nabonkulunkulu bato, ngobe loko kuyawuba lugibe kini.
17 “Encenye etinhlitiyweni tenu nitsi: ‘Letive tinemandla kakhulu kunatsi; singaticosha kanjani lapha sitikhiphe?’
18 Cha, ningatesabi, khumbulani kahle kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wentani kuFaro naseveni lonkhe laseGibhithe.
19 Natibonela nine ngewenu emehlo timangaliso letinkhulu netibonakaliso, nesandla lesinemandla leseluliwe, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanikhiphe ngaso. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utakwenta njalo kuto tonkhe tive lenitesabako nyalo.
20 Ngetulu kwaloko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utawutfumela kutfutfumela nekwesaba emkhatsini wato, kuze kutsi ngisho nalabo labasasele banibhacele nabo babhujiswe.
21 Ningabesabi, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, losemkhatsini wenu, unguNkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako.
22 Tonkhe letive letisembikwenu Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utatikhipha kancane kancane. Ningeke nivunyelwe kutsi niticitse tonkhe tiphele ngasikhatsi sinye, ngobe phela kungabe sekwandza tilwane tesiganga emkhatsini wenu.
23 Kodvwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu letive utatinikela esandleni senu, atisanganise kakhulu tize tibhujiswe.
24 Emakhosi ato utawanikela esandleni senu, nine niwabhubhise, emabito awo aphele emhlabeni. Kute loyakuba nemandla ekumelana nani; niyakuwabhubhisa.
25 Tithico tato niyakutishisa ngemlilo. Ningacali nihawukele isiliva negolide lekuto, ningatitsatseli loko, ngobe nitawubanjwa lugibe lwato, ngobe loko kusinengiso kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
26 Ningacali niletse loko lokusinengiso etindlini tenu, funa nani nehlukaniswe nibekwe eceleni, khona nitewubhujiswa njengako. Kufanele nitenyanye letithico, ngobe setivele tehlukaniselwe kubhujiswa.”
1 “Caphelani kutsi nilandzela yonkhe imitsetfo lengininika yona lamuhla, khona nitewuphila, nandze, ningene nilidle lelive Simakadze laletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu.
2 Khumbulani kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wanihola njani kuyo yonkhe indlela yenu ehlane kuleminyaka lengema-40, wanitfobisa wanivivinya, khona atewukwati lenanikucondzile enhlitiyweni yenu nekutsi nitayigcina yini imiyalo yakhe, nome cha.
3 Wanitfobisa, wanenta nalamba, wabe sewunondla ngemana, lenaningayati nekuyati nine naboyihlo benu, wentela kunifundzisa kutsi umuntfu akaphili ngesinkhwa sodvwa kodvwa nangawo onkhe emavi laphuma emlonyeni waSimakadze.
4 Timphahla tenu atizange tiguge, netinyawo tenu atizange tivuvuke kuleminyaka lengema-40.
5 Yatini-ke etinhlitiyweni tenu kutsi njengobe indvodza iyicondzisa ibuye iyijezise indvodzana yayo, kanjalo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanicondzisa abuye anijezise.
6 Gcinani imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe nimhloniphe.
7 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uniyisa eveni lelihle: live lelinemifula netitiba temanti, netiyalu letigeleta etihosheni nasetintsabeni;
8 live lelinakolo, nebhali, nemivini, nemakhiwa, nemahananandza, nemafutsa emncumo, neluju lwetinyosi;
9 live lapho singeke sesweleke khona sinkhwa, ningeke neswele lutfo; live lapho emadvwala akhona ayinsimbi, lapho ningemba khona litfusi etintsabeni talo.
10 Nase nidlile nesutsa, dvumisani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngalelive lelihle laniphe lona.”
11 “Caphelani-ke kutsi ningamkhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngekungagcini imiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe kanye netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla.
12 Ngaphandle kwaloko niyawutsi nase nidle nesutsa, nakha netindlu letinhle, natinta,
13 nemihlambi yetifuyo tenu seyandzile, nesiliva yenu negolide yenu seyandzile, nako konkhe leninako sekwandzile,
14 inhlitiyo yenu bese iyakhukhumala, nize nikhohlwe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, lowanikhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili.
15 Wanihola nadzabula ekhatsi lihlane lelikhulukati nalelesabekako, live lelomile nalelite emanti, lelinetinyoka letinesihlungu nabofecela. Wanitfululela emanti edvwaleni lelilukhuni.
16 Wanipha imana kutsi nitewudla ehlane, intfo boyihlo lababengazange sebayati, entela kunitfobisa anivivinye, khona kutawutsi ekugcineni kunihambele kahle.
17 Wena ungatitjela utsi: ‘Ngemandla ami netikhwepha temikhono yami letingikhitsitele wonkhe lomcebo.’
18 Kodvwa khumbula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ngobe nguye lokunika emandla ekukhitsita lomcebo, abuye agcizelele sivumelwane sakhe lasenta ngesifungo kuboyihlo njengalamuhla.
19 “Nanike nakhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nalandzela labanye bonkulunkulu nabakhonta naze nakhotsama kubo, ngiyanecwayisa lamuhla kutsi nakanjani niyawubhujiswa.
20 Naningamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nani niyawubhujiswa njengato letive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latibhubhisa embikwenu.”
1 “Lalelani-ke, ma-Israyeli! Manje senitakwewela iJordane ningene niyewucosha letive letinyenti naletinemandla kunani, letinemadolobha lamakhulu lanetibondza letindze letifikela esibhakabhakeni.
2 Labantfu banemandla, kantsi futsi badze, bangema-Anaki. Niyabati labo bantfu futsi nise neva ngabo kutsiwa: ‘Ngubani longamelana nema-Anaki?’
3 Kodvwa banini nesiciniseko lamuhla kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nguye lohamba embikwenu njengemlilo locotfulako. Utababhubhisa, abehlule embikwenu nibuka. Nitawubakhipha nibacedze ngekushesha, njengobe Simakadze anetsembisa.
4 “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawutsi angaticosha embikwenu, nine-ke ningabosho enhlitiyweni yenu nitsi: ‘Simakadze ungiletse lapha ngitewudla lelive libe lami ngenca yekulunga kwami.’ Cha, akunjalo; kuye ngebubi baletive kutsi Simakadze aticoshe embikwenu.
5 Akukayi ngekulunga kwenu nome ngebucotfo benu kutsi nihambe niyekudla lelive lato; kodvwa kuye ngebubi baletive kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aticoshe embikwenu, kuze kufezeke loko lakufungela kubokhokho benu bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.
6 Condzisisani-ke kutsi akukayi ngekulunga kwenu kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aniphe lelive lelihle kutsi nilidle libe lenu, ngobe nine nisive lesinenhloko lelukhuni.
7 “Khumbulani loku ningakhohlwa kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu namcansula kanjani ehlane. Kusukela ngelilanga lenaphuma ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube ngulesikhatsi lenifike ngaso lapha seloku animlaleli Simakadze.
8 Naluvusa lulaka lwaSimakadze eHorebe, naluvusa waze watfukutsela wafuna kunibhubhisa anicedze nonkhe.
9 Ngesikhatsi ngenyukela etulu entsabeni kuyawukwemukela tibhelekeca tematje lekwakutibhelekeca tesivumelwane Simakadze lasenta nani, ngahlala entsabeni emalanga langema-40 nebusuku lobungema-40; ngangingadli kudla, nginganatsi manti.
10 Simakadze wanginika tibhelekeca letimbili tematje letatibhalwe ngumuno waNkulunkulu. Yayibhalwe kuto yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze layimemetela kini emlilweni etikwentsaba ngalelo langa lemhlangano.
11 Ekupheleni kwalamalanga langema-40 nebusuku lobungema-40, Simakadze wanginika letibhelekeca letimbili tematje, lekwakutibhelekeca tesivumelwane.
12 “Simakadze wangitjela watsi: ‘Yewuka ngekushesha, ngobe labantfu bakho lowabakhipha eGibhithe sebonakele. Sebahlubuke ngekushesha kuloko lengabayala ngako, futsi sebatibumbele sithico.’
13 “Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Sengibabonile labantfu kutsi basive lesinenhloko lelukhuni ngempela!
14 Ase ungiyekele, khona ngitewubabhubhisa ngesule nelibito labo ngaphansi kwelizulu. Wena ngitakwenta ube sive lesinemandla nalesikhulu kunabo.’
15 “Ngako ngancandzeka ngehla entsabeni leyayisavutsa umlilo. Letibhelekeca letimbili tematje tatisetandleni tami.
16 Ngatsi nangibuka, ngabona kutsi senonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu; senitentele sithico senu, nasibumba saba nesimo selitfole. Nase nisheshe niyaphambuka endleleni Simakadze labeniyale kutsi nihambe ngayo.
17 Ngako ngatsatsa letibhelekeca letimbili tematje ngatilahla phansi, tabhidlika, taba ticucu embikwenu nibuka.
18 “Ngaphindza ngatitfoba ngakhotsama kuSimakadze futsi emalanga langema-40 nebusuku lobungema-40; ngangingadli kudla nginganatsi nemanti, ngenca yato tonkhe tono lenase nitentile, ngekwenta lokubi kuSimakadze, ngaloko namcunula, wase uyatfukutsela.
19 Ngesaba intfukutselo nelulaka lwaSimakadze, ngobe watfukutsela waze wafuna kunibhubhisa anicedze nonkhe. Kodvwa Simakadze waphindza wangilalela.
20 Simakadze watfukutselela kubhubhisa Aroni amcedze, kodvwa nangaleso sikhatsi ngamncusela futsi na-Aroni.
21 Ngaphindza ngatsatsa leyontfo yenu lesono, litfole lenase nilentile, ngalishisa emlilweni. Ngaligaya laba yimphuphu lecolisakele njengelutfuli, ngatsela lolutfuli kulomfula lowawugeleta, wehla kulentsaba.
22 “Naphindze natfukutselisa Simakadze eThabera, naseMasa kanye naseKhibrothi Hathava.
23 “Ngesikhatsi Simakadze anikhipha eKhadeshi Bhaneya watsi: ‘Hambani nenyuke niyekulidla lelive lenginiphe lona.’ Kodvwa nine anizange niwulalele umyalo waSimakadze, nangete namkholwa, nangete nalilalela ngisho nelivi lakhe.
24 Nine anizange nimlalele Simakadze, seloku ngacala kunati.
25 “Ngawa phansi ngakhotsamisa buso bami embikwaSimakadze kuwo onkhe lamalanga langema-40 nebusuku lobungema-40, ngobe Simakadze abetsite utanibhubhisa.
26 Ngathandaza kuSimakadze ngatsi: ‘Hawu, Somandla, Simakadze, ungasibhubhisi sive sakho lesilifa lakho lowalihlenga ngemandla akho lamakhulu, wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla lesinemandla.
27 Khumbula tinceku takho bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Ungabunaki buhlongandlebe balesive, nebubi baso, nesono saso.
28 Nakungenjalo, lesive lowasikhipha kuso sitawutsi: “Kungobe Simakadze wehluleka kubangenisa kulelive labebatsembise lona, kantsi futsi kungobe abebatondza, ngako wabakhiphela kutawubabulalela ehlane.”
29 Empeleni basive sakho lesilifa lakho, lowalikhipha ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangengalo yakho leyelulekile.’ ”
1 “Ngaleso sikhatsi Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Bata tibhelekeca letimbili tematje letifanana naleta takucala, bese wenyuka nato uta lapha kimi etulu entsabeni. Yakha nelibhokisi ngemapulango.
2 Mine ngitawubhala kuletibhelekeca tematje wona lawo mavi labebhalwe etibhelekeceni tekucala lowatiphihlita. Utawube sewutifaka kulelo bhokisi.’
3 “Ngako lelo bhokisi ngavele ngalakha ngemgamba, ngabata naleto tibhelekeca letimbili tematje, tafanana netekucala, ngenyuka ngaya etulu entsabeni ngiphetse leto tibhelekeca letimbili ngetandla tami.
4 Simakadze wabhala kuto kona loko labekubhale kwekucala, imiyalo lelishumi labeyikhulume kini entsabeni, emlilweni, ngelilanga lemhlangano. Simakadze wase unginika tona.
5 Ngabe sengiyancandzeka, ngehla, ngabeka letibhelekeca tematje ebhokisini lesivumelwane lengase ngilentile, njengobe Simakadze abengiyalile, namanje tisekhona lapho.”
6 Ema-Israyeli esuka emitfonjeni yemaJakani ahamba aya eMosera. Ngulapho Aroni afela khona wangcwatjwa. Eleyazare, indvodzana yakhe, wabe sewuba ngumphristi esikhundleni sakhe.
7 Esuka lapho emisa eGudgoda, abesendlulela eJotbatha eveni lelinemifula.
8 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Simakadze wehlukanisela sive semaLevi kutsi umsebenti waso kube kwetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nekuma embikwaSimakadze sikhonte siphimisele tibusiso egameni lakhe, njengobe sisenta nalamuhla.
9 Ngiko nje emaLevi angenaso sabelo nome lifa emkhatsini wabomnakabo. Simakadze ulifa lawo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu awatjela.
10 “Ngahlala entsabeni emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo, njengobe ngangente njalo kwekucala; Simakadze waphindza wangilalela futsi nangaleso sikhatsi. Bekungesiyo intsandvo yakhe kutsi anibhubhise.
11 Wakhuluma kimi watsi: ‘Sukuma wehle uyewuhola lesive sitewuhamba singene silidle lelive lengafunga ngalo kubokhokho baso kutsi ngiyawubapha lona.’ ”
12 “Manje-ke, ma-Israyeli, yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kini ngaphandle kwekutsi nesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nimtsandze nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe,
13 nigcine nemiyalo yaSimakadze kanye netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla kutsi tibe lusito kini?
14 “Emazulu ngewaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngisho nemazulu lasetulu kakhulu imbala; nemhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kwakhe.
15 Noko Simakadze lutsandvo lwakhe walwenta lwanamatsela kubokhokho benu, wabatsandza, wanikhetsa nine titukulwane tabo, ngetulu kwato tonkhe tive, njengobe kunjalo lamuhla.
16 Ngako-ke, sokani tinhlitiyo tenu, ningaphindzi nibe netinhloko letilukhuni.
17 Ngobe Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu nguNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu, neNkhosi yemakhosi, nguNkulunkulu lomkhulu, nalonemandla nalowesabekako; akakhetsi, kantsi futsi akadizelwa.
18 Uyabavikela labo labatintsandzane nebafelokati; nesihambi uyasitsandza asiphe kudla nekwekwembatsa.
19 Kufanele nibatsandze labo labatihambi, ngobe nani nake naba tihambi eveni laseGibhithe.
20 Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimkhonte. Bambelelani kuye nitsatse tifungo tenu egameni lakhe.
21 LoNkulunkulu nguye loludvumo lwenu, nguye lowanentela leto tintfo letinkhulu netimangaliso letesabekako, lenatibonela nine ngewenu emehlo.
22 Bokhokho benu labehla baya eGibhithe babengema-70 sebabonkhe, kodvwa manje Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu sewunente nandza naba ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.”
1 “Niyawutsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nente konkhe lafuna kutsi nikwente, nilalele timiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe kanye nemiyalo yakhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
2 Khumbulani-ke lamuhla kutsi bekungini, hhayi bantfwabenu, labakubona nalabakuva kujeziswa nekucondziswa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu: bukhosi bakhe, nesandla sakhe lesinemandla kanye nengalo yakhe leyelulekile,
3 tibonakaliso latenta netintfo latenta ekhatsi esigodlweni saseGibhithe kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, naseveni lakhe lonkhe;
4 kutsi wentani emabutfweni aseGibhithe, nasemahhashini awo, nasetincoleni tawo, ngekutsi akudvungulule ngemanti eLwandle Lolubovu ngesikhatsi emaGibhithe anicosha, aphela onkhe atsi nya.
5 Bekungini, hhayi bantfwabenu, lababona kutsi wanentelani ehlane naze nefika lapha,
6 nekutsi wentani kuboDathani na-Abiramu, emadvodzana a-Eliyabe, labengumRubeni, ngesikhatsi umhlaba ukhamisa, onkhe ema-Israyeli abuka, wabagwinya bona kanye nemindeni yabo, nemathende abo, nako konkhe lokuphefumulako lokwakungekwabo.
7 Kodvwa ngini lenatibonela ngewenu emehlo tonkhe tintfo letinkhulu letentiwa nguSimakadze.”
8 “Niboyigcina yonkhe imiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla, khona nitewucina nilidle lelive leningena kulo kutsi nitewulenta libe lenu,
9 nekutsi nitewuphila imphilo lendze kulelo live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, Simakadze lafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi utalinika bona kanye netitukulwane tabo.
10 Ngobe lelive leningena kulo kutsi nilidle libe lenu alifanani nelive laseGibhithe, lapho niphuma khona. Lapho nanihlanyela khona inhlanyelo yenu, bese ninisela ngemisele njengengadze yetibhidvo.
11 Kodvwa lelive leningena kulo kuyawulidla live letintsaba netihosha temifula, yebo, live lelinemvula.
12 Leli live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lalinakekelako; emehlo aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu akesuki kulo, kusukela ekucaleni kwemnyaka kuze kube ngusekupheleni kwawo.
13 “Nangabe niyayilalela imiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla, nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimkhonte ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wenu,
14 uyawunipha imvula eveni lenu ngesikhatsi sayo, imvula yekucala neyekugcina, kuze nibutse kahle kudla kwenu, neliwayini lenu, kanye nemafutsa enu.
15 Uyawuhlumisa tjani emadlelweni enu, kuze tinkhomo tenu titewudla kahle, nani niyawudla nesutse.
16 “Caphelani-ke kutsi tinhlitiyo tenu tingayengeki bese niyaphambuka nikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu nikhotsamele bona.
17 Ngobe lulaka lwaSimakadze luyawunivutsela, avale emazulu kuze kungabikho mvula lenako, nemhlaba ubete sitselo, nani nibhubhe niphele kulelo live lelihle Simakadze lanipha lona.
18 “Lamavi ami niyakuwagcina etinhlitiyweni tenu, niwanamatselise nasetingcondvweni tenu, niyakuwabophela abe luphawu etandleni tenu, abe ngimihlobiso yemabunti enu.
19 Niyakuwafundzisa bantfwabenu nikhulume ngawo nanihleti emakhaya, nome nihamba endleleni, nome nilala, nome nivuka.
20 Wabhaleni etinsikeni teminyango yetindlu tenu nasemasangweni enu,
21 khona kutawutsi emalanga enu newebantfwana benu atewuba madze kulelo live Simakadze lafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi uyawubanika lona, yingci sibhakabhaka nasisengetulu kwemhlaba.
22 “Nangabe ninakekela kahle yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona, ngekutsi nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nibambelele kuye,
23 Simakadze utatikhipha aticoshe tonkhe letive letisembikwenu, nilidle nalelo live lelinetive letinkhulu naletinemandla kunani.
24 Yonkhe indzawo lapho niyawunyatsela khona iyawuba live lenu: Kusukela ehlane kuze kube nguseLebanoni, nekusuka emfuleni iYufrathe kuze kube nguseLwandle Lwasenshonalanga.
25 Kute umuntfu loyawuba nemandla ekumelana nani. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyakwenta bantfu batfutfumele ngani banesabe eveni lonkhe leniyawunyatsela kulo, njengobe anetsembisa.
26 “Bukani la, ngibeka embikwenu sibusiso nesicalekiso.
27 Kuyawuba sibusiso kini, naniyilalela imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lengininika yona lamuhla.
28 Kuyawuba sicalekiso kini, naningayilaleli imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, niphindze niphambuke endleleni lenginiyale ngayo lamuhla, bese nilandzela labanye bonkulunkulu leningazange senibati.
29 Ngesikhatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aniletsa kulelive leningena kulo kutsi nitewulidla, tibusiso niyawutimemetela eNtsabeni iGerizimu, ticalekiso nitimemetele eNtsabeni i-Ebhali.
30 Letintsaba leti tingesheya kweJordane ngasenshonalanga kwemgwaco loya lapho kushona ngakhona lilanga, eceleni kwetihlahla letikhulu taseMore, eveni lalawo maKhenani labehlala e-Arabha esigodzini saseGilgali.
31 Senitayewela iJordane nitewudla lelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona. Niyawutsi ningalidla nasenihleti kulo,
32 nicaphele kutsi nitigcina tonkhe timiso nemitsetfo lengiyibeka lapha embikwenu lamuhla.”
1 “Leti-ke timiso nemitsetfo lekufanele niyilalelisise, nase nikulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu laniphe lona kutsi libe lenu, niyakuyigcina yingci nanisaphila kulelo live.
2 Nibotibhubhisa tonkhe letindzawo letisetulu etintsabeni, nasemagcumeni, nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letiluhlata, lapho letive lenitemuka lelive betikhontela khona bonkulunkulu bato.
3 Niyakuwadzilita emalati ato, nibhidlite tinsikamatje tato letitsi tingcwele, nishise naletinsika ta-Ashera wabo ngemlilo, nigawule naletithico tato, nesule emabito ato kuleto tindzawo.
4 “Aniyikumkhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngendlela yabo.
5 Kodvwa nine niyawufunisisa indzawo leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu leyawubasemkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tenu, lapho ayawubeka khona Libito lakhe, ahlale khona. Ngukuleyo ndzawo-ke lapho niyakuya khona,
6 nimikise iminikelo yenu yekushiswa nemihlatjelo, nekwelishumi kwenu, netipho tenu leto lenincume ngato kutsi nitatiletsa, neminikelo yenu yesihle kanye nematubulo enu etinkhomo netimvu.
7 Ngulapho-ke lapho niyawudlela khona nine nemindeni yenu, nijabule embikwaSimakadze ngako konkhe lenabeka sandla senu kuko, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anibusisile.
8 “Aniyikwenta njengobe senta lamuhla lokutsi wonkhe umuntfu atentele njengekubona kwakhe
9 nisengakefiki endzaweni yekuphumula, nasefeni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona.
10 Kodvwa niyakwewela iJordane nakhe kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, uyawunipha kuthula kuto tonkhe titsa tenu letinitungeletile, nihlale ngekuphepha.
11 Kuleyo ndzawo-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layakuyikhetsa ibe yakhe, niyawuletsa khona konkhe lenginiyale ngako: iminikelo yenu yekushiswa, nemihlatjelo yenu, nekwelishumi kwenu, netipho tenu letimcoka kanye nayo yonkhe iminikelo yenu yelikhetselo lenanetsembisa ngayo kuSimakadze.
12 Tfokotani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nine nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, netisebenti tenu letidvuna naletisikati, nemLevi lohlala kulelo dolobha lenu, njengobe yena ate sabelo nome lifa lelingelakhe.
13 Nicaphele ninganikeli iminikelo yenu yekushiswa kunome nguyiphi indzawo leniyitsandzako.
14 Niyakuyinikela kuphela kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze latayikhetsa emkhatsini walesinye setive tenu, ngulapho niyawutigcinela khona tonkhe letintfo lenginiyala ngato.
15 “Noko ningahlaba nidle inyama kunome ngukuliphi lalamadolobha enu, kuye ngekutsandza kwenu nangesibusiso saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laninike sona. Longcolile nome lohlantekile ngekwemtsetfo bobabili bangadla ngalokufananako inswephe nome inyamatane.
16 Kodvwa kufanele ningayidli ingati; niyakuyicitsela phansi emhlabatsini njengemanti.
17 Aniyikudlela emadolobheni enu kwelishumi kwenu kwalokutinhlavu, nome kweliwayini lelisha, nome kwemafutsa, nome kwematubulo emihlambi yenu yetinkhomo, neyetimbuti, neyetimvu, nome ngabe seyini-ke lenetsembisele kwephana ngayo, neminikelo yenu yesihle, netipho tenu letimcoka.
18 Kodvwa niyawutidlela embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu endzaweni leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nine nemadvodzana enu, nemadvodzakati enu, netisebenti tenu letidvuna naletisikati, kanye nemaLevi lahlala emadolobheni enu. Niyawujabula embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kuko konkhe leniyawukwenta.
19 Caphelani kutsi ningawalibali emaLevi, yingci nanisahlala kulelo live lenu.
20 “Nangabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu asalandzisile lelive lenu, njengobe anetsembisa lona, bese nikhanuka inyama nitsi: ‘Ngikhanuka inyama,’ niyakuyidla niyesutse njengekutsandza kwenu.
21 Nangabe indzawo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layikhetsele kubeka Libito lakhe ikhashane kakhulu kunani, ningahlaba emihlambini Simakadze laniphe yona, njengobe senginiyalile, nidlele emadolobheni enu kuye ngekutsandza kwenu.
22 Niyakuyidla njengobe beningadla inswephe nome inyamatane. Longcolile nome lohlantekile ngekwemtsetfo bobabili bangadla ngalokufananako.
23 Kodvwa nibocaphela kutsi ningayidli ingati, ngobe ingati ikuphila, akufanele nidle kuphila kanye nenyama.
24 Kufanele ningayidli ingati; niyakuyicitsela phansi emhlabatsini njengemanti.
25 Aniyikuyidla, khona kuyawunihambela kahle nine kanye nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe niyakube nenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze.
26 “Kodvwa niyawutsatsa tintfo tenu letingcwelisiwe nako konkhe lenetsembise kutsi niyawunikela ngako niye endzaweni leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze.
27 Niyakwetfula iminikelo yenu yekushiswa elatini laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, inyama nengati kokubili. Ingati yemihlatjelo yenu kufanele icitselwe emaceleni elilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, kodvwa lenyama ningatidlela.
28 Caphelani kutsi niyilalele yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona, kuze kutenihambela kahle ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nine nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe nitawube nenta lokuhle nalokwemukelekile emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
29 “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utaticedza letive letisembikwenu leniyawutivimbetela nidle live lato. Kodvwa nase niticoshile nahlala eveni lato,
30 nase tiphelile embikwenu, caphelani ningabhajwa elugibeni lwekubuta ngabonkulunkulu bato, nitsi: ‘Letive tibakhonta njani bonkulunkulu bato? Natsi sitakwenta njengato.’
31 Aniyikumkhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngendlela yato, ngobe tona natikhonta bonkulunkulu bato, tenta tonkhe tintfo letenyanyekako naletisinengiso kuSimakadze. Tona tize tishise nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati ato emlilweni njengemihlatjelo kulabonkulunkulu bato.
32 “Caphelani kutsi niyakwenta konkhe loko lenginiyala ngako; ningengeti, ninganciphisi.”
1 “Nangabe umphrofethi nome umphuphi wemaphupho achamuka emkhatsini wenu bese umemetela sibonakaliso nome simangaliso kini,
2 nangabe lesibonakaliso nome lesimangaliso lakhulume ngaso sesenteka, bese utsi: ‘Asilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu leningazange senibati, sikhonte bona,’
3 ningacali niwalalele emavi alowo mphrofethi nome lowo mphuphi wemaphupho. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanivivinya kutsi atfole kahle kutsi niyamtsandza yini Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wenu.
4 Niyawulandzela yena Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimesabe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe nilalele nelivi lakhe; niyawukhonta yena ninamatsele kuye.
5 Kodvwa lowo mphrofethi nome lowo mphuphi wemaphupho uyawubulawa, ngobe unifundzise kutsi nihlubuke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe, wanihlenga eveni lebugcili; yebo, abetama kuniphambukisa endleleni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyala kutsi nihambe ngayo. Niyakukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
6 “Nangabe umnakenu, nome indvodzana yakho, nome indvodzakati yakho, nome umkakho lomtsandzako, nome umnganakho lomkhulu akuwunga ngasense atsi: ‘Asambe siyewukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,’ leningazange senibati nine naboyihlo,
7 bonkulunkulu betive lenakhelene nato, letisedvutane naletikhashane, kusuka ngala kwelive kuye ngale,
8 ungacali umvumele, futsi ungamlaleli. Ungabi naluvelo ngaye. Ungamphephisi, futsi ungamvikeli.
9 Nome kanjani lowo kufanele nimbulale, afe. Sandla sakho kufanele sibe sekucala ekumbulaleni, bese kulandzela letinye-ke tandla tesive sonkhe.
10 Mgcobeni ngematje aze afe, ngobe wetame kunigudlula kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili.
11 Israyeli wonkhe uyakuva esabe, kute nome munye emkhatsini wenu loyawuphindze ayente leyontfo lembi.
12 “Naniva kushiwo loko ngalelinye lalamadolobha Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha wona kutsi nihlale kuwo,
13 kutsi sekuvele bantfu lababi emkhatsini wenu baphambukisa bantfu balelo dolobha labo babedukise batsi: ‘Asambe siyewukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,’ leningazange senibati,
14 kufanele loko nikuhlolisise, nikuphenyisise kahle. Nangabe kutfolakala kuliciniso kutsi lentfo lesinengiso yentiwe emkhatsini wenu,
15 kufanele nibabulale ngenkemba bonkhe labahlala kulelo dolobha. Nilibhubhise lonkhe lelo dolobha, bantfu balo kanye netifuyo talo.
16 Butsani konkhe loko lokuphangwe kulo nikubutsele ndzawonye enkhundleni yelidolobha, nilishise lonkhe lelo dolobha kanye nemphango yalo kube ngumnikelo wekushiswa samuku kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Liyawusala litindzala phakadze naphakadze, aliseyiwuphindze lakhiwe kabusha.
17 Kute nome yinye yaleto tintfo letilahliwe lekufanele titfolakale etandleni tenu, kuze Simakadze atewugucuka ekutfukutseleni kwakhe lokwesabekako. Uyakunentela umusa abe nesihawu kini, anandzise, njengobe afunga kuboyihlomkhulu,
18 ngobe phela nimlalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nagcina yonkhe imiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla, nenta lokulungile embikwakhe.”
1 “Nine nibantfwana baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Ningatisiki nome nihhule lingembili letinhloko tenu ngenca yalabafile,
2 ngobe nisive lesingcwele saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Kuto tonkhe tive letisebusweni bemhlaba, Simakadze ukhetse nine kutsi nibe sive lesiligugu lakhe.”
3 “Ningadli lutfo lolusinengiso.
4 Nati-ke tilwane leningatidla: yinkhomo, nemvu, nembuti,
5 nenyamatane, nenswephe, nelincala, nemphala, nelingcina, neliwula, neligoga.
6 Ningatidla tonkhe tilwane letehlukanisa tinselo kabili naletihlabulako.
7 Noko kuleto letihlabulako nome kuleto letinetinselo letehlukene ningete nalidla likamela, nemgwaja, nembila. Nome tihlabula, kodvwa tinetinselo letingakehlukani, tingcolile kini ngekwemtsetfo.
8 Nehhontji ingcolile kini, nome inetinselo letehlukene, noko ayihlabuli. Akukafaneli niyidle inyama yato, futsi ningatitsintsi ngisho netidvumbu tato.
9 “Kuto tonkhe tilwane letihlala emantini, ningatidla tonkhe leto letinetimphikwana tekuntjweza netincwencwe.
10 Kodvwa konkhe lokute timphikwana tekuntjweza netincwencwe ningacali nikudle; ngekwemtsetfo kungcolile kini.
11 “Ningayidla nome nguyiphi inyoni lehlantekile.
12 Kodvwa leti ningacali nitidle: lusweti, nelingce, nelingce lelimnyama,
13 nanhloyile lobovu, nanhloyile lomnyama, nalohheya wekufuywa nome waluphi luhlobo,
14 nelihhwabayi nome laluphi luhlobo,
15 sikhova, nesahhukulu, nenkhankhu, naloklebe nome waluphi luhlobo,
16 nenkovazana, nesikhova lesikhulu, nesikhova lesimhlophe,
17 nesikhova sasehlane, nenkwazi, nemphishamanti,
18 nagilonki, namatalatingwenya nome waluphi luhlobo, natsekwane, nelilulwane.
19 “Tonkhe tilwanyakatana letindiza tibe libulo tingcolile kini ngekwemtsetfo, ningatidli.
20 Kodvwa niyawutidla tonkhe tilwane letihlantekile letinetimphiko.
21 “Ningacali nidle lutfo lenilukhandze lutifele. Loko ningakupha umuntfu wetive lohlala kunome ngukuliphi lalamadolobha enu; yena-ke angakudla nome nine nikutsengisele lomunye wetive. Kodvwa nine nisive lesingcwele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. “Ningalipheki lizinyane lembuti elubisini lwenina.”
22 “Yehlukanisani kwelishumi kwaso sonkhe sivuno, umnyaka ngemnyaka.
23 Niyawudla kwelishumi kwenu kwalokutinhlavu, nekweliwayini lelisha, nekwemafutsa, nekwematubulo etinkhomo netimvu, netimbuti embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu endzaweni layawuyikhetsela kubeka Libito lakhe, kuze nitewufundza kuhlonipha Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
24 Kodvwa nangabe leyo ndzawo ikhashane, kantsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unibusisile futsi ningeke nikhone kwetfwala loko kwelishumi kwenu, ngobe phela lendzawo letawukhetfwa nguSimakadze kutsi kubekwe Libito lakhe kuyo ikhashane kakhulu,
25 ngako shintjiselanani kwelishumi kwenu ngemali, bese nitsatsa leyo mali niyimikisa kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latayikhetsa.
26 Ngaleyo mali niyawutsenga nome ngabe yini leniyitsandzako: tinkhomo, nome timvu, nome liwayini, nome sinatfo lesifakwe imbiliso, nome ngabe yini leniyifisako. Wena nendlu yakho uyawudla lapho utfokote embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.
27 “Ningawakhohlwa emaLevi lahlala emadolobheni enu, ngobe wona akanaso sabelo nome lifa.
28 Njalo nje ekupheleni kweminyaka lemitsatfu niyawuletsa konkhe kwelishumi lokusivuno salowo mnyaka nikulondvolote emadolobheni enu,
29 kuze kutsi emaLevi late sabelo nome lifa lekungelawo, nebetive, netintsandzane, nebafelokati labahlala emadolobheni enu bangeta batekudla besutse, kuze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anibusise kuko konkhe lenikwentako.”
1 “Ekupheleni kwayo yonkhe iminyaka lesikhombisa kufanele nitesule tikwelede talabo labanikweledako.
2 Loku kuyakwentiwa kanje: Wonkhe umbolekisi kufanele asesule sikwelede umnakabo longum-Israyeli lanaso kuye. Angeke aphindze asihambele sikwelede sakhe kumnakabo longum-Israyeli, ngobe phela sikhatsi saSimakadze sekwesula tikwelede sesimenyetelwe.
3 Ungamhambela sikwelede umuntfu wetive, kodvwa kufanele ukwesule konkhe lokweledwa kona ngumnakenu.
4 “Noko akufanele kube nalomphofu emkhatsini wenu, ngobe kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi nilidle libe lifa lenu utanibusisa kakhulu ngemcebo,
5 nangabe kambe nimlalela kuko konkhe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, futsi ninakekela nilandzele yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla.
6 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu utanibusisa njengobe etsembisile, niyakwebolekisa etiveni letinyenti, kodvwa nine ningeke neboleke lutfo kunome ngukusinye sato. Niyawubusa tive letinyenti, kodvwa kute nome sinye lesiyakunibusa.
7 “Nangabe kukhona lomphofu emkhatsini webanakenu nome ngukuliphi lalamadolobha alelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona, ningacali nibe nelunya nekwemana kumnakenu lomphofu.
8 Kepha nine niyakwephana nimeboleke ngekukhululeka nangesihle nome ngabe yini layidzingako.
9 Nicaphele kutsi ningawufukameli lomcabango lomubi lotsi: ‘Umnyaka wesikhombisa lekungumnyaka wekwesulwa kwetikwelede sewusondzele,’ nize nikhombise inhlitiyo lembi kumnakenu lonesidzingo ngekungamniki lutfo. Ngobe angahle akhale ngani kuSimakadze, bese-ke nine nitfolakala ninelicala lesono.
10 Mupheni ngaphandle kwenhlitiyo lebubulako nalenemagcubu; ngobe ngenca yaloko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunibusisa emsebentini wenu wonkhe nakuko konkhe lenikwenta ngetandla tenu.
11 Bantfu labamphofu bayawuhlala bakhona njalo nje eveni. Ngako-ke ngiyaniyala ngitsi banini ngulabephanako kubomnakenu, nakulabamphofu, nalabeswele eveni lenu.”
12 “Nangabe umnakenu longumHebheru, indvodza nome umfati, atsengiswa kuwe, abotsi angakusebentela iminyaka lesitfupha, ngemnyaka wesikhombisa umkhulule ahambe.
13 Nawumkhulula ungacali umhambise yabayaba.
14 Muphe ngekukhululeka, umkhetsele emihlambini yakho, umkhiphele nasengungwini yekudla, kanye nasetjeni lakho lekuhluta liwayini. Uyawumupha ngangekubusiswa kwakho nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.
15 Khumbula kutsi nawe wake waba sigcili eGibhithe, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho wakuhlenga. Nguko nje ngikunika lomyalo lamuhla.
16 “Kodvwa nangabe lesigcili sakho sitsi kuwe: ‘Angifuni kusuka lapha kuwe,’ ngesizatfu sekutsi sitsandza wena kanye nemndeni wakho, futsi siphatseke kahle lapha kakho,
17 ubobe sewutsatsa lusungulo ubhobosele lihwandza lalendlebe yaso etikwesivalo; sesiyakuba sigcili sakho size sife. Uyakwenta njalo nakuso sigcilikati sakho.
18 Ungakutsatsi ngekutsi kuyintfo lematima kakhulu kukhulula sigcili sakho, ngobe kukusebentela kwaso kuleminyaka lesitfupha kulingana nalokuphindvwe kabili lebekungentiwa sisebenti lesicashiwe. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho uyakukubusisa kuko konkhe lokwentako.”
19 “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho uyakumehlukanisela onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna etinkhomo netimvu kanye netimbuti. Ungawabopheli ematubulo etinkhomo takho futsi ungawahhuli ematubulo etimvu takho.
20 Yonkhe iminyaka wena nemndeni wakho uyawutidlela embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho kuleyo ndzawo leyawukhetfwa nguye.
21 Nangabe sifuyo sichwalile, sichuta nome siyimphumphutse, nome sinesiyela lesibi kabi, ungacali usente umhlatjelo kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.
22 Uyakusidlela edolobheni lakho. Bonkhe, labangcolile ngekwemtsetfo nalabahlantekile, bangasidla, kube shangatsi badla inswephe nome inyamatane.
23 Kodvwa ungaboyidla ingati; uboyicitsa phansi emhlabatsini njengemanti.”
1 “Njalo nje ngenyanga ya-Abibi nibowugcina niwugubhe uMkhosi weliPhasika laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe ngayo lenyanga wanikhipha ebusuku eGibhithe.
2 Niyakwenta umhlatjelo weliPhasika kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesilwane leniyawusitsatsa emihlambini yenu yetimvu nome yetinkhomo, niwentele endzaweni Simakadze layakuyikhetsela kubeka Libito lakhe.
3 LeliPhasika ningalidli kanye nesinkhwa lesinembiliso. Kuyawuze kuphele emalanga lasikhombisa solomane nidla sinkhwa lesite imbiliso, sinkhwa selusizi, ngobe naphuma ngekuphutfuma lokukhulu eGibhithe. Loko kuyakwenta kutsi nihlale nilikhumbula njalo lilanga lenaphuma ngalo eGibhithe, yonkhe imphilo yenu.
4 Kufanele kubete lotfolakala anembiliso eveni lenu kuwo onkhe lawo malanga lasikhombisa. Kubete inyama yemhlatjelo lowentiwe ebusuku belilanga lekucala, leyawusala kuze kuse.
5 “Ningacali nente umhlatjelo weliPhasika kunome ngukuliphi lidolobha Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layawunipha lona,
6 ngaphandle kwaleyo ndzawo layakuyikhetsela kubeka Libito lakhe. Umhlatjelo weliPhasika niyakuwentela khona lapho kusihlwa nakushona lilanga ngemgubho wekuphuma kwenu eGibhithe.
7 Leyo nyama niyakuyosa niyidlele kuleyo ndzawo leyawukhetfwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, bese kutsi ekuseni nincandzeke niye emakhaya enu.
8 Niyawudla sinkhwa lesite imbiliso kuze kuphele emalanga lasitfupha, bese kutsi ngelilanga lesikhombisa nente umhlangano kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningatsintsi lutfo lolungumsebenti.”
9 “Niyawubala emaviki lasikhombisa kusukela ekucaleni kwekuvunwa kwalokutinhlavu.
10 Niyakube senigubha uMkhosi Wemaviki, lekunguMkhosi Wekuvuna Kolo, kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngekuletsa iminikelo yesihle ngangekwesibusiso Simakadze Nkulunkulu lanibusise ngaso.
11 Niyawujabula embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu endzaweni layakuyikhetsela kubeka Libito lakhe, kujabule nine, kanye nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, netigcili netigcilikati tenu, nemaLevi lakulamadolobha enu, nebetive, netintsandzane, nebafelokati labahlala kanye nani.
12 Nibokhumbula kutsi nani nake naba tigcili eGibhithe, ngako tilandzeleni ngekunakekela letimiso.”
13 “Niyawugubha uMkhosi Wemadlangala emalanga lasikhombisa emvakwekucedza kwenu kuvuna kolo nemagelebisi.
14 Niyawujabula eMkhosini wenu nine, nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, netigcili kanye netigcilikati tenu, nemaLevi, nebetive, netintsandzane, nebafelokati labahlala emadolobheni enu.
15 LoMkhosi niyakuwugubha emalanga lasikhombisa kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze layakuyikhetsa. Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunibusisa kuto tonkhe tivuno tenu nakuyo yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu, nekujabula kwenu kuyawuphelela.
16 “Onkhe emadvodza esive sakini kufanele ete katsatfu ngemnyaka atetibonakalisa kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze latayikhetsa: eMkhosini Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso, naseMkhosini Wemaviki, naseMkhosini Wemadlangala. Kufanele kubete indvodza leyawuta itetibonakalisa kuSimakadze ingakaphatsi lutfo.
17 Ngulowo nalowo akaletse sipho lesifanele sibusiso lasemukele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
18 “Khetsani behluleli kanye netindvuna tetinkhundla taleso naleso sive kuwo onkhe emadolobha enu Simakadze Nkulunkulu lanipha wona. Ngibo labayakwehlulela ngekungakhetsi.
19 Kufanele ningawephuli umtsetfo, futsi ningabakhetsi bantfu. Akukafaneli nemukele umdizo, ngobe uphumphutsekisa emehlo alabahlakaniphile, uphambukise nemavi alabalungile.
20 Niyawulandzela umtsetfo wona wodvwa, nehlulele ngebucotfo bodvwa, kuze niphile nilidle lelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona.
21 “Aniyikumisa ngisho nayinye insika ya-Ashera welugodvo eceleni kwelilati lenilakhele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu,
22 ningayimbeli nimise ngisho nensikalitje lekutsiwa ingcwele, ngobe nguloko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lakutondzako.”
1 “Ninganikeli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu umhlatjelo wenkhomo, nome wemvu, nome wembuti lechwalile nome lenesiyela, ngobe loko kusinengiso kuSimakadze.
2 “Nangabe kulamadolobha Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latanipha wona niva kutsi kukhona indvodza nome lomsikati lowenta intfo lesinengiso kuSimakadze ngekwephula sivumelwane sakhe,
3 ngekukhonta nangekunikela kulabanye bonkulunkulu, ngekukhotsama kubo, nome elangeni, nome enyangeni, nome etinkhanyetini tesibhakabhaka, lekuyintfo lephambene nemiyalo yami,
4 loko kwaze kwabikwa nakini, leyo ndzaba niboyihlolisisa niyiphenyisise. Nakwenteka kutfolakala kutsi vele ikhona intfo lembi kanjalo leyentiwe ka-Israyeli,
5 lowo muntfu, indvodza nome umfati lowente loko lokubi, mletseni emasangweni enu, bese nimgcoba ngematje aze afe.
6 Umuntfu uyawubulawa ngebufakazi bebantfu lababili nome labatsatfu, kodvwa kute umuntfu loyawubulawa ngebufakazi bemuntfu munye kuphela.
7 Bofakazi ngibo labayawucala kucala kumgcoba ngematje nakabulawa, sive sonkhe bese siyalandzela-ke. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
8 “Nakukhona emacala lamatima kutsi ngeke atekwe etinkhundleni tenu, njengalawa lacondzene nekubulala, nemibango, kanye nekuhlaselana, lawo macala-ke niyakwenyuka nawo niwamikise kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layakuyikhetsa.
9 Nibohamba niye kubaphristi labangemaLevi nakumehluleli loyawube asesikhundleni ngaleso sikhatsi, nifike nihlolisise kahle kubo. Ngibo labayawukhipha sincumo.
10 Nine-ke niyakwenta loko labayanitjela kona kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze latayikhetsa. Nibocaphela kutsi nente konkhe loko labanitjela kona.
11 Niyawulandzela lowo mtsetfo labanifundzisa wona netincumo labaninika tona. Ningacali niphambuke nakancane ngesekudla nome ngesancele kuloko labanitjela kona.
12 Umuntfu longamhloniphi umehluleli nome umphristi loma kuleyo ndzawo akhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kufanele abulawe. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wesive sema-Israyeli.
13 Sonkhe sive siyawutsi singeva sesabe, bese siyahlonipha singaphindzi sedzelele.”
14 “Niyawutsi ningangena kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lenu nakhe kulo, niyawube senitsi: ‘Natsi asitibekele inkhosi njengaletive tonkhe lesakhelene nato,’
15 nibocaphela-ke kutsi nibeka leyo nkhosi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layikhetsako. Kufanele leyo nkhosi ikhetfwe emkhatsini webanakenu. Ningacali nibeke wetive kutsi abe yinkhosi yenu, kantsi akasiye um-Israyeli wengati.
16 Leyo nkhosi futsi akukafaneli ifune kuba nemahhashi lamanyenti langewayo, nome yente bantfu badzimate bancandzeke babuyele eGibhithe kuyawulandza lamanye, ngobe phela Simakadze wanitjela watsi: ‘Ningaphindzi nincandzeke nihambe ngaleyo ndlela futsi.’
17 Akukafaneli iteke bafati labanyenti, ngobe loko kuyakwedukisa inhlitiyo yayo. Akukafaneli icokelele ndzawonye umcebo lomnyenti.
18 “Nase itsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi bayo, kufanele itibhalele yona encwadzini legocotwako, incwadzi yalomtsetfo lotsatfwe kulena yebaphristi labangemaLevi.
19 Kufanele ihlale kuyo iyifundze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwayo, khona itewufundza kwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wayo, ibuye ilandzelisise ngekucophelela onkhe emavi alomtsetfo naletimiso,
20 ingacali iticabange kutsi yona incono kunebanakabo, bese iyaphambuka emtsetfweni, iye ngesekudla nome ngesancele. Nayilandzelisisa onkhe emavi alomtsetfo naletimiso, yona nemadvodzana ayo batawubusa sikhatsi lesidze ka-Israyeli.”
1 “Baphristi labangemaLevi, bona ngempela besive semaLevi, akukafaneli babe nesabelo nome lifa kanye nesive sema-Israyeli. Bona bayawuphila ngeminikelo leyentiwa ngemlilo kuSimakadze, ngobe loko ngukona kulifa labo.
2 Bayawubate lifa emkhatsini wabomnakabo; Simakadze nguyena alifa labo, njengobe abetsembisa.
3 “Sabelo sebaphristi emihlatjelweni yetinkhomo nome yetimvu leyawuletfwa bantfu kuyawuba siphanga, nemihlatsi, nekwangekhatsi.
4 Kufanele nibanike loko lokusivuno setilinga, taloko lokutinhlavu, neseliwayini lelisha, nesemafutsa lamasha, kanye neboya bekucala lenibuhhule etimvini tenu.
5 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ubakhetsile bona kanye netitukulwane tabo emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tenu kutsi batewuma bakhonte ngelibito laSimakadze ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
6 “Nangabe umLevi atfutsa kulelinye lalamadolobha enu aka-Israyeli, bese uta ngekutimisela kulendzawo Simakadze layakuyikhetsa,
7 angakhonta ngelibito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe njengawo onkhe emaLevi akubo embikwaSimakadze.
8 Kufanele abe nesabelo lesilingana nesalabanye, nome ngabe kukhona imali layitfolile ngekutsengisa timphahla temndeni wakhe.”
9 “Nase ningena kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona, ningacali nifundze kulingisa imikhuba lenengekako yaleto tive talapho.
10 Kubete emkhatsini wenu loyawutfolakala anikela ngendvodzana nome ngendvodzakati yakhe ngekuyengcisa emlilweni, kubete nalobhulako nome losangoma, nome lohumusha tigameko, angenele butsi,
11 nome alumbe, nome wemimoya lemibi, nome lophengulako, nome lokhuluma nalabafile.
12 Wonkhe umuntfu lowenta letintfo usinengiso kuSimakadze, ngako-ke ngenca yalentintfo letisinengiso Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu tonkhe letive uyawutikhipha aticoshe nisengakefiki nine.
13 Kufanele nibe msulwa embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
14 “Letive lenitatemuka lelive tiyabalalela labo lababhulako nalabaphengulako; kodvwa nine Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu akanivumeli kutsi nikwente loko.
15 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunivusela umphrofethi lonjengami emkhatsini wabomnakenu. Kufanele nimlalele.
16 “Ngobe nguloko lenakucela kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu eHorebe mhlazana wemhlangano nanitsi: ‘Sicela kutsi singabe sisaliva leliphimbo laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, singawubuki nalomlilo lomkhulu kangaka, ngobe sitakufa.’
17 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Loko labakushoko kuhle.
18 Ngiyawubavusela umphrofethi lofanana nawe emkhatsini wabomnakabo. Ngiyawufaka emavi ami emlonyeni wakhe, uyawube sewubatjela konkhe loko lengimyala ngako.
19 Nangabe kukhona longawalaleli lamavi ami lakhulunywa ngulowo mphrofethi ngelibito lami, ngimi-ke matfupha loyawubhekana naye lowo muntfu.
20 Kodvwa umphrofethi lotenta shangatsi ukhuluma ngelibito lami loko lengingakasho kutsi akakukhulume, nome umphrofethi lokhuluma ngelibito lalabanye bonkulunkulu, lowo kufanele abulawe.’
21 “Nine-ke ningasho nitsi: ‘Pho, singati kanjani kutsi lelivi alikakhulunywa nguSimakadze?’
22 Nangabe loko lokushiwo ngulowo mphrofethi ngelibito laSimakadze kungenteki nome kungabi liciniso, kuyawuvele kubonakale kutsi lowo mlayeto akusiwo lovela kuSimakadze. Lowo mphrofethi abetikhulumela nje; ngako ningamesabi.”
1 “Utawutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu angatibhubhisa letive letikulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lenu, nitsi ningatidvudvula nitikhiphe, bese nakha kulamadolobha ato nasetindlini tato,
2 niyakube senitehlukanisela nine emadolobha lamatsatfu latabasemkhatsini welive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lenu.
3 Yakhani imigwaco leya kuwo, bese nilehlukanisa tigaba letitsatfu lelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, khona kutawutsi lowo lobulele umuntfu abalekele khona.
4 Lena-ke yindzaba yemuntfu lobulele lomunye wase ubalekela khona kuyawusindzisa kuphila kwakhe, lowo lobulele makhelwane wakhe angakacondzi, futsi lobekangesiso sitsa sakhe.
5 Ase ngitsi nangu umuntfu uhamba namakhelwane wakhe uya ehlatsini kuyawukabha tinkhuni, bese utsi uphakamisa lizembe atewujuba sihlahla, kuphunyuke lelizembe lishaye lomakhelwane afe khona lapho, lowo muntfu angabaleka ayewukhosela kulelinye lalawo madolobha, kuze atewusindzisa kuphila kwakhe.
6 Ngaphandle kwaloko umphindziseli losihlobo sengati semufi lofuna kumbulala, kungenteka amcoshe aze amkhandze, nangabe libanga lilidze kakhulu, bese uyambulala, nome ngabe abengakafaneli kubulawa, ngobe lomakhelwane wakhe amfele ngesiphosiso.
7 Ngikusho ngaleso sizatfu-ke kutsi kufanele nitehlukanisele nine emadolobha lamatsatfu.
8 “Nangabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu alandzisa lelive lenu, njengobe etsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu, bese unipha lonkhe lelive labetsembisa lona,
9 ngobe nimlandzele nagcina yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla, yekutsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nekuhamba ngemiyalo yakhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, niyawuvele nengete ngetulu lamanye emadolobha lamatsatfu.
10 Loko nibokwenta khona kutewutsi ingati lete licala ingetiwucitselwa lite eveni lenu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, kuze nani ningabi nacala lekucitsa ingati.
11 “Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu atondza makhelwane wakhe aze amlalele endleleni, amshaye ambulale, bese ubalekela kulelinye lalamadolobha,
12 baholi belidolobha lakhe bayawumlandza, bambuyisele edolobheni lakhe, bese bamnikela kulowo mphindziseli losihlobo sengati semufi atembulala.
13 Lowo muntfu ningamhawukeli. Kufanele kukhishwe kuphele ka-Israyeli kucitsa ingati lengenacala, khona kutawunihambela kahle.”
14 “Ungatikhweshisi tikhonkhwane temnyele wamakhelwane wakho, nawe lowatikhandza setifakwe ngulabo labefika kucala kunawe kulelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakupha lona kutsi libe lakho.”
15 “Bufakazi bemuntfu munye abukeneli kutsi kungaze kulahlwe ngabo umbekwacala. Indzaba kufanele ibe nabofakazi lababili nome labatsatfu.
16 Nangabe fakazi wemanga avukela umuntfu amlahle ngelicala lelibi,
17 labantfu lababili lababangako kufanele beme embikwaSimakadze embikwebaphristi nebehluleli bangaleso sikhatsi.
18 Behluleli kufanele bayihlolisise lendzaba, kepha nangabe lofakazi atfolakala kutsi unemanga ngekunika bufakazi lobungemacebo ngemnakabo,
19 ngako kufanele bente kuye loko abecondze kukwenta kumnakabo. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
20 Labanye bantfu bayawutsi bangeva ngaloko bese bayesaba, leyontfo ingaphindzi yentiwe emkhatsini wenu.
21 Ningabi nasihawu: kuphila ngekuphila, liso ngeliso, litinyo ngelitinyo, sandla ngesandla, lunyawo ngelunyawo.”
1 “Naniya emphini niyawulwa netitsa tenu bese nibona emahhashi ato, netincola tato, nemphi yato iyinkhulu kakhulu kunalena yenu, ningatesabi, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe uyawuba nani.
2 Nase niphuma niya emphini, umphristi uyakuya ngembili akhulume nemphi yonkhe,
3 atsi: ‘Lalela, Israyeli, lamuhla uya emphini kuyakulwa netitsa takho. Ungabi ligwala wesabe; ungatfutfumeli, uphaphuleke embikwato.
4 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho nguye lohamba nawe kuyakulwa naletitsa takho akuphe nekuncoba.’
5 “Baholi bayawukhuluma kulemphi yonkhe, batsi: ‘Kukhona yini lowakhe indlu lensha labesengakayinikeli? Lowo akancandzeke aye ekhaya, funa afele emphini, bese inikelwa ngulomunye umuntfu.
6 Kukhona yini umuntfu lohlanyele sivini lesisha labesengakacali kudla titselo taso? Lowo akancandzeke abuyele ekhaya, funa afele emphini, bese letitselo taso tidliwa ngulomunye umuntfu.
7 Kukhona yini lowetsembise kushada nentfombi labesengakayishadi? Lowo akancandzeke abuyele ekhaya, funa afele emphini, bese lentfombi yakhe ishadwa ngulomunye umuntfu.’
8 “Baholi batawuchubeka bakhulume, batsi: ‘Kukhona yini indvodza leyesabako nome lenebugwala? Leyo ayincandzeke ibuyele ekhaya, khona bomnakabo bangetiwungenelwa bugwala nabo.’
9 Baholi bayawutsi bangacedza kukhuluma kulamabutfo emphi, bayawube sebabeka tindvuna tawo.
10 “Nanikhuphuka kuyawuhlasela lidolobha, nibocale nibabekise phansi tikhali tabo labo bantfu labakulo.
11 Nangabe bavumile, bavula emasango abo, bonkhe bantfu labakulelo dolobha niyawubenta tigcili, nibagcilate.
12 Nangabe bayala kubeka phansi tikhali tabo kodvwa balwe nani, niyawubavimbetela kulelo dolobha.
13 Uyawutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu angaletfula etandleni tenu, bese nibulala onkhe emadvodza lakulelo dolobha.
14 Kuyawutsi bafati, nebantfwana, netifuyo, nako konkhe lokunye lokukulo lelo dolobha nititsatsele kona kube yimphango yenu. Ningayisebentisa leyo mphango yetitsa tenu Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha yona.
15 Niyakuwaphatsa kanjalo-ke onkhe emadolobha lakhashane nani langesiwo aletive letisedvutane nani.
16 “Noko kulamadolobha aletive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha wona kutsi abe lifa lenu, akubete nome kunye lenikushiya kuphila.
17 Nibotibhubhisa tiphele tonkhe leto tive: emaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aniyala.
18 Ngaphandle kwaloko titawunifundzisa kutsi nilandzele tonkhe leto tintfo letinengekako letitentako natikhonta tithico tato, bese niyona kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
19 “Nanivimbetela lidolobha sikhatsi lesidze, nilwela kutsi nilitfumbe, ningacali nitibhubhise tihlahla talo ngekutigawula ngemazembe, ngobe phela ningatidla titselo tato. Ningatigawuli. Kambe ngabe tihlahla tesiganga tibantfu yini nato kutsi nitivimbetele?
20 Noko, tihlahla lenitatiko kutsi atitseli titselo letidliwako ningatigawula, bese nitisebentisa ekwakheni tintfo tekuvimbetela lelo dolobha lelilwa nani lize liwe.”
1 “Nangabe kutfolakala sidvumbu semuntfu lobulewe, sitfolakale esigangeni, kulelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lenu, kungatiwa nekutsi ubulewe ngubani,
2 baholi benu nebehluleli benu bayawuphuma bayewulinganisa libanga lekusuka kuleso sidvumbu kuya emadolobheni lasedvutane naso.
3 Baholi-ke balelo dolobha lelisedvute kakhulu naleso sidvumbu bayawutsatsa litfokati lelingazange selisetjentiswe, lekungazange sekubekwe lijoko entsanyeni yalo,
4 balidvonse baye nalo esihosheni lesingazange sesilinywe nome kuhlanyelwe lutfo kuso, lapho kunemfula logeletako. Bayawufika kuleso sihosha bephule intsamo yalelitfokati.
5 Baphristi-ke, emadvodzana aLevi, bayawusondzela ngembili, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ubakhetsile kutsi bakhonte baphindze baphumisele tibusiso egameni laSimakadze, bakhiphe netincumo tawo onkhe emacala embango kanye newekuhlaselana.
6 Bonkhe-ke baholi balelo dolobha lelisedvute kakhulu naleso sidvumbu bayawugezela tandla tabo etikwalelo tfokati lelephulwe intsamo yalo esihosheni,
7 bamemetele batsi: ‘Tandla tetfu atikayicitsi lengati, nemehlo etfu akakuboni nakwenteka loku.
8 Yemukela lenhlawulo yekubuyisana yesive sakho saka-Israyeli lowasihlenga wena, Simakadze, ungasibeki licala lengati sive sakho ngalomuntfu longenacala.’ Lelo cala lengati liyawube selentiwe inhlawulo yekubuyisana.
9 Niyakutihlangula kanjalo-ke ecaleni lekucitsa ingati lengenacala, njengobe niyakube senente lokulungile emehlweni aSimakadze.”
10 “Naniya emphini kuyakulwa netitsa tenu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu atinikele etandleni tenu kutsi nititfumbe,
11 bese emkhatsini waletitfunjwa ubona intfombi lenhle, udvonseleke kuyo, ungayitsatsa uyente umfati wakho.
12 Uyakuyiletsa ekhaya kini bese ihhula inhloko yayo, ijube netingalo tayo,
13 bese itibeka eceleni naletimphahla beyitembetse nayitfunjwa. Uyawutsi-ke nase inenyanga ihleti lapha endlini yakho ililela uyise nenina, bese uyangena-ke kuyo ube yindvodza yayo nayo ibe ngumkakho.
14 Nangabe awujabuli kahle ngayo, yikhulule iye lapho itsandza kuya khona. Ungayitsengisi nome uyiphatse njengesigcili, njengobe sewuyihlazisile.”
15 “Nangabe indvodza inebafati lababili, bese itsandza lona lomunye kwendlula lona lomunye, bobabili bese batubula ngebafana kodvwa litubulo lekucala kube ngelalomfati losaliwakati,
16 lendvodza nase ibhala incwadzi yelifa lalamadvodzana ayo, akukafaneli itsatse lamalungelo ebutubulo iwanike lena letalwa ngulentsandvokati yayo esikhundleni salelitubulo layo sibili lelitalwa ngulesaliwakati.
17 Kufanele iyemukele lendvodzana letalwa ngulesaliwakati sayo kutsi ilitubulo ngekuyinika sabelo sayo lesiphindvwe kabili kuko konkhe lenako. Leyo ndvodzana nguyona iluphawu lwekucala lwemandla eyise. Lilungelo lebutubulo layo.”
18 “Nangabe umuntfu anendvodzana lenenkhani kantsi futsi ayiva, lengabahloniphi boyise nenina, lengabalaleli ngisho nome sebayijezisa,
19 boyise nenina bayakuyitsatsa lendvodzana yabo, bayimikise kubaholi enkhundleni yalelo dolobha labo.
20 Bayawufika batjele baholi batsi: ‘Lendvodzana yetfu inenkhani, kantsi futsi ayiva. Ayifuni kusilalela nekusihlonipha. Ilishinga nesidzakwa.’
21 Onkhe emadvodza alelo dolobha ayawuyigcoba ngematje ize ife. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu. Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli siyawuva ngaloko sesabe kakhulu.”
22 “Nangabe umuntfu anikwe sigwebo sentsambo, bese uyabulawa, sidvumbu sakhe siphanyekwe elugodvweni,
23 akukafaneli leso sidvumbu sakhe sisale silenga kulolugodvo busuku bonkhe. Caphelani kutsi nimngcwabe ngalelo langa, ngobe wonkhe lolengiswa elugodvweni ungaphansi kwesicalekiso saNkulunkulu. Ningalingcolisi lelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu.”
1 “Nangabe ubona inkhabi nome imvu yemnakenu ilahleka, ungayitsalaliseli, kodvwa caphela kutsi uyayikhawula uyibuyisele kuye.
2 Nangabe lomnakenu akahlali edvute nawe, nome awumati kutsi ungubani, yitsatse uye nayo kakho, uyigcine adzimate efike seloku ayifuna, bese uyamnika.
3 Ubenta njalo-ke nome ngabe ukhandza imbongolo yemnakenu nome libhantji lakhe nome ngabe yini lemlahlekele. Ungakutsalaliseli loko.
4 “Nawubona imbongolo nome inkhabi yemnakenu iwele emgwacweni ungacali uyitsalalisele. Msite kutsi ayisukumise.
5 “Lomsikati akukafaneli embatse timphahla temuntfu lomdvuna, kanjalo futsi nalomdvuna akufanele embatse timphahla talomsikati, ngobe lowenta loko usinengiso kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
6 “Nawukhandza sidleke senyoni eceleni kwemgwaco nome sisesihlahleni nome phansi, nalonina afukamele lamacandza nome emazini, ungamkhokheli lonina kanye nalamazini akhe.
7 Lamazini wona ungawakhokhela, kodvwa lonina umyekele asuke, khona kutakuhambela kahle ube nemphilo lendze.
8 “Nawakha indlu lensha, ubocaphela kutsi wakhe lutsango lolutawutungeleta luphahla lwakho, khona indlu yakho ungetiyehlisela licala lengati ngekutsi kube khona longahle awe kuyo.
9 “Ungatihlanyeli tinhlobo letimbili tenhlanyelo esivinini sakho; nawenta njalo, ngeke kungcole tilimo takho kuphela, kodvwa ngisho netitselo titawungcola.
10 “Ungayibopheli inkhabi nembongolo ejokeni linye.
11 “Ungayembatsi imphahla yensontfo leyelukwe yahlanganiswa nelineni.
12 “Sembatfo losembatsako emakoneni aso omane ubositfungela timvakaza.”
13 “Nangabe indvodza ishade nentfombi, yatsi nayilala nayo yangabe isayitsandza,
14 bese iyayihlambalata iyinike libito lelibi itsi: ‘Ngishade nalentfombi, kodvwa ngitsite nangingena kuyo, ngakhandza kutsi sekwabate buntfombi,’
15 kuyakube sekutsi uyise nenina walentfombi bakhiphe intfo letawukhombisa timphawu tekutsi abeyintfombi lomntfwanabo kubaholi balelo dolobha.
16 Uyise walentfombi uyawukhuluma kulabaholi atsi: ‘Lendvodzakati yami ngiyinike lendvodza kutsi ishade nayo; kodvwa manje ayisayitsandzi.
17 Manje seyiyihlambalatile yatsi: “Lendvodzakati yakho beyingasenabo buntfombi.” Kodvwa nalu luphawu lwebuntfombi bayo.’ Batali bayo batakweneka lengubo lenengati embikwalabaholi balelo dolobha.
18 Baholi bayawutsatsa lendvodza bayijezise.
19 Bayawuyihlawulisa tinhlavu tesiliva letili-100, batinike uyise walentfombi, ngobe inike intfombi yem-Israyeli ligama lelibi. Lendvodzakati iyawujinge ibe ngumkayo lendvodza. Lendvodza akukafaneli iyilahle yingci nayisaphila.
20 “Kodvwa nangabe kuliciniso kutsi akasiyo intfombi, kantsi futsi kute nebufakazi bekusekela kutsi iyintfombi,
21 lendvodzakati batayitsatsa bayekuyibeka emnyango wendlu yeyise, lapho takhamiti titawufike tiyigcobele khona ngematje ize ife, ngobe ihlazise Israyeli wonkhe, ngekuvula sibaya seyise isesekhaya kubo. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
22 “Nangabe indvodza itfolakala ilele nemfati walenye indvodza, bobabili bayawubulawa, lendvodza nalomfati. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wesive saka-Israyeli.
23 “Nakwenteka edolobheni indvodza ihlangana nentfombi leseyetsenjiswe ngulenye indvodza, bese ilala nayo,
24 niyawubatsatsa bobabili nibayise enkhundleni yalelo dolobha, nibagcobe ngematje baze bafe. Lentfombi ifela kutsi beyingekhatsi edolobheni kodvwa ayizange imemete, ihlabe inyandzaleyo; lendvodza yona ifela kutsi idlwengule intfombi lebeseyetsenjiswe ngulenye indvodza. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
25 “Kodvwa nangabe indvodza itsite ingaphandle kwelidolobha yahlangana nentfombi leseyetsenjiswe ngulenye indvodza, bese iyayidlwengula, ngulendvodza kuphela lekufanele ife.
26 Ningenti lutfo kulentfombi, ngobe kute sono leyisentile lesiyenta ifanelwe kufa. Lelicala lifanana naleli lekutsi umuntfu angahlasela abulale makhelwane wakhe,
27 ngekutsi lendvodza ihlangene nalentfombi ngaphandle esigangeni, kungenteka kube lentfombi imemetile, yahlaba inyandzaleyo, kodvwa kwabate loyisitako.
28 “Nangabe kwenteka indvodza ihlangana nentfombi lengaketsembisi, bese iyayidlwengula, bese bayabanjwa,
29 lendvodza kufanele ihlawule kuyise walentfombi ngetinhlavu tesiliva letingema-50. Lendvodza kufanele iyishade lentfombi, ngobe seyiyonile. Akukafaneli yehlukane nayo, yingci lendvodza nayisaphila.
30 “Indvodza akukafaneli ishade nemkayise, ingawungcolisi umbhedze weyise.”
1 “Kute indvodza lephakuliwe nome lenempipi lojutjiwe leyawungena ebandleni laSimakadze.
2 Kute umuntfu lotelwe ngalokungekho emtsetfweni nome situkulwane sakhe kuze kube selishumi, labayawungena ebandleni laSimakadze.
3 “Kute um-Amoni, nome umMowabi, nome titukulwane tawo kuze kube selishumi, loyawungena ebandleni laSimakadze,
4 ngobe abazange banihlangabete ngesinkhwa nangemanti eluhambeni lwenu nanisuka eGibhithe; kodvwa bacasha Bhalamu, umsa waBheyori, wasePhethori, kulaseMesophothamiya kutsi anicalekise.
5 Kodvwa noko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu akazange afune kulalela Bhalamu, wagucula lesicalekiso saba sibusiso kini, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanitsandza.
6 Ningacali nisente nabo sivumelwane sekuthula nekuvana nabo, yingci nanisaphila.
7 “Ningamtondzi um-Edomu, ngobe ungumnakenu. Ningamtondzi umGibhithe, ngobe nani nake nahlala nitihambi eveni lakubo.
8 Bantfwana babo besitukulwane sesitsatfu bangahle bangene ebandleni laSimakadze.”
9 “Nangabe nikambele kuyakulwa netitsa tenu, nibokhwesha kuko konkhe lokungcolile ngekwemtsetfo.
10 Nangabe lenye indvodza emkhatsini wenu ingcoliswe kushaya litubuko ebusuku, kufanele iphume enkambu iyewuhlala ngephandle,
11 kodvwa nase liyawushona, ingageza emantini. Kutawutsi nakushona lilanga, lendvodza incandzeke ingene enkambu.
12 “Kufanele nibe nendzawo ngephandle kwenkambu lapho kutabotsi njalo nanifuna kuya ngephandle niye khona.
13 Nibotiphatsela intfo yekumba, khona niyawutsi nase nitikhululile, nimbe umgodzi wekugcibedzela lamangcoliso enu.
14 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wehla enyuka emkhatsini wenu enkambu, entela kunivikela nekwetfula titsa tenu etandleni tenu. Inkambu yenu kufanele ibe ngcwele, khona angetiwukhandza lutfo lolubi emkhatsini wenu, aze ancandzeke anifulatsele.”
15 “Nangabe sigcili sibalekele kini, ningasibuyiseli kumnikati waso.
16 Niyawusihlalisa emkhatsini wenu, sihlale nome ngukuliphi lidolobha lesitsandza kuhlala kulo. Ningasicindzeteli.
17 “Kute um-Israyeli lomdvuna nome lomsikati loyawuba yingwadla yasethempelini kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
18 Aniyikuletsa imali yengwadla lensikati nome lendvuna endlini yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kutsi itekwenta ngayo setsembiso nome ngabe sani, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ubenyanya bobabili.
19 “Umnakenu ungamkhokhisi intalo, nome ngemali, nome ngekudla, nome ngabe yini lengakhokhelwa intalo.
20 Umuntfu wetive ungamkhokhisa intalo, kodvwa umnakenu longum-Israyeli ungamkhokhisi, kuze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho akubusise kuko konkhe lobeka sandla sakho etikwako kulelo live longena kulo kutsi libe lakho.
21 “Nawenta setsembiso kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ungephutisi kutsi usifeze, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho uyakusibita kuwe kutsi usikhiphe, bese uba nelicala lesono.
22 Kodvwa nawutibamba ekwenteni setsembiso, ungeke ube nelicala.
23 Konkhe loke wakuphumisela ngemlomo wakho bani neliciniso kutsi uyakwenta, ngobe wente setsembiso sakho ngekukhululeka kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, wasenta ngewakho umlomo.
24 “Nawungena esivinini samakhelwane wakho, ungawadla onkhe emagelebisi lowafunako, kodvwa ungafaki ngisho nalinye ebhasikidini lakho.
25 Nawungena ensimini yakolo kamakhelwane wakho, ungawakha ematimba ngetandla takho, kodvwa ungacali ufake lisikela kuleto tinhlanga takhe letisemile.”
1 “Nangabe indvodza ishada nemfati, bese kutsi emvakwaloko incuma kutsi ayisamtsandzi ngesici lesitsite, ingambhalela incwadzi yesehlukaniso imnike yona, bese iyamkhipha ekhaya layo, imcoshe.
2 Nangabe lomfati utsite nasesukile kulelikhaya, wase ushada nalenye indvodza,
3 nayo iphindze futsi ingete yamtsandza, ingambhalela incwadzi yesehlukaniso imnike yona imkhiphe ekhaya layo, imcoshe, nome lendvodza yakhe yesibili ife,
4 lendvodza yakhe yekucala leyehlukana naye ngekwemtsetfo akukafaneli ivunyelwe kutsi iphindze imshade emvakwekuba asahlazisiwe, loko kuyakuba sinengiso emehlweni aSimakadze. Ungacali kwenta kutsi lonakale live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu.”
5 “Nangabe indvodza isandza kushada, akufanele ihanjiswe kuya emphini nome-ke yetfweswe lomunye umsebenti, nome ngumuphi. Kufanele ikhululeke ihlale ekhaya layo, kuze kuphele umnyaka wonkhe solo ijabulisa umfati wayo lesandza kumshada.
6 “Naweboleka umuntfu intfo letsite, ungawatsatsi ematje akhe ekusila, ngisho nembokodvo yinye, kutsi kube sibambiso, ngobe loko kusho kutsatsa kuphila kwakhe kutsi kube sibambiso.
7 “Nangabe umuntfu ubanjwe atfumba lomunye um-Israyeli, amphatse njengesigcili nome amtsengise, lowo longumtfumbi kufanele abulawe. Niyakukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
8 “Naniguliswa sifo lesisabulephelo, nibocaphela kutsi nenta njengobe baphristi, labangemaLevi, baniyala. Nibokulandzela nikucaphelisise konkhe loko lengibayale ngako kutsi bakwente.
9 Khumbulani loko lokwentiwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kuMiriyamu endleleni ngesikhatsi seniphumile eGibhithe.
10 “Naweboleka umuntfu intfo letsite, ungacali uyewungena endlini yakhe kuyawutsatsa loko latakunika kona kube sibambiso.
11 Mani ngephandle aze lomeboleki ete naso kuwe leso sibambiso.
12 Nangabe lowo muntfu umphofu, leso sibambiso sakhe singalali ngakuwe;
13 uyawusibuyisela kuye sembatfo sakhe nakushona lilanga kuze alale ngaso. Uyawukubonga kakhulu, loko kubalelwe kuwe njengesento lesihle embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.
14 “Ungamcindzeteli umuntfu lomcashile ngenca yekutsi umphofu futsi weswele, nome ngabe ngumnakenu um-Israyeli nome ngabe wetive lohlala kulelinye lalamadolobha enu.
15 Uyakumkhokhela wonkhe umholo wakhe onkhe emalanga lingakashoni lilanga, ngobe phela weswele, naye wetsembe kusebentisa wona. Ngaphandle kwaloko uyawukhala ngawe kuSimakadze, bese uba nelicala lesono.
16 “Boyise abayiwubulawa ngenca yebantfwana babo, nebantfwana futsi abayiwubulawa ngenca yaboyise babo; ngulowo muntfu uyawutifela yena ngesono sakhe.
17 “Ningabadleleli betive nome tintsandzane emalungelo langewabo nome nitsatse sembatfo semfelokati sibe sibambiso salakwebolekile.
18 Khumbulani kutsi benitigcili eGibhithe, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wanephula kulelo live; ngiko nje nginiyala kutsi nikwente loku.
19 “Nanivuna ensimini, bese kusala lokunye ngesiphosiso, ningabobe nisancandzeka kuyawukukhwimita. Nibosale nikushiyela tindzindzi netintsandzane kanye nebafelokati, kuze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anibusise kuyo yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu.
20 Nanihhohlota titselo temncumo etihlahleni tawo, ningaphindzi kwesibili kuyawuhhohlota leto letisele emagaleni ato. Loko lokusele kushiyeleni tindzindzi netintsandzane kanye nebafelokati.
21 Nanivuna emagelebisi etivinini tenu, ningabuyeli kuto kuyawukhwimita. Loko lokusele kushiyeleni tindzindzi, netintsandzane kanye nebafelokati.
22 Khumbulani kutsi nani nanitigcili eGibhithe; ngiko nje nginiyala kutsi nikwente loku.”
1 “Nangabe emadvodza abanga lokutsite, kufanele akumikise enkantolo, behluleli bayekulijuba lelo cala, bavikele longenacala balahle lonelicala.
2 Nangabe lona lonelicala kufanele ashaywe, umehluleli uyakumlalisa phansi ashaywe embikwakhe leyo mivimba layifanele,
3 kodvwa akukafaneli amnike imivimba lengetulu kwalengema-40. Nangabe ushaywe imivimba lengetulu kwaleyo, lowo mnakenu uyawube sewuhlazekile kini.
4 “Ungayifaki sifonyo inkhabi, nayibhula kolo.”
5 “Nangabe emadvodza latelamani ahlala khaya linye, bese kufa lenye yawo ingakayitali indvodzana, lomfelokati akukafaneli atsatfwe ngulomunye umuntfu wangaphandle, ngaphandle kwemuntfu walowo mndeni. Umnakabomufi kufanele amngene amtsatse amente umfati wakhe, afeze umsebenti wemkhula wakhe kulomfati.
6 Indvodzana yekucala iyawutsatsa libito lemufi, kuze kutsi libito lakhe lingapheli ka-Israyeli.
7 “Noko nangabe indvodza ingafuni kungena lomfati wemnakabo, lomfelokati uyawuhamba aye kubaholi enkhundleni, afike atsi: ‘Umkhula wami akafuni kwenta umsebenti wakhe, akafuni kuvusa libito lemnakabo lapha ka-Israyeli.’
8 Labaholi balelo dolobha bayakuyibita bakhulume nayo lendvodza. Nangabe solomane iyachubeka itsi: ‘Angifuni kumngena,’
9 lomfelokati utawube sewusondzela kulomkhula wakhe embikwebaholi, afike kuye akhiphe lenye yetincabule kulomkhula wakhe, aphindze amkhafulele ebusweni atsi: ‘Naku-ke lokufanele kwentiwa endvodzeni leyala kuvusela umnakabo indlu.’
10 Indlu yakaleyo ndvodza iyakwatiwa esiveni saka-Israyeli kutsi Yindlu Lengenancabule.”
11 “Nangabe kulwa emadvodza lamabili, bese umfati walena lenye uyaphutfuma kuyakwelekelela lendvodza yakhe, ngekutsi abambe emasendze alena lenye indvodza,
12 uyawujuba sandla sakhe, ungabi nasihawu naye.
13 “Akukafaneli ube netisindvo letehlukene, letisindzako naletilula, esikhwameni sakho.
14 Akukafaneli ube netilinganiso letehlukene, lesikhulu nalesincane, endlini yakho.
15 Kufanele ube netisindvo netilinganiso letikahle naletisemtsetfweni, khona utewuphila sikhatsi lesidze eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona.
16 Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyamtondza umuntfu lowenta letintfo, nome ngangubani lowenta tintfo ngekungetsembeki.”
17 “Khumbulani kutsi entani kini ema-Amaleki ngesikhatsi nisesendleleni niphuma eGibhithe.
18 Ngesikhatsi senikhatsele nidziniwe, ahlangabetana nani endleleni abahlasela ababulala bonkhe labo bebahambela emuva. Akazange amesabe Nkulunkulu.
19 Uyawutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu anganipha kuthula, kutsi hhamu kuhlaselwa nguletitsa tenu letinitungeletile kulelive lanipha lona kutsi nilidle libe lifa lenu, niyawulesula libito la-Amaleki lingaphindzi likhunjulwe ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga. Ningakhohlwa.”
1 “Nase ningenile eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, nalidla nase niyatinta kulo,
2 kufanele nitsatse tilinga tato tonkhe tivuno temhlaba wenu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha wona, bese nitifaka ebhasikidini. Niyawube seniya endzaweni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latayikhetsa kutsi ibe yindzawo yekubeka Libito lakhe,
3 nifike kumphristi loyawube alapho ngaleso sikhatsi nitsi: ‘Lamuhla ngifakaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho kutsi sengifikile eveni Simakadze lafunga ngalo kubokhokho betfu kutsi utasipha lona.’
4 “Umphristi uyawube sewutsatsa lelibhasikidi esandleni sakho alibeke phansi embikwelilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho.
5 Uyawube sewuyamemetela embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, utsi: ‘Khokho wami abengum-Aramu labezulazula. Wehlela eGibhithe anebantfu labambalwa wahlala khona, waze wandza waba sive lesikhulu, nalesinemandla, nalesinyenti kakhulu.
6 Kodvwa emaGibhithe asiphatsa kabi, asivisa buhlungu, asentisa imisebenti lematima.
7 Sakhala kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wabobabemkhulu, Simakadze wakuva kukhala kwetfu, wakubona kuhlupheka kwetfu, nekushikashikeka kwetfu, kanye nekucindzetelwa kwetfu.
8 Ngako Simakadze wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla lesinemandla, nangengalo leyelulekile, ngekutfutfumelisa lokukhulu nangetibonakaliso nangetimangaliso.
9 Wasiletsa kulendzawo wasipha lelive leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi.
10 Manje-ke sengetfula titselo tekucala temhlaba, wena, Simakadze, longiphe wona.’ “Uyawubeka lelibhasikidi embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ukhotsame embikwakhe.
11 Ngako nine nemaLevi nebetive labahlala emkhatsini wenu niyakujabula ngako konkhe lokuhle Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniphe kona nine kanye nemindeni yenu.
12 “Niyawutsi nase nicedzile kwehlukanisa kwelishumi kwato tonkhe tivuno temhlaba wenu ngemnyaka wesitsatfu, lekunguwona mnyaka wekwelishumi, niyawukunika emaLevi, tindzindzi, netintsandzane, nebafelokati, kuze badle besutse emadolobheni enu.
13 Niyawube senikhuluma kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nitsi: ‘Sengikukhiphile konkhe lokungcwele lokusabelo lobekusendlini yami, sengikunike emaLevi, netindzindzi, netintsandzane, nebafelokati, njengobe wangiyala. Angikaphambuki emiyalweni yakho, futsi angikakhohlwa ngisho munye wayo.
14 Kute nakunye lokusabelo lesingcwele lengikudlile ngesikhatsi ngisalila, futsi kute nakunye kwako lengikususile ngesikhatsi ngisengcolile; yebo, kute nakunye kwako lengikunikele kulabafile. Ngimlalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami. Ngikwente konkhe longiyale ngako kutsi ngikwente.
15 Buka phansi usezulwini endzaweni yakho yekuhlala lengcwele. Busisa sive sakho sema-Israyeli kanye nelive lowasipha lona, njengobe waletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho betfu, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi.’ ”
16 “Lamuhla Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyaniyala kutsi nitigcine tonkhe letimiso nalemitsetfo. Kufanele niyicaphelisise ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wenu.
17 Lamuhla netsembisile natsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wenu, nekutsi niyawuhamba endleleni yakhe, nigcine timiso takhe, nemiyalo yakhe kanye nemitsetfo yakhe, nekutsi futsi niyawumlalela.
18 Lamuhla naSimakadze sewetsembisile kutsi nisive sakhe, niligugu lakhe latitsengele lona njengobe etsembisa, nekutsi niyawugcina yonkhe imiyalo yakhe.
19 Wetsembisile kutsi uyakunenta nidvunyiswe, nidvume, nihlonishwe ngetulu kwato tonkhe tive latentile Nkulunkulu wenu, njengobe etsembisa.”
1 Mosi kanye nebaholi bema-Israyeli bakhuluma esiveni sonkhe, batsi: “Yigcineni yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla.
2 Mhlazana newela umfula iJordane ningena eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona, niyawumisa ematje lamakhulu, bese niwahuca ngemcakaco lomhlophe.
3 Niyawubhala kuwo onkhe emavi alomtsetfo, nase newele nangena kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu anetsembisa.
4 Niyawutsi ningewela umfula iJordane, bese nimisa lamatje, niwembele eNtsabeni i-Ebhali, njengobe sengishito lamuhla, bese niwahuca ngemcakaco lomhlophe.
5 Lilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu niyawulakha khona lapho, lilati lematje. Aniyikuwacopha ngelishizolo lensimbi.
6 Lilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu niyakulakha ngematje esiganga langakacotwa, lasuka esigangeni, ngulapho niyawunikelela khona umhlatjelo wekushiswa kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
7 Niyakuyinikelela lapho iminikelo yekuthula, niyidle nijabule embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
8 Niyakuwabhala kahle ngalokucacile onkhe emavi alomtsetfo, niwabhala kulamatje leniwagcumekile.”
9 Mosi kanye nebaphristi labangemaLevi bakhuluma kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli, batsi: “Thulani, sive sema-Israyeli, nilalele kahle! Lamuhla senisive saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
10 Lalelani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nilandzele yonkhe imiyalo yakhe netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla.”
11 Ngalona lelo langa Mosi wayala sive watsi:
12 “Niyakutsi nase newelele ngesheya kweJordane, tive letiyakuma eNtsabeni iGerizimu tibusise sive sonkhe kuyawuba bakaSimeyoni, nebakaLevi, nebakaJuda, nebaka-Isakhari, nebakaJosefa kanye nebakaBhenjamini.
13 Letive leti ngito futsi letiyakuma naseNtsabeni i-Ebhali tikhulume ticalekiso: sive sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nesaka-Asheri, nesakaZebuloni, nesakaDani kanye nesakaNaftali.
14 Sive sakaLevi siyawukhuluma siphakamise livi laso kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli sitsi:
15 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lobata sitfombe nome ente sithico, intfo lesinengiso kuSimakadze, umsebenti wengcweti yetekubata ngetandla, akubeke ngasense endzaweni lesitsekile.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
16 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lowedzelela uyise nome unina.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
17 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lotfutsa akhweshise sikhonkhwane semnyele wamakhelwane wakhe.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
18 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lohola imphumphutse ayedukise endleleni.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
19 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu logodla emalungelo kuto tindzindzi, nakuto tintsandzane kanye nakubafelokati.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
20 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lolala nemkayise, ngobe uhlambalata licansi leyise.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
21 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lolala nesilwane nome ngangusiphi.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
22 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lolala nadzadzewabo, indvodzakati yeyise nome yenina.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
23 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lolala neninatala.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
24 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lobulala makhelwane wakhe ngasense.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
25 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lotsatsa umdizo, khona atewubulala umuntfu longenacala.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
26 “ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu longawemukeli emavi alomtsetfo ngekutsi awente.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’ ”
1 “Nanimlalela ngalokuphelele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nigcine yonkhe imiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyakuniphakamisa ngetulu kwato tonkhe tive temhlaba.
2 Tonkhe letibusiso tiyakwehlela etikwenu tinilandzele, nanilalela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
3 “Niyakubusiswa emadolobheni enu, nibusiseke nasemasimini enu.
4 “Sitselo sesisu senu siyawubusiswa, nesivuno selive lenu, nemazinyane etifuyo, nemankhonyane emihlambi yenu, nemazinyane etimvu tenu newetimbuti tenu.
5 “Libhasikidi lenu liyawubusiswa kanye nendishi yenu yekubhucela inhlama.
6 “Niyawubusiswa naningena, nibusiswe nome niphuma.
7 “Simakadze uyakwenta kutsi titsa tenu letinivukelako nitehlule. Tiyawuviva titenihlasela, tita ngayinye indlela; kodvwa nase niticosha, tiyawubaleka ngetindlela letisikhombisa.
8 “Simakadze uyakwehlisela sibusiso etikwetincolobane tenu nasetikwako konkhe leniyawukwenta ngetandla tenu. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunibusisa kulelo live lanipha lona.
9 “Simakadze utanenta nibe sive sakhe lesingcwele, njengobe anetsembisa ngesifungo, nanigcina imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe ngetindlela takhe.
10 Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubona kutsi nibitwa ngelibito laSimakadze, bese tiyanesaba.
11 Simakadze uyawunipha inala yemnotfo lomkhulu nibe nebantfwana, andzise nemihlambi yetifuyo tenu kanye netitselo temhlaba wenu kulelo live lafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi utanipha lona.
12 “Simakadze uyawuvula emazulu, incolobane yakhe yengcebo, anise imvula eveni lenu ngesikhatsi lesifanele, abusise yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu. Niyakwebolekisa etiveni letinyenti, kodvwa nine aniyikweboleka ngisho nakusinye sato.
13 Simakadze uyawunenta nibe yinhloko ningabi ngumsila. Naniyigcinile yonkhe lemiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, lena lenginiyala ngayo lamuhla, niyilandzele ngekucophelela, niyakuhlala njalo nibaholi, aniyiwuze nibe ngaphansi.
14 Ningaphambuki ngisho nakumunye nje walemiyalo lengininika yona lamuhla, ngesekudla nome ngesancele ngekulandzela labanye bonkulunkulu nikhonte bona.”
15 “Kodvwa nangabe ningamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningayilandzeli ngekucophelela yonkhe lemiyalo yakhe netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla, tonkhe leticalekiso tiyawukwehlela etikwenu tinehlule:
16 “Niyawucalekiswa emadolobheni, nicalekiswe nasemasimini enu.
17 “Libhasikidi lenu nendishi yenu yekubhucela inhlama kuyawucalekiswa.
18 “Intalo yesisu sakho iyawucalekiswa, nesivuno selive lakho, nemankhonyane emihlambi yetinkhomo takho, nemazinyane emihlambini yetinkhomo takho, nemazinyane emihlambini yetimvu takho.
19 “Uyawucalekiswa nawungena, ucalekiswe nome uphuma.
20 “Simakadze uyakwehlisela ticalekiso etikwakho, nekudzidzeka, nekusoleka kuko konkhe loyawubeka sandla sakho etikwakho, uze ubhubhe uphele masinyane ngenca yebubi lobentile ngekutsi umshiye.
21 Simakadze uyawunishaya ngesifo lesibulalanako, aze anicedze kulelo live leningena kulo kuyakulidla.
22 Simakadze uyawunishaya ngetifo letibulalanako naletingelapheki, nangemikhuhlane kanye nangekushisa lokucacabukisa sikhumba; uyakunitfumelela somiso semoya loshisako nesikhutsa. Letintfo tiyakunihlasela niphele nya.
23 Sibhakabhaka lesingetulu kwetinhloko tenu siyawufanana nelitfusi, bese kutsi umhlaba longaphansi kwetinyawo tenu ufanane nensimbi.
24 Simakadze uyawugucula imvula yelive lenu ibe yintfutfu nelutfuli, kuyakwehla esibhakabhakeni uze uphele.
25 “Simakadze uyakunenta nehlulwe titsa tenu. Niyakuta kuto nitetihlasela ngendlela yinye, kodvwa niyawubaleka seninhlanhlatsela niphume ngetindlela letisikhombisa; niyawuba yintfo yekwesatjiswa emkhatsini wayo yonkhe imibuso emhlabeni.
26 Tidvumbu tenu tiyawuba kudla kwato tonkhe tinyoni tesiganga netilwane temhlaba; kuyawubate nalotetfusako.
27 Simakadze uyakunishaya ngematfumba aseGibhithe, nangetimila, nangetilondza letincincako, nangelukhwekhwe lolulumako leningasoze nelapheke kuto.
28 Simakadze uyakunishaya ngekuhlanya, nangebumphumphutse, nangekusangana kwengcondvo.
29 Kuyawutsi emini kala bha, niphumphutse indlela njengemphumphutse ebumnyameni. Aniyiwuphumelela kuko konkhe lenikwentako, imihla ngemihla niyawube nicindzetelekile, niphangwe, kubete nalonephulako.
30 “Uyakushaywa ngekutsi wetsembise intfombi kusuke lenye indvodza iyidlwengule. Uyawukwakha indlu, kodvwa ungahlali kuyo. Uyawulima sivini, kodvwa ungafinyeleli ekudleni emagelebisi aso.
31 Inkhabi yakho iyawugwazwa emehlweni akho, kodvwa wena awuyikudla lutfo lwayo. Imbongolo yakho iyawutsatfwa kuwe ngendluzula ingaphindzi ibuyiselwe kuwe. Imvu yakho iyawuphiwa sitsa sakho, kute naloyakukusindzisa.
32 Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu ayawutsatfwa aniketelwe kuletinye tive, nine niyawugugelwa ngemehlo solomane niwagolotele imihla ngemihla, ningasenamandla ngisho newekuphakamisa sandla.
33 Sive leningasati siyawufika sidle titselo nesivuno selive lenu. Aniyikuba nalutfo, kodvwa niyawucindzetelwa ngelulaka onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwenu.
34 Loko leniyawukubona ngemehlo enu kuyawunihlanyisa.
35 Simakadze uyawushaya emadvolo enu nemilente yenu ngematfumba labuhlungu nalangeke elapheke, layawubhidlika kusukela esitsendzeni selunyawo kuyewufika etinweleni tenhloko.
36 “Simakadze uyawunicosha kanye nenkhosi yenu lenitibekele yona, niye esiveni leningasati nine kanye naboyihlomkhulu. Ngulapho niyawufike nikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu khona, bonkulunkulu labentiwe ngetigodvo nangematje.
37 Niyawuba yintfo leshacisa lugogo, nentfo yekwedzelelwa neyekuphukutwa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive leniyawube nisakatelwe kuto nguSimakadze.
38 “Niyawuhlanyela inhlanyelo lenyenti kabi emasimini enu, kodvwa niyawuvuna sivuno lesincane, ngobe sikhonyane siyawutidla tonkhe leto tilimo.
39 Niyawuhlanyela tivini nitihlakule, kodvwa aniyikulinatsa liwayini lato, nemagelebisi ato aniyikuwabutsa, ngobe ayawudliwa ngumgundatjani.
40 Niyawuba netihlahla temncumo yonkhe indzawo kulelive lenu, kodvwa aniyikuwasebentisa emafutsa ato, ngobe letitselo tato tiyawuhhohloka.
41 Niyawuba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati, kodvwa akayiwuhlala nani, ngobe ayawutfunjwa.
42 Emabulo esikhonyane ayawusibekela tonkhe tihlahla tenu netivuno telive lenu.
43 “Betive labahlala emkhatsini wenu bayawukhula ngetulu kwenu baye ngekuya benyuka, kodvwa nine niyawushona phansi, niye ngekuya, nehle.
44 Bayawuba nemali yekuneboleka, kodvwa nine nibete leningabeboleka yona; bayawuba tinhloko, kodvwa nine niyawuba ngumsila.
45 “Tonkhe leticalekiso tiyawunehlela, tinilandzele tize tinehlule tinibhubhise, ngobe anizange nimlalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi aniyala kutsi niyigcine imiyalo kanye netimiso takhe.
46 Tiyakuba sibonakaliso nesimangaliso kini nasetitukulwaneni tenu phakadze naphakadze.
47 Njengobe ningazange nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenjabulo nangekutsakasa ngesikhatsi senu senala,
48 ngako-ke ekulambeni nasekomeni, ekudzikiteni nasebuphuyeni benu niyawukhonta titsa tenu Simakadze latitfumele kini. Uyakunetfwesa lijoko lensimbi etintsanyeni tenu, aze anibhubhise.
49 “Simakadze uyawuletsa sive lesiyawumelana nani, lesisuka khashane, emaphetselweni emhlaba sinihlwitse njengelusweti lolundizako, sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati,
50 sive lesesabekako nalesinelunya, lesingabahloniphi bantfu labadzala nalesingenamunyu nebantfwana.
51 Letitsa tiyawushwabudzela tifuyo tenu letisetincane, netitselo telive lenu, nize nibhubhe. Atiyikunishiyela mabele neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, nome nguliphi litfole lenkhomo nome lizinyane lemvu nome lembuti, nize nibhujiswe.
52 Tiyawuvimbetela onkhe emadolobha lasaseveni lenu, kuze kuwe naletibondza letindze lenetsembele kuto. Tiyawuvimbetela onkhe emadolobha laseveni lenu Simakadze Nkulunkulu lanipha lona.
53 “Ngenca yekuhlushwa leniyawuletselwa kona titsa tenu ngesikhatsi tinivimbetela niyakudla titselo tetisu tenu, inyama yemadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha wona.
54 Ngisho nendvodza lenesisa neluvelo kakhulu kunani nonkhe iyawuba neliso lelibi kumnakabo nakumfati wayo lemtsandzako nakubantfwabayo labayawube basasele basaphila, ngobe ibashiyile.
55 Ingeke iphe ngisho namunye licashana nje lalenyama yebantfwabayo leyiyawube iyidla. Sizatfu kuyawube sekunguloko kuphela lokuyawube kusasele ngenca yekuhlushwa titsa tenu ngesikhatsi tivimbetele emadolobha enu onkhe.
56 Kanjalo nemfati lonesisa neluvelo kunani nonkhe, loneluvelo nesihawu kangangekutsi angeke asaze alubeke lunyawo lwakhe emhlabatsini, uyawuvundza indvodza yakhe layitsandzako nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe,
57 nesidzandzane sakhe lesiphuma esiswini sakhe nebantfwabakhe labatele, ngobe ahlose kubadla ngasense ngesikhatsi sekuvinjetelwa nekujabhiswa leniyakwehliselwa kona titsa tenu emadolobheni enu.
58 “Naningawalandzeli ngekunakekela onkhe emavi alomtsetfo labhalwe kulencwadzi, ningalihloniphi nalelibito lenkhatimulo lebabatekako, lelitsi: Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu,
59 Simakadze uyawunehlisela tinhlupho letesabekako, atehlisele ngisho nakubantfwabenu tinhlupho letimatima naletingapheli, letibuhlungu nekugula lokungenawuncamuka.
60 “Uyakwehlisela kini tonkhe tifo taseGibhithe lenanitesaba kakhulu, tiyawunamatsela kini tingesuki.
61 Ngetulu kwaloko Simakadze uyakwehlisela kini yonkhe inhlobo yemikhuhlane netehlakalo ngisho naletingakabhalwa kulencwadzi yemtsetfo, nize nibhubhe niphele nya.
62 “Nine lenanibanyenti ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka niyawusala seniyingcosana, ngobe ningakamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
63 Njengobe kwamjabulisa Simakadze kutsi aniphumelelise nandze nibe banyenti ngesibalo, kuyawumjabulisa futsi kutsi anibhidlite ninciphe nize niphele. Niyawuzishulwa kulelo live leningena kulo kutsi libe lenu.
64 “Simakadze uyakunisakatela emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive, kusuka ngala kwemhlaba kuye ngale kwawo. Lapho-ke niyawukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu labentiwe ngelugodvo, nangelitje, leningazange senibati nine ngisho nabokhokho benu imbala.
65 Emkhatsini waleto tive aniyikuba nako kuthula nendzawo yekuphumuta tinyawo tenu. Lapho Simakadze uyakuninika khona ingcondvo leshisekelako nemehlo lakhatsele ngekulangatelela, nenhlitiyo ledzangele.
66 Niyawuhlala netfuka tanya siphelane, nigcwale kwesaba busuku nemini ningenasiciniseko ngelikusasa lemphilo yenu.
67 “Ekuseni niyawufisa kungatsi ngabe kusebusuku, ebusuku nifise kungatsi ngabe ngusekuseni, ngenca yeluvalo loluyawube lusetinhlitiyweni tenu nangenca yaloko leniyawube nikubona ngemehlo enu.
68 Simakadze uyawunincandzekisa ngemikhumbi nibuyele eGibhithe, ngendlela lengangetsembise kutsi ningeke niphindze nibuyele ngayo. Lapho-ke niyawutinikela nine matfupha kutsi nibe yindali etitseni tenu kutsi tinitsenge nibe tigcili netigcilikati tato, kodvwa kute loyawunitsenga.”
1 Lawa-ke ngemavi esivumelwane Simakadze layala ngawo Mosi kutsi asente nesive saka-Israyeli eveni lakaMowabi, kwengetela kuleso sivumelwane lasenta nabo baseseNtsabeni iHorebe.
2 Mosi wawabita onkhe ema-Israyeli, wakhuluma kuwo watsi: “Nani matfupha natibonela loko Simakadze lakwenta kuFaro eGibhithe, nakuto tonkhe tiphatsimandla takhe kanye naseveni lakhe lonkhe.
3 Natibonela nine ngewenu emehlo leto tivivinyo letinkhulu netibonakaliso letinkhulu netimangaliso;
4 kodvwa kuze kube ngulamuhla Simakadze akakaniniki ingcondvo lecondzako nemehlo labonako nome tindlebe letivako.
5 Kuyo yonkhe leminyaka lengema-40 lenganginihola ngayo ehlane, timphahla tenu atizange tiguge, netincabule tenu atizange tiguge etinyaweni tenu.
6 Anizange senidle sinkhwa, aninatsanga naliwayini, nome lesinye sinatfo lesivutjelwa. Ngakwenta kuze ningati kutsi nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
7 “Natsi nanifika kulendzawo, Sihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, na-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani, baphuma kutekulwa natsi, kodvwa sabehlula.
8 Sadla live labo salinika sive sakaRubeni nesakaGadi kanye nencenye yesive sakaManase kutsi libe labo.
9 Yilandzeleni ngekucophelela yonkhe lemininingwane yalesivumelwane, khona nitewuchuma ninotse kuko konkhe lenikwentako.
10 “Lamuhla nonkhe nime lapha embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu: baholi benu, netikhulu tenu, nalabadzala benu, netindvuna tenu, nawo onkhe emadvodza esive sema-Israyeli,
11 kanye nebantfwabenu, nebafati benu, nebetive labahlala etinkanjini tenu banitfotele tinkhuni banikhelele nemanti,
12 nime lapha, nimele kungena esivumelwaneni naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lasenta nani lamuhla ngesifungo,
13 lacinisa ngaso lamuhla kutsi nine nisive sakhe, nekutsi yena unguNkulunkulu wenu, njengobe anetsembisa nanjengobe afunga kuboyihlomkhulu, bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.
14 Ngenta lesivumelwane, nesifungo saso, hhayi nani kuphela,
15 lenime natsi lamuhla lapha embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, kodvwa ngisho nakulabo labangekho kanye natsi lapha lamuhla.
16 “Nani ngekwenu niyati kutsi sasiphila kanjani siseseGibhithe nekutsi sadzabula njani kumave ngemave endleleni nasita lapha.
17 Natibonela nine titfombe tabo letinengekako, kanye netithico tabo telugodvo, netematje, netesiliva, netegolide.
18 Caphelisisani kutsi kubete indvodza nome umfati, nome umndeni, nome sive emkhatsini wenu lamuhla, lonenhlitiyo lephambukako kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu kutsi ahambe ayewukhonta bonkulunkulu baleto tive. Caphelisisani kutsi kubete imphandze lembi emkhatsini wenu lengahle ivete shevu lobabako.
19 “Nangabe umuntfu lonjalo eva emavi alesifungo utincengela yena sibusiso kuye ngako angacabanga atsi: ‘Ngitawuphepha nome ngingachubeka ngitihambele ngeyami indlela.’ Loko kuyawehlisela sicalekiso emhlabatsini lomanti nakulowomile.
20 Simakadze akayiwuze avume kumcolela, intfukutselo yaSimakadze nelulaka lwakhe luyakumvutsela lowo muntfu. Tonkhe ticalekiso letibhalwe kulencwadzi tiyawukwehlela etikwakhe. Simakadze uyawulesula libito lakhe emhlabeni.
21 Simakadze uyawumkhipha umkhuphulwane kuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, amehlukanisele tehlakalo macondzana nato tonkhe ticalekiso tesivumelwane letibhalwe kulencwadzi yemtsetfo.
22 “Bantfwabenu labayawunilandzela etitukulwaneni letitako nebetive labayawube bavela emaveni lakhashane, bayawutibona letigemegeme letehlela kulelive; netifo Simakadze latehlisela kulo.
23 Live lonkhe liyawuba luswayi lolungenamsebenti lolubhadlako nesibabule. Kute lokuyawuhlanyelwa, kute lokuyawumila, kute nakunye lokuluhlata lokuyawuhluma kulelo live. Kuyawufanana nekubhujiswa kweGomora neSodoma, i-Adma neSeboyimu, Simakadze lakubhubhisa ngalolulaka lolwesabekako.
24 Tonkhe tive tiyawubuta titsi: ‘Simakadze wakwentelani loku kulelive? Siyini sizatfu salolulaka loluvutsa kangaka?’
25 “Imphendvulo iyawutsi: ‘Kungobe lesive salahla sivumelwane saSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, sivumelwane lasenta nabo ngesikhatsi abakhipha eGibhithe.
26 Lesive saphambuka sakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu, sakhotsama bona, bonkulunkulu lesingazange sesibati, Simakadze langazange asilayele bona.
27 Ngako-ke, lulaka lwaSimakadze lwavutsela lelive labo kamatima, lase lehlelwa ngito tonkhe leticalekiso letibhalwe kulencwadzi.
28 Ngekuvutsa kwentfukutselo nangebumatima belulaka lwakhe Simakadze wabasiphula eveni labo waya wayawubatsela kulelinye live, njengobe kunjalo nje lamuhla.’
29 “Tintfo letifihlakele taSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, kodvwa tintfo letembuliwe tiphiwe tsine kanye nebantfwana betfu kuze kube phakadze, kuze sitekwenta onkhe emavi labhalwe kulencwadzi yalomtsetfo.”
1 “Nangabe tonkhe letibusiso naleticalekiso lesengitichazile tinehlela, bese niyawakhumbula lamavi ami nome nisemkhatsini watiphi tive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latawube anisakatele kuto,
2 nangabe nine nebantfwabenu seniyabuyela kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nimlalele ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wenu, nente njengako konkhe lenginiyale ngako lamuhla,
3 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunibuyisela tonkhe tibusiso tenu, anihawukele aphindze anibutse kuto tonkhe leto tive, lapho abenisakatele khona.
4 Nome ngabe abenisakatele etiveni letikhashane ekugcineni kwemhlaba ngaphansi kwelizulu, khona lapho Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawuphindze anibutsele ndzawonye anibuyise.
5 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunibuyisela eveni labokhokho benu, niyawulidla libe lenu. Uyawuniphumelelisa nibe sive lesikhulu nalesinotse kakhulu kunabokhokho benu.
6 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawusoka tinhlitiyo tenu netinhlitiyo tetitukulwane tenu, kuze nitsandze yena ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wenu, niphile.
7 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyakwehlisela tonkhe leticalekiso etikwetitsa tenu letinitondzako naletinihluphako.
8 Niyawuphindze nilalele Simakadze nilandzele yonkhe imiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla.
9 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawube sewuyaniphumelelisa kuko konkhe lenikwentako ngetandla tenu, nakubantfwana benu, nalokutelwe kwetifuyo tenu, nasesivunweni semhlaba wenu, Simakadze uyawuphindze ajabule ngani anente niphumelele, njengobe abejabula ngaboyihlomkhulu.
10 Loko-ke kuyakwenteka nanilalela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nigcine yonkhe imiyalo yakhe netimiso takhe njengobe tibhalwe kulencwadzi yemtsetfo, niphendvukele kuSimakadze wenu, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wenu.
11 “Lomyalo lengininika wona lamuhla awulukhuni kakhulu kini, futsi awukho ngetulu kwenu.
12 Awukho etulu esibhakabhakeni, kutsi seningaze nibute nitsi: ‘Ngubani lotakwenyukela ezulwini ayekusetfulela wona asiletsele, khona sitewulalela siwuhloniphe?’
13 Futsi awukho ngesheya kwelwandle, kutsi seningaze nibute nitsi: ‘Ngubani lotakwewela lolwandle ayewusitsatsela asichazele wona, kuze siwulalele siwuhloniphe?’
14 Yebo, livi lisedvute nani lisemilonyeni yenu nasetinhlitiyweni tenu kuze nililalele.
15 “Bukani: Lamuhla ngibeka embikwenu kuphila nentfutfuko, kufa nekubhubha.
16 Ngiyaniyala lamuhla kutsi nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe endleleni yakhe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe, netimiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe, lapho-ke niyawuphila nandze, bese Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanibusisa kulelo live leningena kulo kutsi libe lenu.
17 “Kodvwa nanijikisa tinhlityo tenu ningete namlalela, nidvonseleke ekukhotsameleni labanye bonkulunkulu,
18 ngiyanitjela lamuhla ngitsi: Nakanjani niyawubhubha. Aniyikuphila sikhatsi lesidze kulelo live lenewela iJordane ningena kulo kutsi nilidle.
19 “Lamuhla ngibita lizulu nemhlaba kutsi kube ngufakazi kini kutsi ngibeke embikwenu kufa nekuphila, tibusiso neticalekiso. Ngako khetsani kuphila, kuze niphile nine kanye nebantfwabenu,
20 kuze nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nive liphimbo lakhe, ninamatsele kuye. Simakadze uyimphilo yenu, futsi uyakuninika iminyaka leminyenti kulelo live lalifungela kulinika bokhokho benu, bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.”
1 Mosi wesuka lapho wakhuluma nankha emavi esiveni sonkhe sema-Israyeli, watsi:
2 “Manje sengimdzala sengineminyaka leli-120, futsi angisakhoni kuchubeka ngibe ngumholi wenu. Simakadze ukhulume kimi, watsi: ‘Ungeke uwewele umfula iJordane.’
3 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, yena matfupha, uyawuhamba embikwenu ewele kucala kunani. Uyawubhubhisa letive embikwenu, nine niyawudla live lato. Joshuwa-ke naye uyawuhamba embikwenu, ewele kucala kunani, njengobe Simakadze ashito.
4 Simakadze uyakwenta kuto loko lakwenta kuboSihoni na-Ogi, emakhosi ema-Amori, lawabhubhisa kanye nelive labo.
5 Simakadze uyawutinikela kini, nine niyawukwenta kuto konkhe lenginiyale ngako kutsi nikwente.
6 Cinani nime, nibe nesibindzi. Ningatesabi futsi ningatfutfumeli ngato, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uhamba nani; angeke anishiye, futsi angeke aniyekele.”
7 Mosi wabe sewubita Joshuwa, wakhuluma kuye embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, watsi: “Cina ume sibindzi, ngobe kufanele uhambe nalesive uye eveni Simakadze lafunga ngalo kubokhokho baso kutsi utasipha lona, kufanele usabele lelive libe lifa laso.
8 Simakadze, yena matfupha, uhamba embikwakho, futsi uyawuba nawe; angeke akushiye futsi angeke akuyekele. Ungesabi; ungalahlekelwa litsemba.”
9 Ngako-ke Mosi wawubhala phansi lomtsetfo, wase uwunika baphristi, emadvodzana aLevi, labetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nabo bonkhe baholi besive saka-Israyeli.
10 Mosi wase uyabayala utsi: “Njalo nje ekupheleni kweminyaka lesikhombisa, ngemnyaka wekwesulwa kwetikwenede, ngesikhatsi seMkhosi Wemadlangala,
11 ngesikhatsi onkhe ema-Israyeli atewutibonakalisa kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu endzaweni latayikhetsa, lomtsetfo niyakuwufundza embikwawo eva.
12 Hlanganisani sonkhe sive, emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive labahlala emadolobheni enu, khona batewulalela bafundze nekwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Nibowalandzela ngekucophelela lokukhulu onkhe lamavi alomtsetfo.
13 Bantfwababo, labangawati lomtsetfo, kufanele bawulalele bafundze nekwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, yingci nanisehleti kulo lelive lenitakwewela iJordane kuyawulidla.”
14 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Manje lilanga lakho selisondzele. Bita Joshuwa ute naye ethendeni lekuhlangana, lapho ngitamnikela khona imiyalo nangimbeka.” Ngako boMosi naJoshuwa beta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
15 Simakadze wabonakala ethendeni asensikeni yelifu. Lensika yelifu yema ekungeneni kwelithende lekuhlangana.
16 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wena sewutawuhamba uyewuphumula nabokhokho bakho, emvakwekufa kwakho lesive siyawugwadla nabonkulunkulu betive takulelo live lesiyawungena kulo. Siyawungishiya, sephule nesivumelwane lengasenta naso.
17 Ngalelo langa ngiyawubatfukutselela ngibashiye. Ngiyawubafihlela buso bami, bayawubhubha. Bayawukwehlelwa tigemegeme netinhlupho letinyenti, ngalelo langa bayawutibuta batsi: ‘Letigemegeme atikasehleli ngobe Nkulunkulu angasekho kitsi yini?’
18 Nakanjani buso bami ngiyawubufihla ngalelo langa, ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi babo lababentile ngekugucukela kulabanye bonkulunkulu.
19 “Manje tibhalele phansi lengoma uyifundzise sive sema-Israyeli, usihlabelelise yona, khona itewuba bufakazi bami kubo.
20 Ngitawutsi ngingabangenisa kulelive leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, live lengaletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho babo, futsi batsi bangadla besutse, banotse, bayawube sebaphambukela kulabanye bonkulunkulu babakhonte, bangilahle mine, bephule nesivumelwane sami.
21 Kuyawutsi tigemegeme letinyenti netinhlupho nakwehlela etikwabo, lengoma iyawubalahla ngebufakazi bayo, ngobe titukulwane tabo tingeke tiyikhohlwe. Ngiyakwati loko labacabanga kukwenta, ngisho nome basengakangeni kulelo live lengabetsembisa lona ngesifungo.”
22 Ngako Mosi wayibhala phansi leyo ngoma ngalona lelo langa, wabe sewuyifundzisa ema-Israyeli.
23 Simakadze wanika lowo myalo kuJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, watsi: “Cina ube nesibindzi, ngobe nguwe lotawungenisa ema-Israyeli eveni lengabetsembisa lona ngesifungo, mine matfupha ngiyawuba nawe.”
24 Watsi kube Mosi acedze kubhala encwadzini emavi alomtsetfo kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni,
25 wabe sewunika lomyalo kumaLevi labenguwona etfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, watsi:
26 “Tsatsani leNcwadzi yeMtsetfo niyibeke eceleni kwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, iyawuhlala lapho ibe ngufakazi lonilahlako.
27 Ngobe ngiyanati kutsi nibantfu labatsandza kangakanani kuhlubuka nekucinisa tinhloko. Njengobe benitsandza kangaka kuhlubuka Simakadze ngisaphila kanye nani, niyakumhlubuka kakhulu kangakanani-ke nase ngifile.
28 Hlanganisani lapha embikwami bonkhe baholi betive tenu kanye nato tonkhe tiphatsimandla tenu, kuze ngitewukhuluma lamavi kubo beva, ngibite lizulu nemhlaba kutsi kube bufakazi kubo.
29 Ngobe ngiyati kutsi emvakwekufa kwami nakanjani niyawuba babi kakhulu, nize niphambuke nakulendlela lenginiyale kutsi nihambe ngayo. Kulamalanga letako, nitakwehlelwa tigemegeme letimbi, ngobe niyakwenta bubi embikwaSimakadze nimtfukutselise ngaloko tandla tenu letikwentile.”
30 Mosi wabe sewucamba emavi alengoma, wawasho onkhe ngenhloko kusukela ekucaleni kuye ekugcineni. Sive sonkhe saka-Israyeli sasilalele.
1 “Lalelani, mazulu, ngitawukhuluma. Vani, wena mhlaba, emavi emlomo wami.
2 Imfundziso yami ayehle njengemvula, emavi ami ahhohloke njengematolo; yebo, njengemabhudlo etjanini lobuluhlata, nanjengemvula lenkhulu etikwalokumilile.
3 Ngiyawumemetela Libito laSimakadze, kudvunyiswe bukhulu baNkulunkulu wetfu.
4 “Yena uLidvwala, imisebenti yakhe iphelele; yebo, netindlela takhe tonkhe tilungile. Nkulunkulu lowetsembekile longakwenti lokubi, ucotfo akakhetsi muntfu.
5 Bonile kuye, batindlisamahloni. Ngako-ke abasesibo bantfwana bakhe, kodvwa situkulwane lesesigwegwile, nalesintsamo yaso ishwilekile.
6 Kungabe lena nguyona ndlela yini lenibonga ngayo kuSimakadze, nine sive lesilibele nalesingakahlakaniphi? Akusiyena yini longuyihlo, uMdali wenu, lowo lowanenta wanibumba?
7 “Khumbulani tikhatsi tasemandvulo, cabangani ngetitukulwane lese tendlula kadzeni. Buta kuboyihlo, batakunitjela, nakubo labadzala, batawunichazela.
8 Ngesikhatsi Losetikwako Konkhe abela tive emafa ato, mhlazana ehlukanisa tive ngetive wemisa iminyele yetive, kwaya ngebungako bemadvodzana a-Israyeli.
9 Ngobe sabelo saSimakadze sive sakhe, Jakobe losabelo lesilifa lakhe.
10 “Eveni lelisehlane, lapho amtfola khona, esikhotseni kalashameshame, wamvikela wamnakekela; wamlondvolota njengenhlavu yeliso lakhe,
11 njengelusweti lolunyakatisa sidleke salo, lundizele etikwemazini alo, lwendlale timphiko talo, kuze luwabambe ngato, luwetfwale ngetingwabha talo.
12 NguSimakadze kuphela lowamhola; kwakute namunye nkulunkulu wetive labenaye.
13 “Wamgibelisa eticongweni etindze temhlaba, wamondla ngetitselo tesiganga. Wamkhuluphalisa ngeluju lwemadvwala nangemafutsa asemifantfwini, ematjeni emlilo.
14 Wamkhuluphalisa ngemasi nangelubisi lwemhlambi yetinkhomo netimbuti, nangemazinyane lakhuluphalisiwe etimvu netimbuti, nangetihhanca telikhetselo taseBhashani, nangetinhlavu letikhetsekile takolo. Wanatsa liwayini lelimnandzi kakhulu lelibovu.
15 “Jeshuruni wazimuka wakhahlela; wesutsa kudla, wesuleka, watamasa. Wamfulatsela Nkulunkulu lowamenta, walala Lidvwala lelinguMsindzisi wakhe.
16 Bamenta waba nesikhwele ngabonkulunkulu babo betive; bamtfukutselisa ngaleto tithico tabo letinengekako.
17 Benta imihlatjelo emadimonini langasiye Nkulunkulu, bonkulunkulu labangazange sebaze babati, bonkulunkulu lababesandza kuvela nje, bonkulunkulu boyihlo labebangazange sebabesabe.
18 Nalilahla Lidvwala lelaba nguyihlo kini, namkhohlwa Nkulunkulu lowanitala.
19 “Simakadze wakubona loko, wabalahla, ngobe abetfukutseliswe ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe.
20 Watsi: ‘Ngiyawubufihla buso bami kubo, ngibone kutsi siphetfo sabo kutawuba yini. Ngobe basitukulwane lesigwegwile, bantfwana labangaketsembeki.
21 Bangenta ngaba nesikhwele ngalokungesiye nkulunkulu. Bangitfukutselisa ngetithico tabo letingenamsebenti. Ngiyawubenta babe nemona ngalabo labangesiso sive. Ngiyawubatfukutselisa ngesive lesingenakucondza.
22 Ngobe umlilo uphembeke ngentfukutselo yami, umlilo lovutsa ufike phansi ekujuleni endzaweni yalabafile. Uyawudla umhlaba kanye netivuno tawo, ulumeke umlilo etisekelweni tetintsaba.
23 “ ‘Ngiyawubutsisa tehlakalo etikwabo ngibafumbe ngemicibisholo yami.
24 Ngiyawubahlasela ngendlala lephundlako, namashaya acotfule wetifo letibulalanako, kanye netijeziso letibulalako. Ngiyawubahlasela ngetidladla tetilwane tesiganga, nangesihlungu setindlondlo letintjuma elutfulini.
25 Esitaladini inkemba iyawubenta babe ngulabangenabantfwana. Emakhaya abo kuyawubusa luvalo. Emajaha netintfombi kuyawubhubha, emakhehla netinswane kuphele.
26 Ngatsi ngiyawubasakata, ngesule nekukhunjulwa kwabo etingcondvweni tebantfu.
27 Kodvwa ngakwesaba kucolosha kwesitsa, funa sitsa singacondzisisi kahle, bese sitsi: “Sandla sami sincobile akukentiwa nguSimakadze konkhe loku.” ’
28 “Basive lesite ingcondvo, kute kubo kwehlukanisa lokubi nalokuhle.
29 Kube mane bebangahlakanipha, bakucondze loku, bakhanyelwe kutsi siphetfo sabo sitakuba yini!
30 Kodvwa indvodza yinye ingawacosha kanjani emadvodza layinkhulungwane, nome-ke lamabili acoshe emadvodza latinkhulungwane letilishumi, ngaphandle kwekutsi Lidvwala labo libatsengisile, ngaphandle kwekutsi Simakadze ubanikele kubo?
31 Ngobe lidvwala labo alifanani neLidvwala letfu, ngisho netitsa tetfu tiyakuvuma loko.
32 Umvini wabo uphuma emvinini waseSodoma nasemasimini aseGomora. Emagelebisi abo agcwele shevu, netitfungo tabo ticuketse kubaba.
33 Liwayini labo lisihlungu setinyoka, sihlungu lesibulalako semfeti.
34 “Loku angikakugcini yini esilulwini, ngakubeka luphawu etingungwini tami?
35 Kuphindzisela kwami; ngimi loyawutibuyiselela. Ngesikhatsi lesikahle lunyawo lwabo luyawushelela. Lilanga labo lekuhlupheka selisedvute, kubhujiswa kwabo kuyabahlasela.”
36 Simakadze uyawusehlulela sive sakhe. Unesihawu etincekwini takhe, nase abone kutsi emandla ato aphelile, sekute namunye losasele, sigcili nome lokhululekile.
37 Uyawutsi: “Manje sebaphi bonkulunkulu babo, lelo lidvwala lababephephele kulo.
38 Sebaphi bonkulunkulu labadla emanoni emihlatjelo yabo, banatsa liwayini leminikelo yabo yekunatsa? Abavuke batenisita! Ababe sivikelo senu, banivikele!
39 “Bonani-ke manje kutsi Ngimi leNginguye, kute lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. Ngiyisa ekufeni, ngibuyise ekuphileni; ngilimatile ngiyawuphilisa futsi. Kute longakhulula lutfo esandleni sami.
40 Ngiphakamisela sandla sami ezulwini, ngimemetele ngitsi: ‘Njengobe ngiphila kuze kube phakadze,
41 nangilola inkemba yami lekhaliphako ngiyibambe ngesandla sami nangehlulela, ngiyakuphindzisela etitseni tami, ngitiphindzisele kulabo labangitondzako.
42 Imicibisholo yami ngiyakuyenta idzakwe yingati, ngesikhatsi inkemba yami idla inyama, ingati yalabagwaziwe nalabatfunjiwe, tinhloko tebaholi betitsa.’ ”
43 Jabulani nine tive kanye nesive sakhe, ngobe uyawutiphindzisela ngengati yetinceku takhe. Uyawutiphindzisela etitseni takhe, ente inhlawulo yekubuyisana nelive lakhe nesive sakhe.
44 Mosi weta naJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, wawakhuluma onkhe emavi alengoma sive sonkhe silalele.
45 Watsi Mosi kube acedze kukhuluma onkhe emavi alengoma kuma-Israyeli,
46 wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Wafakeni etinhlitiyweni tenu onkhe lamavi lenginitjela wona lamuhla, khona niyekuyala ngawo bantfwabenu kutsi bawahloniphe ngekucophelela onkhe emavi alomtsetfo.
47 Lamavi akusiwo emavi lalite kini, akuphila kwenu. Niyawuphila ngawo sikhatsi lesidze kulelo live lenewela iJordane kuyakulidla.”
48 Ngalona lelo langa Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi:
49 “Yenyukela etintsabeni tase-Abarimu eNtsabeni iNebo leseveni lakaMowabi, lemacondzana neJerikho, ubuke iKhenani ngesheya, live lengilipha sive saka-Israyeli kutsi libe laso.
50 Lapho-ke kuleyo ntsaba lotayekhwela ngulapho uyawufela khona, uye kubakini, njengemnakenu Aroni lowafela eNtsabeni iHori, waya kubakubo.
51 Loko kungenca yekutsi nine nobabili anizange netsembeke kimi embikwesive saka-Israyeli emantini aseMeribha Khadeshi, eHlane laseSini; kungobe anizange nibuphakamise bungcwele bami kuma-Israyeli.
52 Ngako, lelive utalibonela khashane; ngeke usangena kulelive lengilipha sive saka-Israyeli.”
1 Lesi sibusiso Mosi, umuntfu waNkulunkulu, labusisa ngaso ema-Israyeli ngaphambi kwekufa kwakhe.
2 Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze wachamuka eSinayi, kwasa kitsi nakavela eSeyiri, wakhanya aseNtsabeni iPharani. Wefika achamuka etinkhulungwaneni talabangcwele, weta kuvutsa umlilo ngasesandleni sakhe sangesekudla.
3 Ngempela nguwe lotsandza lesive; bonkhe labangcwele basesandleni sakho. Bakhotsama etinyaweni takho bonkhe. Kuwe bemukela tifundvo,
4 umtsetfo lesawunikwa nguMosi, lifa lesive sakaJakobe.
5 Simakadze waba yinkhosi yakaJeshuruni ngesikhatsi baholi besive bahlangene netive taka-Israyeli.
6 “Shangatsi Rubeni angaphila angete afa, nesive nemadvodzana akhe angete aba mbalwa.”
7 NgaJuda wakhuluma watsi: “Vani, Simakadze, kukhala kwa-Juda; umletse esiveni sakhe. Ngetandla takhe uvikela indlela yakhe. Awu, bani ngumsiti wakhe etitseni takhe.”
8 NgaLevi wakhuluma watsi: “IThumimu yakho ne-Urimu yakho ngeyalowo muntfu lowamtsandza. Wamvivinya eMasa; wamelana naye emantini aseMeribha.
9 Wakhuluma ngeyise nenina watsi: ‘Anginandzaba nabo.’ Akazange abanake bomnakabo, wabatsalalisela bantfwabakhe. Kodvwa walilindza livi lakho, wasilondvolota nesivumelwane sakho.
10 Uyawufundzisa imiyalo yakho kuJakobe, nemitsetfo yakho ku-Israyeli. Ushisa imphepho embikwakho, neminikelo yekushiswa yonkhe elatini lakho.
11 Simakadze, busisa lonkhe likhono lakhe, imisebenti yetandla takhe ikujabulise. Gwaza tinkhalo talabo labamvukelako, ushaye titsa takhe uticedze, tingaphindzi tivuke.”
12 NgaBhenjamini wakhuluma watsi: “Lotsandzekako waSimakadze akahlale aphephile kuye, ngobe uyamvikela lilanga lonkhe, uhlala emhlane wakhe.”
13 NgaJosefa wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze akabusise live lakhe ngematolo laligugu asezulwini nangemanti lajulile langaphansi kwemhlaba.
14 Akalibusise ngalokuncono kakhulu lokuvetwa lilanga, nangetivuno letinhle tenyanga.
15 Akalibusise ngetipho telikhetselo tetintsaba tasendvulo, nangenala yemagcuma aphakadze.
16 Akalibusise ngetipho letikhetsekile temhlaba, nangekugcwala kwawo. Akalibusise nangekutsandzeka kulowo lohlala esihlahleni lesivutsako. Sibusiso asehlele etikwenhloko yaJosefa, yebo, etikwelibunti lakhe lowo lowehlukaniswa nabomnakabo.
17 Litubulo lakhe lenkunzi linebukhosi, timphondvo takhe tenyatsi. Ngaletimphondvo uyawudvungulula tonkhe tive kanyekanye, kuze kufike emaphetselweni emhlaba. Banjalo baka-Efrayimu, batinkhulungwane tetinkhulungwane. Banjalo nabakaManase, batinkhulungwane.”
18 NgaZebuloni wakhuluma watsi: “Jabula Zebuloni, ekuphumeni kwakho, nawe, Isakhari, emathendeni akho.
19 Bayakubitela tive entsabeni yabo banikele khona lapho imihlatjelo yekulunga; batitapele enaleni yetilwandle nasemnotfweni lofihlwe esihlabatsini.”
20 NgaGadi wakhuluma watsi: “Ubusisiwe lowo lowandzisa umbuso waGadi! Gadi uhlala lapho njengelibhubesi, udzabula umkhono, yebo, nelukhakhayi.
21 Watikhetsela live lelihle kakhulu, ngobe sabelo semholi sasigciniwe. Yena weta kubaholi besive, yebo, akanye nebaholi baka-Israyeli, wafeza kulunga kwaSimakadze kanye netimiso taSimakadze.”
22 NgaDani wakhuluma watsi: “Dani liwundlu lelibhubesi, leligcume laphuma eBhashani.”
23 NgaNaftali wakhuluma watsi: “Naftali weneliswe kutsandvwa, ugcwele tibusiso taSimakadze. Uyakudla live lelingasenshonalanga, nelive lelingaseningizimu nelwandle lwaseGalile.”
24 Nga-Asheri wakhuluma watsi: “Lobusiseke kakhulu kumadvodzana onkhe ngu-Asheri. Uyawutsandvwa bomnakabo, ageze tinyawo takhe ngemafutsa.
25 Imicabo yemasango akho iyawuba ngeyensimbi neyelitfusi, nemandla akho alingane nemalanga akho.
26 “Kute lonjengaNkulunkulu, Jeshuruni, logibela emazulu kuze atewusita wena, agibele nemafu ngebukhosi bakhe.
27 Nkulunkulu waphakadze siphephelo sakho, ngaphansi ngimikhono yaphakadze. Uyawucosha titsa takho embikwakho, akhulume atsi: ‘Tibhubhise!’
28 Ngako Israyeli uyawuhlala aphephile, umtfombo waJakobe uvikelekile, eveni lemabele neleliwayini lelisha, lapho emazulu ehlisela khona ematolo.
29 Ubusisiwe wena, Israyeli! Ngubani lofanana nawe, sive lesisindziswe nguSimakadze? Nguye losihlangu sakho nemsiti wakho, nenkemba yakho yeludvumo. Titsa takho tiyawutiletsa kuwe, wena uyakutigcobagcoba tindzawo tato letiphakeme.”
1 Mosi wesuka ematsafeni akaMowabi, wekhwela iNtsaba iNebo, waya esicongweni sasePhisga macondzana neJerikho. Simakadze wamkhombisa lonkhe live: kusukela kulakaGileyadi kuze kufike kulakaDani,
2 lonkhe lakaNaftali, live laka-Efrayimu nelakaManase, lonkhe live lakaJuda kuze kuyewufika elwandle lwasenshonalanga,
3 naseNegevu, eningizimu yakaJuda, kanye naso sonkhe leso sifundza kusuka eSihosheni saseJerikho, lidolobha letihlahla temasundvu, kuze kuyewufika kulaseSowari.
4 Simakadze wase ukhuluma kuye utsi: “Leli-ke ngilo lelive lengaletsembisa ngesifungo kubo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, mhlazana ngitsi: ‘Ngiyawulipha titukulwane takho.’ Ngentela kutsi ulibone ngemehlo akho, kodvwa wena ungeke wewele kuyawungena kulo.”
5 Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, wafela khona lapho kulakaMowabi, njengobe Simakadze abeshito.
6 Wamngcwabela kulakaMowabi esihosheni lesibhekene neBhethi Pheyori, kodvwa kuze kube ngulamuhla kute lowatiko kutsi lidliza laMosi likuphi.
7 Mosi abesaneminyaka leli-120 budzala ngesikhatsi afa, noko emehlo akhe abengakacundzeki, kantsi futsi nasemtimbeni abesecinile.
8 Sive saka-Israyeli salilela Mosi ematsafeni akaMowabi emalanga langema-30, kwaze kwaphela leso sikhatsi sekukhala nekulila.
9 Joshuwa, umsa waNuni, abesagcwaliswe ngaMoya wekuhlakanipha, ngobe Mosi abeke wabeka tandla takhe etikwakhe. Ngako-ke sive sema-Israyeli samlalela senta loko Simakadze labeyale Mosi kutsi sikwente.
10 Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi kute umphrofethi lowaphindza wavela ka-Israyeli waba njengaMosi lobekatiwa nguSimakadze buso nebuso,
11 lowenta tonkhe leto tibonakaliso netimangaliso Simakadze lamtfuma kutsi atente eGibhithe kuFaro nakuto tonkhe tiphatsimandla takhe kanye naseveni lakhe lonkhe.
12 Kute namunye umuntfu lowase waba nemandla lamakhulu kangaka nome ente imisebenti leyesabekako leyentiwa nguMosi embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.