IDuteronomi 28

¹Kothi, ukuba uthe waliphulaphula ngenkuthalo izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba ugcine wenze yonke imithetho yakhe endikuwiselayo namhla, uYehova uThixo wakho akuphakamise ngaphezu kweentlanga zonke zehlabathi;

²zibe phezu kwakho ezi ntsikelelo zonke, zikufumane, xa uthe waliphulaphula izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho:

³Wosikelelwa phakathi komzi, usikelelwe emaphandleni;

⁴sisikelelwe isiqhamo sesizalo sakho, nesiqhamo somhlaba wakho, nesiqhamo sempahla yakho ezitho zine, nenkonyana yenkomo yakho, namatakane empahla yakho emfutshane isikelelwe ingobozi yakho,

⁵nomkhombe wakho wokuxovulela intlama.

⁶Wosikelelwa ekungeneni kwakho, usikelelwe ekuphumeni kwakho.

⁷UYehova wozinikela zixatyelwe phambi kwakho iintshaba zakho ezivukelana nawe; ziphume zisiza kuwe ngandlela-nye, zikubaleke ngeendlela ezisixhenxe.

⁸UYehova uya kuthetha intsikelelo, ibe nawe emaqongeni akho, nasezintweni zonke osisa kuzo isandla sakho, akusikelele ezweni elo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho.

⁹UYehova wonimisa nibe ngabantu abangcwele kuye, njengoko wakufungelayo, xa uthe wayigcina imithetho kaYehova uThixo wakho, wahamba ngeendlela zakhe;

¹⁰zibone zonke izizwe zehlabathi, ukuba igama likaYehova libizwe phezu kwakho, zikoyike.

¹¹UYehova wokwandisela okulungileyo esiqhameni sesizalo sakho, nasesiqhameni sempahla yakho ezitho zine, nasesiqhameni somhlaba wakho, emhlabeni lowo awafungayo uYehova kooyihlo ukuba wokunika.

¹²UYehova wokuvulela uvimba wakhe olungileyo, izulu lilinike imvula ilizwe lakho ngexesha layo, awusikelele wonke umsebenzi wesandla sakho, uboleke iintlanga ezininzi, ungaboleki kuzo wena.

¹³UYehova wokwenza ube yintloko, ungabi ngumsila; ibe nguwe wedwa onyukayo, ungabi ngohlayo: xa uthe wayiphulaphula imithetho kaYehova uThixo wakho, endikuwiselayo namhla ukuba uyigcine, uyenze;

¹⁴akwatyeka emazwini onke endiniwisela umthetho ngawo namhla, uye ekunene nasekhohlo, ukulandela thixo bambi, ubakhonze.

¹⁵Ke Kothi, ukuba uyigcine uyenze imithetho yakhe nemimiselo yakhe endikuwiselayo namhla, zize phezu kwakho ezi ziqalekiso zonke zikufumane:

¹⁶Woqalekiswa phakathi komzi, uqalekiswe emaphandleni;

¹⁷iqalekiswe ingobozi yakho, nomkhombe wakho wokuxovulela intlama;

¹⁸siqalekiswe isiqhamo sesizalo sakho, nesiqhamo somhlaba wakho, nenkonyana yenkomo yakho, namatakane empahla yakho emfutshane.

¹⁹Woqalekiswa ekungeneni kwakho, uqalekiswe ekuphumeni kwakho.

²⁰UYehova wokuthumela isiqalekiso, nokudungwadungwa, nokukhalinyelwa ezintweni zonke osa isandla sakho kuzo, ude utshabalale, ude ubhubhekuphele, ngenxa yobubi beentlondi zakho zokuba undishiyile.

²¹UYehova woyinamathelisa kuwe indyikitya yokufa, ade akuphelise, ungabikho phezu komhlaba lowo uya kuwo ukuba uwume.

²²UYehova wokubetha ngesifo sephepha, nangecesina, nangokurhala, nangokuvutha komzimba, nangekrele, nangembabala, nangexoshomba, zikusukele ezo nto ude ubhubhe.

²³Izulu lakho eliphezu kwentloko yakho loba lubhedu, umhlaba ophantsi kwakho ube sisinyithi.

²⁴UYehova woyenza imvula yelizwe lakho ibe luthuthu nothuli, ihle ezulwini phezu kwakho ude utshabalale.

²⁵UYehova wokunikela ubethwe ziintshaba zakho, uphume ngandlela-nye ukuya kuzo, uzibaleke ngeendlela ezisixhenxe, ube yinto yokufeketha ezikumkanini zonke zehlabathi;

²⁶isidumbu sakho sibe kukudla kweentaka zonke zezulu, nokwamarhamncwa elizwe. kungabikho bani uphekuzayo.

²⁷UYehova wokubetha ngethumba laseYiputa, nangezilonda, nangokhwekhwe, nangenjinana, ongayi kuba nako ukuphiliswa kuzo.

²⁸UYehova wokubetha ngokubhuda nangobumfama, nangokuphambana ingqondo,

²⁹uphuthaphuthe emini emaqanda, njengemfama iphuthaphutha esithokothokweni; ungabi nampumelelo ezindleleni zakho, ucudiswe kodwa, uphangwe yonke imihla, kungabikho bani ukusindisayo.

³⁰Woziganela umfazi, alalwe ndoda yimbi; woyakha indlu ungayihlali; wotyala isidiliya ungasidli.

³¹Yoxhelwa inkomo yakho ukhangele, ungayidli; kohluthwa iesile lakho ebusweni bakho, lingabuyeli kuwe; yonikwa iintshaba zakho impahla yakho emfutshane, ungabi nabani uyihlangulayo.

³²Bonikwa bantu bambi oonyana bakho neentombi zakho, akhangele amehlo akho, aphelele kubo imini yonke, singabi namandla isandla sakho.

³³Isiqhamo somhlaba wakho, nokuxelenga kwakho konke, kodliwa ngabantu ongabaziyo, ucudiswe, uvikivwe kuphela yonke imihla;

³⁴ubhudiswe kukubona akubonayo amehlo akho.

³⁵UYehova wokubetha emadolweni nasemilenzeni ngamathumba amabi, ungabi nakuphiliswa kuwo, athabathele entendeni yonyawo lwakho ase elukakayini.

³⁶UYehova wokusa wena, nokumkani wakho othe wammisa phezu kwakho, eluhlangeni eningalwaziyo wena nooyihlo, ukhonze khona apho thixo bambi, imithi namatye;

³⁷ube ngummangaliso, nondaba-mlonyeni, nento yentsini, phakathi kwezizwe zonke athe uYehova wakuqhubela kuzo.

³⁸Wophuma nembewu eninzi uye entsimini, uvune into encinane; ngokuba iya kunqunquthwa ziinkumbi.

³⁹Wotyala izidiliya, uzisebenze, ungaseli wayini noko, ungavuni zidiliya; ngokuba ziya kudliwa ngukruxeshe.

⁴⁰Woba neminquma emideni yakho yonke, ungazithambisi ngeoli noko; ngokuba iminquma yakho iya kunyothulwa.

⁴¹Wozala oonyana neentombi, ungabi nabo noko; ngokuba baya kuthinjwa.

⁴²Yonke imithi yakho, nesiqhamo somhlaba wakho, sohluthwa ziinkumbi.

⁴³Owasemzini ophakathi kwakho wokunyuka, aye enyuka ngokunyuka; wena uye usihla ngokuhla.

⁴⁴Wokuboleka yena, ungamboleki wena; woba yintloko yena, ube ngumsila wena.

⁴⁵Zoza ke phezu kwakho ezo ziqalekiso zonke, zikusukele, zikufumane ude utshabalale; ngokuba ungaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba uyigcine imithetho yakhe nemimiselo yakhe akuwiseleyo;

⁴⁶zibe ngumqondiso nezimanga kuwe, nakwimbewu yakho kude kuse ephakadeni;

⁴⁷ngenxa yokuba ungamkhonzanga uYehova uThixo wakho ngokuvuya, nangokuchwayitha kwentliziyo, ngenxa yobuninzi bezinto zonke.

⁴⁸Wokhonza iintshaba zakho, ezo aya kuzithumela kuwe uYehova, ulambile, unxaniwe, uhamba ze, uswele zonke izinto, abeke idyokhwe yesinyithi entanyeni yakho, ade akutshabalalise.

⁴⁹UYehova wokuzisela uhlanga oluvela kude, esiphelweni sehlabathi, olutshwebeleza njengokhozi; uhlanga olulwimi ungayi kuluva;

⁵⁰uhlanga olubuso bungwanyalala, olungakhethi buso bandoda inkulu, olungabi nakubabala namfama.

⁵¹Lodla isiqhamo senkomo yakho, nesiqhamo somhlaba wakho, ude utshabalale; lungakushiyeli ngqolowa, nawayini intsha, naoli, nankonyana yankomo yakho, namatakane empahla yakho emfutshane, lude lukuchithe.

⁵²Lokungqinga emasangweni akho onke, zide ziwe iindonga zakho eziphakamileyo, ezinqabileyo, okholose ngazo, ezweni lakho lonke; lukungqinge ke emasangweni akho onke, ezweni lakho lonke, akunikileyo uYehova uThixo wakho;

⁵³udle isiqhamo sesizalo sakho, inyama yoonyana bakho neentombi zakho akunikileyo uYehova uThixo wakho, ekungqingweni, nasekuxinweni, olokuxina ngako utshaba lwakho.

⁵⁴Indoda esisifebe, ebixhamla ubuncwane kunene phakathi kwakho, yomkhangela ngeliso elibi umzalwana wayo, nomfazi wesifuba sayo, namasalela abantwana bayo abasaseleyo;

⁵⁵ngokokuze inganiki namnye kubo into yenyama yabantwana bayo eyidlayo, ngenxa yokuba ingashiyelwanga nto ekungqingweni nasekuxinweni, olokuxina ngako utshaba lwakho emasangweni akho onke.

⁵⁶Intokazi eling’awukazi, exhamle ubuncwane phakathi kwakho, ebingalingi ukubeka intende yonyawo lwayo emhlabeni, ngenxa yokuxhamla ubuncwane, nangenxa yokuba iling’awukazi, yoyikhangela ngeliso elibi indoda yesifuba sayo,

⁵⁷nonyana wayo, nentombi yayo, ngenxa yomkhaya wayo ophuma phakathi kweenyawo zayo, nangenxa yabantwana bayo ethe yabazala; kuba yobadla ngasese ekuswelekeni kweento zonke, ekungqingweni nasekuxinweni olokuxina ngako utshaba lwakho emasangweni akho.

⁵⁸Ukuba uthe akwagcina ukuwenza onke amazwi alo myalelo, abhaliweyo kule ncwadi, ukuba uloyike eli gama lizukileyo, loyikekayo, uYehova uThixo wakho:

⁵⁹uYehova wozenza zibaluleke izibetho zakho, nezibetho zembewu yakho, zibe zizibetho ezikhulu ezihlala zihleli, nezifo ezibi ezihlala zihleli;

⁶⁰akubuyisele ke bonke ubulwelwe baseYiputa owanxunguphala bubo, buthi nama kuwe.

⁶¹Nazo zonke izifo nezibetho zonke ezingabhaliweyo encwadini yalo myalelo, wozinyusa uYehova phezu kwakho ude utshabalale;

⁶²nisale nibantu bambalwa, esikhundleni sokuba naningangeenkwenkwezi zezulu ukuba baninzi; ngokuba ungaliphulaphulanga izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho.

⁶³Kothi, njengokuba uYehova ebenemihlali ngani, ukuba anenzele okulungileyo, anandise: enjenjalo uYehova ukuba nemihlali ngani, ukuba anidakise, anitshabalalise; ninyothulwe emhlabeni lowo ungena kuwo, usiya kuwuma;

⁶⁴aniphangalalise uYehova phakathi kwezizwe zonke, ethabathela esiphelweni sehlabathi, ase esiphelweni sehlabathi; ukhonze thixo bambi khona, ongabazanga wena nooyihlo, imithi namatye.

⁶⁵Phakathi kwezo ntlanga akusayi kunyhamnyheka, ayisayi kuba nakuphumla intende yonyawo lwakho; uYehova wokunika apho ukugungqa kwentliziyo, nokuphela kwamehlo, nokuthiswa komphefumlo.

⁶⁶Ubomi bakho bojinga ngomsonto phambi kwakho, unkwantye ubusuku nemini, ungakholwa bubomi bakho;

⁶⁷kusasa wothi, Akwaba bekungokuhlwa! ngokuhlwa wothi, Akwaba bekukusasa! ngenxa yokunkwantya kwentliziyo yakho oya kunkwantya ngako, nangenxa yokubona aya kukubona amehlo akho.

⁶⁸UYehova wokubuyisela eYiputa ngeenqanawa, ngendlela endathi kuwe, Uze ungabi saphinda uyibone; kuthengiswe ngani khona ezintshabeni zenu, ukuba nibe ngamakhoboka namakhobokazana, kungabikho bani unithengayo.