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1 Ngoko ke uze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, ugcine isigxina sakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe, nemithetho yakhe, imihla yonke.2 Yazini ke namhla; ngokuba andithethi noonyana benu abangakwazanga, abangakubonanga ukuqeqesha kukaYehova uThixo wenu, ubukhulu bakhe, nesandla sakhe esithe nkqi, nengalo yakhe eyolukileyo,3 nemiqondiso yakhe, nezenzo zakhe abezenzile phakathi kweYiputa kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, nakwilizwe lakhe lonke;4 noko wakwenzayo empini yamaYiputa, emahasheni ayo, nasezingqwelweni zayo zokulwa; oko wahambisa amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu phezu kwayo, ekunisukeleni kwayo, wayicima uYehova unanamhla;5 noko wakwenzayo kuni entlango, nada nafika kulendawo;6 noko wakwenzayo kooDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi unyana kaRubhen; ukuba umhlaba wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wabaginya, nezindlu zabo, neentente zabo, nento yonke ephilileyo eyabalandelayo, ababakho phakathi kwamaSirayeli onke.7 Ngokuba amehlo enu azibonile zonke izenzo zikaYehova ezikhulu awazenzayo.

8 Ize niwugcine wonke umthetho endiniwiselayo namhla, ukuze nomelele, ningene nilime ilizwe elo niwelela kulo, ukuba nilihluthe;9 ukuze niyolule imihla yenu emhlabeni lowo abewufungele ooyihlo uYehova, ukuba wowunika bona nembewu yabo, ilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi.10 Kuba ilizwe elo uya kulo, usiya kulihlutha, alinjengelizwe laseYiputa, elo naphuma kulo, apho wayihlwayelayo imbewu yakho, waza wayinkcenkcesha ngonyawo lwakho, njengomyezo wemifuno.11 Ke lona ilizwe eniwelela kulo, nisiya kulihlutha, lilizwe leentaba nezihlambo, elisela amanzi emvula yezulu;12 lilizwe alikhathaleleyo uYehova uThixo wakho, ahlala ekulo amehlo kaYehova uThixo wakho, ethabathela ekuqaleni komnyaka, ade ase ekupheleni komnyaka.13 Kothi, ukuba nithe nayiphulaphula ngenyameko imithetho yam endiniwise layo namhla, yokuba nimthande uYehova uThixo wenu, nimkhonze ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke:14 ndininike imvula yelizwe lenu ngexesha layo, ethambisayo nevuthisayo, uhlanganise ingqolowa yakho, newayini yakho entsha, neoli yakho;15 ndizinike utyani iinkomo zakho, emadlelweni akho, udle uhluthe.16 Zigcineni, hleze ikhohliseke intliziyo yenu, nityeke, nikhonze thixo bambi, nibanqule,17 uvuthe umsindo kaYehova kuni, alivingce izulu kungabikho mvula, umhlaba ungayivelisi indyebo yawo, nibhubhe kamsinya, ningabikho ezweni elihle, aninika lona uYehova.

18 La mazwi am nize niwabekele intliziyo yenu nomphefumlo wenu niwabophe esandleni senu, abe ngumqondiso, abe zizikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo enu;19 niwafundise oonyana benu, uthethe ngawo ekuhlaleni kwakho endlwini yakho, nasekuhambeni kwakho ngendlela, nasekulaleni kwakho, nasekuvukeni kwakho;20 uwabhale emigubasini yendlu yakho, nasemasangweni akho:21 ukuze yande imihla yenu, nemihla yoonyana benu, emhlabeni lowo abewufungele ooyihlo uYehova, ukuba wobanika njengemihla yamazulu phezu kwehlabathi.22 Kuba, ukuba nithe nawugcina ngenyameko lo mthetho wonke ndiniwiselayo ukuba niwenze, nimthande uYehova uThixo wenu, nihambe ngeendlela zakhe zonke, ninamathele kuye;23 wozigqogqa uYehova ezo ntlanga zonke phambi kwenu, nigqogqe iintlanga ezinkulu, ezinamandla kunani.24 Indawo yonke, enyathelwa yintende yonyawo lwenu, yoba yeyenu; kuthabathela entlango, naseLebhanon, nasemlanjeni, emlanjeni ongumEfrati, kuse elwandle lwasentshonalanga, ingumda wenu.25 Akukho mntu uya kuma phambi kwenu; ukunkwantya nini, nokoyika nina, wokubeka uYehova uThixo wenu ezweni lonke enilinyatheleyo, njengoko wathethayo kuni.

26 Yabonani, ndibeka phambi kwenu namhla intsikelelo nesiqalekiso:27 intsikelelo, ukuba nithe nayiphulaphula imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, endiniwiselayo namhla;28 isiqalekiso, ukuba nithe anayiphulaphula imithetho kaYehova uThixo wenu, nesuka natyeka endleleni leyo ndiniwisele umthetho ngayo namhla, nalandela thixo bambi eningabazanga.29 Kothi, xa athe uYehova, uThixo wakho, wakungenisa kulo ilizwe oya kulo, usiya kulima, uyikhuphele intsikelelo phezu kwentaba yeGerizim, nesiqalekiso phezu kwentaba ye-Ebhali.30 Ezo ntaba aziphesheya kweYordan na, ngaphaya kwendlela eya entshonalanga, ezweni lamaKanan, amiyo eArabha, malungana neGilgali, ecaleni leMioki kaMore?31 Kuba niya kuwela iYordan, nisiya kulihlutha ilizwe elo aninikayo uYehova uThixo wenu, nilihluthe ke nime kulo.32 Gcinani, niyenze yonke imimiselo namasiko endiwabekayo phambi kwenu namhla.