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1 Xa kuthe kwavela phakathi kwakho umprofeti nomphuphi wamaphupha, wakunika imiqondiso nezimanga,2 yabakho ke imiqondiso nezimanga azithethileyo kuwe, esithi, Masilandele thixo bambi ongabaziyo, sibakhonze:3 uze ungawaphulaphuli amazwi aloo mprofeti naloo mphuphi wamaphupha; ngokuba kusukuba enilinga uYehova uThixo wenu, ukuze azi ukuba niyamthanda na uYehova uThixo wenu ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke.4 Nize nilandele uYehova uThixo wenu, noyike yena, nigcine imithetho yakhe, niphulaphule ilizwi lakhe, nikhonze yena, ninamathele kuye.5 Ke loo mprofeti naloo mphuphi wamaphupha makabulawe; kuba ethethe elokutyeka kuYehova uThixo wenu, owanikhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, wanikhulula ngentlawulelo endlwini yobukhoboka; ukuba akuwexule endleleni, akuwisele umthetho ngayo uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba uhambe ngayo. Uze ubutshayele ke ububi, bungabikho phakathi kwakho.

6 Xa athe umzalwana wakho, umntakanyoko, nonyana wakho, nentombi yakho, nomfazi wesifuba sakho, nommelwane wakho onjengomphefumlo wakho kuwe, wakuhenda ngasese, esithi, Masiye kukhonza thixo bambi ongabazanga, wena nooyihlo;7 koothixo bezizwe eziningqongileyo, ezikufuphi kuwe, nokuba zezikude nawe, ezithabathele esiphelweni sehlabathi, zada zesa esiphelweni sehlabathi:8 uze ungavumelani naye, ungamphulaphuli; lingabi nanceba iliso lakho kuye, ungamcongi, ungamfihli; uze umbulale afe.9 Kofika esakho isandla kuye kuqala ukuba simbulale, kwandule ukufika esabantu bonke isandla emva koko,10 umxulube ngamatye afe; ngokuba efune ukukuwexula kuYehova uThixo wakho, owakukhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka;11 eve onke amaSirayeli, oyike, angaphindi enze ububi obunjengobo phakathi kwakho.

12 Xa uthe weva komnye umzi wemizi yakowenu, akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba uhlale kuwo, kusithiwa,13 Kuphume amadoda angamatshijolo phakathi kwakho, awexula abemi bomzi wawo, esithi, Hambani, siyekukhonza thixo bambi, eningabaziyo:14 wophengulula, ugocagoce, ubuzise, ucokise; O! iyinyaniso, iqinisekile le nto, lenzekile eli sikizi phakathi kwakho:15 uze ubabulale kuthi tu abemi baloo mzi ngohlangothi lwekrele, uwusingele phantsi, nento yonke ekuwo, kwanenkomo yawo, ngohlangothi lwekrele.16 Wowabuthela onke amaxhoba awo esazulwini sendawo yawo yembutho, uwutshise ngomlilo loo mzi namaxhoba awo onke, ube lidini elipheleleyo kuYehova uThixo wakho, ube ngumwewe ongunaphakade, ungabi sakhiwa.17 Esandleni sakho makunganamatheli nento le kwezi zinto zisingelwe phantsi; ukuze abuye uYehova ekuvutheni komsindo wakhe, abe nemfesane kuwe, asikwe yimfesane ngawe, akwandise, njengoko wabafungelayo ooyihlo;18 xa uthe waliphulaphula izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba uyigcine yonke imithetho yakhe endikuwiselayo namhla. ukuba ukwenze okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wakho.