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1 Kothi ke, xa athe eza phezu kwakho onke la mazwi, iintsikelelo neziqalekiso, endizibeke phambi kwakho, wazikhumbula uphakathi kweentlanga zonke, athe wakugxothela kuzo uYehova uThixo wakho,2 wabuyela kuYehova uThixo wakho, waliphulaphula ilizwi lakhe, njengako konke endikuwisela umthetho ngako namhla, wena noonyana bakho, ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke:3 wokubuyisa ke uYehova uThixo wakho ukuthinjwa kwakho, abe nemfesane kuwe, abuye akubuthe ezizweni zonke abekuphangalalisele kuzo uYehova uThixo wakho.4 Ukuba uthe wagxothelwa esiphelweni sezulu, wokubutha nakhona apho uYehova uThixo wakho; wokuphuthuma nakhona apho.5 Wokuzisa uYehova uThixo wakho kulo ilizwe ababelihluthile ooyihlo, ulime, akwenzele okulungileyo, akwandise ngaphezu kooyihlo.6 Woyalusa intliziyo yakho uYehova uThixo wakho, nentliziyo yembewu yakho, ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke, ukuze uphile.7 Wozibeka uYehova uThixo wakho zonke ezi zishwabulo phezu kweentshaba zakho, naphezu kwabakuthiyileyo, abakutshutshisileyo;8 ubuye ke wena, uliphulaphule izwi likaYehova, uyenze yonke imithetho yakhe endikuwiselayo namhla.9 UYehova uThixo wakho uya kwandisa kumsebenzi wonke wesandla sakho, kwisiqhamo sesizalo sakho, nakwisiqhamo senkomo yakho, nakwisiqhamo somhlaba wakho, kulunge; ngokuba uYehova uya kubuya abe nemihlali ngawe, kulunge, njengoko waba nemihlali ngooyihlo:10 xa uthe waliphulaphula izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba uyigcine imithetho yakhe nemimiselo yakhe, ebhaliweyo encwadini yalo myalelo; xa uthe wabuyela kuYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke.

11 Ngokuba lo mthetho ndikuwiselayo namhla awunto ikunqabeleyo, awukude nokuba kude.12 Awusezulwini, ukuba uthi, Ngubani na oya kusinyukela ezulwini, asithabathele siwuve, siwenze?13 Awuphesheya kolwandle, ukuba uthi, Ngubani na oya kusiwelela ulwandle, asithabathele, siwuve, siwenze?14 Ngokuba ilizwi eli lisondele kunene kuwe, emlonyeni wakho nasentliziyweni yakho, ukuba ulenze.

15 Khangela, ndibeke phambi kwakho namhla ubomi nokulunga, ukufa nobubi;16 ekubeni ndikuwisela umthetho namhla, ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, uhambe ngeendlela zakhe, ugcine imithetho yakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe, uphile, wande, akusikelele uYehova uThixo wakho kwelo zwe ungena kulo ukuba ulime.17 Ke ukuba ithe yajika intliziyo yakho, akweva, wawexulwa, wanqula thixo bambi, wabakhonza:18 ndiyanixelela namhla, ukuba nobhubha kanye. Aniyi kolulelwa mini zenu kuwo umhlaba, eniwela iYordan nisiya kuwuma.19 Ndingqinisisa amazulu nehlabathi namhla ngani; ndibeke phambi kwenu ubomi nokufa, intsikelelo nesiqalekiso. Nyula ke ubomi, ukuze uphile, wena nembewu yakho;20 ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, uliphulaphule ilizwi lakhe, unamathele kuye: ngokuba bubomi bakho, nokolulwa kweemini zakho; ukuze uhlale emhlabeni lowo awafunga uYehova kooyihlo ooAbraham noIsake noYakobi, ukuba wobanika.