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1 Xa athe uYehova uThixo wakho wakungenisa kulo ilizwe, oya kulo ukuba ulime, wanyothula iintlanga ezininzi ebusweni bakho, amaHeti, namaGirgashi, nama-Amori, namaKanan, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi, iintlanga ezisixhenxe, zizininzi, zinamandla kunawe,2 wazinikela kuwe uYehova uThixo wakho: uze uzixabele, uzisingele phantsi kuphele; ungenzi mnqophiso nazo, ungazisizeli.3 Uze ungendiselani nazo, intombi yakho ungayiniki unyana wakhe, intombi yakhe ungayizekeli unyana wakho;4 kuba yomtyekisa unyana wakho angandilandeli, bakhonze thixo bambi, uvuthe umsindo kaYehova kuni, akutshabalalise kamsinya.5 Ke yenjani nje kuzo: zidilizeni izibingelelo zazo, nizichithe izimiso zazo, nibaxakaxe ooAshera bazo, niyitshise ngomlilo imifanekiso yazo eqingqiweyo.6 Ngokuba ningabantu abangcwele kuYehova uThixo wakho; uninyule uYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba nibe ngabantu abayinqobo kuye, kunabantu bonke abaphezu komhlaba.7 Akungabuninzi benu kunezinye izizwe zonke, le nto athene nca nani uYehova, waninyula; kuba nimbalwa kunezinye izizwe zonke.8 Kungokunithanda kukaYehova, kungokusigcina kwakhe isifungo abesifungele ooyihlo, le nto anikhuphe ngesandla esithe nkqi uYehova, wanikhulula ngentlawulelo endlwini yobukhoboka, esandleni sikaFaro, ukumkani waseYiputa.9 Yazi ke, ukuba uYehova uThixo wakho nguye uThixo, uThixo wenyaniso, obagcinela umnqophiso nenceba abamthandayo, abayigcinayo imithetho yakhe, ase ewakeni lesizukulwana;10 obabuyekezayo abamthiyayo ebusweni babo, ukuba abashabalalise. Akalibali ukumbuyekeza omthiyayo; uya kumbuyekeza ebusweni bakhe.11 Wugcine ke umthetho, nemimiselo, namasiko, endikuwisela wona namhla, ukuba uwenze.

12 Kothi ke ngenxa enokuba nithe naweva la mabango, nawagcina, nawenza, akugcinele umnqophiso nenceba uYehova uThixo wakho, awawufunga kooyihlo;13 akuthande, akusikelele, akwandise, asikelele nesiqhamo sesizalo sakho, neziqhamo zomhlaba wakho, ingqolowa yakho, newayini yakho entsha, neoli yakho, nenkonyana yenkomo yakho, netakane lempahla yakho emfutshane, emhlabeni lowo wawufungela ooyihlo ukuba wokunika.14 Wosikeleleka ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke; akusayi kubakho nto ingazaliyo, nokuba yindoda nokuba ngumfazi kuwe; nasezinkomeni zakho ayisayi kubakho.15 UYehova wosusa zonke izifo kuwe; nobulwelwe bonke obubi baseYiputa, obo ubaziyo, akayi kububeka kuwe; uya kububeka kubo bonke abakuthiyayo.16 Uze uzidle zonke izizwe ezo akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho; iliso lakho lingabi nanceba kuzo, ungabakhonzi oothixo bazo; ngokuba ngumgibe lowo kuwe.17 Xa uthe entliziyweni yakho, Ezi ntlanga zininzi kunam, ndinokuthini na ukuzigqogqa?18 uze ungazoyiki. Khumbula kakuhle awakwenzayo uYehova uThixo wakho kuFaro nakumaYiputa onke;19 izilingo ezikhulu azibonileyo amehlo akho, nemiqondiso, nezimanga, nesandla esithe nkqi, nengalo eyolukileyo, awakukhupha ngazo uYehova uThixo wakho. Uya kwenjenjalo uYehova uThixo wakho kuzo zonke izizwe ozoyikayo.20 Ngaphezu koko, uYehova uThixo wakho uya kuthuma oonomeva kuzo, zide ezo ziselayo, zizisithelisayo ebusweni bakho, zibhubhe.21 Uze ungangcangcazeli ebusweni bazo; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakho phakathi kwakho nguThixo omkhulu, owoyikekayo.22 UYehova uThixo wakho uya kuzinyothula ezi ntlanga ebusweni bakho, kancinane, kancinane. Akuyi kuba nako ukuziphelisa kamsinya, hleze ande akongamele amarhamncwa asendle.23 UYehova uThixo wakho wozinikela kuwe. azidungadunge ngodungadungo olukhulu, zide zitshatyalaliswe;24 abanikele ookumkani bazo esandleni sakho, ulicime igama labo phantsi kwezulu. Akuyi kuma mntu ebusweni bakho, ude uzitshabalalise zona.25 Imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yoothixo bazo woyitshisa ngomlilo; uze ungayinqweneli isilivere negolide ekuzo, ungayithabatheli kuwe, ibe ngumgibe; ngokuba lisikizi kuYehova uThixo wakho.26 Uze ungalingenisi isikizi endlwini yakho, ukuze ungabi yinto yokusingelwa phantsi njengalo. Ize ibe nezothe, ibe linyala kuwe, ibe lisikizi kuwe, ngokuba yinto yokusingelwa phantsi.