Duteronomi

Duteronomi 1

1:1	Lawa angamazwi uMose awakhuluma ku-Israyeli wonke, ngaphesheya kweJordani, ethafeni lasehlane phambi koLwandle Olubomvu, phakathi kwePharanu neThofeli noLabani neHaseroti, lapho igolide liliningi khona,
1:2	izinsuku eziyishumi nanye ukusuka eHorebe, ngendlela yaseNtabeni iSeyiri kuze kufike eKadeshi-Barineya.
1:3	Ngonyaka wamashumi amane, ngenyanga yeshumi nanye, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga, UMose wabatshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli konke uJehova ayemyale ngakho. Ngakho wakhuluma kubo,
1:4	ngemva kokuba esebulele uSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni, futhi Futhi, inkosi yaseBashani, owahlala e-Ashitaroti nase-Edireyi,
1:5	ngaphesheya kweJordani ezweni lakwaMowabi. Manje, UMose waqala ukuchaza umthetho, nokusho:
1:6	“UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wakhuluma kithi eHorebe, ethi: ‘Usuhlale isikhathi eside ngokwanele kule ntaba.
1:7	phenduka uye entabeni yama-Amori, nakwezinye izindawo eziseduze nayo: amathafa kanye nezintaba, nezindawo eziphansi maqondana neningizimu nasogwini lolwandle, izwe lamaKhanani, kanye neLebanon, kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu i-Ewufrathe.’
1:8	‘Lo,' uthe, ‘Ngikulethile. Ngenani nidle lokho uJehova akufungela okhokho benu, u-Abrahama, Isaka, kanye noJakobe, ukuthi abanike yona, nasenzalweni yabo ngemva kwabo.’
1:9	Futhi ngathi kuwe, ngaleso sikhathi:
1:10	‘Mina ngedwa angikwazi ukukusekela. OkweNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, unandisile, futhi namuhla ningangezinkanyezi zezulu, abaningi kakhulu.
1:11	Sengathi iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, engeza kuleli nani izinkulungwane eziningi ezengeziwe, futhi sengathi angakubusisa, njengoba nje eshilo.
1:12	Ngedwa, Anginawo amandla okubekezelela izingxabano nezahlulelo nezingxabano zenu.
1:13	Nikeza, phakathi kwenu, amadoda ahlakaniphileyo nanolwazi, labo inkulumo yabo ifakazelwe phakathi kwezizwe zenu, ukuze ngibamise babe ngababusi benu.’
1:14	Wase ungiphendula: ‘Lokho ohlose ukukwenza kuyinto enhle.’
1:15	Manje, Ngathatha ezizweni zenu amadoda, ohlakaniphileyo nohloniphekile, ngabamisa njengababusi, njengezinduna lezikhulu zekhulu, futhi njengabaholi phezu kwamashumi amahlanu nangaphezulu kweshumi, ngubani ongakufundisa into ngayinye.
1:16	Futhi ngabayala, ethi: ‘Lalela bona, futhi nahlulele okulungile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungomunye wezakhamuzi zakho noma uyisihambi.
1:17	Akumele kube khona ukukhetha kunoma yimuphi umuntu. Ngakho niyakulalela omncane kanye nomkhulu. Futhi ungamukeli isithunzi somuntu, ngoba lokhu kungukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uma kukhona okubonakala kunzima kuwe, bese ulibhekisa kimi, futhi ngizokuzwa.’
1:18	Futhi nganiyala kukho konke okwakumelwe nikwenze.
1:19	Khona-ke, ephuma eHorebe, sadabula izwe elibi nelikhulu eliwugwadule, owakubona endleleni yentaba yama-Amori, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wayesiyalile. Futhi lapho sesifikile eKadeshi-Barineya,
1:20	Ngithe kuwe: ‘Usufikile entabeni yama-Amori, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu azasinika khona.
1:21	Bheka izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona. Khuphuka ulidle, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wakhuluma koyihlo. Ungesabi, futhi ningethuswa lutho.’
1:22	Nasondela kimi nonke nithi: ‘Masithumele amadoda azocabangela izwe, futhi ongabika ngendlela okufanele sikhuphuke ngayo, nokuthi yimiphi imizi okufanele siyihambe.’
1:23	Futhi njengoba izwi lalijabulisa kimi, Ngathuma phakathi kwenu amadoda ayishumi nambili, munye esizweni ngasinye.
1:24	Lezi, sebesukile benyukela ezintabeni, wafika esigodini sehlukuzo lamagilebhisi. Futhi esecabangele izwe,
1:25	ethathe izithelo zawo ukuze abonise ukuzala kwawo, basilethela lezi, bathi: ‘Izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu azosinika lona lihle.’
1:26	Nokho ubungazimisele ukuya lapho. Kunalokho, ngokungakholwa ezwini leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu,
1:27	nabubula ematendeni enu, futhi uthe: ‘UJehova uyasizonda, ngakho-ke usihole wasisusa ezweni laseGibhithe, ukuze asinikele esandleni sama-Amori, asibhubhise.
1:28	Kufanele sikhuphukele kuphi? Izithunywa zithuse izinhliziyo zethu ngokuthi: “Isixuku sikhulu kakhulu, futhi mude kunathi. Nemizi mikhulu, izindonga zifinyelela esibhakabhakeni. Sibonile amadodana ama-Anaki lapho. '
1:29	Futhi ngathi kuwe: ‘Ningathuki, futhi akufanele ubesabe.
1:30	INkosi uNkulunkulu uqobo, ngubani umholi wakho, izokulwela, njengalokho akwenza eGibithe emehlweni abo bonke.
1:31	Nasehlane (njengoba lani lizibonile), uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuthwala, njengomuntu ojwayele ukuthwala indodana yakhe encane, kuyo yonke indlela owawuhamba ngayo, uze ufike kule ndawo.’
1:32	Futhi okwamanje, naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, anikholwanga nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,
1:33	owahamba phambi kwenu endleleni, futhi ngubani owaphawula indawo lapho kufanele ugxumeke amatende enu, enikhombisa indlela ngomlilo ebusuku, nangensika yefu emini.
1:34	Futhi lapho iNkosi isizwile izwi lamazwi akho, ecasuka, wafunga wathi:
1:35	‘Akukho noyedwa kubantu balesi sizukulwane esibi oyobona izwe elihle, engalifungela oyihlo,
1:36	ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune. Ngoba yena ngokwakhe uzokubona, ngiyakumnika yena namadodana akhe izwe ahambe kulo, ngoba uyilandele iNkosi.’
1:37	Nentukuthelo yakhe ngabantu ayisimangaliso, ngokuba uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, washo kanjalo: ‘Futhi aniyikungena kuleyo ndawo.
1:38	Kodwa uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, ungqongqoshe wakho, yena ngokwakhe uzongena esikhundleni sakho. Khuthaza uqinise lendoda, yena ngokwakhe uyakwabela u-Israyeli izwe ngenkatho.
1:39	Abancane bakho, owasho ngabo ukuthi bayakuthunjwa, lamadodana akho, abangawazi kuze kube namuhla umehluko phakathi kokuhle nokubi, bazangena. Futhi ngizobanika izwe, futhi bayolidla.
1:40	Kodwa wena, phenduka uphume uye ehlane, ngendlela yasoLwandle Olubomvu.’
1:41	Futhi wangiphendula: ‘Sonile kuJehova. Sizokhuphuka futhi silwe, njengokuyala kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.’ Futhi esehlome ngezikhali, lapho usuka entabeni,
1:42	iNkosi yathi kimi: ‘Yisho kubo: Ungakhuphuki futhi ungalwi. Ngokuba angikho kini. Kungenjalo, ungawa phambi kwezitha zakho.’
1:43	ngikhulumile, futhi anilalelanga. Kodwa, bephikisana nesimiso seNkosi, nokuvuvukala ngokuzidla, wenyukela entabeni.
1:44	Manje, esephumile, umAmori, owayehlala ezintabeni, weza kuwe, wakuxosha, njengoba nje uquqaba lwezinyosi lwalungenza. Futhi wanibulala kusukela eSeyiri kuze kufike eHorma.
1:45	Futhi lapho usubuyile futhi wawukhala emehlweni kaJehova, ubengeke akuzwe, futhi ubengazimisele ukuvuma izwi lakho.
1:46	Ngakho-ke, wamisa eKadeshi-Barineya isikhathi eside.”

Duteronomi 2

2:1	“Futhi ephuma lapho, safika ehlane eliholela oLwandle Olubomvu, njengokukhuluma kukaJehova kimi. Sayizungeza intaba yaseSeyiri isikhathi eside.
2:2	Yathi kimi iNkosi:
2:3	‘Sekuyisikhathi eside niyizungeza le ntaba. Phuma, ngasenyakatho.
2:4	Futhi bayala abantu, ethi: Niyakuwela emikhawulweni yabafowenu;, amadodana ka-Esawu, abahlala eSeyiri, futhi bayokwesaba.
2:5	Ngakho-ke, nakekelani ngenkuthalo, hlezi ushukunyiswe phezu kwabo. Ngoba ngeke ngininike ezweni labo ngisho nesinyathelo unyawo olulodwa olunganyathela kuso, ngoba intaba iSeyiri ngiyinikile uEsawu ibe yilifa.
2:6	Wothenga kubo ukudla ngemali;, futhi niyakudla. Amanzi uyakukha ngemali, futhi uyakuphuza.
2:7	UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukubusisile emsebenzini wonke wezandla zenu. INkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuhlala nawe, uyalwazi uhambo lwakho, indlela enadabula ngayo leli hlane elikhulu iminyaka engamashumi amane, nokuthi benintula kanjani lutho.’
2:8	Futhi lapho sesidabula abafowethu, amadodana ka-Esawu, ababehlala eSeyiri ngasendleleni yasethafeni lase-Elati nase-Eziyoni Geberi, safika endleleni eya ehlane lakwaMowabi.
2:9	Yathi kimi iNkosi: ‘Akufanele ulwe nabakwaMowabi, futhi akufanele uye empini ngokumelene nabo. Ngoba ngeke ngikunike lutho oluvela ezweni labo, ngoba i-Ari ngilinike amadodana kaLoti njengefa.’
2:10	Ama-Emi ayengabokuqala kwabakhileyo kuwo, abantu abakhulu nabanamandla, nokuphakama okungaka, njengesizwe sama-Anaki.
2:11	Babebhekwa njengeziqhwaga, babe njengabantwana bama-Anaki. Futhi, ngempela, abakwaMowabi bababiza: i-Emim.
2:12	AmaHori nawo ahlala eSeyiri kuqala. Lapho lezi zase zixoshwa futhi zabhujiswa, amadodana ka-Esawu ahlala khona, njengoba kwenza u-Israyeli ezweni lefa lakhe, uJehova amnika yona.
2:13	Khona-ke, esukuma ukuze awele umfula iZeredi, safika endaweni.
2:14	Khona-ke, kusukela esikhathini esasuka ngaso eKadeshi-Barineya saze sawela umfula iZeredi, kwakukhona iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili, saze saqedwa sonke isizukulwane samadoda alungele ukulwa ekamu, njengokufunga kukaJehova.
2:15	Ngoba isandla sakhe sasimelene labo, ukuze badlule phakathi kwekamu.
2:16	Khona-ke, phela ayesewile amadoda empi,
2:17	iNkosi yakhuluma kimi, ethi:
2:18	‘Namuhla, uyakuwela imikhawulo yakwaMowabi, emzini othiwa i-Ari.
2:19	Futhi lapho usufikile eduze kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni, qaphela ukuthi ungalwi nabo, futhi akufanele ushukunyiselwe empini. Ngokuba angiyikukunika ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni, ngoba ngilinike amadodana kaLothi njengelifa.’
2:20	Lalidume ngokuthi liyizwe leziqhwaga. Futhi imidondoshiya yayihlala lapho ezikhathini ezidlule, abakwa-Amoni abathi ngamaZamzumimi.
2:21	Bangabantu, ezinkulu futhi eziningi, nobude obuphakemeyo, njengama-Anaki, uJehova wabesula phambi kobuso babo. Futhi wabenza ukuba bahlale khona esikhundleni sabo,
2:22	njengalokho enzile kumadodana ka-Esawu, abahlala eSeyiri, waqothula amaHori futhi wanikela izwe lawo kubo, abalakho kuze kube khathesi.
2:23	Ngokunjalo namaHeve, ababehlala emizaneni emincane kuze kufike eGaza, baxoshwa abaseKhaphadosiya, owaphuma eKhaphadosiya, futhi bawaqothula futhi bahlala endaweni yabo.
2:24	‘Sukuma uwele isifufula sase-Arinoni! Bheka, ngibelethile uSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, umAmori, esandleni sakho, manje, qalani ukudla ifa lezwe lakhe, nilwe naye.
2:25	Namuhla ngizoqala ukuthumela ukwesabeka nokwesabeka ngani phakathi kwezizwe ezihlala phansi kwezulu lonke, ukuze, lapho bezwa igama lakho, bangase besabe, futhi angathuthumela ngendlela yowesifazane obelethayo, futhi angase abanjwe usizi.’
2:26	Ngakho-ke, Ngathuma izithunywa zisuka ehlane laseKedemoti kuSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, ngamazwi okuthula, ethi:
2:27	‘Sizodabula izwe lakho. Sizothuthuka ngendlela yomphakathi. Ngeke siphambuke, noma kwesokudla, noma ngakwesokhohlo.
2:28	Sithengisele ukudla ngentengo, ukuze sidle. Sinikeze amanzi ngemali, kanjalo sizophuza. Sicela nje ukuthi usivumele sidlule,
2:29	njengalokho enzile amadodana ka-Esawu, abahlala eSeyiri, nabakwaMowabi, abahlala e-Ari, size sifike eJordani, bese siwela siye ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu azosinika lona.’
2:30	NoSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, wayengazimisele ukusinikeza ithuba lokudlula. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wayewenze lukhuni umoya wakhe, futhi wayiqinisa inhliziyo yakhe, ukuze anikelwe ezandleni zenu, njengoba ubona manje.
2:31	Yathi kimi iNkosi: ‘Bheka, Sengiqalile ukunikela uSihoni nezwe lakhe kuwe. Qala ukulidla.’
2:32	USihoni waphuma ukusihlangabeza kanye nabo bonke abantu bakhe, ukulwa eJahazi.
2:33	uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wamnikela kithi. Futhi samshaya, namadodana akhe nabo bonke abantu bakhe.
2:34	Sayithumba yonke imizi yakhe ngaleso sikhathi, ebulala abakhileyo kuwo: amadoda kanjalo nabesifazane nezingane. Asishiyanga lutho kubo,
2:35	ngaphandle kwezinkomo, eyangena esabelweni salabo ababebaphanga. Sabamba impango yemizi,
2:36	kusukela e-Aroer, ephezu kosebe lwesifufula sase-Arinoni, idolobha elisesigodini, yonke indlela eya eGileyadi. Kwakungekho dolobhana noma idolobha elaphunyuka ezandleni zethu. INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yasinikela konke,
2:37	ngaphandle kwezwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni, esingasondelanga, nakho konke okuseduze nesifufula iJabhoki, nemizi ezintabeni, nazo zonke izindawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ayenqabele ngazo kithi.”

Duteronomi 3

3:1	"Manje, esephendukele emuva, senyuka ngendlela yaseBashani. Idada Futhi, inkosi yaseBashani, waphuma kanye nabantu bakhe ukusihlangabeza empini e-Edrei.
3:2	Yathi kimi iNkosi: ‘Akufanele umesabe. Ngoba unikelwe esandleni sakho, nabo bonke abantu bakhe kanye nezwe lakhe. Futhi kumelwe wenze kuye njengoba nje wenzile kuSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshibhoni.’
3:3	Ngakho-ke, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wanikela esandleni sethu, manje Futhi, inkosi yaseBashani, nabo bonke abantu bakhe. Futhi sabashaya kwaze kwaphela nya,
3:4	echitha yonke imizi yakhe ngasikhathi sinye. Akukho muzi owasibalekela: imizi engamashumi ayisithupha, isifunda sonke sase-Argob, umbuso ka-Ogi, eBashani.
3:5	Yonke imizi yayibiyelwe ngezingange eziphakeme kakhulu, kanye namasango nemigoqo, ngaphezu kwamadolobhana angenakubalwa ayengenazindonga.
3:6	Futhi saziqeda, njengoba nje senzile kuSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, echitha yonke imizi, namadoda ayo, kanye nabesifazane nezingane.
3:7	Kodwa izinkomo nempango yemizi, saphanga.
3:8	Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, salithatha izwe esandleni samakhosi amabili ama-Amori, ababengaphetsheya kweJordani: kusukela emfuleni i-Arinoni kuze kufike eNtabeni iHermoni,
3:9	amaSidoni ayibiza ngokuthi iSiriyoni, ama-Amori abiza iSeniri,
3:10	yonke imizi esethafeni, nalo lonke izwe lakwaGileyadi nelaseBashani, yonke indlela eya eSaleka nase-Edreyi, imizi yombuso ka-Ogi eBashani.
3:11	Ngoba kuphela Futhi, inkosi yaseBashani, wasala ngemuva emjahweni wezidlakela. Umbhede wakhe wensimbi uyabukiswa, (iseRaba, phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni) ubude buyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye, nezine ngobubanzi, ngokwesilinganiso sengalo yesandla somuntu.
3:12	Futhi salidla izwe, ngaleso sikhathi, kusukela e-Aroer, ephezu kosebe lwesifufula sase-Arinoni, kwaze kwaba phakathi kweNtaba iGileyadi. Futhi ngabanika imizi yalo uRubeni noGadi.
3:13	Ngabe sengihambisa ingxenye eyayisele yaseGileyadi, nalo lonke iBashani, umbuso ka-Ogi, okuyisifunda sonke sase-Argobi, inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase. Futhi lonke iBashani libizwa ngokuthi izwe lamaRefa.
3:14	Jair, indodana kaManase, yadla izwe lonke lase-Arigobi, kuze kufike emikhawulweni yaseGeshuri naseMahakati. Wabiza iBashani ngegama lakhe, havvoth jair, leyo, imizana kaJayire, kuze kube lamuhla.
3:15	Ngokunjalo, ku Makhir, Nganika iGileyadi.
3:16	Futhi esizweni sakwaRubeni noGadi, Nganikela kusukela ezweni lakwaGileyadi kuze kufike emfuleni i-Arinoni, ingxenye yesifufula nemikhawulo yayo, kuze kufike emfuleni iJabhoki, elisemngceleni wabantwana bakoAmoni,
3:17	nethafa lasehlane, kanye neJordani, kanye nemingcele yaseKinereti, yonke indlela eya olwandle lwasehlane, okunosawoti omningi, kuze kufike phansi kwentaba iPisga ngasempumalanga.
3:18	Futhi nganiyala ngaleso sikhathi, ethi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakunika leli zwe libe yifa lakho. Senihlomile, hamba phambi kwabafowenu, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nonke madoda anamandla.
3:19	Shiyani omkenu nabancane benu, kanye nezinkomo. Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi unezinkomo eziningi, kufanele bahlale emizini engibanike yona,
3:20	ize iNkosi iphumuze abafowenu, njengoba nje eniphakele. Futhi bona, futhi, lizakudla ilifa lelizwe, azabanika khona phesheya kweJordani. Bese bebuyela, kube yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe, enginabele yona.’
3:21	Ngokunjalo, Ngayala uJoshuwa ngaleso sikhathi, ethi: ‘Amehlo enu abonile lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenzile kula makhosi amabili. Uyakwenza kanjalo nakuyo yonke imibuso eniyakudabula kuyo.
3:22	Akufanele ubesabe. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakunilwela.’
3:23	Ngayincenga iNkosi ngaleso sikhathi, ethi:
3:24	‘Nkosi Nkulunkulu, usuqalile ukwambula ubukhulu bakho nesandla sakho esinamandla encekwini yakho. Ngoba akakho omunye unkulunkulu, ezulwini noma emhlabeni, olakho ukufeza imisebenzi yakho, noma ukufaniswa namandla akho.
3:25	Ngakho-ke, Ngizowela, futhi ngizobuka leli zwe elihle kakhulu ngaphesheya kweJordani, kanye nale ntaba eyodwa, kanye neLebanon.’
3:26	Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, futhi akavumanga ukungilalela. Kodwa wathi kimi: ‘Kwanele ngawe. Awusayikukhuluma kimi nhlobo ngale ndaba.
3:27	Khuphukela esiqongweni sasePisga, futhi ubheke nxazonke ngamehlo akho ngasentshonalanga, futhi ngasenyakatho, naseningizimu, nasempumalanga, futhi bheka. Ngokuba awuyikuliwela leli Jordani.
3:28	Yala uJoshuwa, futhi umkhuthaze futhi umqinise. Ngoba yena uzahamba phambi kwalababantu, futhi uyokwabela izwe ozolibona.’
3:29	Futhi sahlala esigodini, phambi kwethempeli lasePeyori.”

Duteronomi 4

4:1	“Futhi manje, Israyeli, lalelani iziyalezo nezahlulelo enginifundisa zona, ukuze, ngokwenza lezi, ungaphila, futhi ningangena nilidle izwe, okuyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uzokunika.
4:2	Aniyikwenezela ezwini engilikhuluma kini, futhi aniyikususa kuyo. Gcinani imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enginifundisa yona.
4:3	Amehlo enu abonile konke uJehova akwenzileyo kuBali Peyori, wabachoboza kanjani bonke abamkhonzayo phakathi kwenu.
4:4	Kodwa nina eninamathela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nisaphila nonke, kuze kube namuhla.
4:5	Niyazi ukuthi nginifundisile iziyalezo nokwahlulela, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wami engiyalile. Niyakwenza kanjalo ezweni eniyakulidla.
4:6	Futhi uzogcina futhi ugcwalise lezi mkhuba. Ngokuba lokhu kungukuhlakanipha kwenu nokuqonda phambi kwamehlo abantu, ukuze, ngemva kokuzwa yonke le miyalo, bangase bathi: ‘Lo, abantu abahlakaniphileyo nabaqondayo, isizwe esikhulu.’
4:7	Futhi asikho esinye isizwe esikhulu kangaka, elinonkulunkulu bayo abaseduze kakhulu nabo, njengoba uNkulunkulu wethu ekhona kuzo zonke izicelo zethu.
4:8	Isiphi esinye isizwe esidume ngokuba nemikhosi, nezahlulelo ezilungile, nawo wonke umthetho engizowubeka namuhla phambi kwamehlo enu?
4:9	Manje, zilinde wena nomphefumulo wakho ngokucophelela. Akufanele ukhohlwe amazwi amehlo akho awabonile, futhi ungakuvumeli ukuba kususwe enhliziyweni yakho, kuzo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho. Wowafundisa amadodana akho kanye nabazukulu bakho,
4:10	kusukela osukwini owema ngalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe, lapho iNkosi ikhuluma kimi, ethi: ‘Buthelani abantu kimi, ukuze bezwe amazwi ami, futhi bafunde ukungesaba, kuso sonke isikhathi abasiphilayo emhlabeni, futhi ukuze bafundise abantwana babo.’
4:11	Futhi wasondela phansi kwentaba, owawuvutha ngisho nasezulwini. Kwaba nobumnyama phezu kwawo, kanye nefu, kanye nenkungu.
4:12	UJehova wakhuluma kini ephakathi komlilo. Walizwa izwi lamazwi akhe, kodwa anibonanga nhlobo isimo.
4:13	Futhi wembula isivumelwano sakhe kuwe, aniyala ngakho ukuba nikwenze, lamazwi ayishumi awaloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe.
4:14	Futhi wangiyala, ngaleso sikhathi, ukuze nginifundise imikhosi nezahlulelo okufanele nizenze, ezweni eniyakulidla.
4:15	Manje, gcinani imiphefumulo yenu ngokucophelela. Anibonanga mfanekiso ngosuku uJehova uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngalo kini eHorebe phakathi komlilo.
4:16	Kungenjalo, mhlawumbe bekhohliswa, kungenzeka ukuthi wenze isithombe esibaziweyo, noma isithombe sowesilisa noma sowesifazane,
4:17	umfanekiso wanoma yisiphi sezilwane, ezisemhlabeni, kumbe eyezinyoni, ezindiza ngaphansi kwezulu,
4:18	kumbe yezilwane ezihuquzelayo, ezihamba emhlabeni wonke, kumbe okwenhlanzi, ehlala emanzini ngaphansi komhlaba.
4:19	Kungenjalo, mhlawumbe uphakamisela amehlo akho ezulwini, ungase ubuke ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi zonke zezulu, njalo bekhohliswa ngamaphutha, ungase ukhonze futhi ukhonze lezizinto, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho awudalela inkonzo yazo zonke izizwe, ezingaphansi kwezulu.
4:20	Kodwa iNkosi ikuphakamisile, wanikhipha ezithandweni zensimbi zaseGibithe, ukuze libe labantu belifa, njengoba kunjalo kuze kube lamuhla.
4:21	Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yamazwi akho, wafunga ukuthi angiyikuwela iJordani, futhi ningangeni ezweni elihle, azokunika lona.
4:22	Bheka, Ngizofela kulo mhlabathi. Ngeke ngiwele iJordani. Uzowela khona, futhi niyakudla ifa lezwe elilodwa.
4:23	Qaphela, hlezi ukhohlwe isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, awubumbile kanye nawe, futhi funa nizenzele umfanekiso obaziweyo walezo zinto uJehova ayenqabele ukuba zenziwe..
4:24	Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ungumlilo oqothulayo, uNkulunkulu onomona.
4:25	Lapho niyokhulelwa amadodana nabazukulu ngenkathi nihlala ezweni, futhi uma, sebekhohlisiwe, nizenzela umfanekiso, ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze amthukuthelise,
4:26	Ngibiza izulu nomhlaba njengofakazi namuhla, ukuze nibhubhe masinyane ezweni, okuyinto, lapho selichapha iJordani, niyakudla ifa. Ngeke uhlale kulo isikhathi eside; esikhundleni salokho, uJehova uyakukubhubhisa.
4:27	Futhi uyokuhlakazela phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe, futhi bambalwa kini abayosala phakathi kwalezo zizwe, lapho iNkosi izakuholela khona.
4:28	Futhi lapho, niyakukhonza onkulunkulu abenziwe ngezandla zabantu: onkulunkulu bomuthi namatshe, abangaboni, futhi uzwe, futhi ungadli, noma iphunga.
4:29	Futhi lapho niyofuna iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu kuleyo ndawo, lizamthola, uma nje nimfuna ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, nakuzo zonke izinhlupheko zomphefumulo wakho.
4:30	Emva kwakho konke lokhu okwabikezelwa ukutholile, esikhathini sokuphela, lizabuyela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi uyakuzwa izwi lakhe.
4:31	Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu onomusa. Ngeke akulahle, futhi ngeke akubhubhise ngokuphelele, futhi ngeke akhohlwe isivumelwano, ayifungela oyihlo.
4:32	Buza mayelana nezinsuku zasendulo, ababengaphambi kwakho, kusukela osukwini uNkulunkulu adala ngalo umuntu emhlabeni, kusukela komunye umkhawulo wezulu kuya komunye, uma kwenzeka okufanayo, noma ngabe into enjalo yake yaziwa yini,
4:33	ukuze abantu bezwe izwi likaNkulunkulu, ekhuluma ephakathi komlilo, njengoba nje uzwile, futhi uphile,
4:34	ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukwenzile yini ukuze angene azithathele isizwe phakathi kwezizwe, ngokuhlolwa, izimpawu, nezimangaliso, ngokulwa, nesandla esinamandla, nengalo eyeluliwe, nemibono eyesabekayo, njengakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho anenzele khona eGibithe, emehlweni akho.
4:35	Ngakho kwangathi wazi ukuthi uJehova ngokwakhe unguNkulunkulu, futhi akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe.
4:36	Wenze ukuba uzwe izwi lakhe livela ezulwini, ukuze alifundise. Futhi wakubonisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu kakhulu emhlabeni, nawezwa amazwi akhe phakathi komlilo.
4:37	Ngoba wabathanda oyihlo, futhi wakhetha inzalo yabo ngemva kwabo. Futhi wakuholela kude eGibhithe, ehamba phambi kwenu ngamandla akhe amakhulu,
4:38	ukuze asule, ekufikeni kwakho, izizwe, mkhulu futhi unamandla kunawe, futhi ukuze aningenise, nokuletha kuwe izwe labo libe yifa, njengoba nje nibona osukwini lwanamuhla.
4:39	Ngakho-ke, yazi ngalolu suku futhi ucabange enhliziyweni yakho, ukuthi uJehova ngokwakhe unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu, nasemhlabeni phansi, futhi alikho elinye.
4:40	Gcina imiyalo nemiyalo yakhe, enginifundisa lona, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, lamadodana akho emva kwakho, futhi ukuze nihlale isikhathi eside phezu kwezwe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona.”
4:41	Khona-ke uMose wabekela eceleni imizi emithathu, ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasesifundeni sasempumalanga,
4:42	ukuze umuntu abalekele kuzo, uma ebulele umakhelwane wakhe ngokungazi, owayengesona isitha sakhe ngosuku noma ezimbili ngaphambili, futhi ukuze akwazi ukubalekela komunye walemizi:
4:43	iBhezeri ehlane, elisemathafeni esizwe sakwaRubeni; neRamoti kwaGileyadi, esesizweni sakwaGadi; neGolani eBashani, esesizweni sakwaManase.
4:44	Lona umthetho, uMose wakubeka phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
4:45	Futhi lezi ziwubufakazi nemikhosi kanye nezahlulelo, awakhuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe,
4:46	ngaphesheya kweJordani, esigodini esiphambi kwethempeli lasePeyori, ezweni likaSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni, amtshayayo uMozisi. Ngokuvumelana nalokho, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, esephumile eGibhithe,
4:47	walidla izwe lakhe, nezwe lika-Ogi, inkosi yaseBashani, izwe lamakhosi amabili ama-Amori, ababengaphetsheya kweJordani, ekuphumeni kwelanga:
4:48	kusukela e-Aroer, eliphezu kosebe lwesifufula sase-Arinoni, kuze kufike eNtabeni iZiyoni, ethiwa futhi iHermoni,
4:49	ithafa lonke ngaphesheya kweJordani, kusukela esifundeni salo esisempumalanga, kuze kufike olwandle lwasehlane, kuze kufike phansi kweNtaba iPisga.

Duteronomi 5

5:1	UMose wayesebiza wonke u-Israyeli, wasesithi kubo: “Lalela, Israyeli, emikhosini nasezinqubweni zokwahlulela, engikukhulumayo ezindlebeni zenu lamuhla. Zifunde, futhi bagcwalise ngesenzo.
5:2	UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wenza isivumelwano nathi eHorebe.
5:3	Akenzanga isivumelwano nawobaba, kodwa nathi, abaphilayo kulesisikhathi samanje.
5:4	Wakhuluma nathi ubuso nobuso entabeni, phakathi komlilo.
5:5	Ngangingumlamuli, ngoba ngangiphakathi phakathi kukaJehova lani, ngaleso sikhathi, ukumemezela amazwi akhe kini. Ngoba wesaba umlilo, ngakho-ke anikhuphukeli entabeni. Wathi:
5:6	‘NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila.
5:7	Ungabi nabonkulunkulu bezizwe emehlweni ami.
5:8	ungazenzeli isithombe esibaziweyo;, noma umfanekiso wanoma yini, elisezulwini phezulu, noma emhlabeni ngaphansi, noma ehlala emanzini ngaphansi komhlaba.
5:9	Aniyikukhuleka futhi aniyikukhuleka lezi zinto. Ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, uNkulunkulu onomona, ngiphindisela ububi bawoyise kubantwana kwesizukulwane sesithathu nesesine kwabangizondayo,
5:10	nokwenza ngomusa ngezindlela eziyizinkulungwane kwabangithandayo nabagcina imiyalo yami.
5:11	Ungaliphathi ngeze igama leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngoba ngeke ajeziswe ophatha igama lakhe ngendaba engabalulekile.
5:12	Gcina usuku lweSabatha, ukuze ulingcwelise, njengoba nje uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuyalile.
5:13	Izinsuku eziyisithupha, uyakusebenza, wenze wonke umsebenzi wakho.
5:14	Olwesikhombisa usuku lweSabatha, leyo, okuseleyo kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. Ningenzi msebenzi ngalo, kanye nendodana yakho, noma ndodakazi, nenceku yomuntu, nencekukazi yesifazane, noma inkabi, noma imbongolo, nezinkomo zakho, noma umfokazi ophakathi kwamasango akho, ukuze izinceku zakho nezincekukazi zakho ziphumule, njengoba wenza.
5:15	Khumbula ukuthi nawe wawuyizinceku eGibithe;, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wanikhipha kuleyo ndawo ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliweyo. Ngenxa yalokhu, uniyalile ukuba nigcine usuku lwesabatha.
5:16	Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko, njengoba nje uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuyalile, ukuze uphile isikhathi eside, ukuze kube kuhle kini ezweni, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona.
5:17	Ungabulali.
5:18	Futhi ungaphingi.
5:19	Futhi ningebi.
5:20	Ungakhulumi ubufakazi bamanga ngomakhelwane wakho.
5:21	Ungafisi umfazi womakhelwane wakho, noma indlu yakhe, noma insimu yakhe, nenceku yakhe, nencekukazi yakhe, nenkabi yakhe, noma imbongolo yakhe, nanoma yini ephuma kukho konke okwakhe.’
5:22	UJehova wakhuluma lawo mazwi kuso sonke isixuku senu entabeni, phakathi komlilo nefu nobumnyama, ngezwi elikhulu, engeza lutho. Wawaloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe, eyanginika yona.
5:23	Khona-ke, ngemva kokuzwa izwi livela phakathi kobumnyama, futhi wabona intaba ivutha, wasondela kimi, nonke nina baholi bezizwe nabakhulu ngokuzalwa. Futhi uthe:
5:24	‘Bheka, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu usembulile kithi ubukhosi bakhe nobukhulu bakhe. Sizwe izwi lakhe livela phakathi komlilo, futhi sikufakazile namuhla lokho, nakuba uNkulunkulu ekhuluma nomuntu, umuntu uke waphila.
5:25	Ngakho-ke, kungani kufanele sife, futhi kungani lo mlilo omkhulu kangaka kufanele usiqede? Ngoba uma siphinda silizwa izwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, sizofa.
5:26	Iyini yonke inyama, ukuze lizwe ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, okhuluma ephakathi komlilo, njengoba nje sikuzwile, futhi ukwazi ukuphila?
5:27	Kunalokho, kufanele nisondele nilalele zonke izinto uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu azozisho kini. Futhi uzokhuluma nathi, futhi sizolalela futhi sizenze lezi zinto.’
5:28	Kodwa lapho iNkosi isizwile, wathi kimi: ‘Ngiwezwile amazwi alaba bantu, ababekukhulume kuwe. Konke lokhu, bakhulume kahle.
5:29	Ubani oyobanikeza ukuba nomqondo onjalo, ukuze bangesabe, futhi ingagcina yonke imiyalo yami ngezikhathi zonke, ukuze kube kuhle kubo nakumadodana abo kuze kube phakade?
5:30	Hamba uthi kubo: Buyelani ematendeni enu.
5:31	Kodwa wena, yima lapha nami, ngiyakukhuluma kini yonke imiyalo yami nemithetho yami, kanye nezinqumo. Lezi, nibafundise, ukuze bazenze ezweni, engizabanika lona libe yifa labo.
5:32	Manje, gcina futhi wenze izinto iNkosi uJehova ekuyale ngayo. Ungaphambuki, noma kwesokudla, noma ngakwesokhohlo.
5:33	Ngoba lizahamba ngendlela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayale ngayo, ukuze niphile, futhi kungase kube kuhle kuwe, izinsuku zakho zande ezweni lefa lakho.’ ”

Duteronomi 6

6:1	“Lena yimithetho nemikhosi, kanye nezinqumo, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu eyalile ukuba nginifundise khona, niyakwenza ezweni eniya kulo ukuba nilidle.
6:2	Ngakho kwangathi ningamesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe neziyalezo zakhe, engikuphathisa khona, nakumadodana akho nabazukulu bakho, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho, ukuze izinsuku zakho zande.
6:3	Lalela futhi ubhekisise, Israyeli, ukuze nenze njengokuniyala kweNkosi, futhi kungase kube kuhle kuwe, futhi ningase nande nakakhulu, okweNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, ukuthembisile izwe eligeleza ubisi nezinyosi.
6:4	Lalela, Israyeli: iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yiNkosi eyodwa.
6:5	Wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo wonke amandla akho.
6:6	Futhi lawa mazwi, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, lizakuba senhliziyweni yakho.
6:7	Futhi uyakuba ukuchaza kubo amadodana akho. Futhi uyakuzindla ngabo uhlezi endlini yakho, nokuhamba ohambweni, lapho elele nalapho evuka.
6:8	Futhi uyowabopha kubo njengophawu esandleni sakho, ziyakubekwa, zinyakaze phakathi kwamehlo akho.
6:9	Uyakuwaloba embundwini naseminyango yendlu yakho.
6:10	Futhi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uzobe ekuholile ezweni, afunga ngakho koyihlo, u-Abrahama, Isaka, kanye noJakobe, nalapho esekunike imizi emikhulu nenhle kakhulu, ongayakhanga;
6:11	izindlu ezigcwele impahla, eningabuthelanga; imithombo, ongawumbanga; izivini neminqumo, ongawutshalanga;
6:12	nalapho uyobe usudlile wasutha:
6:13	nakekelani ngenkuthalo, hlezi ukhohlwe iNkosi, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila. uyakwesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nikhonze yena yedwa, futhi ufunge igama lakhe.
6:14	Ningalandeli onkulunkulu bezizwe bazo zonke izizwe, abaseduze nawe.
6:15	Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu onomhawu phakathi kwakho. Kungenjalo, ngesinye isikhathi, ukufutheka kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kungakuvuthele, futhi angase akususe ebusweni bomhlaba.
6:16	Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, njengoba lamlinga endaweni yokulingwa.
6:17	Gcinani izimiso zeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, kanye nobufakazi nemikhosi, eliyale ngakho.
6:18	Futhi yenza okulungile nokuhle emehlweni kaJehova, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, futhi kanjalo, uma ungena, ningadla ifa lezwe elihle kakhulu, uJehova afunga ngakho koyihlo
6:19	ukuze aqede zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, njengokutsho kwakhe.
6:20	Futhi lapho indodana yakho izokubuza kusasa, ethi: ‘Kusho ukuthini lobu bufakazi nemikhosi nezahlulelo, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu esiphathise wona?'
6:21	Uzakuthi kuye: ‘Sasiyizinceku zikaFaro eGibhithe, uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe ngesandla esinamandla.
6:22	Futhi wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, mkhulu futhi unzima kakhulu, eGibhithe, ngokumelene noFaro nendlu yakhe yonke, emehlweni ethu.
6:23	Futhi wasiholela kude kuleyo ndawo, ukuze asingenise futhi asinike izwe, afunga ngakho kobaba.
6:24	Futhi iNkosi yasiyala ukuthi kufanele senze zonke lezi zimiso, nokuthi sesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze kube kuhle kithi zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwethu, njengoba kunjalo namuhla.
6:25	Futhi uyoba nomusa kithi, uma sigcina futhi siyenza yonke imiyalo yakhe, emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, njengoba nje esiyalile.’”

Duteronomi 7

7:1	“Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eseniholile ezweni, eniyakungena ngalo ukuba nilidle, nalapho esechithe izizwe eziningi phambi kwenu, umHeti, kanye namaGirigashi, nama-Amori, kanye namaKhanani, kanye namaPherizi, namaHivi, kanye namaJebusi, izizwe eziyisikhombisa eziningi kakhulu kunawe, futhi uqine kakhulu kunawe,
7:2	nalapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esezinikele kuwe, niyakubashaya, nibabhuqe. Aniyikungena esivumelwaneni nabo, futhi ungabahawukeli.
7:3	Futhi you cha ukuhlanganyela nabo emshadweni. Unganiki indodana yakhe indodakazi yakho;, futhi ungamukeleli indodana yakho indodakazi yakhe.
7:4	Ngoba uzoyenga indodana yakho, ukuze angangilandeli, futhi esikhundleni salokho uyokhonza onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe. Futhi ukufutheka kukaJehova kuyovutha, uyakukubhubhisa masinyane.
7:5	Ngakho esikhundleni, uyakwenza lokhu kubo: nigumbuqele ama-altare abo, futhi baphule izithombe zabo, futhi nigawule ama-Ashera abo angcwele, nishise izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo.
7:6	Ngoba wena uyisizwe esingcwele eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho. UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukukhethile ukuba ube yisizwe sakhe phakathi kwezizwe zonke ezisemhlabeni.
7:7	Akusikho ukuthi nidlula izizwe zonke ngobuningi ukuthi uJehova uhlangene nani wanikhetha, ngoba nina nibancane kunabo bonke abantu.
7:8	Kodwa kungenxa yokuthi uJehova unithandile, futhi usigcinile isifungo sakhe, ayifungela oyihlo. Futhi ukuholile kude ngesandla esinamandla, futhi ukuhlengile endlini yobugqila, esandleni sikaFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe.
7:9	Niyakwazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu onamandla nothembekile, ogcina isivumelwano sakhe nomusa wakhe kwabamthandayo nabagcina iziyalezo zakhe ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane,
7:10	futhi abuyisele ngokushesha labo abamzondayo, ukuze ababhubhise impela, ngaphandle kokubambezeleka okwengeziwe, ngokushesha ubanikeze okubafaneleyo.
7:11	Ngakho-ke, gcina izimiso nemikhosi kanye nezahlulelo, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, ukuze nizenze.
7:12	Uma, ngemva kokuzwa lezi zahlulelo, uzigcine futhi uzenze, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusigcina isivumelwano sakhe nawe nomusa awufungela oyihlo.
7:13	Futhi uzokuthanda futhi andise. Futhi uyosibusisa isithelo sesisu sakho, nezithelo zezwe lakho: okusanhlamvu kwakho kanye nokuvunwa kwakho kwemivini, amafutha, nemihlambi, nemihlambi yezimvu zakho, phezu kwezwe afunga ngalo koyihlo ukuthi uyakukunika lona.
7:14	Niyakubusiswa phakathi kwabantu bonke. Akekho oyoba yinyumba phakathi kwenu noma ubulili, kakhulu phakathi kwabantu njengaphakathi kwemihlambi yenu.
7:15	INkosi izosusa konke ukugula kuwe. Nobuthakathaka obunzima kakhulu baseGibhithe, owaziyo, kayikwehlisela phezu kwenu, kodwa phezu kwezitha zenu.
7:16	Uyakushwabadela zonke izizwe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakunikela khona kuwe. Iso lakho aliyikubahawukela, futhi aniyikukhonza onkulunkulu babo, funa abe yincithakalo yenu.
7:17	Uma usho enhliziyweni yakho, ‘Lezi zizwe ziningi kunami, pho ngizokwazi kanjani ukubabhubhisa?'
7:18	ningesabi. Kunalokho, khumbulani lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenza kuFaro nakubo bonke abaseGibhithe:
7:19	izinhlupho ezinkulu kakhulu, okwabonwa amehlo akho, nezibonakaliso nezimangaliso, nesandla esinamandla nengalo eyeluliwe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuholile ngakho. Uzokwenza njalo kuzo zonke izizwe, omesabayo.
7:20	Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuthuma iminyovu phakathi kwazo, aze abhubhise, abahlakaze bonke abaphunyukileyo kuwe, noma abaye bakwazi ukucasha.
7:21	Ungabesabi, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho: uNkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo.
7:22	Yena ngokwakhe uyoziqothula lezi zizwe emehlweni akho, kancane ngesikhathi, ngamadigri. Ngeke ukwazi ukubabhubhisa bonke kanyekanye. Kungenjalo, izilo zomhlaba zingakwanda ngokumelene nawe.
7:23	Manje, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzibeka phambi kwamehlo akho, nizibulale zize ziqedwe.
7:24	Futhi uyonikela amakhosi azo esandleni sakho, uyakuwachitha amagama abo phansi kwezulu. Akekho ozokwazi ukumelana nawe, uze uwachoboze.
7:25	Izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo, uyakushisa ngomlilo. Ungafisi isiliva noma igolide ezenziwe ngalo. Futhi ungazithatheli lutho kulezi, hlezi ukhubekise, ngoba lokhu kuyisinengiso eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho.
7:26	futhi ungangenisi nesithombe endlini yakho, funa nibe ngoqalekisiweyo, njengoba kunjalo futhi. uyakunengwa njengobulongwe, futhi uyakunengeka kuso njengokungcola nokungcola, ngoba kuyinto eqalekisiweyo.”

Duteronomi 8

8:1	“Yonke imiyalo engikuphathisa yona namuhla, qaphelani ukuba nizibheke ngenkuthalo, ukuze niphile, nande, futhi kanjalo, ekungeneni, ningalidla ifa lezwe, uJehova afunga ngakho koyihlo.
8:2	Njalo uzakhumbula yonke indlela iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho akuhole ngayo, iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, ukukuhlupha, futhi ukukuhlola, nokwazisa izinto eziphendukayo emphefumulweni wakho, ukuthi ubungayigcina imilayo yakhe kumbe hatshi.
8:3	Wakuhlupha ngokuswela, wakunika imana libe ngukudla kwenu, eningalaziyo nina nawoyihlo, ukuze ngikwazise ukuthi umuntu akaphili ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.
8:4	Ingubo yakho, owawumbozwe ngakho, ayibolanga nakancane ngenxa yokuguga, nonyawo lwakho aluguganga, kuze kube lomnyaka wamatshumi amane,
8:5	ukuze ubone enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi, njengoba nje umuntu efundisa indodana yakhe, kanjalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukufundisile.
8:6	Ngakho kwangathi ungagcina imiyalo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi uhambe ngezindlela zakhe, nimesabe.
8:7	Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukuholela ezweni elihle: izwe lemifula namanzi nemithombo, lapho kwaphuma khona imifula ejulile emathafeni nasezintabeni zawo,
8:8	izwe lezilimo, ibhali, nezivini, lapho kuhluma khona amakhiwane, namapomegranati, neminqumo, izwe lamafutha nezinyosi.
8:9	Kuleyo ndawo, ngaphandle kwanoma yisiphi isidingo, uyakudla isinkwa sakho, ujabulele inala yakho konke: lapho amatshe anjengensimbi, nalapho kumbiwa khona insimbi yethusi ezintabeni zakhona.
8:10	Ngakho-ke, lapho usudlile usuthe, kufanele umbonge uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezwe elihle akunike lona.
8:11	Qaphela futhi uqaphe, funa mhlawumbe ukhohlwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njalo badebeselela imilayo yakhe, kanye nezahlulelo nemikhosi, engikuyala ngakho namuhla.
8:12	Kungenjalo, ngemva kokuba usudlile wasutha, bakhe izindlu ezinhle bahlala kuzo,
8:13	futhi bathole imihlambi yezinkabi, nemihlambi yezimvu, nenqwaba yegolide nesiliva nazo zonke izinto,
8:14	inhliziyo yakho ingase iphakame, futhi ungase ungayikhumbuli iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila,
8:15	futhi owayengumholi wenu ehlane elikhulu nelesabekayo, okwakukhona kuyo inyoka inomoya ovuthayo, kanye nofezela, nenyoka yokoma, futhi amanzi awekho nhlobo. Wakhipha imifudlana edwaleni eliqine kakhulu,
8:16	waninondla ehlane ngemana, oyihlo ababengayazi. Futhi ngemva kokuba esekuhluphe futhi wavivinya wena, ekugcineni, wakuhawukela.
8:17	Kungenjalo, ungase usho enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Amandla ami, namandla esandla sami, ungenzele zonke lezi zinto.’
8:18	Kodwa khumbulani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuthi yena ngokwakhe ukunike amandla, ukuze agcwalise isivumelwano sakhe, afunga ngakho koyihlo, njengoba nje usuku lwanamuhla lwembula.
8:19	Kodwa uma ukhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze lilandele onkulunkulu bezizweni, futhi ubakhonze futhi ubakhonze: bheka, manje ngiyanitshela ukuthi niyakubhubha nokubhubha.
8:20	Njengezizwe nje, uJehova ayichitha ekufikeni kwakho, kanjalo nani niyakubhubha, uma ningalaleli izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.”

Duteronomi 9

9:1	“Lalela, Israyeli: Niyakuwela iJordani namuhla;, ukuze badle izizwe, mkhulu kakhulu futhi unamandla kunawe, imizi mikhulu, ebiyelwe ngezindonga kwaze kwafika esibhakabhakeni,
9:2	abantu abakhulu nabaphakemeyo, amadodana ama-Anaki, enimbonile nina ngokwenu nina, okungekho ongamelana naye.
9:3	Ngakho-ke, niyakwazi namuhla ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuwela phambi kwakho, njengomlilo oqothulayo noqothulayo, ukuchoboza nokuzesula nokuchitha impela phambi kobuso bakho, ngokushesha, njengoba nje ekhulumile kini.
9:4	Akufanele usho enhliziyweni yakho, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu esezichithile phambi kwamehlo enu: ‘Kungenxa yobulungisa bami ukuthi uJehova wangihola, ukuze ngidle leli zwe, kanti lezi zizwe zibhujisiwe ngenxa yokungahloniphi kwazo.
9:5	Ngoba awuyikungena ngenxa yobulungisa bakho noma ubuqotho benhliziyo yakho, ukuze nidle ifa lamazwe abo. Kunalokho, kungenxa yokuthi benzé kabi ukuthi babhujiswa ekufikeni kwakho, futhi ukuze iNkosi igcwalise izwi layo, eyalithembisa okhokho benu, u-Abrahama, Isaka, kanye noJakobe.
9:6	Ngakho-ke, yazini ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akayikuninika leli zwe elihle kakhulu libe yifa ngenxa yokwahlulela kwenu, ngoba ningabantu abantamo ilukhuni.
9:7	Khumbula, futhi ungalokothi ukhohlwe, wamthukuthelisa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ehlane. Niphikisana noJehova njalo, kusukela osukwini owaphuma ngalo eGibhithe, ngisho nakulendawo.
9:8	Ngoba naseHorebe futhi, wamcunula, futhi, ecasuka, wayezimisele ukunibhubhisa,
9:9	lapho ngenyukela entabeni, ukuze ngemukele izibhebhe zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano uJehova asenze lani. Ngaqinisela entabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, futhi ungadli isinkwa, noma amanzi okuphuza.
9:10	UJehova wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, ebhalwe ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, equkethe wonke amazwi awakhuluma kini entabeni phakathi komlilo, ngenkathi abantu, enyakaziswa, babuthana ndawonye.
9:11	Futhi lapho izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, kanye nobusuku obuningi, wayesedlulile, uJehova wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano.
9:12	Wathi kimi: ‘Sukuma, futhi wehle ngokushesha usuka lapha. Okwabantu bakho, owamkhipha eGibithe, basheshe bayishiya indlela owababonisa ngayo, futhi bazenzele isithombe esibunjiweyo.’
9:13	Futhi futhi, iNkosi yathi kimi: ‘Ngiyabona ukuthi laba bantu bantamo-lukhuni.
9:14	Suka kimi, ukuze ngibachoboze, achithe igama labo phansi kwezulu, futhi ngikumise phezu kwesizwe, eyoba mkhulu futhi enamandla kunalona.’
9:15	Futhi njengoba ngehla entabeni evuthayo, ngazibamba izibhebhe zombili zesivumelwano ngezandla zombili,
9:16	ngase ngibonile ukuthi nonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nazenzela ithole elibunjiweyo, wayeseyishiyile masinyane indlela yakhe, akwembulele lona,
9:17	Ngalahla phansi amaphilisi ezandleni zami, ngawaphula phambi kwamehlo akho.
9:18	Ngawa ngobuso phambi kukaJehova, njengakuqala, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, engasidli isinkwa, nokungaphuzi manzi, ngenxa yazo zonke izono zakho, enanikwenzile phambi kukaJehova, langoba umthukuthelisile.
9:19	Ngokuba ngesaba ukufutheka kwakhe nolaka lwakhe, eyayinivuselele, kangangokuthi wayezimisele ukunibhubhisa. Futhi iNkosi yangilalela nangalesi sikhathi.
9:20	Ngokunjalo, wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Aroni, futhi wayezimisele ukumbhubhisa, futhi ngamthandazela ngokufanayo.
9:21	Kodwa ngesono sakho owasenzayo, leyo, ithole, eyibamba, ngayishisa ngomlilo. Futhi ukuyihlephula ibe yizicucu, futhi lilehlise libe uthuli ngokuphelele, Ngayiphonsa emfuleni owehla entabeni.
9:22	Ngokunjalo, Ekushiseni, nakuSilingo, nasemathuneni Enkanuko, nayithukuthelisa iNkosi.
9:23	Futhi ekuthumeni kwakhe eKadeshi-Barineya, ethi, ‘Khuphukani nilidle izwe, engikuphe khona,' noma kunjalo, nedelela umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi animkholwanga, futhi wawungazimisele ukulalela izwi lakhe.
9:24	Kunalokho, nake nihlubuka, kusukela mhla ngiqala ukukwazi.
9:25	Manje, Ngalala phansi phambi kukaJehova izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, njengoba ngimncenga ngokuzithoba, funa akubhubhise, njengoba nje wayesongele ukwenza.
9:26	Nokukhuleka, ngithe: ‘O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ungabhubhisi abantu bakho nefa lakho, omhlengileyo ngobukhulu bakho, owamkhipha eGibithe ngesandla esinamandla.
9:27	Khumbula izinceku zakho, u-Abrahama, Isaka, kanye noJakobe. Ungabuki inkani yalaba bantu, noma ngobubi babo kanye nokona kwabo.
9:28	Kungenjalo, mhlawumbe abakhileyo ezweni, owasikhipha kuzo, angasho: “UJehova wayengenakubaholela ezweni, eyabathembisa yona. Futhi wabazonda; ngakho-ke, wabakhipha, ukuze ababulale ehlane.”
9:29	Laba ngabantu bakho nefa lakho, omkhiphile ngamandla akho amakhulu, nangengalo yakho eyeluliwe.’”

Duteronomi 10

10:1	"Ngaleso sikhathi, iNkosi yathi kimi: ‘Zibazele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, njengalezo ezazikhona ngaphambili, wenyukele kimi entabeni. Futhi kumelwe wenze umphongolo ngokhuni.
10:2	Ngizobhala ezibhebheni amazwi aphezu kwalezo owaziphula ngaphambili, uzibeke emkhunjini.’
10:3	Manje, Ngenza umkhumbi ngokhuni lomtholo. Ngase ngibaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezokuqala, Ngenyukela entabeni, ngiziphethe ezandleni zami.
10:4	Wabhala ezibhebheni, njengalokho akuloba ngaphambili, amazwi ayishumi, uJehova akukhuluma kini entabeni phakathi komlilo, lapho abantu sebebuthene. Futhi wanginika wona.
10:5	Futhi ebuya entabeni, ngehla ngafaka izibhebhe emkhunjini, engangikwenzile, futhi zisekhona namanje, njengalokho iNkosi ingiyalile.
10:6	Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka ekamu, kusukela eBheroti phakathi kwamadodana kaJakani, eMoserah, lapho u-Aroni afela khona wembelwa, nalapho indodana yakhe u-Eleyazare yamiswa njengobupristi esikhundleni sakhe.
10:7	Kusukela lapho, bangena eGudigoda. Kusuka kuleyo ndawo, basuka, bamisa eJotibatha, ezweni lamanzi nezifufula.
10:8	Ngaleso sikhathi, wasahlukanisa isizwe sakwaLevi, ukuze athwale umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, futhi ume phambi kwakhe enkonzweni, futhi ukhulume izibusiso egameni lakhe, kuze kube lamuhla.
10:9	Ngenxa yalokho, ULevi akanasabelo nampahla kanye nabafowabo. Ngoba iNkosi uqobo iyimpahla yakhe, njengokusho kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuye.
10:10	Ngabe sengima entabeni, njengakuqala, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane. Futhi iNkosi yangilalela nangalesi sikhathi, futhi akavumanga ukunibhubhisa.
10:11	Wathi kimi: ‘Phuma uhambe phambi kwabantu, ukuze bangene balidle ilizwe, engafunga kuboyise ukuthi ngizabanikela kubo.
10:12	Futhi manje, Israyeli, iNKOSI uNkulunkulu wakho ifunani kuwe? Kuphela nje nimesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi uhambe ngezindlela zakhe, futhi umthande, ukhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho,
10:13	nokuthi ugcine imiyalo yeNkosi, nemikhosi yakhe, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe.
10:14	Lo, izulu ngelikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nezulu lezulu, nomhlaba, nazo zonke izinto ezingaphakathi kwalezi.
10:15	Manje uJehova wayesehlangene eduze nawoyihlo, futhi wayebathanda, futhi wakhetha inzalo yabo ngemva kwabo, leyo, nina ngokwenu, ezizweni zonke, njengoba kufakazelwa namuhla.
10:16	Ngakho-ke, soka ijwabu lenhliziyo yakho, ungabe usayiqinisa intamo yakho.
10:17	Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, neNkosi yamakhosi, uNkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla nowesabekayo, ongakhethi muntu futhi ongamukeli isifumbathiso.
10:18	Ufeza ukwahlulela kwentandane nomfelokazi. Uthanda isihambi, futhi umnika ukudla kanye nezingubo.
10:19	Ngakho-ke, nawe kufanele uthande izihambi, + ngoba nani naningabasanda kufika ezweni laseGibhithe.
10:20	uyakwesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, yena yedwa uyakumkhonza. Uyonamathela kuye, futhi ufunge igama lakhe.
10:21	Uyindumiso yakho noNkulunkulu wakho. Wenzele lezi zinto ezinkulu nezesabekayo, elikubonile amehlo akho.
10:22	Njengemiphefumulo engamashumi ayisikhombisa, oyihlo behlela eGibithe. Futhi manje, bheka, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unandisile nangangezinkanyezi zezulu.”

Duteronomi 11

11:1	"Manje, thanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi nigcine imiyalo nemikhosi yakhe, izahlulelo nemiyalo yakhe, ngezikhathi zonke.
11:2	Vuma, ngalolu suku, izinto amadodana akho ayengazazi. Ngoba abazibonanga izijeziso zeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, izenzo zakhe ezinkulu, nesandla esinamandla, futhi elule ingalo,
11:3	izibonakaliso nemisebenzi ayenzayo phakathi kweGibithe, kuFaro, Inkosi, nasezweni lakhe lonke,
11:4	nakuyo yonke impi yabaseGibithe, nakumahhashi nezinqola zabo: indlela amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu abasibekela ngayo ekunixosheni, nokuthi iNkosi yabaqeda kanjani, kuze kube lamuhla;
11:5	nezinto akwenzele zona ehlane, waze wafika kulendawo;
11:6	nakuDathani no-Abiramu, amadodana ka-Eliyabe, owayeyindodana kaRubeni, labo abasemhlabeni, evula umlomo wayo, begcwele imizi namatende abo, kanye nempahla yabo yonke ababenayo phakathi kuka-Israyeli.
11:7	Amehlo akho abonile zonke izenzo ezinkulu zikaJehova, esekufezile,
11:8	ukuze ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe, engikubeke kuwe lamuhla, futhi ukuze nikwazi ukungena futhi nilidle izwe, lapho uya khona,
11:9	futhi ukuze niphile, isikhathi eside, ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo, lenzalweni yabo, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi.
11:10	Okwezwe, eniyakungena kuzo, nilidle, alifani nezwe laseGibhithe, nasuka kukho, lapho, nxa imbewu isihlanyelwe, amanzi alethwa ngokuchelela, ngendlela yezivande.
11:11	Kunalokho, inezintaba namathafa, eyayihlezi ilindele imvula evela ezulwini.
11:12	Njalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyalihambela, amehlo akhe akulo, kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka, yonke indlela kuze kube sekugcineni kwayo.
11:13	Ngakho-ke, uma nigcina imiyalo yami, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, ukuze nithande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, umkhonze ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho,
11:14	uyakunika izwe lakho imvula yokuqala nemvula yamuva, ukuze ubuthe amabele akho, newayini lakho, namafutha akho,
11:15	notshani bakho basemadlelweni ukuze waluse izinkomo zakho, futhi ukuze nina ngokwenu nidle nisuthe.
11:16	Qaphela, funa inhliziyo yakho ikhohliswe, futhi ungase uhlehle eNkosini, nikhonze onkulunkulu abangaziwa, futhi ngibakhonze.
11:17	Futhi iNkosi, ecasuka, lingavala izulu, ukuze imvula ingani, nomhlaba wawungeke uveze izithombo zawo, khona-ke beniyobhubha masinyane ezweni elihle kakhulu, iNkosi ezakunika yona.
11:18	Bekani lawa mazwi ami ezinhliziyweni nasezingqondweni zenu, uwalengise njengophawu ezandleni zakho, futhi uwahlele phakathi kwamehlo akho.
11:19	Fundisa amadodana akho ukuzindla ngawo, lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, nalapho uhamba endleleni, nalapho ulala noma uvuka.
11:20	Wowaloba ezinsikeni zomnyango nasemasangweni endlu yakho,
11:21	ukuze izinsuku zenu zande, nezinsuku zamadodana akho, ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo, ukuthi wayeyobanika lona uma nje izulu lisalenga phezu komhlaba.
11:22	Ngokuba uma nigcina imiyalo enginiphathisa yona, futhi uma uzenza, ukuze nithande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi ahambe ngezindlela zakhe zonke, enamathela kuye,
11:23	uJehova uyakuzihlakaza zonke lezi zizwe phambi kobuso bakho, niyakuwadla, nakuba bebakhulu futhi benamandla kunawe.
11:24	Yonke indawo unyawo lwakho oluyonyathela phezu kwayo iyakuba ngeyakho. Kusukela ogwadule, naseLebanoni, kusukela emfuleni omkhulu i-Ewufrathe, kuze kufike olwandle lwasentshonalanga, kuyakuba yimingcele yakho.
11:25	Akekho oyomelana nawe. UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakwehlisela ingebhe nengebhe ngani ezweni lonke eniyakunyathela kulo, njengoba nje ekhulumile kini.
11:26	Bheka, namuhla ngibeka phambi kwakho isibusiso nesiqalekiso.
11:27	Kuyoba isibusiso, uma nilalela imiyalo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, engikuyala ngakho namuhla.
11:28	Kuyoba isiqalekiso, uma ningayilaleli imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, kodwa kunalokho niyahoxa endleleni, engikwembulela yona manje, nilandela onkulunkulu bezizweni eningabazi.
11:29	Nokho ngempela, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakuholela ezweni, eniya kuyo ukuyohlala khona, uyakubeka isibusiso phezu kwentaba iGerizimu, isiqalekiso phezu kweNtaba i-Ebali,
11:30	ezingaphesheya kweJordani, ngemuva kwendlela eyehlela ekushoneni kwelanga, ezweni lamaKhanani, ohlala emathafeni amaqondana leGiligali, esiseduze nesigodi esidlulela futhi singena endaweni ekude.
11:31	Ngoba lizawela iJordani, ukuze nidle ifa lezwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona, ukuze libe nalo futhi nilidle.
11:32	Ngakho-ke, bhekani ukuthi niyayifeza imikhosi nezahlulelo, engikubeka phambi kwakho namuhla.

Duteronomi 12

12:1	“Lena yimithetho nezahlulelo eniyakuzenza ezweni uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uzokunika, ukuze ulidle zonke izinsuku ohamba ngazo emhlabathini.
12:2	Ukugumbuqela zonke izindawo lapho izizwe, elizakudla ilifa, bakhulekela onkulunkulu babo ezintabeni eziphakemeyo, nasemagqumeni, naphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esinamaqabunga.
12:3	Nihlakaze ama-altare abo, nibhidlize izithombe zabo. nishise o-Ashera babo ngomlilo, nichoboze izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo. Susa amagama abo kulezo zindawo.
12:4	Kodwa aniyikwenza njalo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu.
12:5	Kunalokho, uyakusondela endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha phakathi kwezizwe zakho zonke, ukuze abeke igama lakhe khona, futhi bangahlala kuleyondawo.
12:6	Futhi uyakunikela, kuleyo ndawo, ama holocausts nezisulu zakho, okweshumi nolibo lwezandla zenu, nezifungo nezipho zenu, amazibulo ezinkomo nawezimvu.
12:7	Uzakudla lapho, emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Futhi uyojabula kuzo zonke izinto oyobeka kuzo isandla sakho: wena nomndeni wakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusisile ngakho.
12:8	Aniyikwenza lapho izinto esizenza lapha namuhla: yilowo nalowo wenza okuhle emehlweni akhe.
12:9	Ngoba kuze kube manje, anifikanga ekuphumuleni nasekufeni, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona.
12:10	Niyakuwela iJordani;, nihlale ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakunika lona, ukuze nithole ukuphumula kuzo zonke izitha ezinizungezile, futhi ukuze uphile ngaphandle kokwesaba,
12:11	endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha, ukuze igama lakhe libe kuyo. Kuleyo ndawo, uyakuletha konke engikuyala ngakho: ukuqothulwa kwesizwe, kanye nezisulu, kanye nokweshumi, nolibo lwezandla zenu, futhi konke okuhle phakathi kwezipho oyakuthembisa uJehova.
12:12	Kuleyo ndawo, uyakudla phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: wena, namadodana namadodakazi enu, izinceku zakho nezincekukazi zakho, kanye nomLevi ohlala emizini yenu. Ngoba akanasabelo noma ifa phakathi kwenu.
12:13	Qaphela ukuthi awunikezi ama-Holocausts akho kunoma iyiphi indawo oyibonayo.
12:14	Kunalokho, uyakwenza imihlatshelo endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha phakathi kwesinye sezizwe zakho, futhi lizakwenza konke engikuyala ngakho.
12:15	Ngakho, uma ufisa ukudla, futhi uba ukudla inyama kunithokozisa, hlaba, udle ngokwesibusiso sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, alinike lona, emadolobheni akho: ningayidla noma ingcolile, leyo, enesici noma isici, noma ihlanzekile, leyo, ephelele futhi engenasici, yohlobo oluvunyelwe ukuhlinzekwa, njengendluzele nendluzele.
12:16	Kuphela igazi aniyikulidla. Kunalokho, uwathululele emhlabathini njengamanzi.
12:17	Aniyikudla emizini yenu okweshumi kwezithelo zenu, newayini lakho namafutha, amazibulo ezinkomo zakho nawezimvu zakho, nanoma yini ozoyithembisa, noma ozonikela ngakho ngokuzenzakalelayo, nolibo lwezandla zenu.
12:18	Kodwa lezi nizakudla phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha: wena, nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi ohlala emizini yenu. Uyakwethaba, uqabuleke phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngakho konke oyakwelula isandla sakho kukho..
12:19	Qaphela, funa nimlahle umLevi, nganoma isiphi isikhathi usahlala ezweni.
12:20	lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyobe ekhulise imingcele yakho, njengoba nje ekhulumile kini, nalapho udla inyama efiswa umphefumulo wakho,
12:21	kepha uma indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakuyikhetha, ukuze igama lakhe libe khona, ukude, ungabulala, emihlambini yakho yezinkomo nezimvu zakho oyakuba nazo, ngendlela enginiyale ngayo, nidle emizini yenu, njengoba kukujabulisa.
12:22	Njengoba nje kungase kudliwe inyamazane nendluzele, kanjalo ningazidla lezi: ohlambulukileyo nongcolileyo ningadla kanyekanye.
12:23	Qaphela lokhu kuphela: aniyikudla igazi. Ngoba igazi labo lingenxa yomphefumulo. Futhi ngenxa yalokhu, akumelwe udle umphefumulo kanye nenyama.
12:24	Kunalokho, uwathululele emhlabathini njengamanzi,
12:25	ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, lamadodana akho emva kwakho, lapho lizakwenza okuhle emehlweni eNkosi.
12:26	Kodwa izinto oye wazingcwelisa futhi isithembiso eNkosini, uyakuthatha, ulethe endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha.
12:27	Uyakunikela ngeminikelo yakho yenyama negazi e-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Igazi leminikelo yenu niyakulithulula phezu kwe-altare. Futhi wena ngokwakho uzodla inyama.
12:28	Qaphelani futhi nilalele zonke izinto enginiyala ngazo, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, lamadodana akho emva kwakho, njalonjalo, lapho uyokwenza okuhle nokuthandekayo emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
12:29	Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyobe eseziqedile izizwe phambi kobuso bakho, eniyakungena ngalo ukuba nilidle, nalapho niwadla, nihlale ezweni lawo,
12:30	qaphelani ningabalingisi, ngemva kokuba sezichithiwe ekufikeni kwakho, nokuthi ungafuni imikhosi yabo, ethi: ‘Njengoba nje lezi zizwe ziye zakhulekela onkulunkulu bazo, kanjalo nami ngiyakukhuleka.’
12:31	Aniyikwenza kanjalo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Ngoba benze konkulunkulu babo zonke izinengiso uJehova azilahlileyo, ukunikela ngamadodana namadodakazi abo, wazishisa ngomlilo.
12:32	Lokho engikuyala ngakho, lokhu kuphela ozakwenza, okweNkosi. Ngeke wengeze noma unciphise lutho.”

Duteronomi 13

13:1	“Uma kuzoba khona umprofethi phakathi kwenu, noma umuntu othi ubone iphupho, futhi uma ebeyobikezela isibonakaliso nesimangaliso,
13:2	futhi uma lokho akukhulumile kwenzeka, futhi uthi kuwe, ‘Masihambe silandele onkulunkulu abangaziwa,’ obungazi, ‘futhi masibakhonze,'
13:3	ungalaleli amazwi alowo mprofethi noma wamaphupho. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakulinga, ukuze kubonakale ukuthi uyamthanda yini ngenhliziyo yakho yonke nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.
13:4	Landelani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nimesabe, futhi ugcine imiyalo yakhe, futhi ulalele izwi lakhe. Yena eniyakumkhonza, futhi uyonamathela kuye.
13:5	Kodwa lowo mprofethi noma umzenzisi wamaphupho uyobulawa. Ngoba ukhulumile ukuze anifulathele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, owakuhlenga endlini yobugqila, ukuze anidukise endleleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aniphathise ngayo. Futhi kanjalo uyosusa ububi phakathi kwakho.
13:6	Uma umfowenu, indodana kamama wakho, noma indodana yakho noma indodakazi yakho, noma umkakho osesifubeni sakho, noma umngane wakho, omthandayo njengomphefumulo wakho, babezimisele ukukuncenga ngasese, ethi: ‘Asihambe, nikhonze onkulunkulu bezizweni,’ eningazanga wena noma oyihlo,
13:7	onkulunkulu abavela kunoma yiziphi izizwe ezizungezile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lezi ziseduze noma zikude, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba,
13:8	akufanele futhi uvumelane naye, noma nimlalele. Iso lakho akufanele limhawukele ukuze umhawukele futhi umfihle.
13:9	Kunalokho, umbulale masinyane. Isandla sakho masibe phezu kwakhe kuqala, futhi emva kwalokho, mazihanjiswe izandla zabo bonke abantu.
13:10	Uyakubulawa ngokugawulwa ngamatshe. Ngoba wayezimisele ukunidonsa nisuke kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila.
13:11	Ngakho kwangathi wonke u-Israyeli, ekuzweni lokhu, yesabani, ukuze okunje okungasoze kwenziwa futhi.
13:12	Uma, komunye wemizi yakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakunika yona ukuba ube yindawo yokuhlala, uzwe umuntu ethi:
13:13	‘Amadodana kaBheliyali amukile phakathi kwakho, futhi baye bancenga abakhileyo emzini wabo, futhi bashilo: “Asihambe, nikhonze onkulunkulu abangaziwa,”’ obungazi:
13:14	buza ngokucophelela nangenkuthalo, efuna iqiniso lendaba. Futhi uma uthola ukuthi okushiwo kuqinisekile, nokuthi lesi sinengiso siwumsebenzi owenziwe,
13:15	uyakushaya masinyane abakhileyo kulowo muzi ngosiko lwenkemba. Futhi uyakuyibhubhisa, kanye nazo zonke izinto ezikuwo, ngisho nemihlambi.
13:16	Khona-ke zonke izimpahla zasendlini ezilapho, niyakubuthana phakathi kwezitaladi zawo, futhi uzozithungela ngomlilo lezi, kanye nomuzi ngokwawo, ukuze udle konke okukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi ukuze libe yithuna laphakade. Ngeke lisakhiwa.
13:17	akuyikusala lutho lwaleso siqalekiso esandleni senu, ukuze uJehova aphenduke olakeni lwentukuthelo yakhe, futhi angase akuhawukele, futhi angase andise, njengalokho afunga koyihlo,
13:18	lapho uyakulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, egcina yonke imithetho yakhe, engikuphathisa khona lamuhla, ukuze nenze okulungile emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.”

Duteronomi 14

14:1	“Yibani ngamadodana kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Aniyikuzisika, futhi ningenzi impandla, ngenxa yabafileyo.
14:2	Ngokuba niyisizwe esingcwele, ngenxa yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. Futhi wakhetha wena, ukuze libe ngabantu bakhe, ezizweni zonke emhlabeni.
14:3	Ningazidli izinto ezingcolile.
14:4	Lezi yizilwane enifanele ukuzidla: inkabi, nezimvu, kanye nembuzi,
14:5	imbabala nendluzele, inyozi, imbuzi yasendle, i-adax, inhlwathi, indlulamithi.
14:6	zonke izilwane ezinenselo zihlukene kabili, ezetshisayo;, niyakudla.
14:7	Kodwa lezo ezihlafunayo futhi, kodwa lingadabuli inselo, ungadli, njengekamela, unogwaja, kanye ne-hyrax. Njengoba lezi zetshisa, kepha inselo ayihlukanisiwe, zingcolile kini.
14:8	Ingulube nayo, njengoba inenselo ehlukene phakathi, kodwa angaphinde ahlafune, uyakuba ngongcolile. Inyama yabo ayiyikudliwa, ningathinti izidumbu zazo.
14:9	Lezi ningazidla kukho konke okuhlala emanzini: noma yini enamaphiko namazenga, niyakudla.
14:10	Noma yini engenamaphiko namazenga, ningadli, ngoba lezi zingcolile.
14:11	Zonke izinyoni ezihlanzekile, niyakudla.
14:12	Ningazidli ezingcolile: njengokhozi, kanye ne-griffin, kanye ne-osprey,
14:13	i-crane, kanye nenqe, kanye nekhayithi, ngokwezinhlobo zazo,
14:14	nanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwegwababa,
14:15	kanye nentshe, kanye nesikhova, kanye nengquza, kanye noklebe, ngokwezinhlobo zazo,
14:16	inkunzimalanga, kanye nedada, kanye nama-bis,
14:17	nenyoni yasolwandle, isikhukhukazi samanzi, negwababa ebusuku,
14:18	ivuba nenqunu, ngamunye ngohlobo lwawo, kanjalo nelulwane.
14:19	Konke okuhuquzelayo futhi okunamaphiko amancane kuyakuba ngokungcolile, futhi ingadliwa.
14:20	Konke lokho kuhlanzekile, niyakudla.
14:21	Kodwa noma yini efile ngokwayo, ungadli kuwo. Inike isihambi, ophakathi kwamasango akho, ukuze adle, noma umthengisele yona. Ngoba nina niyisizwe esingcwele sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. awuyikupheka izinyane lembuzi obisini lukanina.
14:22	Unyaka ngamunye, uyakwahlukanisa okweshumi kuzo zonke izivuno zakho ezihlumayo emhlabeni.
14:23	Futhi uzodla lezi phambi kwamehlo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, endaweni azayikhetha, ukuze igama lakhe libizwe khona: okweshumi kokusanhlamvu kwakho, newayini lakho, namafutha akho, namazibulo ezinkomo nawezimvu zakho. Ngakho kwangathi ningafunda ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngezikhathi zonke.
14:24	Kodwa lapho indlela kanye nendawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha kukude, futhi uyobe ekubusisile, ukuze ningabi namandla okuthwala zonke lezi zinto kuwo,
14:25	uzozithengisa zonke, ukuze aguqule abe yimali, futhi uzoyiphatha ngesandla sakho, niyakusuka niye endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha.
14:26	Futhi uyakuthenga ngayo imali efanayo noma yini ejabulisa wena, loba emhlambini kumbe ezimvini, kanye newayini notshwala, nakho konke umphefumulo wakho okufisayo. Futhi uyakudla phambi kwamehlo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi lizakudla: wena nomndeni wakho.
14:27	Ngokuqondene nomLevi, ophakathi kwamasango akho, qaphela ukuthi ungamlahli, ngoba akanaso esinye isabelo phakathi kwefa lakho.
14:28	Ngonyaka wesithathu, niyakwahlukanisela okunye okweshumi kwakho konke okuhlumayo kini ngaleso sikhathi, uligcine phakathi kwamasango akho.
14:29	kanye nomLevi, ongenaso esinye isabelo noma impahla nawe, nomfokazi kanye nentandane nomfelokazi abaphakathi kwamasango akho, asondele, adle, asuthe, ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho oyoyenza.”

Duteronomi 15

15:1	“Ngonyaka wesikhombisa, uyakwenza ukuthethelelwa,
15:2	ezogujwa ngokwalo myalelo. Noma ubani okukweletwa okuthile, ngomngane wakhe noma umakhelwane noma umfowabo, ngeke ikwazi ukucela ukubuyiselwa kwayo, ngoba kungumnyaka wokuthethelelwa kweNkosi.
15:3	Kusukela kumfokazi kanye nokufika okusha, ungase udinge ukubuya kwayo. Kusuka kumfowenu kanye nomakhelwane, ngeke ube namandla okucela ukubuyiswa kwayo.
15:4	Futhi akuyikuba khona ompofu noma ocela phakathi kwenu, ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise ezweni ayakunika lona libe yifa lakho.
15:5	Kodwa kuphela uma ulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nigcine konke ayalile ngakho, lokho engikuphathisa khona lamuhla, uyakukubusisa, njengoba nje ethembisile.
15:6	uyakuboleka izizwe eziningi imali;, nani ngokwenu aniyikuboleka kumuntu. Uyakubusa izizwe eziningi kakhulu;, njalo kakho ozabusa phezu kwenu.
15:7	Uma omunye wabafowenu, ohlala phakathi kwamasango omuzi wakho, ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakunika lona, uwela ebumpofu, ungayenzi lukhuni inhliziyo yakho, noma uqinise isandla sakho.
15:8	Kunalokho, wovula isandla sakho kwabampofu, njalo lizamtsheleka lokho enibona ukuthi ukudinga.
15:9	Uzinakekele, funa kungene umcabango omubi phakathi kwakho, futhi ungase usho enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Unyaka wesikhombisa wokuthethelelwa ususondele.’ Futhi ngakho ungase uwasuse amehlo akho kumfowenu ompofu, engafuni ukumboleka lokho akucelile. Uma kunjalo, khona-ke angase akhale ngawe kuJehova, futhi kuyakuba yisono kini.
15:10	Kunalokho, uyakumnika. Futhi ngeke wenze noma yini ngobuqili ngenkathi umsiza ezidingweni zakhe, ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise, ngezikhathi zonke nasezintweni zonke osabeka kuzo isandla sakho.
15:11	Abampofu ngeke bangabi khona ezweni lokuhlala kwakho. Ngokwalesi sizathu, Ngiyakuyala ukuthi uvule isandla sakho kumfowenu ompofu nompofu, ohlala phakathi kwenu elizweni.
15:12	Lapho umfowenu, owesilisa ongumHeberu noma owesifazane ongumHeberu, selithengisiwe kuwe, futhi usekusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha, ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uyakumkhulula.
15:13	Futhi lapho unikeza inkululeko yakhe, ungamvumeli ukuba ahambe elambatha.
15:14	Kunalokho, uyakumnika, ohambweni lwakhe, ezimvini zakho, nasesibuyeni sakho, nasesikhamweni sakho sewayini, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise ngakho.
15:15	Khumbula ukuthi nawe wakhonza ezweni laseGibhithe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukhulula. Ngakho-ke, Manje ngiyaniyala lokhu.
15:16	Kodwa uma ezosho, ‘Angizimisele ukuhamba,’ ngoba uyakuthanda wena nendlu yakho, futhi ngoba enomuzwa wokuthi kungaba kuhle ukuba ahlale nawe,
15:17	khona-ke uyakuthatha usungulo, ubhoboze indlebe yakhe, emnyango wendlu yakho. Futhi uyakukukhonza kuze kube phakade. Wenze njalo nakwincekukazi yakho.
15:18	Akufanele ugweme amehlo akho kubo lapho ubakhulula, ngoba usekusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha, ngendlela efanele iholo lomqashwa. Ngakho kwangathi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikubusise kuyo yonke imisebenzi oyenzayo.
15:19	Owamazibulo, ezizelwe emihlambini yenu nasezimvini zakho, wongcwelisela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho konke okowesilisa. Izibulo lezinkomo ungalisebenzisi, futhi ungaligundi izibulo lezimvu.
15:20	Emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, niyakudla lezi, unyaka ngamunye, endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha, wena nomndeni wakho.
15:21	Kodwa uma inesici, noma ikhubazekile, noma uyimpumputhe, noma uma kunoma iyiphi ingxenye ikhubazekile noma ikhubazekile, awuyikuhlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
15:22	Kunalokho, uyakulidla phakathi kwamasango omuzi wakho. Ohlambulukileyo nongcolileyo bayakuzidla lezi, njengendluzele nendluzele.
15:23	Yilokhu kuphela ozokugcina: ukuthi lingadli igazi labo, kodwa uwathululele emhlabathini njengamanzi.”

Duteronomi 16

16:1	“Qaphela inyanga yokusanhlamvu okusha, ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo, ukuze wenze iphasika eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngoba kule nyanga, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuhola wakukhipha eGibithe ebusuku.
16:2	Njalo uzahlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho iphasika, ezimvini nasezinkabini, endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha, ukuze igama lakhe lihlale khona.
16:3	Ungalidli nesinkwa esivutshelweyo. Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla, ngaphandle kwemvubelo, isinkwa sokuhlupheka. Ngoba waphuma eGibhithe ngokwesaba. Ngakho kwangathi ungakhumbula usuku lwakho lokuphuma eGibhithe, kuzo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho.
16:4	Akuyikuba khona mvubelo kuyo yonke imikhawulo yakho izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Futhi ekuseni, akuyikusala lutho lwenyama ehlatshiwe ngosuku lokuqala kusihlwa.
16:5	Aninakuhlaba iphasika kunoma yimuphi umuzi wakini, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona, ukuthi ufisa,
16:6	kodwa kuphela endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha, ukuze igama lakhe lihlale khona. Uyakuhlaba iphasika kusihlwa, ekushoneni kwelanga, okuyisona sikhathi owaphuma ngaso eGibithe.
16:7	Uzakupheka, ukudlele endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha, futhi, evuka ekuseni, uyakungena etendeni lakho.
16:8	Izinsuku eziyisithupha, uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo. Futhi ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ngoba liyibandla le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, ningasebenzi msebenzi.
16:9	Uzazibalela amaviki ayisikhombisa kusukela ngalolosuku, ngosuku owafaka ngalo isikela ensimini yamabele.
16:10	Futhi wena uyakuba ukugubha uMkhosi Wamaviki, kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngomnikelo wesihle ovela esandleni sakho, oyakunikela ngakho ngokwesibusiso sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
16:11	Futhi wena uyakuba idili phambi kwamehlo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: wena, indodana yakho nendodakazi yakho, inceku yakho nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi ophakathi kwamasango akho, kanye nosanda kufika kanye nentandane nomfelokazi, abahlala lani, endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha, ukuze igama lakhe lihlale khona.
16:12	Futhi uzokhumbula ukuthi wawuyinceku eGibhithe. Futhi uyolondoloza futhi ufeze izinto eziye wafundiswa.
16:13	Ngokunjalo, uyakugcina umkhosi wamadokodo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, lapho usubuthile izithelo zakho engadini yezithelo nasesikhamweni sewayini.
16:14	Niyakuzidla ngesikhathi somkhosi wenu: wena, indodana nendodakazi yakho, inceku yakho nencekukazi yakho, kanjalo nomLevi nosanda kufika, intandane nomfelokazi, abaphakathi kwamasango akho.
16:15	Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakwenza imikhosi kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha. Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyokubusisa kuzo zonke izitshalo zakho, nakuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho. Futhi uyojabula.
16:16	Kathathu ngonyaka, bonke abesilisa bakho bayakubonakala emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni ayakuyikhetha: ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngomkhosi wamaviki, nangomkhosi wamadokodo. Akuyikubonakala muntu phambi kukaJehova engaphethe lutho.
16:17	Kepha yilowo nalowo uyakunikela ngokwalokho anakho, ngokwesibusiso sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, azomnika yona.
16:18	Niyakubeka abahluleli nezimantshi kuwo wonke amasango akho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona, kuzo zonke izizwe zakho, ukuze bahlulele abantu ngokwahlulela okulungileyo,
16:19	futhi hhayi ukuze abonise ukukhetha kunoma yiluphi uhlangothi. Ungasamukeli isithunzi somuntu, noma izipho. Ngokuba izipho ziphuphuthekisa amehlo ohlakaniphileyo, ziguqule amazwi abalungileyo.
16:20	Niyakuphishekela ngokufanele ukulunga, ukuze niphile, nilidle izwe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona.
16:21	Ungatshali u-Ashera ongcwele, futhi ungatshali umuthi eduze kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho;
16:22	ungazenzeli, ungazimiseli isithombe. Lezi zinto uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyazizonda.”

Duteronomi 17

17:1	“Ungahlabeli uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho imvu noma inkomo, lapho kukhona sici noma yisiphi isici nhlobo; ngoba lokhu kuyisinengiso eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho.
17:2	Lapho kuyobe kutholakele phakathi kwenu, phakathi kwelinye lamasango akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika wona, owesilisa noma owesifazane owenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, noweqa isivumelwano sakhe,
17:3	ukuze ahambe akhonze onkulunkulu bezizweni futhi akhonze kubo, njengelanga nenyanga, loba yiliphi ibandla lezulu, engingakuyalile,
17:4	nokuthi lokhu kuyobe sekubikiwe nini kuwe, futhi, ekuzwile, uma uye wabuza ngenkuthalo wathola ukuthi kuyiqiniso, ukuthi isinengiso siyenziwa kwaIsrayeli:
17:5	uyakuhola indoda noma owesifazane owenze le nto embi kakhulu, niyise emasangweni omuzi wenu, njalo bazakhandwa ngamatshe bafe.
17:6	Ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma abathathu, obulawayo uyakubhubha. Makungabulawa muntu kube munye kuphela ofakaza ngaye.
17:7	Okokuqala, izandla zofakazi ziyakuba phezu kwakhe oyakubulawa, futhi okokugcina, izandla zensali yabantu ziyothunyelwa. Ngakho kwangathi ungasusa ububi phakathi kwakho.
17:8	Uma nibonile ukuthi kukhona phakathi kwenu udaba olunzima nolungabazekayo lokwahlulela, phakathi kwegazi negazi, imbangela nembangela, uchoko nochoko, futhi uma uzobona ukuthi amazwi abehluleli ngaphakathi kwamasango akho ayahluka: sukumani wenyukele endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakuyikhetha.
17:9	Njalo uzasondela kubapristi bamaLevi, kanye nejaji, ozakuba phakathi kwabo ngalesosikhathi, futhi niyobuza kubo, futhi bayokwembulela iqiniso lokwahlulela.
17:10	Futhi you wamukela noma yini abazoyisho, labo abengamele endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha, lalokho abazakufundisa khona,
17:11	ngokomthetho wakhe, futhi uzolandela isigwebo sabo. Ningaphambukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
17:12	Kodwa noma ubani ozozidla, ongathandi ukulalela umyalo wompristi okhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngaleso sikhathi, lesinqumo somahluleli, lowomuntu uyakufa. Futhi kanjalo uyosusa ububi kwa-Israyeli.
17:13	Futhi lapho abantu bezwa ngalokhu, bayakwesaba, ukuze kungabikho muntu, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, izogcwala ukuziqhenya.
17:14	Lapho uyobe usungenile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayokunika lona, futhi uyalidla, futhi uhlala kuyo, futhi uthi, ‘Ngizakubeka inkosi phezu kwami, njengoba zonke izizwe ezizungezile zenzile,'
17:15	uyakubeka lowo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakumkhetha phakathi kwesibalo sabafowenu. Awukwazi ukumisa umuntu wabanye abantu inkosi, ongesiye umfowenu.
17:16	Futhi lapho uzobe esebekwe inkosi, kayikuzandisela amabhiza, futhi ungaholeli abantu ubabuyisele eGibithe, esephakanyiswe ngenani labagadi bamabhiza bakhe, ikakhulukazi njengoba iNkosi iniyalile ukuthi ningabuyi ngendlela efanayo.
17:17	Akayikuba nabafazi abaningi, ongaheha ingqondo yakhe, futhi ngeke abe nesisindo esikhulu sesiliva negolide.
17:18	Khona-ke, ngemva kokuba esehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uyakuzilobela incwadi kaDuteronomi yalo mthetho emqulwini, usebenzisa ikhophi evela kubapristi besizwe samaLevi.
17:19	Futhi uyakuba nayo naye, uyakuyifunda zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe, ukuze afunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, nokugcina amazwi nemikhosi yakhe, abafundiswa umthetho.
17:20	Ngakho kwangathi inhliziyo yakhe ingaziphakamisi ngokuzidla phezu kwabafowabo, futhi ungaphambukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze yena lamadodana akhe babuse okwesikhathi eside phezu kukaIsrayeli.”

Duteronomi 18

18:1	“Abapristi namaLevi, nabo bonke abavela esizweni sinye, akayikuba nasabelo nafa kanye nabanye bakwa-Israyeli. Ngoba bayakudla iminikelo yeNkosi neminikelo yakhe.
18:2	Futhi ngeke bamukele lutho enye impahla yabafowabo. Ngoba iNkosi uqobo iyifa labo, njengokutsho kwakhe kubo.
18:3	Lokhu kuyakuba yinkokhelo yabapristi evela kubantu, nakulabo abanikela ngezisulu, noma behlaba inkabi noma imvu. Bayakumnika umpristi umkhono nesifuba,
18:4	ulibo lokusanhlamvu, iwayini, namafutha, kanye nengxenye yoboya ekugundweni kwezimvu.
18:5	Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokwakhe umkhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakho, ukuze ame akhonze ibizo leNkosi, yena namadodana akhe, kuze kube phakade.
18:6	Uma umLevi emuka komunye wemizi, ku-Israyeli wonke, ahlala kuyo, futhi uma ethanda futhi efisa ukuya endaweni iNkosi eyoyikhetha,
18:7	uyakukhonza egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengabo bonke abafowabo, amaLevi, abayakuma ngaleso sikhathi emehlweni eNkosi.
18:8	Uyothola ingxenye yokudla efanayo njengoba abanye futhi bethola, ngaphandle kwalokho okumfanele emzini wakubo, ngokulandelana koyise.
18:9	Lapho uyobe usungenile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayokunika lona, qaphelani ukuba ningathandi ukwenza izinengiso zalezo zizwe.
18:10	Makungatholakali phakathi kwenu ongahlanza indodana noma indodakazi yakhe ngokuyidabula emlilweni, noma obuza kubaboni, noma obona amaphupho noma amabika. Makungafunyanwa phakathi kwenu owenza imilingo,
18:11	noma osebenzisa iziphonso, noma obuza imimoya yamademoni, noma isangoma, noma ofuna iqiniso kwabafileyo.
18:12	Ngokuba uJehova unengeka zonke lezi zinto. Futhi, ngenxa yalezi zindlela ezimbi, uzowabhubhisa ekufikeni kwakho.
18:13	Uyakuba ngophelele, ungabi nasici kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
18:14	Lezi zizwe, elizakudla ilifa lelizwe lakhe, bayabalalela abahlola imihlola nabanamadlozi. Kepha nina niyalwe ngenye indlela nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
18:15	UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukuvusela uMprofethi ophuma esizweni sakini nakubazalwane bakho, efana nami. Uzamlalela,
18:16	njengokucela kwenu kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu eHorebe, lapho ibandla selibuthene, futhi uthe: ‘Mangingabe ngisalizwa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami, futhi mangingabe ngisawubona lomlilo omkhulu kakhulu, funa ngife.’
18:17	Yathi kimi iNkosi: ‘Bazikhulume kahle zonke lezi zinto.
18:18	ngiyakubavusela umprofethi, phakathi kwabafowabo, efana nawe. Futhi ngizobeka amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhe, futhi uyokhuluma kubo zonke izinto engizomfundisa zona.
18:19	Kodwa ngokumelene nanoma ubani ongathandi ukulalela amazwi akhe, azakukhuluma ebizweni lami, ngizosukuma njengomphindiseli.
18:20	Kodwa uma umprofethi, bonakaliswe ngokuzidla, ekhetha ukukhuluma, egameni lami, izinto engingamyalanga ukuthi azisho, loba ukukhuluma ebizweni labonkulunkulu bezizweni, wobulawa afe.
18:21	Kodwa uma, emcabangweni buthule, uyaphendula: “Ngizokwazi kanjani ukulazi izwi uJehova angalikhulumanga?”
18:22	uzakuba nalesisibonakaliso. Uma kungenzeki lokho lowo mprofethi akubikezelayo egameni leNkosi, uJehova akakhulumanga. Kunalokho, umprofethi ukwenze ngokukhukhumala kwengqondo yakhe. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ungamesabi.’ ”

Duteronomi 19

19:1	“Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esechithe izizwe, izwe eliyakuninika lona, nalapho nilidla, nihlala emizini yalo nasezindlini zalo,
19:2	niyakuzahlukanisela imizi emithathu phakathi kwezwe, uJehova azakunika lona libe yilifa,
19:3	ukukhanda umgwaqo ngokucophelela. Uyakwahlukanisa sonke isifunda sezwe lakini ngokulinganayo sibe izingxenye ezintathu, ukuze ophoqeleka ukubaleka ngenxa yokubulawa komuntu abe nendawo eduze angakwazi ukubalekela kuyo.
19:4	Lokhu kuyakuba ngumthetho wombulali obalekayo, okuphila kwabo kungukusindiswa. Oshaya umakhelwane wakhe engafuni, futhi osekufakazelwe ukuthi wayengenayo inzondo kuye izolo nayizolo,
19:5	kangangokuthi wahamba naye ehlathini ukuyogawula izinkuni, nasekugawuleni isihlahla, Izembe laphunyuka esandleni sakhe, noma insimbi yashelela esibanjeni, lamshaya umngane wakhe, lambulala: uyakubalekela komunye wemizi eshiwo ngenhla, njalo uzaphila.
19:6	Kungenjalo, mhlawumbe isihlobo salowo owachithwa igazi lakhe, eshukunyiswa usizi lwakhe, bangase bamlandele futhi bambambe, ngaphandle uma indlela iyinde kakhulu, futhi angabulala umphefumulo wongenacala aze afe, njengoba wayebonisile ukuthi wayengenayo inzondo ngaphambili ngobulewe.
19:7	Ngokwalesi sizathu, Ngiyaniyala ukuba nihlukanise imizi emithathu ebangeni elilinganayo elinye nelinye.
19:8	Futhi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyobe ekhulise imingcele yakho, njengalokho afunga koyihlo, nalapho eseninike lonke izwe alithembise lona,
19:9	(kepha lokhu kuphela uma nigcina imiyalo yakhe, nenze lokhu enginiyala ngakho namuhla, ukuze nithande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi uhambe ezindleleni zakhe ngaso sonke isikhathi) uyakwenezela eminye imizi emithathu, kanjalo niyakuphinda kabili inani lemizi emithathu eshiwo ngenhla.
19:10	ukuze kungachithwa igazi elingenacala phakathi kwezwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona ukuba ulidle, hlezi ube lecala legazi.
19:11	Kodwa uma umuntu, enenzondo ngomakhelwane wakhe, uzobe eqamekele umphefumulo wakhe, futhi, esukuma, uzobe emshayile, futhi uzobe esefile, futhi uma eyobalekela komunye wemizi eshiwo ngenhla,
19:12	amalunga omuzi wakhe athumele, bayakumsusa endaweni yokuphephela, bayakumnikela esandleni sesihlobo salowo owachithwa igazi lakhe, futhi uyakufa.
19:13	Ungamhawukeli, kanjalo uyakulisusa igazi longenacala kwa-Israyeli, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe.
19:14	Awuyikuthabatha noma uhambise umkhombandlela womakhelwane wakho, lokho ababeke ngaphambi kwenu, efeni lakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakunika lona, ezweni eniyakwamukeliswa ukuba nilidle.
19:15	Ufakazi oyedwa kayikuma phambi komunye, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isono noma ukucasuka kungaba yini. Ngokuba wonke amazwi ayakuvela ngomlomo wofakazi ababili noma abathathu.
19:16	Uma ufakazi wamanga eyomelana nomuntu, emsola ngesiphambeko,
19:17	bobabili labo elicala labo bayakuma phambi kukaJehova emehlweni abapristi nabahluleli abayakuba khona ngalezo zinsuku..
19:18	Futhi nini, ngemva kokuhlolwa ngenkuthalo, bayobe sebethole ukuthi ufakazi wamanga uqambe amanga ngomfowabo,
19:19	bayakumbuyisela njengalokho ebehlose ukwenza kumfowabo. Futhi kanjalo uyosusa ububi phakathi kwakho.
19:20	Bese kuba abanye, ekuzweni lokhu, izosaba, futhi abasoze balokotha nakancane benze izinto ezinjalo.
19:21	Ungamhawukeli. Kunalokho, uyakubiza ukuphila ngokuphila, iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla sesandla, unyawo ngonyawo.”

Duteronomi 20

20:1	“Uma uphuma ukulwa nezitha zakho, futhi ubona abamahhashi nezinqola, nokuthi ibutho lempi yesitha sakho likhulu kunelakho, ungabesabi. OkweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, unawe.
20:2	Khona-ke, njengoba impi manje isondela, umpristi uzakuma phambi kwezinhla, uyakukhuluma kanjalo kubantu:
20:3	‘Lalela, Israyeli! Namuhla uhlanganyela empini nezitha zakho. Ungavumeli inhliziyo yakho igajwe ukwesaba. Ningabi netwetwe. Unganikeli. Akufanele ube novalo ngabo.
20:4	Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho, futhi uyokulwela nezitha zenu, ukuze anikhulule ezingozini.’
20:5	Ngokunjalo, izinduna ziyakumemezela, kuzo zonke izinkampani, ezindlebeni zamasosha: ‘Imuphi umuntu owakhe umuzi omusha, futhi akakayinikezela? Akahambe abuyele endlini yakhe, hlezi mhlawumbe afele empini, omunye umuntu angalingcwelisa.
20:6	Ubani umuntu otshale isivini?, futhi akakakwenzi kube yinto evamile, ukuze bonke badle kuwo? Akahambe, abuyele endlini yakhe, hlezi mhlawumbe afele empini, futhi omunye umuntu angafeza isikhundla sakhe.
20:7	Imuphi indoda lapho, oseganwe umfazi, futhi kamthathanga? Akahambe, abuyele endlini yakhe, hlezi mhlawumbe afele empini, nenye indoda ingamthatha.’
20:8	Ngemva kwalezi zinto sezimenyezelwe, bayakwenezela okuseleyo, futhi uzothi kubantu: ‘Imuphi indoda egajwe wuvalo futhi iphele amandla? Akahambe, abuyele endlini yakhe, hlezi enze inhliziyo yabafowabo bethuke, njengoba nje naye ehlaselwe ukwesaba.’
20:9	Futhi lapho izikhulu zebutho sezithule, futhi sebeyiqedile inkulumo yabo, kube yilowo nalowo alungise impi yakhe.
20:10	Nini, nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, usondela emzini ukulwa nawo, uyakunikela kuqala ukuthula kulo.
20:11	Uma beyithola, ngikuvulele amasango, khona bonke abantu abakuwo bayakusindiswa, bayakukukhonza ngentela.
20:12	Kodwa uma bengazimisele ukungena esivumelwaneni, futhi baqala ukulwa nawe ngempi, khona uyakulivimbezela.
20:13	Futhi lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho iyobe isinikele esandleni sakho, noshaya bonke abakuyo, yobulili besilisa, ngosiko lwenkemba,
20:14	kodwa hhayi abesifazane nezingane, nezinkomo nezinye izinto ezingaphakathi komuzi. Njalo uzahlukanisela amabutho yonke impango, niyakudla impango ezitheni zenu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona.
20:15	Uyakwenze njalo kuyo yonke imizi ekude nawe, elingekho phakathi kwemizi eniyakuwamukela njengefa.
20:16	Kodwa phakathi kwaleyo mizi eniyakunikwa yona, ungavumeli muntu ukuba aphile.
20:17	Kunalokho, uyobabulala ngosiko lwenkemba, ngokuqondile: amaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, amaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuyalile.
20:18	Kungenjalo, bangakufundisa ukwenza zonke izinengiso abazenzele onkulunkulu babo. Khona-ke niyone kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
20:19	Lapho uyobe usuvimbezele umuzi isikhathi eside, futhi uyobe usulihaqe ngezinqaba, ukuze nilwe nalo, awuyikugawula imithi umuntu angadla kuyo, futhi aniyikubangela incithakalo ngezimbazo esifundeni esizungezile. Ngoba kungumuthi, futhi hhayi indoda. Alikwazi ukwandisa isibalo salabo abalwa nawe.
20:20	Kodwa uma kukhona imithi engatheli, kodwa basendle, futhi uma lezi zilungele okunye ukusetshenziswa, bese uzigawula, nokwenza imishini, uze uwuthumbe umuzi omelene nawe.”

Duteronomi 21

21:1	“Lapho kuyobe kutholakele ezweni, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona, isidumbu somuntu obulewe, futhi akwaziwa ukuthi ngubani onecala lokubulala,
21:2	abahluleli bakho nabakhulu ngokuzalwa bayakuphuma balinganise, endaweni yesidumbu, ibanga eliya emadolobheni azungezile.
21:3	Futhi kunoma iyiphi enye ababona ukuthi iseduze kunabanye, abadala bayakuthatha ithole emhlambini, ongakadonsi ngejoka, noma alinywa ngegeja.
21:4	Futhi bayoyiholela esigodini emangelengele futhi enamatshe, elingakalinywa noma lihlwanyelwe. Futhi kuleyo ndawo, bayakunquma intamo yethole.
21:5	Abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, bayakusondela, labo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho abakhethile ukuba bamkhonze, nokubusisa egameni lakhe, nokunquma yonke impikiswano ngezwi labo, kanye nokwahlulela ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezihlanzekile nezingcolile.
21:6	Nabakhulu ngokuzalwa kulowo muzi, eseduze nalowo obulewe, bayakuhamba bageze izandla zabo phezu kwethole elihlatshwe esigodini.
21:7	Futhi bayothi: ‘Izandla zethu azizange zichithe leli gazi, namehlo ethu awakubonanga.
21:8	Yiba nomusa kubantu bakho u-Israyeli, obahlengileyo, O Nkosi, futhi ungabeki icala legazi elingenacala phakathi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli.’ Ngakho-ke icala legazi liyosuswa kubo..
21:9	Khona-ke uyokhululwa egazini elachithwa kwabangenacala, lapho niyobe nenze njengokuyala kweNkosi.
21:10	Uma uphumele ukulwa nezitha zakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uwanikele esandleni sakho, futhi uma, njengoba uhola abathunjiweyo,
21:11	ubona phakathi kwenani labathunjwa owesifazane omuhle, futhi uyamthanda, futhi uzimisele ukumthatha abe ngumkakho:
21:12	khona-ke uyakumngenisa endlini yakho. Futhi kumelwe aphuce izinwele zakhe, amnqamule izinzipho,
21:13	akhumule ingubo ayethunjwe ngayo. Futhi uyohlala endlini yakho, futhi ukhale uyise nonina, inyanga eyodwa. Futhi emva kwalokho, uzongena kuye, ulale naye, abe ngumkakho.
21:14	Kodwa uma ngemva kwalokho engahlali kahle engqondweni yakho, uyakumkhulula. Awukwazi ukumthengisa ngemali, futhi awukwazi ukumcindezela ngamandla. Ngoba umphoxile.
21:15	Uma indoda inabafazi ababili, omunye ethandwa omunye ezondwa, futhi bathole abantwana ngaye, futhi uma indodana yomfazi ozondwayo iyizibulo,
21:16	uma ethanda ukwabela amadodana akhe impahla yakhe: akakwazi ukwenza indodana yomfazi othandekayo ibe yizibulo, ngakho wamkhetha kunendodana yomfazi ozondwayo.
21:17	Kunalokho, iyakuvuma indodana yomfazi ozondwayo njengezibulo, amnike isabelo esiphindwe kabili sakho konke anakho. Ngoba ungowokuqala phakathi kwabantwana bakhe, lamalungelo obuzibulo akweletwa kuye.
21:18	Uma umuntu ezala indodana engalaleli nebudedengu, ongayikulalela iziyalo zikayise noma zikanina, futhi, eselungisiwe, ukhombisa ukweyisa ukulalela:
21:19	bayomthatha bamyise emalungeni omuzi nasesangweni lokwahlulela.
21:20	Bazakuthi kubo: ‘Le ndodana yethu inobudedengu futhi ayilaleli. Ubonisa indelelo lapho elalela iziyalo zethu. Uzixake nge-carousing, kanye nokuzitika, nokudla.’
21:21	Khona-ke abantu bomuzi bayomkhanda ngamatshe afe. Futhi uyakufa, ukuze ususe ububi phakathi kwakho. Futhi kwangathi wonke u-Israyeli angase, ekuzwile, yesaba kakhulu.
21:22	Lapho umuntu eyobe onile endabeni ejeziswa ngokufa, futhi, esegwetshelwe ukufa, ulengiswe esigodweni:
21:23	isidumbu sakhe kasiyikuhlala esihlahleni. Kunalokho, uyakungcwatshwa ngalona lolo suku. Ngoba olenga emthini uqalekisiwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi aniyikungcolisa izwe lakini, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakunika lona libe yifa lakho.”

Duteronomi 22

22:1	“Uma ubona inkabi yomfowenu noma imvu yakhe iduka, awuyikudlula. Kunalokho, uzibuyisele kumfowenu.
22:2	Kodwa uma umfowenu engekho eduze, kumbe awumazi, uyakubaholela endlini yakho, ziyakuba nawe aze azifune umfowenu, azemukele.
22:3	Wenze njalo ngembongolo yakhe, nezingubo zakhe, lazo zonke izinto zomfowenu ezilahlekileyo. Uma uthola, ungakunaki, sengathi ngeyomuntu angamazi.
22:4	Uma ubona ukuthi imbongolo noma inkabi yomfowenu iwile endleleni, ungadeli. Kunalokho, uyakuliphakamisa kanye naye.
22:5	Owesifazane makangembathise okowesilisa, futhi indoda mayingagqoki isifazane. Ngoba wonke owenza lezizinto uyisinengiso kuNkulunkulu.
22:6	Uma, njengoba uhamba endleleni, uthola isidleke senyoni, esihlahleni noma phansi, kanti umama ukhulisa amaphuphu noma amaqanda, awuyikuyithatha namazinyane ayo.
22:7	Kunalokho, uyakumvumela ukuba ahambe, ukugcina intsha oyibambile, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, futhi ungaphila isikhathi eside.
22:8	Lapho wakha indlu entsha, uyakwenza udonga nxazonke zophahla. Kungenjalo, omunye angashelela awe phansi ngamandla, kanjalo kuchitheke igazi endlini yakho, futhi ubuyoba necala.
22:9	Ungahlwanyeli enye imbewu esivinini sakho, funa kokubili imbewu oyihlwanyelayo nokuhluma esivinini kungcweliswe kanyekanye.
22:10	Aniyikulima ngenkabi nangembongolo kanyekanye.
22:11	Ungagqoki ingubo eyenziwe ngoboya nelineni.
22:12	Uyakwenza imiphetho emiphethweni yezintambo, emagumbini omane ejazi lakho, okukusibekela.
22:13	Uma indoda ithatha umfazi, emva kwalokho abe nenzondo ngaye,
22:14	ngakho ufuna amathuba okumxosha, emqamba igama elibi kakhulu ngokuthi, ‘Ngamamukela lo wesifazane njengomfazi, nasekungeneni kuye, Ngamthola engayintombi nto,'
22:15	uyise lonina bazamthatha, bayakuletha kanye nazo izibonakaliso zobuntombi bakhe, kubadala bomuzi abasesangweni.
22:16	Athi ubaba: ‘Nginike le ndoda indodakazi yami ukuba ibe ngumfazi. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi uyamzonda,
22:17	umsola ngegama elibi kakhulu, ngokusho: “Angizange ngiyithole indodakazi yakho iyintombi nto. Kodwa bheka, lezi yizimpawu zobuntombi bendodakazi yami.’ Bazandlala izingubo phambi kwamalunga omuzi.
22:18	Amalunga alowo muzi ayakumbamba lowo muntu, amshaye.
22:19	Ngaphezu kwalokho, bayakumhlawulisa amashekeli ayikhulu esiliva, azoyinika uyise wentombazane, ngoba wenze inhlamba, enegama elibi kakhulu, entombini yakwa-Israyeli. Futhi uyakuba naye abe ngumkakhe, futhi akanakumxosha zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
22:20	Kodwa uma lokhu akushilo kuyiqiniso futhi ubuntombi abutholakali entombazaneni,
22:21	khona-ke ziyakumwisa, ngaphandle kweminyango yendlu kayise, amadoda alowo muzi amkhande ngamatshe afe, futhi izakufa. Ngoba wenze okubi kwa-Israyeli, ngokuthi waphinga endlini kayise. Futhi kanjalo uyosusa ububi phakathi kwakho.
22:22	Uma indoda ilala nomfazi wenye, khona bayakufa bobabili, leyo, isiphingi nesiphingi. Futhi kanjalo uyosusa ububi kwa-Israyeli.
22:23	Uma indoda iqome intombazane eyintombi nto, uma umuntu emthola emzini, alale naye,
22:24	niyakubakhipha bobabili nibamise esangweni lalowo muzi, njalo bazakhandwa ngamatshe bafe: intombazane, ngoba kayikhalanga lanxa isemzini; indoda, ngoba ululazile umkamakhelwane wakhe. Futhi kanjalo uyosusa ububi phakathi kwakho.
22:25	Kodwa uma umuntu ethola, emaphandleni, intombazane eqonyiwe, futhi, embamba, ulala naye, khona uyakufa yena yedwa.
22:26	Intombazane ayisoze yahlupheka, futhi akanacala lokufa. Ngoba njengoba nje umphangi evukela umfowabo futhi abulale ukuphila kwakhe, kanjalo nentombazane yahlupheka kakhulu.
22:27	Wayeyedwa ensimini. Akhale, futhi kwakungekho muntu eduze, ngubani ongase abelethe.
22:28	Uma indoda ithola intombazane eyintombi nto, ongaqhanyelwe, futhi, emthatha, ulala naye, lendaba yahlulelwa,
22:29	khona olala nayo uyakunika uyise wentombazane amashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva, futhi iyakuba naye abe ngumkakhe, ngoba umphoxile. Akakwazi ukumxosha, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
22:30	Akekho oyothatha umkayise, futhi ningasikhumuli isembozo sakhe.”

Duteronomi 23

23:1	“Umthenwa, lowo amasende agugekile noma anqunyiwe, noma okabani osikwe ipipi, kayikungena ebandleni leNkosi.
23:2	Inzalo yesifebe, leyo, ozelwe yisifebe, kayikungena ebandleni leNkosi, kuze kube sesizukulwaneni seshumi.
23:3	Abakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi, ngisho nangemva kwesizukulwane seshumi, ngeke angene ebandleni leNkosi kuze kube phakade,
23:4	ngoba abavumanga ukukuhlangabeza ngesinkwa lamanzi endleleni, ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe, nangokuba bakuqashele uBileyamu, indodana kaBeyori, kusukela eMesophothamiya eSiriya, ukuze aniqalekise.
23:5	Kepha uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akavumanga ukumlalela uBileyamu, waphendula isiqalekiso sakhe saba yisibusiso sakho, ngoba uyakuthanda.
23:6	Ungenzi ukuthula nabo, futhi aniyikufuna ukuchuma kwabo, kuzo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho kuze kube phakade.
23:7	Aniyikunengwa muntu wase-Idumiya, ngoba ungumfowenu, noma umGibhithe, ngoba wawungowokufika elizweni lakhe.
23:8	Abazalwa yibo, esizukulwaneni sesithathu, lizangena ebandleni leNkosi.
23:9	Lapho usuphumele ukulwa nezitha zakho, wozigcina kukho konke okubi.
23:10	Uma kukhona phakathi kwenu indoda engcoliswe iphupho ebusuku, asuke ekamu.
23:11	Futhi kayikubuya kungakahlwa, ngemva kokuba esegezile ngamanzi, bese, ngemva kokushona kwelanga, uyakubuyela ekamu.
23:12	Uzoba nendawo ngale kwekamu ongaya kuyo ukuze uthole izidingo zemvelo,
23:13	uphethe ifosholo elincane ebhandeni lakho. Futhi lapho uzohlala phansi, niyakumba nxazonke, bese, nomhlabathi owambiwa, uzosibekela
23:14	lokho enakhululeka kukho. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uhamba phakathi kwekamu lakho, ukuze anikhulule, nokunikela izitha zakho kuwe. Manje, ikamu lakho malibe ngcwele, futhi makungabonakali lutho olungcolile phakathi kwawo, hlezi akulahle.
23:15	Unganikeli isigqila esibalekele kuwe enkosini yaso.
23:16	Uyakuhlala nawe endaweni ethokozisayo kuye, uyakuhlala komunye wemizi yakho. Aniyikumdabukisa.
23:17	Makungabikho sifebe phakathi kwamadodakazi akwa-Israyeli, nanoma yimuphi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ovakashela isifebe.
23:18	Unganikeli imali yesifebe, noma intengo yenja, endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, noma ngabe ufungile ngani. Ngokuba kokubili kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
23:19	Aniyikuboleka imali;, noma okusanhlamvu, noma yini enye, kumfowenu ngenzalo,
23:20	kodwa kowezizwe kuphela. Uyakuboleka umfowenu lokho akudingayo ngaphandle kwenzalo;, ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise emsebenzini wakho wonke ezweni, eniyakungena ngalo ukulidla.
23:21	Lapho wenze isifungo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, awuyikwephuza ukuyikhokha. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakufuna. Futhi uma ulibala, kuyakubalwa kini njengesono.
23:22	Uma ungazimisele ukwenza isithembiso, khona kuyakuba ngaphandle kwesono.
23:23	Kodwa lapho nje selisukile ezindebeni zakho, uyakugcina, wenze njengalokho uthembisile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njengalokho ukhulumile ngokuzithandela kwakho nangomlomo wakho..
23:24	Lapho ungena esivinini somakhelwane wakho, ungadla izithelo zomvini eziningi ngokuthanda kwakho. Kodwa ngeke uphume nanoma yini nawe.
23:25	Uma ungena ensimini yomngane wakho wokusanhlamvu, unganqamula izindlebe, uwahlikihle esandleni sakho, kodwa ungawavuni ngesikela.”

Duteronomi 24

24:1	“Uma indoda ithatha umfazi, futhi unaye, futhi akatholanga umusa emehlweni ayo ngenxa yobubi obuthile, khona-ke uyakubhala incwadi yesehlukaniso, ayinike isandla sakhe, imxoshe endlini yayo.
24:2	Futhi nini, esehambile, useshade nomunye,
24:3	futhi uma emzonda ngokunjalo, usemnike incwadi yesehlukaniso, futhi usemxoshile endlini yakhe, noma uma efile,
24:4	khona-ke umyeni wangaphambili akakwazi ukumbuyisela njengomfazi. Ngoba uye wangcoliswa futhi uye waba yisinengiso emehlweni kaJehova. Kungenjalo, ungadala umhlaba wakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakunika lona libe yifa lakho, ukona.
24:5	Lapho indoda isanda kuthatha umfazi, kayikuphuma impi, futhi noma yisiphi isikhundla somphakathi angeke simiswe phezu kwakhe. Kunalokho, uyakukhululwa ekhaya engenacala, ukuze athokoze umnyaka owodwa lomkakhe.
24:6	Ungalamukeli itshe lokugaya eliphezulu noma eliphansi njengesibambiso. Ngoba lapho uzobe esebeke ukuphila kwakhe nawe.
24:7	Uma umuntu ebanjwe enxusa umfowabo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi amthengise ukuze athole inani, khona uyakubulawa. Futhi kanjalo uyosusa ububi phakathi kwakho.
24:8	Bhekisisa ngenkuthalo, funa uzitholele isilonda sochoko. Kodwa uyakwenza konke abapristi bamaLevi abayakukukufundisa ukukwenza, njengalokho ngibayalile. Futhi wena uyakuba ukufeza it ngokucophelela.
24:9	Khumbula lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuMiriyamu, endleleni, ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe.
24:10	Lapho ubiza utho kumakhelwane wakho lokho akukweletayo, awuyikungena endlini yakhe ukuba uthathe isibambiso.
24:11	Kunalokho, uyakuma ngaphandle, futhi uyokwenzela lokho anakho.
24:12	Kodwa uma empofu, isibambiso asiyikuhlala kuwe ubusuku bonke.
24:13	Kunalokho, uyakuyibuyisela kuye masinyane, ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga, ukuze, elele ngengubo yakhe, angakubusisa, + futhi ungaba nobulungisa + phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
24:14	Aniyikwala inkokhelo yabampofu nabampofu, noma ungumfowenu, noma ungowokufika omusha ohlala nani ezweni, ophakathi kwamasango enu.
24:15	Kunalokho, uyakumkhokhela ngalolo suku inani lomsebenzi wakhe, ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga. Ngoba umpofu, futhi usekela ukuphila kwakhe. Kungenjalo, angase akhale ngawe kuJehova, futhi bekuyakubalelwa kuwe njengesono.
24:16	Oyise kabayikubulawa ngenxa yamadodana, noma amadodana esikhundleni sawoyise, kodwa yilowo lalowo uzafela esakhe isono.
24:17	Aniyikuphendukezela isahlulelo salowo osanda kufika noma wezintandane, futhi aniyikuthatha ingubo yomfelokazi ibe yisibambiso.
24:18	Khumbula ukuthi wawukhonza eGibhithe, nokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakukhulula lapho. Ngakho-ke, ngiyaniyala ukuba nenze kanjalo.
24:19	Lapho usuvune amabele ensimini yakho, futhi, sengikhohliwe, ushiya isithungu, awuyikubuya ukuyithatha. Kunalokho, uzovumela ukufika okusha, kanye nentandane, nomfelokazi ukuba ayithathe, ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho.
24:20	Uma ubuthe izithelo zomnqumo wakho, aniyikubuya ukubutha okuseleyo emithini. Kunalokho, uzoyishiya ngemuva kokufika okusha, intandane, nomfelokazi.
24:21	Uma uvuna umvini wesivini sakho, ungabuthi amahlukuzo asele. Kunalokho, bayakuwela ekusebenziseni umfokazi, intandane, nomfelokazi.
24:22	Khumbula ukuthi nawe wawukhonza eGibhithe, manje, ngokwalesi sizathu, ngiyakuyala ukuba wenze kanjalo.”

Duteronomi 25

25:1	“Uma kunecala phakathi kwabantu, futhi zisebenza kubahluleli, bayonikeza intende yesandla sobulungisa kulowo abambona elungile, futhi bayakumlahla ongenabubi lowo ongenabubi.
25:2	Kodwa uma bebona ukuthi owonile ufanelwe ukushaywa, bayomkhothamela, bamshaye phambi kwabo. Ngokwesilinganiso sesono, siyakuba njalo nesilinganiso semivimbo.
25:3	Noma kunjalo, lezi zingadluli emashumini amane. Kungenjalo, umfowenu angamuka, belinyazwe ngokuhlazisayo phambi kwamehlo enu.
25:4	Ungayifaki inkabi isifonyo, lapho ibhula ukudla kwakho ensimini;.
25:5	Lapho abazalwane behlala ndawonye, futhi omunye wabo ufa engenabantwana, umfazi kamufi angaganwa omunye. Kunalokho, umfowabo uzamthatha, uzamvusela umfowabo inzalo.
25:6	Nendodana yokuqala evela kuye, uyakubiza ngegama lomfowabo, ukuze igama lakhe lingacinywa kwa-Israyeli.
25:7	Kodwa uma engathandi ukuthatha umkamfowabo, omelwe ukuya kuye ngokomthetho, owesifazana uzangena esangweni lomuzi, izabiza abakhulu ngokuzalwa, futhi uzakuthi: ‘Umfowabo womyeni wami akafuni ukuvusa igama lomfowabo kwa-Israyeli; futhi ngeke azihlanganise nami.’
25:8	Futhi ngokushesha, bazambiza ukuthi athunywe, bazambuza. Uma ephendula, ‘Angizimisele ukumamukela njengonkosikazi,'
25:9	khona owesifazane uyakusondela kuye emehlweni amalunga, akhumule isicathulo sakhe onyaweni lwakhe, futhi uyamkhafulela ebusweni bakhe, futhi uzakuthi: ‘Kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kumuntu owayengathandi ukwakha indlu yomfowabo.’
25:10	Igama lakhe liyakubizwa kwa-Israyeli: Indlu Yezigqoko.
25:11	Uma amadoda amabili enokungqubuzana phakathi kwawo, futhi omunye uqala ukwenza ubudlova komunye, futhi uma unkosikazi womunye, efuna ukuhlenga umyeni wakhe esandleni salowo onamandla, welula isandla sakhe futhi ambambe ngezitho zakhe zangasese,
25:12	uyakumnquma isandla sakhe. Futhi aniyikukhala phezu kwakhe nganoma yisiphi isihe.
25:13	Ungabi nezisindo ezehlukene;, okukhulu nokuncane, esikhwameni sakho.
25:14	Futhi kakuyikuba khona endlini yakho isilinganiso esikhulu nesincane.
25:15	Uyakuba nesisindo esilungile nesiqinisileyo, nesilinganiso senu siyakuba ngokulingana neqiniso, ukuze nihlale isikhathi eside ezweni, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona.
25:16	Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyanengeka owenza lezi zinto, futhi uyakwenyanya konke ukungalungi.
25:17	Khumbula lokho u-Amaleki akwenza kuwe, endleleni, ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithe:
25:18	ukuthi wakuhlangabeza kanjani, wanquma amaviyo, ababehlezi phansi, ekhathele, lapho udliwa yindlala nobunzima, nokuthi akamesabanga kanjani uNkulunkulu.
25:19	Ngakho-ke, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ezaliphumuza, futhi uyobe uzithobile zonke izizwe ezizungezile, ezweni alithembisa lona, uyakususa igama lakhe phansi kwezulu. Qaphela ukuthi ungakukhohlwa lokhu.”

Duteronomi 26

26:1	“Kuyakuthi lapho usungenile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona ukuba ulidle, futhi lapho usuyitholile futhi uhlala kuyo:
26:2	uyakuthatha kuqala kuzo zonke izivuno zakho, bese uwabeka kubhasikidi, nihambe niye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakuyikhetha, ukuze igama lakhe libizwe khona.
26:3	Njalo uzasondela kumpristi ozakuba khona ngalezonsuku, uze uthi kuye: ‘Ngiyavuma namuhla, phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuthi ngingenile ezweni afunga ngalo kobaba ukuthi uzakusinika lona.
26:4	Nompristi, ethatha ubhasikidi esandleni sakho, uyakubeka phambi kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
26:5	Futhi uzothi, emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: ‘UmSiriya wamsukela ubaba, owehlela eGibhithe, wagogobala khona eyingcosana kakhulu, wakhula, waba yisizwe esikhulu nesinamandla, nesixuku esingenakubalwa.
26:6	Futhi abaseGibhithe basihlupha, basizingela, ukusithwesa imithwalo enzima kakhulu.
26:7	Futhi sakhala eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wawobaba. Wasizwa, futhi wakubheka ngomusa ukuthotshiswa kwethu, nobunzima, nosizi.
26:8	Futhi wasikhipha eGibhithe, ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliwe, ngokwesaba okukhulu, ngezibonakaliso nezimangaliso.
26:9	Futhi wasiholela kulendawo, wasinika izwe elivame ubisi nezinyosi.
26:10	Futhi ngenxa yalokhu, Manje senginikela ngolibo lwezwe uJehova anginike lona.’ Futhi kumelwe uzishiye phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho., ukhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
26:11	Uyakuzithokozisa ngazo zonke izinto ezinhle uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azokunika zona wena nendlu yakho: wena, kanye nomLevi, kanye nokufika okusha onawe.
26:12	Lapho uzobe usuqedile okweshumi kuzo zonke izitshalo zakho, ngomnyaka wesithathu wokweshumi, uyakumnika umLevi, nasekufikeni okusha, nakuyo intandane, nakumfelokazi, ukuze badle phakathi kwamasango akho, basuthe.
26:13	Futhi uzothi, emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: ‘Ngikuthathile okungcwelisiwe endlini yami, futhi ngiyinikile umLevi, nasekufikeni okusha, nentandane nomfelokazi, njengoba nje ungiyalile. angiyeqi imiyalo yakho, futhi angikhohlwa iziyalezo zakho.
26:14	Angizange ngidle kulezinto ngenxa yosizi lwami, futhi angizange ngibahlukanise ngenxa yanoma yiluphi uhlobo lokungcola, futhi angizange ngisebenzise noma iyiphi yalezi zinto emingcwabeni. ngilalele izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami, futhi ngenzile zonke izinto njengoba nje ungiyalile.
26:15	Bheka ngomusa endlini yakho engcwele nasendaweni yakho yokuhlala ephakeme phakathi kwamazulu, ubusise abantu bakho u-Israyeli nezwe osinike lona, njengoba wafunga kokhokho bethu, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi.’
26:16	Namuhla uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuyalile ukwenza le miyalo nezahlulelo, nokuzigcina nokuzigcwalisa, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.
26:17	Namuhla, nikhethile uJehova ukuba abe nguNkulunkulu wenu, ukuze uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, futhi ugcine imikhosi yakhe, nemiyalo, nezahlulelo, futhi ulalele umyalo wakhe.
26:18	Namuhla, uJehova ukukhethile, ukuze nibe ngabantu bakhe, njengoba nje ekhulumile kini, futhi ukuze ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe,
26:19	futhi ukuze aniphakamise ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke azidalile, ngenxa yodumo lwakhe, negama, nenkazimulo, ukuze ube yisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njengoba nje ekhulumile.”

Duteronomi 27

27:1	UMose namalunga akwa-Israyeli bayala abantu, ethi: “Gcinani wonke umyalo enginiyala ngawo namuhla.
27:2	Futhi lapho usuwele iJordani, ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakunika lona, uyakumisa amatshe amakhulu, uzinameke ngodaka,
27:3	ukuze ukwazi ukubhala phezu kwawo wonke amazwi alo mthetho, lapho senichalile iJordani ukuze ningene ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi, njengalokho afunga koyihlo.
27:4	Ngakho-ke, lapho selichapha iJordani, misani amatshe, njengoba nje ngikuyala ukuba wenze namuhla, entabeni yase-Ebali. Futhi uzowahuqa ngodaka,
27:5	futhi uzokwakha, kuleyo ndawo, i-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngamatshe angathintwanga ngensimbi,
27:6	ematsheni angakaqondwanga kumbe aphucuziwe. Njalo uzanikela ngeminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwalo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho.
27:7	Futhi wena immolate ukuthula izisulu. Niyakudla, nizidlele kuleyo ndawo, emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
27:8	Uzabhala phezu kwamatshe wonke amazwi alo mthetho, ngokucacile nangokucacile.”
27:9	UMose nabapristi bamaLevi bakhuluma ku-Israyeli wonke: “Lalelani nilalele, Israyeli! Namuhla nibe yisizwe sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
27:10	Niyakulalela izwi lakhe, nenze imiyalo nokulunga, engikuphathisa khona.”
27:11	UMose wabayala abantu ngalolo suku, ethi:
27:12	Laba bayakuma phezu kweNtaba iGerizimu, njengesibusiso ebantwini, lapho senichalile iJordani: uSimeyoni, Levi, Juda, Isakare, uJosefa, noBenjamini.
27:13	Futhi esifundeni esiphambene, kuyakuma entabeni yase-Ebali, njengesiqalekiso: uRubeni, uGadi, kanye no-Asheri, noZebuloni, Futhi, noNafetali.
27:14	AmaLevi ayakumemezela, amemezele kuwo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, ngezwi eliphakemeyo:
27:15	Uqalekisiwe umuntu owenza isithombe esibaziweyo noma esibunjiweyo, isinengiso eNkosini, umsebenzi wezandla zomenzi wawo, nokuthi ubani oyibeka endaweni eyimfihlo. Bonke abantu bayakusabela ngokuthi: Amen.
27:16	Uqalekisiwe ongahloniphi uyise nonina. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:17	Uqalekisiwe osusa imingcele yomakhelwane wakhe. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:18	Uqalekisiwe owenza izimpumputhe ziduke ohambweni. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:19	Uqalekisiwe ochitha ukwahlulela kokufika okusha, intandane, kumbe umfelokazi. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:20	Uqalekisiwe olala nomkayise, kanjalo udalula isembozo sombhede wakhe. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:21	Uqalekisiwe olala nesilwane. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:22	Uqalekisiwe olala nodadewabo, indodakazi kayise, noma unina. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:23	Uqalekisiwe olala nomamezala wakhe. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:24	Uqalekisiwe obulala umakhelwane wakhe ngasese. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:25	Uqalekisiwe owamukela izipho ukuze abulale umphefumulo wegazi elingenacala. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.
27:26	Uqalekisiwe ongahlali emazwini alo mthetho, futhi angawenzi ngesenzo. Futhi bonke abantu bayokusho: Amen.”

Duteronomi 28

28:1	“Ngakho-ke, uma ulilalela izwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze ugcine futhi wenze yonke imiyalo yakhe, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukwenza uphakame ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke ezisemhlabeni.
28:2	Futhi zonke lezi zibusiso ziyofika kuwe futhi zikubambe, kodwa kuphela uma ulalela imiyalo yakhe.
28:3	Niyakubusiswa emzini, wabusiswa ensimini.
28:4	siyakubusiswa isithelo sokhalo lwakho, nezithelo zezwe lakho, nezithelo zezinkomo zakho, imihlambi yemihlambi yakho, nezibaya zezimvu zakho.
28:5	Ziyakubusiswa izinqolobane zakho, futhi wabusisa izinqolobane zenu.
28:6	nibusisiwe ningena niphuma.
28:7	INkosi izokunika ukuthi izitha zakho, abakuvukelayo, izowa phambi kwamehlo akho. Bazakuza kuwe ngandlelanye, ziyakubalekela ebusweni bakho ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa.
28:8	INkosi iyakwehlisela isibusiso phezu kwezindlu zakho zokulala, naphezu kwayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho. Futhi uyokubusisa ezweni oyothola.
28:9	INkosi izaliphakamisa libe ngabantu bayo abangcwele, njengokufunga kwakhe kuwe, uma nigcina imiyalo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi uhambe ngezindlela zakhe.
28:10	Futhi zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyobona ukuthi igama leNkosi libiziwe phezu kwenu, bayakukwesaba.
28:11	INkosi izakwenza ube lochichima kukho konke okuhle: esithelweni sesisu sakho, nasesithelweni sezinkomo zakho, nasesithelweni sezwe lakho, uJehova afunga koyihlo ukuthi uzakunika yona.
28:12	INkosi iyovula indlu yakhe yengcebo enhle kakhulu, amazulu, ukuze landise imvula ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Futhi uyoyibusisa yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho. Futhi uyakweboleka izizwe eziningi, kodwa wena ngeke uboleke lutho kumuntu.
28:13	UJehova uyakukumisa ube yinhloko;, futhi hhayi njengomsila. Futhi uyakuba njalo phezulu, futhi hhayi ngaphansi. Kodwa kuphela uma uzolalela imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, engikubeke kuwe lamuhla, futhi uyozigcina futhi azenze,
28:14	njalo kayikusuka kubo, noma kwesokudla, noma ngakwesokhohlo, futhi ningalandeli onkulunkulu abangaziwa, futhi ungazikhonzi.
28:15	Kodwa uma ungafuni ukulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze bagcine futhi benze yonke imiyalo nemithetho yakhe, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, zonke lezi ziqalekiso ziyakufika kuwe, ngikubambe.
28:16	Uyoqalekiswa emzini, athuke ebaleni.
28:17	Isibaya sakho siyakuqalekiswa, futhi waziqalekisa izinqolobane zenu.
28:18	siqalekiswe isithelo sokhalo lwakho, nezithelo zezwe lakho, imihlambi yezinkabi zakho, nemihlambi yezimvu zakho.
28:19	Uqalekisiwe uzongena, bathuke behamba.
28:20	INkosi izakuthumela indlala nendlala phezu kwakho, nokusolwa kuyo yonke imisebenzi oyenzayo, aze akuchoboze masinyane akubhubhise, ngenxa yokuqamba kwakho okubi kakhulu, ongilahlile ngakho.
28:21	INkosi mayikuhlanganisele isifo esiwumshayabhuqe, aze akuqede emhlabeni, eniyakungena ngalo ukulidla.
28:22	INkosi mayikushaye ngokuswela, ngomkhuhlane namakhaza, ngokusha nokushisa, nangomoya ongcolile kanye nokubola, futhi sengathi angakuxosha uze ubhubhe.
28:23	Izulu eliphezu kwakho malibe yithusi, futhi kwangathi umhlabathi onyathela phezu kwawo ungaba yinsimbi.
28:24	UJehova makakuphe uthuli esikhundleni semvula ezweni lakho, futhi kwangathi umlotha ezulwini wehlele phezu kwakho, uze ususwe.
28:25	UJehova makakunikele ukuba uwe phambi kwezitha zakho. Kwangathi ungaphuma ulwe nabo ngendlela eyodwa, nibaleke ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa, futhi kwangathi ningahlakazeka kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba.
28:26	Futhi kwangathi isidumbu sakho sibe ngukudla kwazo zonke izidalwa ezindizayo zasemoyeni nezilo zasendle, futhi kwangathi kungabikho ozobaxosha.
28:27	Kwangathi uJehova angakushaya ngesilonda saseGibhithe, futhi sengathi angashaya isitho somzimba wakho, okuphuma ngayo ubulongwe, ngezifo kanye nokuluma, kangangokuthi awukwazi ukuphulukiswa.
28:28	INkosi mayikushaye ngobuhlanya nobumpumputhe nangobuhlanya bomqondo.
28:29	Futhi sengathi ungaphumputha emini bebade, njengoba nje impumputhe ijwayele ukuphumputha ebumnyameni, futhi kwangathi izindlela zakho zingaqondile. Futhi kwangathi ungahlupheka ngazo zonke izikhathi ukunyundelwa futhi ucindezelwe ngobudlova, futhi kwangathi ungabi namuntu ongakukhulula.
28:30	Kwangathi ungathatha umfazi, lanxa omunye elala laye. Kwangathi ungakha indlu, kodwa ungahlali phakathi kwayo. Kwangathi ungatshala isivini, futhi ungabuthi umvini wawo.
28:31	Inkomo yakho mayihlatshwe phambi kwakho, nakuba ningadli kuwo. Kwangathi imbongolo yakho ingabanjwa emehlweni akho, futhi azibuyiselwa kuwe. Izimvu zakho mazinikwe izitha zakho, futhi kwangathi kungabikho muntu ongakusiza.
28:32	Kwangathi amadodana akho namadodakazi akho anganikelwa kwabanye abantu, njengalokho amehlo akho ebuka, aphele amandla ukubabona usuku lonke, futhi kwangathi kungabikho amandla esandleni sakho.
28:33	Kwangathi abantu ongabazi bangadla izithelo zezwe lakho nayo yonke imisebenzi yakho. Futhi kwangathi ungahlala uhlushwa ukunyundelwa nokucindezelwa nsuku zonke.
28:34	Futhi kwangathi ungase stupefied at ukwesaba izinto amehlo akho azozibona.
28:35	INkosi mayikushaye ngesilonda esibi kakhulu emadolweni nasemilenzeni, futhi kwangathi ungakwazi ukuthola impilo, kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kufike phezulu ekhanda.
28:36	UJehova makakukhokhele wena nenkosi yakho, ozombeka phezu kwakho, esizweni ongasazi wena nawoyihlo. Futhi lapho niyokhonza onkulunkulu bezizwe, ngokhuni nangetshe.
28:37	Futhi uzakuba yinto engelutho ngaphandle kwesaga lenganekwane kubo bonke abantu i Nkosi ezakuyisa kubo.
28:38	Uyohlwanyela imbewu eningi emhlabathini, kodwa lizavuna okuncane. Ngoba isikhonyane sizadla konke.
28:39	Uyokumba futhi utshale isivini, kodwa ngeke uliphuze iwayini, futhi ungabuthi nhlobo kuyo. Ngoba liyochithwa yizimpethu.
28:40	Uyoba neminqumo kuyo yonke imingcele yakho, kodwa kawuyikugcotshwa ngamafutha. Ngoba iminqumo iyowa futhi ibhubhe.
28:41	Uzokhulelwa amadodana namadodakazi, futhi ngeke ukujabulele kubo. Ngoba bayoyiswa ekuthunjweni.
28:42	Ukubola kuzoqeda zonke izihlahla, kanye nezithelo zezwe lakini.
28:43	Ukufika okusha ohlala nawe ezweni kuzokhuphuka phezu kwakho, futhi abe ngaphezulu. Kodwa uzokwehla, futhi ube ngaphansi.
28:44	uzokuboleka, futhi ngeke umboleke kuye. Uyoba njengenhloko, futhi uyakuba njengomsila.
28:45	Futhi zonke lezi ziqalekiso ziyakufika kuwe, futhi uyakukusukela, futhi ngizokubamba, uze udlule emhlabeni, ngoba kalilalelanga ilizwi le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi aniyikhonzanga imiyalo yakhe nemikhosi, eliyale ngakho.
28:46	Futhi kuyoba khona izibonakaliso nezimangaliso nawe, kanye nenzalo yakho, kuze kube phakade.
28:47	Ngoba anikhonzanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngentokozo nangenhliziyo ethokozayo, phezu kokuchichima kwezinto zonke.
28:48	Uyokhonza isitha sakho, iNkosi ezamthuma kini, ngendlala, nokoma, nobunqunu, nasekusweleni zonke izinto. Futhi uyobeka ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yakho, aze akuchoboze.
28:49	UJehova uyakuhola phezu kwakho isizwe esivela kude, kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, njengokhozi olundiza ngamandla amakhulu, olimi ongakwazi ukuluzwa:
28:50	isizwe esizidelela kakhulu, engeke ibonise ukuhlonipha abadala, futhi ningahawukeli abancane.
28:51	Futhi uyoshwabadela izithelo zezinkomo zakho, nezithelo zezwe lakho, uze udlule emhlabeni, ngaphandle kokukushiya ukolweni, noma iwayini, kumbe amafutha, kumbe imihlambi yezinkabi, kumbe imihlambi yezimvu: aze akuqede nya.
28:52	Futhi uyokuchoboza kuyo yonke imizi yakho. Nezindonga zakho eziqinile neziphakeme, obuthembele kukho, iyakuchithwa ezweni lakho lonke. Uyovinjezelwa ngaphakathi kwamasango akho kulo lonke izwe lakho, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona.
28:53	Futhi uyodla isithelo sesisu sakho, nenyama yamadodana enu neyamadodakazi enu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azakunika lona, ngenxa yosizi nencithakalo isitha sakho esiyokucindezela ngakho.
28:54	Umuntu ototoswayo nozeyisa kakhulu phakathi kwenu uyoqophisana nomfowabo, kanye nomfazi olala esifubeni sakhe,
28:55	funa abanike okwenyama yamadodana akhe, azokudla. Ngoba akanalutho olunye ngenxa yokuvinjezelwa nokuswela, okuzakwenza ukuthi izitha zakho zikuchithe ngawo wonke amasango akho.
28:56	Owesifazane othambile nototoswayo, ababengafuni ukuhamba emhlabathini, futhi unganyatheli ngokuqinile ngonyawo lwakhe ngenxa yokuthamba nobumnene bakhe obukhulu, uzodlala nomyeni wakhe, olala esifubeni sakhe, phezu kwenyama yendodana neyendodakazi,
28:57	naphezu kokungcola kokuzala, ephuma phakathi kwamathanga akhe, naphezu kwabantwana abazalwa ngehora elifanayo. Ngoba bayokudla ngasese, ngenxa yokushoda kwazo zonke izinto ngesikhathi sokuvinjezelwa kanye nokucekelwa phansi, isitha sakho siyakukucindezela ngakho emasangweni akho.
28:58	Uma ningawagcini nokuwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho, ezilotshwe kulo mqulu, futhi lesabe igama lakhe elikhazimulayo nelesabekayo, leyo, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,
28:59	uJehova uyakwandisa izinhlupho zenu, nezinhlupho zenzalo yakho, izinhlungu ezinkulu futhi ezihlala isikhathi eside, ubuthakathaka bubuhlungu kakhulu futhi buqhubekayo.
28:60	Futhi uyobuyisela emuva phezu kwakho zonke izinhlupheko zaseGibhithe, elikwesabayo, futhi lezi ziyonamathela kuwe.
28:61	Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova uyakwehlisela phezu kwakho zonke izifo nezinhlupho ezingalotshiwe encwadini yalo mthetho, aze akuchoboze.
28:62	Futhi niyosala nimbalwa ngenani, nakuba naningangezinkanyezi zezulu ngobuningi, ngoba kalilalelanga ilizwi le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
28:63	Futhi njengakuqala, lapho iNkosi ithokoza ngani, nenzela okuhle, ninandise, kanjalo uyakujabula, ekuhlakaza nokukugumbuqela, ukuze anisuse ezweni, eniyakungena ngalo ukuba nilidle.
28:64	UJehova uyakunihlakaza phakathi kwezizwe zonke, kusukela ekuphakameni komhlaba kuze kufike emikhawulweni yawo. Futhi lapho niyokhonza onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe, imithi namatshe, eningalazi nina nawoyihlo.
28:65	Ngokufanayo, ngeke ube nokuthula, ngisho naphakathi kwalezo zizwe, futhi ngeke kube khona ukuphumula ezinyathelweni zezinyawo zakho. Ngoba iNkosi izakunika kuleyondawo inhliziyo eyesabekayo, namehlo afiphele, kanye nempilo egcwele usizi.
28:66	Futhi ukuphila kwakho kuyoba sengathi ilenga phambi kwakho. Uyokwesaba imini nobusuku, futhi ngeke ube nokuzethemba empilweni yakho.
28:67	Ekuseni uzothi, ‘Ubani ozonginika ukuhlwa?' futhi ebusuku, ‘Ubani ozonginika ukusa?’ ngenxa yokwesaba kwenhliziyo yakho, ozokwethuka ngayo, futhi ngenxa yalezo zinto ozozibona ngamehlo akho.
28:68	UJehova uyakukuhola akubuyisele eGibithe ngomkhumbi wemikhumbi;, endleleni, ngakho wathi kuwe kawuyikukubona futhi. Kuleyo ndawo, niyakuthengiswa njengezinceku nezincekukazi ezitheni zenu, kodwa ngeke kube khona ozimisele ukukuthenga.”

Duteronomi 29

29:1	Lawa angamazwi esivumelwano uJehova ayala ngaso uMose ukuba asenze nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni lakwaMowabi, ngaphandle kwaleso sivumelwano asenza nabo eHorebe.
29:2	UMose wabiza wonke u-Israyeli, wasesithi kubo: “Nizibonile zonke izinto uJehova azenzile phambi kwamehlo enu ezweni laseGibhithe kuFaro, nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe, nasezweni lakhe lonke:
29:3	izilingo ezinkulu, elikubonile amehlo akho, lezo zibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu.
29:4	Kodwa uJehova akaninikanga inhliziyo eqondayo, namehlo abonayo, nezindlebe ezikwazi ukuzwa, kuze kube lamuhla.
29:5	Wakuhola iminyaka engamashumi amane ogwadule. Izingubo zakho azigugile, futhi izicathulo ezinyaweni zakho azidliwanga iminyaka.
29:6	Anisidlanga sinkwa, futhi aniphuzanga wayini nophuzo oludakayo, ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
29:7	Futhi wafika kule ndawo. NoSihoni, inkosi yaseHeshiboni, futhi Futhi, inkosi yaseBashani, waphuma ukusihlangabeza empini. Futhi sababulala.
29:8	Salithatha izwe labo, salinika uRubeni noGadi njengefa, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase.
29:9	Ngakho-ke, gcina amazwi alesi sivumelwano, futhi uzigcwalise, ukuze uqonde konke okwenzayo.
29:10	Namuhla, nonke nime phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu: abaholi bakho, nezizwe, nalabo abakhulu ngokuzalwa, kanye nabafundisi, bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli,
29:11	abantwana bakho nabafazi bakho, kanye nokufika okusha ohlala nawe ekamu, ngaphandle kwalabo abagawula izinkuni, nalabo abaletha amanzi,
29:12	ukuze niwelele esivumelwaneni sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nasesifungoni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho asenzile kuwe namuhla.
29:13	kanjalo uyakunivusa nibe yisizwe kuye, njalo uzakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu, njengoba nje ekhulumile kini, nanjengoba afunga koyihlo: u-Abrahama, Isaka, kanye noJakobe.
29:14	Futhi angisakhi lesi sivumelwano futhi ngiqinisa lezi zifungo kini nodwa,
29:15	kodwa nabo bonke abakhona kanye nabangekho.
29:16	Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi sahlala kanjani ezweni laseGibithe;, nokuthi sadabula kanjani phakathi kwezizwe. Futhi lapho edlula kubo,
29:17	wabona izinengiso nokungcola kwabo, leyo, izithombe zabo zokhuni nezamatshe, eyesiliva neyegolide, ababemkhonza,
29:18	ukuze kungabikho phakathi kwenu owesilisa noma owesifazane, umndeni noma isizwe, onhliziyo yakhe iphambukile lamuhla eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze ahambe akhonze onkulunkulu balezo zizwe. Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba khona phakathi kwenu impande ephuma inyongo nokubaba.
29:19	Futhi uma ezwa amazwi alesi sifungo, wayezibusisa kweyakhe inhliziyo ethi: ‘Kuyoba nokuthula kimi, futhi ngizohamba ekonakala kwenhliziyo yami.’ Futhi kanjalo, ophuzile wayedla owomileyo.
29:20	Kodwa iNkosi yayingamnakanga. Kunalokho, ngaleso sikhathi, ulaka nentshiseko yakhe kwakuyovutha kakhulu kuleyondoda, futhi zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe kulo mqulu zaziyohlala phezu kwakhe. UJehova wayeyakulichitha igama lakhe phansi kwezulu,
29:21	+ nimqede + ekubhujisweni kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ngokweziqalekiso eziqukethwe encwadini yalo mthetho nakusivumelwano.
29:22	Futhi isizukulwane esalandela sasizokhuluma, kanye namadodana ayozalwa kamuva. Nabafokazi, abazofika besuka kude, bayobona izinhlupho zalelo zwe kanye nobuthakathaka iNkosi eyobe ilihluphe ngakho,
29:23	esewushisile ngesibabule nosawoti oncibilikisiwe, ukuze lingabe lisahlanyelwa. Futhi ngokuqinisekile akukho luhlaza obungamila, njengasesibonelweni sokubhujiswa kweSodoma neGomora, i-Adma neZebhoyimi, uJehova akuchitha ngokufutheka kwakhe nangokufutheka kwakhe.
29:24	Manje, zonke izizwe zingasho: ‘Kungani uJehova enze ngale ndlela kuleli zwe? Luyini lolu ulaka lwakhe olukhulu kangaka?'
29:25	Futhi bazosabela: ‘Ngoba basishiyile isivumelwano sikaJehova, owabumba kanye laboyise, lapho ebakhipha ezweni laseGibithe.
29:26	Futhi baye bakhonza onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe, futhi bawakhonze, nakuba babengazi, lanxa babengabelwanga izabelo.
29:27	Ngokwalesi sizathu, intukuthelo kaJehova yavuthela leli zwe, ukuze ahole phezu kwayo zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe kulo mqulu.
29:28	Futhi ubaxoshile ezweni lakubo, ngentukuthelo nangokufutheka, nangokufutheka okukhulu kakhulu, futhi ubaphosele kwelinye izwe, njengoba kufakazelwe namuhla.’
29:29	Lezi zinto ezifihliwe zeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu zembulwe kithi nakumadodana ethu kuze kube phakade, ukuze sifeze wonke amazwi alo mthetho.”

Duteronomi 30

30:1	“Manje lapho zonke lezi zinto sezikwehlele, isibusiso nesiqalekiso engikubeke phambi kwenu, futhi uzobe uholele ekuphendukeni enhliziyweni yakho phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukuhlakazela kuzo.,
30:2	nalapho seniyobe senibuyele kuye, ukuze silalele imilayo yakhe, njengoba nje ngikuyalile namuhla, namadodana akho, ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke,
30:3	uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukukhipha ekuthunjweni kwakho, uyakuhawukela, uyakunibutha futhi ezizweni zonke anihlakazele kuzo ngaphambili.
30:4	Ngisho noma niyobe nihlakazekile kuze kufike ezigxotsheni zezulu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukukhipha khona.
30:5	Futhi uyakukukhuphula, akuholele ezweni oyihlo ababelidla, njalo lizalithola. Futhi ekukubusiseni, uyakukwenza ube mkhulu kunanini ngaphambili oyihlo.
30:6	UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusoka inhliziyo yakho, nenhliziyo yenzalo yakho, ukuze uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, ukuze nikwazi ukuphila.
30:7	Futhi uzophendula zonke lezi ziqalekiso phezu kwezitha zakho, naphezu kwabanizondayo nabanizingelayo.
30:8	Kodwa uzobuya, futhi uyakulilalela izwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. Uyakwenza yonke imiyalo engikuphathisa yona namuhla.
30:9	Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyokwenza ube nobuningi kuyo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zakho, enzalweni yesisu sakho, nasesithelweni sezinkomo zakho, ekuvundeni kwezwe lakho, langobuningi bezinto zonke. Ngoba iNkosi izobuya, ukuze ajabule ngani kukho konke okuhle, njengoba nje wathokoza ngaboyihlo:
30:10	kuphela uma ulalela izwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi nigcine iziyalezo nemikhosi yakhe, ezilotshiweyo kulomthetho, kuphela uma ubuyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.
30:11	Lo myalo, engikuphathisa khona namuhla, aliphakeme ngaphezu kwakho, futhi ayikabekwa kude.
30:12	Futhi akukho ezulwini, ukuze ukwazi ukusho, ‘Ubani kithi ongakhuphukela ezulwini, ukuze asibuyisele kithi, futhi ukuze sikuzwe futhi sikugcwalise ngesenzo?'
30:13	Futhi ayiphesheya kolwandle, ukuze uzithethelele ngokuthi, ‘Ubani kithi okwazi ukuwela ulwandle, lokuyibuyisela kithi, ukuze sikwazi ukuzwa nokwenza lokho esikufundisiweyo?'
30:14	Kunalokho, izwi liseduze nawe, emlonyeni wakho nasenhliziyweni yakho, ukuze nikwenze.
30:15	Cabangani ngalokho engikubeke phambi kwenu lamuhla, ukuphila nokuhle, noma, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukufa nobubi,
30:16	ukuze uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, futhi uhambe ngezindlela zakhe, futhi ugcine imiyalo yakhe, nemikhosi, nezahlulelo, futhi ukuze niphile, anganandisa, anibusise ezweni, eniyakungena ngalo ukuba nilidle.
30:17	Kodwa uma inhliziyo yakho izobe iphambukisiwe, ukuze lingathandi ukulalela, futhi, bekhohliswe yiphutha, nikhonza onkulunkulu abangaziwa futhi nibakhonze,
30:18	ngiyakubikezela namuhla ukuthi niyakubhubha, futhi niyohlala isikhashana nje ezweni, eniyakuwela ngalo iJordani, futhi eniyongena ukuze nilidle.
30:19	Ngibiza izulu nomhlaba njengofakazi namuhla, engikubeke phambi kwenu ukuphila nokufa, isibusiso nesiqalekiso. Ngakho-ke, khetha ukuphila, ukuze niphile wena nenzalo yakho,
30:20	futhi ukuze nithande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi ulalele izwi lakhe, futhi ninamathele kuye, (ngokuba ungukuphila kwakho nobude bezinsuku zakho) futhi ukuze nihlale ezweni, uJehova afunga ngakho koyihlo, u-Abrahama, Isaka, kanye noJakobe, ukuthi abanike yona.”

Duteronomi 31

31:1	Manje, Waphuma uMose, wakhuluma onke lawa mazwi ku-Israyeli wonke.
31:2	Wathi kubo: “Namuhla, Ngineminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili ubudala. Angisakwazi ukuphuma nokubuya, ikakhulukazi njengoba iNkosi futhi ishilo kimi, ‘Aniyikuliwela leli Jordani.’
31:3	Ngakho-ke, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuwela phambi kwakho. Yena ngokwakhe uyakuqeda zonke lezi zizwe emehlweni akho, niyakuwadla. Lo muntu uJoshuwa uyakuwela phambi kwakho, njengokukhuluma kukaJehova.
31:4	Futhi uJehova uyokwenza kubo njengoba nje enzile kuSihoni no-Ogi, amakhosi ama-Amori, nasezweni labo, futhi uzozesula.
31:5	Ngakho-ke, lapho iNkosi izakunika lezi kuwe futhi, wenze njalo kubo, njengoba nje nginiyalile.
31:6	Yenza ngokobudoda futhi uqiniswe. Ungesabi, futhi ningesabi ukubabona. Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokwakhe ungumkhuzi wakho, futhi ngeke akuxoshe noma akushiye.”
31:7	UMose wabiza uJoshuwa, futhi, phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke, wathi kuye: ‘Qina uqine. Ngokuba uyakuholela laba bantu ezweni uJehova afunga ukulinika oyise, njalo uzalabela ngenkatho.
31:8	Futhi iNkosi, ngubani umkhuzi wakho, yena ngokwakhe uyakuba nawe. Ngeke akulahle noma akushiye. Ungesabi, futhi ningesabi.”
31:9	Manje, UMose wabhala lo mthetho, wayinika abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, nakuwo onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli.
31:10	Futhi wabayala, ethi: “Ngemuva kweminyaka eyisikhombisa, ngonyaka wokuxolelwa, ngomkhosi woMkhosi Wamadokodo,
31:11	lapho wonke u-Israyeli esebuthene ukuze abonakale phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha, uyakufunda amazwi alo mthetho phambi kuka-Israyeli wonke, ezindlebeni zabo.
31:12	Futhi lapho abantu sebebuthene ndawonye, amadoda kanye nabesifazane nezingane ezincane, kanye nabafikayo abangaphakathi kwamasango akho, bayolalela ukuze bafunde, niyesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi angagcina futhi agcwalise wonke amazwi alo mthetho,
31:13	futhi kanjalo ukuze amadodana abo, abangazi manje, angase akwazi ukulalela, futhi bamesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwabo ezweni eniyakuhambela kulo, bewela iJordani ukuze balithathe.”
31:14	UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, izinsuku zokufa kwakho zisondele. Afonele uJoshuwa, ume etabernakele lobufakazi, ukuze ngimfundise.” Ngakho-ke, UMose noJoshuwa bahamba, bema etendeni lokuhlangana.
31:15	Futhi iNkosi yabonakala lapho, ensikeni yefu, eyayimi ngasemnyango wetabernakele.
31:16	UJehova wathi kuMose: “Bheka, uzolala koyihlo, lababantu bayakusukuma baphinge ngokulandela onkulunkulu bezizweni, ezweni abazongena kulo ukuze bahlale kulo. Kuleyo ndawo, bayongishiya, futhi bayosenza ize isivumelwano engisimise nabo.
31:17	Intukuthelo yami iyobavuthela ngalolo suku. Futhi ngizobalahla, ngizabafihlela ubuso bami, futhi ziyakudliwa. Bonke ububi nosizi luyobathola, kangangokuthi bayokusho ngalolo suku: ‘Impela, kungenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu akanami ukuthi lobu bubi bungitholile.’
31:18	Kodwa ngizocasha, ngizabufihla ubuso bami ngalolosuku, ngenxa yakho konke okubi abakwenzileyo, ngoba balandele onkulunkulu abangaziwayo.
31:19	Manje, bhala le canticle manje, futhi ulifundise abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bakugcine enkumbulweni, futhi angase ayihlabelele ngomlomo, futhi ukuze leli vesi libe ngubufakazi kimi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
31:20	Ngoba ngizobaholela ezweni, engafunga ngakho koyise, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi. Futhi lapho sebedlile, futhi baye basutha futhi bakhuluphalisiwe, bayakuphambukela konkulunkulu bezizweni, futhi bayozikhonza. Futhi bazongidelela, futhi bayosenza ize isivumelwano sami.
31:21	Futhi emva kobubi obuningi nezinhlupheko ziye zabahlula, le canticle izobaphendula njengobufakazi; alisoze ladlula ekukhohlweni, emilonyeni yenzalo yabo. Ngokuba ngiyazi imicabango yabo nalokho abazokwenza namuhla, ngaphambi kokuba ngibaholele ezweni engibathembise lona.
31:22	Ngakho-ke, UMose wabhala i-canticle, wabafundisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
31:23	UJehova wamyala uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, wathi: “Qina, ube nesibindi;. Ngoba wena uyakubahola abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ningene ezweni engikuthembisile, futhi ngizoba nawe.”
31:24	Ngakho-ke, ngemva kokuba uMose elobile amazwi alo mthetho emqulwini, wayeseyiqedile,
31:25	wayala amaLevi, abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, ethi:
31:26	“Thatha le ncwadi, uwubeke phakathi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuze kube ngubufakazi kini.
31:27	Ngokuba mina ngiyakwazi ukuxabana kwakho nentamo yakho elukhuni. Noma ngisaphila ngingena nawe, njalo uphikisana loJehova. Kakhulu kangakanani lapho ngiyobe sengifile?
31:28	Ngibutheleni bonke abakhulu ngokuzalwa ezizweni zenu, kanye nabafundisi benu, futhi ngizokhuluma lawa mazwi ezindlebeni zabo, futhi ngiyobiza izulu nomhlaba njengofakazi ngokumelene nabo.
31:29	Ngoba ngiyakwazi lokho, ngemva kokufa kwami, uyakwenza ububi, nizochezuka masinyane endleleni enginiyale ngayo. Manje, ububi buyohlangana nawe ngesikhathi sokuphela, lapho nenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova ukuba nimcunule ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu.”
31:30	Wakhuluma kanjalo uMose, ezindlebeni zebandla lonke lakoIsrayeli, amazwi alesi canticle, waqeda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni.

Duteronomi 32

32:1	“Lalela, O mazulu, kulokhu engikushoyo. Umhlaba mawuzwe amazwi omlomo wami.
32:2	Imfundiso yami mayibuthene njengemvula. Ubugagu bami mabumbe njengamazolo, njengenkungu phezu kwezitshalo, nanjengamathonsi amanzi otshanini.
32:3	Ngoba ngizabiza ibizo leNkosi. Vuma ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu wethu!
32:4	Imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu iphelele, zonke izindlela zakhe ziyizahlulelo. UNkulunkulu uthembekile, akanabo ububi. Ulungile futhi uqotho.
32:5	Sebemonile, nasekungcoleni kwabo abasiwo amadodana akhe. Bayisizukulwane esonakele nesiphambeneyo.
32:6	Lokhu kungaba kanjani yimbuyiselo ongayinikela eNkosini, O bantu abayiziwula nabangenangqondo? Akayena yini uYihlo?, ngubani okudlile, futhi wakwenza, futhi wakudala?
32:7	Khumbula izinsuku zasendulo. Cabangela isizukulwane ngasinye. Buza ubaba wakho, futhi uyakumemezela kini. Buza abadala bakho, futhi bazakutshela.
32:8	Lapho oPhezukonke ehlukanisa izizwe, lapho ehlukanisa amadodana ka-Adamu, wamisa imikhawulo yezizwe ngokwenani labantwana bakoIsrayeli.
32:9	Kodwa isabelo sikaJehova singabantu bakhe: uJakobe, isabelo sefa lakhe.
32:10	Wamthola ezweni eliwugwadule, endaweni esabekayo nehlane elikhulu. Wamhola wamfundisa, wamlinda njengenhlamvu yeso lakhe,
32:11	njengoba nje ukhozi lukhuthaza amaphuphu alo ukuba andize, futhi, endiza phezu kwabo, welula amaphiko alo, futhi abakhuphule, futhi iwathwale emahlombe ayo.
32:12	INkosi yodwa yayingumholi wayo, kwakungekho nkulunkulu wezizweni kanye naye.
32:13	Wammisa phezu kwezwe eliphakemeyo, ukuze adle izithelo zamasimu, ukuze adle uluju lwedwala, namafutha etsheni elinzima kakhulu,
32:14	ibhotela emhlambini, nobisi lwezimvu, namafutha amawundlu, kanye nezinqama nezimpongo zamadodana aseBashani, ngenhlamvu kakolweni, ukuze anathe igazi elingaxutshiwe lezithelo zomvini.
32:15	Othandiweyo wakhuluphala, wakhahlela. Njengoba esekhuluphele futhi ewugqinsi futhi ebanzi, wamshiya uNkulunkulu, uMenzi wakhe, wasuka kuNkulunkulu, uMsindisi wakhe.
32:16	Bamcunula ngezithixo ezingaziwa, bamthukuthelisa ngezinengiso zabo.
32:17	Bahlabela amademoni hhayi kuNkulunkulu, konkulunkulu ababengabazi, ababesanda kufika nabasanda kufika, oyise ababengamkhonzi.
32:18	Nimshiyile uNkulunkulu owanikhulelwa, futhi usukhohliwe uJehova owakudalayo.
32:19	INkosi yabona, wathukuthela. Ngokuba amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe amcunula.
32:20	Wathi: ‘Ngizobafihlela ubuso bami, futhi ngizobheka ukuphela kwabo. Ngokuba lesi yisizukulwane esiphambeneyo, futhi bangamadodana angathembekile.
32:21	Bangicunule ngokungesiye uNkulunkulu, futhi bangithukuthelisile ngobuze babo. Manje, Ngizobacasula ngalokho okungesona isizwe, ngizabathukuthelisa ngesizwe esingelangqondo.
32:22	Kokhelwe umlilo ekuthukutheleni kwami, futhi liyosha kuze kufike esihogweni esijulile, futhi iyoshwabadela umhlaba kanye nemikhiqizo yawo, futhi uyoshisa izisekelo zezintaba.
32:23	ngiyakunqwabelanisa okubi phezu kwabo, futhi ngizokwelula imicibisholo yami phakathi kwabo.
32:24	Bayoqedwa yindlala, nezinyoni ngokuluma okubabayo ziyakuwashwabadela. ngiyakuthuma phakathi kwazo amazinyo ezilo, kanye nolaka lwezidalwa ezihamba emhlabathini, kanye nezinyoka.
32:25	Ngaphandle, inkemba iyobachitha; nangaphakathi, kuyoba khona ukwesaba, kakhulu insizwa njengentombi, kanye nengane esanda kuzalwa njengomdala.
32:26	ngithe: Bakuphi? ngizakwenza ukuthi ukukhunjulwa kwabo kuphele ebantwini.
32:27	Kodwa ngenxa yolaka lwezitha, Ngilibazise. Kungenjalo, mhlawumbe izitha zabo zingazidla, zisho: “Isandla sethu esiphakeme, hhayi iNkosi, wenze zonke lezi zinto.”
32:28	Bayisizwe esingenangqondo nesingenangqondo.
32:29	Ngifisa sengathi bangahlakanipha futhi baqonde, futhi yayiyonikeza ukuphela.’
32:30	Kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi oyedwa asukele inkulungwane, futhi ababili baxosha izinkulungwane eziyishumi? Akukhona yini ukuthi uNkulunkulu wabo uzithengisile, futhi ngoba iNkosi ibabikile?
32:31	Ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu akafani nonkulunkulu bazo. Nezitha zethu zingabahluleli.
32:32	Imivini yabo ingeyezivini zaseSodoma, kodwa emadlelweni aseGomora. Izithelo zomvini zabo ziyizithelo zenyongo, amahlukuzo awo amagilebhisi ayababa kakhulu.
32:33	Iwayini labo liyinyongo yezinyoka, futhi kungubuthi obungelapheki bezinyoka.
32:34	‘Azibekelwanga yini lezi zinto kimi, futhi ngivalwe phakathi kwengcebo yami?
32:35	Impindiselo ingeyami, futhi ngizobabuyisela ngesikhathi esifanele, ukuze unyawo lwabo lushelele, liwe. Selusondele usuku lokubhubha, futhi isikhathi siyashesha ukuvela.’
32:36	UJehova uyakwahlulela abantu bakhe, futhi uyozihawukela izinceku zakhe. Uyobona ukuthi isandla sabo sibuthakathaka, nokuthi labo ababevalelwe nabo bahlulekile, nokuthi labo abasele ngemuva baqedwe.
32:37	Futhi uzothi: ‘Baphi onkulunkulu babo, ababethembele kuye?
32:38	Badla amanoni ezisulu zabo, baphuza iwayini leminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa. Ngakho-ke laba mabasukume, futhi alethe impumuzo kuwe, futhi akuvikele osizini lwakho.
32:39	Bheka ngingedwa, futhi akakho omunye unkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. Ngizobulala, ngiyakwenza ukuba ngiphile. Ngizoshaya, futhi ngizophilisa. futhi akakho ongophula esandleni sami;.
32:40	ngiyakuphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini, futhi ngizothi: Ngiphila kwaphakade.
32:41	Lapho ngilola inkemba yami njengombani, isandla sami sibamba ukwahlulela, khona ngiyakubuyisela impindiselo ezitheni zami, futhi ngizobuyisela abangizondayo.
32:42	Ngizofaka imicibisholo yami ngegazi, inkemba yami iyakudla inyama: egazini lababuleweyo labathunjwayo, ekhanda lezitha elisobala.’
32:43	Nina zizwe, dumisani abantu bakhe! Ngoba uyophindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe. Futhi uyokwabela impindiselo ezitheni zabo. Futhi uyoba nomusa ezweni labantu bakhe.
32:44	Ngakho-ke, UMose wahamba wakhuluma onke amazwi aleli canticle ezindlebeni zabantu, bobabili yena noJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni.
32:45	Wawaqeda onke lawa mazwi, ekhuluma kuIsrayeli wonke.
32:46	Wathi kubo: “Bekani izinhliziyo zenu kuwo wonke amazwi engiwafakazela kini namuhla. kanjalo uyakuyala amadodana akho, Ihlobo elidlule, nokwenza, lokugcwalisa konke okulotshiweyo kulumthetho.
32:47	Ngokuba lezi zinto aziphathiswanga ize, kodwa ukuze ngamunye aphile ngazo, futhi kanjalo, ekwenzeni lokhu, ungahlala isikhathi eside ezweni, eniyongena lapho niwela iJordani ukuba nilidle.”
32:48	UJehova wakhuluma kuMose ngalona lolo suku, ethi:
32:49	“Khuphuka kule ntaba, Abarim, (leyo, kweziphambano) eNtabeni iNebo, esezweni lakwaMowabi, maqondana leJeriko, futhi ubuke izwe laseKhanani, engizabanikela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuze balithole. Futhi niyofela entabeni.
32:50	Ngemva kokuyikhwela, uzohlanganiswa nabantu bakini, njengoba nje umfowenu u-Aroni afela eNtabeni yaseHori, futhi wabekwa nabantu bakhe.
32:51	Ngoba naphambuka kimi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, Emanzini Okuphikisana, eKadeshi, ehlane laseSini. Futhi awuzange ungingcwelise phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
32:52	Uyobona izwe elibhekene nawe, engizakunika abantwana bakoIsrayeli, kodwa aniyikungena kuwo.

Duteronomi 33

33:1	Lesi yisibusiso, ngoMose, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wababusisa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe.
33:2	Wathi: “UJehova waphuma eSinayi, wasivukela eSeyiri. Wavela entabeni yasePharanu, nezinkulungwane zabangcwele zazikanye naye. Umthetho ovuthayo wawusesandleni sakhe sokunene.
33:3	Wayebathanda abantu; bonke abangcwele basesandleni sakhe. Futhi labo abasondela ezinyaweni zakhe bayokwamukela emfundisweni yakhe.
33:4	UMose wasiyala ngomthetho, ifa lesixuku sikaJakobe.
33:5	Inkosi izakuba nokulunga okukhulu, ekubuthweni kwezikhulu zabantu kanye nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.
33:6	Vumela uRuben aphile, futhi angafi, makabe mncane ngesibalo.”
33:7	Lesi yisibusiso sikaJuda. “Yizwa, O Nkosi, izwi likaJuda, futhi umholele kubantu bakhe. Izandla zakhe ziyakumlwela, yena uyakuba ngumsizi wakhe ezitheni zakhe.”
33:8	Ngokunjalo, kuLevi wathi: “Ukuphelela kwakho nezimfundiso zakho kungokomuntu wakho ongcwele, enibavivinye ngokulinga, futhi owamahlulela eManzini Okuphikiswa.
33:9	Uthe kuyise nakunina, 'Angikwazi,’ nakubafowabo, ‘Ngiyokunganaki.’ Futhi abawazi amadodana abo siqu. Abanjengalaba baligcinile izwi lakho futhi bagcinile isivumelwano sakho:
33:10	izahlulelo zakho, O Jakobe, nomthetho wakho, Israyeli. Bayakubeka impepho phambi kwentukuthelo yakho nomnikelo wokushiswa phezu kwe-altare lakho.
33:11	O Nkosi, busisa amandla akhe, futhi bamukele imisebenzi yezandla zakhe. Shaya imihlane yezitha zakhe, futhi abamzondayo mabasukume.
33:12	kuBenjamini wathi: “Othandiweyo weNkosi uyakuhlala eqinisekile kuye. Uzohlala usuku lonke, sengathi usegumbini lomakoti, futhi uyophumula phakathi kwezingalo zakhe.
33:13	Ngokunjalo, kuJosefa wathi: “Izwe lakhe liyakuba ngesibusiso sikaJehova, ezithelweni zezulu, kanye namazolo, kanye kwalasha ongaphansi,
33:14	kusukela ezithelweni zezitshalo ngaphansi kwelanga nenyanga,
33:15	kusukela ekuphakameni kwezintaba zasendulo, ezithelweni zamagquma aphakade,
33:16	nasezithelweni zomhlaba kanye nayo yonke inala yawo. Kwangathi isibusiso salowo owavela ehlathini, uhlale ekhanda likaJosefa, nasesihlokweni sekhanda lomNaziri phakathi kwabafowabo.
33:17	Ubuhle bakhe bunjengobenkomo eyizibulo. Izimpondo zakhe zinjengezimpondo zikabhejane; uyakubavusela laba abezizwe, kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. Lezi ziyizixuku zakwa-Efrayimi, lezi izinkulungwane zakwaManase.”
33:18	KuZebuloni wathi: “Jabulani, O Zabuloni, ekuhambeni kwakho, no-Isakare, ematabernakele akho.
33:19	Bayobizela izizwe entabeni. Lapho, bayakuhlabela izisulu zokulunga, abadla izamcolo zolwandle, sengathi kusebisini, naphezu kwengcebo efihliweyo yesihlabathi.”
33:20	Wathi kuGadi: “Ubusisiwe uGadi ngobubanzi bakhe. Uphumule njengebhubesi, futhi ubambe ingalo nenhloko yekhanda.
33:21	Futhi usezibonile ezakhe kuqala, uthisha wakhe azibekelele njengesabelo sakhe. Wayekanye nezikhulu zabantu, wafeza ukulunga kukaJehova, nesahlulelo sakhe ku-Israyeli.”
33:22	Ngokunjalo, kuDan wathi: “UDani yibhubesi elincane. Uyakugobhoza kakhulu evela eBashani.”
33:23	kuNafetali wathi: “UNafetali uyodla ngokuchichimayo, futhi uyogcwala izibusiso zeNkosi. Uyodla ifa lolwandle neMeridiyani.”
33:24	Ngokunjalo, ku-Asheri wathi: “U-Asheri makabusiswe ngamadodana. Makathandeke kubafowabo, agcobhoze unyawo lwakhe emafutheni.
33:25	Isicathulo sakhe siyakuba sensimbi nesethusi. Njengezinsuku zobusha bakho, kanjalo kuyakuba njalo ukuguga kwenu.
33:26	Akekho omunye unkulunkulu onjengoNkulunkulu olungileyo kakhulu. Ogibela izulu ungumsizi wakho. Ubuhle bakhe buhlakaza amafu.
33:27	Indawo yakhe yokuhlala ingaphezulu, nezingalo zaphakade ziphansi. uyakuxosha isitha phambi kobuso bakho, futhi uzakuthi: ‘Bephuke ngokuphelele!'
33:28	U-Israyeli uyakuhlala evikelekile futhi eyedwa, njengeso likaJakobe ezweni lamabele nelewayini; amazulu ayakuba yinkungu ngamazolo.
33:29	Ubusisiwe wena, Israyeli. Ubani ofana nawe, abantu abasindisiwe nguJehova? Uyisihlangu sosizo lwakho nenkemba yenkazimulo yakho. Izitha zakho ziyonqaba ukukuvuma, kanjalo uyakunyathela ezintanyeni zazo.”

Duteronomi 34

34:1	Ngakho-ke, UMose wenyuka emathafeni akwaMowabi waya eNtabeni iNebo, esiqongweni sasePisga, maqondana leJeriko. Futhi uJehova wamembulela lonke izwe lakwaGileyadi, kuze kufike kuDan,
34:2	noNafetali wonke, nezwe lakwa-Efrayimi nelakwaManase, nezwe lonke lakwaJuda, kuze kufike olwandle olukude,
34:3	kanye nesifunda esiseningizimu, nobubanzi bethafa laseJeriko, umuzi wamasundu, kuze kufike eZowari.
34:4	Yathi kuye iNkosi: “Yizwe leli, engafunga ngakho kuAbrahama, Isaka, kanye noJakobe, ethi: ngizayinika inzalo yakho. Ukubonile ngamehlo akho, kodwa ungaweli ukuya khona.
34:5	NoMose, inceku yeNkosi, wafela kuleyondawo, ezweni lakwaMowabi, ngomyalo weNkosi.
34:6	Wammbela esigodini sasezweni lakwaMowabi, maqondana nePeyori. Futhi akekho owaziyo ukuthi ithuna lakhe likuphi, kuze kube lamuhla.
34:7	UMose wayeneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili ekufeni kwakhe. Iso lakhe lalingafiphele, futhi amazinyo akhe awasuswanga.
34:8	Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamkhalela emathafeni akwaMowabi izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu. Bese kuthi-ke izinsuku zokulila kwabo, lapho bemzilela uMose, zaqedwa.
34:9	Ngempela, UJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, wagcwala umoya wokuhlakanipha, ngoba uMozisi wayebekile izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe. Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamlalela, benza njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.
34:10	Futhi akekho omunye umprofethi owavela kwaIsrayeli njengoMose, owamaziyo uJehova ubuso nobuso,
34:11	eyodwa nazo zonke izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ayithumela ngaye, ukucula ezweni laseGibithe, ngokumelene noFaro, nezinceku zakhe zonke, nezwe lakhe lonke,
34:12	noma onesandla esinamandla nezimangaliso ezinkulu kangaka uMose azenzayo phambi kwamehlo ka-Israyeli wonke.