Deu 7 | NdeIBE | STEP | Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu elingenisa elizweni alinika lona abe esexotsha izizwe ezinengi phambi kwenu – amaHithi, amaGirigashi, ama-Amori, amaKhenani, amaPherizi, amaHivi lamaJebusi, izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu njalo ezilamandla kulesenu

Deuteronomy 7

Ukuxotshwa kwezizwe

1 Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu elingenisa elizweni alinika lona abe esexotsha izizwe ezinengi phambi kwenu – amaHithi, amaGirigashi, ama-Amori, amaKhenani, amaPherizi, amaHivi lamaJebusi, izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu njalo ezilamandla kulesenu – 2 kuthi lapho uJehova wenu esezinikele ezandleni zenu lani selizinqobile kufanele lizitshabalalise ngokupheleleyo. Lingabi lesivumelwano lazo, njalo lingabi lesihawu kuzo. 3 Lingendiselani lazo. Lingendiseli amadodakazi enu emadodaneni azo, kumbe lithathele amadodana enu amadodakazi azo, 4 ngoba azaphambula amadodana enu ekungikhonzeni abesekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, kuthi ulaka lukaJehova luvuthe lulitshise litshabalale. 5 Nanku okumele likwenze kulezi zizwe: Dilizani ama-alithare azo, libhidlize amatshe eziwakhonzayo, ligamule izigodo zophawu luka-Ashera njalo litshise izithombe zazo ngomlilo. 6 Phela lina lingabantu abangcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulikhethile phakathi kwabantu bonke emhlabeni ukuthi libe ngabantu bakhe, isipho sakhe esiligugu.

7 UJehova kazange ehlisele uthando lwakhe phezu kwenu ngoba libanengi kulezinye izizwe, phela lina livele liyisizwe sabalutshwana.

8 Kodwa kungenxa yokuthi uJehova walithanda wagcina isifungo asifunga kubokhokho benu walikhupha ngesandla esilamandla walihlenga ezweni lobugqili, emandleni kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. 9 Yazini-ke ukuthi uJehova wenu unguNkulunkulu; unguNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano sothando kuze kufike esizukulwaneni senkulungwane salabo abamthandayo njalo begcina imilayo yakhe. 10 Kodwa labo abamzondayo uzaphindisela kubo ngokubabhubhisa; kayikuphuza ukuphindisela kulabo abamzondayo.

11 Kungakho, nanzelelani lilandele imilayo, izimiso kanye lemithetho engilinika yona lamuhla.

12 Nxa linanzelela limithetho njalo liyilandela, uJehova wenu uzagcina isivumelwano sakhe sothando kini, njengoba wafunga kubokhokho benu. 13 Uzalithanda alibusise andise ubunengi benu. Uzabusisa izithelo zenzalo yezisu zenu, izilimo emilimeni yenu – izinhlamvu zezilimo, iwayini elitsha kanye lamafutha – amathole emihlambi yezinkomo zenu kanye lamazinyane emihlambi yezimvu zenu elizweni afunga ukuthi uzalinika okhokho benu ukuba balinike lona. 14 Lina lizabusiswa okungaphezu kwabanye abantu; kakho phakathi kwamadoda labafazi kini ozaswela umntwana, njalo lezifuyo zenu ngeke ziswele amazinyane. 15 UJehova uzaliphephisa emikhuhlaneni yonke. Kayikulehlisela imikhuhlane yonke eyesabekayo elaliyibona eGibhithe, kodwa uzayehlisela kulabo abalizondayo. 16 Libobhubhisa bonke abantu uJehova abanikela ezandleni zenu. Lingabazweli usizi, lingakhonzi onkulunkulu babo, ngoba lokho kuzakuba yisithiyo kini.

17 Mhlawumbe lizakuthi, “Lezizizwe zilamandla kulathi. Sizazixotsha njani lapha?”

18 Kodwa lingazesabi; khumbulani ukuthi uJehova wenu wenzani kuFaro kanye lakulo lonke eleGibhithe. 19 Lazibonela ngawenu amehlo imilingo eminkulu, izibonakaliso zemilingo lezimanga, isandla esilamandla lokwelulwa kwengalo, khona okwasetshenziswa nguJehova wenu ukulikhupha. UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzakuphinda khonokho kubo laba abantu elibesabayo. 20 Phezu kwalokho uJehova wenu uzathumela olonyovu phakathi kwabo kuze kuthi labasilileyo balicatshela babhujiswe. 21 Lingabesabi, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ophakathi kwenu, nguJehova omkhulu njalo owesabekayo.

22 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzazidudula lezozizwe phambi kwenu kancane kancane. Aliyikuvunyelwa ukuzibhubhisa ngasikhathi sinye ngoba izinyamazana zeganga zinganda zilihanqe. 23 Kodwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzabanikela kini, abaphazamise baze babhujiswe. 24 Amakhosi azo uzawanikela ezandleni zenu, njalo lizakwesula amabizo awo ngaphansi komkhathi. Kakho ozakwenelisa ukumelana lani, lizababhubhisa. 25 Izithombe zabonkulunkulu bazo lizazitshisa ngomlilo. Lingahawukeli isiliva legolide eliphezu kwezithombe, lingazigcineli lona, ngoba lizabe selizibambisile emjibileni ngalo, ngoba liyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

26 Lingalethi okunengisayo ezindlini zenu, ngoba lani njengakho lokho lizakhethelwa ukubhujiswa. Kwenyanyeni linengeke ngakho, ngoba kumiselwe ukutshabalaliswa.