Deuteronomy 6

Umlayo omkhulu

1Lale yimilayo, izimiso, lezahlulelo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elaya ukulifundisa, ukuthi lizenze elizweni elichaphela kulo ukuthi lidle ilifa lalo a, 2ukuze uyesabe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcina zonke izimiso zayo lemithetho yayo engikulaya yona, wena lendodana yakho lendodana yendodana yakho, zonke izinsuku zempilo yakho b, ukuze insuku zakho zelulwe c. 3Ngakho zwana, Israyeli, unanzelele ukuzenza, ukuze kukulungele, ukuze wande kakhulu d, njengokuthembisa kweNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo kuwe e, elizweni eligeleza uchago loluju f.

4Zwana, Israyeli, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, yiNkosi yinye g. 5Njalo wothanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke h langomphefumulo wakho wonke langamandla akho wonke. i 6Njalo amazwi la engikulaya ngawo lamuhla azakuba senhliziyweni yakho j; 7njalo uzawafundisa abantwana bakho ngokukhuthala, uzakhuluma ngawo lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, lalapho uhamba endleleni, lalapho ulala, lalapho uvuka k. 8Uzawabophela esandleni sakho abe luphawu, njalo abe ngamafilakteriyu* phakathi laphakathi kwamehlo akho l. 9Njalo uzawabhala emigubazini yendlu yakho, lemasangweni akho m.

Abantwana bakoIsrayeli baxwayiswa ngokungalaleli

10Kuzakuthi lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikungenisa elizweni eyafunga kuboyihlo, kuAbrahama, kuIsaka lakuJakobe, ukukunika imizi emikhulu lemihle, ongayakhanga n, 11lezindlu ezigcwele zonke izinto ezinhle, ongazigcwalisanga, lemithombo eyagejwayo ongayigebhanga, izivini lezihlahla zemihlwathi ongazihlanyelanga, lapho udlile wasutha o, 12ziqaphele, hlezi uyikhohlwe iNkosi eyakukhupha elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqili. 13Uzayesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, uyikhonze p, ufunge ngebizo layo q. 14Lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu r, babonkulunkulu bezizwe ezilizungelezeleyo s. 15Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho inguNkulunkulu olobukhwele phakathi kwakho t, hlezi ulaka lweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho lukuvuthele, ikuchithe usuke ebusweni bomhlaba u.

16Lingayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu v njengalokhu layilinga eMasa w. 17Ligcine lokugcina imilayo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lobufakazi bayo, lezimiso zayo, ekulaye zona x. 18Njalo wenze okuqondileyo lokulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi, ukuze kukulungele, lokuthi ungene udle ilifa lelizwe elihle, iNkosi eyalifungela oyihlo y, 19ukuxotsha zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, njengalokhu iNkosi ikhulumile z. 20Lapho indodana yakho ikubuza esikhathini esizayo isithi: Buyini ubufakazi lezimiso lezahlulelo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu elilaye zona aa? 21Khona uzakuthi endodaneni yakho: Sasiyizigqili zikaFaro eGibhithe, leNkosi yasikhupha eGibhithe ngesandla esilamandla ab. 22Njalo iNkosi yenza izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ezinkulu lezimbi eGibhithe, phezu kukaFaro laphezu kwendlu yakhe yonke, phambi kwamehlo ethu ac. 23Yasikhupha khona ukuze isingenise, ukusinika ilizwe eyalifungela obaba. 24INkosi yasisilaya ukwenza zonke lezizimiso, ukwesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ad, ukuze kusilungele insuku zonke ae, ukusilondoloza siphila njengalamuhla af. 25Kuzakuba yikulunga kithi, uba sinanzelela ukwenza limilayo yonke phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokusilaya kwayo ag.

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