Deuteronomy 32

1“Lalelani, we mazulu, ngizakhuluma,
zwana, we mhlaba, amazwi omlomo wami.
2Akuthi imfundiso yami inethe njengezulu
kuthi amazwi ami ehle njengamazolo,
njengemifefezo etshanini obutsha,
njengezulu elinengi phezu kwamahlumela.

3Ngizaliphakamisa ibizo likaThixo.
Yebo dumisani ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu wethu!
4UliDwala, imisebenzi yakhe iphelele,
njalo zonke izindlela zakhe zilungile.
UNkulunkulu othembekileyo ongenzi okubi,
uqotho njalo ulungile yena.

5Sebenze okubi phambi kwakhe;
balihlazo kabase bantwabakhe,
kodwa isizukulwane esixhwalileyo lesingaqondanga.
6Yiyonale na indlela yokubonga kwenu uThixo,
lina ziwula zabantu abangelakuhlakanipha?
KasuYihlo, uMdali wenu,
owalenzayo njalo owalibumbayo na?

7Khumbulani insuku zakudala;
likhumbule izizukulwane zasendulo.
Buza uyihlo yena uzakutshela,
abadala benu, njalo bazakuchasisela.
8Kwathi oPhezukonke esephe izizwe ilifa lazo,
eselwahlukanisile uluntu,
walufakela imingcele,
kusiya ngenani lamadodana ka-Israyeli.
9Ngoba isabelo sikaThixo ngabantu bakhe,
uJakhobe yisabelo sakhe esikhethiweyo.

10Wamfica elizweni eliyinkangala,
indawo engatheli lutho njalo elodlame.
Wamvikela, wamonga;
wamsingatha njengegugu lakhe,
11njengokhozi lunyakazisa isidleke salo,
beselundiza phezu kwamachwane alo,
lwelule amaphiko alo ukuwagola,
luwathwale ngamaphiko alo.
12Nguye yedwa uThixo owamkhokhelayo;
kungekho unkulunkulu wezizweni owayelaye.

13Wamkhweza engqongeni yelizwe
wamondla ngezithelo zeganga.
Wamondla ngoluju olwaluvela edwaleni,
langamafutha aphuma ezingoxweni zeliwa,
14lezankefu langochago oluvela emihlambini yenkomo leyezimvu;
lamazinyane anonisiweyo ezimvu lembuzi,
lenqama zekhethelo zaseBhashani,
kanye lengqoloyi elezinhlamvu ezinhle.
Wanatha igazi eliphuphumayo lesithelo samavini.

15UJeshuruni wazimuka watshakala;
esesuthi ukudla, wakhuluphala waba butshelezi.
Wamlahla uNkulunkulu owamdalayo
waliphika iDwala uMsindisi wakhe.
16Bambangela ubukhwele ngabonkulunkulu babo bezizweni
bamthukuthelisa ngezithombe zabo ezinengekayo.
17Benza imihlatshelo kuwo amadimoni, wona angasiNkulunkulu,
onkulunkulu ababengazange babazi,
onkulunkulu ababesanda kuvela,
onkulunkulu ababengakhonzwa ngoyihlo.
18Walihlamukela iDwala, elinguyihlo;
wakhohlwa uNkulunkulu owakuzalayo.

19 UThixo wakubona lokhu wabafulathela
ngoba wathukutheliswa ngamadodana lamadodakazi akhe.
20‘Ngizabufihla ubuso bami kubo,’ watsho uThixo,
‘ngize ngibone ukuthi bazaphetha ngani;
ngoba bayisizukulwana esixhwalileyo
abantwana abangathembekanga.
21Bangenza ngaba lobukhwele ngalokho okwakungasinkulunkulu
njalo bangithukuthelisa ngezithombe zabo ezingasizi lutho.
Ngizabavusela umhawu ngesizwe esingesibantu balutho;
ngibazondise ngesizwe esingazwisisiyo.
22Ngoba umlilo usulunyathiswe yikuthukuthela kwami,
wona otshisa ujule uze uyethinta ukufa ngaphansi.
Uzahangula udle umhlaba kanye lesivuno sawo
uthungele lezinsika zezintaba.

23Ngizabehlisela izigigaba,
imitshoko yami iphelele phezu kwabo.
24Ngizabathumela inkengane eqeda amandla,
izifo ezibhubhisayo lomkhuhlane otshabalalisayo;
ngizabathumela amazinyo abukhali ezinyamazana zeganga,
ubuthi bezinhlangwana ezihuquzelayo emhlabathini.
25Ezindleleni inkemba izabaswelisa abantwana,
emizini kuzabusa uchuku.
Amadodana lamadodakazi azabhujiswa aphele,
abantwana abancinyane kanye lamadoda alenwele ezimhlophe.
26Ngithe ngizabachitha
ngisuse imbali yabo bakhohlakale emhlabeni,
27kodwa ngesaba ukweyisa kwesitha,
funa isitha singezwisisi
besesisithi, “Isandla sethu sinqobile,
njalo uThixo kakwenzanga konke lokhu.” ’

28Bayisizwe esingelangqondo,
akukho ukuqedisisa kubo.
29Ngabe kodwa bahlakaniphile njalo bezwisise lokhu,
babe lokuqedisisa ukuthi sizakuba yini isiphetho sabo!
30Kungenzeka njani ukuthi umuntu oyedwa axotshane lenkulungwane,
loba ababili basukele izinkulungwane ezilitshumi zibaleke na,
ngaphandle kokuthi iDwala labo nxa labathengisa;
langaphandle kokuthi uThixo wabo esebahlanekele?
31Ngoba elabo idwala alinjengelethu iDwala,
njengoba lezitha zethu zivuma.
32Iwayini labo livela esivinini saseSodoma
lasemasimini aseGomora.
Amagrebisi abo agcwele itshefu,
lamaxha awo amunyu.
33Iwayini labo liyibuthi bezinyoka,
ubuhlungu obubulalayo bezinhlangwana.

34‘Kambe lokhu angikugodlanga na
ngakugcikela eziphaleni zami na?
35Ukuphindisela ngokwami; ngizabuyisela.
Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo unyawo lwabo luzatshelela;
usuku lwabo lokubhujiswa luseduze,
ukuchitheka kwabo kubalanda ngesiqubu.’

36 UThixo uzakwahlulela abantu bakhe,
abe lozwelo ezincekwini zakhe
lapho esebona amandla abo ephela
njalo kakho ozasala, isigqili loba okhululekileyo.
37Uzakuthi: ‘Kanti bangaphi onkulunkulu babo,
lelodwala ababephephela kulo,
38onkulunkulu abadla amafutha emihlatshelo yabo
njalo banatha iwayini elingumnikelo wokunathwayo kwabo?
Kabaphakame balincedise!
Kabaliphe umthunzi wokuphephela!

39Angithi liyazibonela ukuthi Mina ngiNguye!
Kakho omunye unkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.
Ngiyabhubhisa njalo ngiyaphilisa.
Ngilimazile njalo ngizelapha,
kakho ongaphunyuka esandleni sami.
40Ngiphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini ngithi:
Njengoba ngeqiniso ngiphila nini lanini,
41nxa ngilola inkemba yami ephazimayo
lesandla sami siyibamba ekwehluleleni,
ngizaphindisela kuzozonke izitha zami,
ngiphindisele kulabo abangizondayo.
42Imitshoko yami izagava igazi,
kanti inkemba izakudla enyameni:
igazi lalabo ababulawayo labathunjwayo,
amakhanda alabo abangabakhokheli bezitha.’

43Jabulani, lina zizwe, kanye labantu bakhe,
ngoba uzaphindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe,
uzaphindisela ezitheni zakhe,
njalo enzele ilizwe lakhe labantu bakhe indlela yokubuyisana.”
44UMosi weza loJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wethula wonke amazwi engoma le abantu bonke besizwa. 45UMosi wathi eqeda ukuwethula lamazwi phambi kwabo bonke abako-Israyeli, 46wathi kubo, “Alondolozeni ezinhliziyweni zenu wonke lamazwi engiwethule phambi kwenu ngesifungo lamuhla, ukuze libe lakho ukubalaya abantwabenu ukuba bawalalele ngonanzelelo amazwi alo umthetho. 47Akusimazwi alula nje kini, ayikuphila kwenu. Ngala amazwi lizaphila isikhathi eside elizweni eselingena kulo lichapha uJodani ukuba lilithathe libe ngelenu.”

UMosi Uzafela Entabeni YaseNebho

48Ngalolosuku uThixo watshela uMosi wathi, 49“Khwela uye okhahlamba lwezintaba zase-Abharimi eNtabeni yaseNebho kwelamaMowabi, ngaphetsheya kweJerikho, ukuze ubone iKhenani, ilizwe engilinika abako-Israyeli ukuba balithathe libe ngelabo. 50Phezu kwaleyontaba okhwele phezu kwayo uzakufa umbelwe uye kubokhokho bakho njengoba u-Aroni laye wafela entabeni yaseHori wembelwa kwabakibo. 51Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi lina lobabili lalahla ithemba lenu kimi phambi kwabako-Israyeli emachibini aseMeribha Khadeshi, eNkangala yaseZini langenxa yokuthi alizange lime ngobungcwele bami phambi kwabako-Israyeli. 52Ngenxa yalokho, ilizwe uzalibonela kude, awusoze ungene elizweni esengilinika abako-Israyeli ukuba bangene kulo.”