Deu 12 | NdeIBE | STEP | Lezi yizo izimiso lemilayo okumele likugcine ngonanzelelo elizweni uJehova waboyihlo, alinika lona ukuba libe ngelenu nxa lilokhu lisahlala kulelo lizwe.

Deuteronomy 12

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1 Lezi yizo izimiso lemilayo okumele likugcine ngonanzelelo elizweni uJehova waboyihlo, alinika lona ukuba libe ngelenu nxa lilokhu lisahlala kulelo lizwe. 2 Dilizani ngokupheleleyo zonke izindawo izizwe elizinqobayo ezazikhonzela onkulunkulu bazo khona, ezintabeni eziphakemeyo lasemaqaqeni kanye langaphansi kwezihlahla ezinabileyo.

3 Dilizani ama-alithare ezizwe, libhidlize amatshe abawakhonzayo litshise izinsika zika-Ashera emlilweni, dilizelani phansi izithombe zabo lihle lichithe licitshe amabizo abo kulezondawo.

4 Lingalandeli izindlela zabo zokukhonza uJehova wenu. 5 Kodwa lizadinga indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu azayikhetha phakathi kwazo zonke izizwana zenu, ukuze abeke iBizo lakhe lapho ahlale khona. Kumele liye kuleyo ndawo; 6 khonapho lilethe iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo, lokwetshumi kwenu lezipho zenu eziqakathekileyo, lokho elifunge ukukunikela kanye leminikelo yenu yokuzithandela, amazibulo emihlambi yenu yezinkomo leyezimvu. 7 Khonapho, phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, lina kanye labantwabenu lizakudla njalo lijabule ngakho konke elike labeka izandla zenu kukho, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulibusisile.

8 Lingabokwenza njengalokhu esikwenza lamuhla, ngamunye esenza njengokubona kwakhe, 9 ngoba lingakangeni endaweni yokuphumula kanye lelifeni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona. 10 Kodwa lizachapha uJodani liyekwakha lihlale elizweni uJehova uNkulunkulu alinika lona ukuba libe yilifa lenu, njalo uzaliphumuza ezitheni zenu elakhelene lazo ukuze lihlale livikelekile.

11 Okumayelana lendawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu azayikhetha ibe likhaya leBizo lakhe – kulapho elizaletha konke engililaya ngakho: iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo, okwetshumi kwenu lezipho zenu eziqakathekileyo, kanye lazo zonke izimpahla zekhethelo elifunge ngazo kuJehova. 12 Khona lapho lijabule phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, lina, amadodana lamadodakazi enu, izisebenzi zenu zesilisa lezesifazana, kanye labaLevi abavela emadolobheni enu, abangelasabelo loba ilifa abaliphiwayo libe ngelabo. 13 Limukani linganikeleli iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa ingqe kungaphi elithanda khona. 14 Nikelelani kuphela endaweni uJehova azayikhetha phakathi kwezizwana zenu kuthi selilapho linanzelele konke engililaya ngakho.

15 Ngalokho-ke, selilakho ukuhlaba izifuyo zenu lizibulale njengalokhu okwenziwayo emadolobheni enu njalo lidle yonke leyo nyama elifisa ukuyidla, kungani lithaka loba imbabala, kusiya ngesibusiso leso lowo lalowo ayabebusiswe ngaso yiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. Bonke labangahlanzekanga labahlanzekileyo ngokomkhuba bavunyelwe ukuyidla. 16 Kodwa lingadli igazi lazo; lilahleni kungathi lichitha amanzi phansi. 17 Lingakudli emadolobheni enu okwetshumi kwamabele enu kanye lokwewayini elitsha lamafutha, loba amazibulo emihlambi yezifuyo zenu, lakho konke eselifunge lathembisa ukuba lizanikela ngakho, leminikelo yokuzikhethela ukunikela loba izipho eziqakathekileyo. 18 Kodwa kumele likudle phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu endaweni ezakhethwa nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu – lina, amadodana lamadodakazi enu, izisebenzi zenu zesilisa lezesifazana, kanye labaLevi abavela emadolobheni enu – lina labo lizajabula phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngakho konke elikuphatha ngezandla zenu. 19 Linanzelele lingalibali beselikhohlwa abaLevi nxa lilokhu lisahlala elizweni lenu.

20 Nxa uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu eseqhelisile ilizwe lenu njengokulethembisa kwakhe, libe seliloyisa ukudla inyama lithi, “Ngifisa ukudla inyama,” kulapho elizakudla khona lize lifike lapho elithanda khona. 21 Nxa indawo leyo lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akhetha ukubeka iBizo lakhe ikhatshana kakhulu lani, lingahlaba emihlambini yezifuyo leyezimvu njengokuyiphiwa kwenu nguJehova, njengoba ngililayile, kuthi emadolobheni enu lizidle lezo zifuyo njengokuthanda kwenu.

22 Lidle kungathi lidla ithaka lembabala. Bonke abangahlanzekanga ngokomkhuba labahlanzekileyo bangadla. 23 Kodwa linanzelele lingadli igazi, ngoba igazi yiyo impilo ngakho akufanelanga ukuthi lidle impilo, lenyama.

24 Lingabokudla igazi; lichitheleni emhlabathini kungathi lilahla amanzi. 25 Lingadli, ukuze kulihambele kuhle lina kanye labantwabenu abezayo, ngoba lizabe lenze okuhle emehlweni kaJehova.

26 Kodwa thathani lokho okugcotshiweyo lalokho elifunge ukukunikela lisuke liye endaweni ezakhethwa nguJehova. 27 Lethani iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa e-alithareni leNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, konke inyama kanye legazi. Igazi leminikelo yenu lilichithele phansi kwealithare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, kodwa lingadla inyama yakhona. 28 Linanzelele lilandele iziqondiso zonke engilinika zona, ukuze kulihambele kuhle lina kanye labantwabenu abezayo ngemuva kwenu, ngoba lizabe lenze okuhle njalo kulungile emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. 29 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzazichitha phambi kwenu zonke izizwe okufanele lizihlasele libe selizemuka okungokwazo. Kodwa nxa selizinqobile lazichitha selihlezi elizweni lazo,

30 njalo nxa sezichithiwe phambi kwenu, liqaphele lingahugeki ngokubuza ngabonkulunkulu bazo lisithi, “Kanti zona lezi zizwe zibakhonza njani onkulunkulu bazo? Lathi sizakwenza okufananayo.”

31 Lingabokhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngendlela abakhonza ngayo, ngoba ekukhonzeni kwabo onkulunkulu babo, benza konke okunengisayo okungasoze kwamukeleke kuJehova. Baya baze batshise amadodana lamadodakazi abo emlilweni bethi bayanikela kubonkulunkulu babo.

32 Nanzelelani ukuthi lenza lokho engililaya ngakho, lingengezeleli loba liphungule kulokho.