Deu 26 | NdeIBE | STEP | Nxa usungenile elizweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona njengelifa njalo usulithethe wahlala kulo

Deuteronomy 26

Izithelo zakuqala loKwetshumi

1 Nxa usungenile elizweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona njengelifa njalo usulithethe wahlala kulo

2 thatha ezinye zezithelo zakuqala zazo zonke izilimo zomhlabathi welizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona uzifake esitsheni. Uhambe uye endaweni leyo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho azayikhetha njengendawo yokuhlala yeBizo lakhe 3 uthi kumphristi osesikhundleni ngalesosikhathi, “Ngiyamemezela lamuhla kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuthi sengifikile elizweni uJehova afunga kubokhokho bethu ukuthi uzasinika lona.” 4 Umphristi uzakwamukela isitsha esisezandleni zakho asibeke phansi phambi kwe-alithare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. 5 Ngakho uzakutsho phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uthi: “Ubaba wayeluzulani lom-Aramu, wehla waya eGibhithe elabantu abalutshwana bafika bahlala khona baze baba yisizwe esikhulu kakhulu, esilamandla njalo esilabantu abanengi kakhulu. 6 Kodwa amaGibhithe asiphatha ngochuku, asihlupha, asisebenzisa nzima.

7 Ngakho sakhala kuJehova, uNkulunkulu wabokhokho bethu, uJehova walizwa ilizwi lethu njalo wabona lokuhlupheka kwethu, ukutshikatshika kwethu kanye lokucindezelwa kwethu. 8 Ngenxa yalokho uJehova wasikhupha elizweni laseGibhithe ngesandla esilamandla langengalo eyeluliweyo, ngezenzo ezesabekayo langezibonakaliso kanye lezimangaliso.

9 Wasiletha kulindawo njalo wasinika lelilizwe, ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju; 10 khathesi sengiletha izithelo zakuqala zomhlabathi lowo, O Jehova, onginike wona.” Uzabeka isitsha phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho umkhothamele.

11 Ngakho wena labaLevi kanye labezizweni abahlala phakathi kwenu lizathokoza ezintweni zonke ezinhle uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike zona wena kanye labendlu yakho.

12 Kuzakuthi lapho usuqedile ukwahlukanisa okwetshumi kwaso sonke isivuno sakho ngomnyaka wesithathu, okungumnyaka wokwetshumi, wena uzakunika umLevi, owezizweni, ongelayise kanye lomfelokazi, ukuze badle basuthe emadolobheni akho.

13 Tshono futhi kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uthi: “Sengikhuphile isabelo esingcwele endlini yami ngasinika umLevi, owezizweni, ongelayise lomfelokazi, njengokulaya kwakho. Kangeqanga imilayo yakho kumbe ukukhohlwa eminye yayo. 14 Angizange ngidle lutho lwesabelo esingcwele ngesikhathi sokulila, kumbe ukususa okunye kwakho ngesikhathi ngingongcolileyo, loba ukunikela ingxenye yakho kwabafileyo. Ngikulalele Jehova Nkulunkulu wami; ngenzile konke ongilaye khona. 15 Khangela phansi usezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala engcwele, ubusise abantu bakho abako-Israyeli kanye lelizwe osinike lona njengesithembiso owasenza ngesifungo kubokhokho bethu, ilizwe eligeleza uchago kanye loluju.”

Landelani imilayo kaJehova

16 UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakulaya lamuhla ukuba ulandele izimiso kanye lemithetho le; uyigcine ngonanzelelo olukhulu ngenhliziyo yakho yonke kanye langomphefumulo wakho wonke. 17 Lamuhla usuvume obala ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu wakho lokuthi uzahamba ezindleleni zakhe, ukuthi uzagcina izimiso zakhe, imilayo, lemithetho yakhe, lokuthi uzamlalela. 18 Futhi uJehova ukuvumile lamuhla ukuthi lina lingabantu bakhe, liyisabelo sakhe esiligugu njengokuthembisa kwakhe njalo kumele ligcine yonke imilayo yakhe.

19 Umemezele ukuthi uzaliphakamisa, ngodumo, ngokwaziwa langenhlonipho ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke azidalayo lokuthi lizakuba ngabantu abangcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, njengokuthembisa kwakhe.