Deuteronomy 32

1Lalelani, 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 leNkosi. Yebo dumisani ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu!

4UliDwala, imisebenzi yakhe iphelele, njalo zonke izindlela zakhe zilungile. UNkulunkulu othembekileyo ongenzi okubi, uqotho njalo ulungile yena.

5Sebenze okubi phambi kwakhe; lihlazo ukuba kabase bantwabakhe, kodwa isizukulwana esixhwalileyo lesingaqondanga.

6Yiyonale na indlela yokubonga kwenu uJehova, lina ziwula zabantu abangelakuhlakanipha? KasuYihlo, uMdali wenu, owalenzayo njalo owalibumbayo na?

7Khumbulani izinsuku zakudala; likhumbule izizukulwana 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 sikaJehova ngabantu bakhe, uJakhobe yisabelo sakhe esikhethiweyo.

10Wamfumana elizweni eliyinkangala, inkangala engelazithelo, indawo emkhosi kawuvinjwa lutho. Wamvikela, wamonga; wamsingatha njengegugu lakhe,

11njengengqungqulu inyakazisa isidleke sayo, ibisindiza phezu kwamachwane ayo, eyelula amaphiko ayo ukuwagola, iwathwale ngamaphiko ayo.

12Nguye yedwa uJehova owamkhokhelayo; kungekho unkulunkulu wezizweni owayelaye.

13Wamkhweza enqongeni yelizwe wamondla ngezithelo zeganga. Wamonga ngoluju olwaluvela edwaleni, langamafutha aphuma ezingoxweni zeliwa,

14lezankefu langochago oluvela emihlambini yezinkomo leyezimvu; lamazinyane anonisiweyo ezimvu lezimbuzi, lezinqama zekhethelo zaseBhashani, kanye lengqoloyi elezinhlamvu ezinhle. Wanatha igazi eliphuphumayo lesithelo samavini.

15UJeshuruni wazimuka watshakala; esesuthi ukudla, wakhuluphala wababutshelezi. Wamlahla uNkulunkulu owamdalayo waliphika iDwala uMsindisi wakhe.

16Bambangela ubukhwele ngabonkulunkulu babo bezizweni bamthukuthelisa ngezithombe zabo ezinengekayo.

17Benza imihlatshelo kuwo kumadimoni, wona angayisuye uNkulunkulu – onkulunkulu ababengazange babazi, onkulunkulu ababesanda kuvela, onkulunkulu ababengakhonzwa ngoyihlo.

18Walihlamukela iDwala, elinguyihlo; wakhohlwa uNkulunkulu owakuzalayo.

19UJehova wakubona lokhu wabafulathela ngoba wathukutheliswa ngamadodana lamadodakazi akhe.

20“Ngizabufihla ubuso bami kubo,” watsho uJehova, “ngize ngibone ukuthi bazaphetha ngani; ngoba bayisizukulwana esixhwalileyo abantwana abangathembekanga.

21Bangenza ngaba lobukhwele ngalokho okwakungasunkulunkulu 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.

23“Ngizabehlisela izigigaba, imitshoko yami iphelele phezu kwabo.

24Ngizabathumela indlala eqeda amandla, izifo ezibhubhisayo lomkhuhlane oyibuthi; 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 izisongo zesitha, funa isitha singezwisisi besesisithi, ‘Isandla sethu sinqobile, njalo uJehova 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 uJehova 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 bamabululu.

34“Kambe lokhu angikugodlanga na ngakugcikela eziphaleni zami na?

35Ukuphindisela ngokwami; ngizabuyisela. Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo unyawo lwabo luzatshelela; usuku lwabo lokubhujiswa luseduze, ukuchitheka kwabo kuyabahubela.

36UJehova 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 ngelaphile kakho ongakhululwa esandleni sami.

40Ngiphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini ngithi: Njengoba ngeqiniso ngiphila nini lanini,

41nxa ngilola inkemba yami ephazimayo lesandla sami siyibamba ekwehluleleni, ngizaphindisela kuzo zonke 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 kwakhe wonke u-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 uJehova watshela uMosi wathi, 49“Khwela uye okhahlamba lwezintaba zase-Abharimi eNtabeni yaseNebho kwelamaMowabi, nganeno 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 yaseHore wambelwa 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.”