Deuteronomy 10

Izibhebhe zamatshe zesibili zemithetho elitshumi

1Ngalesosikhathi iNkosi yathi kimi: Zibazele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezakuqala, wenyukele kimi entabeni a, uzenzele umtshokotsho wezigodo b. 2Ngizabhala-ke phezu kwezibhebhe amazwi ayesezibhebheni zakuqala owazibulalayo, uzibeke emtshokotshweni c. 3Ngasengisenza umtshokotsho ngesihlahla sesinga d, ngabaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezakuqala, ngenyukela entabeni, lezibhebhe ezimbili zisesandleni sami e. 4Yasibhala ezibhebheni njengokubhala kwakuqala, imilayo elitshumi f iNkosi eyayikhuluma kini entabeni iphakathi komlilo g ngosuku lokuhlangana h; njalo iNkosi yanginika zona. 5Ngasengiphenduka ngisehla entabeni i, ngazifaka izibhebhe emtshokotshweni engangiwenzile j. Njalo zikhona lapho, njengokungilaya kweNkosi k.

6Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesuka eBeyerothi-Bene-Jakani l, baya eMosera m; uAroni wafela lapho, wangcwatshwa khona n; indodana yakhe uEleyazare wasebenza njengompristi esikhundleni sakhe. 7Besuka lapho, baya eGudigoda; basuka eGudigoda, baya eJotibatha, ilizwe lezifula zamanzi o.

8Ngalesosikhathi iNkosi yehlukanisa isizwe sakoLevi p ukuthi sithwale umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi q, ukuthi sime phambi kweNkosi, siyikhonze r, sibusise ebizweni layo, kuze kube lamuhla s. 9Ngalokhu uLevi kalasabelo lelifa kanye labafowabo; iNkosi iyilifa lakhe, njengokuthembisa kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho kuye t. 10Mina ngasengihlala entabeni njengensuku zendulo, insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane u; leNkosi yangizwa langalesosikhathi; iNkosi kayithandanga ukukubhubhisa v. 11INkosi yasisithi kimi: Sukuma, uhambe phambi kwabantu, ukuze bangene badle ilifa lelizwe engafunga kuboyise ukubanika lona w.

Lokho iNkosi ekufuna kuIsrayeli

12Khathesi-ke, Israyeli, kuyini iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekufuna kuwe x, ngaphandle kokuyesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho y, ukuhamba ngendlela zayo zonke z, lokuyithanda, lokuyikhonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke aa, 13ukugcina imilayo yeNkosi lezimiso zayo engikulaya zona lamuhla, ukuthi kukulungele ab? 14Khangela, amazulu, lezulu lamazulu ngaweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ac, umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo ad. 15Kuphela iNkosi yehlisela uthando lwayo phezu kwaboyihlo, ukubathanda, yakhetha inzalo yabo emva kwabo, ngitsho lina phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe, njengalamuhla ae. 16Ngakho sokani ijwabu laphambili lenhliziyo yenu af, lingabe lisazenza lukhuni intamo zenu ag. 17Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu inguNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu ah, leNkosi yamakhosi ai, uNkulunkulu omkhulu, olamandla aj, lowesabekayo ak, ongemukeli ubuso bomuntu, ongemukeli umvuzo al. 18Eyenza isahlulelo sentandane lomfelokazi, njalo ethanda owezizweni ngokumnika ukudla lezembatho am. 19Ngakho lizamthanda owezizweni, ngoba lalingabezizweni elizweni leGibhithe an. 20Uzayesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, uyikhonze ao, unamathele kuyo ap, ufunge ngebizo layo aq. 21Iludumo lwakho, njalo inguNkulunkulu wakho ar, okwenzele lezizinto ezinkulu lezesabekayo, amehlo akho azibonileyo as. 22Oyihlo behlela eGibhithe belabantu abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa at; khathesi-ke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikwenzile waba njengenkanyezi zamazulu ngobunengi au.

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