Duteronomi
6 “Le miyalo, iinqophiso nemithetho uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona bona anifundise khona nizazilandela enarheni eniyoyithatha bona ibe ngeyenu, 2 khona nizakusaba uJehova uZimenu benilalele yoke imiyalwakhe nemithethwakhe enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi, nina, amadodanenu neenzukulu zenu+ koke ukuphila kwenu bona niphile isikhathi eside.+ 3 Nina ma-Israyeli kufuze niyilalele beniyilandele khona nizakuphumelela, nibe banengi enarheni egeleza ibisi neliju njengombana uJehova uZimu wabokhokho benu anithembisa.
4 “Lalelani nina ma-Israyeli, uJehova uZimethu nguJehova munye.+ 5 Kufuze nithande uJehova uZimenu ngeenhliziyo zenu zoke, ngemiphefumulwenu*+ yoke nangawo woke amandlenu.+ 6 Amezwi enginiyala ngawo namhlanjesi kufuze abe seenhliziyweni zenu, 7 kufuze uwabuyelele emadodanenakho,+ uwakhulume nanihlezi endlinakho, nanikhamba endleleni, nanilalako nalokha nanivukako.+ 8 Kufuze uwabophe esandleni khona uzakuhlala uwakhumbula, kufuze abe njengebhande lehloko epandlakho.+ 9 Atlole emagosenini wendlwakho nemasangwenakho.
10 UJehova uZimenu nakaniletha enarheni afunga ngayo kibokhokho benu u-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakopo bona uzoninikela yona,+ amadorobho amakhulu namahle eningakhenge niwakhe,+ 11 izindlu ezizele zoke izinto ezihle eningakhenge nizisebenzele, imithombo eningakhenge niyembe, imithi yamadiribe nemithi ye-oliva eningakhenge niyitjale, nasele nidlile benaneliseka,+ 12 yelelani bona ningamlibali uJehova+ owanikhupha eGibhide, lapha benigqilazeka khona. 13 Kufuze nisabe uJehova uZimenu,+ nilotjhe yena kwaphela+ begodu nifunge ngegama lakhe.+ 14 Akukafuzi nilandele abanye abozimu, nanyana ngibaphi abozimu beentjhaba ezinibhodileko,+ 15 ngombana uJehova uZimenu ohlangana nani unguZimu ofuna nizinikele kuye kwaphela.+ Naningenzi njalo, uJehova uZimenu uzokusilingeka khulu ngebanga lenu+ begodu uzonitjhabalalisa ephasini.+
16 “Akukafuzi nilinge uJehova uZimenu+ ngendlela enamlinga ngayo eMasa.+ 17 Kufuze nizimisele ukulalela imiyalo kaJehova uZimenu, iinkhumbuzo zakhe neenqophiso aniyale bona nizilandele. 18 Kufuze nenze okulungileko nokuhle phambi kwakaJehova khona nizakuphumelela begodu niyokuthatha inarha ehle, uJehova afunga ngayo kibokhokho benu,+ 19 ngokuqotha woke amanabenu phambi kwenu njengombana uJehova athembisile.+
20 “Esikhathini esizako, amadodanenu nawanibuzako athi, ‘Kubayini uJehova uZimethu aninikela iinkhumbuzwezi, iinqophiswezi nemithetho le?’ 21 nizokuthi kiwo, ‘Saba ziingqila zakaFaro eGibhide kodwana uJehova wasikhupha ngesandla sakhe esinamandla. 22 UJehova bekasolo enza amatshwayo neemangaliso phambi kwethu, zaba zikulu zatjhabalalisa iGibhide,+ uFaro nakho koke ekungekwakhe.+ 23 Wasikhupha lapho bona azosinikela inarha afunga ngayo kibokhokho bethu.+ 24 Nje-ke uJehova wasiyala bona silandele zoke iinqophiswezi, simsabe uJehova uZimethu khona izinto zizokuhlala zisikhambela kuhle,+ siragele phambili siphila+ njengombana siphila namhlanjesi. 25 Sizokuba babantu abalungileko nange sitjhejisisa, siyilandele yoke imiyalo le begodu silalele uJehova uZimethu njengombana asiyalile.’+