Duteronomi
8 “Kufuze niyilalelisise kuhle yoke imiyalo enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi, khona nizakuragela phambili niphila,+ nibe banengi begodu nikhambe niyokuthatha inarha uJehova afunga ukuyinikela abokhokho benu.+ 2 Khumbulani indlela ede uJehova uZimenu anenza nayikhamba iminyaka ema-40 emmangweni+ bona anenze nithobeke bewanilinga+ bona azi okuseenhliziyweni zenu+ nokuthi nizoyilalela imiyalwakhe namkha angekhe. 3 Wanenza nathobeka, wanilisa nabulawa yindlala,+ wanipha imana+ eningayaziko naboyihlo ebebangayazi bona nazi ukuthi umuntu akaphili ngoburotho bodwa kodwana uphila nangamezwi aphuma emlonyeni kaJehova.+ 4 Iminyaka ema-40 le, izambatho zenu akhenge zirathuke neenyawo zenu akhenge zivuvuke.+ 5 Nazi kuhle ukuthi njengobaba nakakhalima indodanakhe noJehova uZimenu bekasolo anikhalima.+
6 “Kufuze nilalele imiyalo kaJehova uZimenu ngokukhamba eendleleni zakhe benimsabe. 7 UJehova uZimenu uniletha enarheni ehle,+ inarha egeleza amanzi nemithombo egeleza emrhobeni othabaleleko nesifundeni seentaba, 8 enarheni yekoroyi nebhali, enarheni yamadiribe nemithi yamafeyi namarharinada,+ enarheni yamafutha we-oliva neliju,+ 9 enarheni kuzokuba nokudla okunengi angekhe nitlhoge litho, enarheni amatje wakhona anesimbi neentabeni zakhona nizokwemba ikhopha.
10 “Nasele nidlile benaneliseka, kufuze nidumise uJehova uZimenu ngenarha ehle aniphe yona.+ 11 Tjhejani, ningamkhohlwa uJehova uZimenu ngokungalaleli imiyalwakhe nemithethwakhe enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi. 12 Nasele nidlile naneliseka, nakha izindlu ezihle benahlala kizo,+ 13 lokha iinkomo zenu nezimvu zenu nasele zandile, isiliva negolide lenu selilinengi nalokha nasele ninezinto ezinengi, 14 ningazikhukhumezi+ begodu ningamkhohlwa uJehova uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide lapha benigqilazwa khona,+ 15 owanenza nakhamba emmangweni omkhulu nosabekako, endaweni eyomileko nenganamanzi,+ eneenyoka ezinetjhefu nabofezela. Wanikhuphela amanzi edwaleni,+ 16 wanipha imana emmangweni,+ aboyihlo ebebangayazi, wanenza nathobeka+ bewanilinga bona niphile kamnandi esikhathini esizako.+ 17 Nawungathi ehliziywenakho, ‘Umnono lo ngiwufumene ngamandlami nangekghono lami,’+ 18 khumbulani bona nguJehova uZimenu onipha amandla wokufumana umnono+ bona azalise isivumelwano asifunga kibokhokho benu, njengombana kunjalo namhlanjesi.+
19 “Naningamlibala uJehova uZimenu nilandele abanye abozimu, nibalotjhe benibakhothamele, ngiyaniyelelisa namhlanjesi bona nizokutjhabalala.+ 20 Nizokutjhabalala njengeentjhaba uJehova uZimenu azitjhabalalisa phambi kwenu ngombana akhenge nilalele ilizwi lakaJehova uZimenu.+