Duteronomi
1 La mamezwi uMosi awatjela ama-Israyeli woke asemmangweni esifundeni seJordani, emmangweni othabaleleko phambi kweSufi hlangana neParana, iTofeli, iLabani, iRhatserothi neDizahaba. 2 Kuthatha amalanga ali-11 ukusuka eRhorebe uye eKhadetjhi-Bharineya+ nawukhamba ngendlela yeNtaba iSeyiri. 3 Ngomnyaka wama-40,+ enyangeni ye-11, ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga, uMosi watjela ama-Israyeli ngakho koke uJehova amyale bona awatjele khona. 4 Lokhu kwenzeka ngemva kobana ahlule uSirhoni+ ikosi yama-Amori obekahlala eRhetjhibhoni, no-Ogi+ ikosi yeBhatjhani obekahlala e-Atjhitarothi e-Edreyi.+ 5 UMosi wawahlathululela umThetho+ esifundeni seJordani enarheni yakwaMowabi, wathi:
6 “UJehova uZimethu wakhuluma nathi eRhorebe wathi, ‘Senihlezi isikhathi eside esifundeni seentabezi.+ 7 Khambani niye esifundeni seentaba sama-Amori+ nakizo zoke iindawo eziseduze e-Araba,+ esifundeni seentaba eTjhefela, eNegebhi, esifundeni esiseligwini lelwandle,+ enarheni yamaKanana neLibhanoni*+ beniyokufika emlanjeni omkhulu iYufrathe.+ 8 Qalani, ngininikele inarha le. Khambani niyokuthatha inarha le uJehova afunga kiboyihlo, u-Abrahama, u-Isaka+ noJakopo+ bona uzobanikela yona neenzukulwana zabo.’+
9 “Nganitjela ngathi, ‘Angekhe ngakghona ukunidosa phambili ngingedwa.+ 10 UJehova uZimenu unenze naba banengi, nakhu namhlanjesi nibanengi njengeenkwekwezi.+ 11 Kwanga uJehova, uZimu waboyihlomkhulu, anganandisa+ nibe banengi khulu begodu anibusise njengombana anithembisile.+ 12 Ngingakghona njani ukunidosa phambili ngithwale imithwalwenu nokunghonghoyila+ kwenu ngingedwa? 13 Khethani hlangana neenkoro zenu amadoda ahlakaniphileko, anekghono nanelemuko ngizowabeka abe ziinhloko phezu kwenu.’+ 14 Nangiphendula nathi, ‘Kuhle bona senze koke ositjela khona.’ 15 Ngathatha iinhloko eenkorweni zenu, amadoda ahlakaniphileko nanelemuko ngawabeka bona abe ziinhloko phezu kwenu, iinduna zeenkulungwana, iinduna zamakhulu, iinduna zamatjhumi amahlanu, iinduna zamatjhumi nabarholi beenkoro zenu.+
16 “Ngatjela abahluleli benu ngathi, ‘Lokha abantu nababa nomraro bebawulethe kini, kufuze nahlulele ngobulungiswa,+ kungaba kukuthi umlandu loyo uhlangana kwama-Israyeli amabili namkha umIsrayeli nomuntu ovela kwenye inarha+ ohlala hlangana nani. 17 Akukafuzi nibandlulule nanahlulelako.+ Kufuze nimuphe indlebe otlhagako njengalokha nanilalela onjingileko.+ Akukafuzi nithuswe babantu+ ngombana isahlulelo sivela kuZimu,+ nangabe umlandu loyo uyanibhalela kufuze niwulethe kimi, ngizowulalela.+ 18 Nganitjela koke okufuze nikwenze.
19 “Sasuka eRhorebe, sakhamba woke ummango omkhulu nosabekako+ enawubonako endleleni eya esifundeni seentaba sama-Amori,+ njengombana uJehova uZimethu asiyalile, ekugcineni safika eKhadetjhi-Bharineya.+ 20 Ngathi kini, ‘Senifikile esifundeni seentaba sama-Amori uJehova uZimethu aninikela sona. 21 Qalani, uJehova uZimenu uninikele inarha. Khambani niyoyithatha njengombana uJehova uZimu wabokhokho benu anitjelile.+ Ningasabi.’
22 “Noke neza kimi nathi, ‘Asithumeni amadoda bona ayosihlolela inarha, abuye azositjela ukuthi kufuze sikhambe ngayiphi indlela nokuthi anjani amadorobho esizokuya kiwo.’+ 23 Ngawubona umuhle umbonwenu, nje-ke ngakhetha amadoda ali-12, yinye ekorweni ngayinye.+ 24 Akhuphukela esifundeni seentaba+ ayokufika emRhobeni we-Etjhikolo ayihlola. 25 Athatha ezinye iinthelo zenarha asilethela zona, aletha nombiko athi, ‘Inarha uJehova uZimethu asinikela yona yihle.’+ 26 Kodwana akhenge nivume ukukhuphukela enarheni leyo, akhenge nilalele umyalo kaJehova uZimenu.+ 27 Benisolo ninghonghoyila ngematendenenu nithi, ‘UJehova usihloyile, kungebangelo asikhuphe enarheni yeGibhide wasinikela ezandleni zama-Amori bona asitjhabalalise. 28 Yindawo enjani esiya kiyo? Abafowethu basithusile+ bathi, “Abantu bakhona bakhulu bebade kunathi, banamadorobho amakhulu, aphakamileko naqinileko,+ sibone neenzukulwana zaka-Anakhi+ lapho.”’
29 “Nje-ke ngathi kini, ‘Ningathukwa begodu ningabasabi.+ 30 UJehova uZimenu uzokukhamba phambi kwenu, uzonilwela+ njengombana enza eGibhide phambi kwenu.+ 31 Nayibona indlela uJehova uZimenu anitlhogomela ngayo emmangweni njengobaba nakatlhogomela indodanakhe, wanitlhogomela kizo zoke iindawo enidlule kizo benafika endaweni le.’ 32 Naphezu kwakho koke lokhu, akhenge nikholelwe kuJehova uZimenu,+ 33 obekakhamba phambi kwenu bona anihlolele indawo enizokukampa kiyo, aninqophisa ngomlilo ebusuku nangelifu emini bona anitjengise indlela okufuze nikhambe ngayo.+
34 “Soke isikhathesi uJehova bekakuzwa enikutjhoko begodu wasilingeka khulu bewafunga+ wathi, 35 ‘Akakho namunye umuntu esizukulwaneni esikhohlakelekwesi ozokubona inarha ehle engafunga ukuyinikela aboyihlo,+ 36 ngaphandle kwakaKalebi indodana kaJefune. Yena uzoyibona begodu inarha akhamba kiyo ngizomnikela yona, yena namadodanakhe ngombana ulandele uJehova ngehliziyo yoke.+ 37 (UJehova wasilingeka nangami ngebanga lenu, wathi, “Nawe angekhe ungene.+ 38 UJotjhuwa indodana kaNuni ojame phambi kwakho,+ nguye ozokungena enarheni.+ Mqinise+ ngombana nguye ozokudosa phambili ama-Israyeli awangenise enarheni.”) 39 Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantwabenu enathi bazokuthunjwa+ namadodanenu namhlanjesi angakghoni ukuhlukanisa okumbi nokuhle, azokungena, ngizowanikela yona ibe ngeyawo.+ 40 Kodwana nina, jikani nibuyele emmangweni nikhambe ngendlela yeLwandle eliBomvu.’+
41 “Nathi kimi, ‘Sonile kuJehova. Nje-ke sizokukhamba siyokulwa njengombana uJehova uZimethu asiyalile!’ Omunye nomunye wenu wathatha isikhali sokuya epini, nicabanga bona kuzokuba lula ukukhuphukela entabeni+ niyokuhlula. 42 Kodwana uJehova wathi kimi, ‘Atjele uthi: “Ningakhuphuki niyokulwa ngombana angekhe ngibe nani.+ Nanikhuphukako, nizokuhlulwa manabenu.”’ 43 Nje-ke ngakhuluma nani kodwana akhenge ningilalele, akhenge nilalele umyalo kaJehova naba nekani, nalinga ukukhuphukela entabeni. 44 Ama-Amori ebekahlala entabeni leyo aphuma njengeenyosi azokuhlangana nani, anigijimisa narhatjheka eSeyiri benayokufika eRhorema. 45 Nje-ke nabuya, nathoma ukulila phambi kwakaJehova kodwana uJehova akhenge anilalele begodu akhenge anitjheje. 46 Kungebangelo nahlala eKhadetjhi isikhathi eside.