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34 Wathi uYehova kuMoses: “Ziqingqele amacwecwe amatye abe mabini njengalawa okuqala,+ yaye ndiza kubhala kuwo amazwi ebekula macwecwe okuqala,+ la wawophulayo.+ 2 Lungiselela ungomso, kuba uza kunyuka uye eNtabeni YaseSinayi kusasa, ume phambi kwam apho phezulu entabeni.+ 3 Kodwa makungabikho mntu unyuka nawe, yaye makungabonwa mntu kuloo ntaba. Akufuneki kubekho nemihlambi yeegusha okanye yeenkomo etya phambi kwaloo ntaba.”+
4 Ngoko uMoses wawaqingqa amacwecwe amatye amabini njengalawa okuqala, wavuka ekuseni wanyuka waya eNtabeni YaseSinayi, kanye njengokuba uYehova wayemyalele, yaye wayephethe amacwecwe amatye amabini esandleni sakhe. 5 Wehla uYehova esefini,+ wema ngakuye, waza walazisa igama likaYehova.+ 6 UYehova wadlula phambi kwakhe esithi: “UYehova, uYehova, uThixo onenceba+ novelwano,*+ ongakhawuleziyo ukucaphuka,+ ophuphuma luthando olungagungqiyo+ nenyaniso,*+ 7 ozithanda ngokungagungqiyo izizukulwana ezingamawaka,+ oxolela isiphoso nokunxaxha nesono,+ kodwa ongasoze angamohlwayi umntu owonileyo,+ owohlwaya oonyana nabazukulwana ngenxa yesono sootata babo, wohlwaya nesizukulwana sesithathu nesesine.”+
8 UMoses wakhawuleza waqubuda emhlabeni. 9 Emva koko wathi: “Ukuba ke uyandithanda Yehova, ndiyakucela Yehova uhambe nathi,+ ube phakathi kwethu, nokuba sisisizwana esinenkani.*+ Sixolele isiphoso nesono sethu,+ uze usithathele kuwe, sibe ngabakho.” 10 Yena waphendula wathi: “Nasi isivumelwano endisenzayo: Ndiza kwenza izinto ezimangalisayo phambi kwabo bonke abantu bakowenu, izinto ezingazange zenziwa* emhlabeni wonke nakuzo zonke iintlanga,+ yaye bonke abantu enihleli nabo baza kuwubona umsebenzi kaYehova, kuba le nto ndinenzela yona iyamangalisa.+
11 “Yimamele yonke into endikuyalela yona.+ Ndiza kuwagxotha ujongile ama-Amori, amaKanan, amaHiti, amaPerizi, amaHivi namaYebhusi.+ 12 Uze uzigade ungenzi sivumelwano nabemi belizwe oya kulo,+ kuba sisenokuba ngumgibe kuwe.+ 13 Kodwa nize nizidilize izibingelelo zabo, nizaphule iintsika zabo ezingcwele, nizigawule neepali zabo ezingcwele.*+ 14 Awufanelanga uqubude komnye uthixo,+ kuba uYehova waziwa ngokufuna umntu azinikele ngokupheleleyo kuye.* UnguThixo ofuna umntu azinikele ngokupheleleyo kuye.+ 15 Uze uzigade ungenzi sivumelwano nabemi belo lizwe, kuba xa bethengisa ngomzimba koothixo babo baze babingelele kubo,+ omnye usenokukumema uze utye loo mbingelelo.+ 16 Emva koko nakanjani uza kuthathela oonyana bakho iintombi zabo,+ yaye ezo ntombi ziza kuthengisa ngomzimba koothixo bazo, zibangele noonyana bakho bathengise ngomzimba koothixo bazo.+
17 “Uze ungazenzeli izithixo zesinyithi.+
18 “Uze wenze iTheko Lezonka Ezingenagwele.+ Uza kutya isonka esingenagwele kanye njengokuba ndikuyalele. Umele uyenze le nto iintsuku ezisixhenxe, ngexesha elikhethiweyo kwinyanga ka-Abhibhi,*+ kuba waphuma ngenyanga ka-Abhibhi eYiputa.
19 “Onke amazibulo angamakhwenkwe nawo onke amazibulo aziinkunzi* ngawam,+ nditsho kwanemfuyo yakho yonke, nokuba lizibulo eliyinkunzi yenkomo okanye yegusha.+ 20 Izibulo ledonki umele ulikhulule ngegusha. Kodwa ukuba awulikhululi, umele ulaphule intamo. Umele ukhulule onke amazibulo angamakhwenkwe koonyana bakho.+ Akukho mntu umele eze phambi kwam engaphethanga nto.
21 “Umele usebenze iintsuku ezintandathu, kodwa ngosuku lwesixhenxe umele uphumle.*+ Umele uphumle nokuba sekulixesha lokulima nelokuvuna.
22 “Umele ubhiyozele iTheko Leeveki ngengqolowa evuthwe kuqala, ubhiyozele neTheko Lokuhlanganisa* ngasekupheleni konyaka.+
23 “Wonke umntu oyindoda umele abonakale phambi kweNkosi yokwenene uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, kathathu ngonyaka.+ 24 Kuba ndiza kuzigxotha iintlanga phambi kwakho,+ ndiwongeze umhlaba wakho, yaye akukho mntu uza kulinqwenela ilizwe lakho xa usenyuka uyokubona ubuso bukaYehova uThixo wakho kathathu ngonyaka.
25 “Uze ungalibingeleli nento enegwele igazi lombingelelo wam.+ Umbingelelo wetheko lePasika mawungahlali kude kuse.+
26 “Ezona ziqhamo zihle kwezivuthwe kuqala emhlabeni wakho umele uzizise endlini kaYehova uThixo wakho.+
“Uze ungapheki itakane lebhokhwe ngobisi lukamama walo.”+
27 UYehova waphinda wathi kuMoses: “Wabhale phantsi la mazwi,+ kuba ngawo ndenza isivumelwano nawe noSirayeli.”+ 28 UMoses wahlala noYehova apho iintsuku eziyi-40 neengokuhlwa eziyi-40. Akazange atye sonka okanye asele manzi.+ Wawabhala emacwecweni amazwi eso sivumelwano, esiyiMithetho Elishumi.*+
29 UMoses wehla eNtabeni YaseSinayi, ephethe amacwecwe amabini oBungqina.+ Xa wayesehla, wayengazi ukuba ulusu lobuso bakhe lwalukhazimla kuba wayethethe noThixo. 30 Xa uAron nawo onke amaSirayeli ambonayo, baqaphela ukuba ulusu lobuso bakhe luyakhazimla, boyika ukusondela kuye.+
31 UMoses wababiza, waza uAron nazo zonke iinkosi zebandla zeza kuye, wathetha nazo. 32 Emva koko onke amaSirayeli asondela kuye, waza wawanika yonke imiyalelo awayeyinikwe nguYehova kwiNtaba YaseSinayi.+ 33 Wayesithi akugqiba ukuthetha nawo abogqume ubuso bakhe.+ 34 Kodwa xa uMoses esiya kuthetha noYehova, wayesisusa isigqubuthelo de aphume.+ Emva koko wayephuma ayokuchazela amaSirayeli yonke imiyalelo ayinikiweyo.+ 35 AmaSirayeli ayelubona ulusu lobuso bukaMoses ukuba luyakhazimla. Ngoko uMoses wayephinda abuyisele isigqubuthelo ebusweni bakhe de aphinde ayokuthetha noThixo.*+