Duteronomi
27 UMose ekanye namadoda amadala akwa-Israyeli wayala abantu, wathi: “Gcinani yonke imiyalo engininika yona namuhla. 2 Ngosuku eniyowela ngalo iJordani ningene ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona, kufanele nimise amatshe amakhulu niwacake. *+ 3 Ngemva kwalokho nibhale kuwo wonke amazwi alo Mthetho lapho seniwelile, ukuze ningene ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona, izwe eligeleza ubisi noju, njengoba nje uJehova, uNkulunkulu wokhokho benu, enithembisile. + 4 Lapho seniliwelile iJordani, kufanele nimise la matshe eNtabeni i-Ebhali, + niwacake,* njengoba nje nginiyala namuhla. 5 Kufanele nakhele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu i-altare lapho, i-altare lamatshe. Akufanele nisebenzise amathuluzi ensimbi kulawo matshe. + 6 Kufanele nakhe i-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngamatshe aphelele, ninikele kulo iminikelo eshiswayo eya kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. 7 Kufanele ninikele imihlatshelo ehlanganyelwayo + niyidlele khona, + nijabule phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. + 8 Wonke amazwi alo Mthetho kumele niwabhale ngokucacile kula matshe.” +
9 UMose nabapristi abangamaLevi babe sebekhuluma nawo wonke u-Israyeli, bathi: “O Israyeli, thula ulalele. Namuhla ube yisizwe sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. + 10 Kumele ulalele izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ufeze nemiyalo yakhe + neziqondiso zakhe engikuyala ngazo namhlanje.”
11 Ngalolo suku uMose wayala abantu, wathi: 12 “Izizwe ezilandelayo ziyokuma eNtabeni iGerizimu + zibusise abantu lapho seniwele iJordani: USimeyoni, uLevi, uJuda, u-Isakare, uJosefa noBhenjamini. 13 Lezi ezilandelayo ziyokuma eNtabeni i-Ebhali + zikhiphe isiqalekiso: URubeni, uGadi, u-Asheri, uZebhuloni, uDani noNafetali. 14 AmaLevi ayophendula wonke umuntu wakwa-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu, athi: +
15 “‘Uqalekisiwe umuntu owenza umfanekiso obaziwe + noma isithombe sensimbi, *+ okuyinto enengekayo kuJehova, + ewumsebenzi wengcweti,* wabe esekufihla.’ (Bonke abantu bayophendula bathi, ‘Amen!’*)
16 “‘Uqalekisiwe umuntu odelela uyise noma unina.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
17 “‘Uqalekisiwe ogudluza uphawu lomngcele womuntu wakubo.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
18 “‘Uqalekisiwe odukisa impumputhe endleleni.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
19 “‘Uqalekisiwe owahlulela isifiki, intandane* noma umfelokazi + ngendlela engenabulungisa.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
20 “‘Uqalekisiwe olala nomkayise ngoba uthele uyise ngehlazo.’ *+ (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
21 “‘Uqalekisiwe olala nanoma isiphi isilwane.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
22 “‘Uqalekisiwe olala nodadewabo, indodakazi kayise noma indodakazi kanina.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
23 “‘Uqalekisiwe olala nomkhwekazi wakhe.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
24 “‘Uqalekisiwe obulala umakhelwane wakhe esendaweni ecashile.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
25 “‘Uqalekisiwe owamukela isifumbathiso ukuze abulale* umuntu ongenacala.’ *+ (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)
26 “‘Uqalekisiwe ongeke awagcine amazwi alo Mthetho.’ + (Bonke abantu bayothi, ‘Amen!’)