Deuteronomy (10/34)  

1. Ngalesosikhathi i Nkosi yathi kimi: Zibazele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezakuqala, wenyukele kimi entabeni, uzenzele umtshokotsho wezigodo.
2. Ngizabhala-ke phezu kwezibhebhe amazwi ayesezibhebheni zakuqala owazibulalayo, uzibeke emtshokotshweni.
3. Ngasengisenza umtshokotsho ngesihlahla sesinga, ngabaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe njengezakuqala, ngenyukela entabeni, lezibhebhe ezimbili zisesandleni sami.
4. Yasibhala ezibhebheni njengokubhala kwakuqala, imilayo elitshumi i Nkosi eyayikhuluma kini entabeni iphakathi komlilo ngosuku lokuhlangana; njalo i Nkosi yanginika zona.
5. Ngasengiphenduka ngisehla entabeni, ngazifaka izibhebhe emtshokotshweni engangiwenzile. Njalo zikhona lapho, njengokungilaya kwe Nkosi.
6. Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebesuka eBeyerothi-Bene-Jakani, baya eMosera; uAroni wafela lapho, wangcwatshwa khona; indodana yakhe uEleyazare wasebenza njengompristi esikhundleni sakhe.
7. Besuka lapho, baya eGudigoda; basuka eGudigoda, baya eJotibatha, ilizwe lezifula zamanzi.
8. Ngalesosikhathi i Nkosi yehlukanisa isizwe sakoLevi ukuthi sithwale umtshokotsho wesivumelwano se Nkosi, ukuthi sime phambi kwe Nkosi, siyikhonze, sibusise ebizweni layo, kuze kube lamuhla.
9. Ngalokhu uLevi kalasabelo lelifa kanye labafowabo; i Nkosi iyilifa lakhe, njengokutsho kwe Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho kuye.
10. Mina ngasengihlala entabeni njengensuku zokuqala, insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane; le Nkosi yangizwa langalesosikhathi; i Nkosi kayithandanga ukukubhubhisa.
11. I Nkosi yasisithi kimi: Sukuma, uhambe phambi kwabantu, ukuze bangene badle ilifa lelizwe engafunga kuboyise ukubanika lona.
12. Khathesi-ke, Israyeli, kuyini i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekufuna kuwe, ngaphandle kokuyesaba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuhamba ngendlela zayo zonke, lokuyithanda, lokuyikhonza i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke,
13. ukugcina imilayo ye Nkosi lezimiso zayo engikulaya zona lamuhla, ukuthi kukulungele?
14. Khangela, amazulu, lezulu lamazulu ngawe Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo.
15. Kuphela i Nkosi yehlisela uthando lwayo phezu kwaboyihlo, ukubathanda, yakhetha inzalo yabo emva kwabo, ngitsho lina phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe, njengalamuhla.
16. Ngakho sokani ijwabu lenhliziyo yenu, lingabe lisazenza lukhuni intamo zenu.
17. Ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu inguNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu, leNkosi yamakhosi, uNkulunkulu omkhulu, olamandla, lowesabekayo, ongemukeli ubuso bomuntu, ongemukeli umvuzo.
18. Eyenza isahlulelo sentandane lomfelokazi, njalo ethanda owezizweni ngokumnika ukudla lezembatho.
19. Ngakho lizamthanda owezizweni, ngoba lalingabezizweni elizweni leGibhithe.
20. Uzayesaba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, uyikhonze, unamathele kuyo, ufunge ngebizo layo.
21. Iludumo lwakho, njalo inguNkulunkulu wakho, okwenzele lezizinto ezinkulu lezesabekayo, amehlo akho azibonileyo.
22. Oyihlo behlela eGibhithe belabantu abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa; khathesi-ke i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikwenzile waba njengenkanyezi zamazulu ngobunengi.

  Deuteronomy (10/34)