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Uba kuvela phakathi kwakho umprofethi kumbe umphuphi wamaphupho, akunike isibonakaliso loba isimangaliso,

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lesibonakaliso loba isimangaliso akhulume ngaso kuwe senzakale, esithi: Asilandele abanye onkulunkulu ongabazanga, sibakhonze;

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ungalaleli amazwi alowomprofethi loba lowomphuphi wamaphupho; ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu iyalilinga ukuze yazi ukuthi liyayithanda yini i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ngenhliziyo yenu yonke langomphefumulo wenu wonke.

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I Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu lizayilandela, yona liyesabe, imithetho yayo liyigcine, ilizwi layo lililalele, yona liyikhonze, kuyo linamathele.

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Lalowomprofethi loba lowomphuphi wamaphupho kabulawe, ngoba ukhulume ukuhlamukela i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, eyalikhupha elizweni leGibhithe, yakuhlenga endlini yobugqili, ukukufuqa uphambuke endleleni i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyakulaya ukuhamba ngayo. Ngalokhu uzakhupha ububi phakathi kwakho.

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Uba umfowenu, indodana kanyoko, loba indodana yakho, loba indodakazi yakho, loba umfazi wesifuba sakho, kumbe umngane wakho onjengomphefumulo wakho, ekuyenga ensitha esithi: Asihambe, siyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, ongabazanga, wena laboyihlo,

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babonkulunkulu babantu abalizingelezeleyo, abaseduze lawe loba abakhatshana lawe, kusukela ko munye umkhawulo womhlaba kuze kufike ko munye umkhawulo womhlaba,

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ungamvumeli, ungamlaleli, futhi ilihlo lakho lingamhawukeli, njalo unga m yekeli, ungamfihli,

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kodwa umbulale lokumbulala; isandla sakho sizakuba ngesokuqala phezu kwakhe ukumbulala, lemva kwalokho isandla sabantu bonke.

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Njalo mkhande ngamatshe aze afe, ngoba ubedinga ukukufuqa uphambuke e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wakho, eyakukhupha elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqili.

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LoIsrayeli wonke uzakuzwa, esabe, angabe esenza ububi obunjengalobo phakathi kwakho.

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Uba usizwa komunye wemizi yakho, i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika yona, ukuthi uhlale khona, kuthiwa:

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Kuphumile amadoda, abantwana bakaBheliyali, phakathi kwakho, afuqa aphambula abakhileyo bomuzi wawo esithi: Asihambe siyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu elingabazanga;

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khona uzabuza, uhlolisise, udingisise; khangela, uba kuliqiniso, leyonto iqinisekile, lesisinengiso senziwe phakathi kwakho,

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uzatshaya lokubatshaya abakhileyo balowomuzi ngobukhali benkemba, uwutshabalalise, lakho konke okukuwo lezifuyo zawo, ngobukhali benkemba.

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Uzabuthela yonke impango yawo phakathi komdanga wawo, utshise ngomlilo umuzi lempango yawo yonke uphele du, e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wakho; njalo uzakuba yinqumbi phakade, awuyikwakhiwa futhi.

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Kunganamatheli lutho kwalokho okuqalekisiweyo esandleni sakho, ukuze i Nkosi iphenduke ekuvutheni kwentukuthelo yayo, ikuphe umusa, ibe lobubele kuwe, ikwandise, njengalokhu yafunga kuboyihlo,

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uba ulalela ilizwi le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcina yonke imithetho yayo engikulaya yona lamuhla, ukwenza okulungileyo emehlweni e Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.

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