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| 1. | Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezinengi emva kokuthi i Nkosi isimphumuzile uIsrayeli ezitheni zonke zabo inhlangothi zonke, loJoshuwa wayesemdala elensuku ezinengi, |
| 2. | uJoshuwa wabiza uIsrayeli wonke, abadala babo, lenhloko zabo, labahluleli babo, lenduna zabo, wathi kubo: Mina sengimdala ngilensuku ezinengi. |
| 3. | Lina selibonile konke i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ekwenzileyo kulezizizwe zonke ngenxa yenu, ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yiyo elilweleyo. |
| 4. | Bonani, ngilabele ngenkatho lezizizwe eziseleyo zibe yilifa lezizwe zenu, kusukela eJordani, lazo zonke izizwe engiziqumileyo, ngitsho kuze kube selwandle olukhulu lapho okutshona khona ilanga. |
| 5. | I Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izazixotsha-ke phambi kwenu, izixotshe elifeni phambi kwenu, njalo lizakudla ilifa lelizwe, njengalokho i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ikhulumile kini. |
| 6. | Ngakho qinani kakhulu ukugcina lokwenza konke okubhaliweyo egwalweni lomlayo kaMozisi, ukuze lingaphambuki kuwo liye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, |
| 7. | ukuze lingangeni kulezi izizwe, lezi ezisele lani, lingaphathi ibizo labonkulunkulu bazo, lingafungisi ngabo, lingabakhonzi, lingakhothami kubo, |
| 8. | kodwa linamathele e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wenu njengoba lenzile kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 9. | Ngoba i Nkosi ixotshile elifeni phambi kwenu izizwe ezinkulu lezilamandla; lina-ke kakulamuntu ome phambi kwenu kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 10. | Umuntu oyedwa kini uzaxotsha inkulungwane, ngoba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu yiyo elilwelayo, njengalokho ikhulumile kini. |
| 11. | Ngakho ziqaphelisiseni ukuthanda i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu. |
| 12. | Ngoba uba libuyela lokubuyela, linamathele kunsali yalezizizwe, lezi ezisele lani, lithathane lazo, lingene kuzo, lazo kini, |
| 13. | yazini lokwazi ukuthi i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu kayiyikuqhubeka ngokuzixotsha elifeni lezizizwe phambi kwenu; kodwa zizakuba yisifu lomjibila kini, zibe luswazi enhlangothini zenu, lameva emehlweni enu, lize libhubhe liphele kulelilizwe elihle, i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinike lona. |
| 14. | Khangelani-ke, ngihamba lamuhla ngendlela yomhlaba wonke. Njalo liyazi enhliziyweni yenu yonke lemphefumulweni wenu wonke ukuthi akukho lelizwi elilodwa eliwileyo kuwo wonke amazwi amahle i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ewakhulumileyo phezu kwenu; wonke ezile kini, akukho lelizwi elilodwa eliwileyo kuwo. |
| 15. | Kuzakuthi-ke, njengalokhu zonke izinto ezinhle i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyazikhuluma kini sezilehlele, ngokunjalo i Nkosi izalehlisela zonke izinto ezimbi, ize ilibhubhise liphele kulelilizwe elihle i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinike lona. |
| 16. | Uba liseqa isivumelwano se Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu eyalilaya sona, lisuke liyekhonza abanye onkulunkulu, likhothame kibo, khona ulaka lwe Nkosi luzalivuthela, libhubhe masinyane liphele kulelilizwe elihle elinike lona. |
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