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Ngakho wothanda i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine umlayo wayo lezimiso zayo lezahlulelo zayo lemithetho yayo insuku zonke.

2.

Yazini lamuhla, ngoba kangikhulumi ebantwaneni benu abangakwaziyo labangakubonanga ukulaya kwe Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, ubukhulu bayo, isandla sayo esilamandla, lengalo yayo eyeluliweyo,

3.

lezibonakaliso zayo lezenzo zayo eyazenza phakathi kweGibhithe kuFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, lelizweni lakhe lonke,

4.

lalokho eyakwenza ebuthweni leGibhithe, emabhizeni ayo lenqoleni zayo, lokuthi yenza amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu abakhukhule lapho bexotshana lani, lokuthi i Nkosi yababhubhisa, kuze kube lamuhla,

5.

lalokho eyakwenza kini enkangala laze lafika kulindawo,

6.

lalokho eyakwenza kuDathani lakuAbiramu amadodana kaEliyabi indodana kaRubeni, ukuthi umhlaba wakhamisa umlomo wawo wabaginya bona labezindlu zabo, lamathente abo, lakho konke okwakungokwabo, phakathi kukaIsrayeli wonke.

7.

Kodwa amehlo enu abonile zonke izenzo ezinkulu ze Nkosi eyazenzayo.

8.

Ngakho lizagcina yonke imithetho engikulaya yona lamuhla, ukuze libe lamandla lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe, elichaphela kulo ukuyakudla ilifa lalo,

9.

lokuthi lelule izinsuku elizweni i Nkosi eyalifungela oyihlo ukubanika lona lenzalo yabo, ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju.

10.

Ngoba ilizwe ongena kilo ukudla ilifa lalo kalinjengelizwe leGibhithe eliphuma kilo, lapho owahlanyela khona inhlanyelo yakho, wakuthelela ngonyawo lwakho, njengesivande semibhida;

11.

kodwa ilizwe elichaphela kilo ukudla ilifa lalo liyilizwe lamaqaqa lezigodi, linatha amanzi ezulwini lamazulu;

12.

ilizwe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho elikhathalelayo; amehlo e Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho aphezu kwalo njalo, kusukela ekuqaleni komnyaka kuze kube sekupheleni komnyaka.

13.

Kuzakuthi-ke, uba lilalela lokulalela imithetho yami engililaya yona lamuhla, ukuthanda i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lokuyikhonza ngenhliziyo yenu yonke langomphefumulo wenu wonke,

14.

ngizanika izulu lelizwe lenu ngesikhathi salo, izulu elokuqala lezulu lokucina, ukuze ubuthe amabele akho lewayini lakho elitsha lamafutha akho.

15.

Ngizanika izifuyo zakho utshani edlelweni lakho, njalo uzakudla, usuthe.

16.

Ziqapheleni, hlezi inhliziyo yenu ikhohliseke, liphambuke, likhonze abanye onkulunkulu, libakhothamele,

17.

ukuze ulaka lwe Nkosi lulivuthele, njalo ivale amazulu, ukuze kungabi khona izulu, lelizwe lingatheli isivuno salo, libhubhe masinyane lisuke elizweni elihle i Nkosi elinika lona.

18.

Ngakho lizabeka lamazwi ami enhliziyweni yenu lemphefumulweni wenu, liwabophele esandleni senu abe luphawu, ukuze abe ngamafilakteriyu* phakathi laphakathi kwamehlo enu.

19.

Lizawafundisa abantwana benu, ukhulume ngawo lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, lalapho uhamba endleleni, lalapho ulala, lalapho uvuka.

20.

Liwabhale emigubazini yendlu yakho lemasangweni akho,

21.

ukuze zande insuku zenu lensuku zabantwana benu, elizweni i Nkosi eyalifungela oyihlo ukubanika lona, njengensuku zamazulu phezu komhlaba.

22.

Ngoba uba ligcina lokugcina yonke imithetho le engililaya ukuthi liyenze, ukuthanda i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuhamba ngendlela zayo zonke, lokunamathela kuyo,

23.

khona i Nkosi izaxotsha elifeni zonke lezizizwe zisuke phambi kwenu, lidle ilifa lezizwe ezinkulu lezilamandla kulani.

24.

Yonke indawo lapho ingaphansi yonyawo lwenu ezanyathela khona izakuba ngeyenu; kusukela enkangala, leLebhanoni, kusukela emfuleni, umfula iYufrathi, kuze kufike elwandle lokucina, kuzakuba ngumngcele wenu.

25.

Kakulamuntu ozakuma phambi kwenu; i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izabeka ukwesabeka kwenu lokutshaywa luvalo ngani phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe elizanyathela kulo, njengalokhu etshilo kini.

26.

Khangelani, lamuhla ngiyabeka phambi kwenu isibusiso lesiqalekiso;

27.

isibusiso, uba lilalela imithetho ye Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu engililaya yona lamuhla;

28.

lesiqalekiso, uba lingalaleli imithetho ye Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, kodwa liphambuka endleleni engililaya yona lamuhla, ukulandela abanye onkulunkulu elingabazanga.

29.

Kuzakuthi lapho i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho esekungenisile elizweni oya kulo ukudla ilifa lalo, uzabeka isibusiso phezu kwentaba yeGerizimi, lesiqalekiso phezu kwentaba yeEbhali.

30.

Angithi zona ziphetsheya kweJordani emva kwendlela yekutshoneni kwelanga, elizweni lamaKhanani ahlala emagcekeni maqondana leGiligali, eduze lezihlahla zamaokhi * zeMore?

31.

Ngoba lizachapha iJordani ukuze lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinika lona. Lizakudla ilifa lalo, lihlale kilo,

32.

ligcine ukwenza zonke izimiso lezahlulelo engizibeka phambi kwenu lamuhla.

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