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| 1. | Zwana, Israyeli; uzachapha iJordani lamuhla, ukungenela ukudla ilifa lezizwe ezinkulu lezilamandla kulawe, imizi emikhulu ebiyelwe ngemithangala efika emazulwini. |
| 2. | Abantu abakhulu labade, abantwana bamaAnaki wena obaziyo, wena osuzwile ngabo kuthiwa: Ngubani ongema phambi kwabantwana bakaAnaki? |
| 3. | Ngakho yazi lamuhla ukuthi yi Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho echapha phambi kwakho, engumlilo oqothulayo; yona izabachitha, njalo yona izabehlisela phansi phambi kwakho; njalo lizabaxotsha basuke elifeni labo, libabhubhise masinyane, njengokutsho kwe Nkosi kuwe. |
| 4. | Ungakhulumi enhliziyweni yakho, lapho i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho isibaxotshile phambi kwakho, usithi: Ngenxa yokulunga kwami i Nkosi ingingenise ukudla ilifa lelizwe leli. Kodwa ngenxa yobubi balezizizwe i Nkosi izixotsha zisuke elifeni lazo phambi kwakho. |
| 5. | Kakungenxa yokulunga kwakho kumbe ngenxa yobuqotho benhliziyo yakho ukuthi ungene ukudla ilifa lelizwe lazo; kodwa ngenxa yobubi balezizizwe i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izixotsha zisuke elifeni lazo phambi kwakho, lokuthi iqinise ilizwi i Nkosi eyalifungela oyihlo, uAbrahama, uIsaka loJakobe. |
| 6. | Yazi-ke ukuthi kakungenxa yokulunga kwakho ukuthi i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikunika lelilizwe elihle ukuthi udle ilifa lalo; ngoba uyisizwe esilentamo elukhuni. |
| 7. | Khumbula, ungakhohlwa, ukuthi wayithukuthelisa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho enkangala; kusukela esukwini owaphuma ngalo elizweni leGibhithe laze lafika kulindawo, beliyivukela i Nkosi. |
| 8. | LeHorebe layithukuthelisa i Nkosi, yaze yalithukuthelela i Nkosi ukulichitha. |
| 9. | Sengenyukele entabeni ukwemukela izibhebhe zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano i Nkosi eyasenza lani, ngasengihlala entabeni insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, angidlanga sinkwa, anginathanga manzi. |
| 10. | I Nkosi yasinginika lezozibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe zilotshwe ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, laphezu kwazo kulotshiwe ngokwamazwi wonke i Nkosi eyayiwakhulume lani entabeni, iphakathi komlilo ngosuku lokuhlangana. |
| 11. | Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, i Nkosi yangipha izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano. |
| 12. | I Nkosi yasisithi kimi: Sukuma wehle ngokuphangisa usuke lapha, ngoba abantu bakho owabakhupha eGibhithe bonakalisile, baphambukile ngokuphangisa endleleni engabalaya yona, bazenzela isithombe esibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa. |
| 13. | I Nkosi yasikhuluma kimi isithi: Ngibabonile lababantu, khangela-ke, bangabantu abantamo zilukhuni. |
| 14. | Ngiyekela ukuze ngibabhubhise, ngesule ibizo labo lisuke ngaphansi kwamazulu; njalo ngizakwenza ube yisizwe esilamandla lesikhulu kulabo. |
| 15. | Ngasengiphenduka ngisehla entabeni, lentaba yayivutha umlilo; lezibhebhe zombili zesivumelwano zazisezandleni zami zombili. |
| 16. | Ngasengibona, khangelani-ke, lalonile e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wenu, lalizenzele ithole elibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, laliphambukile ngokuphangisa endleleni i Nkosi eyayiyilayile. |
| 17. | Ngasengibamba izibhebhe zombili, ngazilahla ezandleni zami zombili, ngazibulala phambi kwamehlo enu. |
| 18. | Ngasengiziwisela phansi phambi kwe Nkosi njengakuqala, insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, ngingadli sinkwa, nginganathi manzi, ngenxa yaso sonke isono senu elisonileyo, lisenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi, liyithukuthelisa. |
| 19. | Ngoba ngangisesaba ukuthukuthela lolaka i Nkosi eyayilithukuthelela ngakho ukulibhubhisa; kodwa i Nkosi yangizwa langalesosikhathi. |
| 20. | I Nkosi yasimthukuthelela kakhulu uAroni ukuze imbhubhise; kodwa ngamkhulekela loAroni ngalesosikhathi. |
| 21. | Ngasengithatha isono senu, ithole elalilenzile, ngalitshisa ngomlilo, ngalichoboza, ngalicholisisa laze laba lincinyane njengothuli; ngaphosa uthuli lwalo esifuleni esasisehla entabeni. |
| 22. | LeTabera, leMasa, leKiribothi-Hathava laliyithukuthelisa i Nkosi. |
| 23. | Lalapho i Nkosi yalithuma lisuka eKadeshi-Bhaneya isithi: Yenyukani, lidle ilifa lelizwe engilinike lona, laselihlamukela umlayo we Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, kaliyikholwanga, kalilalelanga ilizwi layo. |
| 24. | Lalivele liyivukele i Nkosi kusukela esukwini engalazi ngalo. |
| 25. | Ngasengiziwisela phansi phambi kwe Nkosi insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, engaziwisela phansi ngazo, ngoba i Nkosi yayithe izalichitha. |
| 26. | Ngasengikhuleka e Nkosi ni ngathi: Nkosi Jehova, ungabachithi abantu bakho lelifa lakho, obahlenge ngobukhulu bakho, owabakhupha eGibhithe ngesandla esilamandla. |
| 27. | Khumbula inceku zakho, uAbrahama, uIsaka, loJakobe; ungakhangeli inkani yalababantu lobubi babo lesono sabo, |
| 28. | hlezi ilizwe owasikhupha kilo lithi: Ngenxa yokuthi i Nkosi yayingelamandla okubangenisa elizweni eyakhuluma ngalo kubo, langenxa yokuthi ibazonda, yabakhupha ukuze ibabulalele enkangala. |
| 29. | Kube kanti bangabantu bakho lelifa lakho, owabakhupha ngamandla akho amakhulu langengalo yakho eyeluliweyo. |
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