Wabapha isinkwa sasezulwini ngenxa yokulamba kwabo, wabakhiphela amanzi edwaleni ngokoma kwabo, wabathembisa ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla izwe owafunga ngesifungo ukubanika lona.
UDuteronomi 1:21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Bhekani, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulibekile izwe phambi kwenu; khuphukani nilidle, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo eshilo kini; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Bhekani, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulibekile izwe phambi kwenu: khuphukani nilidle, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo akhuluma kini; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla.’ IsiZulu 2020 Niyabona-ke, uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu uninikile izwe eliphambi kwenu: khuphukani nilidle, njengalokhu uSimakade, uNkulunkulu wokhokho benu ayenitshelile. Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla.’ |
Wabapha isinkwa sasezulwini ngenxa yokulamba kwabo, wabakhiphela amanzi edwaleni ngokoma kwabo, wabathembisa ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla izwe owafunga ngesifungo ukubanika lona.
Kumholi wokuhlabelela wamadodana kaKora. Isihlabelelo se-Alamoti. UNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo sethu namandla ethu, ulusizo olutholakala kakhulu ekuhluphekeni.
Ningesabi; ngoba mina nginani; ningethuki; ngoba nginguNkulunkulu wenu; Ngizokuqinisa; yebo, ngizokusiza; yebo, ngiyakusekela ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.
UKalebi wabathulisa abantu phambi kukaMose, wathi: “Masikhuphuke masinyane, silidle; ngokuba sinamandla okukunqoba.
Ngathi kini: Senifikile entabeni yama-Amori uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ayakusinika yona.
Lapho uphuma ukulwa nezitha zakho, namahhashi, nezinqola, nabantu abaningi kunawe, ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.
Futhi ngizakuthi kubo: Zwana, O Israyeli, uyeza lamuhla ukulwa lezitha zakho; ningazivumeli izinhliziyo zenu ziphele, ningesabi noma nithuthumele, futhi ningapheli amandla ngenxa yazo;
Qinani, niqine, ningabesabi, ningabesabi; ngoba nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ohamba lawe; Ngeke akulahle noma akushiye.
Ungabesabi, kepha khumbula kahle lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibithe;
Ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, uNkulunkulu onamandla nowesabekayo.
Ngokunjalo lapho uJehova enithuma nisuka eKadeshi-Barineya ukuthi: ‘Khuphukani nilidle izwe engininike lona; nahlubuka emyalezweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, anikholwanga nguye, anililalelanga izwi lakhe.
Ukuze singasho ngesibindi sithi: INkosi ingumsizi wami, angesabi umuntu angangenzani.
Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba laba bantu uyakubanika izwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona libe yifa labo.
Angililayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindi; ungesabi, ungapheli amandla, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe nomaphi lapho uya khona.