hlala njengowezizwe kuleli zwe, ngiyakuba nawe, ngikubusise; ngokuba ngiyakukunika wena nenzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe, futhi ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga kuyihlo u-Abrahama;
UDuteronomi 20:1 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Lapho uphuma ukulwa nezitha zakho, namahhashi, nezinqola, nabantu abaningi kunawe, ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE “Nxa uphuma impi ukuhlasela izitha zakho, bese wubona amahhashi, nezinqola, nabantu abaningi kunawe, ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, yena owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe. IsiZulu 2020 “Nxa uphuma uyokulwa nezitha zakho, bese ubona amahhashi, izinqola, nabantu abaningi kunawe, ungabesabi, ngokuba uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, Yena owakukhuphula eGibhithe. |
hlala njengowezizwe kuleli zwe, ngiyakuba nawe, ngikubusise; ngokuba ngiyakukunika wena nenzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe, futhi ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga kuyihlo u-Abrahama;
U-Asa wayesekhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wathi: “Jehova, akulutho kuwe ukusiza, hhayi ngabaningi nabangenamandla; sisize, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu; ngokuba sincike kuwe, nangegama lakho siyakumelana nalesi sixuku. Jehova, unguNkulunkulu wethu; makungahlulwa muntu.
O Nkulunkulu wethu, awufuni yini ukubahlulela? ngokuba asinawo amandla okumelana nalesi sixuku esikhulu esisihlaselayo; futhi asazi ukuthi senzeni, kodwa amehlo ethu akuwe.
Wathi: “Zwanini, nonke Juda, nani enakhileyo eJerusalema, nenkosi uJehoshafati: Usho kanje uJehova kini, uthi: Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu; ngoba impi kayisiyo eyenu, kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu.
Abanye bathemba izinqola, abanye amahhashi, kepha thina siyakulikhumbula igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
Yebo, noma ngidlula esigodini sethunzi lokufa, angesabi okubi, ngokuba wena unami; Intonga yakho nodondolo lwakho ziyangiduduza.
NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, endlini yobugqila.
Maye kulabo abehlela eGibhithe ukuze bathole usizo; bahlala emahhashini, bethemba izinqola, ngokuba ziziningi; nangabamahhashi, ngokuba banamandla kakhulu; kodwa ababheki koNgcwele ka-Israyeli futhi abamfuni uJehova!
Ningesabi; ngoba mina nginani; ningethuki; ngoba nginguNkulunkulu wenu; Ngizokuqinisa; yebo, ngizokusiza; yebo, ngiyakusekela ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.
Uma udabula emanzini, mina nginawe; nasemifuleni, ayiyikukukhukhula; uma udabula emlilweni, awuyikusha; nelangabi aliyikukuvutha.
Ngakho-ke iNkosi uqobo izakunika isibonakaliso; Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, iyibize ngokuthi u-Imanuweli.
Ngakho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova, lapho okungasayikuthiwa: Kuphila kukaJehova owakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe;
Bayakuba njengamaqhawe anyathela izitha zabo odakeni lwezitaladi ekulweni; bayakulwa, ngokuba uJehova unabo, nabamahhashi bayakuba namahloni.
Futhi uma nilwa ezweni lakini ngokumelene nesitha esinicindezelayo, kufanele nihlabe umkhosi ngamacilongo; uyakukhunjulwa phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukhululwe ezitheni zakho.
Akabonanga bubi kuJakobe, no-Israyeli akabonanga nkohliso; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye, nokukhala kwenkosi kuphakathi kwabo.
Pho siyakuthini ngalezi zinto na? Uma uNkulunkulu engakithi, ngubani ongamelana nathi na?
Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukubusisile emsebenzini wonke wesandla sakho; Uyakwazi ukuhamba kwakho kulolugwadule olukhulu; ngoba le minyaka engamashumi amane uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wayenawe; entula lutho.
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.
NguJehova ohamba phambi kwakho; uyakuba nawe, akayikukushiya, akayikukushiya; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla.
Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esekungenise ezweni oya kulo ukulidla, esexoshile izizwe eziningi phambi kwakho, amaHeti, namaGirigashi, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, izizwe eziyisikhombisa. Mkhulu futhi unamandla kunawe;
Ungabesabi, kepha khumbula kahle lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibithe;
Ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, uNkulunkulu onamandla nowesabekayo.
Yazi-ke namuhla ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nguye odlula phambi kwakho; njengomlilo oqothulayo uyakubaqeda, abawise phambi kwakho; khona-ke kumelwe ubaxoshe futhi ubabhubhise ngokushesha, njengoba nje uJehova ekhulumile kini.
Akuyikuma muntu phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; njengalokho nganginaye uMose, kanjalo ngiyakuba nawe; angiyikukushiya, angiyikukushiya.
Angililayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindi; ungesabi, ungapheli amandla, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe nomaphi lapho uya khona.
UJoshuwa wenza kubo, njengalokho uJehova emyalile: wagijimisa amahhashi abo, wazishisa izinqola zabo ngomlilo.
UJehova wasesithi kuye: Isibili ngizakuba lawe, njalo uzatshaya amaMidiyani njengomuntu munye.
UDavide wayesethi kuSawule: “Makungaphelelwa nhliziyo yamuntu ngenxa yakhe; inceku yakho iyakuhamba, ilwe nalo mFilisti.