UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe, wathi: “Buthanani, ukuze nginitshele okuyakwenzeka kini ezinsukwini zokugcina.
UDuteronomi 4:30 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Lapho usekuhluphekeni, zonke lezi zinto zikwehlela, ekupheleni kwezinsuku, uma uphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulalele izwi lakhe; IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Uma usekuhluphekeni, zikwehlela zonke lezi zinto, uyakuphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezinsuku zokugcina, ulalele izwi lakhe, IsiZulu 2020 Ekuhluphekeni kwakho, lapho wehlelwa yizo zonke lezo zinto, uyophendukela kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ngezinsuku zokugcina, ulalele izwi lakhe. |
UJakobe wabiza amadodana akhe, wathi: “Buthanani, ukuze nginitshele okuyakwenzeka kini ezinsukwini zokugcina.
Kodwa uma niphenduka kimi futhi nigcina imiyalelo yami futhi niyenze; noma babekhona abanye kini abaxoshwa kwaze kwaba sekugcineni kwezulu, nokho ngiyakubabutha lapho, ngibayise endaweni engiyikhethile ukuba ngimise igama lami khona.
Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngambiza uNkulunkulu wami; Wezwa izwi lami ethempelini lakhe, nokukhala kwami kwaphumela ezindlebeni zakhe phambi kwakhe.
Kepha mina ngiyakuhlabelela ngamandla akho; yebo, ekuseni ngiyakuhlabelela ngomusa wakho, ngokuba uyisiphephelo sami nesiphephelo ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami.
UMose wamtshela umukhwe wakhe konke uJehova ayekwenzile kuFaro nabaseGibhithe ngenxa ka-Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhlupheko ezazibehlele endleleni, nokuthi uJehova wayebophule.
Intukuthelo kaJehova ayiyikubuya, aze afeze amacebo enhliziyo yakhe; ekupheleni kwezinsuku uyakukulalela ngokugcwele.
Uzafunga uthi: Kuphila kukaJehova ngeqiniso, ngokulunga langokulunga; izizwe ziyakuzibusisa kuye, zizidumise Ngaye.
Kodwa ngabayala le nto ngathi: Lalelani izwi lami, futhi ngizoba nguNkulunkulu wenu, futhi niyoba ngabantu bami; nihambe ngezindlela zonke enginiyale ngazo, ukuze kube kuhle kini.
Manje ngize ukuze ngikubonise okuzokwenzeka kubantu bakini ekupheleni kwezinsuku, ngoba nokho umbono ungowezinsuku eziningi.
Emva kwalokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakubuya bamfune uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo noDavide inkosi yabo; bayakumesaba uJehova nomusa wakhe ekupheleni kwezinsuku.
Abakude bayakuza bakhe ithempeli likaJehova, nazi ukuthi uJehova Sebawoti ungithumile kini. Lokhu kuyakuba njalo uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
Futhi lapho ebona u-Amaleki, waphakamisa isimo sakhe futhi wathi: U-Amaleki wayengowokuqala wezizwe; kodwa ukuphela kwakhe kuyakuba ngukubhubha kwakhe kuze kube phakade.
kodwa ngabika kuqala kwabaseDamaseku, naseJerusalema, nakuzo zonke izindawo zaseJudiya, nakwabezizwe, ukuba baphenduke, baphendukele kuNkulunkulu, benze imisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka.
Ngakho-ke phendukani, niguquke, ukuze kusulwe izono zenu, ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuhlunyelelwa zivela ebusweni beNkosi;
Uma ulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukugcina imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe ezilotshwe kule ncwadi yomthetho, futhi uma uphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.
Kumelwe ubuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulalele izwi lakhe njengakho konke engikuyala ngakho namuhla, wena nabantwana bakho, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho;
Intukuthelo yami iyakubavuthela ngalolo suku, ngibashiye, ngifihle ubuso bami kubo, baqedwe, behlelwe ububi obuningi nezinsizi; ngalokho bayakuthi ngalolo suku: ‘Lokhu okubi akusehlele yini, lokhu uNkulunkulu wethu engekho phakathi kwethu na?
“Kuyakuthi lapho ububi obuningi nezinsizi bubehlela, le ngoma ifakaze ngabo, ibe ngufakazi; ngokuba akuyikukhohlakala emilonyeni yezizukulwane zabo; ngoba mina ngiyayazi imicabango yabo abayizulazulayo khathesi, ngingakafiki elizweni engathembisa ngalo ngesifungo.
Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi emva kokufa kwami niyozibhubhisa ngokuphelele, futhi niyophambuka endleleni enganiyala ngayo; ububi buyakukwehlela ekupheleni kwezinsuku; ngokuba niyakwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova ukuba nimcunule ngomsebenzi wezandla zenu.
Ekugcineni kwalezinsuku ukhulumile kithi ngeNdodana ayimise ibe yindlalifa yakho konke, futhi enza ngayo futhi izwe;
futhi esephelelisiwe, waba yinhloko yensindiso ephakade kubo bonke abamlalelayo;