UDutheronomi 11 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978Ubukhulu beNkosi 1 Ngakhoke kalibothanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, ligcine ilizwi layo lezimiso zayo lezahlulelo zayo lemithetho yayo insuku zonke. 2 Khumbulani lezizinto lamhla — kangikhulumi ebantwaneni benu abangazaziyo labangazibonanga — khumbulani ukulaya kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lobukhulu bayo, isandla sayo esilamandla lengalo yayo elamandla, 3 izibonakaliso zayo lezenzo zayo eyazenza eGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, lakulo lonke ilizwe lakhe, 4 lalokho eyakwenza empini yaseGibithe, lasemabhizeni ayo lasenqoleni zayo, lokuthi yenza amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu abakhukhele lapho bexotshana lani, yababhubhisa, kuze kube lamuhla. 5 Khumbulani lokho eyalilenzela khona enkangala laze lafika kulindawo, 6 lalokho eyakwenza kuDathani lakuAbiramu amadodana kaEliyabi indodana kaRubeni, ukuthi umhlaba wavuleka wabaginya bona labendlu zabo, lamathente abo, lakho konke okwabo okuphilayo, phambi kwabo bonke abakoIsrayeli. 7 Lizibonele lina zonke izenzo ezinkulu zeNkosi. Izibusiso zelizwe elithenjisiweyo 8 Ngakhoke libogcina yonke imithetho engililaya yona lamhla, ukuba libe lamandla okungena lilithumbe ilizwe eliya kulo ukuba libe ngelenu, 9 lokuba lihlale isikhathi eside elizweni iNkosi eyafunga kubokhokho benu ukubanika lona lenzalo yabo, ilizwe eligcwele uchago lenyosi. 10 Ngoba ilizwe elizakungena kilo ukulithumba kalifanani lelizwe laseGibithe elivela kilo, lapho nxa lalihlanyela inhlanyelo yenu, lalisebenza nzima ukuthelela amasimu; 11 kodwa ilizwe eliya kilo ukulithumba liyilizwe lamaqaqa lezigodi, elinethwa lizulu; 12 ilizwe elilondolozwa yiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, amehlo ayo alikhangela njalo, kusukela ekuqaleni komnyaka kuze kube sekupheleni kwawo. 13 Uba lilalela imithetho yami engililaya yona lamuhla, lithande iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, liyikhonze ngenhliziyo yenu yonke langomphefumulo wenu wonke, 14 izakulinika ilizwe lakini izulu ngesikhathi salo, izulu elokuqala lelokucina, ukuba livune amabele enu lewayini lenu lamafutha enu. 15 Izakunika inkomo zenu utshani emadlelweni; lizakudla, lisuthe. 16 Qaphelani, funa inhliziyo zenu zikhohliseke, liphambuke, likhonze abanye onkulunkulu, libadumise, 17 leNkosi ilithukuthelele, ivale izulu ukuba lingani, lelizwe lingabe lisathela isithelo, libhubhe masinyane lina elizweni elihle iNkosi elinika lona. 18 Ngakhoke gcinani lamazwi ami enhliziyweni yenu lasemphefumulweni wenu, liwabophele ezandleni zenu abe njengophawu, lasemabunzini enu abe yisikhumbuzo. 19 Lizakuwafundisa abantwana benu, liwatsho lapho lihlezi ezindlini zenu, lalapho lihamba endleleni, lalapho lilala, lalapho livuka. 20 Liwalobe emigubazini yeminyango yezindlu zenu lemasangweni enu, 21 ukuba zande insuku zenu lensuku zabantwana benu elizweni iNkosi eyafunga kubokhokho benu ukubanika lona, lapho kusekhona amazulu phezu komhlaba. 22 Uba ligcina kuhle yonke imithetho le engililaya ukuba liyenze, lithande iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lihambe ngendlela zayo zonke, libambelele kuyo, 23 iNkosi izakuxotsha zonke lezizizwe phambi kwenu, lizinqobe izizwe ezinkulu lezilamandla kulani. 24 Zonke indawo lapho inyawo zenu zinyathela khona zizakuba ngezenu; ilizwe lenu lizakusukela enkangala, laseLebanoni, lasemfuleni iYufrathi, lize lifike olwandle ngasentshonalanga. 25 Kakulamuntu ozamelana lani; iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izakubenza abantu belizwe lonke elizakunyathela kulo batshaywe luvalo, balesabe, njengokulithembisa kwayo. 26 Khangelani, lamhla ngiyabeka phambi kwenu isibusiso lesiqalekiso; 27 isibusiso, uba lilalela imithetho yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu engililaya yona lamuhla; 28 isiqalekiso, uba lingalaleli imithetho yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, kodwa liphambuka endleleni engililaya yona lamuhla, lilandele abanye onkulunkulu elingabazanga. 29 Kuzakuthi lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ilingenisa elizweni eliya ukulithumba, limemezele isibusiso entabeni yaseGerizimi, lesiqalekiso entabeni yaseEbali. 30 Angithi zona ziphetsheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga kwendlela, elizweni lamaKanani ahlala eAraba, maqondana leGiligali, eduze lezihlahla ezinkulu zaseMore na? 31 Ngoba selizakuchapha iJordani ukuba lingene lithumbe ilizwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu elinika lina. Lizakulithumba, lihlale kilo, 32 ligcine kuhle zonke izimiso lezahlulelo engizibeka phambi kwenu lamuhla. |
Bible Society of Zimbabwe 1978
Bible Society of Zimbabwe