ULevi 26 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Izibusiso zokulalela

¹ Lingazenzeli izithombe, lingamisi izithombe ezibaziweyo lensika yokukhonzela, lingamisi elizweni lakini ilitshe elilemifanekiso ukuba likhothamele kulo; ngoba ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.

² Gcinani amaSabatha ami, lihloniphe indlu yami engcwele. NgiyiNkosi.

³ Uba lihamba ngezimiso zami, ligcine imilayo yami, liyenze,

⁴ ngizakulinisela izulu ngesikhathi salo, lelizwe lizathela izithelo, lezihlahla zeganga zithele izithelo zazo.

⁵ Lizakubhula kuze kufike isikhathi sokuvuna amavini, livune amavini kuze kufike isikhathi sokuhlanyela; lizakudla ukudla kwenu, lisuthe, lihlale livikelekile elizweni lakini.

⁶ Ngizakulinika ukuthula elizweni, lilale lingethuswa muntu, ngisuse inyamazana ezimbi elizweni, lempi kayiyikuhlasela elizweni lakini.

⁷ Lizakuxotsha izitha zenu, ziwe phambi kwenu empini.

⁸ Abahlanu benu bazaxotsha abalikhulu, labalikhulu benu bazaxotsha abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi; izitha zenu zizakubulawa phambi kwenu empini.

⁹ Ngizakuba lomusa kini, ngilenze ukuba lizale, lande, ngimise isivumelwano sami lani.

¹⁰ Lizakudla okwesivuno esidala, likhuphe esidala ukuba lifake esitsha.

¹¹ Ngizahlala phakathi kwenu, kangiyikunengwa yini.

¹² Ngizakuhamba phakathi kwenu, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu, libe ngabantu bami.

¹³ NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu owalikhupha elizweni laseGibithe ukuba lingabi yizigqili zabo; ngephule izikeyi zejogwe lenu, ngenza ukuba lihambe liqondile.

Lokhu okuzakwenziwa ngenxa yokungalaleli

¹⁴ Kodwa uba lingangilaleli, lingagcini imilayo le yonke,

¹⁵ uba lilahla izimiso zami, lidelele izahlulelo zami, ukuze lingenzi imilayo yami yonke, leqe isivumelwano sami,

¹⁶ ngizakwenza kini lokhu, ngehlisele phezu kwenu ukwesaba okukhulu, lofuba, lomkhuhlane ozakufiphaza amehlo, liphele amandla. Lizakuhlanyelela inhlanyelo yenu ize, ngoba izitha zenu zizakuyidla.

¹⁷ Ngizakumelana lani, lichithwe yizitha zenu. Abalizondayo bazakulibusa, libaleke lingaxotshwa muntu.

¹⁸ Kodwa loba kunjalo, uba lingangilaleli, ngizabuya ngilitshaye kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu,

¹⁹ ngiqede amandla enu aziphakamisileyo, ngenze amazulu enu abe njengensimbi ukuze izulu lingani, lomhlabathi wenu ube njengethusi;

²⁰ lamandla enu azakuchithelwa ize, ngoba ilizwe lenu kaliyikuthela izithelo zalo, lezihlahla zelizwe kaziyikuthela izithelo zazo.

²¹ Uba lihamba ngokuphambene lami, lingangilaleli, ngizakwehlisela kini ezinye inhlupheko, ziphindwe kasikhombisa ezonweni zenu.

²² Ngizathuma phakathi kwenu izilo ezizakulamuka abantwana benu, zibulale inkomo zenu, zilenze libe balutshwana, lezindlela zenu zibe yinkangala.

²³ Uba lingavumi ukuxwayiswa yimi ngalezizinto, kodwa lihamba ngokuphambene lami,

²⁴ lami ngizahamba ngokuphambene lani, ngilitshaye kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.

²⁵ Ngizakwehlisela impi phezu kwenu ezakuphindisela isivumelwano. Uba libuthana emizini yenu, ngizakuthuma umkhuhlane phakathi kwenu, linikelwe ezandleni zezitha.

²⁶ Lapho nginciphisa ukudla kwenu, abesifazana abalitshumi bazapheka izinkwa zenu eziko linye, balinike izinkwa ngobunzima bazo; lizakudla, kodwa lingasuthi.

²⁷ Kodwa uba lingangilaleli, lanxa izinto lezo zinjalo, lihambe ngokuphambene lami,

²⁸ lami ngizakuhamba ngokuphambene lani ngilolaka, ngilitshaye kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.

²⁹ Lizakudla imizimba yamadodana enu leyamadodakazi enu.

³⁰ Ngizakuvala indawo zenu eziphakemeyo zokukhonzela, ngidilize ama‐altare enu empepha, ngiphosele izidumbu zenu phezu kwezidumbu zezithombe zenu, nginengwe yini.

³¹ Ngizakwenza imizi yenu ibe ngamanxiwa, ngidilize izindlu zenu ezingcwele; kangiyikwamukela iphunga elimnandi leminikelo yenu.

³² Ngizakuchitha ilizwe ukuba izitha zenu ezihlala kulo zimangaliswe yilo.

³³ Ngizakulihlakazela ezizweni, ngihwatshe umhedla ngilixotshe; ilizwe lakini lizakuba yincithakalo, lemizi yenu ichitheke.

³⁴ Ng’khona ilizwe lizakuthokoza ngamaSabatha alo nxa lihlala lichithekile, lina lisekhona elizweni lezitha zenu; ilizwe lizakuphumula, lithokoze ngamaSabatha alo.

³⁵ Ngesikhathi sonke elihlala lichithekile ngaso lizakuphumula, ukuphumula elalingelakho ngamaSabatha enu nxa lalihlala kilo.

³⁶ Mayelana lalabo abaseleyo phakathi kwenu, ngizakwenza inhliziyo zabo zesabe emazweni ezitha zabo; lapho besizwa ihlamvu linyikinyeka, bazakubaleka, babaleke njengomuntu obalekela impi, bawe bengaxotshwa muntu.

³⁷ Bazakugwenxana kungathi babalekela impi, bengaxotshwa muntu. Kaliyikuba lamandla okumelana lezitha zenu.

³⁸ Lizakubhubhela ezizweni, lelizwe lezitha zenu lizakulidla.

³⁹ Abaseleyo phakathi kwenu bazakubhubha emazweni ezitha zabo ngenxa yobubi babo, babhubhe langenxa yobubi baboyise.

⁴⁰ Bazakuvuma ububi babo lobubi baboyise, ububi ababenzayo kimi, futhi abahamba ngabo ngokuphambene lami.

⁴¹ Lami ngizahamba ngokuphambene labo, ngibase elizweni lezitha zabo; ng’khona inhliziyo zabo ezingcolileyo zizakuzithoba, bavume ukutshaywa ngenxa yobubi babo.

⁴² Ngizakukhumbula isivumelwano sami loJakobe, lesivumelwano sami loIsaka, lesivumelwano sami loAbrahama, ngilikhumbule lelizwe.

⁴³ Kodwa ilizwe lizakutshiywa yibo, lithokoze ngamaSabatha alo lisahlezi lichithekile, lingelabo. Bazakutshaywa ngenxa yobubi babo, ngoba balahla izahlulelo zami, badelela izimiso zami.

⁴⁴ Kantike, lapho sebefikile elizweni lezitha zabo, kangiyikubalahla, futhi kangiyikunengwa yibo ukuze ngibaqothule, ngeqe isivumelwano sami labo, ngoba ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo.

⁴⁵ Ngenxa yabo ngizakhumbula isivumelwano labokhokho babo engabakhupha elizweni laseGibithe emehlweni ezizwe, ukuba ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. NgiyiNkosi.

⁴⁶ Lezi yizimiso lezahlulelo lemilayo iNkosi eyakwenzayo ngoMose phakathi kwayo labantu bakoIsrayeli entabeni yaseSinayi.