UDuteronomi 1 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UDuteronomi 1 UMose ukhuluma nama-Israyeli

¹ Lawa angamazwi uMose awakhuluma ku-Israyeli wonke ngaphesheya kweJordani ehlane ethafeni eliphambi koLwandle LweShelf, phakathi kwePharanu neThofeli neLabani neHaseroti neDisagabi.

² (Kuwuhambo lwezinsuku eziyishumi nanye ukusuka eHorebe ngomgwaqo osuka entabeni yaseSeyiri ukuya eKadeshi-Barineya.)

³ Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amane, ngenyanga yeshumi nanye, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, uMose wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengakho konke uJehova ayebayale ngakho;

⁴ Ngemva kokubulala uSihoni, inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni, no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, owayehlala e-Ashitaroti e-Edireyi.

⁵ Ngaphesheya kweJordani, ezweni lakwaMowabi, uMose waqala ukumemezela lo mthetho, wathi:

⁶ UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wakhuluma kithi eHorebe, wathi: “Senihlale isikhathi eside kule ntaba.

⁷ Jikelani, nimuke, niye entabeni yama-Amori, nasezindaweni zonke eziseduze nayo, emathafeni, nasezintabeni, nasesigodini, naseningizimu, nangaselwandle, nxazonke zezwe lamaKhanani, nangasentshonalanga. ILebanoni, kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe.

⁸ Bhekani, ngiyakwethula izwe kini; ngenani nilidle izwe uJehova alifungela oyihlo o-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe ukulinika bona nenzalo yabo emva kwabo.

⁹ Ngakhuluma kini ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi: Anginakunithwala ngedwa;

¹⁰ UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unandisile; bhekani, namuhla ningangezinkanyezi zezulu ngobuningi.

¹¹ (UJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo makanandise ngokuphindwe kayinkulungwane kunalokhu eniyikho, anibusise njengokuthembisa kwakhe kini!)

¹² Mina ngedwa ngingakuthwala kanjani ukuhlupheka kwenu nomthwalo wenu nokuxabana kwenu na?

¹³ Zithatheleni amadoda ahlakaniphileyo, ahlakaniphileyo, aziwayo ezizweni zenu, ngiwabeke abe ngababusi phezu kwenu.

¹⁴ Nangiphendula nathi: ‘Kuhle ukuba senze lokho okushilo.’

¹⁵ Ngase ngithatha izikhulu zezizwe zenu, amadoda ahlakaniphileyo nabadumileyo, ngabamisa baba yizinhloko phezu kwenu, izinduna zenkulungwane nezinduna zekhulu nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu nezinduna zeshumi nezinduna ezizweni zenu.

¹⁶ Ngabayala abahluleli benu ngaleso sikhathi ngathi: ‘Zwanini amacala phakathi kwabafowenu, nahlulele ngokulunga phakathi kwalowo nalowo nomfowabo nomfokazi okuye.

¹⁷ Ningakhethi abantu ekwahluleleni; kepha niyakuzwa omncane nomkhulu; akufanele wesabe ubuso bomuntu; ngoba ukwahlulela kungokukaNkulunkulu; necala elinisindayo nililethe kimi, ngilizwe.

¹⁸ Futhi nganiyala ngaleso sikhathi zonke izinto okufanele nizenze.

Ugwadule luyanyakaza

¹⁹ Sasuka eHorebe, sadabula lonke ihlane elikhulu nelesabekayo enalibonayo endleleni yasentabeni yama-Amori, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wasiyala; safika eKadeshi Barineya.

²⁰ Ngathi kini: Senifikile entabeni yama-Amori uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ayakusinika yona.

²¹ Bhekani, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulibekile izwe phambi kwenu; khuphukani nilidle, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo eshilo kini; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla.

²² Lase lisondela kimi, kwaba yilowo nalowo, lathi: ‘Sizothuma amadoda phambi kwethu, azosihlolela izwe, asitshele ukuthi iyiphi indlela okufanele sihambe ngayo nokuthi iyiphi imizi esiyofika kuyo.

²³ Lalunga-ke leli zwi kimi; ngathatha kini amadoda ayishumi nambili, yanye esizweni.

²⁴ Base bephenduka bakhuphukela entabeni, bafika esigodini sase-Eshikoli, basihlola.

²⁵ Athatha ezandleni zawo ezithelweni zezwe, asilethela kithi, asazisa, athi: ‘Leli yizwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu azakusinika lona.

²⁶ Kodwa anithandanga ukukhuphuka, kepha nahlubuka emyalezweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

²⁷ Nakhonona ematendeni enu, nathi: ‘Ngokuba uJehova wayesizondile, wasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe ukuze asinikele esandleni sama-Amori ukuba asibhubhise.

²⁸ Siyakukhuphukelaphi na? abafowethu badikibalisa izinhliziyo zethu ngokuthi: Abantu bakhulu futhi bade kunathi; imizi mikhulu, ibiyelwe ngezindonga kuze kufike ezulwini; futhi sabona amadodana ama-Anaki lapho.

²⁹ Ngase ngithi kini: Ningabesabi, ningabesabi.

³⁰ UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ohamba phambi kwenu uyakunilwela njengakho konke akwenza kini phambi kwamehlo enu eGibithe;

³¹ Ehlane, lapho wabona khona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuzala, njengalokho umuntu ezala indodana yakhe, endleleni yonke owahamba ngayo, naze nafika kule ndawo.

³² Kodwa kule ndaba anikholwanga nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu;

³³ owahamba phambi kwenu endleleni ukunifunela indawo yokumisa amatende enu, emlilweni ebusuku, ukuze anibonise indlela eniyakuhamba ngayo, nangefu emini.

³⁴ UJehova wezwa izwi lamazwi enu, wathukuthela, wafunga wathi:

³⁵ Impela akakho kulawa madoda alesi sizukulwane esibi oyobona lelo zwe elihle engafunga ukulinika oyihlo,

³⁶ Khululani uKalebi indodana kaJefune; uyakulibona, ngimnike izwe alinyathele yena nabantwana bakhe, ngokuba umlandele uJehova ngokupheleleyo.

³⁷ UJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, wathi: ‘Nawe awuyikungena khona.

³⁸ Kodwa uJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, omi phambi kwakho, nguyena oyakungena khona; mkhuthaze, ngokuba uyakwenza u-Israyeli adle ifa lalo.

³⁹ Abancane benu enasho ukuthi bayakuba yimpango, nabantwana benu ababengakwazi ngalolo suku okuhle nokubi bayakungena khona, ngibanike lona, balidle.

⁴⁰ Kepha nina phendukani, ningene ehlane ngendlela yoLwandle Olubomvu.

⁴¹ Nase niphendula, nathi kimi: ‘Sonile kuJehova; siyakukhuphuka silwe njengakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asiyale ngakho. Lapho nibhincile, kwaba yilowo nalowo izikhali zakhe zempi, nalungela ukukhuphukela entabeni.

⁴² UJehova wathi kimi: “Batshele ukuthi: Ningenyuki niyokulwa; ngoba kangikho phakathi kwenu; funa nihlulwe phambi kwezitha zenu.

⁴³ Kungakho ngikhulume kini; anilalelanga, kepha nahlubuka ezwini likaJehova, nakhuphuka intaba ngokugabadela.

⁴⁴ Ama-Amori ahlala kuleyo ntaba aphuma anihlangabeza, anixosha, njengokwenza kwezinyosi, anichitha eSeyiri kwaze kwaba seHorma.

⁴⁵ Nabuya nakhala phambi kukaJehova; kepha uJehova akalilalelanga izwi lakho, akakuzwanga.

⁴⁶ Nahlala izinsuku eziningi eKadeshi njengezinsuku enazihlala khona;