UDuteronomi 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UDuteronomi 4

¹ Zwana-ke, Israyeli, izimiso nezahlulelo enginifundisa zona ukuba nizenze, ukuze niphile, ningene, nilidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninika lona.

² Aniyikwengeza lutho ezwini enginiyala ngalo, futhi aniyikuthatha lutho kulo, ukuze nigcine imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu enginiyala ngayo.

³ Amehlo enu abonile lokho uJehova akwenzele uBali Peyori; ngoba bonke abantu ababemlandela uBhali Peyori, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubabhubhisile phakathi kwakho.

⁴ Kodwa nina enanamathela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, yilowo nalowo kini niyaphila namuhla.

⁵ Bhekani, nginifundisile izimiso nezahlulelo, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wami engiyalile, ukuba nenze kanjalo ezweni eningena kulo ukulidla.

⁶ Ngakho-ke gcina, ukwenze; ngokuba kungukuhlakanipha kwenu nokuqonda kwenu phambi kwamehlo ezizwe eziyakuzwa zonke lezi zimiso, zithi: ‘Impela lesi sizwe esikhulu singabantu abahlakaniphileyo nabahlakaniphileyo.

⁷ Ngoba yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esingaka uNkulunkulu oseduze kuso njengoJehova uNkulunkulu wethu kukho konke esimbiza ngakho?

⁸ Yisiphi isizwe esikhulu esinezimiso nezahlulelo ezilungile njengawo wonke lo mthetho engiwubeka kini namuhla na?

⁹ Kuphela ziqaphele, ulonde umphefumulo wakho, ukuze ungakhohlwa akubonayo amehlo akho, kungasuki enhliziyweni yakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; kodwa uzifundise amadodana akho lamadodana amadodana akho;

¹⁰ Ikakhulu ngosuku owama ngalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe, lapho uJehova ethi kimi: ‘Buthela abantu kimi, ngibenze balalele amazwi ami, ukuze bafunde ukungilalela. Besabe zonke izinsuku abayakuphila ngazo emhlabeni, ukuze bafundise abantwana babo.

¹¹ Nasondela, nema phansi kwentaba; intaba yavutha umlilo waze wayongena phakathi kwezulu, inobumnyama, namafu, nesigayegaye.

¹² UJehova wakhuluma kini ephakathi komlilo; nezwa izwi lamazwi, kepha anibonanga mfanekiso; wena wezwa izwi kuphela.

¹³ Futhi wamemezela kini isivumelwano sakhe aniyala ukuba nisigcwalise, okungukuthi imiyalo eyishumi; waliloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe.

¹⁴ UJehova wangiyala ngaleso sikhathi ukuba nginifundise izimiso nezahlulelo, ukuze nizenze ezweni enithuthela kulo ukulidla.

¹⁵ Ngakho zinakekeleni; ngoba anibonanga mfanekiso mhla uJehova ekhuluma kini eHorebe ephakathi komlilo.

¹⁶ Ukuze ningonakalisi, nizenzele isithombe esibaziweyo, umfanekiso wanoma yisiphi isimo, umfanekiso wowesilisa noma wowesifazane,

¹⁷ umfanekiso wazo zonke izilwane ezisemhlabeni, umfanekiso wazo zonke izinyoni ezinamaphiko ezindiza emoyeni,

¹⁸ umfanekiso wakho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, umfanekiso wezinhlanzi zonke ezisemanzini ngaphansi komhlaba;

¹⁹ futhi ungaphakamiseli amehlo akho ezulwini, nalapho ubona ilanga, nenyanga, nezinkanyezi, yebo, lonke ibandla lasezulwini, lixoshwe ukuba likhuleke kuzo, likhonze lezo uJehova UNkulunkulu wahlukanisela izizwe zonke ngaphansi kwalo lonke izulu.

²⁰ Kepha uJehova wanithatha, wanikhipha esithandweni sensimbi, eGibithe, nibe yifa lakhe, njenganamuhla.

²¹ Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, wafunga ukuthi ngeke ngiwele iJordani nokuthi ngeke ngingene kulelo zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninika lona njengefa.

²² Kodwa kufanele ngifele kuleli zwe, angiyikuwela iJordani; kepha niyakudabula, nilidle lelo zwe elihle.

²³ Ziqapheleni ukuba ningakhohlwa isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu asenza nani, nizenzele isithombe esibaziweyo noma umfanekiso wakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu akwenqabele ngakho.

²⁴ Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ungumlilo oqothulayo, unguNkulunkulu onomhawu.

²⁵ Nxa nizala abantwana nabazukulu, senihlale isikhathi eside ezweni, niziphange, nenze isithombe esibaziweyo noma umfanekiso wanoma yini, nenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuba amthukuthelise zala:

²⁶ Ngifakaza kini namuhla izulu nomhlaba ukuthi niyakubhubha masinyane ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuya kulo ukulidla; aniyikuzandisa izinsuku zenu kulo, kepha niyakushaywa ngesiqalekiso.

²⁷ UJehova uyakunihlakaza phakathi kwezizwe, nisale niyingcosana phakathi kwezizwe uJehova eyakuniholela kuzo.

²⁸ Kumelwe nikhonze lapho onkulunkulu, umsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, imithi namatshe, abangaboni, abangezwa, abangadli, abangahogi.

²⁹ Kodwa uma nifuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu lapho, niyomthola, uma nimfuna ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu.

³⁰ Lapho usekuhluphekeni, zonke lezi zinto zikwehlela, ekupheleni kwezinsuku, uma uphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulalele izwi lakhe;

³¹ Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu olesihawu;

³² Manje buzani ezinsukwini ezidlule, ezazingaphambi kwenu, kusukela osukwini uNkulunkulu adala ngalo umuntu emhlabeni, futhi nibuze kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lwezulu kuze kufike kolunye uhlangothi, uma kukhona into enjengalena enkulu, noma ingabe kakade yezwa?

³³ Bake balizwa yini izwi likaNkulunkulu likhuluma liphakathi komlilo, njengalokho nina nizwile, baphile, na?

³⁴ Noma uNkulunkulu wafuna ukuzibuthela isizwe phakathi kwesinye isizwe ngezilingo, nangezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangempi, nangesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nangokwesabeka okukhulu, njengakho konke uJehova akwenzileyo. UNkulunkulu wenze kini eGibhithe phambi kwamehlo enu?

³⁵ Lokhu sekwaziwe kini, ukuze nazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu; akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe.

³⁶ Wenza ukuba uzwe izwi lakhe esezulwini ukuba anifundise; nasemhlabeni wanikhombisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu; nawezwa amazwi akhe ephakathi komlilo.

³⁷ Futhi ngenxa yokuthi wabathanda oyihlo, ngakho wakhetha inzalo yabo ngemva kwabo, futhi wakukhipha phambi kwamehlo akhe eGibhithe ngamandla akhe amakhulu;

³⁸ ukuba axoshe phambi kwakho izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe, ukuba akungenise, akunike izwe lazo libe yifa lakho, njengokuba kunjalo namuhla.

³⁹ Yazi-ke namuhla, ukubeke enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu phezulu ezulwini naphansi komhlaba; akekho omunye.

⁴⁰ Ugcine izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla ukuba kukuhambele kahle wena nabantwana bakho emva kwakho, zande izinsuku zakho emhlabeni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona kuze kube phakade.

⁴¹ UMose wanquma imizi emithathu ngaphesheya kweJordani ekuphumeni kwelanga;

⁴² ukuze umbulali abalekele khona, owabulala umakhelwane wakhe engazi, engamzondanga ngaphambili; ukuze abalekele komunye walemizi aphile.

⁴³ EBeseri ehlane ethafeni lakwaRubeni; neRamoti yakwaGileyadi kwaGadi; neGolan eBashan, kwabakwaManase.

⁴⁴ Nanku umthetho uMose awubekela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli;

⁴⁵ Lezi ziyibufakazi, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uMose azikhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe;

⁴⁶ Ngaphesheya kweJordani esigodini malungana neBeti Peyori, ezweni likaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshiboni, owanqoba uMose nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.

⁴⁷ Balidla izwe lakhe nezwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, amakhosi amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga;

⁴⁸ kusukela e-Aroweri ephezu komfula i-Arinoni, kuze kufike entabeni yaseSiyoni eyiHermoni,

⁴⁹ nethafa lonke ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga kuze kufike olwandle lwaseThafeni phansi kwemithombo yasePisga.