Duteronomi

Isahluko 5

UMose wayesebiza wonke u-Israyeli, wathi kuye: “Yizwa, Israyeli, izimiso nezahlulelo engizikhuluma ezindlebeni zakho namuhla ukuba uzifunde, uqaphele ukuzenza.
2 UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wenza isivumelwano nathi eHorebe.
3 UJehova akasenzanga lesi sivumelwano nawobaba, wasenza nathi, yebo, thina esikhona lapha sonke namuhla siphilile.
4 UJehova wakhuluma kinina ubuso nobuso entabeni ephakathi komlilo.
5 Mina ngema phakathi kukaJehova nani ngaleso sikhathi ukunazisa izwi likaJehova, ngokuba nesaba ngenxa yomlilo, anakhuphukela entabeni. Wathi:
6 “ ‘NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, indlu yobugqila.
7 “ ‘Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.
8 “ ‘Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo zomfanekiso wokusezulwini phezulu, nokusemhlabeni phansi, nokusemanzini phansi komhlaba;
9 ungazikhothameli, ungazikhonzi, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho nginguNkulunkulu onomhawu, ngihambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuso isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine sabangizondayo,
10 kepha ngibenzela umusa abayizinkulungwane abangithandayo, bagcine imiyalelo yami.
11 “ ‘Ungaliphathi ngeze igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba uJehova akayikumyeka oliphatha ngeze igama lakhe.
12 “ ‘Gcina usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuyalile.
13 Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho,
14 kepha usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; awuyikusebenza msebenzi ngalo, wena nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nenkabi yakho, nembongolo yakho, nezinkomo zakho, nomfokazi wakho ophakathi kwamasango akho, ukuba inceku yakho nencekukazi yakho ziphumule njengawe.
15 Wokhumbula ukuthi wawuyinceku ezweni laseGibithe nokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakukhipha khona ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliweyo; ngalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuyala ukugcina usuku lwesabatha.
16 “ ‘Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuyala, ukuze izinsuku zakho zibe zinde, kube kuhle kuwe ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.
17 “ ‘Ungabulali.
18 “ ‘Ungaphingi.
19 “ ‘Ungebi.
20 “ ‘Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwane wakho.
21 “ ‘Ungafisi umfazi womakhelwane wakho; ungafisi indlu yomakhelwane wakho, nensimu yakhe, nenceku yakhe, nencekukazi yakhe, nenkabi yakhe, nembongolo yakhe, nokunye okomakhelwane wakho.’
22 “Lawo mazwi uJehova wawakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yenu entabeni, evela phakathi komlilo, nefu, nesigayegaye, ngezwi elikhulu, akathasiselanga lutho. Wawaloba ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe, wanginika zona.
23 “Kwathi lapho nilizwa izwi elivela phakathi kobumnyama, intaba ivutha umlilo, nasondela kimi, zonke izinhloko zenu zezizwe zenu namalunga enu,
24 nathi: ‘Bheka, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu usibonisile inkazimulo yakhe nobukhulu bakhe, salizwa izwi lakhe livela phakathi komlilo; sibonile namuhla ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakhuluma nomuntu, adlule aphile.
25 Ngalokho siyakufelani na? Ngokuba lo mlilo omkhulu uyakusiqeda; uma silizwa futhi izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, siyakufa.
26 Ngokuba ngubani enyameni yonke ozwile njengathi izwi likaNkulunkulu ophilayo livela phakathi komlilo, waphila, na?
27 Sondela wena, uzwe konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ayakukukhuluma, usitshele konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ayakukukhuluma kuwe, sikuzwe, sikwenze.’
28 “UJehova wawezwa amazwi enu ekukhulumeni kwenu kimi; uJehova wayesethi kimi: ‘Ngiwezwile amazwi alaba bantu abawakhulume kuwe; basho kahle konke abakukhulumile.
29 Sengathi kungaba khona kubo inhliziyo enjalo ukuba bangesabe, bagcine njalo yonke imiyalelo yami, kube kuhle kubo nakubantwana babo kuze kube phakade.
30 “ ‘Hamba, usho kubo ukuthi: “Buyelani ematendeni enu.”
31 Kepha wena, yima lapha ngakimi, ngikhulume kuwe yonke imiyalo, nezimiso, nezahlulelo oyakubafundisa khona ukuba bakwenze ezweni engibanika lona ukuba balidle.’
32 “Niyakuqaphela ukwenza njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu eniyalile, ningaphenduki ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
33 Niyakuhamba njalo endleleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aniyale ngayo, ukuze niphile, kube kuhle kini, nandise izinsuku zenu ezweni eniyakulidla.