Duteronomi

Isahluko 6

“Nansi imiyalo, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayala ukuba nifundiswe khona, nikwenze ezweni eniya kulo ukulidla,
2 ukuze umesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine zonke izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngakho, wena nendodana yakho nendodana yendodana yakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho, kwandiswe imihla yakho.
3 Yizwa-ke, Israyeli, uqaphele ukukwenza ukuba kube kuhle kuwe, nande ngamandla, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo wakuthembisa khona ezweni elivame ubisi nezinyosi.
4 “Yizwa, Israyeli: uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, uJehova, munye;
5 wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.
6 Lawa mazwi engikuyala ngawo namuhla ayakuba senhliziyweni yakho,
7 ubafundise impela wona abantwana bakho, uwakhulume lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, nalapho uhamba endleleni, nalapho ulala, nalapho uvuka.
8 Uyakuwabopha abe luphawu esandleni sakho, abe yisikhumbuzo phakathi kwamehlo akho.
9 Wowaloba ezinsikeni zomnyango wendlu yakho nasemasangweni akho.
10 “Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukungenisa ezweni alifungela oyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ukukunika lona kanye nemizi emikhulu nemihle ongayakhanga,
11 nezindlu ezigcwele zonke izinto ezinhle ongazigcwalisanga, nemithombo embiweyo ongayimbanga, nezivini neminqumo ongakutshalanga, nalapho udla usuthe,
12 xwaya ukuba ungakhohlwa uJehova owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, indlu yobugqila.
13 “Womesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; wokhonza yena, ufunge igama lakhe.
14 Aniyikulandela abanye onkulunkulu, onkulunkulu babantu abanizungezayo
15 ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ophakathi kwakho unguNkulunkulu onomhawu funa intukuthelo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ikuvuthele, ikuchithe ebusweni bomhlaba.
16 “Aniyikumlinga uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, njengalokho namlinga eMasa.
17 Niyakugcina nokugcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nobufakazi bakhe, nezimiso zakhe akuyale ngakho.
18 Wokwenza okulungile nokuhle emehlweni kaJehova ukuba kube kuhle kuwe, ungene ulidle lelo zwe elihle uJehova alifungela oyihlo
19 ukuxosha zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, njengalokho ekhulumile uJehova.
20 “Lapho indodana yakho ikubuza ngesikhathi esizayo, ithi: ‘Buyini ubufakazi, nezimiso, nezahlulelo uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu aniyale ngakho na?’
21 uyakusho kuyo indodana yakho ukuthi: ‘Sasiyizigqila zikaFaro eGibithe; uJehova wasikhipha eGibithe ngesandla esinamandla;
22 uJehova wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu nezesabekayo phezu kweGibithe, naphezu kukaFaro, naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yakhe phambi kwamehlo ethu,
23 wasikhipha lapho ukuba asingenise ukusinika izwe alifungela obaba.
24 UJehova wasiyala ukwenza zonke lezo zimiso, simesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, kube kuhle kithi njalo, ukuba asiphe siphile njenganamuhla.
25 Kuyakuba ngukulunga kithi, uma sigcina ukwenza yonke le miyalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, njengalokho esiyalile.’