IiJubhili ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi ngonyaka wokuqala wokuphuma kwabantwana bakaSirayeli eYiputa, ngenyanga yesithathu, ngomhla weshumi elinesithandathu wenyanga, [2450 Anno Mundi] uThixo wathetha noMoses, esithi: ‘Nyuka uze kum entabeni, ndikunike amacwecwe amabini amatye omthetho nomyalelo endiwubhalileyo, ukuze ubafundise.’ 2 UMoses wenyuka waya entabeni kaThixo, ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bahlala phezu kweNtaba yeSinayi; ilifu layigubungela iintsuku ezintandathu. 3 Wambiza uMoses ngomhla wesixhenxe esefini; ukubonakala kobuqaqawuli bukaYehova kwabonakala kunjengomlilo otshangatshangiswayo encotsheni yentaba. 4 UMoses wayeseNtabeni iintsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, waza uThixo wamfundisa imbali yangaphambili neyamva yokwahlulwa kwemihla yonke yomthetho nobungqina. 5 Wathi, “Thambekisela intliziyo yakho kuwo onke amazwi endiya kuwathetha kuwe kule ntaba, uwabhale encwadini, ukuze izizukulwana zabo zibone ukuba andibashiyanga ngenxa yobubi bonke ababenzileyo ngokugqitha umnqophiso endiwumise phakathi kwam nawe kwizizukulwana zabo namhlanje eNtabeni yeSinayi.” 6 Kwaye kuya kwenzeka ngaloo ndlela xa zonke ezi zinto zibafikela, baya kuqonda ukuba ndililungisa ngaphezu kwabo kuzo zonke izigwebo zabo nakuzo zonke izenzo zabo, kwaye baya kuqonda ukuba bendinabo ngenene. 7 Zibhalele ngokwakho onke la mazwi ndiwaxelayo namhlanje, kuba ndiyazi imvukelo yabo nentamo yabo elukhuni, ngaphambi kokuba ndibangenise ezweni endafunga ngalo kooyise, kuAbraham nakuIsake nakuYakobi, ndisithi: ‘Imbewu yakho ndiya kuyinika ilizwe eliqukuqela ubisi nobusi.’ 8 Baya kudla baneliseke, bajike baye koothixo basemzini, koothixo abangenakubahlangula kuyo nayiphi na imbandezelo yabo: kwaye eli ngqina liya kuviwa libe lingqina nxamnye nabo. Kuba baya kulibala yonke imiyalelo yam, (kwanayo) yonke into endibayalele yona, kwaye baya kulandela iintlanga, kwaye balandele ukungcola kwabo, kwaye balandele ihlazo labo, kwaye baya kukhonza oothixo babo, kwaye aba baya kuba sisikhubekiso kubo kunye nembandezelo kunye nentlungu kunye nomgibe. 9 Baninzi abantu abaya kutshabalala baze bathinjwe, bawele ezandleni zotshaba, kuba beyishiyile imithetho yam nemiyalelo yam, nemikhosi yomnqophiso wam, neesabatha zam, nendawo yam engcwele endiyingcwalisele mna phakathi kwabo, nomnquba wam, nendawo yam engcwele, endiyingcwalisele mna phakathi kwelizwe, ukuze ndibeke igama lam phezu kwalo, lihlale khona. 10 Baya kuzenzela iindawo eziphakamileyo, ooAshera, nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, banqule, elowo umfanekiso wakhe, ukuze balahleke, banikele ngabantwana babo kwiidemon, nakuyo yonke imisebenzi yesiphoso seentliziyo zabo.
11 Ndiya kubathumelela amangqina, ukuze ndingqine nxamnye nabo, kodwa abayi kuva, kwaye ndiya kubabulala namangqina, kwaye baya kubatshutshisa abo bafuna umthetho, kwaye baya kuyichitha baze batshintshe yonke into ukuze benze ububi phambi kwamehlo Am. 12 Ndiya kubusithelisa ubuso bam kubo, ndibanikele esandleni seentlanga, ukuba bathinjwe, babe ngamaxhoba, babe ngamaxhoba, ndibatshabalalise, ndibasuse phakathi kwelizwe, ndibasasaze phakathi kweentlanga. 13 Baya kuwulibala wonke umthetho wam, nayo yonke imiyalelo yam, nayo yonke imithetho yam, baze baphambuke ngokutsho kweenyanga ezintsha, neesabatha, nemithendeleko, nemibhiyozo, nemikhosi, nemimiselo. 14 Emva koko baya kubuyela kum besuka phakathi kweentlanga ngentliziyo yabo yonke nangomphefumlo wabo wonke nangamandla abo onke, ndize ndibaqokelele kuzo zonke iintlanga, baze bandifune, ukuze ndifunyanwe ngabo, xa bendifuna ngentliziyo yabo yonke nangomphefumlo wabo wonke. 15 Ndiza kubatyhilela uxolo olukhulu kunye nobulungisa, kwaye ndiza kubasusa isityalo sobulungisa, ngentliziyo yam yonke nangomphefumlo wam wonke, kwaye baya kuba yintsikelelo kungekhona isiqalekiso, kwaye baya kuba yintloko kungekhona umsila. 16 Ndiya kuyakha ingcwele yam phakathi kwabo, ndihlale nabo, ndibe nguThixo wabo, bona babe ngabantu bam ngenyaniso nangobulungisa. 17 Andiyi kubashiya, andiyi kubashiya; kuba ndinguYehova uThixo wabo. 18 Wawa uMoses ngobuso bakhe, wathandaza, wathi, Yehova, Thixo wam, musa ukubashiya abantu bakho nelifa lakho, ukuze baphambuke eziphambekweni zeentliziyo zabo, ungabanikeli ezandleni zeentshaba zabo, iintlanga, hleze bazilawule, zibenze bakone. 19 Inceba yakho, Nkosi, mayiphakanyiswe phezu kwabantu bakho, udale kubo umoya othe tye, ungavumeli umoya wobutshinga ubalawule ukubamangalela phambi kwakho, nokubarhintyela kuzo zonke iindlela zobulungisa, ukuze batshabalale phambi kobuso bakho. 20 Kodwa ngabantu bakho nelifa lakho, owabahlangulayo ngamandla akho amakhulu esandleni samaYiputa; dala kubo intliziyo ecocekileyo nomoya oyingcwele, kwaye mabangabinjiswa zizono zabo ukususela ngoku kude kube ngunaphakade. 21 Wathi uYehova kuMoses: Ndiyazi ubuqhophololo babo neengcinga zabo nobulukhuni babo, kwaye abayi kuthobela bade bavume izono zabo nezono zooyise. 22 Emva koko baya kubuyela kum ngobulungisa bonke nangentliziyo yabo yonke nangomphefumlo wabo wonke, ndize ndaluse ijwabu lentliziyo yabo nejwabu lentliziyo yenzala yabo, ndize ndidale kubo umoya oyingcwele, ndibahlambulule ukuze bangandishiyi ukususela ngaloo mini kude kube ngunaphakade. 23 Imiphefumlo yabo iya kunamathela kum nakwimiyalelo yam yonke, baze bayigcine imiyalelo yam, ndibe nguYise wabo, bona babe ngabantwana bam.