Duteronomi ISAHLUKO 1 1 Lawa angamazwi uMose awakhuluma ku-Israyeli wonke phesheya kweJordani ehlane ethafeni malungana noLwandle Olubomvu, phakathi kwePharanu neThofeli, neLabani, neHaseroti, neDizahabi. 2 (Kukhona uhambo lwezinsuku eziyishumi nanye ukusuka eHorebe ngendlela yasentabeni yaseSeyiri ukuya eKadeshi Barineya.) 3 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amane, ngenyanga yeshumi nanye, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, uMose wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli njengakho konke uJehova amyale ngakho kubo; 4 Ngemva kokuba esebulele uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, owayehlala eHeshibhoni, no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, owayehlala e-Ashitaroti e-Edireyi. 5 Ngaphetsheya kweJordani, ezweni lakwaMowabi, uMose waqala ukumemezela lo mthetho, ethi: 6 UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wakhuluma kithi eHorebe, wathi: “Senihlale isikhathi eside kule ntaba; 7 Phendukani, nihambe, niye entabeni yama-Amori, nasezindaweni zonke eziseduze nayo, emathafeni, nasezintabeni, nasesigodini, naseningizimu, nangaselwandle, ezweni lamaKhanani, naseLebanoni, nasemfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe. 8 Bhekani, ngilibekile izwe phambi kwenu: ngenani, nilidle izwe uJehova alifungela oyihlo, o-Abrahama, noIsaka, 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 anganenzelisele ngokuphindwe kayinkulungwane kunalokhu eniyikho, anibusise, njengoba nje ethembisile!) 12 Mina ngedwa ngingathwala kanjani izinsizi zenu, nomthwalo wenu, nokuxabana kwenu na? 13 Zithatheleni amadoda ahlakaniphileyo, aqondileyo, aziwayo ezizweni zenu, ngiwenze abe yizinduna phezu kwenu. 14 Nangiphendula nathi: ‘Into oyikhulumile ilungile ukuba siyenze. 15 Ngase ngithatha izinhloko zezizwe zakini, amadoda ahlakaniphileyo, aziwayo, ngawenza izinhloko phezu kwenu, izinduna zezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu, nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, nezinduna zamashumi, nezinduna ezizweni zenu. 16 Ngabayala abahluleli benu ngaleso sikhathi, ngathi: ‘Zwanini izindaba eziphakathi kwabafowenu, nahlulele ngokulungileyo phakathi komuntu nomfowabo, nomfokazi okuye. 17 Ningakhethi abantu ekwahluleleni; kepha niyakuzwa omncane nomkhulu; aniyikwesaba ubuso bomuntu; ngokuba ukwahlulela kungokukaNkulunkulu; 18 Futhi nganiyala ngaleso sikhathi zonke izinto okufanele nizenze. 19 Sasuka eHorebe, sadabula lelo hlane elikhulu nelesabekayo enalibonayo ngasendleleni yasentabeni
yama-Amori, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wasiyala; safika eKadeshi Barineya. 20 Ngathi kini: Senifikile entabeni yama-Amori, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika yona. 21 Bhekani, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulibekile izwe phambi kwenu: khuphukani nilidle, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo eshilo kini; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla. 22 Nasondela kimi, nonke, nathi: ‘Sizothuma amadoda phambi kwethu, asihlole izwe, asibuyisele izwi ngendlela esizokhuphuka ngayo, nokuthi siyakufika kuyiphi imizi. 23 Lalunga-ke leli zwi emehlweni ami; ngathatha kini amadoda ayishumi nambili, indoda eyodwa esizweni. 24 Base bephenduka, bakhuphukela entabeni, bafika esigodini sase-Eshikoli, basihlola. 25 Athatha ezandleni zawo ezithelweni zezwe, azehlisela kithi, asibuyisela izwi, athi: ‘Yizwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika lona. 26 Nokho anivumanga ukukhuphuka, nahlubuka umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; 27 Nakhonona ematendeni enu, nathi: ‘Ngokuba uJehova wasizonda, wasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe ukuba asinikele esandleni sama-Amori, asibhubhise. 28 Siyakukhuphukela ngaphi na? Abafowethu bazidangalisile izinhliziyo zethu ngokuthi: ‘Abantu bakhulu, bade kunathi; imizi mikhulu, ibiyelwe ngezindonga kuze kufike ezulwini; futhi sibonile amadodana ama-Anaki khona. 29 Ngase ngithi kini: Ningabesabi, ningabesabi. 30 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ohamba phambi kwenu uyakunilwela njengakho konke anenzela khona eGibithe phambi kwamehlo enu; 31 nasehlane lapho owabona khona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuthwala njengomuntu othwala indodana yakhe endleleni yonke enahamba ngayo naze nafika kule ndawo. 32 Nokho anikholwanga nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kule nto; 33 owahamba phambi kwenu ukuba anihlolele indawo yokumisa amatende enu, ngomlilo ebusuku, ukuze anibonise indlela eniyakuhamba ngayo, nangefu emini. 34 UJehova wezwa izwi lamazwi enu, wathukuthela, wafunga wathi: 35 Impela kakuyikubona noyedwa kulaba bantu balesi sizukulwane esibi lelo zwe elihle engafunga ukulinika oyihlo; 36 ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune; uyakulibona, ngimnike yena nabantwana bakhe izwe alinyathele, ngokuba umlandele uJehova ngokupheleleyo. 37 Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu, wathi: ‘Nawe awuyikungena khona. 38 Kepha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni omi phambi kwakho nguye oyakungena khona; 39 Abancane benu enasho ukuthi bayakuba yimpango, nabantwana benu ababengakwazi ngalolo suku okuhle nokubi bayakungena khona, ngibanike lona, balidle. 40 Kepha nina phendukani, nihambe niye ehlane ngendlela yoLwandle Olubomvu. 41 Nase niphendula, nathi kimi: ‘Sonile kuJehova; siyakukhuphuka silwe njengakho konke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asiyale ngakho. Senibhincile kwaba yilowo nalowo izikhali zakhe zempi, nalungela ukukhuphukela entabeni.