UDutheronomi 32:1-52
32 “Awu mazulu! Lalelani ngikhulume,Akuthi umhlaba uzwe amazwi omlomo wami.
2 Imfundiso yami izakuna njengezulu,Amazwi ami akhithike njengamazolo,Njengemikhizo phezu kotshani,Lanjengezulu elinengi phezu kwezimila.
3 Ngizalimemezela ibizo likaJehova,+Ngikhulume ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu wethu!+
4 Yena uliDwala, wonke umsebenzi wakhe uphelele,+Ngenxa yokuthi zonke izindlela zakhe zilungile.+
UnguNkulunkulu othembekileyo,+ kakwenzi okungalunganga,+Ulungile futhi uqotho.+
5 Bona yibo abenze okubi,+Kayisibo bantwabakhe, iphutha ngelabo.+
Bayisizukulwane esixhwalileyo lesonakeleyo!+
6 Kambe le yiyo indlela okumele limphathe ngayo uJehova,+Awu lina bantu abayiziwula futhi abangahlakaniphanga?+
Angithi nguye uYihlo owenza laba khona,+Lowo owalenzayo njalo walimisa laqina?
7 Khumbulani izinsuku zakudala,Licabange ngeminyaka yezizukulwane ezadlulayo.
Buzani oyihlo bazalitshela,+Libuze labadala benu bazalixoxela.
8 Ngesikhathi oPhezukonke enika izizwe ilifa lazo,+Lapho esehlukanisa amadodana ka-Adamu,*+Wabeka umngcele wezizwe,+Kusiya ngenani labantwana bako-Israyeli.+
9 Phela abantu bakaJehova bayisabelo sakhe,+UJakhobe ulilifa lakhe.+
10 Wamthola elizweni eliyinkangala,+Endaweni engelalutho,+ elenyamazana ezitshaya umkhulungwane.
Wamgombolozela wamvikela wamnakekela,+Wamvikela njengenhlamvu yelihlo lakhe.+
11 Njengokhozi olunyikinya isidleke salo,Lundize phezu kwamatsiyane alo,Lwelule impiko zalo luwathathe,Luwathwale ngamaphiko alo,+
12 UJehova waqhubeka emkhokhela* yedwa.+
Akulankulunkulu wesinye isizwe owayelaye.+
13 Wamenza wakhwela ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphakemeyo,+Ukuze adle izithelo zeganga.+
Wamondla ngoluju oluphuma edwaleni,Langamafutha aphuma elitsheni eliqinileyo,
14 Langezankefu ezivela emihlambini yenkomo, lochago oluvela emihlambini yembuzi leyezimvu,Kanye lezimvu ezinonileyo,*Langenqama zeBhashani lempongo,Kanye lengqoloyi enhle kakhulu.+
Wanatha lewayini eliphuma egazini lamagilebisi.*
15 UJeshuruni* wathi esenonile, waraha ehlamuka.
Usunonile, usuzimukile, usube yisigqimugqimu.+
Ngakho wamtshiya uNkulunkulu owamenzayo,+Walidela iDwala lensindiso yakhe.
16 Bamthukuthelisa ngabonkulunkulu bezizwe,+Bamzondisa ngezinto ezenyanyekayo.+
17 Babesenzela amadimoni imihlatshelo, hatshi uNkulunkulu,+Onkulunkulu ababengabazi,Onkulunkulu abatsha ababesanda kuvela,Onkulunkulu okhokho benu ababengabazi.
18 Lalikhohlwa iDwala+ elinguyihlo,Alimkhumbulanga uNkulunkulu owalizalayo.+
19 UJehova wathi ekubona lokhu wabalahla,+Ngenxa yokuthi amadodana lamadodakazi akhe amcaphula.
20 Ngakho wathi, ‘Ngizabafihlela ubuso bami,+Ngibone ukuthi bazaphetha ngani.
Ngoba bayisizukulwane esixhwalileyo,+Abantwana abangathembekanga.+
21 Bangenze ngathukuthela* ngalokho okungasinkulunkulu,+Bangizondisa ngezithombe zabo ezingelancedo,+
Ngakho ngizabenza babe lobukhwele ngalokho okungasibantu,+
Ngizabacaphula ngesizwe esiyisiphukuphuku.+
22 Phela ulaka lwami lulumathise umlilo,+Ozatshisa uze uyefika ekujuleni kwengcwaba,+Uzatshisa ulobise umhlaba lesivuno sawo,Ulumathise lezisekelo zezintaba.
23 Ngizangezelela inhlupho zabo,Ngisebenzise imitshoko yami kubo.
24 Bazaphela amandla ngenxa yendlala,+Baphele nya ngenxa yoqhuqho kanye lokubhujiswa okubuhlungu.+
Ngizathumela kubo izilo ezilamazinyo amade,+Ngibathumele lobuhlungu bezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini.
25 Phandle abantwababo bazadliwa yinkemba,+Ngaphakathi abantu bazadlela evalweni,+Kokubili, ijaha lentombi egcweleyo,Usane kanye lexhegu.+
26 Bengizakuthi: “Ngizabachitha basabalale,Ngizakwenza ukukhunjulwa kwabo kuphele du ebantwini,”
27 Aluba angesabi ukuthi isitha sizakuthini,+Ngoba izitha zingaba lombono onxele,+Zingathi: “Sinqobe ngamandla ethu,+UJehova kayisuye okwenzileyo konke lokhu.”
28 Phela bayisizwe esingelangqondo,*Ukuzwisisa akukho phakathi kwabo.+
29 Aluba nje bebehlakaniphile!+ Bebezanakana ngalokhu.+
Bebezacabangisisa ngesiphetho sabo.+
30 Kambe kungenzakala njani ukuthi umuntu oyedwa axotshanise abangu-1 000,Lokuthi ababili benze abantu abangu-10 000 babaleke?+
Ngeke kwenzeke ngaphandle nxa iDwala labo libathengisile,+Kumbe nxa uJehova ebanikele kubo.
31 Phela idwala labo alifanani leDwala lethu,+Ngitsho lezitha zethu sezikuzwisisa lokhu.+
32 Isihlahla sabo samagilebisi sivela kweseSodoma,+Sivela khonale ezingadini zeGomora.
Amagilebisi abo ngamagilebisi aletshefu,Amaxha awo ababa gamu!+
33 Iwayini labo linjengobuhlungu bezinyoka,Ubuhlungu bamaphimpi obuyingozi.
34 Lokhu akugcinwanga kimi yini?
Akuvalelwanga esiphaleni sami na?+
35 Ukuphindisela ngokwami kanye lokubuyisela,+Kuzakwenzakala ngesikhathi esibekiweyo, nxa unyawo lwabo selutshelela,+Ngoba usuku lokutshabalala kwabo selusondele,Lalokho okubalindeleyo kuzafika masinyane.’
36 UJehova uzabahlulela abantu bakhe,+Uzazizwela usizi izinceku* zakhe,+Lapho ebona ukuthi amandla abo asephelile,Lokuthi sekusele abangelamandla okuzivikela lababuthakathaka.
37 Lapho-ke uzakuthi, ‘Bangaphi onkulunkulu babo,+Idwala ababephephela kulo,
38 Ababejayele ukudla amafutha emihlatshelo yabo,*Benatha lewayini leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo?+
Kabasukume balincede,Babe yindawo yenu yokuphephela.
39 Khangelani khathesi, mina nginguye,+Kabakho abanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.+
Ngiyabulala, ngiphilise,+Ngilimaze,+ ngelaphe,+Kakho ongahlenga lokho okusesandleni sami.+
40 Ngiphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini,Njalo ngiyafunga ngithi: “Njengoba ngiphila kuze kube nini lanini,”+
41 Nxa ngingayilola inkemba yami ephazimayo,Ngenze lesandla sami silungele ukwahlulela,+Ngizaphindisela kulabo abaphikisana lami,+Ngikhwitshize lakulabo abangizondayo.
42 Imitshoko yami izadakwa ligazi,Igazi lababuleweyo labathunjiweyo,Inkemba yami izakudla inyama,Lamakhanda abakhokheli besitha.’
43 Jabulani lina zizwe kanye labantu bakhe,+Ngoba uzaphindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe,+Aphindisele kulabo abaphikisana laye,+Njalo ahlawulele* ilizwe labantu bakhe.”
44 Ngakho uMosi wabuya wakhuluma wonke amazwi engoma le abantu besizwa,+ eloHosheya*+ indodana kaNuni.
45 UMosi wathi eseqedile ukutshela bonke abantu bako-Israyeli wonke amazwi la,
46 wathi kubo: “Wagcineni ezinhliziyweni zenu wonke amazwi engilitshele wona ngilixwayisa lamuhla,+ ukuze lilaye abantwabenu ukuthi babe leqiniso lokuthi bayawalandela wonke amazwi aseMthethweni lo.+
47 Phela leli akusilizwi elingatsho lutho, kodwa litsho ukuphila kini+ futhi ngalo ilizwi leli lizahlala isikhathi eside elizweni eselichapha uJodani ukuthi liyelithatha libe ngelenu.”
48 Ngalelolanga uJehova wakhuluma loMosi wathi kuye:
49 “Khwela entabeni le yase-Abharimi,+ intaba iNebho,+ eselizweni lakoMowabi, emaqondana leJerikho njalo ubone ilizwe leKhenani engilinika abantu bako-Israyeli ukuthi libe ngelabo.+
50 Ngemva kwalokho uzafela phezu kwentaba yonale osuzayiqansa njalo uzangcwatshwa njengabanye abantu bakini, njengoba nje umfowenu u-Aroni wafela phezu kwentaba iHori+ wangcwatshwa njengabanye abantu bakibo,
51 ngenxa yokuthi lobabili alizange lithembeke kimi phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli, emanzini aseMeribha+ yeKhadeshi, enkangala yaseZini, ngoba alizange lingingcwelise phambi kwabantu bako-Israyeli.+
52 Uzalibonela khatshana ilizwe lelo, kodwa awusoze ungene elizweni engizalinika abantu bako-Israyeli.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “abantu.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo uJakhobe.
^ NgesiHebheru, “lamafutha ezimvu.”
^ Kumbe, “umhluzi wamagilebisi.”
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Oqotho,” njalo libizo lika-Israyeli lokuhlonipha.
^ Kumbe, “ngaba lobukhwele.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “esingelakwelulekwa.”
^ Kumbe, “Uzazisola ngenxa yezinceku.”
^ Kumbe, “ukudla imihlatshelo yabo emihle kakhulu.”
^ Kumbe, “ahlambulule.”
^ Leli libizo likaJoshuwa. Nxa kuthiwa uHosheya kuyabe kufitshaniswa ibizo elithi Hoshayiya elitsho ukuthi, “Ukusindiswa nguJah loba uJah usindisile.”
