ULevi 26:1-46
26 “‘Lingazenzeli onkulunkulu abangelancedo+ njalo akumelanga limise isithombe esibaziweyo+ kumbe insika elizayikhonza. Akumelanga limise ilitshe elibaziweyo+ elizweni lenu ukuze likhothame kulo+ ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
2 Kumele ligcine amasabatha ami njalo litshengise ukuthi liyayihlonipha indawo yami engcwele. NginguJehova.
3 “‘Nxa lingaqhubeka lilandela imilayo yami, ligcina lemithetho yami futhi lisenza lokho ekutshoyo,+
4 ngizalinisela izulu ngesikhathi salo+ njalo lomhlabathi uzathela izithelo zawo+ kuthi lezihlahla zeganga zilinike izithelo zazo.
5 Isikhathi senu sokubhula sizaqhubeka kuze kufike isikhathi sokuvuna amagilebisi njalo isikhathi sokuvuna amagilebisi sizaqhubeka kuze kufike isikhathi sokulima, lizakudla ukudla kwenu lisuthe futhi lihlale livikelekile elizweni lenu.+
6 Ngizakwenza kube lokuthula elizweni,+ lizalala kungabi lomuntu ozalenza lesabe+ njalo ngizaxotsha zonke inyamazana zeganga eziyingozi elizweni futhi inkemba yempi ayisoze idabule phakathi kwelizwe lenu.
7 Lizazixotshanisa sibili izitha zenu njalo lizibulale ngenkemba.
8 Abantu benu abahlanu bazaxotshanisa abangu-100, abangu-100 baxotshanise abangu-10 000, lizazibulala ngenkemba izitha zenu.+
9 “‘Ngizakuba lomusa kini, ngilenze lizalane, ngilandise libe banengi+ futhi ngizasigcina isivumelwano engisenze lani.+
10 Lizakuthi lisadla isivuno elisithole ngomnyaka ophelileyo, besekudingeka ukuthi likhiphe isivuno esidala ukuze lifake amabele amatsha.
11 Angisoze ngililahle njalo ngizafaka ithabanikeli lami phakathi kwenu.+
12 Ngizahamba phakathi kwenu, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu+ njalo lina lizakuba ngabantu bami.+
13 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owalikhipha elizweni laseGibhithe ukuze lingasabi yizigqili zabo futhi ngephula ijogwe lenu ngenza ukuthi lihambe liphakamise amakhanda.*
14 “‘Kodwa nxa lingayekela ukungilalela kumbe liyekele ukugcina yonke imithetho le+
15 njalo lingamukeli imilayo yami,+ lenyanye lemithetho yami yokwahlulela futhi lehluleke ukugcina yonke imithetho yami lephule isivumelwano sami,+
16 nanku engizakwenza kini: Ngizalijezisa ngomkhuhlane wofuba loqhuqho lokukhathazeka, ngenze amehlo enu afiphale njalo liphele amandla. Lizahlanyela kodwa lingatholi lutho ngoba amabele akhona azadliwa yizitha zenu.+
17 Ngizalithukuthelela njalo lizanqotshwa yizitha zenu+ futhi labo abalizondayo bazaligxobagxoba.+ Lizabaleka kungelamuntu olixotshanisayo.+
18 “‘Nxa lalokhu kungasoze kwenze ukuthi lingilalele ngizalijezisa kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
19 Ngizakuqeda du ukuzikhukhumeza kwenu elikwenza ngobuqholo njalo ngizakwenza amazulu enu abe njengensimbi+ lomhlaba wenu ube njengekhopha.
20 Lizaqeda amandla enu lisebenzela ize ngoba ilizwe lenu alisoze lithele isivuno salo,+ lezihlahla eziselizweni azisoze zithele izithelo.
21 “‘Kodwa nxa lingaqhubeka lingihlamukela njalo lingafuni ukungilalela ngizalijezisa kasikhombisa ngokuhambelana lezono zenu.
22 Ngizathumela inyamazana zeganga phakathi kwenu,+ zizabulala abantwabenu+ zitshaye zivale lezifuyo zenu njalo lizasala libalutshwana, lemigwaqo yenu izasala ingelabantu abahamba kuyo.+
23 “‘Nxa lingabe lilokhu lingafuni ukuthi ngiliqondise+ futhi liqhubeka lingihlamukela lanxa sengilehlisele konke lokhu,
24 lami ngizakuba yisitha senu njalo ngizalijezisa kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
25 Ngizakwenza izitha zenu zilihlasele ngenkemba ukuze ngilijezise ngenxa yokwephula isivumelwano sami.+ Nxa lingabuthana emadolobheni enu ngizathumela umkhuhlane phakathi kwenu+ futhi ngizalinikela esandleni sesitha senu.+
26 Nxa sengidilize izinto* eligcinela kuzo isinkwa senu,*+ abesifazana abalitshumi bazapheka isinkwa eziko elilodwa,* bazakala+ isinkwa senu balinike okuncane njalo lizakudla kodwa alisoze lisuthe.+
27 “‘Nxa lingabe lilokhu lingafuni ukungilalela futhi liqhubeke lingihlamukela lanxa sengilehlisele izinto zonke lezi,
28 lami ngizakuba yisitha senu esikhulu+ futhi ngizalijezisa kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
29 Lapho-ke lizakudla inyama yamadodana enu, lidle lenyama yamadodakazi enu.+
30 Ngizatshabalalisa indawo zenu eziphakemeyo elikhonzela kuzo,+ ngidilize lezinto elitshisela kuzo impepha. Ngizabuthelela izidumbu zenu phezu kwenqumbi yezithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo*+ futhi ngizalifulathela ngoba liyabe lingenyanyisa.+
31 Ngizakwenza ukuthi amadolobho enu ahlaselwe ngenkemba,+ ngidilize lendawo zenu ezingcwele futhi angisoze ngihogele uqhatshi olumnandi lwemihlatshelo yenu.
32 Mina ngokwami ngizakwenza ilizwe lisale liyindawo engelalutho,+ okokuthi izitha zenu eziyabe zihlala kulo zizabamba owangaphansi nxa zikhangele ilizwe.+
33 Ngizalichithachitha liye kwezinye izizwe+ njalo ngizahwatsha inkemba ngilixotshanise.+ Ilizwe lenu lizakuba yindawo engelalutho+ futhi amadolobho enu azatshabalaliswa.
34 “‘Ngalesosikhathi lapho lina seliselizweni lezitha zenu, ilizwe lenu lizabhadala amasabatha alo ngazo zonke insuku liyindawo engelalutho. Ngalesosikhathi ilizwe lizaphumula* njengoba kuyabe kumele libhadale amasabatha alo.+
35 Ilizwe lizaphumula ngazo zonke insuku seliyindawo engelalutho ngoba alizange liphumule ngesikhathi samasabatha enu, ngesikhathi lisahlala kulo.
36 “‘Labo abazasala bephila+ ngizakwenza inhliziyo zabo zibe lokwesaba okukhulu bekhonale emazweni ezitha zabo. Bazabalekela umsindo wehlamvu eliphetshulwa ngumoya, bazabaleka njengomuntu obalekela inkemba njalo bawe kungelamuntu obaxotshanisayo.+
37 Bazagwenxana bawe njengabantu ababalekela inkemba lanxa kungelamuntu obaxotshanisayo. Alisoze lenelise ukulwisana lezitha zenu.+
38 Lizaphelela phakathi kwezizwe+ njalo lizabhujiswa lilizwe lezitha zenu.
39 Labo abazasala bephila phakathi kwenu bazabolela emazweni ezitha zenu+ ngenxa yecala lenu. Bazabola sibili ngenxa yamacala aboyise.+
40 Lapho-ke bazavuma icala labo,+ bavume lecala laboyise kanye lokungathembeki kwabo njalo bazavuma ukuthi benze ukungathembeki ngokungihlamukela.+
41 Yikho-ke lami ngaba yisitha sabo+ ngabasa elizweni lezitha zabo.+
“‘Lokhu kwakusenzelwa ukuthi mhlawumbe bazazithoba,*+ besebebhadala icala abalenzileyo.
42 Ngizasikhumbula isivumelwano sami loJakhobe+ lesivumelwano sami lo-Isaka.+ Ngizakhumbula lesivumelwano sami lo-Abrahama+ futhi ngikhumbule lelizwe.
43 Ngesikhathi betshiye ilizwe lingelalutho lalibhadala amasabatha alo+ njalo lalisele lilunxiwa bengekho kulo, labo babebhadala amacala abo ngoba bala ukulandela imithetho yami yokwahlulela futhi benyanya imilayo yami.+
44 Lanxa kunjalo angisoze ngibalahle kokuphela+ ngesikhathi beselizweni lezitha zabo kumbe ngibadele baze baphele nya. Phela lokhu bekungephula isivumelwano sami+ labo ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
45 Ngenxa yabo ngizakhumbula isivumelwano engasenza labokhokho babo+ engabakhipha elizweni laseGibhithe izizwe zikhangele+ ukuze ngitshengise ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu wabo. NginguJehova.’”
46 Le yimilayo lemithetho kanye lemithetho yokwahlulela uJehova ayinika abantu bako-Israyeli esebenzisa uMosi entabeni iSinayi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “lihambe liqondile.”
^ Kumbe, “ku-oveni eyodwa.”
^ Kumbe, “ukudla kwenu.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “izigodo.” Lapha kungabe kutshiwo izigodo ezazisetshenziswa ukugcinela isinkwa.
^ Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
^ Kumbe, “lizagcina isabatha.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “inhliziyo zabo ezingasokwanga zizathobeka.”
