Duteronomi 26:1-19
26 “Nanifika enarheni uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona bona ibe lilifa lenu, niyithathe benihlale kiyo,
2 kufuze nithathe ezinye iinthelo zokuthoma zakho koke okumile enarheni leyo uJehova uZimenu aninikela yona, nizifake ngemantjini niye endaweni uJehova uZimenu ayikhethileko bona igama lakhe lihlale kiyo.+
3 Kufuze niye kumphristi ozabe asebenza emihleni leyo nithi kuye, ‘Njengombana uJehova afunga kibokhokho bethu bona uzosinikela inarha le, sesihlala kiyo, nje-ke namhlanjesi size lapha bona sizokuthokoza uJehova uZimethu.’+
4 “Umphristi uzokuthatha umantji loyo esandleni sakho awubeke phambi kwe-aldara lakaJehova uZimenu.
5 Kufuze nithi kuJehova uZimenu, ‘Ubaba bekamAramiya okhambakhambako,*+ waya eGibhide+ wahlala lapho njengomuntu ovela kwenye inarha, emndeninakhe bekunabambalwa.+ Kodwana iinzukulwana zakhe zaba sitjhaba esikhulu, esinamandla nesinabantu abanengi.+
6 Abantu beGibhide basiphatha kumbi, basigandelela bebasisebenzisa budisi.+
7 Nje-ke salilela kuJehova uZimu wabokhokho bethu, uJehova wasizwa isililo sethu, wawubona umtlhagwethu, wabona umraro ebesiqalene nawo wabona nendlela ebesigandelelwa ngayo.+
8 Emaswapheleni uJehova wasikhupha eGibhide ngesandla sakhe esinamandla, umkhonwakhe onamandla,+ izenzo ezisabekako, amatshwayo nangeemmangaliso.+
9 Wasiletha endaweni le wasinikela yona, inarha egeleza ibisi neliju.+
10 Nje, ngilethe iinthelo zokuthoma zenarheni uJehova asinikele yona.’+
“Kufuze uzibeke phambi kwakaJehova uZimakho begodu ukhothame phambi kwakaJehova uZimakho.
11 Uzokuthaba ngakho koke okuhle uJehova uZimakho akwenzele khona, wena, umndenakho, umLevi nomuntu ovela kwenye inarha ohlala hlangana nani.+
12 “Ngomnyaka wesithathu nasele niqede ukubuthelela koke kwetjhumi+ kwesivuno senu nizokunikela umLevi, umuntu ovela kwenye inarha, intandani, nomhlolokazi begodu bazokudla basuthe emadorobhenenu.+
13 Uzokuthi phambi kwakaJehova uZimakho, ‘Ngikhuphe ingcenye ecwengileko emzinami ngayinikela umLevi, umuntu ovela kwenye inarha, intandani nomhlolokazi njengombana ungiyalile.+ Akhenge ngeqe umyalwakho namkha ngingawutjheji.
14 Akhenge ngiyidle ngisazilile namkha ngisuse enye yayo ngisilaphele namkha ngiyisebenzisele abahlongakeleko. Ngilalele ilizwi lakaJehova uZimami, ngenza koke ongiyale ngakho.
15 Qala phasi usendaweni ohlala kiyo ecwengileko, ezulwini, ubusise abantu bakho ama-Israyeli nenarha osinikele yona+ njengombana wafunga kibokhokho bethu,+ inarha egeleza ibisi neliju.’+
16 “Namhlanjesi uJehova uZimenu uyaniyala bona nilalele iinqophiso nemithetho le. Kufuze niyilalele beniyilandele ngeenhliziyo zenu zoke+ nangemiphefumulwenu* yoke.
17 Namhlanjesi nifumene ilizwi kuJehova lokuthi uzokuba nguZimenu nanikhamba eendleleni zakhe,+ nilalele iinqophiso zakhe,+ imiyalwakhe nemithethwakhe+ nalokha nanilalela ilizwi lakhe.
18 Namhlanjesi uJehova ufumene ilizwi lokuthi nizokuba babantu bakhe, abantu bakhe abakhethekileko*+ njengombana anithembisile nokuthi nizokulalela yoke imiyalwakhe
19 uzoniphakamisa ngaphezu kwazo zoke iintjhaba azenzileko,+ anidumise bekaniphazimulise nanihlala nibabantu abacwengileko kuJehova uZimenu,+ njengombana athembisile.”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha kungenzeka “umAsiriya ukuphila kwakhe ebekusengozini.”
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
^ Namkha “ipahlakhe ekhethekileko.”
