Dutheronomi 1:1-46
1 Lawa ngemavi Mosi lawasho kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli esifundzeni saseJordane, ehlane lelisembikweSufi, emkhatsini wePharani, iThofeli, iLabani, iHaserothi neDizahabi.
2 Kungatsatsa emalanga langu-11 kusuka eHorebe uye eKhadeshi-bhaneya+ nawuhamba ngendlela yaseNtsabeni iSeyiri.
3 Ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yesi-11 emnyakeni wesi-40,+ Mosi wakhuluma nema-Israyeli* wawatjela konkhe loko Jehova labetsite awatjele kona.
4 Loku kwenteka ngemuva kwekutsi ancobe Sihoni+ inkhosi yema-Amori, labehlala eHeshboni, nangemuva kwekutsi ancobe Ogi+ inkhosi yaseBhashani, labehlala e-Ashtarothe, e-Edreyi.+
5 Esifundzeni saseJordane, eveni lakaMowabi, Mosi wachaza uMtsetfo+ waNkulunkulu watsi:
6 “Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu wakhuluma natsi eHorebe, watsi: ‘Sekuphele sikhatsi lesidze nihleti kulesifundza lesinetintsaba.+
7 Ngako-ke sukani niye esifundzeni lesinetintsaba sema-Amori+ futsi niye ngakuto tonkhe tive letibomakhelwane bawo letise-Arabha,+ esifundzeni lesinetintsaba, eShefela, eNegebhu, elugwini,+ eveni laseKhenani naseLebanoni,*+ nize niyewufika emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe.+
8 Bukani, lelive lelisembikwenu ngininika lona. Ngenani kulo, nitsatse lelive Jehova lafunga kubobabe benu, lokungu-Abrahama, Isaka+ naJakobe,+ kutsi utabanika lona libe labo kanye nebantfwana* babo labatawuvela emvakwabo.’+
9 “Ngaleso sikhatsi nganitjela ngatsi: ‘Angisakhoni kunetfwala ngingedvwana.+
10 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu sewunandzisile, futsi lamuhla senibanyenti ngangetinkhanyeti letisemazulwini.+
11 Shengatsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu angaphindze anandzise+ tikhatsi letiyinkhulungwane, anibusise njengobe anetsembisile.+
12 Ngitawukhona kanjani kunetfwala ngingedvwa njengobe ningumtfwalo, ngetfwale netinkinga tenu kanye nalokukhonona kwenu?+
13 Etiveni tenu, khetsani emadvodza lahlakaniphile, nalanekucondza kanye nelwati, futsi ngitawabeka abe tinhloko tenu.’+
14 Nine nangiphendvula natsi: ‘Loku lotsi asikwente kukahle.’
15 Ngako-ke ngatsatsa lamadvodza latinhloko tetive tenu, lokungemadvodza lahlakaniphile nalanelwati, ngawabeka ngetulu kwenu, aba baholi betinkhulungwane, baholi bemakhulu, baholi bemashumi lasihlanu, baholi bemashumi kanye netindvuna tetive tenu.+
16 “Ngaleso sikhatsi ngatjela nebehluleli benu ngatsi: ‘Naniteka licala emkhatsini webantfu bakini, nibokwehlulela ngekulunga+ emkhatsini wem-Israyeli nemnakabo nobe nemuntfu wekuhamba.+
17 Nanehlulela akukafaneli nikhetse.+ Umuntfukatana kufanele nimlalele ngendlela lefanako nemuntfu lomkhulu.+ Ningabobesaba bantfu,+ ngobe kwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu.+ Nangabe indzaba imatima kakhulu kini, niboyendlulisela kimi kuze ngiyive.’+
18 Ngaleso sikhatsi nganitjela tonkhe tintfo lokufanele nitente.
19 “Sesuka eHorebe sadzabula lonkhe lelihlane lelikhulu nalelesabekako,+ lenalibona ngesikhatsi siya esifundzeni lesinetintsaba sema-Amori,+ njengobe nje Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu abesitjelile, futsi sagcine sifikile eKhadeshi-bhaneya.+
20 Ngemuva kwaloko ngatsi kini: ‘Senifikile esifundzeni lesinetintsaba sema-Amori, leso Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu lasinika sona.
21 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uninikete lelive. Hambani nilitsatse libe lenu, njengobe nje Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu anitjelile.+ Ngako-ke ningesabi.’
22 “Kodvwa-ke nonkhe neta kimi natsi: ‘Asitfumele emadvodza embikwetfu kuze ayewusihlolela lelive futsi abuye asichazele kutsi nguyiphi indlela lokufanele siyitsatse nekutsi anjani emadolobha lesitawatfola.’+
23 Lombono ngawutsandza, ngako ngakhetsa emadvodza langu-12 emkhatsini wenu, kwaba yindvodza yinye esiveni ngasinye.+
24 Lamadvodza esuka akhuphukela esifundzeni lesinetintsaba,+ efika eSigodzini sase-Eshkoli futsi asihlola.
25 Akha titselo kuleyo ndzawo, atetfwala abuya nato kitsi, futsi asitjela atsi: ‘Lelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu lasinika lona lihle.’+
26 Kodvwa nine nala kukhuphukela kulelo live, nemyalo waJehova Nkulunkulu wenu anizange niwulalele.+
27 Benisolo nikhonona emathendeni enu nitsi: ‘Jehova wasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe ngobe asenyanya, kungako nje asinikela kuma-Amori kuze asibhubhise asicedze.
28 Kantsi injani lendzawo lesiya kuyo? Bomnaketfu basente sesaba,*+ ngobe batsite: “Labantfu banemandla futsi badze kunatsi, nemadolobha abo makhulu futsi anetivikelo leticinile letifika emazulwini,*+ siphindze sabona nemadvodzana a-Anaki+ kuleya ndzawo.”’
29 “Ngako ngatsi kini: ‘Labantfu abanganetfusi futsi abanganesabisi.+
30 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu utawuhamba embikwenu futsi anilwele,+ njengobe nje nani natibonela eGibhithe.+
31 Nabona nasehlane kutsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu wanetfwala njani kuto tonkhe tindzawo lebenihamba kuto naze nefika lapha, njengababe atfwele indvodzana yakhe.’
32 Ngisho nangetulu kwako konkhe loku, anizange nikholwe kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu,+
33 lobekahamba embikwenu kuze anitfolele indzawo lenitawumisa kuyo emathende enu. Ebusuku abebonakala ngemlilo, emini abonakale ngelifu kuze anikhombise indlela lokufanele nihambe ngayo.+
34 “Jehova abesolo akuva konkhe loku lebenikusho, ngako watfukutsela futsi wafunga+ watsi:
35 ‘Kute ngisho namunye kulabantfu balesitukulwane lotawubona lelive lelihle lengafunga kutsi ngitalinika bobabe benu,+
36 ngaphandle kwaKhalebi indvodzana yaJefune. Yena utalibona, futsi lelive lanyatsele kulo ngitalinika yena nemadvodzana akhe, ngobe ulandzele Jehova ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe.*+
37 (Jehova wangitfukutselela nami ngenca yenu, watsi: “Nawe angeke ungene kulelive.+
38 Joshuwa indvodzana yaNuni, loyinceku yakho,+ nguye lotawungena kulelive.+ Mcinise*+ ngobe utawungenisa ema-Israyeli kulo.”)
39 Ngetulu kwaloko, bantfwana benu lenitsite batawutfunjwa,+ nemadvodzana enu lamuhla langakwati lokuhle nobe lokubi atawungena kulelive, futsi ngitawaniketa lona libe ngelawo.+
40 Kodvwa nine, jikani ngendlela lehamba ngaseLwandle Lolubovu,+ niye ehlane.’
41 “Naniva loku natsi kimi: ‘Sonile kuJehova. Nyalo sitawukhuphuka siyewukulwa njengobe nje Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu ashito.’ Ngako ngamunye wenu watsatsa tikhali takhe temphi, futsi benicabanga kutsi nitawenyuka melula kulentsaba+ kuze niyewukulwa.
42 Kodvwa Jehova watsi kimi: ‘Batjele naku: “Ningakhuphuki niyewukulwa, ngobe angeke ngibe nani.+ Nanikhuphuka, titsa tenu titawunincoba.”’
43 Ngakhuluma nani kodvwa aningilalelanga. Anizange niwulalele umyalo waJehova futsi nachubeka nakhuphukela kulentsaba.
44 Ema-Amori labehlala kulentsaba aphuma anihlangabeta. Njengetinyosi, anicosha futsi anihlakata nagcwala eSeyiri naze nayofika eHoma.
45 Nabese niyabuya, nakhala embikwaJehova, kodvwa Jehova akazange anilalele nome aninake.
46 Kungako nachubeka nihleti eKhadeshi sonkhe leso sikhatsi.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nemadvodzana aka-Israyeli.”
^ Loku kungenteka kusho tintsaba taseLebanoni.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlanyelo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bente tinhlitiyo tetfu tancibilika.”
^ Lokusho, kuvikelwa ngelubondza loluphakeme kakhulu.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngalokuphelele.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “Nkulunkulu umente waba nemandla.”
