Dutheronomi 31:1-30
31 Ngemuva kwaloko, Mosi wahamba wayokhuluma lamavi kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli,
2 watsi kuwo: “Lamuhla ngineminyaka lengu-120 budzala.+ Ngeke ngisakhona kunihola* ngobe Jehova utsite kimi: ‘Angeke uyewele iJordane.’+
3 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu nguye lotakwewela embikwenu, futsi utawuncoba letive letisembikwenu, nine niticoshe.+ Joshuwa utanihola nanewela iJordane,+ njengobe nje Jehova ashito.
4 Letive Jehova utawutenta loko lakwenta emakhosini ema-Amori, boSihoni+ na-Ogi,+ naloko lakwenta eveni lawo ngesikhatsi awacotfula.+
5 Jehova utanincobela tona, futsi kufanele nente kuto konkhe loko lokushiwo ngulomtsetfo lengininikete wona.+
6 Banini nesibindzi futsi nicine.+ Ningesabi nobe netfuke embikwaletive,+ ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu nguye lohamba nani. Ngeke anilahle nobe anishiye.”+
7 Mosi wabese ubita Joshuwa, wakhuluma naye embikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli watsi: “Bani nesibindzi futsi ucine,+ ngobe nguwe lotawungenisa labantfu kulelive Jehova lafunga kubokhokho babo kutsi utabanika lona, futsi wena utawubanika lona libe lifa labo.+
8 Jehova nguye lohamba embikwakho, futsi utawuhlale anawe.+ Ngeke akulahle nobe akushiye. Ngako ungesabi futsi ungetfuki.”+
9 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi wabhala loMtsetfo+ wase uwunika baphristi labangemaLevi, lokungibo labetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saJehova, wawunika nawo onkhe emadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli.
10 Mosi wakhuluma nabo watsi: “Njalo nakuphela iminyaka lengu-7, ngesikhatsi lesibekiwe ngemnyaka wekwesula tikweleti,+ nakwentiwa uMkhosi Wemadlangala,*+
11 lokusikhatsi lapho onkhe ema-Israyeli eta embikwaJehova+ Nkulunkulu wenu endzaweni layikhetsile, kufanele nifundzele onkhe ema-Israyeli loMtsetfo kuze awuve.+
12 Nibobitela labantfu ndzawonye,+ emadvodza, bafati, bantfwana,* kanye nebantfu bekuhamba labahlala emadolobheni* enu, kute batewulalela, bafundze ngaJehova Nkulunkulu wenu, bamesabe, baphindze bagcine onkhe emavi aloMtsetfo.
13 Emadvodzana abo langawati loMtsetfo atawulalela,+ afundze nekwesaba Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu kuwo onkhe emalanga lenitawaphila kulelive lenewela iJordane kuze nilitsatse.”+
14 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuMosi: “Nyalo sekusedvute kutsi ufe.+ Bita Joshuwa, bese nita* ethendeni lekuhlangana kuze ngimtfume.”+ Ngako boMosi naJoshuwa bahamba baya ethendeni lekuhlangana.
15 Jehova wabonakala kulelithende lekuhlangana ngensika yelifu, futsi lensika yelifu yema ngasemnyango walelithende.+
16 Jehova wabese utsi kuMosi: “Wena sewutakufa,* futsi labantfu batawucala kungetsembeki kimi ngekukhonta* bonkulunkulu bemanga labatawube baseceleni kwabo kulelive labaya kulo.+ Batangishiya,+ bephule nesivumelwane lengisente nabo.+
17 Ngaleso sikhatsi intfukutselo yami itawubavutsela,+ futsi ngitawubashiya,+ ngibafihlele nebuso bami+ kuze kube ngulapho sebacotfuliwe. Nasebehlelwe tinhlekelele netinkinga letinyenti,+ batawutsi: ‘Letinhlekelele letisehlelako atibangelwa yini kutsi Nkulunkulu wetfu akasekho emkhatsini wetfu?’+
18 Kodvwa ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawuchubeka ngibafihlela buso bami ngenca yabo bonkhe lobubi lababentile ngekutsi bakhonte labanye bonkulunkulu.+
19 “Ngako-ke tibhaleleni lengoma+ bese niyifundzisa ema-Israyeli.+ Nibowafundzisa* yona kuze ibe ngufakazi wami lomelene nawo.+
20 Nasengibangenisile kulelive lengafunga ngalo kubokhokho babo,+ lokulive leligeleta lubisi neluju,+ futsi sebadle besutsa baphindze baphumelela,*+ batawuya kulabanye bonkulunkulu, babakhonte, futsi bangedzelele, baphindze bephule nesivumelwane sami.+
21 Nasebehlelwa tinhlekelele netinkinga letinyenti,+ lengoma itawuba bufakazi kubo (ngobe bantfwana babo akukafaneli bayikhohlwe), ngenca yekutsi sengivele ngiyawati umcondvo wabo+ ngisho nangaphambi kwekutsi ngibangenise kulelive lengafunga ngalo.”
22 Ngako-ke ngalelolanga Mosi wayibhala phansi lengoma, futsi wayifundzisa ema-Israyeli.
23 Nkulunkulu wabese utfuma Joshuwa+ indvodzana yaNuni, watsi kuye: “Bani nesibindzi futsi ucine,+ ngobe nguwe lotawungenisa ema-Israyeli kulelive lengafunga ngalo kuwo.+ Mine ngitawuhlale nginawe.”
24 Ngekushesha nje Mosi nakacedza kubhala onkhe emavi aloMtsetfo encwadzini,+
25 wakhuluma nemaLevi, lokungiwo latfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saJehova, watsi:
26 “Tsatsani lencwadzi yeMtsetfo+ niyibeke eceleni kwelibhokisi+ lesivumelwane saJehova Nkulunkulu wenu, futsi itawuba ngufakazi lomelene nani.
27 Ngobe ngikwati kahle kungalaleli+ kwalabantfu nenkhani*+ yabo. Nangabe bebangamlaleli kangaka Jehova ngisaphila, kangakanani-ke nasengifile!
28 Bitelani ndzawonye onkhe emadvodza lamadzala etive tenu, kanye netindvuna tenu, bete kimi kuze bangive nangikhuluma lamavi, futsi ngitawubeka emazulu nemhlaba abe bofakazi labamelene nalesive.+
29 Ngobe ngati kahle kutsi nasengifile nitawukwenta lokubi,+ niyishiye nendlela lenginitjele yona. Nakanjani nitawukwehlelwa tinhlekelele+ esikhatsini lesitako ngobe nitawukwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova futsi nitamcansula ngemisebenti yenu.”
30 Ngemuva kwaloko Mosi wakhuluma embikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, washo emavi alengoma kusukela ekucaleni kuze kuyewufika ekugcineni,+ watsi:
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kuphuma nekungena.”
^ Nobe “Wetindzawo Tekuhlala Tesikhashana.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “labancane.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emagedeni.”
^ Nobe “nitsatsa tindzawo tenu.”
^ Nobe “kungigwadlela.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “sewutawulala naboyihlo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Niboyifaka emilonyeni yawo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bakhuluphala.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nentsamo yaso lelukhuni.”
