Duteronomi
10 “Ngesikhatheso uJehova wathi kimi, ‘Baza amatje amabili asipara anjengewokuthoma,+ ukhuphukele kimi entabeni uzenzele nomfaji ngeengodo. 2 Ngizokutlola ematjeni lawo amezwi ebekatlolwe ematjeni wokuthoma, owawaphulako, kufuze uwafake ngemfajini.’ 3 Ngenza umfaji ngeengodo zomunga, ngabaza amatje amabili aba njengewokuthoma, ngakhuphukela entabeni ngiphethe amatje amabili.+ 4 Watlola ematjeni amezwi awatlola ematjeni wokuthoma+ okuMiyalo eliTjhumi+ uJehova anitjela yona entabeni emlilweni+ ngelanga ebenihlangene ngalo,+ uJehova wanginikela wona. 5 Nje-ke ngehla entabeni,+ ngathatha amatje engiwabazileko ngawafaka ngemfajini, ahlala lapho njengombana uJehova angiyalile.
6 “Ama-Israyeli asuka eBherothi Bheni-Jakhani aya eMosera. U-Aroni wahlongakala bewabulungelwa lapho,+ indodanakhe u-Elazara yaba mphristi esikhundleni sakhe.+ 7 Asuka lapho aya eGudigoda, asuka eGudigoda aya eJothibata,+ inarha enemilanjana.
8 “Ngesikhatheso uJehova wahlukanisa ikoro yamaLevi+ bona ithwale umfaji wesivumelwano sakaJehova,+ ijame phambi kwakaJehova imenzele umsebenzi, ibusise ngegama lakhe+ njengombana yenza namhlanjesi. 9 Kungebangelo amaLevi angakanikelwa isabelo namkha ilifa hlangana nabafowabo. UJehova ulilifa lawo njengombana uJehova uZimenu atjho kiwo.+ 10 Mina ngahlala entabeni amalanga ama-40 nobusuku obuma-40+ njengombana ngenza phambilini, uJehova wangilalela godu.+ UJehova bekangafuni ukunitjhabalalisa. 11 UJehova wathi kimi, ‘Khamba phambi kwabantu, ubalungiselele indlela khona bazakukhamba bathathe inarha engafunga kibokhokho babo bona ngizobanikela yona.’+
12 “Nje-ke nina ma-Israyeli, khuyini uJehova uZimenu ayibawa kini?+ Ngilokhu kwaphela: Kufuze nisabe uJehova uZimenu,+ nikhambe eendleleni zakhe zoke,+ nimthande, nilotjhe uJehova uZimenu ngeenhliziyo zenu zoke nangemiphefumulwenu* yoke,+ 13 nilalele imiyalo nemithetho kaJehova enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi bona kunikhambele kuhle.+ 14 Izulu nakho koke okukilo nephasi nakho koke okukilo ngekwakaJehova uZimenu.+ 15 Kodwana uJehova watjhidela kibokhokho benu kwaphela begodu wabathanda, wakhetha nina nzukulwana zabo+ hlangana nabantu boke njengombana kunjalo namhlanjesi. 16 Kufuze nihlanze iinhliziyo zenu,+ nilise ukuba nekani.+ 17 UJehova uZimenu nguZimu wabozimu,+ yiKosi yamakhosi, nguZimu omkhulu, onamandla nosabekako, ophatha abantu ngokungakhethululi+ begodu akathathi isifumbathiso. 18 Wahlulela intandani nomhlolokazi ngobulungiswa+ begodu uthanda umuntu ovela kwenye inarha,+ umnikela ukudla nezambatho. 19 Nani kufuze nithande umuntu ovela kwenye inarha ngombana nakhe nahlala enarheni ekungasi ngeyenu eGibhide.+
20 “Kufuze nisabe uJehova uZimenu, nimlotjhe,+ ninamathele kuye begodu nifunge ngegama lakhe. 21 Nguye okufuze nimdumise.+ NguZimenu, onenzele zoke izinto ezikulwezi nezisabekako enizibone ngamehlwenu.+ 22 Abokhokho benu nabehlela eGibhide+ bebama-70, kwanjesi uJehova uZimenu unenze naba banengi njengeenkwekwezi.+