Duteronomi
7 “Lokha uJehova uZimenu nakaniletha enarheni enizoyithatha bona ibe ngeyenu,+ uzokususa phambi kwenu iintjhaba ezinabantu abanengi:+ AmaRhiti, amaGirigatjhi, ama-Amori,+ amaKanana, amaPerizi, amaRhivi namaJebusi,+ iintjhaba ezilikhomba ezinabantu abanengi nabanamandla kunani.+ 2 UJehova uZimenu uzozinikela kini begodu nizozihlula.+ Kufuze nizitjhabalalise.+ Akukafuzi nenze nanyana ngisiphi isivumelwano nazo namkha nibe nomusa kizo.+ 3 Akukafuzi nitjhadiselane nazo. Ningendiseli amadodakazenu kizo namkha nithathele amadodanenu abafazi kizo.+ 4 Ngombana azokuphambukisa amadodanenu angasangilandela, alotjhe abanye abozimu;+ uJehova uzokusilingeka khulu ngebanga lenu begodu uzonitjhabalalisa msinyana.+
5 “Kunokuthi nenze njalo, nakhu ekufuze nikwenze kizo: Kufuze nigirize ama-aldarazo, niphadlhe iinsika zazo ezicwengileko,+ niqunte iingodo zazo ezicwengileko,+ nitjhise neenthombe zazo ezibaziweko.+ 6 Ngombana nibabantu abacwengileko kuJehova uZimenu begodu uJehova uZimenu unikhethile bona nibe babantu bakhe, abantu bakhe abakhethekileko* kizo zoke iintjhaba ezisephasini.+
7 “UJehova akhenge anithande bekanikhethe+ ngombana nibanengi, benibancani kibo boke abantu.+ 8 Kunalokho, uJehova wanikhetha ngombana anithanda begodu wazalisa isifungo asenza kibokhokho benu,+ kungebangelo uJehova anikhupha ngesandla esinamandla, anihlenga lapha benigqilazeka khona,+ emandleni kaFaro ikosi yeGibhide. 9 Nazi kuhle ukuthi uJehova uZimenu, nguZimu weqiniso, uZimu othembekileko, owenza okuvunyelenwe ngakho nothanda iinkulungwana zeenzukulwana zalabo abamthandako nabalalela imiyalwakhe.+ 10 Kodwana labo abamhloyako uzobabuyiselela ngokubatjhabalalisa.+ Angekhe ariyade ukujezisa labo abamhloyako; uzobabuyiselela ngokubajezisa. 11 Nje-ke, lalelani imiyalo, iinqophiso nemithetho enginiyala ngayo namhlanjesi, niyenze.
12 “Nange niragela phambili nilalela imithetho le beniyenze, uJehova uZimenu uzokuthembeka esivumelwaneni asenza nabokhokho benu begodu uzonithanda. 13 Uzonithanda, anibusise bekanandise. Uzonibusisa ngabantwana abanengi,+ enze bona inarhenu ithele, anibusise ngesivuno senu seenthoro, iwayini lenu elitjha, amafuthenu,+ amakonyana weenkomo zenu neemvana zemihlambenu enarheni afunga kibokhokho benu bona uzoninikela yona.+ 14 Nizokubusiswa ukudlula boke abantu;+ akunandoda namkha umfazi ongekhe angabi nabantwana hlangana nani nefuywenu izokuzala.+ 15 UJehova uzokususa koke ukugula kini begodu angekhe anilethela ukugula okumbi enakubona eGibhide.+ Kunalokho, uzokwehlisela phezu kwalabo abanihloyako. 16 Kufuze nitjhabalalise boke abantu uJehova uZimenu abanikela kini.+ Akukafuzi nibazwele+ begodu akukafuzi nilotjhe abozimu babo+ ngombana lokho kuzokuba sithiyo kini.+
17 “Nange kwenzeka nithi eenhliziyweni zenu, ‘Iintjhabezi zinengi kunathi. Singaziqotha njani?’+ 18 Ningazisabi.+ Kufuze nikhumbule lokho uJehova uZimenu akwenza kuFaro neGibhide yoke,+ 19 iinlingo enazibonako, amatshwayo, iimangaliso,+ isandla esinamandla nomkhono onamandla uJehova uZimenu anikhupha ngawo.+ Ngilokho uJehova uZimenu azokwenza kibo boke abantu enibasabako.+ 20 UJehova uZimenu uzobenza bathukwe. Labo abaseleko+ nalabo abazifihlileko bazokutjhabalala. 21 Ningabi nevalo ngebanga labo ngombana uJehova uZimenu unani,+ uZimu omkhulu nosabekako.+
22 UJehova uZimenu uzokuqotha iintjhabezi kancanikancani.+ Angekhe anivumele niziqede msinyana, khona iimbandana zingazokuba zinengi ukudlula nina. 23 UJehova uZimenu uzozinikela kini begodu nizozihlula bekube kulapho zitjhabalala khona.+ 24 Uzokunikela amakhosazo esandleni senu+ begodu akunamuntu ozokukhumbula amagamawo.+ Akunamuntu ozokujamelana nani+ bekube kulapho nibatjhabalalisa boke.+ 25 Kufuze nitjhise iinthombe ezibaziweko zabozimu babo.+ Ningarhaleli isiliva negolide labo namkha nizithathele lona,+ khona lingazokuba sithiyo kini ngombana lingokuthileko okunyenyisako kuJehova uZimenu.+ 26 Akukafuzi nilethe ngendlinenu nanyana yini uZimu ayihloyako khona angazonitjhabalalisa nezintwezo. Kufuze nizihloye ngeenhliziyo zenu zoke, kufuze zitjhatjalaliswe.