Dheuteronomyo
7 “Yahova Mulungu wanu angakupitisani mu dziko inafuna imwe kupita, yakuti muli cifupi toera kuikwata kuti ikhale yanu,+ iye anadzathamangisambo pamaso panu madzindza akuti ali na anthu azinji kakamwe:+ Aeti, Ajirgasi, Aamori,+ Akanani, Aperesi, Aeveu na Ayebusi,+ madzindza manomwe akuti ali na anthu azinji kakamwe na amphambvu kupiringana imwe.+ 2 Yahova Mulungu wanu anadzaapereka mʼmanja mwanu, pontho imwe munadzaakunda.+ Mwakukhonda penula, musafunika kuafudza.+ Lekani kucita cibverano na iwo, nee cibodzi, pontho lekani kuabvera ntsisi.+ 3 Lekani kucita cibverano toera kusemberana nawo. Lekani kupereka ananu akazi kuna anawo amuna, peno kukwata anawo akazi toera kuasembera ananu amuna.+ 4 Thangwi iwo anadzapeusa ananu toera asiye kunditumikira, mbatumikira alungu anango;+ penepo Yahova anaipirwa na imwe, mbakufudzani mwakucimbiza.+
5 “Mbwenye ipi ndipyo pinafunika imwe kucita: Fudzani maguwa awo, nyedzani miti inalambira iwo,+ gwisani miyala inalambira iwo,+ pontho pisani madzimunthu awo akusemwa.+ 6 Thangwi imwe ndimwe mbumba yakucena kuna Yahova Mulungu wanu. Yahova Mulungu wanu akusankhulani toera mukhale mbumba yace, anthu ace akufunika kakamwe pakati pa mbumba zonsene pa dziko yapantsi.+
7 “Pidakufunani Yahova mbakusankhulani,+ iye nee acita pyenepi thangwi yakunjipa kwanu pakati pa mbumba zinango zonsene, thangwi imwe mukhali akucepa kakamwe pakati pa mbumba zonsene.+ 8 Mbwenye Yahova acita pyenepi thangwi iye akufunani, mbacita pidapikira iye kuna ambuyanu.+ Na thangwi ineyi, Yahova akubulusani kweneko na djanja yace yamphambvu toera kukuombolani mu dziko ya ubitcu,+ mʼmanja mwa Farau mambo wa ku Ejitu. 9 Imwe musadziwa mwadidi kuti Yahova Mulungu wanu, ndi Mulungu wandimomwene, Mulungu wakukhulupirika, wakuti asakoya cibverano cace, mbapangiza ufuni wace mpaka ubalwi 1.000 wa ale ananfuna mbakoya matongero ace.+ 10 Mbwenye ale anamuida, anadzaabwezera mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi, mbaafudza.+ Nee anadembuka toera kutcunyusa ale anamuida; iye anadzabwezera mʼbodzi na mʼbodzi. 11 Natenepa citani mphole-mphole toera mukoye mitemo, pitsogolero na matongero anakupasani ine lero, mbamuabvera.
12 “Mungapitiriza kubvesera mwadidi matongero anewa mbamuabvera, Yahova Mulungu wanu anapitiriza kukoya cibverano cace mbapangiza kuna imwe ufuni udadumbira iye ambuyanu. 13 Iye anadzakufunani, anakupasani nkhombo, mbakunjipisani. Inde, iye anadzakupasani nkhombo yakukhala na ana azinji,+ kubvuna pizinji mu dziko yanu, anadzapasa nkhombo mbeu zanu, vinyu yanu na mafuta anu a azeti,+ ana a ngʼombe zanu na anamabira anu mu dziko inafuna kukupasani iye, ninga mudadumbira iye kuna ambuyanu.+ 14 Munadzakhala anthu akupaswa nkhombo kupiringana mbumba zonsene;+ nkhabe mamuna peno nkazi anafuna kudzakhala wakusowa ana pakati panu, pontho pifuyo pyanu nee pinadzakhala pyakusowa ana.+ 15 Yahova anadzabulusa pakati panu mautenda onsene, pontho iye nee anadzakubwereserani mautenda akugopswa adadziwa imwe ku Ejitu.+ Mbwenye iye anadzabweresa mautenda anewa kuna anthu onsene anakuidani. 16 Musafunika kufudza mbumba zonsene zinafuna kupereka Yahova Mulungu wanu kuna imwe.+ Lekani kuabvera ntsisi.+ Pontho lekani kutumikira alungu awo,+ thangwi pyenepi pinadzakhala ninga nsampha kuna imwe.*+
17 “Munganyerezera* mʼmitima yanu kuti: ‘Mbumba izi ziri na anthu azinji kakamwe kupiringana ife. Tinakwanisa tani kuathamangisa?’+ 18 Lekani kuagopa.+ Musafunika kukumbuka pidacita Yahova Mulungu wanu kuna Farau na anthu onsene a ku Ejitu,+ 19 kutonga kukulu kudaona imwe na maso anu, pidzindikiro, pirengo,+ mphambvu ya djanja yace na nkono wace wamphambvu, pyakuti ndi pinthu pidaphatisira Yahova Mulungu wanu toera kukubulusani kweneko.+ Pyenepi ndipyo pinafuna kucita Yahova Mulungu wanu kuna mbumba zonsene zinagopa imwe.+ 20 Yahova Mulungu wanu anadzatumiza kuna iwo mabvero akusowa cidikhiro,* mpaka angamala kufa ale adasalikira,+ na ale adakubisalirani. 21 Lekani kugopa kakamwe thangwi yawo, thangwi Yahova Mulungu wanu ali na imwe,+ iye ndi Mulungu wankulu wakuti asafunika kugopiwa.+
22 “Mwakukhonda penula, Yahova Mulungu wanu anadzathamangisa mbumba zenezi mwapangʼono-pangʼono pamaso panu.+ Nee munadzatawiriswa kuafudza mwakucimbiza toera pinyama pya ntsanga pikhonde kunjipa, mbapikupomokerani. 23 Yahova Mulungu wanu anadzaapereka kuna imwe mbaakunda onsene, mpaka angamala kufudzwa.+ 24 Iye anadzapereka amambo awo mʼmanja mwanu,+ pontho imwe munadzafudza madzina awo pa dziko yapantsi.+ Nkhabe anafuna kupangiza kuti ndi wakuwanga pamaso panu,+ mpaka mungamala kuafudza.+ 25 Musafunika kupisa pa moto madzimunthu akusemwa a alungu awo.+ Lekani kusirira parata, na ouro yakuti iri pa madzimunthu anewa, peno kuikwata toera ikhale yanu;+ toera mukhonde kupeuswa na pinthu pyenepi, thangwi pinthu pyenepi ndi pyakunyanyasa kuna Yahova Mulungu wanu.+ 26 Lekani kukwata pinthu pyakunyanyasa mbamupiikha nʼnyumba mwanu, toera mukhonde kukhala ninga pinthu pyenepi pyakuti pyatongwa kufudzwa. Musafunika kunyanyasirwa napyo kakamwe mbamupiida na ntima onsene, thangwi pinthu pyenepi pisafunika kufudzwa.