Dutheronomi
26 “Nase nifikile kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, senilitsetse futsi senihlala kulo, 2 kufanele utsatse letinye tetitselo tekucala tawo wonkhe umkhicito* wemhlaba lotawutitfola kulelive Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu laninika lona, utifake kubhasikidi bese uya kulendzawo Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu latawukhetsa kubeka libito lakhe kuyo.+ 3 Ubokuya kumphristi lotawube enta umsebenti ngalawo malanga, utsi kuye: ‘Lamuhla ngitewubika kuJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu kutsi sengingenile kulelive Jehova lafunga kubokhokho betfu kutsi utasinika lona.’+
4 “Lomphristi utawubese utsatsa lobhasikidi esandleni sakho, awubeke embikweli-al’thare laJehova Nkulunkulu wakho. 5 Ngemuva kwaloko kufanele ukhulume embikwaJehova Nkulunkulu wakho utsi: ‘Khokho wami abengum-Aramu lozulazulako,*+ futsi waya eGibhithe+ wahlala khona njengesihambi, nemndeni wakhe bewumncane.+ Kodvwa wefike waba sive lesikhulu, lesinemandla nalesinebantfu labanyenti.+ 6 Bantfu baseGibhithe basiphatsa kabi, basicindzetela futsi basigcilata kabuhlungu.+ 7 Ngako sakhala kuJehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho betfu. Jehova wakuva loko lebesikusho, futsi wakunaka kuhlupheka kwetfu, tinkinga tetfu kanye nekucindzeteleka kwetfu.+ 8 Ekugcineni Jehova wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla lesinemandla nangesandla leseluliwe,+ ngetintfo letesabisako, ngetibonakaliso nangetimangaliso.+ 9 Ngemuva kwaloko wasiletsa kulendzawo futsi wasiniketa lelive, lokulive leligeleta lubisi neluju.+ 10 Ngako-ke nyalo ngiletse titselo tekucala temkhicito walelive Jehova langinike lona.’+
“Ubotibeka embikwaJehova Nkulunkulu wakho futsi ukhotsame embikwaJehova Nkulunkulu wakho. 11 Wena nemLevi kanye nemuntfu wekuhamba lohlala nawe, nitawujabula ngako konkhe lokuhle Jehova lakunike kona, wena nendlu yakho.+
12 “Nawucedza kubutsa konkhe kwelishumi+ kwemkhicito wakho ngemnyaka wesitsatfu, lokungumnyaka wekwelishumi, ubokunika umLevi, umuntfu losihambi, intsandzane kanye nemfelokati, futsi batakudla besutse emagcekeni*+ akho. 13 Ubobese ukhuluma embikwaJehova Nkulunkulu wakho utsi: ‘Sengikukhiphile endlini yami loko lokuyincenye lengcwele ngakunika umLevi, umuntfu wekuhamba, intsandzane kanye nemfelokati,+ njengobe nje bewungitjelile. Angikawephuli umtsetfo wakho futsi ngiwulalele. 14 Loko angizange ngikudle ngesikhatsi sekulila, nobe ngikhiphe ngisho lokuncane kwako ngibe ngingcolile nobe nginikele ngisho nalokuncane kwako kulabafile. Ngililalele livi laJehova Nkulunkulu wami, ngenta konkhe loko lebewungitjele kona. 15 Ngako ngicela ubuke phansi usemazulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala lengcwele futsi ubusise ema-Israyeli, lokubantfu bakho, ubusise nalelive losinikete lona,+ lokulive leligeleta lubisi neluju,+ njengobe nje wafunga kubokhokho betfu.’+
16 “Lamuhla Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uniyala kutsi nigcine imitsetfo yakhe netimiso takhe. Kufanele nitigcine futsi nitilandzele ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe+ nangemphefumulo* wenu wonkhe. 17 Nine nitfole sicinisekiso kuJehova lamuhla sekutsi utawuba nguNkulunkulu wenu nangabe nitawuhamba etindleleni takhe, nilandzele imiyalo yakhe,+ imitsetfo yakhe+ netimiso takhe,+ niphindze nilalele livi lakhe. 18 NaJehova usitfolile lamuhla sicinisekiso kini sekutsi nitawuba bantfu bakhe, lokuyimphahla yakhe lekhetsekile*+ njengobe nje anetsembisile, nekutsi nitayilalela yonkhe imitsetfo yakhe, 19 futsi nangabe nitawuba bantfu labangcwele kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu, yena utaniphakamisa nibe ngetulu kwato tonkhe letinye tive latentile,+ anente nidvunyiswe, natiwe niphindze nibe nenkhatimulo,+ njengobe nje anetsembisile.”