UBaba Uvuselela Isivumelwano Sakhe
Kuqoshwa izibhebhedu ezintsha zifakwe emphongolweni, futhi uLevi uhlukaniswa uBaba wethu uqobo eyifa labo. Bese kuba nombuzo: uBaba wethu ufunani kuwe? Ukuba umesabe, umthande futhi umkhonze. Uyamthanda owezizwe futhi uyamnika ukudla, ngakho nani bathandeni abezizwe.
10 1Ngaleso sikhathi uBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Baza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezifana nezokuqala, wenyukele kimi entabeni, wenze umphongolo wokhuni. 2Ngiyakuloba ezibhebheni amazwi ayesezibhebheni zokuqala owaziphula, bese uzibeka emphongolweni.”
3Ngenza-ke umphongolo ngokhuni lomtholo, ngabaza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezifana nezokuqala, ngenyukela entabeni ngiphethe izibhebhe zombili esandleni. 4Waloba ezibhebheni, njengakuqala, imiyalo eyishumi uBaba wethu ayeyikhulume kini entabeni ephakathi komlilo, ngosuku lwomhlangano. UBaba wethu wazinika mina. 5Ngaphenduka, ngehla entabeni, ngabeka izibhebhe emphongolweni engangiwenzile; zihlale khona, njengoba uBaba wethu wangiyala.
6Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka eBheyeroti Bhene-Jakhani baya eMosera, lapho u-Aroni afela khona wembelwa; indodana yakhe u-Eleyazare yasebenza njengompristi esikhundleni sakhe. 7Basuka lapho baya eGudigoda, basuka eGudigoda baya eJotibatha, izwe lemifula yamanzi. 8Ngaleso sikhathi uBaba wethu wahlukanisa isizwe sakwaLevi ukuze sithwale umphongolo wesivumelwano, sime phambi kwakhe, simkhonze, sibusise egameni lakhe, njengoba benza kuze kube namuhla. 9Ngalokho uLevi akanaso isabelo noma ifa kanye nabafowabo; uBaba wethu uyifa lakhe, njengoba uBaba wethu amthembisa.
10Ngahlala entabeni, njengokokuqala, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane; uBaba wethu wangilalela futhi; uBaba wethu wayengathandi ukunibhubhisa.
11UBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Sukuma, uhambe phambi kwabantu, ukuze bangene bathathe izwe engalifungela oyise ukuthi ngiyakubanika lona.”
Lokho uBaba Wethu Akufunayo Kuwe
12Manje-ke, Israyeli, yini uBaba wethu akufunayo kuwe ngaphandle kokuba umesabe, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe zonke, umthande, umkhonze ngenhliziyo yakho yonke nangomphefumulo wakho wonke, 13nokugcina imiyalo kaBaba wethu nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngazo namuhla, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe? 14Bheka, amazulu angakaBaba wethu, namazulu aphezulu kakhulu, nomhlaba, nakho konke okukuwo. 15Kodwa uBaba wethu wabathanda oyihlo, wakhetha inzalo yabo emva kwabo—nina, ngaphezu kwazo zonke izizwe—njengoba kunjalo namuhla. 16Ngakho sokani ijwabu lenhliziyo yenu, ningabe nisaba nenkani. a a v16 “Sokani ijwabu lenhliziyo yenu” kufanekisela ukususa noma yini eyenza inhliziyo ibe nenkani ivaleke — ukuyivulela ngokugcwele kuBaba wethu. 17Ngokuba uBaba wethu unguNkulunkulu wonkulunkulu, iNkosi yamakhosi, uNkulunkulu omkhulu, onamandla, owesabekayo, ongakhethi buso nongemukeli sifumbathiso. 18Wenzela intandane nomfelokazi ukwahlulela okulungileyo, athande owezizwe, amnike ukudla nezingubo. 19Ngakho nani kumele nimthande owezizwe, ngokuba naniyizizwe ezweni laseGibhithe. 20Yesaba uBaba wethu, umkhonze, unamathele kuye, ufunge ngegama lakhe. 21Nguye udumo lwakho, uBaba wakho, okwenzele lezi zinto ezinkulu nezesabekayo amehlo akho azibonileyo. 22Oyihlo behlela eGibhithe bengabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa; manje uBaba wethu usenze naba baningi njengezinkanyezi zezulu.
