IDutheronomi 11

11 ¹Ngakho-ke thandani uBaba wenu, nigcine izimfuneko zakhe, izimiso zakhe, izinqumo zakhe, nemiyalo yakhe njalonjalo. ²Yazini namuhla—angikhulumi kubantwana benu, abangazange bakwazi noma babone ukuqondisa kukaBaba wenu, ubukhulu bakhe, isandla sakhe esinamandla, nengalo yakhe eyeluliwe, ³izibonakaliso zakhe nezenzo zakhe azenza phakathi kweGibhithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe nakulo lonke izwe lakhe, ⁴akwenza empini yaseGibhithe, emahhashini ayo nezinqola zayo zempi, lapho enza amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu abagubuzela ngesikhathi besanixosha, uBaba wethu wababhubhisa kuze kube namuhla; ⁵akwenzela nina ehlane naze nafika kule ndawo; ⁶nalokho akwenza kuDathani no-Abhiramu, amadodana ka-Eliyabi indodana kaRubeni—lapho umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo wabagwinya, kanye nemizi yabo, namatende abo, nakho konke okuphilayo okwakubalandela, phakathi kuka-Israyeli wonke. ⁷Ngokuba amehlo enu uqobo abonile wonke umsebenzi omkhulu uBaba wethu awenzile.

⁸Gcinani wonke umyalo enginiyala ngawo namuhla, ukuze nibe namandla, ningene, nidle ifa lezwe eniwelela kulo ukuze nilidle, ⁹ukuze nihlale isikhathi eside ezweni uBaba wethu afunga ukulinika okhokho benu nenzalo yabo, izwe eligeleza ubisi nezinyosi. ¹⁰Izwe eningena kulo ukuze nilidle alifani nezwe laseGibhithe enaphuma kulo, lapho natshala khona imbewu yenu naniyinisela ngonyawo, njengensimu yemifino. ^a a v10 Abalimi baseGibhithe babesebenzisa imisele eqhutshwa ngonyawo ukuqondisa amanzi ezikhukhula zaseNayile emasimini alelele—okungafani nezintaba zaseKhanani eziniselwa yimvula. ¹¹Kodwa izwe eniwelela kulo ukuze nilidle linezintaba nezigodi, liphuza amanzi emvuleni yezulu. ¹²Izwe uBaba wenu alinakekelayo; amehlo kaBaba wenu ahlala kulo njalo, kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka kuze kube sekupheleni konyaka. ¹³Uma nilalela ngempela imiyalo enginiyala ngayo namuhla—nithanda uBaba wenu nimkhonza ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangawo wonke umphefumulo wenu. ¹⁴ngiyakunika izwe lenu imvula ngesikhathi sayo, eyokuqala neyamuva, ukuze niqoqe okusanhlamvu kwenu, newayini lenu elisha, namafutha enu. ^b b v14 Imvula yokuqala iyana ekwindla ukuze ithambise umhlaba wokutshala; imvula yamuva iza entwasahlobo ngaphambi nje kokuvuna. ¹⁵ngiyakunika utshani ensimini yenu ukuze kudle imfuyo yenu, nidle nisuthe. ¹⁶Qaphelani ukuba inhliziyo yenu ingakhohliswa, nokuba ningaphambuki nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu nibakhothamele, ¹⁷ulaka lukaBaba wethu luvuthe kini; avale amazulu—kungabi namvula, umhlaba ungatheli isivuno—niphele masinyane ezweni elihle uBaba wethu aninika lona.

¹⁸Ngakho-ke bekani la mazwi ami enhliziyweni nasemphefumulweni wenu; niwabophe abe luphawu esandleni senu, abe yizikhumbuzo ebunzini lenu. ^c c v18 “Izifociya” kwakuyizikhwanyana ezincane ezazinezingxenye ezibhaliwe zemiBhalo, ziboshelwe ebunzini—umkhuba owabizwa kamuva ngokugqoka ithefilini (amafilakhteri). Lo myalo ufanekisa ukugcina amazwi kaBaba wethu ehlala phambi kwamehlo enu njalo. ¹⁹Niwafundise abantwana benu—nikhulume ngawo lapho nihlezi endlini yenu nalapho nihamba endleleni, nalapho nilala nalapho nivuka. ²⁰Niwabhale emigubasini yendlu yenu nasemasangweni enu, ²¹ukuze nina nabantwana benu nihlale isikhathi eside ezweni uBaba wethu afunga ukulinika okhokho benu, yonke imihla amazulu akhona phezu komhlaba. ²²Uma nigcina ngokukhuthala wonke lo myalo enginiyala ngawo—ukuthanda uBaba wenu, nihambe ngazo zonke izindlela zakhe, ninamathele kuye, ²³khona uBaba wethu uyakuzixosha zonke lezi zizwe phambi kwenu, nidle amafa ezizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunani. ²⁴Zonke izindawo onyawo lwenu oluzinyathelayo ziyakuba ngezenu: umngcele wenu uyakusukela ehlane naseLebhanoni, kusukela eMfuleni, uYufrati, kuze kufike olwandle lwasentshonalanga. ^d d v24 “Ulwandle lwasentshonalanga” luLwandle iMedithera, olwaluseduze nomngcele wasentshonalanga kwa-Israyeli. ²⁵Akukho muntu oyakuba namandla okuma phambi kwenu; uBaba wenu uyakwehlisa ukwesaba nokwethuka kwenu kulo lonke izwe enilinyathelayo, njengokuba athembisa.

²⁶Bhekani, ngibeka phambi kwenu namuhla isibusiso nesiqalekiso: ²⁷isibusiso, uma nilalela imiyalo kaBaba wenu enginiyala ngayo namuhla; ²⁸nesiqalekiso, uma ningalaleli imiyalo kaBaba wenu, kodwa niphambuke endleleni enginiyala ngayo namuhla, nilandele abanye onkulunkulu eningabazanga. ²⁹Lapho uBaba wenu eningenisa ezweni eningena kulo ukuze nilidle, niyakumemezela isibusiso entabeni iGerizimu nesiqalekiso entabeni i-Ebali. ³⁰Azikho yini ngaphesheya kweJordani, ngasentshonalanga, ezweni lamaKhanani ahlala e-Araba, maqondana neGiligali, ngasemithini emikhulu yaseMore? ³¹Niyawela iJordani ukuze ningene nidle izwe uBaba wenu aninika lona; niyakulidla nihlale kulo. ³²Nilalele ngokukhuthala zonke izimiso nezinqumo enginibekela zona namuhla.