UMkhosi wePhasika kaBaba wethu
IPhasika, iMikhosi yamaViki neyamaDokodo kuphawula unyaka, ngamunye ugcinwa endaweni ezokhethwa nguBaba wethu, futhi ngamunye ufaka izinceku, amaLevi, abafokazi, izintandane nabafelokazi ekujabuleni. Bese kumiswa abahluleli kuyo yonke imizi: kungabikho zahlulelo ezigwegwile, kungabikho zifumbathiso. Phishekela ubulungisa, ubulungisa kuphela.
16 1Gcina inyanga ka-Abibi, ugcine iPhasika kuBaba wakho, ngokuba ngenyanga ka-Abibi uBaba wakho wakukhipha eGibhithe ebusuku. 2Hlabela uBaba wakho iPhasika, kuvela ezimvini nasezinkomeni, endaweni uBaba wakho ayikhethayo ukuhlalisa igama lakhe khona. a a v2 Indawo lapho uBaba akhetha khona ukubeka igama lakhe yayikhomba phambili kulolo suku lapho abantwana bakhe babeyakumkhonza khona nomaphi, ngomoya nangeqiniso, ngoJesu. 3Ungadli isinkwa esinemvubelo kanye naso. Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa udle isinkwa esingenamvubelo kanye naso—isinkwa sosizi—ngokuba waphuma ezweni laseGibhithe ngokushesha, ukuze ukhumbule usuku owaphuma ngalo ezweni laseGibhithe zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho. 4Makungabonwa mvubelo kuwo wonke umngcele wakho izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; ingasali kuze kuse inyama oyihlabayo ngakusihlwa kosuku lokuqala. 5Awuvumelekile ukuhlaba iPhasika phakathi kwanoma yimuphi wemizi yakho uBaba wakho akunika yona, 6kodwa endaweni uBaba wakho ayakuyikhetha ukuhlalisa igama lakhe kuyo, hlaba iPhasika khona—kusihlwa, ekushoneni kwelanga, ngesikhathi owaphuma ngaso eGibhithe. 7Ulipheke ulidle endaweni uBaba wakho ayikhethayo, bese uphenduka ekuseni uye emathenteni akho. 8Udle isinkwa esingenamvubelo ezinye izinsuku eziyisithupha; ngosuku lwesikhombisa kube nomhlangano ongcwele kuBaba wakho—ungenzi msebenzi.
UMkhosi wamaSonto
9Uzibalele amasonto ayisikhombisa; qala ukubala amasonto ayisikhombisa kusukela lapho isikela siqala ukungena emabeleni amileyo. 10Ugcine uMkhosi wamaSonto kuBaba wakho: umnikelo wokuzithandela ovela esandleni sakho, njengokwesibusiso uBaba wakho akubusise ngaso. 11Uyakujabula phambi kukaBaba wakho—wena, nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nezinceku zakho nezincekukazi zakho, nomLevi osemizini yakho, nowezizwe, nentandane, nomfelokazi ophakathi kwakho—endaweni uBaba wakho ayikhethayo ukuhlalisa igama lakhe khona. 12Khumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila eGibhithe, ugcine ngokucophelela lezi zimiso.
UMkhosi wamaDokodo
13Ugubhe uMkhosi wamaDokodo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, nxa usubuthile okuvela esibuyeni sakho nasesikhamelweni sakho sewayini. b b v13 AmaDokodo: imipheme yesikhashana eyenziwe ngamagatsha, ekhumbuza iminyaka u-Israyeli azulazula ngayo ehlane. 14Jabula emkhosini wakho—wena, nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi, nowezizwe, nentandane, nomfelokazi abasemizini yakho. 15Ugcine uMkhosi kuBaba wakho izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, endaweni ayikhethayo, ngokuba uyakukubusisa kukho konke ukuvuna kwakho nakuwo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zakho—ukuze ube nenjabulo ephelele. 16Kathathu ngonyaka bonke abesilisa bakho bayakubonakala phambi kukaBaba wakho endaweni ayikhethayo: uMkhosi weSinkwa esingenamvubelo, uMkhosi wamaSonto, noMkhosi wamaDokodo. Futhi abayikubonakala phambi kwakhe bengaphethe lutho. 17Yilowo nalowo uyakunikela njengesipho sesandla sakhe, njengesibusiso uBaba wakho akunike sona.
Abahluleli nokwahlulela okulungileyo
18Ubeke abahluleli nezinduna kuyo yonke imizi uBaba wakho akunika yona, isizwe ngesizwe, ukuba bahlulele abantu ngokwahlulela okulungileyo. 19Ungaphambukisi okulungileyo, ungakhethi buso, ungamukeli sifumbathiso—ngokuba isifumbathiso siphuphuthekisa amehlo abahlakaniphileyo, siphambukise amazwi abalungileyo. 20Landela ubulungiswa, ubulungiswa kuphela, ukuze uphile udle ifa lezwe uBaba wakho akunika lona.
Khonza uBaba wakho yedwa
21Ungazitshaleli noma yimuphi umuthi njenge-Ashera eceleni kwe-altare likaBaba wakho olakhayo. 22Futhi ungazimiseli insika engcwele, uBaba wakho ayizondayo.
