IDutheronomi 5

5 ¹UMose wabiza u-Israyeli wonke, wathi kubo: “Lalela, Israyeli, izimiso nezahlulelo engizikhuluma ezindlebeni zenu namuhla. Zifunde, uzigcine ngokucophelela.” ²UBaba wethu wenza isivumelwano nathi eHorebe. ³Lesi sivumelwano uBaba wethu akasenzanga nokhokho bethu, kodwa wasenza nathi—sonke thina esiphilayo lapha namuhla. ⁴UBaba wethu wakhuluma nani ubuso nobuso entabeni, ephuma phakathi komlilo.

⁵Ngaleso sikhathi ngema phakathi kukaBaba wethu nani ukuze nginitshele izwi likaBaba wethu, ngokuba nesaba umlilo, aningakhuphukelanga entabeni. Wathi:

⁶“NginguBaba wakho, owakukhipha eGibhithe, endlini yobugqila.

⁷“Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu phambi kwami.

⁸“Ungazenzeli isithombe esibaziweyo, noma yisiphi isimo salokho okusezulwini phezulu, nokusemhlabeni phansi, nokusemanzini angaphansi komhlaba. ⁹Ungakhothameli kuzo, ungazikhonzi, ngokuba mina, uBaba wakho, nginguBaba onomhawu, ophindisela ukona kwawoyise kubantwana, kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine salabo abangizondayo, ¹⁰kodwa ngibonisa uthando lwesivumelwano ezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane zalabo abangithandayo begcina imiyalo yami.

¹¹“Ungalisebenzisi kabi igama likaBaba wakho, ngokuba uBaba wethu akayikumyeka engajeziswanga lowo olisebenzisa kabi igama lakhe.

¹²“Gcina usuku lweSabatha, ukuze ulwenze lube ngcwele, njengoba uBaba wakho akuyalile. ¹³Izinsuku eziyisithupha uzosebenza wenze wonke umsebenzi wakho, ¹⁴kodwa usuku lwesikhombisa luyiSabatha kuBaba wakho. Ungenzi msebenzi—wena, nendodana yakho nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho nencekukazi yakho, nenkabi yakho nembongolo yakho nanoma yisiphi isilwane sakho, nowezizwe osemizini yakho—ukuze izinceku zakho nezincekukazi zakho ziphumule njengawe. ¹⁵Khumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila eGibhithe, uBaba wakho wakukhipha lapho ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliweyo. Ngakho uBaba wakho wakuyala ukuba ugcine usuku lweSabatha.

¹⁶“Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko, njengoba uBaba wakho akuyalile, ukuze izinsuku zakho zibe zinde, kukuhambele kahle ezweni uBaba wakho akunika lona.

¹⁷“Ungabulali.

¹⁸“Ungaphingi.

¹⁹“Ungebi.

²⁰“Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwane wakho.

²¹“Ungakhanukeli umkamakhelwane wakho. Ungafisi indlu yomakhelwane wakho, nensimu yakhe, nenceku yakhe, nencekukazi yakhe, nenkabi yakhe, nembongolo yakhe, nanoma yini umakhelwane wakho anayo.”

²²Lawa mazwi uBaba wethu wawakhuluma kulo lonke ibandla lenu entabeni, ephuma phakathi komlilo, nefu, nobumnyama obukhulu, ngezwi elikhulu; akenezelanga lutho. Wawabhala ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe, wazinika mina. ²³Kwathi lapho nizwa izwi liphuma ebumnyameni, intaba ivutha umlilo, neza kimi—zonke izinhloko zezizwe zenu nabadala benu,

²⁴nathi: “Bheka, uBaba wethu usibonisile inkazimulo yakhe nobukhulu bakhe; sizwile izwi lakhe liphuma emlilweni. Namuhla sibonile uBaba wethu ekhuluma nomuntu, kanti lowo muntu usaphila. ²⁵Manje kungani sifanele sife na? Lo mlilo omkhulu uzosiqeda. Uma siqhubeka sizwa izwi likaBaba wethu, siyakufa. ²⁶Ngubani kubo bonke abantu oke wezwa izwi likaBaba ophilayo likhuluma liphuma phakathi komlilo, njengathi, waphila na? ²⁷Sondela, uzwe konke uBaba wethu akushoyo, bese usitshela konke uBaba wethu akutshela khona, thina sizolalela sithobele.”

²⁸UBaba wethu wezwa amazwi enu kimi, uBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Ngizwile amazwi alaba bantu kuwe. Konke abakushoyo kulungile. ²⁹Sengathi bangaba nale nhliziyo—bangesabe, bagcine yonke imiyalo yami njalo—ukuze kubahambele kahle bona nabantwana babo kuze kube phakade! ³⁰Hamba ubatshele uthi, ‘Buyelani emathendeni enu.’ ³¹Kodwa wena, yima lapha nami, ngizakutshela wonke umyalo—izimiso nezahlulelo—ozobafundisa zona, ukuze bazenze ezweni engibanika lona ukuba balidle ifa.”

³²Ngakho qaphelani ukuba nenze njengoba uBaba wenu aniyalile; ningaphambukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo. ³³Hambani ngayo yonke indlela uBaba wenu aniyala ngayo, ukuze niphile, nichume, nihlale isikhathi eside ezweni enizolidla ifa.