IDutheronomi 9

9 ¹Yizwani, Israyeli: namuhla niyawela iJordani ningene nixoshe izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunani—imizi emikhulu ebiyelwe ngezindonga eziphakeme ziye ezulwini. ²Abantu abakhulu nabade, inzalo yama-Anaki, enibaziyo nenizwa kuthiwa ngabo: “Ngubani ongamelana namadodana ka-Anaki?” ³Yazini namuhla: uBaba wenu uwela phambi kwenu njengomlilo oqothulayo. Uyakubabhubhisa abanqobe phambi kwenu; nizobaxosha nibaqede masinyane, njengoba uBaba wenu enitshelile.

⁴Emva kokuba uBaba wenu esebaxoshile phambi kwenu, ningasho enhliziyweni yenu nithi: “Ngenxa yokulunga kwami uBaba wethu ungingenise ukuba ngilidle ifa leli zwe”—kodwa kungenxa yobubi balezi zizwe ukuthi uyazixosha phambi kwenu. ⁵Akungenxa yokulunga kwenu noma ubuqotho benhliziyo yenu ukuthi ningena ukuba nithathe izwe labo, kodwa kungenxa yobubi balezi zizwe uBaba wenu ebaxosha phambi kwenu, nokuze agcine izwi uBaba wenu alifungela oyihlo—u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe. ⁶Yazini-ke: uBaba wenu uninika leli zwe elihle ukuba libe ngelenu, kungengenxa yokulunga kwenu, lokhu niyisizwe esinenkani.

Isizwe Esavivinya uBaba Waso

⁷Khumbulani, ningakhohlwa ukuthi namthukuthelisa kanjani uBaba wenu ehlane. Kusukela osukwini enaphuma ngalo eGibhithe naze nafika kule ndawo, benilokhu nihlubuka kuBaba wenu. ⁸EHorebi namthukuthelisa uBaba wenu, uBaba wenu wanithukuthelela kakhulu waze wafuna ukunibhubhisa. ^a a v8 IHorebi yigama elinye leNtaba iSinayi, intaba lapho uBaba wethu anika khona isivumelwano. ⁹Lapho ngikhuphukela entabeni ukuyokwamukela izibhebhe zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano uBaba wenu asenza nani, ngahlala entabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, ngingadli sinkwa ngingaphuzi manzi. ¹⁰UBaba wenu wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, ezazibhalwe ngomunwe wakhe, zithwele wonke amazwi awakhuluma nani entabeni ephuma phakathi komlilo, ngosuku lokubuthana. ¹¹Emva kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, uBaba wenu wanginika izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe, izibhebhe zesivumelwano.

¹²UBaba wenu wayesethi kimi: “Sukuma, wehle ngokushesha lapha, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhipha eGibhithe sebezonakalisile. Baphambuka masinyane endleleni engabayala ngayo; bazenzela isithombe esibunjiweyo.”

¹³Ngaphezu kwalokho, uBaba wenu wathi kimi: “Ngibabonile laba bantu—bayisizwe esinenkani. ¹⁴Ngiyeke ngedwa; ngizobabhubhisa, ngesule igama labo ngaphansi kwezulu, ngikwenze isizwe esinamandla nesibaningi kunabo.”

¹⁵Ngaphenduka ngehla entabeni isavutha umlilo, izibhebhe ezimbili zesivumelwano zisezandleni zami zombili. ¹⁶Kwathi lapho ngibheka, ngabona senonile kuBaba wenu: senizenzele ithole elibunjiweyo, naphambuka masinyane endleleni uBaba wenu anilaya ngayo. ¹⁷Ngazibamba izibhebhe zombili, ngaziphonsa zisuka ezandleni zami, ngazifahlaza phambi kwamehlo enu. ¹⁸Ngawa phansi phambi kukaBaba wenu njengakuqala, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, ngingadli sinkwa, ngingaphuzi manzi, ngenxa yaso sonke isono senu enasenzayo, nenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wenu, nimthukuthelisa. ¹⁹Ngokuba ngangesaba intukuthelo nolaka oluvuthayo uBaba wenu ayenilakhele lona, efuna ukunibhubhisa. Kodwa uBaba wenu wangilalela nangaleso sikhathi. ²⁰UBaba wenu wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Aroni, efuna ukumbhubhisa, ngakho ngamkhulekela u-Aroni nangaleso sikhathi. ²¹Ngathatha isono senu, ithole enalenzayo, ngalishisa ngomlilo, ngalichoboza, ngaligaya kahle laze lacoleka njengothuli, ngabe sengiphonsa uthuli lwalo emfuleni owawugeleza wehla entabeni. ²²NaseThabera, naseMasa, naseKibroti Hathava namthukuthelisa uBaba wenu. ²³Lapho uBaba wenu enithuma niseKadeshi Bhaneya ethi: “Khuphukani, nithathe izwe enginiphe lona,” nahlubuka emyalweni kaBaba wenu, aningamkholwa futhi aningalilaleli izwi lakhe. ²⁴Benihlala nihlubuka kuBaba wenu kusukela osukwini enganazi ngalo. ²⁵Ngawa phansi phambi kukaBaba wenu kulezo zinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane engangilele ngazo, ngokuba uBaba wenu wayethe uzonibhubhisa. ²⁶Ngakhuleka kuBaba wenu ngathi: “Baba wami oBusayo, ungababhubhisi abantu bakho, ifa lakho, owabahlenga ngobukhulu bakho wabakhipha eGibhithe ngesandla esinamandla. ^b b v26 UMose uwa phansi phambi kukaBaba wethu encengela abantu ayengekwazi ukubasindisa yedwa—isithunzi soMlamuleli omkhulu, uJesu, owayezoma phakathi kukaBaba wethu nabantwana bakhe ukuze abancengele. ²⁷Khumbula izinceku zakho u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe. Ungabheki inkani yalaba bantu, nobubi babo, nesono sabo. ²⁸Funa abantu bezwe owasikhipha kulo bathi: ‘UNkulunkulu wehlulekile ukubangenisa ezweni abalithembisa lona, futhi wabazonda, ngakho wabakhiphela ukubabulala ehlane.’ ²⁹Ngokuba bangabantu bakho, ifa lakho, owabakhipha ngamandla akho amakhulu nangengalo eyeluliweyo.”