ILevithikhusi 26

26 ¹“Ningazenzeli izithombe eziyize, ningamisi isithombe esibaziwe noma insika engcwele, ningabeki itshe elibaziwe ezweni lenu ukuba nilikhothamele; ngokuba mina nginguBaba wenu.

²“Niyakugcina amaSabatha ami, nihloniphe indawo yami engcwele; mina nginguBaba wenu.

³“Uma nihamba ezimisweni zami, nigcine imiyalo yami, niyenze, ⁴ngiyakunika imvula ngesikhathi sayo; umhlaba uyakuthela umkhiqizo wawo, nemithi yasendle ithele izithelo zayo. ⁵Ukubhula kuyakufinyelela esikhathini sokuvuna amagilebhisi, nokuvuna amagilebhisi kufinyelele esikhathini sokutshala; niyakudla isinkwa senu nisuthe, nihlale ngokulondeka ezweni lenu.

⁶“Ngiyakunika ukuthula ezweni; niyakulala kungekho okunethusayo. Ngiyakususa izilwane ezilimazayo ezweni, nenkemba ngeke idlule ezweni lenu. ⁷Niyakuxosha izitha zenu, ziwe phambi kwenu ngenkemba. ⁸Abahlanu benu bayakuxosha abayikhulu, abayikhulu benu baxoshe abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi; izitha zenu ziyakuwa phambi kwenu ngenkemba.

⁹“Ngiyakuphendukela kini, nginenze nithele izithelo, nginiphindaphinde, ngiqinise isivumelwano sami nani. ¹⁰Niyakuba nisadla okudala, okugcinwe isikhathi eside, nikukhiphe ukuze nenzele okusha indawo. ¹¹Ngiyakumisa indawo yami yokuhlala phakathi kwenu, nenhliziyo yami ngeke inilahle. ¹²Ngiyakuhamba phakathi kwenu, ngibe nginguBaba wenu, nani nibe ningabantwana bami. ¹³Mina nginguBaba wenu, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibhithe ukuze ningabe nisaba yizigqila zabaseGibhithe. Ngaphula izinti zejoka lenu, nganenza nahamba niqondile.

Ukulaya KukaBaba

¹⁴“Kodwa uma ningangilaleli, ningayenzi yonke le miyalo, ¹⁵uma nenqaba izimiso zami, nemiphefumulo yenu idelele imithetho yami, ningayenzi yonke imiyalo yami kodwa niphule isivumelwano sami, ¹⁶nami ngiyakwenza lokhu kini: ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu ukwesaba okuzumayo, isifo esiqedayo nomkhuhlane oqeda amehlo odla nempilo. Niyakutshala imbewu yenu ize, ngokuba izitha zenu ziyakuyidla. ¹⁷Ngiyakubhekisa ubuso bami kini: niyakushaywa phambi kwezitha zenu, abanizondayo bayakunibusa, nibaleke nakuba kungekho onixoshayo.

¹⁸“Nangemva kwalokhu, uma ningakalaleli, ngiyakunilaya kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu, ¹⁹ngiyakwaphula amandla enu okuziqhenya, ngenze isibhakabhaka senu sibe njengensimbi, nomhlaba wenu ube njengethusi. ²⁰Amandla enu ayakuphelela ize: izwe lenu ngeke lithele umkhiqizo walo, nemithi yezwe ngeke ithele izithelo zayo.

²¹“Uma nihamba niphambene nami, nenqaba ukungilalela, ngiyakwandisa imishayo kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu. ²²Ngiyakuthumela izilwane zasendle kini. Ziyakuniphuca abantwana benu, ziqede imfuyo yenu, zinenze nibe yingcosana, zishiye imigwaqo yenu ingenamuntu.

²³“Uma nalokhu kunganiphenduleli kimi, niqhubeke nihamba niphambene nami, ²⁴nami ngiyakuhamba ngiphambene nani, nginishaye, nami, kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu. ²⁵Ngiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwenu, ephindisela isivumelwano. Lapho nibuthana emizini yenu, ngiyakuthumela isifo esibhubhisayo phakathi kwenu, ninikelwe esandleni sesitha. ²⁶Lapho ngiphula ukudla kwenu kwesinkwa, abesifazane abayishumi bayakusibhaka eziko elilodwa, basabele ngesisindo—niyakudla ningasuthi.

²⁷“Uma naphezu kwalokhu ningangilaleli kodwa niqhubeke nihamba niphambene nami, ²⁸nami ngiyakuhamba ngiphambene nani ngentukuthelo, nginilaye ngokwami kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu. ²⁹Niyakudla inyama yamadodana enu, nidle inyama yamadodakazi enu. ³⁰Ngiyakubhubhisa izindawo zenu eziphakeme, nginqume ama-aldare enu empepho, ngibuthele izidumbu zenu phezu kwezidumbu zezithombe zenu, nomphefumulo wami uqobo unenyanye. ³¹Ngiyakwenza imizi yenu ibe ngamanxiwa, ngichithe izindawo zenu ezingcwele, ngingezwa amaphunga enu amnandi athophayo. ³²Mina ngokwami ngiyakwenza izwe libe yincithakalo; izitha zenu ezihlala khona ziyakwethuka ngalo. ³³Ngiyakunihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, ngihoshe inkemba nginilandele; izwe lenu liyakuba yincithakalo, nemizi yenu ibe ngamanxiwa. ³⁴Khona-ke izwe liyakuwathokozela amaSabatha alo zonke izinsuku zencithakalo yalo, nina nisezweni lezitha zenu; khona-ke liyakuphumula, liwathokozele amaSabatha alo. ³⁵Zonke izinsuku lilele liyincithakalo, liyaphumula—ukuphumula okwalisweleka ngamaSabatha enu nisahlala khona.

³⁶“Abasele kini—ngiyakufaka ubuthakathaka ezinhliziyweni zabo emazweni ezitha zabo. Umsindo weqabunga eliphephethwa ngumoya uyakubaxosha; bayakubaleka kungathi babalekela inkemba, bawe nakuba kungekho obaxoshayo. ³⁷Bayakukhubekelana kungathi babalekela inkemba, kungekho obaxoshayo, bangabi namandla okuma phambi kwezitha zenu. ³⁸Niyakubhubha phakathi kwezizwe, nezwe lezitha zenu liyakunigwinya. ³⁹Abasele kini bayakuwohloka ecaleni labo emazweni ezitha zenu; futhi, ngenxa yecala laboyise, bayakuwohloka kanye nabo.

⁴⁰“Kodwa uma bevuma icala labo necala laboyise, ekungathembekini abakwenza kimi, nokuthi babehamba ngobutha kimi, ⁴¹kangangokuba nami ngahamba ngaphambana nabo, ngabayisa ezweni lezitha zabo—uma khona-ke inhliziyo yabo engasokile izithoba, bakhokhe icala labo, ^a a v41 Inhliziyo engasokile: inhliziyo evaliwe neyenziwe lukhuni, engakazinikeli kuNkulunkulu — kuthathwe ekusokeni njengophawu lwesivumelwano lokuba ngokakhe. ⁴²ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe, kanye nesivumelwano sami no-Isaka, kanye nesivumelwano sami no-Abrahama, ngikhumbule nezwe. ⁴³Izwe liyakushiywa yibo, lithokozele amaSabatha alo liyincithakalo ngaphandle kwabo; bayakukhokha icala labo, ngokuba badelela imithetho yami, nenhliziyo yabo yenqaba izimiso zami. ⁴⁴Noma kunjalo, besezweni lezitha zabo, ngeke ngibadelele noma ngibalahle kuze kube sekubabhubhiseni nasekwaphuleni isivumelwano sami nabo, ngokuba mina nginguBaba wabo. ⁴⁵Ngenxa yabo ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano nokhokho babo, engabakhipha ezweni laseGibhithe phambi kwamehlo ezizwe, ukuze ngibe nguBaba wabo: mina nginguBaba wenu.”

⁴⁶Lezi yizimiso, izinqumo, nemithetho uBaba wethu azinika phakathi kwakhe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli entabeni yaseSinayi, ngoMose.