- Indlela kaJehova iyinqaba kopheleleyo,
kepha incithakalo ikubenzi bokona. - Ngiyakuhamba endaweni ebanzi,
ngokuba iziyalezo zakho ngiyazifuna. - Ngakho-ke oweqa owodwa kule miyalo emincinyane, afundise abantu kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni wezulu; kepha oyigcinayo, ayifundise, lowo uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni wezulu.
- Ogcina umyalo ulonda umphefumulo wakhe,
kepha onganaki izindlela zakhe uyakufa. - Babusisiwe abaqotho endleleni,
abahamba ngemithetho kaJehova. - Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga; yazisa uyihlo nonyoko; wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.
- Wogcina izimiso zakhe nemiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla ukuba kube kuhle kuwe, nakubantwana bakho emva kwakho, wandise izinsuku zakho ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona kuze kube phakade.
- Ngiyakwandisa inzalo yakho, ibe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, ngiyiphe inzalo yakho onke lawa mazwe; ngenzalo yakho ziyakubusiswa izizwe zonke zomhlaba, ngokuba u-Abrahama walalela izwi lami, wagcina ukusho kwami, nemiyalo yami, nezimiso zami, nemithetho yami.
- Kepha uma omubi ebuya kuzo zonke izono zakhe azenzileyo, agcine zonke izimiso zami, enze ukwahlulela nokulunga, uyakuphila nokuphila; kayikufa.
- Ngalokho-ke ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, kuze kuthi ngokufa okungenxa yokukhululwa eziphambekweni zesivumelwano sokuqala ababiziweyo bazuze ifa eliphakade elathenjiswayo.
- Yebo, ezindleleni zezahlulelo zakho, Jehova,
sikuhlalele.
Umphefumulo uyalangazelela
igama lakho nesikhumbuzo sakho. - Ngiyakufaka umoya wami phakathi kwenu, ngenze ukuba nihambe ngezimiso zami; niyakugcina izahlulelo zami, nizenze.
- Sengathi kungaba khona kubo inhliziyo enjalo ukuba bangesabe, bagcine njalo yonke imiyalelo yami, kube kuhle kubo nakubantwana babo kuze kube phakade.
- Kanjalo akusekho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu. Ngokuba umthetho kaMoya wokuphila okuKristu Jesu ungikhululile emthethweni wesono nowokufa.
- Ngiyashesha,
angilibali ukugcina imiyalo yakho. - Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, nani nithandane.
- Yizwa, ndodana yami,
wamukele izwi lami;
kuyakuthi iminyaka yokuphila kwakho ibe miningi. - Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, akusoze kwadlula gamana linye nasicashana sinye somthetho, kuze kufezeke konke.
- Saphendula sathi: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.”
- Yazi-ke ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nabamthandayo abagcina imiyalo yakhe kuze kube sezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane.
- Uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukwenze okulungile emehlweni akhe, ulalele imiyalo yakhe, ugcine izimiso zakhe zonke, angiyikubeka phezu kwakho nasinye salezo zifo engizibeke phezu kwabaseGibithe, ngokuba nginguJehova okuphilisayo.
- Wayelapho noJehova izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, kadlanga lutho, kaphuzanga manzi. Waloba ezibhebheni amazwi esivumelwano, imiyalelo eyishumi.
- Lokhu kuyakuba kini insephe ukuba niyibheke, nikhumbule yonke imiyalo kaJehova, niyenze, ningahambi ngeyenu inhliziyo nangawenu amehlo enanivama ukukulandela ngokuphinga.
- Kepha uNkulunkulu wokuthula owakhuphula kwabafileyo umalusi omkhulu wezimvu ngegazi lesivumelwano esimiyo njalo, iNkosi yethu uJesu, makaniphelelise kukho konke okuhle, ukuze nenze intando yakhe, esebenza phakathi kwethu khona lokho okuthokozisayo emehlweni akhe ngoJesu Kristu; makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
- Angichezukanga emyalweni wezindebe zakhe;
ngizibekele amazwi akhe kunezimiso zami.
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