ULevitikusi 26
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Isixwayiso ngokukhonza izithixo
1 “ ‘Ningenzi izithombe, ningamisi izithombe ezibaziweyo noma insika; ningabeki itshe elinemifanekiso ezweni lakini ukukhothamela kulo; ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
2 “ ‘Anogcina amasabatha ami, nihloniphe indlu yami engcwele; nginguJehova.
Izithembiso kwabagcina umthetho
3 “ ‘Uma nihamba ngezimiso zami, nigcine imiyalo yami, niyenze, 4ngiyakuninika imvula ngesikhathi sayo, izwe lithele ukudla kwalo, imithi yasendle ithele izithelo zayo. 5Ukubhula kwenu kuyakufinyelela ekuvunweni kwemivini, ukuvunwa kwemivini kuyakufinyelela esikhathini sokulima; niyakudla isinkwa senu, nisuthe, nihlale ezweni lakini nilondekile.
6“ ‘Ngiyakunika ukuthula ezweni, nilale phansi ningesatshiswa muntu; ngiyakuqothula izilwane ezimbi ezweni, nenkemba ayiyikudabula ezweni lakini. 7Niyakuxosha izitha zenu, ziwe phambi kwenu ngenkemba. 8 Abayisihlanu kini bayakuxosha abayikhulu, nabayikhulu kini bayakuxosha izinkulungwane eziyishumi, izitha zenu ziwe phambi kwenu ngenkemba.
9 “ ‘Ngiyakuninaka, nginenze ukuba nizale, nande, ngimise isivumelwano sami nani. 10Niyakudla unyasa omdala, nikhiphe unyasa ngenxa yokusha. 11 Ngiyakubeka itabernakele* lami phakathi kwenu, umphefumulo wami awuyikunengwa yinina. 12Ngiyakuhamba phakathi kwenu, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu, nibe ngabantu bami. 13NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe ukuba ningabi yizigqila zabo; ngaphulile izikeyi* zejoka lenu, ngenza ukuba nihambe niluleme.
Ukusongelwa kwabeqayo umthetho
14 “ ‘Kepha uma ningalaleli, ningayenzi yonke le miyalo, 15uma nilahla izimiso zami, uma umphefumulo wenu unengwa yizahlulelo zami, ukuze ningayenzi yonke imiyalo yami, kepha naphule isivumelwano sami, 16nami ngiyakwenza lokhu kini; ngiyakunehlisela ingebhe nesifuba nomkhuhlane oyakuqeda amehlo, udangalise umphefumulo; niyakuhlwanyela ngeze imbewu yenu, ngokuba izitha zenu ziyakuyidla. 17 Ngiyakubeka ubuso bami bumelane nani, nibulawe phambi kwezitha zenu; abanizondayo bayakubusa phezu kwenu, nibaleke ningaxoshwa muntu.
18“ ‘Kepha uma ningangilaleli nangalezo zinto, ngiyakubuye nginishaye kasikhombisa ngezono zenu. 19 Ngiyakwaphula ukuzidla kwamandla enu, ngenze izulu lenu libe njengensimbi, nomhlabathi wenu ube njengethusi. 20Amandla enu ayakuchithwa ngeze, ngokuba izwe lakini aliyikuthela ukudla kwalo, nemithi yezwe ayiyikuthela izithelo zayo.
21“ ‘Uma nihamba niphambene nami, ningangilaleli, ngiyakubuye nginehlisele izinhlupheko ziphindwe kasikhombisa njengezono zenu. 22 Ngiyakuthuma phakathi kwenu izilo zasendle eziyakunaphuca abantwana benu, zibulale izinkomo zenu, zininciphise, izindlela zenu zibe yihlane.
23“ ‘Kepha uma ningaxwayiswa yimi ngalezo zinto, kodwa nihamba niphambene nami, 24 nami ngiyakuhamba ngiphambene nani, nginishaye, yebo, mina, kasikhombisa ngezono zenu. 25Ngiyakunehlisela inkemba yempindiselo eyakuphindisela isivumelwano sami; senibuthelwe emizini yenu, ngiyakuthuma isifo phakathi kwenu, ninikelwe esandleni sesitha. 26 Nxa ngaphula uzime lwesinkwa, abesifazane abayishumi bayakupheka isinkwa sakho eziko linye, babuyise isinkwa senu ngesisindo; niyakudla ningasuthi.
27“ ‘Kepha uma ningangilaleli nangazo zonke lezo zinto, kodwa nihamba niphambene nami, 28nami ngiyakuhamba ngiphambene nani ngokufutheka, ngikushaye kasikhombisa ngezono zakho. 29 Niyakudla inyama yamadodana enu, nenyama yamadodakazi enu niyakuyidla. 30 Ngiyakuchitha izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo, nginqume ama-altare enu empepho, ngilahle izidumbu zenu phezu kwezidumbu zezithombe zenu; umphefumulo wami uyakunengwa yinina. 31 Ngiyakuyenza imizi yenu ibe yizwekufa, ngizenze izindlu zenu ezingcwele zibe yincithakalo; angisayikuhogela unqambothi lwamaphunga lwenu olumnandi. 32 Ngiyakulenza izwe libe yincithakalo; izitha zenu ezihlala kulo ziyakumangala ngakho. 33 Nina-ke ngiyakunihlakazela ezizweni, ngihoshe inkemba emva kwenu, izwe lakini libe yincithakalo, nemizi yenu ibe yizwekufa. 34 Khona izwe liyakuthokoza ngamasabatha alo ngesikhathi lihlezi lichithekile, nina nisekhona ezweni lezitha zenu; khona izwe liyakuphumula, lithokoze ngamasabatha alo. 35Ngesikhathi lihlezi lichithekile liyakuphumula, lokho kuphumula elalingenakho ngamasabatha enu, lapho nanisahlezi kulo.
36 “ ‘Abaseleyo bakini ngiyakubehlisela itwetwe ezinhliziyweni zabo emazweni ezitha zabo; ubuhashahasha beqabunga elinyakaziswayo buyakubaxosha, babaleke njengalokhu umuntu ebalekela inkemba, bawe bengaxoshwa muntu. 37Bayakukhubeka, omunye phezu komunye, kungathi kuphambi kwenkemba, bengaxoshwa muntu; aniyikuba namandla okuma phambi kwezitha zenu. 38Niyakubhubha phakathi kwezizwe, izwe lezitha zenu linidle. 39Abaseleyo bakini bayakonda ngobubi babo emazweni ezitha zenu, nangobubi bawoyise bayakonda kanye nabo.
40 “ ‘Bayakuvuma ububi babo nobubi bawoyise ngeziphambeko zabo abaphambeka ngazo kimi, nokuthi njengokuba bahamba bephambene nami, 41nami ngahamba ngiphambene nabo, ngabayisa ezweni lezitha zabo; uma-ke izinhliziyo zabo ezingasokile zithobeka, besamukela isijeziso sobubi babo, 42ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe; nesivumelwano sami no-Isaka, nesivumelwano sami no-Abrahama ngiyakusikhumbula, ngilikhumbule nezwe. 43Izwe liyakushiywa yibo, lithokoze ngamasabatha alo, lisahlezi lichithekile, lingenabo; bayakwamukela isijeziso sobubi babo, ngokuba, yebo, ngokuba balahla izahlulelo zami nangokuba umphefumulo wabo wanengwa yizimiso zami. 44 Kepha uma kunjalo, sebekhona ezweni lezitha zabo, angiyikubalahla, nginganengwa yibo, ukuze ngibaqothule, ngisaphule isivumelwano sami nabo, ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo; 45kepha ngenxa yabo ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sawokhokho babo engabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe emehlweni ezizwe ukuba ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo; nginguJehova.’ ”
46Lezo ziyizimiso nezahlulelo nemithetho akwenzayo uJehova phakathi kwakhe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli entabeni yaseSinayi ngesandla sikaMose.
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