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UDuteronomi Chapter 8

1 Yonke imiyalo engikuya la ngayo namuhla niyakuyigcina niyenze ukuba niphile, nande, ningene ukulidla izwe uJehova alifungela oyihlo. 2 Woyikhumbula yonke indlela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuholile ngayo le minyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba akuthobise , akuvivinye, azi okusenhliziyweni yakho, uma ubuyakuyigcina imiyalo yakhe noma qha. 3 Wakuthobisa-ke, wakulambisa, wakupha ukuba udle imana obungalazi, bebengalazi futhi oyihlo, ukuba akwazise ukuthi umuntu akaphili ngesinkwa sodwa; kepha ngakho konke okuphuma emlonyeni kaJehova , yikho umuntu aphila ngakho. 4 Izingubo zakho azikugugelanga , nonyawo lwakho aluvuvukalanga le minyaka engamashumi amane. 5 Wokwazi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi njengalokhu umuntu elaya indodana yakhe, kanjalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakulaya wena. 6 Woyigcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , uhambe ezindleleni zakhe, umesabe. 7 Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho useyakungenisa ezweni elihle , izwe elinemifudlana yamanzi , nemithombo, nezinzulu eziphuphuma ezigodini nasezintabeni, 8 izwe likakolweni , nelebhali, nelemivini, nelemikhiwane, nelamapomegranati, izwe leminqumo enamafutha, nelezinyosi, 9 izwe lapho uyakudla khona isinkwa kungekho kuswela ; awuyikudinga lutho; izwe elimatshe alo ayinsimbi, nelizintaba zalo ungemba kuzo ithusi. 10 Uyakudla usuthe , umbonge uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezwe elihle akunike lona. 11 Xwaya, funa ukhohlwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokungagcini imiyalo yakhe , nezahlulelo zakhe , nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla, 12 funa lapho usudlile wasutha , nalapho usuwakhile izindlu e zinhle, wahlala kuzo, 13 kwandile izinkomo zakho nezimvu zakho, kwandile nesiliva lakho negolide lakho, kwandile konke onakho, 14 inhliziyo yakho bese yiphakama , ukhohlwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, indlu yobugqila, 15 wakuhola ehlane elikhulu nelesabekayo elinezinyoka ezinesihlungu nawofezela nomhlabathi owomileyo , lapho kwakungekho manzi khona ; wakuvezela amanzi edwaleni lensengetsha; 16 wakupha imana ehlane, oyihlo ababengalazi, ukuba akuthobise, akuvivinye, akwenzele okuhle ngasekugcineni, 17 uze uthi enhliziyweni yakho : Amandla ami nezikhwepha zesandla sami kunginike le mfuyo. 18 Kepha womkhumbula uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , ngokuba nguyena okupha amandla okuzuza imfuyo ukuba amise isivumelwano sakhe asifungela oyihlo njenganamuhla. 19 Kuyakuthi uma ukhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulandele abanye onkulunkulu, ubakhonze, ukhuleke kubo , ngiyanixwayisa namuhla ukuthi niyakubhubha nokubhubha. 20 Njengezizwe uJehova azenza ukuba zibhubhe phambi kwenu , kanjalo niyakubhubha nani , ngokuba naningalilaleli izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.