UDutheronomi 9
1 “Zwana, We Israyeli. Khathesi ususiyachapha iJodani ukuze ungene uyethathela izizwe ezinkulu ezilamandla kulawe, ezilamadolobho amakhulu alemiduli etshaya emkhathini.
“Fanongo, ʻE ʻIsileli: ʻoku ke ʻalu he ʻaho ni ki he kauvai ʻe taha ʻo Sioatani, ke ʻalu ke maʻu ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ʻoku lahi hake mo mālohi lahi ʻiate koe, ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻoku lahi, mo mole ki langi ʻa honau ʻā.
2 Abantu bakhona balamandla njalo bade, ngama-Anakhi. Liyakwazi konke ngabo njalo selike layizwa indumela yabo yokuthi: ‘Ngubani ongamelana lama-Anakhi?’
Ko e kakai lalahi mo lōloa, ko e fānau ʻae kau ʻAnaki ʻakinautolu ʻoku ke ʻiloʻi, pea kuo ke fanongo ʻae lau ki ai, ʻo pehē, Ko hai ʻe faʻa tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAnaki!
3 Kodwa qinisekani lamuhla ngoba uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu nguye ozachapha phambi kwenu njengomlilo otshisa ubhuqe. UThixo uzababhubhisa; uzabanyathela phambi kwenu. Lizabaxotsha libabhubhise masinyane, njengokuthembisa kukaThixo.
Ko ia ke ke ʻilo he ʻaho ni, ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ko ia ia ʻoku ʻalu muʻomuʻa ʻiate koe; hangē ko e afi fakaʻauha te ne fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu, pea ʻe tulaki hifo ʻe ia ʻakinautolu ʻi ho ʻao: ko ia te ke kapusi ai ʻakinautolu kituʻa, ʻo fakaʻauha vave ʻakinautolu, ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa Sihova kiate koe.
4 Ngemva kokuba uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu esebanqobile phambi kwenu, lingabozikhohlisa lisithi, ‘UThixo ungilethe lapha ukuba ngilithathe libe ngelami lelilizwe ngenxa yokulunga kwami.’ Akunjalo, kungenxa yezono zalezizizwe okuzakwenza ukuthi uThixo azisuse phambi kwakho.
ʻOua naʻa ke lea ʻe koe ʻi ho loto, ʻoka hili hono kapusi kituʻa ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua mei ho ʻao, ʻo pehē, Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku māʻoniʻoni ko ia kuo ʻomi ai au ʻe Sihova ke u maʻu ʻae fonua ni: ka ko e meʻa ʻi he angakovi ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga ni, ko ia ʻoku kapusi ai ʻe Sihova ʻakinautolu kituʻa mei ho ʻao.
5 Akusikho ukuthi kungenxa yokulunga kwakho loba ukuziphatha ngobuntu bakho okuzakwenza ungene kulelolizwe ulithathe; kodwa kungenxa yezono zalezozizwe, uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho uzazixotsha phambi kwakho lezizizwe ukuze kugcwaliseke isifungo uThixo wakho asenza kuboyihlo, u-Abhrahama, u-Isaka kanye loJakhobe.
ʻOku ʻikai ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo māʻoniʻoni, pe ʻi he angatonu ʻo ho loto, ʻoku ke ʻalu ke maʻu honau fonua: ka ko e meʻa ʻi he angakovi ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga ni ko ia ʻoku kapusi ai kituʻa ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua mei ho ʻao, pea koeʻuhi ke ne fakamoʻoni ki he folofola ʻaia naʻe fuakava ai ʻa Sihova ki hoʻo ngaahi tamai, ko ʻEpalahame, mo ʻAisake, mo Sēkope.
6 Zwisisa manje, ukuthi akungenxa yokulunga kwakho ukuthi uThixo uNkulunkulu wakho ukunika lelilizwe ukuba libe ngelakho, ngoba lina simo senu lingontamozilukhuni.”
Ko ia ke ke ʻilo, ʻoku ʻikai foaki ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻae fonua lelei ni kiate koe ke ke maʻu ia ʻi hoʻo māʻoniʻoni: he ko e kakai kia kekeva ʻakimoutolu.
7 “Khumbulani lokhu njalo lingakhohlwa ukuthi lamthukuthelisa njani uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu enkangala waze wazonda. Kusukela ngosuku elasuka ngalo eGibhithe lize lizofika lapha, belilokhu lihlamukela uThixo.
“Ke ke manatu, pea ʻoua naʻa fakangalongaloʻi, ʻa hoʻo fakatupu ʻae houhau ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he toafa: talu ʻae ʻaho naʻa ke hiki ai mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ʻo aʻu ki hoʻomou hoko ki he potu ni, kuo mou fai angatuʻu kia Sihova.
8 EHorebhi lavusa ulaka lukaThixo ngalokho wazonda okokuthi wayezalibhubhisa.
Pea ʻi Holepi foki naʻa mou fakatupu ʻae houhau ʻo Sihova, ko ia naʻe houhau ai ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu ke fakaʻauha ʻakimoutolu.
9 Kwathi ekukhweleni kwami intaba ngisiyakwamukela izibhebhedu zamatshe, izibhebhedu zesivumelwano uThixo asenza lani, ngahlala entabeni okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane; angidlanga sinkwa njalo angizange nginathe amanzi.
ʻI heʻeku ʻalu hake ki he moʻunga ke maʻu ʻae ongo maka lafalafa, ʻae ongo maka ʻoe fuakava ʻaia naʻe fai ʻe Sihova mo kimoutolu, pea ne u nofo ʻi he moʻunga ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fāngofulu mo e pō ʻe fāngofulu, naʻe ʻikai te u kai mā pe inu vai:
10 UThixo wanginika izibhebhedu zamatshe ezimbili okwakulotshwe kuzo ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu. Kulezizibhebhedu kwakulotshwe yonke imilayo eyayethulwe nguThixo kini phezu kwentaba ephakathi komlilo, ngosuku lombuthano.
Pea naʻe tuku mai kiate au ʻe Sihova ʻae ongo maka lafalafa kuo tohi ʻaki ʻae louhiʻi nima ʻoe ʻOtua; pea naʻe tohi ʻi ai ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻaia naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu ʻi he moʻunga mei he lotolotonga ʻoe afi ʻi he ʻaho ʻae fakataha.
11 Ekupheleni kwensuku ezingamatshumi amane njalo lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, uThixo wangipha izibhebhedu zamatshe ezimbili, izibhebhedu zesivumelwano.
Pea hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe fāngofulu mo e pō ʻe fāngofulu, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe tuku mai kiate au ʻe Sihova ʻae ongo maka lafalafa, ʻio, ʻae ongo maka lafalafa ʻoe fuakava.
12 UThixo wangitshela wathi, ‘Suka lapha wehle ngokuphangisa, ngoba abantu bakho owabakhupha eGibhithe sebexhwalile. Sebephambukile masinyane kulokho engangibalaye ngakho njalo sebezibumbele isithombe.’
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, ‘Tuʻu hake pea ke ʻalu vave hifo mei heni; he ko ho kakai ʻaia kuo ke ʻomi kituʻa mei ʻIsipite kuo nau fakahalaʻi ʻakinautolu; kuo nau tafoki leva mei he hala ʻaia naʻaku fekau ai ʻakinautolu; kuo nau ngaohi maʻanautolu ʻae meʻa fakatātā kuo haka.’
13 UThixo wathi kimi, ‘Sengibabonile lababantu, njalo bangontamozilukhuni ngeqiniso!
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au foki, ʻo pehē, ‘Kuo u mamata ki he kakai ni, pea vakai, ko e kakai kia kekeva ʻakinautolu:
14 Ngiyekela ukuze ngibabhubhise njalo ngesule amabizo abo ngaphansi kwamazulu. Njalo ngizakwenza ube yisizwe esilamandla futhi esikhulu kulesabo.’
Tuku ai pe au, koeʻuhi ke u fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu, pea tāmateʻi honau hingoa mei he lalo langi: pea te u fakatupu ʻiate koe ha hako mālohi mo lahi hake ʻiate kinautolu.’
15 Ngasengiphenduka ngehla entabeni yona ivutha ilangabi lomlilo. Kanti njalo izibhebhedu zombili zesivumelwano zazisezandleni zami.
Pea naʻaku tafoki ʻo ʻalu hifo ai mei he moʻunga, pea naʻe vela ʻae moʻunga ʻi he afi: pea naʻe ʻi hoku nima ʻae ongo maka lafalafa ʻoe fuakava.
16 Ngathi ngiyakhangela ngabona ukuthi lonile phambi kukaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu; laselizibumbele isithombe esibunjwe ngesimo sethole. Laseliphambukile masinyane lasuka endleleni uThixo ayelilaye ngayo.
Pea naʻaku sio, pea vakai, kuo mou fai angahala kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, pea kuo mou ngaohi ha fakatātā haka ki he pulu mui: ne mou tafoki vave mei he hala ʻaia naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kiate kimoutolu.
17 Ngalokho ngathatha izibhebhedu zombili ezazisezandleni zami ngazisakazela phansi, zaphahlazeka zaba yizicucu phambi kwenu.
Pea naʻaku ʻave ʻae ongo maka lafalafa ʻo lī ia mei hoku ongo nima pea naʻe maumau ia ʻi homou ʻao.
18 Kanti-ke njalo ngazilahla ngawa phambi kukaThixo okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane njalo lobusuku obungamatshumi amane; angidlanga sinkwa njalo angizange nginathe amanzi, ngenxa yezono zonke elaselizidalile, lisenza okubi emehlweni kaThixo njalo lamthukuthelisa waze wazonda.
Pea naʻaku fakafoʻohifo ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo hangē ko [ʻeku ]muʻaki fai, ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fāngofulu mo e pō ʻe fāngofulu: naʻe ʻikai te u kai ha mā, pe inu ha vai, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi angahala ʻaia naʻa mou angahala ai, ʻi he fai kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ke fakatupu hono houhau.
19 Ngesaba intukuthelo lolaka lukaThixo, ngoba wayezonde kangangokuba wayengalibhubhisa. Kodwa-ke futhi uThixo wangilalela.
He naʻaku manavahē ʻi he houhau pea ʻi he houhau vela, ʻaia naʻe houhau ʻaki ʻe Sihova kiate kimoutolu ke fakaʻauha ʻakimoutolu. Ka naʻe tokanga ʻa Sihova kiate au ʻi he kuonga ko ia foki.
20 UThixo wamthukuthelela u-Aroni kangangokuba wayengamtshabalalisa, kodwa-ke ngalesosikhathi laye u-Aroni ngamkhulekela.
Pea naʻe houhau lahi ʻa Sihova kia ʻElone ke fakaʻauha ia: pea naʻaku lotua ʻa ʻElone foki ʻi he kuonga ko ia.
21 Ngabuye ngathatha into yokona kwenu, ithole leli elalilibumbile, ngalitshisa emlilweni. Ngasengilichoboza njalo ngalichola laba yimpuphu ecoleke njengothuli ngaluhaza esifuleni esigeleza entabeni.
Pea ne u ʻave hoʻomou angahala, ko e ʻuhiki pulu naʻa mou ngaohi, pea tutu ia ʻaki ʻae afi, pea malamalaki ia, peau momomomosi ia ke iiki ʻaupito, ʻo tatau mo e efuefu: pea naʻaku lī ʻa hono efuefu ki he vaitafe naʻe ʻalu hifo mei he moʻunga.
22 Laphinda njalo lamthukuthelisa uThixo eThabhera, laseMasa kanye laseKhibhrothi Hathava.
Pea ʻi Tapela, mo Masa, pea ʻi Kipiloti-Hateva, naʻa mou fakatupu ʻae houhau ʻo Sihova.
23 Kanti uThixo wathi elisusa eKhadeshi Bhaneya, wathi, ‘Qhubekani njalo liyethatha ilizwe engilinike lona.’ Kodwa lahlamukela umlayo kaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu. Alizange limethembe loba ukumlalela.
Pea ʻi he fekau ʻa Sihova ʻakimoutolu mei Ketesi-Pania, ʻo pehē, Mou ʻalu hake ʻo maʻu ʻae fonua ʻaia kuo u foaki kiate kimoutolu: naʻa mou angatuʻu ai ki he fekau ʻa Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, pea naʻe ʻikai te mou tui kiate ia, pe tokanga ki hono leʻo.
24 Belivele limhlamukela uThixo kusukela ngiqalisa ukulazi.
Kuo mou angatuʻu kia Sihova talu mei he ʻaho naʻaku ʻilo ai ʻakimoutolu.
25 Ngazilahla ngawa phambi kukaThixo okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane kanye lobusuku obungamatshumi amane ngoba uThixo wayethe uzalibhubhisa.
Naʻe pehē pe ʻa ʻeku fakatōmapeʻe au ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fāngofulu mo e pō ʻe fāngofulu, ʻo hangē ko ʻeku tomuʻa fai ia; ko e meʻa ʻi he pehē ʻe Sihova te ne fakaʻauha ʻakimoutolu.
26 Ngakhuleka njalo kuThixo ngathi, ‘Oh! Thixo Wobukhosi, ungabhubhisi abantu bakho, ilifa lakho owalihlenga ngamandla akho amakhulu wabakhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakho esilamandla.
Ko ia ne u lotu ai kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ʻoua naʻa ke fakaʻauha ho kakai mo ho tofiʻa, ʻaia kuo ke huhuʻi ʻi hoʻo māfimafi, ʻaia kuo ke ʻomi mei ʻIsipite ʻaki ʻae nima mālohi.
27 Khumbula izinceku zakho u-Abhrahama, u-Isaka kanye loJakhobe. Xola ebuqholweni balababantu, ebubini lasezonweni zabo.
Manatu ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, ko ʻEpalahame, mo ʻAisake, mo Sēkope; ʻoua naʻa ke ʻafio ki he talangataʻa ʻae kakai ni, pe ki heʻenau angakovi, pe ko ʻenau angahala:
28 Nxa kungenjalo ilizwe owasisusa kilo lizakuthi, “Ngoba uThixo wehluleka ukubangenisa elizweni ayebathembise lona, njalo langenxa yokuthi wayebazonda, wabakhupha ukuze bayefela enkangala.”
Telia naʻa lau pehē ʻe he fonua naʻa ke ʻomi ʻakimautolu mei ai, Ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻikai mafai ʻe Sihova ke ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki he fonua ʻaia naʻa ne talaʻofa kiate kinautolu, pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ʻita kiate kinautolu, ko ia kuo ne ʻomi ai ʻakinautolu kituaʻā ke tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he toafa.
29 Kodwa ngabantu bakho, abayilifa lakho owalikhupha ngamandla akho amakhulu langengalo yakho eyeluliweyo.’”
Ka ko e moʻoni ko ho kakai ʻakinautolu mo ho tofiʻa, ʻaia naʻa ke ʻomi kituaʻā ʻi ho mālohi lahi pea ʻi ho nima kuo mafao.’
