< UDutheronomi 8 >

1 Yonke imithetho engikulaya yona lamuhla lizananzelela ukuyenza, ukuze liphile, lande, lingene lidle ilifa lelizwe, iNkosi eyalifungela oyihlo.
O NA kauoha a pau a'u e kauoha aku nei ia oe i keia la, o ka oukou ia e hoomanao ai e hana, i ola oukou, i mahuahua ae, i komo aku oukou, a noho ma ka aina a Iehova i hoohiki ai i ko oukou mau kupuna.
2 Njalo uzakhumbula indlela yonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekukhokhele ngayo liminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala, ukuze ikuthobise, ikuhlole, ukwazi okusenhliziyweni yakho, uba uzagcina imithetho yayo, loba hatshi.
E hoomanao hoi oe i ke ala a pau a Iehova kou Akua i kai mai ai ia oe ma ka waonahele i keia mau makahiki he kanaha, e hoohaahaa iho ia oe, e hoao hoi ia oe, e ike hoi ia i ka mea maloko o kou naau, i malama paha oe, i malama ole paha i kana mau kauoha.
3 Yasikuthobisa, yakulambisa, yakudlisa imana owawungayazi, laboyihlo babengayazi, ukuze ikwazise ukuthi umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngakho konke okuphuma emlonyeni weNkosi umuntu uyaphila.
Ua hoohaahaa ia ia oe, ua haawi mai oia ia oe i ka pololi, a ua hanai mai ia oe i ka mane au i ike ole ai, aole hoi i ike kou mau kupuna; i hoike mai ia ia oe, aole e ola ke kanaka ma ka berena wale no; aka, ke ola nei ke kanaka i na huaolelo a pau mailoko mai o ka waha o Iehova.
4 Izembatho zakho kaziguganga phezu kwakho, lonyawo lwakho kaluvuvukanga, le iminyaka engamatshumi amane.
Aole i weluwelu kou aahu maluna ou, aole hoi i pehu kou wawae i neia mau makahiki he kanaha.
5 Ngakho yazi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi njengendoda ilaya indodana yayo, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho iyakulaya.
E hoomanao hoi oe iloko o kou naau, e like me ke kanaka e hooehaeha ana i kana keiki, pela hoi o Iehova e hooehaeha mai ai ia oe.
6 Ngakho uzagcina imithetho yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukuhamba endleleni zayo, lokuyesaba.
No ia hoi, e malama oe i na kauoha a Iehova a kou Akua, e hele oe ma kona mau aoao, a e makau ia ia.
7 Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikungenisa elizweni elihle, ilizwe lezifula zamanzi, lemithombo lokujula okugobhoza ezihotsheni lezintabeni;
No ka mea, ke alakai aku nei o Iehova kou Akua ia oe i ka aina maikai he aina wai e kahe ana ma kahawai, o na punawai, o na waipuna e piipii mai ana, mailoko mai o na awawa a me na puu:
8 ilizwe lengqoloyi, lebhali, lezivini, lemikhiwa, lezithelo zepomegranati, ilizwe lezihlahla zemihlwathi zamafutha, loluju,
He aina mea palaoa, a me ka bale, a me na kumu waina, a me na laau fiku, a me na pomegerane, he aina laau oliva mea aila, a me ka meli:
9 ilizwe ozakudla kulo isinkwa kungekho ukusilela, ongayikuswela lutho kulo; ilizwe elilamatshe ayinsimbi, lelilezintaba elingagebha kuzo ithusi.
He aina kahi au e ai ai i ka berena me ka wi ole, aole oe e nele i kekahi mea malaila; he aina mea pohaku hao, a ma na puu ona e eli iho ai oe i ke keleawe.
10 Usudlile wasutha, uzabusisa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngelizwe elihle ekunike lona.
Aia ai iho oe a maona, alaila e hoomaikai aku oe ia Iehova kou Akua, no ka aina maikai ana i haawi mai ai ia oe.
11 Ziqaphele hlezi ukhohlwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngokungagcini imilayo yayo lezahlulelo zayo lezimiso zayo, engikulaya zona lamuhla.
E ao, o hoopoina oe ia Iehova kou Akua, ma ka malama ole i kana mau kauoha, i kana mau olelo kupaa, a me kona mau kanawai, a'u e kauoha aku nei ia oe i keia la.
12 Hlezi lapho usudlile wasutha, usuwakhe izindlu ezinhle wahlala kuzo,
Malia paha, a ai iho oe a maona, a kukulu oe i na hale maikai a noho iho iloko;
13 sekwandile inkomo zakho lezimvu zakho, lesiliva legolide kwakho sekwandile, lakho konke olakho sekwandile,
A hoomahuahuaia'e kou poe bipi a me kau poe hipa, a mahuahua hoi kau kala a me kau gula, a ua nui hoi kau mau mea a pau;
14 inhliziyo yakho ibisiziphakamisa, ubusukhohlwa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukhupha elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqili,
Alaila e hookiekieia'e kou naau iluna, a hoopoina oe ia Iehova kou Akua, nana oe i lawe mai nei mai ka aina o Aigupita mai, mailoko mai hoi o ka liale hooluhi;
15 eyakukhokhela enkangala enkulu leyesabekayo, okwakulenyoka ezilokutshisa lezinkume lomhlabathi owomileyo, lapho okwakungelamanzi khona, eyakuvezela amanzi edwaleni lelitshe elilukhuni,
Nana oe i alakai mai mawaena o kela waonahele nui weliweli; kahi o na nahesa wela, a me na moohueloawa, he maloo, he wahi wai ole, nana i hookahe mai ka wai nou mailoko mai o ka pohaku paa;
16 eyakudlisa imana enkangala, oyihlo ababengayazi, ukuze ikuthobise, lokuze ikuhlole, ikwenzele okuhle ekucineni kwakho,
Nana no hoi oe i hanai me ka mane ma ka waonahele, ka mea a ko oukou mau kupuna i ike ole ai, i hoohaahaa mai ai ia ia oe, a i hoao mai ai hoi ia ia oe, i mea e pomaikai ai oe i kou wa mahope;
17 ubususithi enhliziyweni yakho: Amandla ami lokuqina kwesandla sami kungizuzele linotho.
O i iho oe ma kou naau, Na ko'u mana, a me ka ikaika o kuu lima, i loaa'i ia'u keia waiwai.
18 Kodwa uzakhumbula iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ngoba yiyo ekunika amandla okuzuza inotho, ukuze iqinise isivumelwano sayo eyasifungela oyihlo njengalamuhla.
E hoomanao oe ia Iehova i kou Akua: no ka mea, oia ke haawi mai ia oe i ka pono e loaa'i ka waiwai, i hookupaa oia i kana berita ana i hoohiki ai i ou mau kupuna, e like me ia i keia la.
19 Kuzakuthi-ke, nxa ukhohlwa lokukhohlwa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ulandele abanye onkulunkulu, ubakhonze, ubakhothamele, ngiyalifakazela lamuhla ukuthi lizabhubha lokubhubha.
A ina oe e hoopoina iki ia Iehova i kou Akua, a e hele mamuli o na akua e, e malama, a e hoomana aku ia lakou, ke hoike aku nei au ia oukou i keia la, he oiaio, e make oukou.
20 Njengezizwe iNkosi ezichithileyo phambi kwenu, ngokunjalo lizabhubha, ngoba lingalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu.
E like me na lahuikanaka a Iehova e luku aku ana imua o ko oukou maka, pela oukou e make ai; no ka mea, aole oukou i hoolohe i ka leo o Iehova ko oukou Akua.

< UDutheronomi 8 >