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7Lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho isikungenisa elizweni oya kulo ukudla ilifa lalo, ixotshe izizwe ezinengi phambi kwakhoa, amaHethi lamaGirigashi lamaAmori lamaKhanani lamaPerizi lamaHivi lamaJebusib, izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu lezilamandla kulawec, 2 lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izinikela phambi kwakhod, uzazitshaya, uzitshabalalise lokuzitshabalilisae. Ungenzi isivumelwano lazo, ungabi lasihawu kuzof. 3 Ungathathani lazo, unganiki indodakazi yakho kundodana yakhe, njalo indodakazi yakhe ungayithatheli indodana yakhog. 4 Ngoba izaphambula indodana yakho ekungilandeleni, ukuze bakhonze abanye onkulunkulu; ngakho ulaka lweNkosi luzalivuthela, lukubhubhise masinyaneh. 5 Kodwa-ke lizakwenza njalo kuzo; lizadiliza amalathi azoi, liphahlaze insika zazo eziyizithombej, ligamule izixuku zabo, litshise ngomlilo izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo. 6 Ngoba uyisizwe esingcwele eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakhok; iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ikukhethile ukuthi ube yisizwe sayo kanye, kuzo zonke izizwe ezisebusweni bomhlabal. 7 INkosi kayehliselanga uthando lwayo phezu kwenu, kumbe ilikhethe, ngenxa yokuthi lalibanengi kulaziphi izizwe; ngoba lalibalutshwana kulazo zonke izizwem; 8 kodwa kungenxa yokuthi iNkosi yalithandan, langenxa yokuthi yayizagcina isifungo eyasifunga kuboyihloo, iNkosi yalikhupha ngesandla esilamandla, yakuhlenga endlini yobugqili, esandleni sikaFaro inkosi yeGibhithep. 9 Ngakho yazi ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho inguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyoq, ogcina isivumelwano lomusa kubo abamthandayo labagcina imilayo yakhe, kuze kube sezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwaner, 10 lophindisela abamzondayo ebusweni babo, ukubabhubhisas. Kayikuphuza komzondayo, uzamphindisela ebusweni bakhet. 11 Ngakho uzagcina imilayo lezimiso lezahlulelo engikulaya zona lamuhla ukuzenza.
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12 Kuzakuthi ngoba lisizwa lezizahlulelo, lizigcine, lizenzeu, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakugcinela isivumelwano lomusa eyakufungela oyihlov. 13 Njalo izakuthanda, ikubusise, ikwandisew. Futhi izabusisa isithelo sesizalo sakho, lesithelo selizwe lakho, amabele akho, lewayini lakho elitsha, lamafutha akho, umqegu wenkomo zakho, lemihlambi yezimvu zakho, elizweni alifungela oyihlo ukukunika lonax. 14 Uzabusiswa kulazo zonke izizwe; kakuyikuba khona phakathi kwakho owesilisa ongazaliyo lowesifazana oyinyumba, loba phakathi kwezifuyo zakhoy. 15 LeNkosi izasusa kuwe wonke umkhuhlane; kayiyikukwehlisela lasinye sezifo ezimbi zeGibhithe ozaziyo, kodwa izazehlisela phezu kwabo bonke abakuzondayoz. 16 Njalo uzabaqothula bonke abantu ezabanikela kuwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhoa; ilihlo lakho lingabazweli, ungakhonzi onkulunkulu babob, ngoba lokhu kuzakuba ngumjibila kuwec. 17 Nxa uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: Izizwe lezi zinengi kulami; ngingazixotsha njani elifeni lazod? 18 Ungazesabie, khumbula kuhle lokho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyakwenza kuFaro lakuGibhithe lonkef, 19 izilingo ezinkulu ilihlo lakho elazibonayo, lezibonakaliso, lezimangaliso, lesandla esilamandla, lengalo eyeluliweyo, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyakukhupha ngakho. INkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakwenza njalo kuzo zonke izizwe ozesabayog. 20 Futhi-ke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izathumela olonyovu phakathi kwazo, zize zibhujiswe eziseleyo lezicatshele ubuso bakhoh. 21 Kaliyikutshaywa luvalo ngazoi, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho iphakathi kwakhoj, uNkulunkulu omkhulu lowesabekayok. 22 INkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izazingcothula lezizizwe phambi kwakho kancinyane kancinyane; ungeziqede masinyane, hlezi izilo zeganga zikwandelel. 23 Kodwa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izazinikela phambi kwakho, iziphazamise ngokuphazamiseka okukhulu, zize zichithwe. 24 Izanikela ezandleni zakho amakhosi azom, njalo uzacitsha ibizo lawo lisuke ngaphansi kwamazulun; kakulamuntu ozakuma phambi kwakho uze uzibhubhiseo. 25 Izithombe ezibaziweyo zabonkulunkulu bazo lizazitshisa ngomlilop. Ungafisi isiliva legolide elikuzo, ungazithatheli lonaq, hlezi ubanjwe emjibileni ngalor, ngoba liyisinengiso eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakhos. 26 Njalo ungasingenisi isinengiso endlini yakho, hlezi ube yinto eqalekisiweyo njengaso; usenyanye lokusenyanya, unengwe lokunengwa yiso, ngoba siyinto eqalekisiweyot.
a 31.3. Hlab. 44.2,3.
b Eks. 13.5.
c 4.38. 9.1. 11.23.
d 7.23. Dute. 23.14.
e Eks. 22.20. Levi 27.28,29. Nani 21.2,3. Dute. 2.34. 3.6. 13.15. 20.17. Josh. 6.17,21; 8.26. 10.1,37,39. 11.11,12,21.
f Eks. 23.32. Dute. 20.10. Josh. 2.14. 9.18. Hlu. 1.24.
g Josh. 23.12. Eks. 34.16.
h 6.15.
i Eks. 34.13.
j Eks. 34.13.
k Eks. 19.6. Dute. 14.2. 26.19. 28.9. Jer. 2.3.
l Eks. 19.5.3.2. 1 Pet. 2.9.
m 10.22.
n 10.15. Hos. 11.1. Mal. 1.2. Dute. 33.3.
o Eks. 32.13. Hlab. 105.9-11.
p 4.34.
q Isa. 49.7. 1 Kor. 1.9. 10.13. 2 Kor. 1.18. 1 Joha. 1.9. 1 Thes. 5.24. 2 Thes. 3.3. 2 Tim. 2.13. Heb. 11.11.
r Eks. 20.6. Dute. 5.10. Neh. 1.5. 9.32. Dan. 9.4.
s Isa. 59.18. Nah. 1.2.
t 32.35.
u Levi 26.3. Dute. 28.1-14.
v Hlab. 105.8. Luka 1.55,72,73.
w Joha. 14.21.
x 28.4.
y Eks. 23.26.
z 28.60. Eks. 9.14. 15.26. Dute. 28.27.
a 7.2.
b 13.8; 19.13,21; 25.12.
c 7.25. Hlu. 8.27. Eks. 23.33.
d Nani 33.53. Eks. 15.9.
e 1.29. 31.6.
f Hlab. 77.11. 105.5.
g 4.34.
h Eks. 23.28. Josh. 24.12.
i 1.29. 31.6.
j Nani 11.20. 14.14,42. Josh. 3.10.
k 10.17. Neh. 1.5. 4.14. 9.32.
l Eks. 23.29,30.
m Josh. 10.24,25,42. 12.1.
n Eks. 17.14. Dute. 9.14. 25.19. 29.20.
o 11.25. Josh. 1.5. Josh. 10.8. 23.9.
p 7.5.12.3. Eks. 32.20. 1 Lan. 14.12.
q Josh. 7.1,21.
r 7.16.
s 7.26. Dute. 17.1.
t Levi 27.28. Dute. 13.17. Josh. 6.17,18. 7.1. Mika 4.13.