32Bekani indlebe, mazulu, ngizakhuluma, njalo zwana, mhlaba, amazwi omlomo wamia. 2 Imfundiso yamib izathonta njengezulu, inkulumo yami izathonta njengamazolo, njengomkhizo phezu kohlazac, lanjengemifefezo emibhidenid. 3 Ngoba ngizamemezela ibizo leNkosi. Mnikeni ubukhulu uNkulunkulu wethue. 4 UliDwala, umsebenzi wakhe uphelelef, ngoba zonke indlela zakhe ziyizahlulelog. UNkulunkulu weqinisoh, ongelabubi, ulungile, uqondilei. 5 Bonile kuye, kabasibo abantwana bakhe, isici ngesabo, bayisizukulwana esigobileyoj lesiphambeneyok. 6 Lingahlawula lokho eNkosini yini, bantu abayizithutha labangahlakaniphangal? Kayisuye yini uyihlom owakuthengayon, wakwenza, wakumisao?

7 Khumbula insuku zendulo, unakane iminyaka yesizukulwana ngesizukulwana. Buza uyihlo, uzakulandisela, abadala bakho, bazakutshelap. 8 Lapho oPhezukonke enika izizwe ilifaq, lapho esehlukanisa amadodana kaAdamu, wamisa imingcele yezizwe njengenani labantwana bakoIsrayelir. 9 Ngoba isabelo seNkosi ngabantu bayo, uJakobe uyinkatho yelifa layo. 10 Wamfica elizweni eliyinkangalas, lenkangalat engelalutho ebhongayou. Wamkhokhela wambhodisa, wamfundisa, wamgcina njengenhlamvu yelihlo lakhev. 11 Njengokhozi olunyakazisa isidleke salow, lundiza phezu kwamaphuphu alo, luselula impiko zalo, luwathathax, luwathwale ngezimpaphe zaloy, 12 iNkosi yodwa yamkhokhela, njalo kwakungekho layo unkulunkulu wabezizwe. 13 Yamgadisa endaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba, ukuze adle izithelo zensimuz. Yamondla ngoluju oluvela edwalenia, lamafuthab aphuma elitsheni elilukhuni ledwalac, 14 izankefu zenkomo, lochago lwembuzi, kanye lamafutha amawundlu, lezinqama zohlobo lweBashani, lezimpongo, kanye lamahwahwa ezinso zengqoloyid; wena wasunatha igazi lezithelo zesivini, iwayinie.

15 Kodwa uJeshuruni wazimukaf wakhabag. Usuzimukile, wakhuluphala, wembeswa ngamahwahwah. Yena wadela uNkulunkului owamenzayoj, wadelela iDwala losindiso lwakhek. 16 Bambangela ubukhwele ngokwezizwe, bamthukuthelisa ngezinengisol. 17 Bahlabela amadimoni, hatshi uNkulunkulu, onkulunkulu ababengabazi, abatsha abavela eduze, oyihlo abangabesabangam. 18 IDwala elakuzalayo ulikhohliwe, wamkhohlwa uNkulunkulu owakuzalayon. 19 Kwathi iNkosi ikubona, yanengwa yiboo, ngenxa yentukuthelo yamadodana ayo lamadodakazi ayop. 20 Yasisithi: Ngizabafihlela ubuso bami, ngibone ukuthi ukuphela kwabo kuzakuba yiniq; ngoba bayisizukulwana esiphambeneyo, abantwana okungelakuthembeka kibor. 21 Bona bangenze ngaba lobukhwele ngokungesuye uNkulunkulus; bangithukuthelisile ngezinto zabo eziyizet. Ngakho ngizabenza babe lobukhwele ngabangeyisibo abantu; ngibathukuthelise ngesizwe esiyisithuthau. 22 Ngoba umlilo usubasiwe entukuthelweni yami, uyavutha kuze kube sesihogweni esingaphansi kakhuluv; uzaqeda umhlaba lezithelo zawow, ulumathise izisekelo zezintabax. 23 Ngizabuthelela ububi phezu kwabo, ngiqedele imitshoko yami kuboy. 24 Bazamunywa yindlala, baqedwe yikutshisa lencithakalo ebabayo; njalo ngizathumela phakathi kwabo amazinyo eziloz, lobuhlungu bezihuquzelayo zothulia. 25 Ngaphandle inkemba izabenza bafelwe, ngokunjalo uvalo ezindlini ezingaphakathi, ijaha lalo lentombi emsulwa, omunyayo kanye lendoda eyimpungab. 26 Ngathi: Ngizabahlakaza, ngenze ukukhunjulwa kwabo kuphele phakathi kwabantuc; 27 uba bengingesabi intukuthelo yesitha, hlezi abazondi babo bahlanekeled, hlezi bathi: Isandla sethu siphakeme; leNkosi kakusiyo eyenze konke lokhue. 28 Ngoba bayisizwe esingelakwelulekwa, njalo kakukho ukuqedisisa kubof. 29 Kwangathi ngabe bebehlakaniphile, bebengaqedisisa lokhug, bazwisise isiphetho saboh! 30 Oyedwa angaxotsha njani abayinkulungwane, lababili babalekise abayizinkulungwane ezilitshumii, ngaphandle kokuthi iDwala labo libathengisile, leNkosi ibanikelej? 31 Ngoba idwala labo kalinjengeDwala lethuk; njengoba izitha zethu zingabahlulelil. 32 Ngoba ivini labo livela evinini leSodoma, lemasimini eGomoram; izithelo zabo zesivini ziyizithelo zesivini zenyongo; zilamahlukuzo ababayon. 33 Iwayini labo liyibuhlungu bemigobhoo, lobuhlungu obulesihlukup bamabululuq. 34 Lokho kakubekiwe kimi yini, kunanyekiwe emagugwini amir? 35 Ngeyami impindiselo lokubuyisela, ngesikhathi sokutshelela konyawo lwabos; ngoba usuku lwengozi yabo selusondele, lezinto abazilungiselweyo ziyaphangisat. 36 Ngoba iNkosi izabahlulela abantu bayou, izisole ngenceku zayo, lapho ibona ukuthi amandla asehambilev, lokuthi kakho ovalelweyo lokhululekileyow. 37 Khona izakuthi: Bangaphi onkulunkulu babo, idwala ababephephela kulox, 38 abadla amafutha emihlatshelo yabo, banatha iwayini lomnikelo wabo wokuthululwa? Kabavuke, balisize, babe yisivikelo senu. 39 Bonani khathesi ukuthi mina, nginguye, njalo kakho unkulunkulu olamiy; mina ngiyabulala, njalo ngiphilisez; ngiyatshaya, njalo mina ngelaphe; njalo kakho ongahluthuna esandleni samia. 40 Ngoba ngiphakamisela isandla sami emazulwini, ngithi: Ngiyaphila kuze kube phakadeb, 41 nxa ngilola inkemba yami ephazimayo, lesandla sami sibambelela ekwahluleleni, ngizabuyisela impindiselo ezitheni zami, ngibavuze abangizondayoc. 42 Ngizadakisa imitshoko yami ngegazi, lenkemba yami izakudla inyama, ngegazi labagwaziweyo labathunjiweyod, ekuqaliseni kwezimpindiselo ngimelene lesithae. 43 Thokozani zizwe, bantu bayof; ngoba izaphindisela igazi lenceku zayog, ibuyisele impindiselo kuzitha zayoh, yenzele ilizwe layo, abantu bayo, inhlawulo yokuthulai.

44 UMozisi wasesiza, wakhuluma wonke amazwi alingoma endlebeni zabantu, yena loHoseya indodana kaNuni. 45 UMozisi eseqedile ukukhuluma wonke lamazwi kuIsrayeli wonke, 46 wathi kubo: Bekani inhliziyo yenu kuwo wonke amazwi engiwafakaza phakathi kwenu lamuhla, ukuthi libalaye abantwana benu bagcine ukuwenza wonke amazwi alumlayoj. 47 Ngoba kakusiyo into eyize kini, ngoba kuyimpilo yenu; ngalinto lizakwelula izinsuku elizweni elichapha iJordani ukuya kulo ukudla ilifa lalok.

UMozisi uvunyelwa ukuthi abone ilizwe leKhanani

48 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi ngalona lolosuku isithi: 49 Yenyukela kule intaba yeAbarimi, intaba yeNebo, eselizweni lakoMowabi emaqondana leJeriko, ubone ilizwe leKhanani engilinika abantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuba yilifal, 50 ufele entabeni owenyukela kuyo, ubuthelwe ebantwini bakinim, njengoAroni umnewenu efela entabeni yeHori, wabuthelwa ebantwini bakibon. 51 Ngenxa yokuthi laphambana lami phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli emanzini eMeriba-Kadeshi enkangala yeZini; ngoba kalingingcwelisanga phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelio. 52 Ngoba unganeno uzalibona ilizwe, kodwa kawuyikungena khona, elizweni engilinika abantwana bakoIsrayelip.