1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi,
2 Bawisele umthetho oonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo, Umsondezo wam, isonka sam sokudla kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kum, nokugcina ukuwusondeza kum ngexesha lawo elimisiweyo.
3 Uze uthi kubo, Kuko oku ukudla kwasemlilweni enokusondeza kuYehova: iimvana ezimbini ezimnyaka mnye ezigqibeleleyo, zemini ngemini, zedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke;
4 enye imvana woyenza kusasa, eyesibini uyenze lakutshona ilanga;
5 nesahlulo seshumi se-efa somgubo ocoliweyo woba ngumnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe ioli engqushiweyo, esisahlulo sesine sehin.
6 Lidini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, elamiselwa entabeni yeSinayi ukuba libe livumba elithozamisayo, ukudla kwasemlilweni ke oko kuYehova;
7 nomnikelo walo othululwayo woba sisahlulo sesine sehin kwimvana yokuqala. Wowuthululela engcweleni umnikelo othululwayo, usisiselo esinamandla kuYehova.
8 Eyesibini imvana woyenza lakutshona ilanga. Woyenza ngokomnikelo wokudla wakusasa, nangokomnikelo walo othululwayo, ukudla kwasemlilweni ivumba elithozamisayo ke elo kuYehova.
9 Ke ngomhla wesabatha, nosondeza iimvana ezimbini ezimnyaka mnye, ezigqibeleleyo, nezahlulo zeshumi zibe zibini zomgubo ocoliweyo, ube ngumnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe ioli, nomnikelo walo othululwayo.
10 Lidini elinyukayo ke elo lesabatha ngesabatha, ndawonye nedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, nomnikelo walo othululwayo.
11 Ekuthwaseni kweenyanga zenu nosondeza kuYehova idini elinyukayo, iinkunzi ezintsha zibe mbini, amathole eenkomo, nenkunzi yemvu ibe nye, neemvana ezigqibeleleyo ezimnyaka mnye zibe sixhenxe;
12 nezahlulo zeshumi zomgubo ocoliweyo zibe zithathu, ube ngumnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe ioli, kuyo inkunzi entsha enye yenkomo; nezahlulo zeshumi zomgubo ocoliweyo zibe zibini, ube ngumnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe ioli, kuyo inkunzi enye yemvu;
13 nesahlulo seshumi somgubo ocoliweyo ngasinye, ube ngumnikelo wokudla, ugalelwe ioli, kuyo imvana enye. Lidini elinyukayo, livumba elithozamisayo, kukudla kwasemlilweni ke oko kuYehova;
14 neminikelo yazo ethululwayo yoba sisiqingatha sehin kuyo inkunzi entsha yenkomo, nesahlulo sesithathu sehin kuyo inkunzi yemvu, nesahlulo sesine sehin yewayini kwimvana. Lilo elo idini elinyukayo lenyanga ngenyanga ezinyangeni zomnyaka.
15 Nenkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti yoba nye, ibe lidini lesono kuYehova; nolenza ndawonye nedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke nomnikelo walo othululwayo.
16 Ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lweshumi elinesine enyangeni leyo, yipasika kuYehova.
17 Ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu waloo nyanga ngumthendeleko. Iintsuku ezisixhenxe kodliwa izonka ezingenagwele.
18 Ngomhla wokuqala kobakho intlanganiso engcwele. Ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
19 Nosondeza ukudla kwasemlilweni, idini elinyukayo kuYehova: iinkunzi ezintsha zibe mbini, amathole eenkomo; nenkunzi yemvu ibe nye; neemvana ezimnyaka mnye, zibe sixhenxe; zoba zezigqibeleleyo kuni.
20 Nowenza umnikelo wazo wokudla womgubo ocoliweyo, ugalelwe ioli, izahlulo zeshumi zibe zithathu kuyo inkunzi entsha yenkomo, nezahlulo zeshumi zibe zibini kuyo inkunzi yemvu.
21 Wosenza isahlulo seshumi ngasinye kuyo imvana enye, kuzo iimvana ezisixhenxe.
22 Nenkunzi yebhokhwe yoba nye, ibe lidini lesono lokunicamagushela nina.
23 Nowenza wona ngaphandle kwedini elinyukayo lakusasa, elileledini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke.
24 Niya kwenjenjalo imihla yonke, ngaloo mihla isixhenxe, isonka sokudla kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kuYehova, nenze ndawonye nedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, nomnikelo walo othululwayo.
25 Ngomhla wesixhenxe kobakho intlanganiso engcwele kuni. Ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
26 Ngomhla wokushwama, ekuwusondezeni kwenu umnikelo wokudla okutsha kuYehova, emthendelekweni wenu weeveki, kobakho intlanganiso engcwele kuni. Ize ningenzi msebenzi wakukhonza.
27 Nosondeza idini elinyukayo libe livumba elithozamisayo kuYehova: iinkunzi ezintsha zibe mbini, amathole eenkomo; nenkunzi yemvu ibe nye;
28 neemvana ezimnyaka mnye zibe sixhenxe: nomnikelo wazo wokudla womgubo ocoliweyo, ugalelwe ioli, izahlulo zeshumi zibe zithathu kuyo inkunzi entsha yenkomo inye,
29 nezahlulo zeshumi zibe zibini kuyo inkunzi yemvu inye, nesahlulo seshumi ngasinye kuyo imvana enye, kuzo iimvana ezisixhenxe.
30 Nenkunzi yebhokhwe exhonti yoba nye, yokunicamagushela.
31 Ezo nto nozenza ngaphandle kwedini elinyukayo lamaxesha onke, nomnikelo walo wokudla (zoba zezigqibeleleyo kuni), neminikelo yazo ethululwayo. |