1 “Kuyakuthi lapho zonke lezi zinto sezikwehlele, isibusiso nesiqalekiso, engizibekile phambi kwakho, uzindle ngazo enhliziyweni yakho phakathi kwezizwe lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuxoshele khona,
2 ubuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulilalele izwi lakhe njengakho konke engikuyala ngakho namuhla, wena nabantwana bakho, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho,
3 khona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwakho, akuhawukele, abuye akubuthe ezizweni zonke, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuhlakazele khona.
4 Uma ekhona oxoshelwe nasekugcineni kwezulu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubutha khona, akulande khona,
5 uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akungenise ezweni oyihlo abalidlayo, ulidle; uyakukwenzela okuhle, akwandise ngaphezu kwawoyihlo.
6 UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusoka inhliziyo yakho nenhliziyo yenzalo yakho ukumthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho ukuba uphile.
7 UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzibeka zonke lezi ziqalekiso phezu kwezitha zakho naphezu kwabakuzondayo ababekuzingela.
8 Uyakubuya, ulilalele izwi likaJehova, uyenze yonke imiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla.
9 UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukwandisa emisebenzini yonke yesandla sakho, nasenzalweni yesisu sakho, nasenzalweni yezinkomo zakho, nasezithelweni zomhlabathi wakho, kube kuhle, ngokuba uJehova uyakubuye athokoze ngawe ukuba kube kuhle njengokuthokoza kwakhe ngawoyihlo,
10 uma ulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe ezilotshwe kule ncwadi yomthetho, uma ubuyela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho.
11 “Ngokuba lo myalo engikuyala ngawo namuhla awulukhuni kuwe, awukude.
12 Awusezulwini ukuba uthi: ‘Ngubani oyakusikhuphukelela ezulwini, asilethele wona, siwuzwe, siwenze, na?’
13 Futhi awuphesheya kolwandle ukuba uthi: ‘Ngubani oyakusiwelela ulwandle, asilethele wona, siwuzwe, siwenze, na?’
14 Cha, izwi liseduze kakhulu nawe, lisemlonyeni wakho nasenhliziyweni yakho ukuba ulenze.
15 “Bheka, ngibeke namuhla phambi kwakho ukuphila nokuhle, ukufa nokubi,
16 ngokukuyala namuhla ukuba umthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ngezindlela zakhe, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, nezimiso zakhe, nezahlulelo zakhe, ukuze uphile, wande, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise ezweni ongena kulo ukulidla.
17 “Kepha uma inhliziyo yakho iphenduka ukuze ungezwa, kepha uyengwe, ukhuleke kwabanye onkulunkulu, ubakhonze,
18 ngiyanimemezela namuhla ukuthi niyakubhubha nokubhubha; aniyikuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.
19 “Ngifakazisa namuhla izulu nomhlaba ngani ukuthi ngibeke phambi kwenu ukuphila nokufa, isibusiso nesiqalekiso; ngalokho khethani ukuphila ukuba niphile, wena nenzalo yakho,
20 ukuba umthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulilalele izwi lakhe, unamathele kuye, ngokuba lokho kungukuphila kwakho nobude bezinsuku zakho, ukuze uhlale ezweni uJehova alifungela oyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ukubanika lona.”