U-Eksodusi Isahluko 20
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UNkulunkulu wakhuluma onke lawa mazwi, wathi:
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NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe , indlu yobugqila.
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Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.
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Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo , namfanekiso wokusezulwini ngaphezulu, nowokusemhlabeni phansi, nowokusemanzini phansi komhlaba;
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ungazikhothameli, ungazikhonzi, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho nginguNkulunkulu onomhawu , ngihambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuso isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine sabangizondayo,
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kepha ngibenzel a umusa abayizinkulungwane abangithandayo , bagcine imiyalelo yami.
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Ungaliphathi ngeze igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , ngokuba uJehova akayikumyeka oliphatha ngeze igama lakhe.
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Khumbula usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise.
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Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho;
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kepha usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ; awuyikusebenza msebenzi ngalo , wena nendodana yakho , nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho , nencekukazi yakho , nezinkomo zakho , nomfokazi osemzini wakho;
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ngokuba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha uJehova wenza izulu nomhlaba , nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho , waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa ; ngalokho uJehova walubusisa usuku lwesabatha, walungcwelisa.
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Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko , ukuze izinsuku zakho zibe zinde ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.
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Ungabulali.
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Ungaphingi.
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Ungebi.
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Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwane wakho.
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Ungafisi indlu yomakhelwane wakho ; ungafisi umfazi womakhelwane wakho, nenceku yakhe , nencekukazi yakhe , nenkabi yakhe , nembongolo yakhe, nokunye okomakhelwane wakho. Ukwesaba kwabantu
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Bonke abantu babona ukuduma nokunyazima kombani , nezwi lecilongo , nentaba ithunqa; kwathi abantu sebebonile, bathuthumela, bema kude.
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Bathi kuMose : Khuluma wena kithi, sizwe; kepha uNkulunkulu makangakhulumi kithi, funa sife.
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UMose wayesethi kubantu : Ningesabi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uze ukuba anivivinye, ukumesaba kube semehlweni enu, ukuze ningoni.
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Abantu bema kude ; uMose wasondela ebumnyameni obunzima , lapho ekhona uNkulunkulu. Umthetho we-altare
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UJehova wayesethi kuMose : Yisho kanje kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthi: Nibonile nani uqobo ukuthi ngikhulumile kini ngisezulwini.
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Aniyikwenza lutho olungaphandle kwami ; onkulunkulu besiliva nawonkulunkulu begolide aniyikuzenzela bona.
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Wongenzela i -altare lomhlabathi , unikele phezu kwalo iminikelo yakho yokushiswa neminikelo yakho yokuthula , izimvu zakho nezinkomo zakho ; ezindaweni zonke lapho ngilenza ukuba likhunjulwe khona igama lami , ngiyakuza kuwe, ngikubusise.
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Uma ungenzela i -altare nga matshe, awuyikulakha ngamatshe abaziweyo , ngokuba uma uphakamisela kulo ingwedo yakho, ulingcolisile.
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Awuyikukhwela e -altare lami ngezikhwelo , funa kwambulwe ubunqunu bakho.