¹ Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa njalo uyakwenza uyekelo. ² Nansi indlela yoyekelo: Yilowo nalowo otshelekileyo uyakuyekela lokho akutshelekile umakhelwane wakhe ; akayikukubiza kumakhelwane wakhe nakumfowabo, ngokuba uyekelo lukaJehova lumenyezelwe. ³ Kowezizwe ungakubiza , kepha noma yikuphi okwakho okukumfowenu , lokho isandla sakho siyakukuyekela. ⁴ Nokho ngabe kungabikho abampofu kuwe, ngokuba uJehova uyakukubusisa nokukubusisa ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa lakho ukuba ulidle, ⁵ uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kuphela, ugcine ukwenza yonke le miyalo engikuyala ngayo namuhla. ⁶ Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubusisa njengokukwethembisa kwakhe, utsheleke izizwe eziningi, kepha ungatsheleki lutho kuzo; uyakubusa izizwe eziningi, kepha zona aziyikukubusa wena. ⁷ Uma kukhona kuwe ompofu , omunye wabafowenu , phakathi kwelithile lamasango ezweni lakini uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona , awuyikuyenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakho , ungamvaleli umfowenu ompofu isandla sakho, ⁸ kepha umvulele nokumvulela isandla sakho , umtsheleke impela okwanele ukudinga kwakhe akuswelayo. ⁹ Xwaya ukuba kungabikho mcabango omubi enhliziyweni yakho ngokuthi : Umnyaka wesikhombisa, umnyaka woyekelo, ususeduze; iso lakho beseliba libi kumfowenu ompofu, ungamniki lutho, abesekhala kuJehova ngawe, kube yisono sakho. ¹⁰ Womnika nokumnika , inhliziyo yakho ingakhathazeki lapho umnika , ngokuba ngenxa yalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubusisa emsebenzini wakho wonke nakukho konke obeka kukho isandla sakho. ¹¹ Ngokuba ompofu akasoze aphela ezweni ; ngakho-ke ngiyakuyala ngithi : Womvulela nokumvulela umfowenu isandla sakho , abaswelayo bakho nabampofu bakho ezweni lakini. ¹² Uma umfowenu , umHeberu noma umHeberukazi , ethengiswa kuwe , akukhonze iminyaka eyisithupha , ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uyakumyekela ukuba ahambe. ¹³ Nxa umyekela ukuba ahambe, awuyikummukisa ze. ¹⁴ Uyakumthwesa nokumthwesa ngezimvu zakho , nangokwesibuya sakho , nangokwesikhamo sakho sewayini; njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekubusisile, kanjalo womnika yena. ¹⁵ Uyakukhumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila ezweni laseGibithe nokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuhlenga; ngalokho ngiyakuyala ngale nto namuhla. ¹⁶ Kuyakuthi uma ethi kuwe : Angiyikusuka kuwe , lokhu ekuthanda wena nendlu yakho, ngokuba ehlala kahle kuwe, ¹⁷ uyakuthatha usungulo , ubhobozele indlebe yakhe emnyango , abeseba yinceku yakho kuze kube phakade . Nakuyo incekukazi yakho uyakwenze njalo. ¹⁸ Makungabi lukhuni emehlweni akho lapho umyekela ukuba ahambe, ngokuba ukukhonzile iminyaka eyisithupha ngenxenye yemali yomqashwa ; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubusisa kukho konke okwenzayo. Amazibulo ezinkomo ¹⁹ Onke amazibulo amaduna azalwa ezinkomeni zakho nasezimvini zakho wowangcwelisela uJehova uNkul unkulu wakho ; awuyikusebenza ngezibulo lezinkomo zakho, ungaligundi izibulo lezimvu zakho. ²⁰ Uyakulidla phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho iminyaka ngeminyaka endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha, wena nabendlu yakho. ²¹ Uma linesici , liqhuga, noma liyimpumputh e, noma yisiphi isici , awuyikunikela ngalo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. ²² Uyakulidla phakathi kwamasango akho , ongcolileyo nohlambulukileyo ngokufananayo, njengensephe nendluzele. ²³ Kuphela igazi lalo awuyikulidla; lithululele emhlabathini njengamanzi.