Verse 1: “Bekani indlebe nina mazulu, ngiyakukhuluma; umhlaba mawuzwe amazwi omlomo wami.
Verse 2: Imfundiso yami iyakuconsa njengemvula, inkulumo yami ichiche njengamazolo, njengomkhizo ohlazeni, nanjengezihlambi etshanini,
Verse 3: ngokuba ngiyakumemezela igama likaJehova: mnikeni uNkulunkulu wethu ubukhulu.
Verse 4: “Uyidwala, umsebenzi wakhe uphelele, ngokuba zonke izindlela zakhe zingukulunga; unguNkulunkulu wokuthembeka ongenakonakala; ulungile, uqotho yena.
Verse 5: “Bonile kuye; abasibo abantwana bakhe, kuyisici sabo; bayisizukulwane esiphambeneyo nesiyisigwegwe.
Verse 6: UJehova nimvuza kanjalo nina bantu abayiziwula nabangahlakaniphile na? Akasiye uyihlo owakudala na? Wakwenza, wakubumba.
Verse 7: “Khumbula izinsuku zasendulo, ubheke iminyaka yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane; buza kuyihlo, uyakukulandisa, nasemalungeni akho, akutshele.
Verse 8: Lapho oPhezukonke wazinika izizwe ifa lazo, lapho wahlukanisa abantwana babantu, wamisa imikhawulo yezizwe njengokomumo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 9: Ngokuba isabelo sikaJehova singabantu bakhe; uJakobe uyisiqephu sefa lakhe.
Verse 10: “Wamfumana ezweni eliyihlane, nasoqwatheni lomkhulungwane kwahlongasibi, wamzungeza, wamnakekela, wamgcina njengenhlamvu yeso lakhe.
Verse 11: Njengokhozi olunyakazisa isidleke salo, lubhakuza phezu kwamazinyane alo, wawelula amaphiko akhe, wabathatha, wabathwala ngezimpaphe zakhe.
Verse 12: UJehova yedwa wamhola, akwabakho unkulunkulu wabezizwe naye.
Verse 13: “Wamkhwelisa ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba, wadla izithelo zamasimu, wammuncisa izinyosi edwaleni, namafutha eweni lensengetsha,
Verse 14: namangqanga ezinkomo, nobisi lwezimvu, namafutha amawundlu, nezinqama zohlobo lwaseBashani, nezimbuzi, namanoni omongo kakolweni; egazini lezithelo zomvini waphuza iwayini.
Verse 15: “UJeshuruni wayesekhuluphala, wakhaba; usukhuluphele, uzimukile, uchachambile; wayesemshiya uNkulunkulu owamenza, walidelela iDwala lensindiso yakhe.
Verse 16: Bamvusela umhawu ngawonkulunkulu babezizwe, bamthukuthelisa ngezinengiso.
Verse 17: “Bahlabela amademoni angesibo onkulunkulu, onkulunkulu ababengabazi, onkulunkulu abasha, abasand'ukuqhamuka, ababengesatshwa ngoyihlo.
Verse 18: IDwala elakuzalayo awusalinakekeli, ukhohliwe uNkulunkulu owakudalayo.
Verse 19: “UJehova wakubona, wanengwa yibo, ngenxa yokuncokoloza kwamadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe.
Verse 20: Wayesethi: ‘Ngiyakubafihlela ubuso bami, ngibone ukugcina kwabo ukuthi kuyakuba yini; ngokuba bayisizwe esiphambeneyo, abantwana okungekho kubo ukukholwa.
Verse 21: Bangivusele umhawu ngokungesiye uNkulunkulu, bangithukuthelisile ngamaze abo; ngiyakubavusela umhawu ngabangesiso isizwe, ngibathukuthelise ngesizwe esiyisiwula.
Verse 22: Ngokuba umlilo uphenjiwe entukuthelweni yami; uyasha kuze kube sendaweni yabafileyo engaphansi, uqede umhlaba nezithelo zawo, wokhele izisekelo zezintaba.
Verse 23: “ ‘Ngiyakubanqwabelela izinhlupheko, ngiqedele imicibisholo yami phezu kwabo.
Verse 24: Bayakuphela indlala, baqedwe ngukushisa komzimba, nayisifo esibuhlungu, ngibathumele amazinyo ezilwane, kanye nesihlungu sezikhasayo othulini.
Verse 25: Ngaphandle inkemba iyakwaphuca, ingebhe phakathi emakamelweni: izinsizwa nezintombi, oncelayo kanye nempunga.
Verse 26: Bengiyakuthi: “Ngiyakubaphephula, ngiqede inkumbulo yabo kubantu,”
Verse 27: uma bengingesabi ukuncokoloza kwezitha, funa abamelene nabo baduke, funa bathi: “Isandla sethu siphakeme, uJehova akenzanga konke lokhu.” ’
Verse 28: “Ngokuba bayisizwe esimasu aso aphelile, akukho ukuqonda kubo.
Verse 29: Sengathi nga behlakaniphile ukuba bakuqonde lokho, bazindle ngokugcina kwabo.
Verse 30: Emunye angaxosha kanjani inkulungwane; ababili bangabhengula kanjani izinkulungwane eziyishumi, uma iDwala labo lingathengisanga ngabo, uJehova ebengabakhapheli, na?
Verse 31: Ngokuba idwala labo alinjengeDwala lethu; nezitha zethu ziyakubona.
Verse 32: Ngokuba umvini wabo ungumvini waseSodoma nowamasimu aseGomora; izithelo zabo ziyizithelo zenyongo, amahlukuzo abo amunyu;
Verse 33: iwayini labo liyisihlungu sawodrako, lingubuthi obesabekayo bamabululu.
Verse 34: Lokho akubekelelwe kimina, kunamathelisiwe engcebeni yami na?
Verse 35: Ngeyami impindiselo nembuyiselo ngesikhathi sokushelela konyawo lwabo, ngokuba usuku lwabo lwengozi selusondele, izinto abazilungiselweyo ziyakuphuthuma.
Verse 36: “Ngokuba uJehova uyakubahlulela abantu bakhe, azihawukele izinceku zakhe, lapho ebona ukuthi amandla abo aphelile, kungekho omunye ovalelweyo noma okhululekileyo.
Verse 37: Uyakuthi: ‘Baphi onkulunkulu babo, idwala ababephephela kulo,
Verse 38: ababedla amanoni emihlatshelo yabo, beliphuza iwayini lomnikelo wabo wokuphuzwa, na? Mabavuke, banisize, babe yisivikelo senu.
Verse 39: “ ‘Bonani manje ukuthi mina, yebo, mina nginguye, akakho unkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami; mina ngiyabulala, besengiphilisa, ngilimazile, kepha ngiyakupholisa; akakho ongophula esandleni sami.
Verse 40: Ngokuba ngiyaphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini, ngithi: Mina ngiyaphila kuze kube phakade:
Verse 41: uma ngilola inkemba yami ebenyezelayo, nesandla sami sibambelela ekwahluleleni, ngiyakubuyisela impindiselo kwabamelene nami, ngibaphindisele abangizondayo.’
Verse 42: “Ngiyakudakisa imicibisholo yami ngegazi, inkemba yami idle inyama, ngegazi lababuleweyo nelabathunjwa, kuqala kuwo amakhanda abaholi bezitha.
Verse 43: Yenanelani abantu bakhe nina zizwe, ngokuba uyakuphindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe, abuyisele impindiselo kwabamelene naye, enzele izwi lakhe nabantu bakhe ukubuyisana.”
Verse 44: UMose wafika wakhuluma onke amazwi aleli hubo ezindlebeni zabantu, yena noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
Verse 45: UMose eseqedile ukukhuluma onke lawa mazwi kubo bonke abakwa-Israyeli
Verse 46: wathi kubo: “Bekani inhliziyo yenu kuwo onke amazwi engiwafakazela kini namuhla, eniyakuyala ngawo abantwana benu ukuba baqaphele ukuwenza amazwi onke alo mthetho.
Verse 47: Ngokuba akusiyo into eyize kini; lokho kungukuphila kwenu, nangale nto niyakuzandisa izinsuku zenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.”
Verse 48: UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose ngalona lolo suku, ethi:
Verse 49: “Khuphukela entabeni yase-Abarimi, intaba yaseNebo esezweni lakwaMowabi, emalungana neJeriko, ulibheke izwe laseKhanani engibanika lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba libe yifa labo,
Verse 50: ufele kuleyo ntaba okhuphukela kuyo, ubuthelwe kubantu bakini, njengalokho u-Aroni umfowenu wafela entabeni yaseHori, wabuthelwa kubantu bakubo,
Verse 51: ngokuba naphambuka kimi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngasemanzini aseMeriba laseKadeshi ehlane laseSini, lokhu ningangingcwelisanga phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 52: Uyakulibona izwe phambi kwakho, kepha awuyikungena khona, izwe engibanika lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”