Exodus - Chapter 20

Verse 1: UNkulunkulu wakhuluma onke lawa mazwi, wathi:

Verse 2: “NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, indlu yobugqila.

Verse 3: “Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.

Verse 4: “Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo, namfanekiso wokusezulwini ngaphezulu, nowokusemhlabeni phansi, nowokusemanzini phansi komhlaba;

Verse 5: ungazikhothameli, ungazikhonzi, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho nginguNkulunkulu onomhawu, ngihambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuso isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine sabangizondayo,

Verse 6: kepha ngibenzela umusa abayizinkulungwane abangithandayo, bagcine imiyalelo yami.

Verse 7: “Ungaliphathi ngeze igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba uJehova akayikumyeka oliphatha ngeze igama lakhe.

Verse 8: “Khumbula usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise.

Verse 9: Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho;

Verse 10: kepha usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; awuyikusebenza msebenzi ngalo, wena nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nezinkomo zakho, nomfokazi osemzini wakho;

Verse 11: ngokuba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha uJehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa; ngalokho uJehova walubusisa usuku lwesabatha, walungcwelisa.

Verse 12: “Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, ukuze izinsuku zakho zibe zinde ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.

Verse 13: “Ungabulali.

Verse 14: “Ungaphingi.

Verse 15: “Ungebi.

Verse 16: “Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwane wakho.

Verse 17: “Ungafisi indlu yomakhelwane wakho; ungafisi umfazi womakhelwane wakho, nenceku yakhe, nencekukazi yakhe, nenkabi yakhe, nembongolo yakhe, nokunye okomakhelwane wakho.”

Verse 18: Bonke abantu babona ukuduma nokunyazima kombani, nezwi lecilongo, nentaba ithunqa; kwathi abantu sebebonile, bathuthumela, bema kude.

Verse 19: Bathi kuMose: “Khuluma wena kithi, sizwe; kepha uNkulunkulu makangakhulumi kithi, funa sife.”

Verse 20: UMose wayesethi kubantu: “Ningesabi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uze ukuba anivivinye, ukumesaba kube semehlweni enu, ukuze ningoni.”

Verse 21: Abantu bema kude; uMose wasondela ebumnyameni obunzima, lapho ekhona uNkulunkulu.

Verse 22: UJehova wayesethi kuMose: “Yisho kanje kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nibonile nani uqobo ukuthi ngikhulumile kini ngisezulwini.

Verse 23: Aniyikwenza lutho olungaphandle kwami; onkulunkulu besiliva nawonkulunkulu begolide aniyikuzenzela bona.

Verse 24: “ ‘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.

Verse 25: Uma ungenzela i-altare ngamatshe, awuyikulakha ngamatshe abaziweyo, ngokuba uma uphakamisela kulo ingwedo yakho, ulingcolisile.

Verse 26: Awuyikukhwela e-altare lami ngezikhwelo, funa kwambulwe ubunqunu bakho.’

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