Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amaqaba
UDuteronomi 18 : 9 – 12
9 Lapho usufikile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, ungafundi ukwenza izinengiso zalezo zizwe.
10 Akuyikufunyanwa kinina odabulisa indodana yakhe noma indodakazi yakhe emlilweni, noma obhulayo, noma ohlola imihlola, noma ohlola imihlola, noma owenza imilingo, noma umthakathi,
11 noma umthakathi, noma umluleki, noma umthakathi, noma ofileyo.
12 Ngokuba bonke abenza lezi zinto bayisinengiso kuJehova; futhi ngenxa yalezi zinengiso uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyazixosha phambi kwakho.
ULevitikusi 26 : 1 – 46
1 Aniyikuzenzela izithombe nezithombe ezibaziweyo, ningazimiseli izithombe ezibaziweyo, ningagxumeki izithombe zamatshe ezweni lakini ukuba nizikhothamele; ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
2 Anogcina amasabatha ami, nihawukele indlu yami engcwele; nginguJehova.
3 Uma nihamba ngezimiso zami, nigcina imiyalo yami, niyenze;
4 Ngiyakuninika imvula ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, izwe lithele izithelo zalo, nemithi yasendle ithele izithelo zayo.
5 Ukubhula kwenu kuyakufika ekuvuneni, nokuvuna kube yisikhathi sokuhlwanyela; kumelwe udle isinkwa sakho ngokusutha futhi uhlale ngokulondeka ezweni lakini.
6 Ngiyakuninika ukuthula ezweni, nilale, ningethuswa muntu; ngiyakunquma izilo ezimbi ezweni, nenkemba ayiyikudabula ezweni lakho.
7 Niyakuxosha izitha zenu, ziwe phambi kwenu ngenkemba.
8 Abahlanu kini bayakuxosha ikhulu, nekhulu kini lixoshe izinkulungwane eziyishumi, izitha zenu ziwe ngenkemba phambi kwenu.
9 Ngokuba ngiyakuninaka, nginenze nithele, nandise, ngimise isivumelwano sami nani.
10 Niyakudla isithombo esidala, nikhiphe esidala ngenxa yesisha.
11 Ngiyakumisa itabernakele lami phakathi kwenu, umphefumulo wami awuyikunengwa yinina.
12 Ngiyakuhamba phakathi kwenu, ngibe nguNkulunkulu kini, nibe ngabantu kimi.
13 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owanikhipha ezweni laseGibhithe ukuze ningabi yizigqila zabo; ngagqabula izibopho zejoka lenu ngakwenza ukuma uqonde.
14 Kepha uma ningangilaleli, ningenzi yonke le miyalo;
15 Uma nidelela izimiso zami, noma umphefumulo wenu unengwa izahlulelo zami, nize ningenzi yonke imiyalo yami, naphula isivumelwano sami;
16 Lami ngizakwenza lokhu kini; Ngiyakubeka phezu kwenu ukwesaba, nobuhlungu, nobuhlungu obuvuthayo, okuyakudla amehlo, kubangele usizi lwenhliziyo; niyakuhlwanyela ngeze imbewu yenu, ngokuba izitha zenu ziyakuyidla.
17 Ngiyakubeka ubuso bami bumelane nani, nibulawe phambi kwezitha zenu; abakuzondayo bayakubusa phezu kwakho; niyobaleka uma kungekho onixoshayo.
18 Uma namanje ningangilaleli, ngiyakunijezisa kasikhombisa ngezono zenu.
19 Ngiyakwaphula ukuzidla kwamandla enu; ngiyakwenza izulu lenu libe njengensimbi, nomhlaba wenu ube njengethusi.
20 Amandla enu ayakuphelela ngeze, ngokuba izwe lenu aliyikuthela izithelo zalo, nemithi yezwe ayiyikuthela izithelo zayo.
21 Uma nihamba ngokumelene nami, ningangilaleli; ngiyakwehlisela izinhlupho kasikhombisa phezu kwenu ngokwezono zenu;
22 Ngiyakuthuma izilo zasendle phakathi kwenu, eziyakuniphuca abantwana benu, zichithe izinkomo zenu, zinenze nibe bambalwa; izindlela zenu ziyakuba yihlane.
23 Njalo uba lingaguqulwa yimi ngalezizinto, kodwa ngiphikisani;
24 Khona-ke ngiyohamba ngokumelene nani futhi nginijezise kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
25 Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu inkemba eyakuphindisela ukulwa kwesivumelwano sami; lapho senibuthene emizini yenu, ngiyakuthuma isifo phakathi kwenu; uyakunikelwa esandleni sesitha.
26 Uma ngiluphulile udondolo lwesinkwa senu, abesifazane abayishumi bayakubhaka isinkwa senu kuhhavini munye, babuyisele isinkwa senu ngesisindo; uyakudla ungasuthi.
27 Futhi uma ningafuni ukungilalela zonke lezi zinto, kodwa nihambe ngokumelene nami;
28 Khona nami ngiyakuhamba ngithukuthelele; mina, yebo, mina, ngiyakunishaya kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
29 Kumelwe udle inyama yamadodana akho, nenyama yamadodakazi akho kumelwe uyidle.
30 Ngiyakuchitha izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo, nginqume izinsika zenu ezingcwele, ngiphonse izidumbu zenu phezu kwezidumbu zezithombe zenu, umphefumulo wami unengeka nina.
31 Ngiyakwenza imizi yenu ibe yincithakalo, ngibhubhise izindawo zenu ezingcwele, nginganuki amakha enu amnandi.
32 Ngiyokwenza izwe libe yincithakalo, futhi izitha zenu ezihlala kulo ziyomangala.
33 Ngiyonihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe ngihoshe inkemba emva kwenu, izwe lenu libe yihlane nemizi yenu ibe yincithakalo.
34 Khona-ke izwe liyojabulela amasabatha alo ngesikhathi liseyincithakalo, nina nisezweni lezitha zenu; nalapho izwe liyophumula, lijabulele amasabatha alo.
35 Uma nje isendle, iyophumula; ngoba aliphumlanga ngamasabatha enu lapho nisahlezi kulo.
36 Futhi mayelana nalabo kini abasele bephila, ngizothumela ukudangala ezinhliziyweni zabo emazweni ezitha zabo; umsindo weqabunga elikhencezayo uyobasukela; bayakubaleka njengababaleki phambi kwenkemba; bayakuwa uma kungekho obaxoshayo.
37 Bayowela omunye komunye njengenkemba, kungekho obaxoshayo; futhi ngeke nibe namandla okuma phambi kwezitha zenu.
38 Niyakubhubha phakathi kwezizwe, izwe lezitha zenu linidle.
39 Abaseleyo kini bayobuna ebubini babo emazweni ezitha zenu; futhi ngobubi bawoyise bayobuna kanye nabo.
40 Uma bevuma ububi babo nobubi bawoyise ngesiphambeko sabo abasona kimi, nokuthi bahambe bemelene nami;
41 Futhi nami ngahamba ngokumelene nabo futhi ngabaletha ezweni lezitha zabo; uma izinhliziyo zabo ezingasokile zithotshiswa, bese besamukela isijeziso sobubi babo;
42 Ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe, nesivumelwano sami no-Isaka, nesivumelwano sami no-Abrahama; futhi ngizocabanga ngezwe.
43 Futhi izwe labo liyohlala futhi lijabulele amasabatha alo lapho liyincithakalo ngaphandle kwabo;
44 Kepha nokho, uma besezweni lezitha zabo, angiyikubalahla, angiyikunengwa ngabo, ngokubashaya ngesiqalekiso, ngaphule isivumelwano sami nabo; ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
45 Kodwa ngizakhumbula ngenxa yabo isivumelwano sawokhokho babo engasikhupha elizweni leGibhithe phambi kwamehlo ezizwe ukuthi ngibe nguNkulunkulu kubo; nginguJehova.
46 Lezi ziyizimiso nezahlulelo nemithetho uJehova ayenza phakathi kwakhe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli entabeni yaseSinayi ngenkonzo kaMose.
IzEnzo 8 : 9 – 13
9 Kepha kwakukhona indoda ethile, igama layo linguSimoni, eyayikade yenza imilingo kulowo muzi, ibhuqa abantu baseSamariya, izitshela ukuthi ingumuntu omkhulu;
10 ababemlalela bonke, kusukela komncane kuze kube komkhulu, bethi: Lo ungamandla kaNkulunkulu amakhulu.
11 Basebemnaka, ngoba kwasekuyisikhathi eside ebathakatha ngemilingo.
12 Kepha sebekholwa nguFiliphu eshumayela ivangeli ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nangegama likaJesu Kristu, babhapathizwa abesilisa nabesifazane.
13 Naye uSimoni wakholwa, esebhapathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu, wamangala ebona izibonakaliso nezibonakaliso ezenziwayo.
UEksodusi 20 : 1 – 26
1 UNkulunkulu wakhuluma onke lawa mazwi, wathi:
2 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, endlini yobugqila.
3 Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.
4 Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo, noma umfanekiso wokusezulwini phezulu, nokusemhlabeni phansi, nowokusemanzini phansi komhlaba.
5 Ungazikhothameli, ungazikhonzi, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho nginguNkulunkulu onomhawu, ohambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana, kwesesithathu nesesine isizukulwane sabangizondayo.
6 Futhi ngihawukele izinkulungwane zalabo abangithandayo futhi bagcine imiyalo yami.
7 Ungaliphathi ngeze igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; ngoba uJehova kayikumyekela osebenzisa ibizo lakhe ngeze.
8 Khumbula usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise.
9 Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho;
10 Kodwa usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho; awuyikusebenza msebenzi ngalo, wena nendodana yakho noma indodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nezinkomo zakho, nomfokazi wakho okuwe. Amasango:
11 Ngokuba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha uJehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa; ngalokho uJehova walubusisa usuku lwesabatha, walungcwelisa.
12 Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, ukuze izinsuku zakho zande ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.
13 Ungabulali.
14 Ungaphingi.
15 Ungebi.
16 Ungafakazi amanga ngomakhelwane wakho.
17 Ungafisi indlu yomakhelwane wakho, ungafisi umfazi womakhelwane wakho, nenceku yakhe, nencekukazi yakhe, nenkabi yakhe, nembongolo yakhe, nokunye okomakhelwane wakho.
18 Bonke abantu babona ukuduma, nemibani, nomsindo wecilongo, nentaba ethunqayo; abantu sebekubona bahlehla bamela khatshana.
19 Basebesithi kuMozisi: Khuluma wena kithi, sizakuzwa; kepha uNkulunkulu makangakhulumi kithi, funa sife.
20 UMose wayesethi kubantu: “Ningesabi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uze ukunivivinya, ukumesaba kube phambi kwenu, ukuze ningoni.
21 Abantu bema kude, uMose wasondela ebumnyameni obukhulu lapho uNkulunkulu ekhona.
22 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Uzakusho kanje kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nibonile nina ukuthi ngikhulume kini ngisezulwini;
23 Ningangenzeli onkulunkulu besiliva, ningazenzeli onkulunkulu begolide.
24 Ungenzele i-altare lomhlabathi, unikele phezu kwalo iminikelo yakho yokushiswa neminikelo yakho yokubonga, izimvu zakho nezinkomo zakho phezu kwalo; kuzo zonke izindawo lapho engichaza khona igama lami, ngizoza kuwe futhi ngikubusise.
25 Futhi uma nifuna ukungenzela i-altare lamatshe, akumelwe nilakhe ngamatshe abaziweyo; ngoba uma uphakamisa ithuluzi lakho phezu kwalo, ungcolisile.
26 Ungenyukeli futhi izitebhisi ukuya e-altare lami, ukuze ubuze bakho bungabonakali kulo.
2 Amakhosi 23 : 7
7 Yadiliza izindlu zabaseSodoma ezazisendlini kaJehova, lapho abesifazane babelukela khona isihlahla izilenge.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 25 : 26
26 Umuntu olungileyo owela phambi kwababi unjengomthombo owonakeleyo nomthombo owonakele.
UHezekeli 13 : 18
18 Uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; Maye kwabesifazane abathunga imicamelo kuzo zonke izimbobo zamakhwapha futhi benze izindwangu emakhanda abo bonke ubukhulu ukuze bazingele imiphefumulo! Niyozingela imiphefumulo yabantu bami, niyigcine iphila imiphefumulo eza kini na?
ULevitikusi 18 : 19 – 23
19 Futhi ungasondeli kowesifazane ukuze uveze ihlazo lakhe, uma nje eyedwa ngenxa yokungcola kwakhe.
20 Ngaphezu kwalokho, akufanele ulale nomkamakhelwane wakho ukuze ungcoliswe ngaye.
21 Ungavumeli noyedwa wenzalo yakho ukuba adabule uMoloki emlilweni, ungahlambalazi igama likaNkulunkulu wakho. Mina nginguJehova.
22 Akumelwe ulale nendoda njengokungathi ulala nowesifazane: kuyisinengiso.
23 Aniyikulala naso isilwane ukuba ningcoliswe ngaso; akuyikuma phambi kwesilwane ukuba alale kuso; yikudideka.
1 kwabaseKorinte 6 : 9 – 11
9 Anazi yini ukuthi abangalungile abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu na? Ningadukiswa: nazifebe, nabakhonza izithombe, naziphingi, nabesilisa abalalanayo, nabesilisa abalalanayo,
10 Namasela, nabahahayo, nazidakwa, nazithuki, nabaphangi abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu.
11 Babenjalo abanye kini, kepha senagezwa, senangcweliswa, senalungisiswa egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu nangoMoya kaNkulunkulu wethu.