U-Eliya waseThishibi, owayengowabagogobeleyo kwaGileyadi , wathi ku - Ahabi: Kuphila kuk aJehova, uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, engimi phambi kwakhe, akuyikubakho mazolo namvula kule minyaka , kuphela ngesiyalezo sezwi lami.

Uyakubona ukuhlupheka kwendlu yami kukho konke okuhle ayakwenzelwa khona u-Israyeli; akuyikubakho xhegu endlini yakho kuze kube phakade.

Izinja ziyakumudla u -Izebeli esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli ; akuyikubakho muntu wokummbela. Yayisivula umnyango, yabaleka.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli babefungile eMispa , bethi: Akuyikubakho muntu oyakunika owakwaBenjamini indodakazi yakhe ibe ngumkakhe.

UJehova wazisola ngalokhu. Akuyikubakho, usho uJehova. Umbono ngomlilo eqedayo

UJehova wazisola ngalokhu. Akuyikubakho, isho iNkosi uJehova. Umbono ngentambo yomthofu

Kepha kub o bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli akuyikubakho nanja eyakugwavumela umuntu nenkomo, ukuze nazi ukuthi uJehova uyahlukanisa iGibithe no-Israyeli.

Anokubutha izinsuk u eziyisithupha, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyisabatha; akuyikubakho ngalo.

Ngokuba ngiyakuxosha izizwe phambi kwakho , ngandise imikhawulo yakho; akuyikubakho muntu olifisa izwe lakho , nxa ukhuphuka uya ukubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kathathu ngomnyaka.

Abanamandla bayakuba njengefilakisi , nemisebenzi yabo njengenhlansi ; bayakusha bobabili kanyekanye, akuyikubakho ocimayo.

Indlu yakwaJakobe iyakuba ngumlilo , indlu kaJosefa ibe yilangabi , indlu ka-Esawu ibe ngamabibi, bawashise, bawaqede; akuyikubakho oseleyo endlini ka-Esawu, ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile.

Akuyikubakho muntu ongema phambi kwenu; uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakubeka ingebhe novalo ngani ezweni lonke eniyakunyathela kulo , njengalokho akhuluma kini.

Akuyikubakho muntu oyakutha tha itshe lokugaya noma imbokodwe kube yisibambiso, ngokuba yena uthatha konke okuphilwa ngakho kube yisibambiso. Ukweba abantu; uchoko; ukutsheleka; nokunye

Isidumbu sakho siyakuba ngukudla kwezinyoni zonke zezulu nokwezilwane zomhlaba; akuyikubakho ozihebezayo.

uphumputhe emini njengempumputhe iphumputha ebumnyameni ; awuyikuphumelela ezindleleni z akho, uyakucindezelwa kuphela, uphangwe; akuyikubakho muntu wokukusindisa.

Uyakuwanikela amakhosi azo esandleni sakho, wena uqede igama lawo phansi kwezulu ; akuyikubakho muntu ongema phambi kwakho , uze uzichithe.

Ngokuba umthengisi akayikubuyela kokuthengisiweyo , nakuba esekhona phakathi kwabaphilayo , ngokuba umbono wesixuku sonke awuyikubuya , futhi akuyikubakho muntu ongabambelela ekuphileni ngenxa yobubi bakhe.

Sengiyakwambula ihlazo lakh e emehlweni ezithandwa zakhe ; akuyikubakho omophula esandleni sami.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngabaprofethi abaprofetha ngegama lami , ngingabathumanga, bathi: Akuyikubakho inkemba nendlala kuleli zwe , uthi: Ngenkemba nangendlala bayakuphela laba baprofethi.

uthi kuwo: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Ngiyakubulala kanjalo laba bantu nalo muzi njengokwaphulwa kwesitsha sombumbi esingasezukubuye sihlanganiswe; bayakumbela eThofeti , ngokuba akuyikubakho ndawo yokumbela.

Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova , kuyakufunwa ukona kuka-Israyeli, akuyikubakho, nezono zakwaJuda, kepha aziyikufunyanwa , ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela engibashiya ukuba babe yinsali.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Ungabesabi, ngokuba ngibanikele ezandleni zakho; akuyikubakho muntu wabo ongema phambi kwakho.

Akuyikubakho muntu ongema phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; njengalokho nganginaye uMose , kanjalo ngiyakuba nawe ; angiyikukuyeka, angiyikukushiya.

Akuyikubakho muntu etendeni lokuhlangana , nxa eng ena ukwenza ukubuyisana endaweni engcwele aze aphume , azenzele ukubuyisana , yena nendlu yakhe nebandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli.

Ngalokho akuyikubakho ophonsa intambo ngenkatho ebandleni likaJehova.