1. Ngoko ke uze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, ugcine isigxina sakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, namasiko akhe, nemithetho yakhe, imihla yonke.
2. Yazini ke namhla; ngokuba andithethi noonyana benu abangakwazanga, abangakubonanga ukuqeqesha kukaYehova uThixo wenu, ubukhulu bakhe, nesandla sakhe esithe nkqi, nengalo yakhe eyolukileyo, nemiqondiso yakhe,
3. nezenzo zakhe abezenzile phakathi kweYiputa kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, nakwilizwe lakhe lonke;
4. noko wakwenzayo empini yamaYiputa, emahasheni ayo, nasezingqwelweni zayo zokulwa; oko wahambisa amanzi oLwandle oluBomvu* phezu kwayo, ekunisukeleni kwayo, wayicima uYehova unanamhla;
5. noko wakwenzayo kuni entlango, nada nafika kule ndawo;
6. noko wakwenzayo kooDatan noAbhiram, oonyana bakaEliyabhi unyana kaRubhen; ukuba umhlaba wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wabaginya, nezindlu zabo, neentente zabo, nento yonke ephilileyo eyabalandelayo, àbabakho phakathi kwamaSirayeli onke.
7. Ngokuba amehlo enu azibonile zonke izenzo zikaYehova ezikhulu awazenzayo.
8. Ize niwugcine wonke umthetho endiniwiselayo namhla, ukuze nomelele, ningene nilimé ilizwe elo niwelela kulo, ukuba nilihluthe;
9. ukuze niyolule imihla yenu emhlabeni lowo abewufungele ooyihlo uYehova, ukuba wowunika bona nembewu yabo, ilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi.
10. Kuba ilizwe elo uya kulo, usiya kulihlutha, alinjengelizwe laseYiputa, elo naphuma kulo, apho wayihlwayelayo imbewu yakho, waza wayinkcenkcesha ngonyawo lwakho, njengomyezo wemifuno.
11. Ke lona ilizwe eniwelela kulo, nisiya kulihlutha, lilizwe leentaba nezihlambo, elisela amanzi emvula yezulu;
12. lilizwe alikhathaleleyo uYehova uThixo wakho, ahlala ekulo amehlo kaYehova uThixo wakho, ethabathela ekuqaleni komnyaka, ade ase ekupheleni komnyaka.
13. Kothi, ukuba nithe nayiphulaphula ngenyameko imithetho yam endiniwiselayo namhla, yokuba nimthande uYehova uThixo wenu, nimkhonze ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangomphefumlo wenu wonke:
14. ndinìnike imvula yelizwe lenu ngexesha layo, ethambisayo nevuthisayo, uhlanganise ingqolowa yakho,
15. newayini yakho entsha, neoli yakho; ndìzinike utyani iinkomo zakho, emadlelweni akho, udle uhluthe.