4. Ke nina nanamatheláyo kuYehova uThixo wenu, niphilile nonke namhla.
5. Yabonani, ndinifundise imimiselo namasiko, njengoko ndawiselwa umthetho nguYehova uThixo wam, ukuze nenze ngokunjalo phakathi kwelizwe eningena kulo, ukuba nilimé.
6. Yigcineni ke niyenze; ngokuba oku bubulumko benu, nengqondo yenu, emehlweni abantu abaya kuyiva yonke le mimiselo; bathi, Olu hlanga lùkhulu ngabantu abalumkileyo, abanengqondo bodwa.
7. Ngokuba luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu, oluthixo usondeleyo kúlo, njengoYehova uThixo wethu, ekumbizeni kwethu konke?
8. Luluphi na uhlanga olukhulu olunemimiselo namasiko anobulungisa, njengaló myalelo wonke ndiwubekayo phambi kwenu namhla?
9. Kodwa zigcine, uwugcine umphefumlo wakho kunene, hleze uzilibale izinto azibonileyo amehlo akho; hleze zimke entliziyweni yakho yonke imihla yokuphila kwakho.
10. Uze uzazise oonyana bakho, noonyana boonyana bakho; ngokukodwa umhla owema ngawo phambi koYehova uThixo wakho eHorebhe, akuthi uYehova kum, babizele ndawonye kum abantu, ndibavise amazwi am, ukuze bafunde ukundoyika yonke imihla abaphila ngayo emhlabeni, bafundise noonyana babo.
11. Nasondela, nema phantsi kwentaba, intaba isitsha ngumlilo wada wesa esazulwini sezulu, ibubumnyama bamafu nesithokothoko.
12. Wathetha uYehova kuni ephakathi komlilo; nasiva isandi samazwi, anabona mbonakalo, yaba sisandi sodwa.
13. Wanixelela umnqophiso wakhe, awaniwisela umthetho ngawo ukuba niwenze, amazwi alishumi; wawabhala emacwecweni amabini amatye.
14. Wandiwisela umthetho uYehova ngelo xesha, ukuba ndinifundise imimiselo namasiko, ukuba niwenze elizweni eniwelela kulo ukuba nilimé.
15. Zigcineni kunene ngenxa yemiphefumlo yenu, ngokuba anibonanga mbonakalo yanto, mini wathetha uYehova kuni eHorebhe phakathi komlilo;
16. hleze nizonakalise, nizenzele umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, imbonakalo yento efana nokuba yiyiphi:
17. into emilise okwendoda nokwenkazana, into emilise okwento yonke ezitho ziné esemhlabeni, into emilise okwentaka yonke enamaphiko, ephaphazela esibhakabhakeni,
18. into emilise okwesinambuzane sonke esisemhlabeni, into emilise okweentlanzi zonke ezisemanzini phantsi komhlaba;
19. hleze uwaphakamisele ezulwini amehlo akho, ubone ilanga nenyanga neenkwenkwezi, wonke umkhosi wasezulwini, uwexulwe, uzinqule, uzikhonze, ezo uYehova uThixo wakho azabele izizwe zonke phantsi kwezulu lonke.
20. Ke nina unithabathile uYehova, wanikhupha kwiziko lesinyithi eYiputa, ukuba nibe ngabantu abalilifa kuye, njengoko ninjalo namhla.
21. Phezu koko uYehova wandifuthela ngenxa yamazwi enu, wafunga ukuba andiyi kuyiwela iYordan, andiyi kungena ezweni elihle akunikayo uYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba libe lilifa;