Kubgwilila kuna Yahwe kodana kuwatshika
1 “Ngono kowoti zwithu zose izwezwi zwizha ku kuli, makombolelo ne bhiso ileli ilo landakabiga mbeli kuko, ngono ube ulikumbula uli pakati kwe njudzi dzose Yahwe Ndzimu uwo kwabakakutatila, 2 ngono ube ubgwilila kuna Yahwe Ndzimu uwo, iwe ne bana babo ube uhwa hwi labo muna kose kwandinokudwa muna lino zhuba nge moyo uwo wose nenge meya iyo yose, 3 ipapo Yahwe Ndzimu uwo banobuza kuwatshika kuko, banokuhwila ngoni ngono banowokukubunganya kakale kudwa mu bathu bose Yahwe kwabakakupaladzila ko. 4 Nenguba ungabe wakalashigwa ku midzibo ye kudzimu, Yahwe Ndzimu uwo banowokukubunganya kudwa ikoko, banowokutola kudwa ikoko. 5 Ngono Yahwe Ndzimu uwo banowokuzhisa mu shango yakabe ili ya bobatategulu babo kuti ibe iyo ngono banokuthama kuti uwatshike kakale uwande kupinda bobatategulu babo. 6 Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu banowothumbidza moyo uwo ne mimoyo ye bana babo, ndizo kuti ude Yahwe Ndzimu uwo nge moyo uwo wose nenge meya iyo yose kuyita kuti utjile. 7 Ngono Yahwe Ndzimu uwo banowolonga bhiso ileli mu zwita zwizo zwinokudziyidza. 8 Ngono unowohwa hwi la Yahwe kakale ukalondolodza milayo yabo yose yandinokudwa mu zhuba lino. 9 Yahwe Ndzimu uwo banowokuthama kuti uwatshike kwazo mu mishingo yose ye maboko awo, mu ntjelo we mbili uwo ne mu ntjelo we ng'ombe dzidzo ne mu ntjelo we mavu awo ngoti Yahwe banowoshathila kukuwatsha sekwa bakashathila bobatategulu babo, 10 ha uhwa hwi la Yahwe Ndzimu uwo, ulondolodza milayo yabo iyeyi yakakwagwa mu lukwalo igogu gwe nlayo, ha ushandukila kuna Yahwe Ndzimu uwo nge moyo uwo wose nenge meya iyo yose.”
11 “Nlayo iwoyu wandinokupa mu zhuba lino awuzokusimila kwazo, naiko ate uli kulekule nawe. 12 Aute uli kudzimu kwaungati, ‘Ndiyani unowotiyendila pezhugwi kudzimu kanowuzhisa kutili kuti tiwuhwe tiwushinge?’ 13 Nayiko ate uli seli kwe gungwa kwaungati, ‘Ndiyani unowotiambukila gungwa, kauzhisa kutili kuti tiwuhwe tiwushinge?’ 14 Koga dama lipejo nawe kwazo, limu nlomo uwo ne mu moyo uwo kuyita kuti ndizo ulishinge.
15 “Bona, ndabiga mbeli kuko mu zhuba lino bupenyu ne kwakalulwama, lufu ne kwakabipa. 16 Ha ulondolodza nlayo wa Yahwe Ndzimu uwo wandinokupa mu zhuba lino ngoda Yahwe Ndzimu uwo ne kuyenda mu zila dzabo ne kulondolodza milayo yabo, ipapo unowotjila ukawanda ngono Yahwe Ndzimu uwo banowokukombolela mu shango yaunongina kuyitola ibe iyo. 17 Koga ha mungashandusila moyo yenyu ntome, mube musingahwilile, koga mube mupambuka munamata midzimu mimwe muyishingila, 18 ndomubudza mu zhuba lino kuti mowopela, amutowotjila tjibaka tjilefu mu shango yamunotjuluka Jorodani kuyingina ne kuyitola kube yenyu. 19 Ndodana kudzimu ne shango kutendeka nge kwenyu mu zhuba lino kuti ndabiga mbeli kwenyu bupenyu ne lufu, makombolelo ne bhiso, ndizo wali shalula bupenyu kuti iwe ne bana babo mutjile, 20 mude Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu muhwe hwi labo ngono mubanamatile, ngoti ikoko kodwa bupenyu ne mazhuba manjinji, kuyita kuti mugale mu shango Yahwe yabakatuna kuna bobatategulu benyu, bo Abhurahama, na Isaki na Jakubo kubapa iyo.”
The Lord Will Bring You Back
Moses said to Israel:
1 I have told you everything the Lord your God will do for you, and I've also told you the curses he will put on you if you reject him. He will scatter you in faraway countries, but when you realize that he is punishing you, 2 return to him with all your heart and soul and start obeying the commands I have given to you today. 3-4 Then he will stop punishing you and treat you with kindness. He may have scattered you to the farthest countries on earth, but he will bring you back 5 to the land that had belonged to your ancestors and make you even more successful and powerful than they ever were.
6 You and your descendants are stubborn, but the Lord will make you willing to obey him and love him with all your heart and soul, and you will enjoy a long life.
7 Then the Lord your God will remove the curses from you and put them on those enemies who hate and attack you.
8 You will again obey the laws and teachings of the Lord, 9 and he will bless you with many children, large herds and flocks, and abundant crops. The Lord will be happy to do good things for you, just as he did for your ancestors. 10 But you must decide once and for all to worship him with all your heart and soul and to obey everything in The Book of God's Law.
Choose Life, Not Death
Moses said to Israel:
11 You know God's laws, and it isn't impossible to obey them. 12 His commands aren't in heaven, so you can't excuse yourselves by saying, “How can we obey the Lord's commands? They are in heaven, and no one can go up to get them, then bring them down and explain them to us.” 13 And you can't say, “How can we obey the Lord's commands? They are across the sea, and someone must go across, then bring them back and explain them to us.” 14 No, these commands are nearby and you know them by heart. All you have to do is obey!
15 Today I am giving you a choice. You can choose life and success or death and disaster. 16-18 I am commanding you to be loyal to the Lord, to live the way he has told you, and to obey his laws and teachings. You are about to cross the Jordan River and take the land that he is giving you. If you obey him, you will live and become successful and powerful.
On the other hand, you might choose to disobey the Lord and reject him. So I'm warning you that if you bow down and worship other gods, you won't have long to live.
19 Now I call the sky and the earth to be witnesses that I am offering you this choice. Will you choose for the Lord to make you prosperous and give you a long life? Or will he put you under a curse and kill you? Choose life! 20 Be completely faithful to the Lord your God, love him, and do whatever he tells you. The Lord is the only one who can give life, and he will let you live a long time in the land that he promised to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.