UNkulunkulu waqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa imisebenzi yakhe abeyenzile; waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa emisebenzini yakhe yonke abeyenzile.

UNkulunkulu wabusisa usuku lwesikhombisa , walungcwelisa, ngokuba ngalolo suku waphumula emisebenzini yonk e abeyidalile uNkulunkulu , wayenza.

Inkosi yaseGibithe yathi kubo : Nibakhumulelani abantu emithwalweni yabo nina Mose no-Aroni na? Hambani, niye emisebenzini yenu.

Ngimgcwalisile ngoMoy a kaNkulunkulu , ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda nangokwazi nangamandla emisebenzini yonke,

umgcwalisile ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu , ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda nangokwazi nangamandla emisebenzini yonke

UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukwandisa emisebenzini yonke yesandla sakho, nasenzalweni yesisu sakho , nasenzalweni yezinkomo zakho , nasezithelweni zomhlabathi wakho, kube kuhle, ngokuba uJehova uyakubuye athokoze ngawe ukuba kube kuhle njengokuthokoza kwakhe ngawoyihlo,

Igama lalowo muntu lalinguNabali ; igama lomkakhe lalingu -Abigayili; owesifazane wayehlakaniphile, ebukeka emuhle , kepha indoda yayilukhuni inobubi emisebenzini yayo; yayingekaKalebi.

Kukhona kuwe izisebenzi eziningi , ababazi, nezisebenzi zamatshe nezemithi, nabo bonke abayizingcweti emisebenzini yonke:

Kepha thina, uJehova unguNkulunkulu wethu ; asimshiyanga; sinabapristi abamkhonzayo uJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni namaLevi emisebenzini yabo;

Emisebenzini yonke ayiqalayo enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu , nasemthethweni, nasemiyalweni, ukuba afune uNkulunkulu wakhe , wakwenza ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, waphumelela.

Yena lowo Hezekiya wavimbezela umthombo wasenhla wamanzi aseGihoni, wawaqondisa ngasentshonalanga komuzi kaDavide. UHezekiya waphumelela emisebenzini yakhe yonke.

Kusukela kulolo suku inxenye yezinceku zami yasebenza emisebenzini , nenxenye yazo yaphatha imikhonto , nezihlangu, neminsalo, namabhantshi ensimbi; ababusi babe semva kwendlu yonke yakwaJuda.

Abakukhonzanga embusweni wabo , nasebuhleni bakho obukhulu owabanika bona, nasezweni elibanzi nelivundileyo owabapha lona ebusweni babo, ababuyanga emisebenzini yabo emibi.

Bheka, njengezimbongolo ehlane bayaphumela emisebenzini yabo befunisisa ukudla; ihlane lingukudla kwabo abakunika abantwana babo.

Emisebenzini yabantu ngiyazilinda , ezindleleni zezidlova ngezwi lezindebe zakho.

Ngaqaphela, ngezwa; abakhulumanga kahle; akakho ozisola ngobubi bakhe, ethi: Ngenzeni na? Bonke baphendukela emisebenzini yab o njengamahhashi aphulukundlela empini.

UJehova wayesebulinda ububi , wasehlisela bona , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ulungile emisebenzini yakhe yonke ayenzayo , kepha asililalelanga izwi lakhe.

nihambe ngokufanele iNkosi, niyithokozise ngakho konke, nithela izithelo emisebenzini yonke elungileyo, nikhula ekumazini uNkulunkulu,

makaduduze izinhliziyo ze nu, aniqinise emisebenzini yonke nasemazwini onke amahle.

Ngokuba ushilo endaweni ethile ngosuku lwesikhombisa ukuthi : UNkulunkulu waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa emisebenzini yakhe yonke,

Ngokuba ongenile ekuphumuleni kwakhe yena uphumula emisebenzini yakhe njengoNkulunkulu kweyakhe.

Ngakho-ke masidlule esifundisweni sokuqala ngoKristu , siqhubekele kokupheleleyo, singabuyi sibeke isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyo, nokukholwa nguNkulunkulu,

ngokuba ombingelelayo uhlanganyela naye emisebenzini yakhe emibi. Isigcino

Bheka, ngiyamphonsa embhedeni , nabaphinga naye ngibaphonsa ekuhluphekeni okukhulu, uma bengaphenduki emisebenzini yakhe;

Kepha abaseleyo babantu abangabulawanga ngalezo zinhlupho abaphendukanga emisebenzini yezandla zabo ukuba bangakhuleki kuwo amademoni, nezithombe zegolide , nezesiliva, nezethusi, nezamatshe, nezemithi, ezingenakho ukubona, nakuzwa, nakuhamba,

futhi bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu wezulu ngenxa yobuhlungu babo nangenxa yezilonda zabo; kepha abaphendukanga emisebenzini yabo.