Love the Lord Your God
1The Lord your God has directed me to teach you his commands, rules and laws. Obey them in the land you will take over when you go across the Jordan River. 2Then you, your children and their children after them will honor the Lord your God as long as you live. Obey all his rules and commands I’m giving you. If you do, you will enjoy long life. 3Israel, listen to me. Make sure you obey me. Then things will go well with you. The number of your people will increase greatly in a land that has plenty of milk and honey. That’s what the Lord, the God of your parents, promised you.
4Israel, listen to me. The Lord is our God. The Lord is the one and only God. 5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength. 6The commandments I give you today must be in your hearts. 7Make sure your children learn them. Talk about them when you are at home. Talk about them when you walk along the road. Speak about them when you go to bed. And speak about them when you get up. 8Write them down and tie them on your hands as a reminder. Also tie them on your foreheads. 9Write them on the doorframes of your houses. Also write them on your gates.
10The Lord your God will bring you into the land of Canaan. He gave his word. He promised he would give the land to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The land has large, wealthy cities you didn’t build. 11It has houses filled with all kinds of good things you didn’t provide. The land has wells you didn’t dig. And it has vineyards and groves of olive trees you didn’t plant. You will have plenty to eat. 12But be careful that you don’t forget the Lord. Remember that he brought you out of Egypt. That’s the land where you were slaves.
13Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve. When you make promises, do so in his name. 14Don’t serve the gods of the nations around you. 15The Lord your God is among you. He wants you to worship only him. If you worship other gods, God will be very angry with you. And he will destroy you from the face of the land. 16Don’t test the Lord your God as you did at Massah. 17Be sure to obey the Lord’s commands. Obey the terms and rules he has given you. 18Do what is right and good in the Lord’s eyes. Then things will go well with you. You will go in and take over the land. It’s the good land the Lord promised to your people of long ago. 19You will drive out all your enemies to make room for you. That’s what the Lord said would happen.
20Later on, your child might ask you, “What is the meaning of the terms, rules and laws the Lord our God has commanded you to obey?” 21If they do ask you, tell them, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. But the Lord used his mighty hand to bring us out of Egypt. 22With our own eyes we saw the Lord send amazing signs. They were great and terrible. He sent them on Egypt and Pharaoh and everyone in his house. 23But the Lord brought us out of Egypt. He planned to bring us into the land of Canaan and give it to us. It’s the land he promised to our people of long ago. 24The Lord our God commanded us to obey all his rules. He commanded us to honor him. If we do, we will always succeed and be kept alive. That’s what is happening today. 25We must make sure we obey the whole law in the sight of the Lord our God. That’s what he has commanded us to do. If we obey his law, we’ll be doing what he requires of us.”
Mpende Bwana Mungu Wako
1Haya ndiyo maagizo, amri na sheria ambazo Bwana Mungu wenu aliniagiza niwafundishe ninyi ili mpate kuyashika katika nchi ambayo ninyi mnavuka Yordani kuimiliki, 26:2 Kut 20:20; 1Sam 12:24; Kum 4:9; Mwa 26:5; Kut 20:12ili kwamba ninyi, watoto wenu na watoto wao baada yao wamche Bwana Mungu wenu siku zote kwa kushika amri na maagizo yake yote ninayowapa, ili mweze kuyafurahia maisha marefu. 36:3 Mwa 15:5; Kum 5:33; 32:13-14; Kut 3:8; 13:5; 19:5Sikia, ee Israeli, nawe uwe mwangalifu kutii ili upate kufanikiwa na kuongezeka sana katika nchi itiririkayo maziwa na asali, kama Bwana, Mungu wa baba zenu, alivyowaahidi ninyi.
46:4 Zek 14:9; Kum 4:35-39; Neh 9:6; Za 86:10; Isa 44:6; Mk 12:29; Yn 10:30; 1Kor 8:4; Efe 4:6; Yak 2:19Sikia, ee Israeli: Bwana Mungu wako, Bwana ni mmoja. 56:5 Kum 11:1, 22; Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30; Lk 10:27; 1Sam 12:24; Kum 4:29; 10:12; Yos 22:5Mpende Bwana Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote, na kwa roho yako yote, na kwa nguvu zako zote. 66:6 Kum 11:18; 30:14; 32:46; Za 26:2; 37:31; 40:8; 119:11; Mit 3:3; Isa 51:7; Yer 17:1; 31:33; Eze 40:4Amri hizi ninazokupa leo zitakuwa katika moyo wako. 76:7 Kum 4:9; 11:19; Mit 22:6; Efe 6:4Wafundishe watoto wako kwa bidii. Nena kuhusu amri hizi uketipo nyumbani na wakati utembeapo njiani, ulalapo na uamkapo. 86:8 Kut 13:9; Mt 23:5; Mit 3:3; 7:3; 6:21Zifunge kama alama juu ya mkono wako, na uzifunge juu ya paji la uso wako. 96:9 Kum 11:20; Isa 50:8; 57:8Ziandike kwenye miimo ya milango ya nyumba yako na juu ya malango yako.
106:10 Mwa 11:4; Kum 12:29; 19:1; Yos 24:13Wakati Bwana Mungu wako atakapokuleta katika nchi aliyowaapia baba zako, Abrahamu, Isaki na Yakobo, kukupa wewe, nchi kubwa, ina miji inayopendeza ambayo hukuijenga, 116:11 Yer 22:13; Law 26:5; Kum 8:10; 11:29; 31:20nyumba zilizojaa vitu vizuri vya aina nyingi ambavyo hukuvijaza, visima ambavyo hukuchimba, na mashamba ya mizabibu na mizeituni ambayo hukupanda wewe, basi, utakapokula na kushiba, 126:12 Kum 4:9, 23; 2Fal 17:38; Za 44:17; 78:7; 103:2jihadhari usije ukamwacha Bwana, aliyekutoa katika nchi ya Misri, kutoka nchi ya utumwa.
136:13 Za 33:8; 34:9; Kum 13:4; 1Sam 7:3; Yer 44:10; Mt 4:10; Lk 4:4, 8; 1Sam 20:3; Kut 20:7; Mt 5:33Utamcha Bwana Mungu wako, na umtumikie yeye peke yake na kuapa kwa jina lake. 14Usifuate miungu mingine, miungu ya mataifa yanayokuzunguka; 156:15 Kum 4:24kwa kuwa Bwana Mungu wako, ambaye yuko katikati yako, ni Mungu mwenye wivu na hasira yake itawaka dhidi yako, naye atakuangamiza kutoka uso wa nchi. 166:16 Kut 17:2; Mt 4:7; Lk 4:12Usimjaribu Bwana Mungu wako kama ulivyofanya huko Masa. 176:17 Law 26:3; Kum 11:22; Za 119:4-5, 56, 100, 134, 168Utayashika maagizo ya Bwana Mungu wako kwa bidii, na masharti na amri alizokupa. 186:18 2Fal 18:6; Isa 36:7; 38:3; Kum 4:40Fanya lililo haki na jema mbele za Bwana, ili upate kufanikiwa, uweze kuingia na kuimiliki nchi nzuri ambayo Bwana aliahidi kwa kiapo kwa baba zako, 196:19 Kut 23:27; Yos 21:44; Za 78:53; 107:2; 136:24kuwafukuza kwa nguvu adui zako mbele yako kama Bwana alivyosema.
206:20 Kut 10:2; 13:14Siku zijazo, mtoto wako atakapokuuliza, “Ni nini maana ya masharti haya, amri na sheria hizi ambazo Bwana Mungu wako alikuagiza wewe?” 216:21 Kum 4:34Mwambie: “Tulikuwa watumwa wa Farao huko Misri, lakini Bwana alitutoa sisi kutoka Misri kwa mkono wenye nguvu. 22Bwana akapeleka mbele yetu ishara za miujiza na maajabu makubwa na ya kutisha mno juu ya Misri na Farao pamoja na nyumba yake yote. 23Lakini Mungu akatutoa huko, akatuleta na kutupa nchi hii ambayo aliwaahidi baba zetu kwa kiapo. 246:24 Kum 10:12; 30:6; Za 86:11; Yer 32:39; Za 27:12; 41:2; Rum 10:5Bwana akatuagiza tutii amri hizi zote na kumcha Bwana Mungu wetu, ili tupate kustawi na kuendelea kuwa hai kama ilivyo leo. 256:25 Za 103:18; 119:34, 55; Kum 24:13; Rum 9:31Kama tukizitii kwa bidii amri hizi zote mbele za Bwana Mungu wetu, kama alivyotuamuru sisi, hiyo itakuwa haki yetu.”
