Umthetho wokuqala
“NdinguYehova uThixo wakho, owakukhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa, endlwini yobukhoboka; ungabi nathixo bambi ngaphandle kwam. Uze ungazenzeli umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, nokuba ngowantoni na esemazulwini, nokuba yeyokuphantsi emhlabeni, nesemanzini aphantsi komhlaba. Uze ungaqubudi phambi kwazo, ungazikhonzi.” ( Eks 20:2-5 ) Kubhaliwe kwathiwa: “Uze unqule uYehova uThixo wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa” Xa umntu ekhetha ubukhoboka obutofotofo phezu kwenkululeko edinisayo. ukhonza izithixo. Utyekelo lomntu kukubeka into ethile njengeyona nto ibalulekileyo kubomi bukabani akulungeleyo ukuchitha ixesha efuna ulonwabo oluyimfuneko nolwanelisayo. Inkanuko yesithixo inyanzelisa ukulawulwa rhoqo kwamandla, athi, ethubeni, afunxwe ngokupheleleyo ngamabinzana ngokweminqweno okanye iminqweno kabani. Nangona kunzima ukuyichaza, izithixo zomntu zinokuba zingenakubalwa: amandla, imali okanye inyama yinxalenye yaloo mizekelo yenkcubeko yangoku ebekwe embindini wobuntu bakhe. Ngoxa izithixo ezinjalo namhlanje zingenakushenxiswa, akukho nto yimbi uThixo ayivumayo ebandakanyekileyo njengaye, njengoko ezivakalisa ukuba unguThixo onekhwele. Nangona kunjalo, ikhwele eluntwini yimbonakaliso egqibeleleyo yeso sivumelwano sokholo apho ubani athembisa ukubeka iNkosi kwincopho yezenzo zikabani, ukuze afumane inzuzo ayithembisayo ngokutshintshiselana nokuthembeka. Izithixo, ngelixa zinika ulonwabo lokuqala, zidala iziyobisi eziyityhefu, zithatha kancinci inkululeko esifuna ukuyinika isithixo endaweni yoko. Ke ngoko, ikhwele libubungqina obengeziweyo bomgcini kunye nenkathalo. Wonke umntu unesithuba sokuzalisa, ukuba akukho ndawo yeNkosi, abanye oothixo baya kuthatha isithuba, belungele ukubeka iingcambu ezonakalisayo, ke ngoko, ukuthintela oku kungenzeki, umntu makangaweli kwiziphazamiso ezinetyala, elungisa ukuthanda kwakhe nokuzibophelela kwakhe. usukelo olubalaseleyo olukhokelela kokuphela koThixo okhululayo. Ngoko ke, umyalelo wokuqala usisenzo sokuzithanda. Ukwenza yonke imidla yentlalo ngokucokisekileyo akusokuze kukhotyokiswe, endaweni yoko, kwinkululeko epheleleyo, uThixo ubonakala njengobuthixo obukhoyo nobuphaphileyo.