1“Ninganikeli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu umhlatjelo wenkhomo, nome wemvu, nome wembuti lechwalile nome lenesiyela, ngobe loko kusinengiso kuSimakadze.
2“Nangabe kulamadolobha Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latanipha wona niva kutsi kukhona indvodza nome lomsikati lowenta intfo lesinengiso kuSimakadze ngekwephula sivumelwane sakhe, 3ngekukhonta nangekunikela kulabanye bonkulunkulu, ngekukhotsama kubo, nome elangeni, nome enyangeni, nome etinkhanyetini tesibhakabhaka, lekuyintfo lephambene nemiyalo yami, 4loko kwaze kwabikwa nakini, leyo ndzaba niboyihlolisisa niyiphenyisise. Nakwenteka kutfolakala kutsi vele ikhona intfo lembi kanjalo leyentiwe ka-Israyeli, 5lowo muntfu, indvodza nome umfati lowente loko lokubi, mletseni emasangweni enu, bese nimgcoba ngematje aze afe. 6Umuntfu uyawubulawa ngebufakazi bebantfu lababili nome labatsatfu, kodvwa kute umuntfu loyawubulawa ngebufakazi bemuntfu munye kuphela. 7Bofakazi ngibo labayawucala kucala kumgcoba ngematje nakabulawa, sive sonkhe bese siyalandzela-ke. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
8“Nakukhona emacala lamatima kutsi ngeke atekwe etinkhundleni tenu, njengalawa lacondzene nekubulala, nemibango, kanye nekuhlaselana, lawo macala-ke niyakwenyuka nawo niwamikise kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layakuyikhetsa. 9Nibohamba niye kubaphristi labangemaLevi nakumehluleli loyawube asesikhundleni ngaleso sikhatsi, nifike nihlolisise kahle kubo. Ngibo labayawukhipha sincumo. 10Nine-ke niyakwenta loko labayanitjela kona kuleyo ndzawo Simakadze latayikhetsa. Nibocaphela kutsi nente konkhe loko labanitjela kona. 11Niyawulandzela lowo mtsetfo labanifundzisa wona netincumo labaninika tona. Ningacali niphambuke nakancane ngesekudla nome ngesancele kuloko labanitjela kona. 12Umuntfu longamhloniphi umehluleli nome umphristi loma kuleyo ndzawo akhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kufanele abulawe. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wesive sema-Israyeli. 13Sonkhe sive siyawutsi singeva sesabe, bese siyahlonipha singaphindzi sedzelele.”
Imiyalo macondzana nenkhosi
14“Niyawutsi ningangena kulelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lenu nakhe kulo, niyawube senitsi: ‘Natsi asitibekele inkhosi njengaletive tonkhe lesakhelene nato,’ 15nibocaphela-ke kutsi nibeka leyo nkhosi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu layikhetsako. Kufanele leyo nkhosi ikhetfwe emkhatsini webanakenu. Ningacali nibeke wetive kutsi abe yinkhosi yenu, kantsi akasiye um-Israyeli wengati. 16Leyo nkhosi futsi akukafaneli ifune kuba nemahhashi lamanyenti langewayo, nome yente bantfu badzimate bancandzeke babuyele eGibhithe kuyawulandza lamanye, ngobe phela Simakadze wanitjela watsi: ‘Ningaphindzi nincandzeke nihambe ngaleyo ndlela futsi.’ 17Akukafaneli iteke bafati labanyenti, ngobe loko kuyakwedukisa inhlitiyo yayo. Akukafaneli icokelele ndzawonye umcebo lomnyenti.
18“Nase itsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi bayo, kufanele itibhalele yona encwadzini legocotwako, incwadzi yalomtsetfo lotsatfwe kulena yebaphristi labangemaLevi. 19Kufanele ihlale kuyo iyifundze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwayo, khona itewufundza kwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wayo, ibuye ilandzelisise ngekucophelela onkhe emavi alomtsetfo naletimiso, 20ingacali iticabange kutsi yona incono kunebanakabo, bese iyaphambuka emtsetfweni, iye ngesekudla nome ngesancele. Nayilandzelisisa onkhe emavi alomtsetfo naletimiso, yona nemadvodzana ayo batawubusa sikhatsi lesidze ka-Israyeli.”
