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| 1. | Ungahlabeli i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho inkabi kumbe imvu okukuyo isici, loba yiyiphi into embi, ngoba kuyisinengiso e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wakho. |
| 2. | Uba kutholakala phakathi kwakho, loba phakathi kwaliphi lamasango akho, i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika wona, owesilisa loba owesifazana owenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokweqa isivumelwano sayo, |
| 3. | abesesiyakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, abakhothamele, loba ilanga kumbe inyanga, kumbe enye yebutho lamazulu, engingakulayanga, |
| 4. | ube usukubikelwa, ukuzwe, uzakubuzisisa, khangela-ke, kuliqiniso, indaba iqinisekile, lesosinengiso senziwe koIsrayeli, |
| 5. | uzayikhupha leyondoda kumbe lowo owesifazana, abenze leyonto embi, emasangweni akho, leyondoda kumbe lowo owesifazana, ubakhande ngamatshe baze bafe. |
| 6. | Ngomlomo wabafakazi ababili loba wabafakazi abathathu ofanele ukufa uzabulawa; kayikubulawa ngomlomo womfakazi oyedwa. |
| 7. | Isandla sabafakazi sizakuba ngesokuqala phezu kwakhe ukumbulala, lemva kwalokho isandla sabo bonke abantu. Ngalokhu uzakhupha ububi phakathi kwakho. |
| 8. | Uba kulodaba olulukhuni kakhulu kuwe ekwahluleleni, phakathi kwegazi legazi, phakathi kwesahlulelo lesahlulelo, laphakathi kokutshaya lokutshaya, indaba zokuphikisana emasangweni akho, khona uzasukuma uye endaweni i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezayikhetha, |
| 9. | uze kubapristi abangamaLevi lakumahluleli ozakuba ekhona ngalezonsuku, uzabuza; babesebekutshela isinqumo sesahlulelo. |
| 10. | Njalo uzakwenza njengokwesinqumo abazakutshela sona kuleyondawo i Nkosi ezayikhetha; njalo unanzelele ukwenza njengakho konke abazakufundisa khona. |
| 11. | Njengokomthetho abazakufundisa wona, lanjengokwesahlulelo abazakutshela sona, uzakwenza. Kawuyikuphambuka kusinqumo abazakutshela sona, uye ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo. |
| 12. | Lendoda eyenza ngokuziqhenya ukuze ingalaleli umpristi omi ukukhonza khona i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, kumbe umahluleli, leyondoda izakufa. Ngalokhu uzakhupha ububi koIsrayeli. |
| 13. | Njalo bonke abantu bazakuzwa, besabe, bangaphindi ukuziqhenya. |
| 14. | Lapho usufikile elizweni i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona ukuthi udle ilifa lalo, uhlale kilo, ubususithi: Ngizazimisela inkosi njengazo zonke izizwe ezingizingelezeleyo; |
| 15. | umbeke lokumbeka abe yinkosi phezu kwakho, yena i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ezamkhetha. Evela phakathi kwabafowenu umbeke abe yinkosi phezu kwakho; kawulakumbeka owezizweni phezu kwakho ongesumfowenu. |
| 16. | Kodwa angazandiseli amabhiza, njalo angababuyiseli abantu eGibhithe ukuze andise amabhiza, ngoba i Nkosi ithe kini: Kalisayikubuyela futhi ngaleyondlela. |
| 17. | Futhi angazandiseli abafazi, ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaphambuki; njalo angazandiseli kakhulu isiliva legolide. |
| 18. | Kuzakuthi esehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uzazibhalela impinda yalumlayo egwalweni, okuvela kulokho okuphambi kwabapristi abangamaLevi. |
| 19. | Njalo luzakuba laye, njalo abale kulo insuku zonke zempilo yakhe, ukuze afunde ukuyesaba i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe, agcine wonke amazwi alumlayo lezimiso lezi, azenze, |
| 20. | ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ingaziphakamisi phezu kwabafowabo, lokuze angaphambuki emthethweni aye ngakwesokunene loba ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze elule izinsuku embusweni wakhe, yena labantwana bakhe, phakathi kukaIsrayeli. |
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