1Ningahlabeli uSomnini uZimenu ikomo, imvu nembuzi enomphambo, nanyana kungaba sisici bani ngombana lokho kusinyenyiso kuSomnini uZimenu.
2Nakube phakathi kwenu, emadorobhenenu eniwaphiwe nguSomnini uZimenu, kufunyaneka indoda namkha umfazi owenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu ngokwephula isivumelwano sayo, 3abe adlhemadlheme ngemva kwabosingazimu abalotjhe namkha akhothamele ilanga namkha inyanga nanyana ngiyiphi yeenkwekwezi emkayini, engayala bona ningakwenzi, 4bese niyabikelwa namkha niyezwa ngalokho, khona-ke nizakubuzisisa kuhle. Nakube kuliqiniso bona mbala isinyenyisweso senzakele kwa-Israyeli, 5nizakuletha indoda namkha umfazi owenze ubuhlolobo esangweni bese nimkhanda ngamatje abe afe. 6Uzakubulawa ngesiqiniseko sabofakazi ababili namkha abathathu. Umuntu angeze abulawa nakube kunofakazi oyedwa. 7Nabambulalako isandla sabofakazi sizakuba ngesokuthoma bese ngemva kwalapho kulandele isandla sabo boke abantu. Ngalokho nizabe nithanyela ubumbi phakathi kwenu.
8Nakube kuvela umlandu okumele uwugwebe omalungana nokubulalana, wamalungelo womthetho, newokulimazana, okutjho nanyana kungaba mlandu onjani emadorobhenenu, ufumane bonyana ubudisi kuwe, kuzakufanela bona wenyuke uye endaweni ezakukhethwa nguSomnini uZimakho, 9uye kubaphristi bamaLevi nakumgwebi osesikhundleni emihleni leyo. Uzakubonisana nabo, bazakuhlahla ekwenzeni isiqunto. 10Wenze njengokweseluleko sabo endaweni leyo ezakukhethwa nguSomnini. Yelela ukwenza koke abakuyale ngakho. 11Iye, uhlale emyalweni abakululeke ngawo nequntweni abakunikele lona. Ungaphambukeli ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni emezwini wesigwebo sabo abakunikela sona. 12Umuntu ozitjhayako angalaleli umphristi olotjha phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho endaweni leyo, namkha ongalaleli umgwebi, akabulawe. Ngalokho uzabe uthanyela ubumbi kwa-Israyeli. 13Boke abantu bazakuzwa, besabe, balahle ukuzitjhaya.
14Lokha nanifika enarheni eniyinikelwa nguSomnini uZimenu bese niyayithumba benihlale kiyo, nje-ke nizakuthi: “Kwanjesi khona asizikhetheleni ikosi ezakubusa phezu kwethu njengezizwe zoke ezisibhodileko.”
15Nakunjalo kufanele niqiniseke bonyana ikosi enizayibeka leyo iba ngekhethwe nguSomnini uZimenu. Akube ngomunye hlangana nabafowenu. Anikavunyelwa ukubeka iphandle phezu kwenu nokwenza elingasimfowenu. 16Kwaphela yena-ke akukameli azandisele iinjomani namkha abangele bona ibutho lakhe libuyele eGibhide kobana kwandiswe iinjomani njengombana uSomnini bekathe kini: “Ningasalibeka eGibhide.”
17Angabi nabafazi abanengi ngombana ihliziywakhe izakuhlubuka begodu angazandiseli isiliva negolide elinengi.
18Nasele ahlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, uzazitlolela isithunzi somthetho lo encwadini, athathele kileyo ekubaphristi bamaLevi, 19ayiphathe kuye, ayifunde imihla yoke yokuphila kwakhe ukuze afunde ukwesaba uSomnini uZimakhe ngokugcina woke amezwi womthetho lo begodu enze neemiswezi. 20Nakube wenza njalo angeze aziphakamisa kubafowabo begodu angeze aphambukele ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni emiyalweni. Uzakuphatha isikhathi eside embuswenakhe, yena nabantwabakhe kwa-Israyeli.
