1. Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi:
2. “Bantundini, nithetha ukuthini ezweni lakwaSirayeli xa nicaphula kweli qhalo lithi:“ ‘Ooyise bâtya iidiliya ezikrwada,suka kwabuthelezi amazinyo abantwana’?
3. “Ndiyafunga, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo, anisayi kuphinda nicaphule kweli qhalo kwaSirayeli.
4. Kaloku wonke ophilayo ngowam; nditsho uyise nonyana, bobabini ngabam ngokufanayo. Uya kufa umntu othe wona.
5. “Nanku umfo olilungisa,owenza okulungileyo kwaphela:
6. akathathi nxaxheba kwizibingelelo zasezintabeni,okanye athembele *kwizithixo zendlu kaSirayeli;akamhlazisi umka-mmelwane,okanye alale nomfazi osexesheni;
7. akacinezeli mntu,kodwa uyakubuyisa oko bekubanjiswa ngako ebolekisa;akanguye umphangi,koko ubapha ukutya abalambileyo, abambese abahamba ze;
8. akaxhaphazi mntu xa ebolekisa,hayi, akabizi nzuzo igabadelayo;akavani nokwenza okungalunganga,ababambeneyo ubagwebela ngolungelelwano.
9. Wenza ngokwemimiselo yam,anyaniseke ekugcineni imithetho yam.“Lowo ke ulilungisa; ngenene uya kubudla ubomi, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.
10. “Mhlawumbi indoda le inonyana othanda ukulwa, aphalaze igazi, okanye ade enze nezinye izinto ezingatshongo khona,
11. (naxa uyise engazange wazenza ezo zinto):“Uthatha inxaxheba kwizibingelelo zasezintabeni;uyamhlazisa umfazi wommelwane;
12. uyawacinezela amahlwempu nabasweleyo;ungumphangi;akayibuyisi impahla abeyibanjiswe ngobolekayo;unqula izithixo;wenza amanyundululu;
13. uyabaxhaphaza abantu xa ebolekisa,ewe, ubiza inzuzo engaphaya.“Ngaba uya kubudla ubomi umntu onjalo? Hayi! Ngokwenza onke la manyundululu umelwe kukufa, avune into abeyihlwayele.
14. “Xa ngaba lo nyana unonyana obubonayo bonke ubugwenxa bukayise, aze athi kunjalo angahambi ekhondweni lakhe:
15. “Akathathi nxaxheba kwizibingelelo zasezintabeni,okanye anqule izithixo zakwaSirayeli;akamhlazisi umka-mmelwane;
16. akacinezeli mntuokanye abize isibambiso kulowo ubolekayo;akanguye umphangi,kodwa ubapha ukutya abalambileyo,abambese abahamba ze;