3 Uze ungendiselani nazo, intombi yakho ungayiniki unyana wakhe, intombi yakhe ungayizekeli unyana wakho;
4 kuba yomtyekisa unyana wakho angandilandeli, bakhonze thixo bambi, uvuthe umsindo kaYehova kuni, akutshabalalise kamsinya.
5 Ke yenjani nje kuzo: zidilizeni izibingelelo zazo, nizichithe izimiso zazo, nibaxakaxe ooAshera* bazo, niyitshise ngomlilo imifanekiso yazo eqingqiweyo.
6 Ngokuba ningabantu abangcwele kuYehova uThixo wakho; úninyule uYehova uThixo wakho, ukuba nibe ngabantu abayinqobo kuye, kunabantu bonke abaphezu komhlaba.
7 Akungabuninzi benu kunezinye izizwe zonke, le nto athene nca nani uYehova, waninyula; kuba nimbalwa kunezinye izizwe zonke.
8 Kungokunithanda kukaYehova, kungokusigcina kwakhe isifungo abesifungele ooyihlo, le nto anikhuphe ngesandla esithe nkqi uYehova, wanikhulula ngentlawulelo endlwini yobukhoboka, esandleni sikaFaro, ukumkani waseYiputa.
9 Yazi ke, ukuba uYehova uThixo wakho nguye uThixo, uThixo wenyaniso, obagcinela umnqophiso nenceba abamthandayo, abayigcinayo imithetho yakhe, ase ewakeni lesizukulwana;