2 Úyintoni na kuni lo mzekeliso, nizekelisa ngawo emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli, nisithi, ooyise badle iidiliya ezimuncu, kwaba buthelezi amazinyo oonyana?
3 Ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, anisayi kuba sazekelisa ngalo mzekeliso kwaSirayeli.
4 Yabonani, yonke imiphefumlo yeyam; umphefumlo woyise unjengomphefumlo wonyana, yeyam yomibini; umphefumlo owonayo, kuya kufa wona.
5 Umntu xa athe waba lilungisa, wenza ngokwesiko nangobulungisa;
6 akadlela ezintabeni, amehlo akhe akawaphakamisela kwizigodo zendlu yakwaSirayeli; umfazi wommelwane wakhe àkamenza inqambi, akasondela kumfazi enomzí;
7 akamxinzelela phantsi umntu, wasibuyisa isibambiso sokuboleka kwakhe, akaxhakamfula; wamnika olambileyo isonka sakhe, wamgubungela ozé ngengubo;
8 akanikela imali ukuba adle abanye ngayo, akathabatha nzala yamboleko; wasibuyisa isandla sakhe ekugqwetheni, wenza ngokwesiko nangenyaniso phakathi kobani nobani; wahamba ngemimiselo yam,