16 uyise wentombi athi kumalunga: ‘Ngamnika lowo muntu indodakazi yami ibe ngumkakhe, useyayala;
17 bhekani, umkhesile ngezinto eziyihlazo ngokuthi: “Angifumanisanga iziqiniseko zobuntombi endodakazini yakho,” nokho nazi iziqiniseko zobuntombi bendodakazi yami.’ Bayakuyeneka ingubo phambi kwamalunga omuzi.
18 Amalunga alowo muzi ayakumthatha lowo muntu, amlaye,
19 amhlawulise ngamashekeli* esiliva ayikhulu, amnike wona uyise wentombi, ngokuba uveze igama elibi phezu kwentombi yakwa-Israyeli, yona ibe ngumkakhe; angeyilahle zonke izinsuku zakhe.
20 “Kepha-ke uma le nto iqinisile yokuthi iziqiniselo zobuntombi azifunyaniswanga entombini,
21 bayakuyikhiphela intombi ngasemnyango wendlu kayise, amadoda omuzi ayikhande ngamatshe ize ife, ngokuba yenzile ubuwula kwa-Israyeli, ifeba endlini kayise; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.
22 “Uma indoda ifunyanwa ilele nowesifazane ogane enye indoda, bayakufa bobabili, indoda ebilele nowesifazane nowesifazane uqobo; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi kwa-Israyeli.