3 Angamshaya imivimbo engamashumi amane, angadluli, funa uma ebeyakudlula, amshaye imivimbo eminingi phezu kwaleyo, kuze kuthi umfowenu ahlazwe emehlweni akho.
4 “Ungayifaki inkabi isifonyo, nxa ibhula.
5 “Uma abazalwane behlala ndawonye omunye wabo afe engenandodana, umfazi wofileyo akayikugana umfokazi ongaphandle; kepha umfowabo wendoda yakhe uyakungena kuye, amthathe abe ngumkakhe, amngene.
6 Kuyakuthi izibulo alizalayo lilandele egameni lomfowabo ofileyo ukuba igama lakhe lingesulwa kwa-Israyeli.
7 “Uma umuntu engathandi ukumthatha umkamfowabo, umkamfowabo uyakukhuphukela kumalunga esangweni, athi: ‘Umfowabo wendoda yami uyala ukuvusela umfowabo igama kwa-Israyeli; akathandi ukungingena.’
8 Amalunga omuzi wakhe ayakumbiza, akhulume naye; uma emi eqinisa ngokuthi: ‘Angithandi ukumthatha,’
9 umkamfowabo uyakufika kuye phambi kwamalunga, akhumule isicathulo onyaweni lwakhe, amkhafulele ebusweni bakhe, aphendule athi: ‘Kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kumuntu ongayakhi indlu yomfowabo.’