18 funa kube khona phakathi kwenu indoda, noma umfazi, noma umndeni, noma isizwe esinhliziyo yaso ifulathela namuhla uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuyokhonza onkulunkulu balezo zizwe, kube phakathi kwenu impande ethela inhlungunyembe nomhlonyane;
19 kuze kuthi, lapho ezwa amazwi alesi sifungo, azibusise enhliziyweni yakhe ngokuthi: ‘Ngiyakuba nokuthula, noma ngihamba ngenkani yenhliziyo yami,’ ukuze kuqedwe okuswakemeyo kanye nokomileyo,
20 uJehova angamthetheleli, kepha intukuthelo kaJehova nomhawu wakhe kumvuthele lowo muntu, kuze kuthi zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe kule ncwadi zibe phezu kwakhe, uJehova alesule igama lakhe phansi kwezulu.
21 UJehova uyakumahlukanisela ububi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli njengeziqalekiso zonke zesivumelwano ezilotshwe kule ncwadi yomthetho.
22 “Isizukulwane esizayo, abantwana benu abayakuvela emva kwenu, nomfokazi oyakuphuma ezweni elikude bayakusho, lapho bebona izinhlupheko zaleso sizwe, nezifo uJehova aligulise ngazo,
23 nezwe lonke langakhona ukuthi lishisiwe, liyisibabule nosawoti, lingenakutshalwa, lingenakho okumilayo, lingenambali ekhahlelayo, linjengokuchithwa kweSodoma neGomora neSeboyimi achithwa nguJehova ngentukuthelo yakhe nangolaka lwakhe;
24 yebo, bonke abantu bayakuthi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni kanje kuleli zwe na? Kuthini ukuvutha kwalolu laka olukhulu na?’