2 “Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa umuntu enza isithembiso esithile, lapho uyakulinganisa abantu kuJehova,
3 ukulinganisa kwakho owesilisa, kusukela koneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuze kube koneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha, kuyakuba ngamashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.
4 Uma kungowesifazane, ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba ngamashekeli* angamashumi amathathu.
5 Uma kusukela koneminyaka eyisihlanu kuze kube koneminyaka engamashumi amabili, ukulinganisa kwakho owesilisa kuyakuba ngamashekeli* angamashumi amabili, nowesifazane amashekeli ayishumi.
6 Uma kusukela konenyanga kuze kube koneminyaka eyisihlanu, ukulinganisa kwakho owesilisa kuyakuba ngamashekeli* ayisihlanu esiliva, nokulinganisa kwakho owesifazane kuyakuba ngamashekeli amathathu esiliva.
7 Uma kusukela koneminyaka engamashuni ayisithupha kuya phezulu, nalapho kungowesilisa, ukulinganisa kwakho kuyakuba ngamashekeli* ayishumi nanhlanu, nowesifazane kube ngamashekeli ayishumi.
8 Kepha uma empofu kunokulinganisa kwakho, uyakubekwa phambi kompristi, umpristi amlinganise; umpristi uyakumlinganisa ngokwamandla akhe owathembisayo.