Verse 1: UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
Verse 2: “Futhi uyakusho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Yilowo nalowo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, noma owabafokazi abagogobeleyo kwa-Israyeli, onikela ngenzalo yakhe kuMoloki, wobulawa nokubulawa, abantu balelo zwe bamkhande ngamatshe.
Verse 3: Ngiyakubeka ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu, ngimnqume kubantu bakubo, ngokuba unikela ngenzalo yakhe kuMoloki ukungcolisa indlu yami engcwele nokuhlambalaza igama lami elingcwele.
Verse 4: Uma abantu balelo zwe besitheza kancane amehlo abo kulowo muntu, lapho enikela ngenzalo yakhe kuMoloki, bangambulali,
Verse 5: ngiyakubeka ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu nomndeni wakhe, ngimnqume kubantu bakubo kanye nabo bonke abaya kuye ukuphinga, beyophinga noMoloki.
Verse 6: “ ‘Nalowo muntu ophendukela kwabanamadlozi nakubathakathi ukuya kubo ukuba aphinge, ngiyakubeka ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu, ngimnqume kubantu bakubo.
Verse 7: “ ‘Ngalokho zingcweliseni nibe ngcwele, ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
Verse 8: Anogcina izimiso zami, nizenze; nginguJehova oningcwelisayo.
Verse 9: “ ‘Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othuka uyise noma unina wobulawa nokubulawa; uthukile uyise noma unina; igazi lakhe liyakuba phezu kwakhe.
Verse 10: “ ‘Umuntu ophinga nomfazi womunye umuntu nophinga nomkamakhelwane wakhe, isiphingi nesiphingikazi ziyakubulawa nokubulawa.
Verse 11: “ ‘Umuntu olala nomkayise wambulile ubunqunu bukayise; bobabili bobulawa nokubulawa, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.
Verse 12: “ ‘Uma umuntu elala nomalokazana wakhe, bobabili bobulawa nokubulawa; benzile ichilo; igazi labo malibe phezu kwabo.
Verse 13: “ ‘Uma indoda ilala nowesilisa njenganowesifazane, bobabili benzile isinengiso; bobulawa nokubulawa, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.
Verse 14: “ ‘Uma umuntu ethatha umfazi kanye nonina, kungukonakala; bayakushiswa ngomlilo yena nabo, ukuze kungabikho konakala phakathi kwenu.
Verse 15: “ ‘Uma umuntu elala nesilwane, wobulawa nokubulawa, nisihlabe isilwane.
Verse 16: “ ‘Uma owesifazane esondela esilwaneni, alale naso, wobulala owesifazane nesilwane; bobulawa nokubulawa, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.
Verse 17: “ ‘Uma umuntu ethatha udadewabo, indodakazi kayise noma indodakazi kanina, abone ubunqunu bakhe, naye abone ubunqunu bakhe, kuyihlazo; bayakunqunywa phambi kwabantwana babantu bakubo; wambulile ubunqunu bukadadewabo; uyakuthwala ububi bakhe.
Verse 18: “ ‘Uma umuntu elala nowesifazane onefindo lakhe, ambule ubunqunu bakhe, unqunisile umthombo wakhe, naye wambulile umthombo wegazi lakhe; bobabili bayakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.
Verse 19: “ ‘Ungambuli ubunqunu bukadadewabo kanyoko, noma obukadadewabo kayihlo, ngokuba unqunisile isihlobo sakhe; bayakuthwala ububi babo.
Verse 20: “ ‘Uma umuntu elala nomkayisekazi, wambulile ubunqunu bukayisekazi; bayakuthwala isono sabo; bayakufa beyizimpulule.
Verse 21: “ ‘Uma umuntu ethatha umkamfowabo, kungukungcola; wambulile ubunqunu bomfowabo; bayakuba yizimpulule.
Verse 22: “ ‘Ngalokho anogcina zonke izimiso zami, nazo zonke izahlulelo zami, nizenze ukuba izwe lapho nginiyisa khona ukuba nihlale kulo linganihlanzi.
Verse 23: Aniyikuhamba ngamasiko esizwe engisixosha phambi kwenu, ngokuba benza zonke lezo zinto; ngalokho nganengwa yibo.
Verse 24: Kepha ngishilo kini ukuthi: “Niyakulidla ifa lezwe labo, ngininike lona libe ngelenu, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi,” nginguJehova onahlukanisile nabezizwe.
Verse 25: “ ‘Ngalokho anohlukanisa izilwane ezihlambulukileyo nezingcolileyo, izinyoni ezingcolileyo nezihlambulukileyo, ningenzi imiphefumulo yenu inengeke ngesilwane noma ngenyoni noma ngantoni enwabuzelayo emhlabeni, engizahlukanisile nani, ngathi zingcolile.
Verse 26: Niyakuba ngcwele kimi, ngokuba mina Jehova ngingcwele; nginahlukanisile nabezizwe ukuba nibe ngabami.
Verse 27: “ ‘Owesilisa noma owesifazane, elikubo idlozi, noma umthakathi bobulawa nokubulawa, bakhandwe ngamatshe, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.’ ”