1. Kuloo mathafa aseMowabhi phesheya kweJordan malunga neJeriko *uNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis, wathi:
2. “Xelela amaSirayeli ukuba kuloo mihlaba ayinikiweyo makahlulele abaLevi iidolophu ezithile ndawonye namadlelo azingqongileyo.
3. Zona ke zoba zezabaLevi, bahlale kuzo. Ke wona amadlelo oba ngawemfuyo yabo.
4. Amadlelo makasuke kwiindonga zesixeko abhekele phaya isithuba esingamakhulu amane anamashumi amahlanu eemitha macala,
5. khon' ukuze ubekho ummandla olinganayo ongamakhulu asithoba eemitha ngapha nangapha, isixeko sona siphakathi.
6. AbaLevi ze nibanike iidolophu zibe ntandathu, apho umntu angabalekela khona xa abulele omnye ngengozi. Ngaphezu koko ke banikeni ezinye iidolophu zibe ngamashumi amane anambini
7. ndawonye namadlelo azo, ukuze ke zibe ngamashumi amane anesibhozo zizonke.
8. Inani leedolophu ezinikwa abaLevi kwindlu nganye loxhomekeka kubungakanani bomhlaba waloo ndlu. Kweneedolophu ezininzi phungula kakhulu; kweneedolophu ezimbalwa phungula kancinci.”
9. *UNdikhoyo wathetha noMosis,
10. wathi makathethe namaSirayeli, athi: “Nakuba niyiwelile iJordan nangena kwelaseKanana,
11. ze nimise iidolophu apho umntu angabalekela khona xa ebulele omnye ngengozi.
12. Xa elapho ke woba usindile kwimpindezelo yesizalwana sikamfi. Umntu otyholwa ngokubulala omnye akufuneki abulawe lingakhange lithethwe enkundleni ityala lakhe.
13. Khethani iidolophu zokuphephela zibe ntandathu,
14. zibe ntathu ngaphesheya empuma yomlambo iJordan, zibe kwantathu nganeno kwelaseKanana.
15. Ezi dolophu zoba yindawo yokubalekela kumaSirayeli, kanti nakwiintlanga ezingabangeneleli okanye abemi. Nabani na ke obulele umntu ngengozi woba nokubalekela kwenye yazo.
16-18. “Kambe ke yena umntu obulele omnye esebenzisa isixhobo esiyintsimbi, ilitye, okanye umthi, woba netyala lokubulala, isigwebo sakhe ibe kukubulawa.
19. Uxanduva lokubulala isigwinta eso loba phezu kwesizalwana esingumphindezeli. Apho sisifumene khona masisibulale eso sigwinta.
20. “Ukuba umntu unomntu amzondayo waza wambulala ngokumeyelisela, ukumgibisela ngento, okanye ukumlalela,