25Uba kukhona ukuxabana phakathi kwabantu, baye esahlulelweni, ukuthi babahlulelea, bazalungisisa olungileyo, balahle olecalab. 2 Kuzakuthi-ke uba olecala efanele ukutshaywa, umahluleli uzamlalisa phansi, atshaywe phambi kwakhe, njengokulingene icala lakhe, ngokwenani. 3 Angatshaywa imivimvinya engamatshumi amane, angengezeleli, hlezi nxa esedlule ukumtshaya okwedlula le ngemivimvinya eminengi, kuze kuthi umfowenu ayangeke emehlweni akhoc.

4 Ungayifaki isayeke inkabi nxa ibhulad.

Umlayo wokungena kumfazi ofelweyo

5 Uba izelamani zihlala ndawonye, lomunye wazo esifa, engelandodana, umfazi wofileyo kangendeli kowemzini ongaphandle; umfowabo wendoda yakhe uzangena kuye, amthathe abe ngumkakhe, enze kuye imfanelo yomfowabo wendodae. 6 Kuzakuthi-ke izibulo alizalayo lizakuma ebizweni lomfowabo ofileyof, ukuze ibizo lakhe lingacitshwa koIsrayelig. 7 Uba umuntu engathandi ukuthatha umkamfowabo, umkamfowabo uzakwenyukela esangweni kubadala athi: Umfowabo wendoda yami uyala ukuvusela umfowabo ibizo koIsrayeli; kafuni ukwenza kimi imfanelo yomfowabo wendodah. 8 Abadala bomuzi wakhe bazambiza-ke, bakhulume laye. Uba eqinisa esithi: Kangithandi ukumthathai; 9 umkamfowabo uzasondela-ke kuye phambi kwamehlo abadala, akhuphe inyathela lakhe enyaweni lwakhej, amkhafulele ebuswenik, aphendule, athi: Kuzakwenziwa njalo kulowomuntu ongayakhiyo indlu yomfowabol. 10 Lebizo lakhe lizakuthiwa koIsrayeli: Indlu yolenyathela elakhutshwayo.

11 Nxa amadoda esilwa, omunye lomunye, kusondele umfazi wenye ukuthi ayikhulule indoda yakhe esandleni soyitshayayo, elule isandla sakhe ayibambe ngamaphambili, 12 usiqume isandla sakhe, ilihlo lakho lingabi lasihawum.

Umthetho wezilinganiso

13 Ungabi lamatshe okulinganisan ehlukeneyo esikhwameni sakhoo, elikhulu lelincinyane. 14 Ungabi lama-efa ehlukeneyo endlini yakho, esikhulu lesincinyanep. 15 Woba lelitshe lokulinganisa elipheleleyo lelilungileyo, woba le-efa epheleleyo lelungileyo, ukuze insuku zakho zelulwe elizweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lonaq. 16 Ngoba wonke owenza izinto ezinje, wonke owenza ukungalungi, uyisinengiso eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakhor.

Icala lamaAmaleki

17 Khumbula lokho uAmaleki akwenza kuwes endleleni ekuphumeni kwenu eGibhithet, 18 ukuthi wakuhlangabeza endleleni, watshaya phakathi kwakho ababebuthakathaka emva kwakhou, usudiniwe usuphele amandla; kanti kamesabanga uNkulunkuluv. 19 Ngakho kuzakuthi, nxa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho isikuphumuzile kuzo zonke izitha zakho inhlangothi zonke, elizweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona libe yilifa ukudla ilifa lalow, uzakwesula ukukhunjulwa kukaAmaleki ngaphansi kwamazulu; ungakhohlwax.