16. Ngokobuninzi beminyaka wolandisa ixabiso layo, nangokobuncinane beminyaka wolinciphisa ixabiso layo; ngokuba ethengisa kuwe ngenani longeniselo.
17. Ize ningabandezelani; uze umoyike uThixo wakho, ngokuba ndinguYehova, uThixo wenu.
18. Ize niyenze imimiselo yam, niwagcine amasiko am, niwenze. Nohlala kulo ilizwe nikholosile;
19. ilizwe livelise iziqhamo zalo, nidle nihluthe, nihlale nikholosile kulo.
20. Xa nithe, Sodla ntoni na ngomnyaka wesixhenxe? nanku singahlwayeli, singahlanganisi lungeniselo lwethu:
21. ndoyiwisela umthetho intsikelelo yam ibe kuni ngomnyaka wesithandathu, iluvelise ungeniselo lweminyaka emithathu.
22. Nòhlwayela ngomnyaka wesibhozo, nidle amahasa kude kube ngumnyaka wesithoba; nodla amahasa lude lufike ungeniselo lwawo.
23. Ilizwe ze kungàthengiswa ngalo, libhange, kuba ilizwe lelam; ngokuba ningabaphambukeli neendwendwe kum;
24. ezweni ke lonke lelifa lenu, ilizwe nolirholela intlawulelo.
25. Xa athe umzalwana wakho wanzonza, wathengisa ngento yelifa lakhe, makeze owalamana naye ofanele ukumkhulula, ayikhulule ngokuyihlawulela loo nto wathengisa ngayo umzalwana wakhe.
26. Umntu xa angenabani wokumkhulula, sibe sinokufikelela isandla sakhe sifumane okulingene ukuzikhululela ngentlawulelo:
27. wóbala iminyaka yokuthengisa kwakhe, abuyisele okugqithiseleyo kuloo mntu wathengisa kuye, abuyele elifeni lakhe.
28. Ukuba isandla sakhe asinakufumana okulingene ukubuyisela kuye loo nto wathengisa ngayo, yohlala esandleni salowo uyithengileyo, kude kube ngumnyaka wentlokoma. Yophuma ngowentlokoma, abuyele elifeni lakhe.
29. Umntu xa athe wathengisa ngendlu yokuhlala, isemzini onodonga, yoba nokukhululwa ngentlawulelo ude uphele umnyaka wokuthengiswa kwayo; yoba ziintsuku ezithile isenokukhululwa ngentlawulelo.
30. Ukuba ithe ayakhululwa ngentlawulelo, wada wazaliseka waphela umnyaka, yoqiniselwa kuphele indlu esemzini onodonga, kulowo wayithengayo ezizukulwaneni zakhe; ayi kuphuma ngomnyaka wentlokoma.
31. Ke izindlu zemizana, engabiyelwe ngeendonga, zobalelwa ekuthini ngamasimi alo ilizwe: zoba nokukhululwa ngentlawulelo zona, ziphume ngomnyaka wentlokoma.