13. “Uma umuntu ethatha umfazi, angene kuye, amale,
14. amkhese ngezinto eziyihlazo, amenzele igama elibi, athi: ‘Ngamthatha lo wesifazane; kwathi sengisondele kuye, angifumanisanga iziqiniseko zobuntombi kuye,’
15. uyise nonina bentombi bayakuthatha iziqiniseko zobuntombi bentombi, baziyise kumalunga omuzi esangweni,
16. uyise wentombi athi kumalunga: ‘Ngamnika lowo muntu indodakazi yami ibe ngumkakhe, useyayala;
17. bhekani, umkhesile ngezinto eziyihlazo ngokuthi: “Angifumanisanga iziqiniseko zobuntombi endodakazini yakho,” nokho nazi iziqiniseko zobuntombi bendodakazi yami.’ Bayakuyeneka ingubo phambi kwamalunga omuzi.
18. Amalunga alowo muzi ayakumthatha lowo muntu, amlaye,
19. amhlawulise ngamashekeli* esiliva ayikhulu, amnike wona uyise wentombi, ngokuba uveze igama elibi phezu kwentombi yakwa-Israyeli, yona ibe ngumkakhe; angeyilahle zonke izinsuku zakhe.
20. “Kepha-ke uma le nto iqinisile yokuthi iziqiniselo zobuntombi azifunyaniswanga entombini,
21. bayakuyikhiphela intombi ngasemnyango wendlu kayise, amadoda omuzi ayikhande ngamatshe ize ife, ngokuba yenzile ubuwula kwa-Israyeli, ifeba endlini kayise; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.
22. “Uma indoda ifunyanwa ilele nowesifazane ogane enye indoda, bayakufa bobabili, indoda ebilele nowesifazane nowesifazane uqobo; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi kwa-Israyeli.
23. “Uma ikhona intombazana eyintombi iyingoduso yendoda, umuntu ayifumane emzini, alale nayo,
24. niyakubakhiphela bobabili ngasesangweni lalowo muzi, nibakhande ngamatshe baze bafe, intombi, ngokuba ayikhalanga ingani isemzini, nendoda, ngokuba imonile umkamakhelwane wakhe; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.
25. “Kepha uma indoda ifumana endle intombi eyingoduso, indoda iyiphoqe, ilale nayo, indoda ebilala nayo kuphela iyakufa,
26. ungenzi lutho kuyo intombi, ngokuba asikho entombini isono esifanele ukufa, lokhu le ndaba injengokuba umuntu evukela umakhelwane wakhe, ambulale,
27. ngokuba wayifumana isendle; noma intombi eyingoduso yakhala, akwabakho muntu wokuyisindisa.
28. “Uma indoda ifumana intombi engesiyo ingoduso, iyibambe, ilale nayo, baficwe,