1. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
2. “Yisho kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kuyo: ‘Niyakuba ngcwele, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngingcwele.
3. “ ‘Yilowo nalowo makahloniphe unina noyise, nigcine amasabatha ami; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
4. “ ‘Ningaphendukeli kuzo izithombe, ningazenzeli onkulunkulu ababunjiweyo; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
5. “ ‘Nxa ninikela kuJehova ngomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula, anonikela ngawo ukuba namukeleke.
6. Uyakudliwa ngosuku lokunikela kwenu nangakusasa; uma kusele okuthile kuze kube lusuku lwesithathu, kuyakushiswa ngomlilo.
7. Uma kudliwa nokuncane ngosuku lwesithathu, kuyisinengiso; awuyikwamukeleka;
8. yilowo nalowo owudlayo uyakuthwala ububi bakhe, ngokuba udumazile okungcwele kukaNkulunkulu; lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo.
9. “ ‘Nxa nivuna isivuno sezwe lakini, awuyikuvuna ngokupheleleyo emagumbini ensimu yakho, ungakhothozi umkhothozo wesivuno sakho.
10. Awuyikukhothoza isivini sakho, ungabuthi izithelo zesivini ezivuthulukileyo; wozishiyela abampofu nabafokazi; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
11. “ ‘Ningebi, ningakhohlisani, ningaqambelani amanga.
12. “ ‘Ningafungeli igama lami amanga, uze uhlambalaze igama likaNkulunkulu; nginguJehova.
13. “ ‘Ungamcindezeli umakhelwane wakho, ungamphangi; inkokhelo yomqashwa ayiyikuhlala kuwe ubusuku bonke kuze kuse.
14. “ ‘Ungaqalekisi isithulu, ungabeki isikhubekiso phambi kwempumputhe, kepha wesabe uNkulunkulu wakho; nginguJehova.
15. “ ‘Ningenzi ukungalungi ekwahluleleni; ungakhethi ubuso bompofu, ungavuni ubuso bomkhulu, kepha wahlulele umakhelwane wakho ngokulunga.
16. “ ‘Ungahambahambi ucetheza phakathi kwabantu bakho, ungamelani nokuphila komakhelwane wakho; nginguJehova.
17. “ ‘Ungazondi umfowenu enhliziyweni yakho; ungamkhuza nokumkhuza umakhelwane wakho, kepha ungabi nasono ngaye.
18. “ ‘Ungaphindisi, ungabi namagqubu nabantwana babantu bakho, kepha wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena; nginguJehova.
19. “ ‘Niyakugcina izimiso zami; ungavumeli izilwane zakho zizekwe ngolunye uhlobo; ungahlwanyeli ensimini yakho izinhlobo ezimbili zembewu; kungezi phezu kwakho ingubo eyizinhlobonhlobo zezintanjana.