1. UJehova wakhuluma kuMose entabeni yaseSinayi, wathi:
2. “Yisho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Nxa nifika ezweni engininika lona, izwe liyakumgcinela uJehova isabatha.
3. Iminyaka eyisithupha uyakulima insimu yakho, iminyaka eyisithupha uyakuthena isivini sakho, ubuthe izithelo zaso,
4. kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kuyakuba khona isabatha lokuphumula okuzothileyo kwezwe, isabatha kuye uJehova; awuyikulima insimu yakho, ungatheni isivini sakho.
5. Amakhikhizela esivuno sakho awuyikuwavuna, nezithelo zomvini wakho ongatheniwe awuyikuzikha; kuyakuba ngumnyaka wokuphumula okuzothileyo kwezwe.
6. Isabatha lezwe liyakuba ngukudla kwenu, okwakho nokwenceku yakho nokwencekukazi yakho nokomqashwa wakho nokomfokazi wakho ogogobeleyo kuwe;
7. nakuzo izinkomo zakho nezilwane ezisezweni konke ukuthela kwalo kuyakuba ngukudla.
8. “ ‘Uyakuzibalela amasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka, iminyaka eyisikhombisa iphindwe kasikhombisa, kube kuwe izinsuku zamasabatha ayisikhombisa eminyaka, kube yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye.
9. Uyakuthuma izwi lecilongo elizwakala kakhulu ngolweshumi lwenyanga yesikhombisa; ngosuku lokubuyisana niyakuthuma izwi lecilongo ezweni lonke lakini.
10. Niyakuwungcwelisa umnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu, nimemezele inkululeko ezweni lonke kubo bonke abakhileyo kulo; kuyakuba yijubili* kini, nibuyele, kube yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe, nibuyele, kube yilowo nalowo kwabomndeni wakhe.