¹ Ndimwe banthu ba Yehova Mulungu wanu. Musaziguwe mweka, kapenga kugela mbali iliyonse ya pamenso panu pa bakufa. ² Chifukwa ndimwe ziko yopatulika kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu, ndipo Yehova akusankani imwe kunkala banthu bake, kuchila banthu bonse bamene bali pa ziko lapansi. ³ Simufunika kudya chili chonse chosayela chintu. ⁴ Izi ndiye nyama zamene mungadye: n'gombe, nkhosa, na mbuzi, ⁵ mbawala, gazelle, roebuck, mbuzi yamusanga, na nkumba, na antelope, na zapapili nkosa. ⁶ Mungadye iliyonse nyama yamene igabanisa vibodo, ndiye kuti, yamene ili na vibodo vogabikana pabili, ndipo yamene isheta masamba. ⁷ Komanso, simufunika kudya nyama zinangu zamene zikudya masamba kapena zamene zili na vibodo vogabanikana pabili: Ngamila, kalulu, na mbila; chifukwa zimasheta masamba koma sizogabanisana vibodo, nizosayela kuli imwe. ⁸ Nkumba niyosayela kuli imwe nayonso chifukwa niyogabanikana vibodo koma siisheta visamba; niyosayela kuli imwe. Osadya nyama ya nkumba, ndipo musagwila chitumbia chake. ⁹ Muli ivi vinthu vamene vili mumanzi mungadye: vamene vili na minga na mamba; ¹⁰ koma vamene vilibe minga na mamba simufunika kudya; nivosayela kuli imwe. ¹¹ Mutha kudya mbalame zonse zoyera. ¹² Koma izi ndi mbalame zomwe simuyenera kudya: chiwombankhanga, chiwombankhanga, ntchentche, ¹³ mphamba wofiira ndi mphamba wakuda, mtundu uliwonse wa mphamba. ¹⁴ Musadye mtundu uliwonse wa khwangwala, ¹⁵ nthiwatiwa, ndi kabawi usiku, mbalame zam'madzi, mtundu uliwonse wa nkhono, ¹⁶ kadzidzi, kadzidzi wamkulu, kadzidzi woyera, ¹⁷ vuwo, nkhanu, kanyama kena. ¹⁸ Simuyenera kudya dokowe, mtundu uliwonse wa chimeza, hoopoe, ndi mileme. ¹⁹ Zinthu zonse zamapiko ndi zothamanga ndi zodetsedwa kwa inu. siziyenera kudyedwa. ²⁰ Mutha kudya zouluka zonse zoyera. ²¹ Simufunika kudya chili chonse chamene chazifela cheka; mungachipase kuli mulendo wamene wamene ali mu minzi yanu, kuti angaidye; kapena mungaigulise kuli mulendo. Chifukwa ndimwe ziko yamene ili yopatulika kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu. Simuzabilisa mbuzi ing'ono yamene namukaka wa mai wake. ²² Mufunika zoona kupeleka chakumi cha zobadwa ku mbeu zanu, chamene chichoka mumunda wanu chaka pambuyo pa chaka. ²³ Mufunika kudya pasogolo pa Yehova Mulungu wanu, mu malo yamene azasanka monga kachisi yake, chakumi cha tiligu yanu, vinyu wanu wasopano, na mafuta yanu, na yoyamba mwa vobeta vanu; kuti mupunzile ntawi zonse kulemekeza Yehova Mulungu wanu. ²⁴ Ngati ulendo wanu niutalikuti kapena simungakwanise kutenga, chifukwa malo yamene Yehova Mulungu wanu azasanka monga kachisi yake yali patali kuchoka kuli imwe, ndipo, pamene Yehova Mulungu akudalisani, ²⁵ muzachinja chopeleka mu ndalama, mangani ndalama mumanja yanu, na kuyenda ku malo yamene Yehova Mulungu wanu azasanka. ²⁶ Kwamene uko muzasebenzesa ndalama pa vilivonse vamene mufuna: ng'ombe, nkosa, vinyu kapena vikali, kapena vilivonse vamene mufuna. Ndipo muzadya uko pasogolo pa Yehova Mulungu wanu na kusangala, imwe na nyumba yanu. ²⁷ Mu Levi bamene bali mukati mwanu- musamukane iye, chifukwa alibe mbali kapela cholowa pamozi na imwe. ²⁸ Pa kusila kwa zilizonse zaka zitatu muzabwelesa zonse zakumi zakukolola kwanu muchamene icho chaka, ndipo muzasungila mukati mwa makomo yanu; ²⁹ nama Levi, chifukwa alibe gawo kapena cholowa mwa imwe, na mulendo, na mwamuna wosabala, na mukazi wofedwa wamene ali mukati mwa mageti yanu, azabwela na kudya na kukuta. Chitani ichi kuti Yehova Mulungu wanu akudaliseni muli iliyonse nchito yamanja yanu.