¹ Mukapita kukamenyana ndi adani anu, ndipo mukaona akavalo, magaleta, ndi anthu ambiri kukuposa inu, musawaope; pakuti Yehova Mulungu wako ali ndi iwe, amene anakutulutsa m'dziko la Aigupto. ² Pamene mufuna kumenya nkhondo, wansembe ayandikire ndi kuyankhula ndi anthu. ³ Awawuze kuti, 'Tamverani Aisraeli, mukumenya nkhondo ndi adani anu. Mitima yanu isakomoke. Musaope kapena kunjenjemera. Musaope iwo. ⁴ Pakuti Yehova Mulungu wanu ndiye akupita nanu kukamenyera nkhondo pa adani anu ndi kukupulumutsani. ' ⁵ Oyang'anira akuyenera kulankhula ndi anthu kuti, 'Kodi pali munthu wina amene wamanga nyumba yatsopano koma sanayimalize? Amulole abwerere kunyumba kwake, kuti angafe kunkhondo ndipo munthu wina adzipatule. ⁶ Kodi pali munthu amene adalima munda wamphesa koma sadadya zipatso zake? Apite kwawo, kuti angafe kunkhondo ndipo munthu wina asadye zipatso zake. ⁷ Ndi mwamuna uti amene ali pachibwenzi chokwatirana ndi mkazi koma sanamukwatirebe? Apite kunyumba kuti angafe kunkhondo ndipo mwamuna wina amukwatire. ' ⁸ Atsogoleriwo alankhulanso ndi anthuwo nati, 'Kodi pali munthu uti amene wamantha kapena wamantha? Achoke ndipo abwerere kunyumba kwake, kuti mtima wa mchimwene wake usasungunuke ngati mtima wake. ' ⁹ Oyang'anira akamaliza kulankhula ndi anthu, awakhazikitse oyang'anira. ¹⁰ Mukapita kukamenyana ndi mzinda, muwapatse mtendere anthuwo. ¹¹ Ngati avomera zomwe akukupatsani ndikakutsegulirani zipata, anthu onse opezeka mmenemo azikhala akapolo anu ndipo akutumikireni. ¹² Koma akapanda kukupatsani mtendere, koma akamenyana nanu, pamenepo muziwuthira nkhondo; ¹³ ndipo Yehova Mulungu wanu akakugonjetsani, nawapereka m'manja mwanu, muphe amuna onse a m'mudzimo. ¹⁴ Koma akazi, ana, ziweto, ndi zonse zili mumzinda, ndi zofunkha zake zonse, uzitenge zikhale zako; Mudzatha zofunkha za adani anu, amene Yehova Mulungu wanu wakupatsani. ¹⁵ Muzitero ndi mizinda yonse yakutali kwambiri ndi inu, mizinda yomwe siili mwa mizindayi. ¹⁶ M'mizinda ya anthu awa amene Yehova Mulungu wanu akukupatsani monga cholowa, musasunge chilichonse chopuma. ¹⁷ Mukawawononge kotheratu: Ahiti, Aamori, Akanaani, Aperezi, Ahivi, ndi Ayebusi, monga Yehova Mulungu wanu anakulamulirani. ¹⁸ Chitani izi kuti asakuphunzitseni kuchita chilichonse chonyansa, monga achitira milungu yawo. Mukachita, mudzachimwira Yehova Mulungu wanu. ¹⁹ Mukazungulira mzinda kwa nthawi yayitali, pomenya nawo nkhondo kuti muulande, musawononge mitengo yake pomenyetsa nkhwangwa. Popeza ungadye izi, usamaidula. Pakuti kodi mtengo wakuthengo ndi munthu amene muyenera kuzingilira? ²⁰ Mitengo yokha yomwe mukudziwa kuti si mitengo yoti mudye, mutha kuwononga ndi kudula; umanga misewu yomenyana ndi mzinda womenyana nawe, mpaka udzagwa.