¹ Akapezedwa wina wophedwa m'dziko limene Yehova Mulungu wanu akupatsani likhale lanu, ali m'thengo, osadziwika kuti ndani wamuukira; ² pamenepo akulu anu ndi oweruza anu atuluke, ndipo akayese mizinda yoyandikana ndi iye amene waphedwa. ³ Kenako akulu a tawuni yoyandikana ndi mtembo wa mtembowo ayenera kutenga ng'ombe ya ng'ombe yomwe siinayambe yagwirapo ntchito, ndipo sinanyamule goli. ⁴ Kenako azitsogolera ng'ombeyo kupita kuchigwa chokhala ndi madzi, chigwa chomwe sichinalimidwe kapena kufesedwa, ndipo kumeneko ayenera kuthyola khosi la ng'ombeyo. ⁵ Ansembe, ana a Levi, abwere, pakuti Yehova Mulungu wanu anawasankha kuti amtumikire ndi kudalitsa m'dzina la Yehova, ndi kuweruza milandu yonse ya milandu ndi mwano monga mwa mawu awo. ⁶ Akuluakulu onse amzindawo amene ali pafupi kwambiri ndi munthu amene waphedwayo ayenera kusamba m'manja pa ng'ombe yaikaziyo yomwe inathyoka khosi m'chigwa; ⁷ ndipo adzayankha mlanduwu nati, 'Manja athu sanakhetse magazi amenewa, ngakhale maso athu sanawaone. ⁸ Khululuka, Yehova, anthu anu Aisraeli, amene munawaombola, ndipo musakhale ndi mlandu wakupha mwazi wosachimwa pakati pa anthu anu Israyeli. ' Ndiye kukhetsa magazi kukhululukidwa. ⁹ Potero muzichotsa mwazi wosachimwa pakati panu, pamene muchita chokoma pamaso pa Yehova. ¹⁰ Mukapita kukamenyana ndi adani anu ndipo Yehova Mulungu wanu akukupambanitsani ndikuwapereka m'manja mwanu, ndipo muwagwira ngati akapolo, ¹¹ ngati muwona pakati pa ogwidwawo mkazi wokongola, ndipo mumamukhumba mukufuna kumutenga kukhala mkazi wanu, ¹² kenako mudzamutengere kunyumba kwanu; adzameta mutu wake ndikudula misomali. ¹³ Kenako azivula zovala zomwe adavala atagwidwa ndikumakhala mnyumba mwako ndikulirira abambo ake ndi amayi ake mwezi wathunthu. Pambuyo pake uzigona naye ndi kukhala mwamuna wake, ndipo iye adzakhala mkazi wako. ¹⁴ Koma ngati simusangalala naye, ndiye kuti mumulole apite komwe angafune. Koma usamugulitse konse ndi ndalama, ndipo usamuchitire ngati kapolo, chifukwa wamunyazitsa. ¹⁵ Ngati mwamuna ali ndi akazi awiri ndipo m'modzi akondedwa ndipo winayo amadedwa, ndipo onsewo amuberekera ana — onse mkazi wokondedwa ndi mkazi wodana naye — ngati mwana wamwamuna woyamba wa iye amene amamuda, ¹⁶ ndiye tsiku lomwe munthu amapangitsa ana ake kulandira zomwe ali nazo, sangapangitse mwana wa mkazi wokondedwa kukhala woyamba kubadwa asanakhale mkazi wa mkazi amene amamuda, mwana amene ali woyamba kubadwa. ¹⁷ M'malo mwake, ayenera kuvomereza mwana woyamba kubadwa, mwana wa mkazi amene amamuda, pomupatsa magawo awiri pazonse zomwe ali nazo; chifukwa mwana ameneyo ndiye chiyambi cha mphamvu zake; Ufulu woyamba kubadwa ndi wake. ¹⁸ Mwamuna akakhala ndi mwana wamakani ndi wopanduka yemwe samvera mawu a abambo ake kapena amake, ndipo amene, ngakhale atamudzudzula, sadzawamvera; ¹⁹ Pamenepo atate wace ndi amace amugwire, natuluke naye kumka naye kwa akulu a mudzi wace, ndi ku cipata ca mudzi wace. ²⁰ Iwo ayenera kuuza akulu a mzinda wake kuti, 'Mwana wathuyu ndi wamakani ndiponso wopanduka; samvera mawu athu; ndi wosusuka ndi chidakwa. ' ²¹ Pamenepo amuna onse a mumzinda wake azim'ponya miyala kuti afe. kuti muchotse choipacho pakati panu. Aisraeli onse adzamva izi ndi kuchita mantha. ²² Ngati munthu wachita tchimo loyenera imfa ndipo waphedwa, ndipo iwe nkumupachika pamtengo, ²³ ndiye kuti mtembo wake suyenera kugona usiku wonse pamtengowo. M'malo mwake, umuike m'manda tsiku lomwelo; chifukwa aliyense wopachikidwa ndi wotembereredwa ndi Mulungu. Muzimvera lamuloli kuti musadetse dziko limene Yehova Mulungu wanu akukupatsani kuti likhale cholowa chanu.