Gcina usuku lwesabatha ulungcwelise, njengalokho wakuyala uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
“ ‘Gcina usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuyalile.
“ ‘Gcina usuku lwesabatha, ulungcwelise, njengalokhu uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ekuyalile.
Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona kwaJuda ukuthi abanye banyathela izikhamo zewayini ngesabatha, baletha izithungu, balayishe izimbongolo; kanye newayini, namagilebhisi, namakhiwane, nayo yonke inhlobo yemithwalo abayiletha eJerusalema ngosuku lwesabatha; futhi ngafakaza ngokumelene nabo ngosuku abathengisa ngalo ukudla.
Wathi kubo: “Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Kusasa kuyisabatha elingcwele likaJehova; bhaka lokho ozokupheka namuhla, futhi upheke lokho ozokupheka; futhi okuseleyo, zibekeleni nina, nikugcine kuze kube kusasa.
Abantu basebephumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa.
“Khuluma futhi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Niyawagcina amasabatha ami, ngokuba ayisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nani ezizukulwaneni zenu; ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova oningcwelisayo.
Izinsuku eziyisithupha kusetshenzwa; kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa yisabatha, lingcwele kuJehova; yilowo nalowo owenza noma yimuphi umsebenzi ngosuku lwesabatha wobulawa nokubulawa.
Futhi abantwana bowezizwe abazihlanganisa noJehova ukumkhonza nokuthanda igama likaJehova ukuba babe yizinceku zakhe, wonke ogcina isabatha ukulingcolisa, abambe isivumelwano sami;
Uma ubuyisa unyawo lwakho esabathani, ukuze uthokoze ngosuku lwami olungcwele; ulibize isabatha ngokuthi injabulo, ingcwele kaJehova, idunyiswa; futhi umhloniphe ngokungenzi izindlela zakho futhi ungafuni okuthandwa nguwe futhi ungakhulumi amazwi akho.
Ngosuku lwesabatha ningaphumi mthwalo ezindlini zenu, ningasebenzi msebenzi, kepha ningcwelise usuku lwesabatha, njengalokho ngabayala oyihlo.
Wasesithi kubo: Isabatha lenzelwa umuntu, umuntu kasenzelwanga isabatha.
Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho;