እናንተ ያመናችሁ ሆይ ! በተገደሉ ሰዎች ማመሳሰል በናንተ ላይ ተጻፈ ፡ ፡ ነጻ በነጻ ባሪያም በባሪያ ሴትም በሴት ( ይገደላሉ ) ፡ ፡ ለእርሱም ( ለገዳዩ ) ከወንድሙ ( ደም ) ትንሽ ነገር ምሕረት የተደረገለት ሰው ( በመሓሪው ላይ ጉማውን ) በመልካም መከታተል ወደርሱም ( ወደ መሓሪው ) ገዳዩ በመልካም አኳኋን መክፈል አለባቸው ፡ ፡ ይህ ከጌታችሁ የኾነ ማቃለልና እዝነት ነው ፡ ፡ ከዚህም በኋላ ሕግን የተላለፈ ሰው ለርሱ አሳማሚ ቅጣት አለው ፡ ፡
O you who believe ! retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the slain , the free for the free , and the slave for the slave , and the female for the female , but if any remission is made to any one by his ( aggrieved ) brother , then prosecution ( for the bloodwit ) should be made according to usage , and payment should be made to him in a good manner ; this is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy ; so whoever exceeds the limit after this he shall have a painful chastisement .