Each judge or acting judge, before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal or another judge designated by the Chief Justice, must swear/affirm as follows: I, A.B., swear/solemnly affirm that, as a Judge of the Constitutional Court/Supreme Court of Appeal/High Court/ E.F. Court, I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa, will uphold and protect the Constitution and the human rights entrenched in it, and will administer justice to all persons alike without fear, favour or prejudice, in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
Ijaji nganye okanye ijaji ebambeleyo nganye, iphambi kweJaji eyiNtloko yeNkundla ePhakamileyo yeziBheno okanye kwenye ijaji etyunjwe yiJaji eyiNtloko, kufuneka ifunge okanye ingqinise ngale ndlela ilandelayo: Mna, A.B., ndiyafunga/ndiyangqinisa ngokunyanisekileyo okokuba ndiya kuthi, njengeJaji yeNkundla yezomGaqo-siseko/yeNkundla ePhakamileyo yeziBheno/yeNkundla ePhezulu/yeNkundla ye E.F. ndithembeke kwiRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika, ndiwuxhase, kanjalo ndiwukhusele umGaqo-siseko namalungelo oluntu akhuselweyo kuwo, ndaye ndiya kwenza ubulungisa busebenze ngokufanayo kubo bonke abantu ngaphandle koloyiko, okanye ukwenza idolo okanye ukudlela indlala, ngokungqinelana nomGaqo-siseko kunye nomthetho.