(2) The primary object of the defence force is to defend and protect the republic, its territorial integrity and its people in accordance with the Constitution and the principles of international law regulating the use of force.
<li>Xikongomelo-nkulu xa vuthu ra vusirheleri i ku yimelela no sirhelela Riphabliki, ku xiximiwa ka mindzilekano ya rona na vanhu va rona, hi ku landza Vumbiwa na hi milawu ya nawu wa matiko ya misava leyi lawulaka ku tirhisiwa ka tihanyi hi mavuthu.</li>