The national government and provincial governments may use any particular official language for the purposes of government, taking into account usage, practicality, expense, regional circumstances and the balance of the needs and preferences of the population as a whole or in the province concerned, provided that these governments must ensure provision for the use of at least two of the official languages, so as to allow citizens a choice of these two .
Hulumende wavelonkhe nabohulumende betifundza bangasebentisa noma ngutiphi tilwimi letisemtsetfweni emisebentini yahulumende, ngekubuketa kusetjentiswa, kwenteka, tindleko, timo tesigodzi kanye nekulinganisa tidzingo nekutikhetsela kwebantfu bonkhana noma esifundzeni lesitsintsekako; kepha hulumende wavelonkhe nalowo nalowo hulumende wesifundza kumele basebentise lokungenani tilwimi letimbili letisemtsetfweni.