Barry and June Steenkamp reacted positively to the five-year sentence handed to Oscar Pistorius for the killing of their daughter.
Speaking outside Pretoria High Court, Mrs Steenkamp expressed relief at the end of the trial, which lasted seven months.
Defence counsel had suggested that Pistorius could be moved out of prison into house arrest after serving 10 months of his sentence.
When asked whether she was happy with this, Mrs Steenkamp said: "Doesn't matter, he's going to pay something. I'm just glad it's over."
Reeva Steenkamp's father Barry, who has suffered health problems since the death of his daughter, added: "We are satisfied."
Sky's Special Correspondent Alex Crawford spoke to both inside the courtroom.
She added that Mrs Steenkamp had said: "There's no closure without Reeva unless you can magic her back."
Dup De Bruyn, the lawyer acting for the Steenkamps, said the judge had given "the right sentence" and added: "Justice was served."
Arnold Pistorius, the athlete's uncle, criticised the prosecution in the case and called for his family to be allowed to move forward.
He said: "We accept the judgment. Oscar will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society."
Judge Thokozile Masipa had ruled a custodial sentence was unavoidable for the Paralympic and Olympic athlete, and criticised defence witness Annette Vergeer, who had suggested he would have been vulnerable in jail.
Pistorius offered little visible reaction as his sentence was read out. He stood and stared straight ahead, and then sat staring at the floor as legal submissions were made.
Mrs Steenkamp looked directly at him as the sentence was given, but otherwise did not visibly react in the packed courtroom.
A spokesperson for defence lawyer Barry Roux said there would be no appeal. She added that Pistorius will serve a sixth of his sentence - around 10 months - before being moved to house arrest.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who had argued the double amputee should be jailed for 10 years for killing Ms Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year, said: "The court has done what the court should do."
The prosecution has not yet decided if it will appeal against the sentence, spokesman Nathi Mncube said.
The prosecution has disputed the defence claim that Pistorius - known as the Blade Runner - could be out of prison after 10 months.
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