Numeri 35
1 Ku zigwa za Mowabu pafupi ndi Yorodani ku Yeriko, Yehova anawuza Mose kuti,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:
2 “Lamula Aisraeli kuti apereke kwa Alevi midzi yoti azikhalamo kuchokera pa cholowa chomwe adzalandira. Muwapatsenso malo oweteramo ziweto kuzungulira midziyo.
'Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and open land round about the cities shall ye give unto the Levites.
3 Midziyo idzakhala yawo ndipo azidzakhala mʼmenemo. Malo a msipu adzakhala a ngʼombe, nkhosa ndi zoweta zawo zina zonse.
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
4 “Malo a msipu a mudziwo amene mudzawapatse Aleviwo, adzayambire ku khoma la mudzi ndipo adzatuluke kunja mamita 450, kuzungulira mudziwo.
And the open land about the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
5 Kunja kwa mudzi yezani mamita 900 kummawa, mamita 900 kumpoto ndipo mudziwo ukhale pakati. Adzakhala ndi dera limeneli ngati malo a midziyo, owetera ziweto zawo.
And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the open land about the cities.
6 “Isanu ndi umodzi mwa midzi imene mudzapereke kwa Alevi idzakhala mizinda yopulumukirako, kumene munthu wopha mnzake adzathawireko. Ndipo mudzawapatsenso midzi ina 42.
And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee thither; and beside them ye shall give forty and two cities.
7 Midzi yonse imene mudzapereke kwa Alevi idzakhale 48, pamodzi ndi malo oweterako ziweto.
All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with the open land about them.
8 Pamene mukupatula midzi imeneyi pa cholowa cha Aisraeli, muchotsepo midzi yambiri pa mafuko aakulu, ndipo midzi pangʼono pa mafuko aangʼono. Fuko lililonse lidzapereka kwa Alevi molingana ndi kukula kwa cholowa chimene lalandira.”
And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many, and from the few ye shall take few; each tribe according to its inheritance which it inheriteth shall give of its cities unto the Levites.'
9 Ndipo Yehova anawuza Mose kuti,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
10 “Yankhula ndi Aisraeli kuti, ‘Pamene muwoloka Yorodani kulowa mu Kanaani,
'Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 sankhani midzi ina kuti ikhale mizinda yanu yopulumukirako, kumene munthu wopha munthu wina mwangozi angathawireko.
then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
12 Adzakhala malo obisalako pothawa munthu wofuna kulipsira, kuti munthu wopha mnzake mwangozi asaphedwe mpaka akayime pamaso pa gulu la anthu kuti akaweruzidwe.
And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
13 Midzi isanu ndi umodzi imene muyiperekeyi idzakhala mizinda yopulumukirako.
And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge.
14 Mupereke itatu mbali ino ya Yorodani ndi itatu ina mu Kanaani kuti ikhale mizinda yopulumukirako.
Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
15 Midzi isanu ndi umodzi idzakhala malo opulumukirako Aisraeli, alendo ndi anthu ena onse okhala pakati pawo kuti wina aliyense wopha mnzake mwangozi adzathawireko.
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the settler among them, shall these six cities be for refuge, that every one that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
16 “‘Ngati munthu amenya mnzake ndi chitsulo, munthuyo nʼkufa, ndiye kuti iyeyo ndi wakupha ndipo wakuphayo aphedwe.
But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17 Kapenanso ngati wina wake ali ndi mwala mʼdzanja mwake womwe ungaphe munthu, ndipo agenda nawo wina, munthu winayo nʼkufa, ndiye kuti iyeyo ndi wakupha ndipo wakuphayo adzayenera kuphedwa.
And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18 Kapenanso ngati wina ali ndi chibonga mʼdzanja mwake choti nʼkupha nacho munthu, namenya nacho munthu, munthuyo nʼkufa, ndiye kuti iyeyo ndi wakupha, wakuphayo ayenera kuphedwa.
Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19 Wolipsira adzamuphanso wakuphayo. Pamene akumana naye adzayenera kumupha ndithu.
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
20 Ndipo ngati wina wake, chifukwa cha udani, aganiza zokankha munthu wina kapena kumuponyera chinthu china mwadala munthuyo nʼkufa,
And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him any thing, lying in wait, so that he died;
21 kapena ngati, chifukwa cha udani, amenya mnzake ndi nkhonya, mnzakeyo ndi kufa, munthuyo ayenera kuphedwa. Iyeyo ndi wakupha. Wolipsira adzamuphe wakuphayo pamene akumana naye.
or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death: he is a murderer; the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meeteth him.
22 “‘Koma ngati popanda udani wina uliwonse, mwadzidzidzi akankha wina kapena kumuponyera chinthu osati mwadala,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
23 kapena mosamuona nʼkumuponyera mwala womwe utha kumupha, munthuyo nʼkufa, tsono pakuti sanali mdani wake ndipo sanaganizire zomupweteka,
or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
24 gulu liweruze pakati pa iye ndi wolipsira monga mwa malamulo ake.
then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
25 Gulu lidzapulumutsa munthu wakuphayo mʼmanja mwa wolipsira uja ndi kumubwezera ku mzinda wopulumukirako kumene anathawira. Ayenera kukhala kumeneko kufikira imfa ya mkulu wa ansembe, amene anadzozedwa ndi mafuta oyera.
and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled; and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
26 “‘Koma ngati wolakwayo atuluka kunja kwa malire a mzinda wopulumukirako kumene anathawira
But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;
27 ndipo wobwezera choyipa nʼkumupeza kunja kwa mzindawo, wolipsirayo atha kumupha wolakwayo popanda kugamula mlandu wakupha.
and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him;
28 Wolakwayo ayenera kukhala mu mzinda wopulumukiramowo mpaka imfa ya mkulu wa ansembe ndipo pamenepo atha kubwerera kwawo. Pokhapokha atafa mkulu wa ansembe ndi pamene angathe kubwerera ku malo ake.
because he must remain in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest; but after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return into the land of his possession.
29 “‘Amenewa akhale malamulo ndi malangizo kwa inu nthawi zonse ndi ku mibado ya mʼtsogolo, kulikonse kumene mudzakhalako.
And these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30 “‘Aliyense wopha munthu ayeneranso kuphedwa ngati pali umboni okwanira. Koma wina asaphedwe ngati pali mboni imodzi yokha.
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
31 “‘Osalola kulandira dipo lowombolera munthu wakupha yemwe ayenera kuphedwa. Wakupha ayenera kuphedwa.
Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
32 “‘Simuyeneranso kulandira dipo kwa munthu amene wathawira ku mzinda wopulumikirako kuti wothawayo abwerere kwawo, pokhapokha ngati mkulu wa ansembe wamwalira.
And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33 “‘Musayipitse dziko limene mukukhalamolo. Magazi amayipitsa dziko ndipo nʼkosatheka kulipirira dziko chifukwa cha magazi amene akhetsedwa mʼmenemo, kupatula pokhetsa magazi a munthu amene anakhetsa magaziyo.
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are; for blood, it polluteth the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
34 Choncho musadetse dziko limene mukukhalamo, dziko limene Inenso ndimakhalamo, pakuti Ine Yehova, ndimakhala pakati pa Aisraeli.’”
And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.'
