Exodus 21
1 “These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
“Uwawuze Aisraeli malamulo awa:
2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
“Mukagula kapolo wa Chihebri, azikugwirirani ntchito zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi. Koma mʼchaka cha chisanu ndi chiwiri muzimumasula, ndipo asalipire kanthu.
3 If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
Ngati anabwera yekha, amasulidwenso yekha. Koma ngati anali ndi mkazi pamene ankabwera, mkaziyo apite nayenso.
4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
Ngati bwana wake amupatsa mkazi ndipo mkaziyo anabereka ana aamuna kapena aakazi, mkazi ndi anawo adzakhala a bwanayo ndipo mwamuna yekhayo ndiye adzamasulidwe.
5 But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
“Koma ngati kapoloyo alengeza kuti, ‘Ine sindikufuna kumasulidwa chifukwa ndimakonda mbuye wanga, mkazi wanga ndi ana,’
6 then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
mbuye wakeyo abwere naye kwa Yehova. Abwere naye pa chitseko kapena pa mphuthu zachitseko ndipo abowole khutu lake ndi chitsulo. Ndipo iye adzakhala kapolo wake moyo wake wonse.
7 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
“Ngati munthu agulitsa mwana wake wamkazi kukhala mdzakazi, mwanayo asamasulidwe monga achitira ndi akapolo aamuna.
8 If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
Koma ngati mkaziyo sakukondweretsa bwana wake amene wamusankha kuti amukwatire, amulole kuti awomboledwe. Bwanayo alibe mphamvu zomugulitsa kwa anthu achilendo, chifukwa iyeyo waphwanya pangano lake lomukwatira iye.
9 And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
Ngati anamusankha kuti akhale mkazi wa mwana wake, ayenera kumusunga ngati mwana wake wamkazi.
10 If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
Ngati akwatira mkazi wina, asamumane woyambayo chakudya ngakhale chovala ndipo apiritirize kugona naye ngati mkazi wake.
11 If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
Koma ngati sangathe kumuchitira zonsezi, ndiye amuleke apite popanda kulipira kanthu.
12 Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
“Munthu aliyense amene amenya mnzake namupha, iyenso ayenera kuphedwa.
13 If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
Koma ngati sanachite dala, ndipo Mulungu analola kuti zichitike, iyeyo athawire ku malo kumene ndidzakupatsani.
14 But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
Koma ngati munthu akonza chiwembu ndi kupha mnzake mwadala, ameneyo muchotseni ngakhale ku guwa langa lansembe ndipo aphedwe.
15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
“Munthu aliyense amene amenya abambo ake kapena mayi ake ayenera kuphedwa.
16 Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
“Munthu aliyense amene aba munthu mnzake, ndi kukamugulitsa, kapena kumangomusunga, ayenera kuphedwa.
17 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
“Aliyense amene atemberera abambo ake kapena amayi ake ayenera kuphedwa.
18 If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
“Ngati anthu awiri akangana ndipo wina amenya mnzake ndi mwala kapena nkhonya koma wosamupha, womenyedwayo akadwala nagona pa bedi,
19 then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
kenaka nachira ndi kuyamba kuyenda ndi ndodo kutuluka kunja kwa nyumba yake, ndiye kuti womenya mnzakeyo sadzayimbidwa mlandu. Komabe adzayenera kulipira womenyedwayo chifukwa cha nthawi imene anagona pa bedi ija, ndiponso ayenera kumusala mpaka atachiritsitsa.
20 If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
“Ngati munthu amenya kapolo wake wamwamuna kapena mdzakazi ndi ndodo, kapolo uja ndikufa chifukwa cha kumenyedwako, munthuyo ayenera kulangidwa.
21 However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
Koma ngati kapolo uja akhala ndi moyo tsiku lonse kapena masiku awiri, ndiye kuti mbuye uja asalangidwe chifukwa kapolo ndi chuma chake.
22 If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
“Ngati anthu akumenyana ndi kupweteka mayi woyembekezera, mayiyo napita padera, koma osavulala, wolakwayo ayenera kulipira chilichonse chimene mwamuna wake wa mkaziyo adzalamula ndipo bwalo lamilandu lavomereza.
23 But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
Koma ngati wavulazidwa kwambiri, ndiye malipiro ake adzakhala motere: moyo kulipa moyo,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
diso kulipira diso, dzino kulipira dzino, mkono kulipa mkono, phazi kulipa phazi.
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
Kutentha ndi moto kulipa kutentha ndi moto, bala kulipa bala, mkwingwirima kulipa mkwingwirima.
26 If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
“Ngati munthu amenya wantchito wake wa mwamuna kapena mdzakazi wake pa diso ndi kuliwononga, wantchitoyo amasulidwe ngati malipiro a diso lake.
27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
Ndipo ngati agulula dzino la wantchito wamwamuna kapena mdzakazi, wantchitoyo amasulidwe ngati malipiro a dzino lake.
28 If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
“Ngati ngʼombe ipha munthu wamwamuna kapena wamkazi ndi nyanga yake, iponyedwe miyala ndipo nyama yake isadyedwe. Ndipo mwini ngʼombeyo asayimbidwe mlandu.
29 But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
Koma ngati ngʼombeyo inali ndi chizolowezi chogunda anthu ndipo mwini wakeyo anachenjezedwa koma iye sanayimange ndipo yapha mwamuna kapena mkazi, ngʼombeyo iponyedwe miyala ndipo mwini wakeyo aphedwenso.
30 If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
Koma ngati wauzidwa kuti alipire, iye apereke zimene wauzidwazo kuti awombole moyo wake.
31 If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
Lamulo ili ligwirenso ntchito ngati ngʼombeyo yagunda mwana wamwamuna kapena wamkazi.
32 If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
Ngati ngʼombeyo yagunda kapolo wamwamuna kapena mdzakazi, mwini ngʼombeyo apereke masekeli makumi atatu a siliva kwa mwini kapoloyo, ndipo ngʼombeyo iponyedwe miyala.
33 If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
“Munthu akasiya dzenje lapululu kapena akakumba dzenje koma wosaphimbapo, ndipo ngʼombe kapena bulu nʼkugweramo,
34 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
mwini dzenjelo amulipire mwini chiweto chakufacho koma iye atenge chiwetocho.
35 If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
“Ngati ngʼombe ya munthu wina ipha ngʼombe ya mnzake, ngʼombe yamoyo ija igulitsidwe ndipo anthu awiriwo agawane pakati ndalama yake. Achite chimodzimodzi ndi ngʼombe yakufa ija.
36 But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
Koma zikadziwika kuti ngʼombeyo inali ndi khalidwe logunda, ndipo mwini wake samayitsekera mʼkhola, mwini ngʼombeyo alipire ngʼombe ina yamoyo koma atenge yakufayo.”
