Deuteronomy 19
1 When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou dost succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses;
Mgbe Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị bibiri mba ndị ahụ nwe ala ahụ ọ na-enye gị, mgbe ị chụpụrụ ha bichie nʼobodo ha nakwa ụlọ ha niile,
2 thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy GOD giveth thee to possess it.
mgbe ahụ, kewapụta obodo atọ nʼala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị inweta, doo ha iche.
3 Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which the LORD thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither.
Kewaa ala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị dịka ihe nketa ụzọ atọ ka otu obodo mgbaba dịrị nʼotu akụkụ. Wuzie ụzọ e si aga nʼobodo ndị a ka ọ dịrị onye na-agba ọsọ mfe ịgbaje nʼebe ahụ.
4 And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in time past;
Nke a bụ iwu banyere onye ọbụla gburu mmadụ gbaba nʼebe ahụ maka izere ndụ. Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ esite na-amaghị ama gbuo onye agbataobi ya, bụ onye ọ na-akpọghị asị nʼoge gara aga, ọ ga-agbaba nʼobodo ahụ nʼihi ize ndụ ya.
5 as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live;
Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ na ibe ya agaa nʼọhịa ịwa nkụ ma isi anyụike ya esite nʼosisi ya dapụ dagbuo nwoke ahụ so ya gaa ịwa nkụ, nwoke ahụ na-awa nkụ ga-agbala nʼime otu obodo ndị a ichebe ndụ ya.
6 lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not deserving of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
Ma ọ bụghị otu a, onye ahụ na-agba ụgwọ ọchụ ga-esite nʼọnụma juru ya obi chụọ nwoke ahụ ọsọ, chụkwute ya, gbuo ya ma ọ bụrụ na obodo mgbaba ahụ adịrị nʼebe dị anya, ọ bụ ezie na nwoke ahụ abụghị onye kwesiri ọnwụ, ebe ọ bụ na o siteghị nʼekworo gbuo onye o gburu.
7 Wherefore I command thee, saying: 'Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.'
Ọ bụ nke a mere m ji nye unu iwu ka unu wepụtara onwe unu obodo mgbaba atọ.
8 And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which He promised to give unto thy fathers —
Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị emee ka oke ala gị saa mbara dịka ọ ṅụụrụ nna nna gị ha nʼiyi na ọ ga-eme, ọ bụrụkwa na o nye gị ala niile dịka o kwere na nkwa,
9 if thou shalt keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in His ways — then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three;
nʼihi na i leziri anya gbasoo iwu ndị a m nyere gị taa ịhụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị nʼanya, na ije ije dịka ụzọ ya si dị, mgbe ahụ, i nwere ike họpụta obodo atọ ọzọ, nke ga-abụ obodo izere ndụ.
10 that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ị ga-enwe ike gbochie ọnwụ ndị aka ha dị ọcha. Ọbara onye na-adịghị ihe o mere agaghị adịkwa gị nʼisi, nʼala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị dịka ihe nketa.
11 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and he flee into one of these cities;
Ma ọ bụrụ na nwoke ọbụla echere onye ọ kpọrọ asị nʼụzọ, gbuo ya, mesịa gbara ọsọ gaa nʼime otu obodo ndị a,
12 then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
ndị okenye obodo ya ga-ezi ndị mmadụ ka ha gaa kpụta ya site nʼebe ahụ. Ha ga-ewerekwa ya nyefee nʼaka onye ga-abọrọ onye ahụ nwụrụ anwụ ọbọ, ka o gbuo ya.
13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Emerela ya ebere. Ị ghaghị ikpochapụ site nʼIzrel ikpe ọmụma nke so iwufu ọbara ndị aka ha dị ọcha, ka ihe gaara gị nke ọma.
14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Mgbe ị batara nʼala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-aga inye gị dịka ihe nketa, ehigharịla oke ala onye agbataobi gị nʼala ahụ enyere gị inweta.
15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth; at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be establishment
Amala onye ọbụla ikpe mmehie nʼihi ama otu onye gbara. E kwesiri inwe ndị akaebe abụọ, maọbụ atọ tupu a maa mmadụ ikpe.
16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him;
Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla achọọ imegide onye ọzọ site nʼịgba ama ụgha,
17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days.
a ga-eduru mmadụ abụọ ahụ bịa nʼihu Onyenwe anyị na nʼihu ndị nchụaja na ndị ikpe na-arụ ọrụ nʼoge ahụ.
18 And the judges shall inquire diligently; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
Ndị ikpe ga-enyocha okwu ahụ nke ọma. Ọ bụrụ na a chọpụta na onye akaebe ahụ gbara ama ụgha,
19 then shall ye do unto him, as he had purposed to do unto his brother; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
ọ ga-ata ahụhụ ahụ nwoke ahụ ọ gbagidere akaebe gaara ata. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ị ga-ekpochapụ ndị ọjọọ site nʼetiti gị.
20 And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.
Ndị niile nụrụ ya ga-atụ egwu, ha agaghị emekwa ihe ọjọọ dị otu ahụ ọzọ.
21 And thine eye shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Emekwala ebere ọbụla. Ndụ laara ndụ, anya laara anya, eze laara eze, aka laara aka, ụkwụ laara ụkwụ.
