Deuteronomy 19
1 When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest 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 a way, and divide the limits of thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer 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 slayer, who shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoever killeth his neighbor ignorantly, whom he hated 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 wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand maketh a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and falleth upon his neighbor, that he dieth: he shall flee to 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 shall pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he [was] not worthy 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 shall enlarge thy limits, as he hath sworn to thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give to 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 these commandments to do them, 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, besides 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 may not be shed in 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 shall hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally, that he dieth, and he shall 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 bring 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 Thy eye shall not pity him, but thou shall remove [the guilt of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may be 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 neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in thy 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 the matter be established.
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 a false witness shall rise up against any man to testify against him [that which is] wrong;
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, who 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 make diligent inquisition: and behold, [if] the witness [is] 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 to him, as he had thought to do to his brother: so shalt thou remove the evil from among you.
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 who remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
Ndị niile nụrụ ya ga-atụ egwu, ha agaghị emekwa ihe ọjọọ dị otu ahụ ọzọ.
21 And thy eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] 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.
