< Thaama 21 >

1 “Maya nĩmo mawatho marĩa ũkũhe andũ a Isiraeli:
Now these are the lawes, which thou shalt set before them:
2 “Ũngĩgũra Mũhibirania arĩ ndungata, agaakũrutĩra wĩra mĩaka ĩtandatũ. No mwaka wa mũgwanja, nĩũkamũrekereria athiĩ, na ndagakũrĩha kĩndũ.
If thou bye an Ebrewe seruant, he shall serue sixe yeres, and in the seuenth he shall go out free, for nothing.
3 Angĩgooka arĩ wiki, akaarekererio athiĩ arĩ o wiki; no angĩgooka arĩ na mũtumia, makaarekererio mathiĩ marĩ hamwe.
If he came himselfe alone, he shall goe out himselfe alone: if hee were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 Mwathi wa ndungata ĩyo angĩmĩhe mũtumia nake mũtumia ũcio amũciarĩre ciana cia aanake na airĩtu, mũtumia ũcio na ciana ciake magaatuĩka a mwathi ũcio wake, na no ndungata ĩyo ya mũndũ mũrũme ĩkaarekererio ĩthiĩ.
If his master haue giuen him a wife, and she hath borne him sonnes or daughters, he wife and her children shalbe her masters, but he shall goe out himselfe alone.
5 “No ndungata ĩyo ĩngĩkaaria, ĩmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩnyendete mwathi wakwa, na mũtumia wakwa na ciana na ndikwenda kũrekererio thiĩ,’
But if the seruant saye thus, I loue my master, my wife and my children, I will not goe out free,
6 hĩndĩ ĩyo mwathi wa ndungata ĩyo nĩakamĩtwara mbere ya atuithania ciira. Akaamĩtwara mũrango-inĩ, kana hingĩro-inĩ ya mũrango, na amĩtũre gũtũ na mũkuha. Nayo ndungata ĩyo ĩgaatuĩka ya mwathi ũcio matukũ ma muoyo wayo wothe.
Then his master shall bring him vnto the Iudges, and set him to the dore, or to the poste, and his master shall bore his eare through with a nawle, and he shall serue him for euer.
7 “Mũndũ angĩendia mwarĩ agatuĩke ndungata, ndĩkarekererio ĩthiĩ ta ũrĩa ndungata cia arũme ciĩkagwo.
Likewise if a man sell his daughter to be a seruant, she shall not goe out as the men seruantes doe.
8 Ĩngĩaga gũkenia mwathi ũrĩa wamĩthuurĩte, no nginya etĩkĩre ndungata ĩyo ĩkũũrwo. Ndarĩ na kĩhooto gĩa kwendia ndungata ĩyo kũrĩ ageni, tondũ nĩagĩte kwĩhokeka harĩ yo.
If shee please not her master, who hath betrothed her to him selfe, then shall hee cause to buy her: hee shall haue no power to sell her to a strange people, seeing he despised her.
9 Angĩmĩũrĩria mũriũ, no nginya amĩtue ta ĩrĩ mwarĩ wake mwene.
But if he hath betrothed her vnto his sonne, he shall deale with her according to the custome of the daughters.
10 Mũriũ angĩhikia mũtumia ũngĩ, ndakaime ũrĩa wa mbere irio na nguo, na ndakamũime kĩhooto gĩake ta mũtumia wake.
If he take him another wife, he shall not diminish her foode, her rayment, and recompence of her virginitie.
11 Angĩaga kũmũhingĩria maũndũ maya matatũ-rĩ, akĩrekererio athiĩ, gũtarĩ na mbeeca ikũrĩhwo.
And if he do not these three vnto her, the shall she go out free, paying no money.
12 “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩgũtha mũndũ amũũrage, ti-itherũ o nake no akooragwo.
He that smiteth a man, and he die, shall dye the death.
13 No rĩrĩ, angĩkorwo ekĩte ũguo atekwenda-rĩ, no gũtuĩke nĩ Ngai ũtũmĩte ũndũ ũcio wĩkĩke, nake mũndũ ũcio nĩakoorĩra kũndũ kũrĩa ngaathuura.
And if a man hath not layed wayte, but God hath offered him into his hande, then I wil appoynt thee a place whither he shall flee.
14 No mũndũ angĩtũmĩra mawara na oorage mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ akĩendaga-rĩ, mweheriei kĩgongona-inĩ gĩakwa, na mũmũũrage.
But if a man come presumptuously vpon his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
15 “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩtharĩkĩra ithe kana nyina no nginya ooragwo.
Also hee that smiteth his father or his mother, shall die the death.
16 “Mũndũ ũngĩiya mũndũ ũngĩ na hinya akamwendie, kana o na anyiitwo arĩ nake atanamwendia-rĩ, no nginya ooragwo.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, if it be founde with him, shall die the death.
17 “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩruma ithe kana nyina no nginya ooragwo.
And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall die the death.
18 “Andũ mangĩũgitana na ũmwe aringe ũrĩa ũngĩ na ihiga kana na ngundi na aage gũkua, no akome ũrĩrĩ kwa ihinda-rĩ,
When men also striue together, and one smite another with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but lieth in bed,
19 ũcio mũringani ndagacookererwo nĩ mahĩtia angĩkorwo ũrĩa waringĩtwo nĩakehota na etware nja na mũtirima wake. No rĩrĩ, no nginya arĩhe mahinda ma mũndũ ũcio mũtihie marĩa morĩte na one atĩ nĩahona biũ.
If hee rise againe and walke without vpon his staffe, then shall he that smote him go quite, saue onely hee shall beare his charges for his resting, and shall pay for his healing.
20 “Mũndũ angĩhũũra ngombo yake ya mũndũ mũrũme kana ya mũndũ-wa-nja na rũthanju, nayo ngombo ĩyo ĩkue nĩ ihũũra rĩu-rĩ, no nginya aherithio,
And if a man smite his seruant, or his maide with a rod, and he die vnder his hande, he shalbe surely punished.
21 no ndangĩherithio ngombo ĩyo ĩngĩarahũka thuutha wa mũthenya ũmwe kana ĩĩrĩ, tondũ ngombo ĩyo nĩ kĩndũ gĩake.
But if he continue a day, or two dayes, hee shall not be punished: for he is his money.
22 “Andũ mangĩkorwo makĩrũa, maringe mũtumia ũrĩ nda, ahune no ndagĩe na thĩĩna ũngĩ-rĩ, ũrĩa ũmũringĩte nĩakarĩha kĩrĩa gĩothe mũthuuri wa mũtumia ũcio ageetia, igooti rĩetĩkĩria.
Also if men striue and hurt a woman with childe, so that her childe depart from her, and death follow not, hee shall bee surely punished according as the womans husband shall appoynt him, or he shall pay as the Iudges determine.
23 No mũtumia ũcio angĩtihio ũũru, muoyo nĩũrĩhagio na muoyo, na
But if death follow, then thou shalt paye life for life,
24 riitho rĩrĩhagio na riitho, na igego rĩrĩhagio na igego, na guoko kũrĩhagio na guoko, na kũgũrũ kũrĩhagio na kũgũrũ, na
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hande for hand, foote for foote,
25 ihĩa rĩrĩhagio na ihĩa, na itihia rĩrĩhagio na itihia, naruo rũhara rũrĩhagio na rũhara.
Burning for burning, wound for wounde, stripe for stripe.
26 “Mũndũ angĩgũtha ndungata ya mũndũ mũrũme kana ya mũndũ-wa-nja riitho narĩo rĩthũke-rĩ, no nginya akaarekereria ndungata ĩyo ĩĩthiĩre, ũndũ ũcio ũtuĩke nĩguo irĩhi rĩa riitho.
And if a man smite his seruant in the eie, or his maide in the eye, and hath perished it, hee shall let him goe free for his eye.
27 Na angĩkũũra igego rĩa ndungata ya mũndũ mũrũme kana ya mũndũ-wa-nja, no nginya arekererie ndungata ĩyo ĩĩthiĩre, ũndũ ũcio ũtuĩke nĩguo irĩhi rĩa igego.
Also if he smite out his seruants tooth, or his maides tooth, he shall let him goe out free for his tooth.
28 “Ndegwa ĩngĩtheeca mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja na rũhĩa akue, ndegwa ĩyo no nginya ĩhũũrwo na mahiga nginya ĩkue, na nyama ciayo itikarĩĩo. No mwene ndegwa ndangĩũrio.
If an oxe gore a man or a woman, that he die, the oxe shalbe stoned to death, and his flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the oxe shall goe quite.
29 No rĩrĩ, angĩkorwo ndegwa ĩyo nĩĩmenyerete gũtheeca andũ na rũhĩa, na mwene nĩamenyithĩtio ũhoro ũcio nake akaaga kũmĩhingĩra, nayo ĩcooke yũrage mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja-rĩ, ndegwa ĩyo no nginya ĩhũũrwo na mahiga ĩkue, na mwene o nake no nginya ooragwo.
If the oxe were wont to push in times past, and it hath bene tolde his master, and hee hath not kept him, and after he killeth a man or a woman, the oxe shall be stoned, and his owner shall die also.
30 Na rĩrĩ, angĩtuĩka nĩ gwĩtio irĩhi-rĩ, no akũũre muoyo wake na kũrĩha kĩrĩa gĩothe angĩĩtio.
If there be set to him a summe of mony, then he shall pay the raunsome of his life, whatsoeuer shalbe laied vpon him.
31 Watho ũyũ noguo ũrũgamĩrĩire ndegwa ĩngĩtheeca mwanake kana mũirĩtu wa mũndũ na rũhĩa.
Whether he hath gored a sonne or gored a daughter, he shalbe iudged after the same maner.
32 Ndegwa ĩngĩtheeca ngombo ya mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja, mwene no nginya arĩhe cekeri mĩrongo ĩtatũ cia betha kũrĩ mwathi wa ngombo ĩyo, nayo ndegwa ĩyo no nginya ĩhũũrwo na mahiga.
If the oxe gore a seruant or a mayde, hee shall giue vnto their master thirtie shekels of siluer, and the oxe shalbe stoned.
33 “Mũndũ angĩkunũra irima, kana enje rĩmwe na aage kũrĩkunĩka, nayo ndegwa kana ndigiri ĩgwe thĩinĩ warĩo,
And when a man shall open a well, or when he shall dig a pit and couer it not, and an oxe or an asse fall therein,
34 mwene irima rĩu no nginya arĩhe hathara ĩyo; no nginya arĩhe mwene nyamũ, nayo nyamũ ĩyo ĩkuĩte ĩtuĩke yake.
The owner of the pit shall make it good, and giue money to the owners thereof, but the dead beast shalbe his.
35 “Ndegwa ya mũndũ ĩngĩtihia ndegwa ya mũndũ ũngĩ ĩkue, andũ acio nĩmakendia ndegwa ĩrĩa ĩrĩ muoyo, magayane mbeeca na magayane nyamũ ĩyo ĩkuĩte.
And if a mans oxe hurt his neighbours oxe that he die, then they shall sel the liue oxe, and deuide the money thereof, and the dead oxe also they shall deuide.
36 No rĩrĩ, kũngĩkorwo nĩkũmenyekete atĩ ndegwa ĩyo nĩĩmenyerete gũtheecana na rũhĩa, nake mwene akaaga kũmĩhingĩra-rĩ, no nginya mwene arĩhe, nyamũ ĩrĩhio na nyamũ ĩngĩ, na ĩrĩa ĩkuĩte ĩtuĩke yake.
Or if it bee knowen that the oxe hath vsed to push in times past, and his master hath not kept him, he shall pay oxe for oxe, but the dead shall be his owne.

< Thaama 21 >