Ndari 35

1 Na rĩrĩ, kũu werũ-inĩ wa Moabi gũkuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ wa itũũra rĩa Jeriko, Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:

2 “Atha andũ a Isiraeli mahe Alawii matũũra mao ma gũtũũraga kuuma kũrĩ igai rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli makegwatĩra. Na macooke mamahe ithaka cia kũrĩithia mahiũ mao gũkuhĩ na matũũra macio.

'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 Nao Alawii nĩmakaagĩa na matũũra ma gũtũũra, na magĩe na kũndũ gwa kũrĩithagia ngʼombe ciao, na mbũri, o na ũhiũ ũrĩa ũngĩ wao.

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 “Nacio ithaka cia kũrĩithia mahiũ mao iria ithiũrũrũkĩirie matũũra marĩa mũkaahe Alawii, igaatambũrũka buti 1,000 na magana matano kuuma rũthingo-inĩ rwa itũũra.

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 Kuuma nja ya itũũra-rĩ, mũthime buti 3,000 mwena wa irathĩro, na buti 3,000 mwena wa gũthini, na buti 3,000 mwena wa ithũĩro, na buti 1,000 mwena wa gathigathini, narĩo itũũra rĩgĩe gatagatĩ. Gĩcunjĩ kĩu kĩa bũrũri nĩkĩo gĩgaatuĩka ũrĩithio wa matũũra macio.

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 “Matũũra matandatũ ma macio mũkaahe Alawii magaatuĩka ma kũũrĩrwo, kũrĩa mũndũ ũraganĩte angĩũrĩra. Hamwe na macio matandatũ, mahei matũũra mangĩ mĩrongo ĩna na meerĩ.

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 Matũũra mothe marĩa mũkaahe Alawii no nginya magaakorwo marĩ mĩrongo ĩna na manana, hamwe na ithaka cia kũrĩithia mahiũ mao.

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 Matũũra marĩa mũkaahe Alawii kuuma kũrĩ bũrũri ũcio andũ a Isiraeli makegwatĩra, makaaheanwo kũringana na ũrĩa igai rĩa o mũhĩrĩga rĩigana: Oyai matũũra maingĩ kuuma kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga ũrĩa ũrĩ na matũũra maingĩ, na muoe matũũra manini kuuma kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga ũrĩa ũrĩ matũũra manini.”

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 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ:

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

10 “Arĩria andũ a Isiraeli, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘Rĩrĩa mũkaaringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mũtoonye bũrũri wa Kaanani-rĩ,

'Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

11 nĩmũgathuura matũũra mamwe matuĩke matũũra manene manyu ma kũũrĩrwo, kũrĩa mũndũ ũraganĩte ataciirĩire gwĩka ũguo angĩũrĩra.

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 Macio magaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũũrĩrwo kuuma kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩhanagĩria, nĩgeetha mũndũ ũrĩa ũthitangĩirwo kũũragana ndagakue ataambĩte gũciirithio mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ.

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 Matũũra macio matandatũ mũkaaheana nĩmo magaatuĩka matũũra manyu manene ma kũũrĩrwo.

And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge.

14 Heanai matũũra matatũ mwena ũyũ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani na matatũ kũu Kaanani matuĩke matũũra manene ma kũũrĩrwo.

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 Matũũra macio matandatũ magaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũũrĩrwo nĩ andũ a Isiraeli, na ageni, o na andũ arĩa angĩ matũũraga thĩinĩ wao, nĩgeetha mũndũ ũraganĩte ataciirĩire gwĩka ũguo ooragĩre kuo.

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 “‘Mũndũ angĩgũtha ũrĩa ũngĩ na kĩndũ gĩa kĩgera, nake ũcio wagũthwo akue-rĩ, ũcio ũgũthanĩte nĩ mũũragani; mũũragani ũcio no nginya ooragwo.

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 Kana mũndũ o wothe ũngĩkorwo na ihiga rĩngĩũragana guoko, nake agũthe mũndũ narĩo, mũndũ ũcio akue-rĩ, ũcio ũgũthanĩte nĩ mũũragani; mũũragani ũcio no nginya ooragwo.

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 Kana mũndũ o wothe ũngĩkorwo na mũtĩ ũngĩũragana guoko, nake agũthe mũndũ naguo acooke akue-rĩ, ũcio ũgũthanĩte nĩ mũũragani; mũũragani ũcio no nginya ooragwo.

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 Mũrĩhanĩria wa thakame no nginya oorage mũũragani ũcio; angĩmũtũnga no nginya amũũrage.

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.

20 Mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo aciirĩire rũmena na athinĩkanie ũrĩa ũngĩ, kana amũikĩrie kĩndũ akĩendaga nake mũgũthwo akue,

And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him any thing, lying in wait, so that he died;

21 kana amũgũthe ngundi arakarĩte amũũrage, mũndũ ũcio no nginya ooragwo; ũcio nĩ mũũragani. Mũrĩhanĩria wa thakame no nginya akooraga mũũragani ũcio rĩrĩa angĩmũtũnga.

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 “‘No rĩrĩ, mũndũ angĩkorwo atarĩ na rũmena, na o rĩmwe athinĩkanie mũndũ ũngĩ kana amũikĩrie kĩndũ atekwenda,

But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,

23 kana amũgũithĩrie ihiga rĩngĩmũũraga atekũmuona, nake mũndũ ũcio akue, no tondũ ti thũ yake na ningĩ ndaciirĩire kũmũgera ngero-rĩ,

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 hĩndĩ ĩyo kĩũngano kĩu no nginya kĩmũtuithanie ciira na mũrĩhanĩria wa thakame kũringana na mawatho maya.

then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;

25 Kĩũngano kĩu no nginya kĩgitĩre mũndũ ũcio ũthitangĩirwo kũũragana kuuma kũrĩ mũrĩhanĩria wa thakame, na kĩmũcookie itũũra rĩu inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo rĩrĩa oorĩire. Nake no nginya aikare kuo o nginya rĩrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene agaakua, o ũcio waitĩrĩirio maguta marĩa maamũre.

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 “‘No rĩrĩ, mũthitangwo ũcio ũraganĩte angĩgaathiĩ nja ya itũũra rĩu inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo rĩrĩa oorĩire,

But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;

27 nake mũrĩhanĩria wa thakame amũkore na kũu nja ya itũũra rĩu inene, mũrĩhanĩria ũcio wa thakame no oorage mũndũ ũcio mũthitange, na ndatuĩrwo ihĩtia rĩa kũũragana.

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 Mũndũ ũcio mũthitange no nginya aikare thĩinĩ wa itũũra rĩu rĩake inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo o nginya rĩrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene agaakua; thuutha wa gĩkuũ kĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũcio mũnene, no acooke gĩthaka-inĩ kĩrĩa eegwatĩire.

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 “‘Maya nĩmo megũtuĩka mawatho manyu ma kũrũmagĩrĩrwo hĩndĩ ciothe njiarwa-inĩ iria igooka, o kũrĩa mũgaatũũra.

And these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

30 “‘Mũndũ o wothe angĩũraga mũndũ no nginya akooragwo ta mũũragani, no no nginya hagĩe na ũira wa aira aingĩ. No gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũ ũkooragwo nĩ ũndũ wa ũira wa mũndũ ũmwe.

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 “‘Mũtikanamũkĩre indo cia gũkũũra muoyo wa mũũragani, ũrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkua. Ti-itherũ ũcio no nginya ooragwo.

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 “‘Mũtikanamũkĩre indo cia gũkũũra muoyo wa mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũũrĩire itũũra inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo, atĩ nĩguo mũmwĩtĩkĩrie acooke agatũũre mũgũnda-inĩ wake mbere ya gĩkuũ kĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene.

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 “‘Mũtikanathaahie bũrũri ũrĩa mũrĩ. Ũiti wa thakame nĩ ũthaahagia bũrũri, na horohio ndĩngĩrutĩrwo bũrũri ũrĩa thakame ĩrĩkĩtie gũitwo, tiga no ĩrutirwo na thakame ya mũndũ ũcio wamĩitire.

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 Mũtikanathaahie bũrũri ũrĩa mũtũũraga na kũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga, nĩ ũndũ niĩ Jehova ndũũraga gatagatĩ ka andũ a Isiraeli.’”

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.'