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 Yahweh spake unto Moses in the waste plains of Moab, —by Jordan, near 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 sons of Israel, that they give unto the Levites—out of the inheritance which they possess—cities to dwell in, —pasture land also unto the cities, round about them, 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.

So shall the cities be theirs, to dwell in, —and their pasture lands, shall, be for their cattle and for their goods 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 pasture lands of the cities which ye shall give unto the Levite, shall be, —from the wall of the city, and outwards, 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.

So ye shall measure—on the outside of the city—the eastward quarter two thousand by the cubit, and the south quarter two thousand by the cubit, and the west quarter two thousand by the cubit and the north quarter two thousand by the cubit, with, the city, in the midst. This, shall be unto them the pasture lands of 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, among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give that the manslayer may flee thither, —and besides them, ye shall give, forty-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 unto the Levites, shall be forty-eight cities, —them, and their pasture lands,

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 as touching the cities which ye shall give out of the possession of the sons of Israel from the many, shall ye take many, and from the few, shall ye take few, —each, according to his inheritance, which they shall inherit, shall give of his cities unto the Levites.

9 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ:

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

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

Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, —When ye are passing over the Jordan unto the land of Canaan,

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

then shall ye find for you, convenient cities, cities of refuge, shall they be unto you, —and the manslayer, who hath slain a person, by mistake, shall flee thither.

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

So shall the cities serve you for places of refuge from the redeemer, —that the manslayer may not die, until he has stood before the assembly, for judgment,

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

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

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

Three of the cities, shall ye give, on this side the Jordan, and three of the cities, shall ye give in the land of Canaan, —cities of refuge, shall they be.

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 sons of Israel and for the sojourner. and for the settler in your midst, shall these six cities serve, as places of refuge, —that any one may flee thither who hath slain a person, by mistake.

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

If, then, with an instrument of iron, he smote him, and he died, a manslayer, he is, —a manslayer, shall surely die.

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.

Or if with a stone thrown by hand, where-by one might die, he smote him and he died, a manslayer, he is, —the man-slayer, shall surely die,

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 with hand-weapon of wood, wherewith one might die, he smote him and he died a manslayer, he is, —the manslayer shall surely die.

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

The blood-redeemer, he, shall put to death the man-slayer, —when he lighteth upon 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,

Or if with hate, he shall thrust at him, or hurl at him designedly, and he have 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 if with enmity, he hath smitten him with his hand and he is dead, then shall he that dealt the blow, be surely put to death. a manslayer, he is—the blood-redeemer shall put to death the man-slayer, when he lighteth upon him.

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

But if suddenly, without enmity, he shall thrust him, or hurl upon him any missile, without design;

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 one might die without seeing him, and it fall upon him, and he dieth; he, not being at enmity with him, nor seeking to harm him,

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

then shall the assembly judge, between him that smote and the blood-redeemer, —according to these regulations;

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 assembly shall rescue the manslayer out of the hand of the blood-redeemer, and the assembly shall restore him unto his city of refuge whither he had fled, —and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who hath been anointed with the hallowing oil.

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

But if the man-slayer, go out, of the bounds of his city of refuge, whereinto he hath fled;

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 blood-redeemer, find him, outside the bounds of his city of refuge, then may the blood-redeemer slay the slayer, without being guilty of blood;

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.

for in his city of refuge, should he have remained, until the death of the high priest, —and, after the death of the high priest, might he have returned into the land which he doth possess.

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

So shall these serve you as a regulative statute unto your generations, —wheresoever ye may dwell.

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.

Whosoever taketh away life, at the mouth of witnesses, shall, the slayer be slain, —but, one witness, shall not testify against a person, to put him to death.

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

And ye shall accept no ransom for the life of him that slayeth, if he have unlawfully caused death, —but he, must 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 accept no ransom for him that hath fled to his city of refuge, if he should return to dwell in the land before 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 shall ye not pollute the land wherein ye are, for blood, doth pollute the land, and for the land, no propitiatory-covering can be made, as touching blood, that is shed therein, save with 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.’”

thou must not then make unclean the land wherein, ye, are dwelling, in the midst of which, I, have my habitation; for, I,—Yahweh, am making my habitation in the midst of the sons of Israel.