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,
Yahweh told this to Moses/me [while the Israeli people were] on the plain in the Moab region near the Jordan [River], across from Jericho:
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.
“Tell the Israeli people that from the land that they will receive, they must give to the descendants of Levi some cities in which they can live. They must also give them some land around these cities.
3 Nao Alawii nĩmakaagĩa na matũũra ma gũtũũra, na magĩe na kũndũ gwa kũrĩithagia ngʼombe ciao, na mbũri, o na ũhiũ ũrĩa ũngĩ wao.
Those will be for the descendants of Levi to live in, and around the cities will be land for their cattle and flocks of sheep and goats and other animals.
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.
“The land that you give them for their animals must extend out for (1,500 feet/450 meters) from the walls of the cities.
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.
Also measure (3,000 feet/900 meters) in each direction out from the walls of each city. That additional land will be land for their animals outside the walls 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.
“Six of the cities that you give to the descendants of Levi will be cities to which people [can run] to be safe. If someone [accidentally] kills someone else, the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities to be safe.
7 Matũũra mothe marĩa mũkaahe Alawii no nginya magaakorwo marĩ mĩrongo ĩna na manana, hamwe na ithaka cia kũrĩithia mahiũ mao.
You must also give to the descendants of Levi 42 other cities and the land around those cities, for their animals,
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.”
The Israeli tribes that have the most people must give them more cities than the tribes that have fewer people give. Each tribe must give some of its cities to the descendants of Levi, but the tribes that have more land must give more cities, and the tribes that have less land will give fewer cities.”
9 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
10 “Arĩria andũ a Isiraeli, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘Rĩrĩa mũkaaringa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mũtoonye bũrũri wa Kaanani-rĩ,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: When you cross the Jordan [River] and enter the Canaan [region],
11 nĩmũgathuura matũũra mamwe matuĩke matũũra manene manyu ma kũũrĩrwo, kũrĩa mũndũ ũraganĩte ataciirĩire gwĩka ũguo angĩũrĩra.
you must choose some cities to which people can run to be safe/protected. If someone kills another person (accidentally/without planning to do that), the one who killed that person may run to one of those cities and be safe.
12 Macio magaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũũrĩrwo kuuma kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩhanagĩria, nĩgeetha mũndũ ũrĩa ũthitangĩirwo kũũragana ndagakue ataambĩte gũciirithio mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ.
One of the relatives of the person who was killed may think he must avenge his relative’s death [by killing the murderer]. But in that city, the killer will be safe [because the people in that city would kill those relatives if they tried to get revenge there]. The man who killed someone accidentally [must] be put on trial in a court.
13 Matũũra macio matandatũ mũkaaheana nĩmo magaatuĩka matũũra manyu manene ma kũũrĩrwo.
You must set apart six cities to be cities to which someone who killed another person accidentally may run and be safe.
14 Heanai matũũra matatũ mwena ũyũ wa Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani na matatũ kũu Kaanani matuĩke matũũra manene ma kũũrĩrwo.
There must be three of those cities on the east side of the Jordan [River] and three that will be [on the west side], in the Canaan region.
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.
Those six cities will be cities where Israeli people may run to and be safe, and where foreigners and other people who are living among you can also run to and be safe. Any of those people who accidentally kills someone may run to one of those cities [and be safe/protected there].
16 “‘Mũndũ angĩgũtha ũrĩa ũngĩ na kĩndũ gĩa kĩgera, nake ũcio wagũthwo akue-rĩ, ũcio ũgũthanĩte nĩ mũũragani; mũũragani ũcio no nginya ooragwo.
“But [you must consider that] anyone who kills another person with an iron weapon or with a big rock or with a piece of wood, is a murderer, and the one who killed the other person must be executed.
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.
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.
19 Mũrĩhanĩria wa thakame no nginya oorage mũũragani ũcio; angĩmũtũnga no nginya amũũrage.
A relative of the person who was murdered must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
20 Mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo aciirĩire rũmena na athinĩkanie ũrĩa ũngĩ, kana amũikĩrie kĩndũ akĩendaga nake mũgũthwo akue,
If someone shoves another person [over a cliff] or throws something at another person
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 hits that person with his hand/fist and causes that person to die, if he did it because he hated that person, then you must consider that he is a murderer, and must be executed. A relative of the person who was killed must be the one who executes the murderer as soon as he finds him.
22 “‘No rĩrĩ, mũndũ angĩkorwo atarĩ na rũmena, na o rĩmwe athinĩkanie mũndũ ũngĩ kana amũikĩrie kĩndũ atekwenda,
“But someone might accidentally shove someone else, or accidentally throw something at another person and hit him, not because he hates that person.
23 kana amũgũithĩrie ihiga rĩngĩmũũraga atekũmuona, nake mũndũ ũcio akue, no tondũ ti thũ yake na ningĩ ndaciirĩire kũmũgera ngero-rĩ,
Or he might drop a rock on someone that he did not see. If the one who does that does not plan to hurt anyone and does not hate the person that was killed,
24 hĩndĩ ĩyo kĩũngano kĩu no nginya kĩmũtuithanie ciira na mũrĩhanĩria wa thakame kũringana na mawatho maya.
the people of that city must decide whether the relative of the dead person [has the right to get revenge], or whether the one who killed the other person [truly did it (accidentally/without planning to do it)].
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.
[If they decide that the killer planned to kill the other person, they must not allow him to stay in their city. But if they decide that it was done accidentally], they must protect the killer from being killed by the dead person’s relative. They must send the killer to one of the cities where he will be safe/protected, and allow him to stay there until the Supreme Priest dies. [After that, the killer may go back to his home, because the dead person’s relative no longer has the right to get revenge].
26 “‘No rĩrĩ, mũthitangwo ũcio ũraganĩte angĩgaathiĩ nja ya itũũra rĩu inene rĩa kũũrĩrwo rĩrĩa oorĩire,
“But [while the Supreme Priest is still living], the person who is in that safe city must not leave that city.
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.
If he goes outside the city, and if a relative of the dead person finds him, that relative is permitted to kill that person, [and people will not consider that the relative is guilty of murder.]
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.
The killer must stay in that city where he will be safe/protected until the Supreme Priest dies. [He will be safe from revenge after that, because the death of the Supreme Priest will be considered to be a sacrifice to atone for that murder]. After that, the killer may return to his home.
29 “‘Maya nĩmo megũtuĩka mawatho manyu ma kũrũmagĩrĩrwo hĩndĩ ciothe njiarwa-inĩ iria igooka, o kũrĩa mũgaatũũra.
“You must always obey those regulations, wherever you live.
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.
“If someone [is accused of] killing another person, the one who is accused may be executed only if there are people who saw him do it. There must be more than one witness; no one is permitted to be executed if there was only one (witness/person who saw him do it).
31 “‘Mũtikanamũkĩre indo cia gũkũũra muoyo wa mũũragani, ũrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkua. Ti-itherũ ũcio no nginya ooragwo.
“If there is a murderer who truly should be executed, do not [spare his life by] accepting (a ransom/money for him not to be killed). He must be executed.
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.
“If someone has run to a city where he will be safe/protected, do not allow him to give you money in order that you will permit him to return to his home before the Supreme Priest dies.
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.
“You must execute people who truly murder others. If you did not do that, you would be causing the people who live in the land to become unacceptable to me. Anyone who deliberately kills an innocent person must be executed.
34 Mũtikanathaahie bũrũri ũrĩa mũtũũraga na kũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga, nĩ ũndũ niĩ Jehova ndũũraga gatagatĩ ka andũ a Isiraeli.’”
I am Yahweh, and I live among you Israelis, so do not spoil/pollute the land by allowing people to murder others without being punished.”
