Ọnụọgụgụ 35

1 Nʼoge a, mgbe ndị Izrel ka nọ nʼakụkụ osimiri Jọdan nʼobosara ala Moab, na ncherita ihu Jeriko, ka Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,

And the Lord spoke to Moses to the west of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

2 “Nye ndị Izrel iwu ka ha nye ndị Livayị ụfọdụ obodo ebe ha ga-ebi. Obodo ndị a ga-abụ ndị si nʼihe nketa ndị Izrel ketara. Nyekwa ha ala ebe anụ ụlọ ha ga-anọ na-akpa nri, nke ga-agba obodo ndị a gburugburu.

Give orders to the children of Israel, and they shall give to the Levites cities to dwell in from the lot of their possession, and they shall give to the Levites the suburbs of the cities round about them.

3 Obodo ndị a ga-abụrụ ha ebe obibi, ma ala niile gbara ha gburugburu ga-abụ ebe ịta nri nke igwe ehi na atụrụ, na anụ ụlọ ha niile.

And the cities shall be for them to dwell in, and their enclosures shall be for their cattle and all their beasts.

4 “Ala ebe ịta nri nke obodo niile nke unu ga-enye ndị Livayị ga-adị narị mita anọ na ọkara nʼogologo site na mgbidi obodo ga gburugburu mgbidi obodo ọbụla.

And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outwards two thousand cubits round about.

5 Ya mere nʼobodo ndị Livayị ọbụla, ala ịzụ anụ ụlọ ga-adị narị mita anọ na ọkara site na mgbidi ha ruo nʼoke ala ha. Ọ ga-adị narị mita anọ na ọkara nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ, narị mita anọ na ọkara nʼakụkụ ọdịda anyanwụ, narị mita anọ na ọkara nʼakụkụ ugwu, narị mita anọ na ọkara nʼakụkụ ndịda. Obodo ha ga-adịkwa nʼetiti ala ịzụ anụ ụlọ ndị a.

And thou shalt measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and your city shall be in the midst of this, and the suburbs of the cities [as described].

6 “Obodo isii nʼime obodo ndị ahụ unu na-enye ndị Livayị ga-abụ obodo mgbaba, ebe onye ọbụla gburu mmadụ na-amaghị ama nwere ike gbaga izere ndụ ya. Tinyere obodo ndị a unu ga-enyekwasị ha iri obodo anọ na abụọ ọzọ.

And ye shall give the cities to the Levites, the six cities of refuge which ye shall give for the slayer to flee thither, and in addition to these, forty-two cities.

7 Ya mere obodo niile a ga-enye ndị Livayị ga-adị iri obodo anọ na asatọ, tinyere obosara ala ịzụ igwe ewu na atụrụ nke gbara obodo ndị a gburugburu.

Ye shall give to the Levites in all forty-eight cities, them and their suburbs.

8 Obodo unu na-enye ndị Livayị site nʼihe nketa ndị Izrel ga-abụ dịka unu si keta oke unu. A ga-esite nʼaka ebo nwere ọtụtụ obodo wepụta ọtụtụ obodo, ma site nʼaka ebo obodo ha nwere na-ehighị nne wepụta ole na ole.”

And as for the cities which ye shall give out of the possession of the children of Israel, from those [that have] much [ye shall give] much, and from those that have less ye shall give less: they shall give of their cities to the Levites each one according to his inheritance which they shall inherit.

9 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

10 “Gwa ndị Izrel sị ha, ‘mgbe unu gafere Jọdan banye nʼala Kenan,

Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye are to cross over Jordan into the land of Chanaan.

11 họpụtanụ ụfọdụ obodo ka ọ bụrụ obodo mgbaba ebe mmadụ nwere ike ịgbabanye ma ọ bụrụ na o gbuo mmadụ na-amaghị ama.

And ye shall appoint to yourselves cities: they shall be to you cities of refuge for the slayer to flee to, every one who has killed another unintentionally.

12 Obodo ndị a ga-abụ ebe mgbaba nye onye na-ezere ndụ site nʼaka onye ahụ chọrọ ịbọrọ ọbọ, ka a ghara igbu onye e boro ebubo igbu mmadụ tutu ruo mgbe e buru ụzọ kpee ya ikpe nʼihu ọgbakọ.

And the cities shall be to you places of refuge from the avenger of blood, and the slayer shall not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

13 Obodo isii ndị a unu wepụtara ga-abụ obodo mgbaba.

And the cities which ye shall assign, [even] the six cities, shall be places of refuge for you.

14 Họpụta obodo mgbaba atọ nʼakụkụ ọzọ nke Jọdan. Ka atọ ndị ọzọ dịrị na Kenan.

Ye shall assign three cities on the other side of Jordan, and ye shall assign three cities in the land of Chanaan.

15 Obodo ndị a agaghị abụ ebe izere ndụ maka naanị ndị Izrel, kama ọ dịkwara ndị ọbịa na ndị ọzọ bi nʼetiti unu, ka onye na-akpachaghị anya gbuo mmadụ gbaga ebe ahụ izere ndụ ya.

It shall be a place of refuge for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for him that sojourns among you; these cities shall be for a place of refuge, for every one to flee thither who has killed a man unintentionally.

16 “‘Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ e jiri mkpirisi igwe tigbuo mmadụ ibe ya, a ga-agụ onye dị otu a dịka ogbu mmadụ. A ga-egbukwa ya.

And if he should smite him with an iron instrument, and the man should die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.

17 A sịkwa na mmadụ ejide nʼaka ya nkume nke o nwere ike iji tugbuo mmadụ, ọ bụrụ na ọ tụọ mmadụ nkume ahụ tugbuo ya, ọ bụ ogbu mmadụ. Ogbu mmadụ ahụ aghakwaghị ịnwụ.

And if he should smite him with a stone [thrown] from his hand, whereby a man may die, and he [thus] die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.

18 A sikwa na mmadụ ji ihe e ji osisi tụọ nʼaka ya, nke o nwere ike i ji tigbuo mmadụ, ọ bụrụ na o tie mmadụ ihe osisi ahụ, tigbuo ya, ọ bụ ogbu mmadụ. A ghaghị ime ka ogbu mmadụ ahụ nwụọ.

And if he should smite him with an instrument of wood from his hand, whereby he may die, and he [thus] die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.

19 Onye na-abọ ọbọ ọbara ga-egbu ogbu mmadụ ahụ nʼonwe ya mgbe ọbụla o zutere ya.

The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: whensoever he shall meet him he shall slay him.

20 Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ esite nʼekworo nuo onye ọzọ aka, maọbụ kpachara anya tụọ onye ahụ ihe nke mere ka ọ nwụọ,

And if he should thrust him through enmity, or cast any thing upon him from an ambuscade, and the man should die,

21 maọbụ na o sitere nʼobi ọnụma jiri aka ya tie mmadụ ihe nke mere ka ọ nwụọ, a ga-egbu onye ahụ, nʼihi na ogbu mmadụ ka ọ bụ. Onye na-agwachite ọchụ ga-egbu ogbu mmadụ ahụ mgbe ọbụla o zutere ya.

or if he have smitten him with his hand through anger, and the man should die, let the man that smote him be put to death by all means, he is a murderer: let the murderer by all means be put to death: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer when he meets him.

22 “‘Ma ọ bụrụ na mmadụ ebughị iro nʼobi nutuo mmadụ ibe ya na mberede, maọbụ tụọ ya ihe,

But if he should thrust him suddenly, not through enmity, or cast any thing upon him, not from an ambuscade,

23 maọbụ tụtuo nkume nke datara dagbuo mmadụ ibe ya mgbe ọ na-ahụghị ya, bụ onye na-abụghị onye iro ya, onye ọ na-ebughị nʼobi imejọ,

or [smite him] with any stone, whereby a man may die, unawares, and it should fall upon him, and he should die, but he was not his enemy, nor sought to hurt him;

24 mgbe ahụ, ndị ọgbakọ ga-ekpe ikpe nʼetiti onye e boro ebubo na onye na-agwachite ọchụ dịka usoro iwu ndị a si dị.

then the assembly shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood, according to these judgments.

25 Nzukọ aghaghị ichekwa onye e boro ebubo na o gburu mmadụ site nʼaka onye na-agwachite ọchụ, zilaga onye ahụ e boro ebubo nʼobodo mgbaba, bụ ebe ha gbalagara. Onye ahụ e boro ebubo ga-anọgide nʼobodo mgbaba ahụ tutu ruo mgbe onyeisi nchụaja nwụrụ, bụ onye ahụ e tere mmanụ nsọ.

And the congregation shall rescue the slayer from the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he fled for refuge; and he shall dwell there till the death of the high-priest, whom they anointed with the holy oil.

26 “‘Ma ọ bụrụ na ogbu mmadụ a ahapụ obodo mgbaba ahụ pụọ, ọ bụrụkwa,

But if the slayer should in any wise go out beyond the bounds of the city whither he fled for refuge,

27 na onye ahụ na-abọ ọbọ ọbara achọta ya nʼazụ obodo mgbaba ahụ, o nwere ike igbu onye ahụ e boro ebubo, ikpe igbu mmadụ agaghị ama ya.

and the avenger of blood should find him without the bounds of the city of his refuge, and the avenger of blood should kill the slayer, he is not guilty.

28 Onye ahụ e boro ebubo na o gburu mmadụ aghaghị ịnọ nʼime obodo mgbaba ahụ tutu ruo mgbe onyeisi nchụaja nwụrụ. Ọ bụ naanị mgbe onyeisi nchụaja nwụchara, ka ha nwere ike ịlaghachi nʼụlọ ya, nʼihe nketa ya.

For he ought to have remained in the city of refuge till the high-priest died; and after the death of the high-priest the slayer shall return to the land of his possession.

29 “‘Ndị a bụ usoro iwu ga-adịgide nye unu site nʼọgbọ ruo nʼọgbọ, nʼebe obibi unu niile.

And these things shall be to you for an ordinance of judgment throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

30 “‘Onye ọbụla gburu mmadụ ga-anwụ. A ga-ama ya ikpe ọnwụ naanị mgbe e nwere karịa otu onye akaebe. Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla a ga-egbu nʼihi akaebe nke otu onye gbara megide ya.

Whoever kills a man, thou shalt slay the murderer on the testimony of witnesses; and one witness shall not testify against a soul that he should die.

31 “‘Unu a narakwala ihe ịgbara isi nʼọnọdụ ndụ nke onye gburu mmadụ, bụ onye nke ikpe ọnwụ mara. Aghaghị ime ka ha nwụọ.

And ye shall not accept ransoms for life from a murderer who is worthy of death, for he shall be surely put to death.

32 “‘Unu a narakwala ihe mgbapụta site nʼaka onye ọbụla nke gbagara nʼobodo mgbaba, site otu a kwere ka ha lọghachite azụ ga biri nʼala nke aka ha tupu onyeisi nchụaja anwụọ.

Ye shall not accept a ransom [to excuse] his fleeing to the city of refuge, so that he should again dwell in the land, until the death of the high-priest.

33 “‘Unu emerụkwala ala ahụ nke unu bi nʼime ya. Ọbara igbu ọchụ na-emerụ ala. Ọ dịkwaghị mkpuchi mmehie a ga-eme banyere ala a wufuru ọbara nʼime ya, ma ọ bụghị naanị ọbara nke onye ahụ gburu ọchụ ahụ.

So shall ye not pollute with murder the land in which ye dwell; for this blood pollutes the land, and the land shall not be purged from the blood shed upon it, but by the blood of him that shed it.

34 Unu emerụla ala ahụ unu na-aga ibi nʼime ya. Nʼihi na mụ onwe m bikwa nʼebe ahụ, mụ bụ Onyenwe anyị bi nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel.’”

And ye shall not defile the land whereon ye dwell, on which I dwell in the midst of you; for I am the Lord dwelling in the midst of the children of Israel.