UJoshuwa 20

1 INkosi yasikhuluma kuJoshuwa isithi:

Perwerdigar Yeshuagha söz qilip mundaq dédi: —

2 Khuluma kubantwana bakoIsrayeli uthi: Zikhetheleni imizi yokuphephela engakhuluma ngayo kini ngesandla sikaMozisi,

Sen Israillargha mundaq dégin: — «Özüm Musaning wasitisi bilen silerge buyrughandek, özünglar üchün «panahliq sheherler»ni tallap békitinglar;

3 ukuze umbulali obulala umuntu kungeyisikho ngabomo engazi abalekele khona. Njalo izakuba yisiphephelo kini kumphindiseli wegazi.

bilmey, tasadipiyliqtin adem urup öltürüp qoyghan herqandaq kishi u sheherlerge qéchip ketsun. Buning bilen bu sheherler silerge qan intiqamini alghuchidin panahgah bolidu.

4 Nxa ebalekela komunye walimizi uzakuma emnyango wesango lomuzi, akhulume udaba lwakhe ezindlebeni zabadala balowomuzi; babesebememukela kubo emzini, bamnike indawo ukuthi ahlale labo.

[Ademni shundaq öltürgen] kishi bu sheherlerning birige qéchip bérip, sheherning qowuqigha kélip, shu yerde sheherning aqsaqallirigha öz ehwalini éytsun; ular uni özige qobul qilip sheherge kirgüzüp, uning özliri bilen bille turushigha uninggha jay bersun.

5 Uba-ke umphindiseli wegazi exotshana laye, kabayikunikela umbulali esandleni sakhe, ngoba utshaye umakhelwane wakhe engazi, ebengamzondi mandulo.

Emdi qan qisasini alghuchi uni qoghlap kelse, ular adem öltürgen kishini qisaskarning qoligha tapshurup bermisun; chünki shu kishining burundin öz qoshnisigha héch öch-adawiti bolmighan, belki tasadipiy urup öltürüp qoyghan.

6 Uzahlala kulowomuzi aze eme phambi kwenhlangano kusenzelwa ukwahlulelwa, kuze kube lokufa kompristi omkhulu oyabe ekhona ngalezonsuku. Umbulali usengabuyela eze emzini wakibo lendlini yakhe, aye emzini abaleke khona.

[Adem öltürgen] kishi jamaet aldida soraq qilin’ghuche shu sheherde tursun; andin shu waqittiki bash kahin ölüp ketkende, u shu sheherdin ayrilip, öz shehirige, yeni qéchip chiqqan sheherdiki öyige yénip kelsun.

7 Basebengcwelisa iKedeshi eGalili entabeni yakoNafithali, leShekema entabeni yakoEfrayimi, leKiriyathi-Arba okuyiHebroni entabeni yakoJuda.

Shuning bilen ular Naftali taghliq yurtidiki Kedeshni, Efraimning taghliq yurtidiki Shekemni we Yehudaning taghliq yurtidiki Kiriat-Arba, yeni Hébronni,

8 Langaphetsheya kweJordani eJeriko empumalanga banika iBezeri enkangala emagcekeni esizweni sakoRubeni, leRamothi eGileyadi esizweni sakoGadi, leGolani eBashani esizweni sakoManase.

Yérixoning sherq teripidiki, Iordan deryasining u qétidiki Ruben qebilisining zéminidin tüzlenglikning chölidiki Bezerni, Gad qebilisining zéminidin Giléadtiki Ramotni we Manasseh qebilisining zéminidin Bashandiki Golanni tallap békitti.

9 Le yimizi eyayimiselwe bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli lowezizwe ohlala njengowezizwe phakathi kwabo, ukuze loba ngubani obulala umuntu kungeyisikho ngabomo abalekele khona, ukuze angafi ngesandla somphindiseli wegazi, aze eme phambi kwenhlangano.

Mana bu sheherler barliq Israillar we ularning arisida turuwatqan musapirlar üchün panahgah bolushqa békitilgen sheherlerdur; kimki bilmey, tasadipiliqtin adem öltürgen bolsa, uning jamaet aldida soraq qilinishidin burun, qan qisaskarning qolida ölmesliki üchün shu sheherlerge qéchip kétishke bu sheherler békitilgen.