Hesabu 35
1 BWANA akanena na Musa kwenye nyanda za Moabu karibu na Yorodani kule Yeriko akasema,
And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho:
2 “Waamuru watu wa Israeli kutoa sehemu ya urithi wa ardhi yao kwa Walawi. Watawapa miji ya kuishi ndani yake na eneo la malisho kuzunguka miji hiyo.
Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites out of their possessions,
3 Walawi watakuwa na miji hiyo ya kuishi. Eneo la malisho litakuwa kwa ajili ya ng'ombe zao, kondoo zao, na wanyama wao wote.
Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for their cattle and beasts:
4 Hayo malisho yatakayozunguka miji hiyo ambayo mtawapa Walawi yataanzia kwenye maboma kwa ukubwa wa “mita 457” kila upande.
Which suburbs shall reach from the walls of the cities outward, a thousand paces on every side:
5 Utapima dhiraa elfu mbili kutoka nje ya mji kuelekea mashariki, na dhiraa elfu mbili kuelekea kusini, na dhiraa elfu mbili kuelekea upande wa magharibi, na dhiraa elfu mbilii kuelekea upandewa kaskazini. Haya yatakuwa maeneo ya malisho yao. Miji itakuwa katikati.
Toward the east shall be two thousand cubits: and toward the south in like manner shall be two thousand cubits: toward the sea also, which looketh to the west, shall be the same extent: and the north side shall be bounded with the like limits. And the cities shall be in the midst, and the suburbs without.
6 Katika hiyo miji sita mtakayowapatia Walawi itatumika kama miji ya ukimbizi. Mtatoa maeneo haya ili kama mtu ameua mtu apate mahali pa kukimbilia. Pia mtatoa miji mingine arobaini na mbli.
And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities,
7 Jumla ya miji ambyo mtawapa Walawi itakuwa arobaini na nane. Mtawapa hiyo miji pamoja na maeneo yao ya malisho.
That is, in all forty-eight with their suburbs.
8 Zile kabila kubwa za watu wa Israeli, kabila ambalo lina ardhi zaidi, watatoa ardhi zaidi. Makabila madogo madogo watatoa miji michache. Kila kabila lazima watoe kwa ajili ya Walawi kwa kufuata mgawo waliopata.”
And of these cities which shall be given out of the possessions of the children of Israel, from them that have more, more shall be taken: and from them that have less, fewer. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the extent of their inheritance.
9 Kisha BWANA akanena na Musa akamwambia,
The Lord said to Moses:
10 “Sema na wana wa Israeli na uwaambie, 'Mtakapovuka Yorodani kuingia Kanaani,
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have passed over the Jordan into the land of Chanaan,
11 Kisha mchague miji itakayotumika kama miji ya ukimbizi kwa, ajili yenu, mahali ambapo mtu aliyeua mtu pasipo kukusudia anaweza kukimbilia.
Determine what cities shall be for the refuge of fugitives, who have shed blood against their will.
12 Hii miji itakuwa kwenu miji ya ukimbizi kwa mtu anayetaka kulipa kisasi. ili kwamba mtuhumiwa asije akauawa bila kwanza kusikilizwa na jamii.
And when the fugitive shall be in them, the kinsman of him that is slain may not have power to kill him, until he stand before the multitude, and his cause be judged.
13 Mtachagua miji sita kuwa miji ya ukimbizi.
And of those cities, that are separated for the refuge of fugitives,
14 Mtatoa miji mitatu kule ng'ambo ya Yorodani na miji mitatu huko Kanaani. Itakuwa miji ya ukimbizi.
Three shall be beyond the Jordan, and three in the land of Chanaan,
15 Kwa ajili ya watu wa Israeli, wageni, kwa, yeyote anayeishi kati yenu, hii miji sita itatumika kama miji ya ukimbizi kwa mtu yeyote atakayeua mtu bila kukusudia anaweza kukimbila.
As well for the children of Israel as for strangers and sojourners, that he may flee to them, who hath shed blood against his will.
16 Lakini kama mtuhumiwa amempiga mtu na chombo cha chuma, na huyo mtu akafa, basi kwa hakika yule mtuhumiwa ni muuaji. Kwa hiyo anatakiwa kuuawa.
If any man strike with iron, and he die that was struck: he shall be guilty of murder, and he himself shall die.
17 Kama yule mtuhumiwa amempiga mtu kwa jiwe mkonono mwake ambalo linaweza kumwua mtu, na kama yule mtu atakufa, basi hakika huyo mtuhumiwa ni mwuaji. Kwa hakika anatakiwa kuuawa.
If he throw a stone, and he that is struck die: he shall be punished in the same manner.
18 Kama mtuhumiwa amempiga mtu kwa silaha ya mti ambayo inaweza kuua mtu na kama huyo mtu atakufa, basi kwa hakika huyo mtuhumiwa ni mwuaji. kwa hakika huyo anataikwa kuuawa.
If he that is struck with wood die: he shall be revenged by the blood of him that struck him.
19 Mwenye kulipa kisasi cha damu ndiye atakayemwua mwuaji. atkapokutana naye, anaweza kumwua.
The kinsman of him that was slain, shall kill the murderer: as soon as he apprehendeth him, he shall kill him.
20 Lakini kama yule mtuhumiwa atamshinda mtu yeyote yule anayemchukia au kama atamtupia kitu, wakati akimvizia, kiasi kwamba huyo mtu akafa,
If through hatred any one push a man, or fling any thing at him with ill design:
21 au kama atampiga ngumi kwa chuki na mtu huyo akafa, ndipo yule mtuhumiwa aliyempiga hakika atauawa. Yeye ni mwuaji. Yule mlipa kisasi cha damu anaweza kumwua muuaji pale atakapokutana naye.
Or being his enemy, strike; him with his hand, and he die: the striker shall be guilty of murder: the kinsman of him that was slain as soon as he findeth him, shall kill him.
22 Lakini kama mtuhumiwa atampiga mtu ghafla bila kuwa na chuki hapo awali, au kama atamtupia kitu ambacho kitampiga mtu bila kumvizia
But if by chance medley, and without hatred,
23 au kama atatupa jiwe amabalo linaweza kumwua mtu bila kumwona, basi huyo mtu hakua adui yake, hakukusudia kumwumiza huyo mtu. Basi hiki ndicho kitachofanywa kama mtu huyo atakufa.
And enmity, he do any of these things,
24 Kwa tatizo la jinsi hiyo, Watu wataamua kati ya mlipa kisasi na mtuhumiwa kwa kufuata taratibu zifuatazo.
And this be proved in the hearing of the people, and the cause be debated between him that struck, and the next of kin:
25 Watu watamwokoa mtuhumiwa kutoka kwenye nguvu za mlipa kisasi cha damu. Watu watamrudisha mtuhumiwa katika mji wa ukimbizi ambao hapo awali alikimbilia. Ataishi pale mpaka yule kuhani anayetumikia atakapokufa, ambaye alipakwa mafuta matakatifu.
The innocent shall be delivered from the hand of the revenger, and shall be brought back by sentence into the city, to which he had fled, and he shall abide there until the death of the high priest, that is anointed with the holy oil.
26 Lakini kama yule mtuhumiwa muda fulani ataenda nje ya mipaka ya mji a ukimbizi ambao alikimbilia,
If the murderer be found without the limits of the cities that are appointed for the banished,
27 na kama yule mlipa kisasi cha damu atamwona nje ya mipaka ya mji wake wa ukimbizi, kama atamwua huyo mtuhumiwa, mlipa kisasi cha damu hatakuwa na hatia ya mauaji hayo.
And be struck by him that is the avenger of blood: he shall not be guilty that killed him.
28 Hii ni kwa sababu yule mtuhumiwa alitakiwa kubaki katika mji wake wa ukimbizi mpaka kuhani mkuu atakapokufa. Baada ya kifo cha kuhani mkuu, yule mtuhumiwa atarejea kwenye nchi yake ambako kuna mali yake.
For the fugitive ought to have stayed in the city until the death of the high priest: and after he is dead, then shall the manslayer return to his own country.
29 Hizi amri zitakuwa maagizo kwenu kwa kizazi chote mahali kote mnakoishi.
These things shall be perpetual, and for an ordinance in all your dwellings.
30 Yeyote amwuaye mtu, mwuaji atauawa, kama neno la ushahidi litakavyotolewa. Lakini ushahidi wa mtu mmoja unaweza usitoshe kusababisha mtu kuuawa.
The murderer shall be punished by witnesses: none shall be condemned upon the evidence of one man.
31 Pia, msipokee fidia kwa ajili ya uhai wa mwuaji ambaye ana hatia ya mauti. Kwa hakika lazima auawe.
You shall not take money of him that is guilty of blood, but he shall die forthwith.
32 Na msipokee fidia ya mtu aliyekimbilia kwenye miji ya ukimbizi. Msimruhusu kwa namna yeyote kurudi kwenye mali zake mpaka pale kuhani mkuu atakapokufa.
The banished and fugitives before the death of the high priest may by no means return into their own cities.
33 Msiiharibu nchi mnayokaa kwa namna hii, kwa kuwa damu ya mwuaji huharibu nchi. Hakuna sadaka ya upatanisho inayoweza kufanywa kwa nchi pale damu inapomwagika juu yake, isipokuwa kwa damu ya mtu aliyeimwaga.
Defile not the land of your habitation, which is stained with the blood of the innocent: neither can it otherwise be expiated, but by his blood that hath shed the blood of another.
34 Kwa hiyo msiinajisi nchi mnayoishi kwa sababu Mimi ninaishi ndani yake. Mimi BWANA huishi kati ya watu wa Israeli.”'
And thus shall your possession he cleansed, myself abiding with you. For I am the Lord that dwell among the children of Israel.
