Mizi ye matizhilo
(Mbalo 35:9-34Joshuwa 20:1-9)1 “Kowoti Yahwe Ndzimu uwo belobesa njudzi dze shango Yahwe Ndzimu uwo yabanokupa, ube ubatata, ube ugala mu mizi yabo ne mu ng'umba dzabo, 2 ushalule mizi mitatu mu shango Yahwe Ndzimu uwo yabanokupa kuithuwa. 3 Ululwamise zila, uthubulanye shango yaunopiwa ndi Yahwe Ndzimu uwo katatu, kuti nthu mmwe ne mmwe wabulaya atizhile ko.
4 “Ngono mbulayi ungatizhilako kuti atjile ndi woyu; ndi wabulaya nthu kusinge mwaza, asakatongo bengana naye mu misi yakapinda. 5 Ngatiti nlume unoyenda ku ishaka ne mbakidzani uwe kutema hwuni, ebe emilidza shathu kutema nti ngono shathu libe lishomoka libe liloba mbakidzani uwe ebe efa, mbulayi ngaatizhile ku mmwe we mizi iyeyi kuzwitjidza, 6 mbgwilizili we watebula malopa mu kugwadzamoyo kukwe kukulu asiti enlonda kambhata mu zila ngoti zila indefu, ebe embulaya nenguba abe asakalingisana ngofa, seakabe asi tjita ku mbakidzani uwe mu misi yakapinda. 7 Ndizo wali ndomudwa nditi shalulani mizi mikulu mitatu. 8 Ngono kowoti Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu betalabudza n'gathu wenyu sekwa bakagadzabgwe kupa botate benyu 9 kuyenda koga ngekuti mowobe muna njele kulondolodza nlayo iwoyu wandinomupa mu zhuba lino, mude Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu mutobele zila dzabo kuyenda kwakunoyenda, ngono mowopapha mizi mitatu nge mimwe mizi mikulu mitatu. 10 Mukuthame kuti malopa asina nlandu asitongo tebugwa mu shango iyeyi Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu yabanomupa ili thaka kudwa kuthama kuti nlandu we kutebula malopa ube pezhugwi kwenyu.
11 “Koga ha nlume ebenga mbakidzani uwe ebe enlalila ebe emukila enkubadza ebe efa, ngono nlume iwoyo ebe etizhila ku mmwe we mizi iyeyi mikulu, 12 ipapo sholotjena dze nzi nkulu kwaanodwa banowotuma batumwa kunontola ikoko, bebe benlonga mu maboko e mbgwilizili we watebula malopa kuti afe. 13 Musitongo nhwila ngoni, koga muduse nlandu we kutebula malopa asina nlandu mu Iziraela kuti kumuyendile zubuyanana.
Migathu ye mituthu
14 “Mu thaka yamunowobe nayo mu shango iyeyi yamunopiwa ndi Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu kuithuwa, musitongo sedza n'gathu we mbakidzani wakatjekwa nge bahwola bantolo.
Batendeki
15 “Ntendeki nn'gompela aazolizana kutendekela mmwe nthu kutilikwa nlandu mu tjimwe tjaathama kene tjibi tjimwe koga, butendeki gwe babili kene batatu ndigo gungabonesa nthu nlandu. 16 Ha ntendeki usakatambunuka emukila mmwe nthu etilika nlandu we tjimwe tjisiitjo, 17 ipapo bubili gwabo baboneke mbeli kwa Yahwe pa bapirisiti ne basumikilisi bakabhata mu mazhuba iyawo. 18 Basumikilisi bashakisise ngono ha ntendeki ali ntendeki we manyepkhwa ngono etilika mwana wa tate babe nlandu we manyepkhwa, 19 ipapo munthamile itjetjo tjaabe eshaka kutjithamila mwana wa tate babe, ndizo muduse bubi pakati kwenyu. 20 Ngono bamwe banowohwa ngono bakatja ngono bakasitongo thama mbipo yakajali pakati kwenyu. 21 Musitongo hwa ngoni, kowobe butjilo gubhudila butjilo, zhisho libhudila zhisho, zhino libhudila zhino, tjiazha tjibhudila tjiazha ne gumbo libhudila gumbo.
The Cities of Refuge
(Numbers 35.9-34Joshua 20.1-9)1 “After the Lord your God has destroyed the people whose land he is giving you and after you have taken their cities and houses and settled there, 2-3 divide the territory into three parts, each with a city that can be easily reached. Then any of you that kill will be able to escape to one of them for protection. 4 If you accidentally kill someone who is not your enemy, you may escape to any of these cities and be safe. 5 For example, if two of you go into the forest together to cut wood and if, as one of you is chopping down a tree, the ax head comes off the handle and kills the other, you can run to one of those three cities and be safe. 6 If there were only one city, the distance to it might be too great, and the relative who is responsible for taking revenge for the killing might catch you and angrily kill an innocent person. After all, it was by accident that you killed someone who was not your enemy. 7 This is why I order you to set aside three cities.
8 “When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he told your ancestors he would, and gives you all the land he has promised, 9 then you are to select three more cities. (He will give you this land if you do everything that I command you today and if you love the Lord your God and live according to his teachings.) 10 Do this, so that innocent people will not die and so that you will not be guilty of putting them to death in the land that the Lord is giving you.
11 “But suppose you deliberately murder your enemy in cold blood and then escape to one of those cities for protection. 12 In that case, the leaders of your own town are to send for you and hand you over to the relative responsible for taking revenge for the murder, so that you may be put to death. 13 No mercy will be shown to you. Israel must rid itself of murderers, so that all will go well.
Ancient Property Lines
14 “Do not move your neighbor's property line, established long ago in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Concerning Witnesses
15 “One witness is not enough to convict someone of a crime; at least two witnesses are necessary to prove that someone is guilty. 16 If any of you try to harm another by false accusations, 17 both of you are to go to the one place of worship and be judged by the priests and judges who are then in office. 18 The judges will investigate the case thoroughly; and if you have made a false accusation, 19 you are to receive the punishment the accused would have received. In this way your nation will get rid of this evil. 20 Then everyone else will hear what happened; they will be afraid, and no one will ever again do such an evil thing. 21 In such cases show no mercy; the punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.