UNUMERI 35

₁UJehova wakhuluma kuMose emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko, wathi:

₂Yala abantwana bakwaIsrayeli ukuba banike amaLevi kulo izwe eliyifa labo imizi ukuba ahlale kuyo; niyakunika amaLevi namadlelo emizi nxazonke.

₃Imizi ayakuhlala kuyo, amadlelo awo abe-ngawezinkomo zawo, nawempahla yawo, nawezilwane zonke zawo.

₄Amadlelo emizi eniyakunika wona amaLevi ayakusuka ogangeni lomuzi izingalo eziyinkulungwane nxazonke.

₅Niyakulinganisa ngaphandle komuzi izingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngasempumalanga, nezingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngaseningizimu, nezingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngasentshonalanga, nezingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngasenyakatho, umuzi ube-phakathi. Lokho kuyakuba-ngamadlelo emizi yawo.

₆Imizi eniyakuyinika amaLevi iyakuba-yimizi eyisithupha yokuphephela, eniyakuyinika umbulali ukuba abalekele kuyo; ngaphandle kwayo niyakuwanika imizi engamashumi amane nambili.

₇Yonke imizi eniyakuyinika amaLevi iyakuba-ngamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, yona kanye namadlelo ayo.

₈Mayelana nemizi eniyakuyinika nithathe kulo izwe labantwana bakwaIsrayeli, kwabaningi nithathe eminingi, kwabayingcosana nithathe eyingcosana, yilowo nalowo anike amaLevi ngokuthatha kuyo imizi yakhe njengefa lakhe alidlayo.

₉UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:

₁₀Yisho kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, uthi kubo: Nxa niwela iJordani ningena ezweni laseKhanani,

₁₁niyakumisela imizi ibe-yimizi yokuphephela ukuba umbulali obulala umuntu kungengamabomu abalekele khona.

₁₂Iyakuba-yimizi yenu yokuphepha kumphindiseli, ukuze umbulali angafi engakemi phambi kwenhlangano, ahlulelwe.

₁₃Imizi eniyakuwanika yona iyakubayimizi yenu eyisithupha yokuphephela.

₁₄Niyakunikela imizi emithathu ngaphesheya kweJordani, ninikele imizi emithathu ezweni laseKhanani ibe-yimizi yokuphephela.

₁₅Kubantwana bakwaIsrayeli, nakumfokazi, nakogogobeleyo phakathi kwabo lemizi iyakuba-ngeyokuphephela ukuba yilowo nalowo obulala umuntu kungengamabomu abalekele khona.

₁₆Kepha uma umuntu eshaya omunye ngento yensimbi aze afe, ungumbulali; umbulali wobulawa nokubulawa.

₁₇Uma emshaya ngetshe elisesandleni sakhe, umuntu angafa ngalo, aze afe, ungumbulali; umbulali wobulawa nokubulawa.

₁₈Uma emshaya ngesikhali somuthi esisesandleni sakhe, umuntu angafa ngaso, aze afe, ungumbulali; umbulali wobulawa nokubulawa.

₁₉Umphindiseli wegazi uyakumbulala umbulali uqobo lwakhe; lapho ehlangana naye, uyakumbulala.

₂₀Uma emgqula ngenzondo noma emphonsa emqamekele aze afe,

₂₁noma emshaya ngesandla sakhe ngobutha aze afe, omshayileyo wobulawa nokubulawa; ungumbulali; umphindiseli wegazi uyakumbulala umbulali, lapho ehlangana naye.

₂₂Kepha uma emgqula engazelele kungengabutha, noma emphonsa ngento engamqamekelanga,

₂₃noma ngetshe umuntu angafa ngalo, engamboni, amphonse ngalo aze afe, engeyiso isitha sakhe, ebengafuni futhi ukumona,

₂₄khona inhlangano iyakwahlulela phakathi koshayileyo nomphindiseli wegazi ngokwalezizahlulelo;

₂₅inhlangano imophule umbulali esandleni somphindiseli wegazi, inhlangano imbuyisele emzini wakhe wokuphephela lapho ebebalekele khona, ahlale kuwo aze afe umpristi omkhulu owayegcotshiwe ngamafutha angcwele.

₂₆Kepha uma umbulali edlula ngesikhathi esithile umkhawulo womuzi wakhe wokuphephela lapho ebalekele khona,

₂₇umphindiseli wegazi emfica ngaphandle komkhawulo womuzi wakhe wokuphephela, umphindiseli wegazi embulala umbulali, akayikuba-nacala legazi,

₂₈ngokuba nga ehlalile emzini wakhe wokuphephela waze wafa umpristi omkhulu; kepha emva kokufa kompristi omkhulu umbulali uyakubuyela ezweni eliyifa lakhe.

₂₉Lezizinto ziyakuba-yisimiso sesahlulelo kini ezizukulwaneni zenu kuzo zonke izindlu zenu.

₃₀Noma ubani obulala umuntu, umbulali uyakubulawa ngemilomo yawofakazi; kepha ufakazi oyedwa akayikufakazela-muntu aze afe.

₃₁Futhi aniyikuthatha ihlawulo lokuphila kombulali onecala lokubulala, kodwa wobulawa nokubulawa.

₃₂Aniyikuthatha ihlawulo lobalekele emzini wakhe wokuphephela ukuba abuye ahlale ezweni, engakafi umpristi.

₃₃Aniyikungcolisa izwe enikulo, ngokuba igazi liyalingcolisa izwe; alikho ihlawulo lezwe ngegazi elichithakele kulo, kuphela ngegazi lolichithile.

₃₄Aniyikungcolisa izwe enakhé kulo, ngokuba mina-Jehova ngihlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli.