¹When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;

¹Zvino kana Jehovha Mwari wako achiparadza ndudzi dzaunopiwa nyika yadzo naJehovha Mwari wako, iwe ukapinda panzvimbo yavo, ukagara mumaguta avo nomudzimba dzavo;

²Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

²unofanira kuzvitsaurira maguta matatu munyika yako, yaunopiwa naJehovha Mwari wako, kuti ive yako.

³Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.

³Unofanira kuzvigadzirira nzira, nokuganhura nyika yako, yaunopiwa naJehovha Mwari wako, kuti ive nhaka yako, uchiita migove mitatu, kuti munhu upi noupi wakauraya agone kutizirako.

⁴And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbor ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;

⁴Zvino ndiwo murayiro womuurayi unotizirako akazorarama: Munhu upi noupi unouraya wokwake, nokusaziva, asina kumuvenga kare;

⁵As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:

⁵somunhu unoti kana achienda nowokwake kudondo kundotema huni, akasimudza ruoko rwake kuti ateme muti nesanhu, dare ndokuvhomoka pamupinyi, ndokutema wokwake akafa; iye unofanira kutizira kune rimwe ramaguta awa, ararame.

⁶Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

⁶Kuti mutsivi weropa arege kuteverera muurayi, moyo wake uchine shungu, akamubata nekuti kure, akamurova akafa; izvo wakange asina kufanirwa norufu, nekuti wakange asina kumuvenga kare.

⁷Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.

⁷Saka ndinokuraira, ndichiti, Unofanira kuzvitsaurira maguta matatu.

⁸And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

⁸Zvino kana Jehovha Mwari wako achizokurisa nyika yako, sezvaakapikira madzibaba ako, akakupa nyika yose yaakapikira madzibaba ako, kuti uchavapa iyo;

⁹If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:

⁹kana ukachengeta murayiro uyu wose nokuuita, uyu wandinokuraira nhasi, kuti ude Jehovha Mwari wako,nokufamba munzira dzake, nguva dzose; ipapo unofanira kuzowedzerazve mamwe maguta matatu kuna awa matatu;

¹⁰That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

¹⁰kuti ropa romunhu usine mhosva rirege kuteurwa panyika yako, yaunopiwa naJehovha Mwari wako, kuti ive yako; kuti nokudaro ropa rirege kuva pamusoro pako.

¹¹But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:

¹¹Asi kana munhu upi noupi akavenga wokwake, akamuvandira, akamumukira, ndokumurova akafa, kana iye akatizira kune rimwe ramaguta awa;

¹²Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

¹²ipapo vakuru veguta rake vanofanira kutuma munhu kundomutorako, vagomuisa mumaoko omutsivi weropa, afe.

¹³Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

¹³Haufaniri kumunzwira tsitsi, asi iwe unofanira kubvisa ropa romunhu usine mhosva pakati paIsiraeri, kuti zvive zvakanaka newe. Unotorera mumwe nyika yake neanopupura nhema vanofanira kurohwa

¹⁴Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

¹⁴Usashandura miganhu yowokwako, yakatarwa navekare, panhaka yako yauchazopiwa, panyika yaunopiwa naJehovha Mwari wako, kuti ive yako.

¹⁵One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

¹⁵Chapupu chimwe hachifaniri kupupurira munhu pachinhu chakaipa chipi nechipi, kana chivi chipi nechipi, chiri chivi chipi nechipi chaakatadza; shoko rinofanira kusimbiswa nezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu.

¹⁶If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

¹⁶Kana chapupu chisina kururama chikapupurira munhu upi noupi kuti wakatadza;

¹⁷Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

¹⁷ipapo varume vaviri vose vane nharo vanofanira kumira pamberi paJehovha, pamberi pavapristi navatongi vachavapo namazuva iwayo;

¹⁸And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

¹⁸zvino vatongi vanofanira kuferefeta kwazvo; kana vakaona kuti chapupu icho chapupu chenhema, chakapupurira hama yacho nhema,

¹⁹Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

¹⁹munofanira kumuitira iye sezvaakafunga kuitira hama yake; nokudaro iwe unofanira kubvisa chakaipa pakati pako.

²⁰And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.

²⁰Vakasara vanofanira kuzvinzwawo, vatye, varege kuzoita chakaipa chakadai pakati pako.

²¹And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

²¹Haufaniri kumunzwira tsitsi; upenyu hunofanira kutsihwa noupenyu, ziso neziso, zino nezino, ruoko noruoko, rutsoka norutsoka.