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;

¹ Rabbi ni Irikoyo ga dumey din pati ka ni daŋ, ngey kaŋ yaŋ Rabbi ni Irikoyo g'i laabo no ni se, hala ni ga furo i gurbo ra ka goro i kwaarey d'i windey ra.

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

² D'a na woodin te, kala ni ma kwaara hinza fay waani ni boŋ se ni laabo kaŋ Rabbi ni Irikoyo na ni no mayray hari din bindo ra.

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.

³ Ni ma fondo soola ka hirriyaŋ fay laabo kaŋ Rabbi ni Irikoyo ga ni daŋ ni ma tubu din ra. Ma te kanandi hinza, naŋ kaŋ boro kaŋ na boro fo wi hasaraw ra ma du ka zuru ka koy.

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;

⁴ Boro-wi woodin dumi ciine ra, nga kaŋ ga zuru ka koy noodin ka funa, nga neeya: Boro kaŋ na nga gorokasin wi, amma a mana cacar k'a te, zama a si konn'a za doŋ no.

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:

⁵ Danga: da boro fo nda nga gorokasin koy saajo ra ka tuuri beeri, afo kambe go ga goy da deesi ka tuuri-nya beeri, amma deeso izo sandu ka fun boŋo gaa k'a gorokasino kar kal a bu, bora din koy ga zuru ka koy kwaarey din afo ra ka funa.

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.

⁶ Zama daw* banakwa ma si boro-wiyo din gaaray da bine korno k'a to (zama fonda ga ku se), a m'a kar da buuyaŋ goobu, baa kaŋ a mana to buuyaŋ, zama a si konna bora za doŋ.

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

⁷ Woodin sabbay se no, ay ga ni lordi ka ne: Ni ma kwaara hinza fay waani ni boŋ se.

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;

⁸ Rabbi ni Irikoyo ga ni hirro tuti ka beerandi, mate kaŋ a ze d'a ni kaayey se. A ga ni no mo laabo din kulu kaŋ alkawli a sambu ni kaayey se.

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:

⁹ Kala lordey wo kulu kaŋ ay go ga ni lordi nd'a hunkuna, ni m'i haggoy. Ni ma ba Rabbi ni Irikoyo k'a fondey gana duumi. Da Rabbi na woodin yaŋ te ni se, kala ni ma kwaara hinza tonton koyne ya-haray wane gaa.

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.

¹⁰ Zama i ma si kuri kaŋ sinda taali mun ni laabo kaŋ Rabbi ni Irikoyo ga ni no tubu din ra, hala kuri alhakku mo ma si dake ni boŋ.

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:

¹¹ Amma da boro fo konna nga gorokasin ka gumandi te a se, ka tun a gaa k'a kar da buuyaŋ goobu hal a bu, bora din zuru mo ka koy kwaarey din afo ra,

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.

¹² kal a kwaara arkusey ma donton k'a di noodin. I m'a daŋ mo daw banakwa kambe ra, hal a ma bu.

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.

¹³ Ni ma si di a bakarawo, amma ni ma boro kaŋ sinda taali kuri alhakku kaa Israyla ra, zama ni ma goro baani.

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.

¹⁴ Ni ma si ni gorokasin hirri seeda dagu, kaŋ doŋ borey sinji ni tubo ra, nango kaŋ ni ga tubu, laabo kaŋ Rabbi ni Irikoyo ga ni no nd'a ra, ni mayray hari no.

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.

¹⁵ Seeda folloŋ ma si tun ka boro fo zeeri goy laalo, wala zunubi se, zunubi kulu kaŋ dumi a te boŋ. Seeda hinka wala ihinza me ra no i ga sanno tabbatandi.

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

¹⁶ Da tangari seedakoy tun boro fo gaa ka seeda ka ne a na taali te,

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;

¹⁷ kal i boro hinka kaŋ gonda kakawo ngey game ra, i ma koy Rabbi jine, da alfagey da ciitikoy kaŋ yaŋ go no jirbey din ra jine mo.

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

¹⁸ Ciitikoy mo ga fintalyaŋ te da anniya. D'i di kaŋ wiiza, seeda din tangari wane no, a na tangari seeda te no nga nya-izo boŋ.

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.

¹⁹ Kal araŋ ma te bora koy se danga mate kaŋ a ho nga ma kande nga nya-izo gaa. Woodin teeyaŋ gaa no araŋ ga laala kaa d'a araŋ game ra.

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

²⁰ Cindey mo ga maa ka humburu. I si ye mo ka laala wo dumi te araŋ game ra koyne.

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

²¹ Ni ma si di a bakarawo fa! Fundi no ga fundi bana, mo no ga mo bana, hinje no ga hinje bana, kambe no ga kambe bana, ce no ga ce bana.