¹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi pamapani eMoabhu, paJoridhani paJeriko, akati,

¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

²Raira vana vaIsiraeri, kuti vape vaRevhi panhaka yavakagara ivo, maguta mavangagara; munofanirawo kupa vaRevhi ruwa runopoteredza maguta avo.

²Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and suburbs for the cities round about them shall ye give unto the Levites.

³Vanofanira kuva namaguta mavangagara; noruwa rwawo runofanira kuva rwemombe dzavo, nefuma yavo, nezvipfuwo zvavo zvose.

³And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.

⁴Ruwa rwamaguta, amunofanira kupa vaRevhi, runofanira kutanga parusvingo rweguta ndokupoteredza guta kusvika pamakubhiti ane chiuru chimwe kunhivi dzose.

⁴And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.

⁵Munofanira kuyera kunze kweguta, kurutivi rwokumabvazuva makubhiti ane zviuru zviviri, nokurutivi rwezasi makubhiti ane zviuru zviviri, nokurutivi rwokumusoro makubhiti ane zviuru zviviri, guta riri pakati. Ndirwo runofanira kuva ruwa rwamaguta avo.

⁵And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

⁶Maguta amunopa vaRevhi anofanira kuva maguta matanhatu outiziro, amunofanira kuvapa, kuti muurayi atizire kwaari; kunze kwaiwayo munofanira kuvapa maguta ana makumi mana namaviri.

⁶And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.

⁷Maguta ose amunopa vaRevhi anofanira kuva maguta ana makumi mana namasere, iwo noruwa rwawo.

⁷All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.

⁸Kana ari maguta amunotora panhaka dzavana vaIsiraeri, kuna vana mazhinji munofanira kutora mazhinji, kuna vana mashoma munofanira kutora mashoma; rudzi rumwe norumwe runofanira kupa vaRevhi mamwe maguta, sezvarwakapiwa nhaka yarwo.

⁸And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many; and from the few ye shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites.

⁹Zvino Jehovha akataura naMozisi, akati,

⁹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

¹⁰Taura navana vaIsiraeri, uti kwavari, Kana mayambuka Joridhani, mukapinda munyika yeKanani,

¹⁰Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

¹¹munofanira kuzvisanangurira maguta, ave maguta outiziro kwamuri; kuti muurayi, anouraya munhu asingaiti nohwoni atizireko.

¹¹then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

¹²Maguta iwayo anofanira kuva kwamuri utiziro pamutsivi, kuti muurayi arege kufa, asina kumbotongwa pamberi peungano.

¹²And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.

¹³Maguta amunovapa, anofanira kuva kwamuri maguta matanhatu outiziro.

¹³And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.

¹⁴Munofanira kuvapa maguta matatu mhiri kwaJoridhani, namamwe maguta matatu munofanira kuvapa munyika yeKanani; ndiwo anofanira kuva maguta outiziro.

¹⁴Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

¹⁵Maguta iwayo matanhatu anofanira kuva utiziro kuvana vaIsiraeri, nokumweni, nokumutorwa ugere pakati pavo; kuti mumwe nomumwe wakauraya munhu, asina kuita nohwoni, atizireko.

¹⁵For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.

¹⁶Asi kana achinge amurova nenhumbi yedare, akafa, wava muurayi; zvino muurayi anofanira kuurawa zvirokwazvo.

¹⁶But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

¹⁷Kana achinge amuuraya nebwe riri muruoko rwake, ringauraya munhu, akafa, wava muurayi; zvino muurayi anofanira kuurawa zvirokwazvo.

¹⁷And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

¹⁸Kana achinge amurova nenhumbi yamatanda iri muruoko rwake, ingauraya munhu, akafa, wava muurayi; muurayi anofanira kuurawa zvirokwazvo.

¹⁸Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

¹⁹Mutsivi weropa ndiye anofanira kuuraya muurayi amene; kana akasangana naye, unofanira kumuuraya.

¹⁹The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.

²⁰Kana achinge amusunga achimuvenga, kana kumuposhera, amuvandira, akafa;

²⁰And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,

²¹kana zvimwe akamurova noruoko, achimuvenga, akafa, wakamurova anofanira kuurawa zvirokwazvo, muurayi; mutsivi weropa, anofanira kuuraya muurayi, kana akasangana naye.

²¹or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him.

²²Asi kana achinge amusunda kamwe-kamwe, asina kumuvenga, kana kumuposhera nechinhu, asina kumuvandira,

²²But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait,

²³kana nebwe, ringauraya munhu, akarikanda pamusoro pake, asingamuoni, akafa, iye asina kumuvenga, kana kutsvaka kumukuvadza;

²³or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

²⁴zvino ungano inofanira kutonga mhosva pakati pomukuvadzi nomutsivi weropa nemirairo iyi:

²⁴then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;

²⁵Ipapo ungano inofanira kurwira muurayi paruoko rwomutsivi weropa, ungano igomudzosera kuguta rake routiziro, kwaakanga atizira; zvino iye anofanira kugaramo kusvikira mupristi mukuru afa, iye wakazodzwa namafuta matsvene.

²⁵and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

²⁶Asi kana nguva ipi neipi muurayi akadarika muganhu weguta rake routiziro, kwaakanga atizira,

²⁶But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth,

²⁷mutsivi weropa akamuwana kunze komuganhu weguta rako routiziro, mutsivi weropa akauraya muurayi uyo, iye haangavi nemhosva yeropa rake;

²⁷and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

²⁸nekuti waifanira kugara muguta rake routiziro kusvikira mupristi mukuru afa; asi kana mupristi mukuru afa, muurayi anofanira kudzokera kunyika yake.

²⁸because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

²⁹Izvi zvinofanira kuva kwamuri murayiro wokutonga nawo kusvikira kumarudzi enyu ose kwamunogara kose.

²⁹And these things shall be for a statute [and] ordinance unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

³⁰Ani naani unouraya munhu, muurayi anofanira kuurawa nokupupura kwezvapupu; asi chapupu chimwe hachifaniri kupupurira munhu akaurawa.

³⁰Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.

³¹Uye hamufaniri kugamuchira dzikunuro pamusoro poupenyu hwomuurayi, anofanira kuti aurawe; asi anofanira kuurawa zvirokwazvo.

³¹Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.

³²Musagamuchira dzikunuro pamusoro pomunhu wakatizira kuguta routiziro, kuti adzokere kugara munyika yake, kusvikira mupristi afa.

³²And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

³³Naizvozvo hamufaniri kusvibisa nyika mamugere, nekuti ropa rinosvibisa nyika; nyika haingayananisirwi pamusoro peropa rakateurirwamo, asi koga neropa romunhu wakariteura.

³³So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood, it polluteth the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

³⁴Musasvibisa nyika mamugere, mandigerewo ini; nekuti ini Jehovha ndigere pakati pavana vaIsiraeri.

³⁴And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Jehovah, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.