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

¹When Jehovah thy God hath cut off the nations whose land Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and thou hast dispossessed them, and dwellest in their cities and in their houses,

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

²thou shalt separate three cities for thyself in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.

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

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

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

⁴And this is the case of the slayer who shall flee thither that he may live: he that smiteth his neighbour unwittingly, whom he hated not previously;

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.

⁵as when he goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; such an one shall flee unto one of these cities, and live;

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.

⁶lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously.

⁷Saka ndinokuraira, ndichiti, Unofanira kuzvitsaurira maguta matatu.

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

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

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

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;

⁹(if thou keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in his ways continually), then shalt thou add three cities more for thyself to these three,

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

¹⁰that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and blood come not upon thee.

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

¹¹But if a man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and he flee into one of these cities,

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

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.

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

¹³Thine eye shall not spare him; and thou shalt put away innocent blood from Israel, that it may be well with thee.

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

¹⁴Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have fixed in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess.

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.

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

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

¹⁶If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of an offence;

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

¹⁷then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;

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

¹⁸and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,

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

¹⁹then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

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

²⁰And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.

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

²¹And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.