Izinombolo
35:1 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani
eJeriko, ethi,
35:2 Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba banike amaLevi
ifa lefa labo imizi yokuhlala kuyo; futhi lizanikela
namadlelo amaLevi emizi nxazonke zawo.
35:3 Imizi bayohlala kuyo; namadlelo awo
kuyakuba ngeyezinkomo zabo, neyempahla yabo, neyezo zonke zabo
izilo.
35:4 namadlelo emizi eniyakuwanika amaLevi,
kusukela odongeni lomuzi futhi ngaphandle izingalo eziyinkulungwane
nxazonke.
35:5 Niyakulinganisa nivela ngaphandle komuzi, ohlangothini olungasempumalanga, izinkulungwane ezimbili
izingalo, futhi ohlangothini olungaseningizimu izingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, futhi ohlangothini olusentshonalanga
izingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, nezingalo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ohlangothini olusenyakatho; kanye ne
umuzi uyakuba phakathi kwabo; lokhu kuyakuba ngamadlelo abo
amadolobha.
35:6 Futhi phakathi kwemizi eniyakunika amaLevi kuyoba
imizi eyisithupha yokuphephela eniyakumnika yona umbulali
abalekele khona, nenezele imizi engamashumi amane nambili kuyo.
35:7 Ngakho yonke imizi eniyakunika amaLevi iyoba ngamashumi amane nanye
imizi eyisishiyagalombili: yona kanye namadlelo ayo.
35:8 Imizi eniyakunika yona iyakuba yifa lenkosi
kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; kwabaningi niyakunika abanengi; kodwa
kwabambalwa niyakunika okuyingcosana, kube yilowo nalowo okwakhe
imizi kumaLevi ngokwefa lakhe abenalo
ifa.
35:9 UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi:
35:10 Khuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo: 'Ekufikeni kwenu
ngaphesheya kweJordani, bangena ezweni laseKhanani;
35:11 Niyakunimisela imizi ibe yimizi yenu yokuphephela; lokho
umbulali angabalekela khona obulala umuntu ngokungazi.
35:12 Iyakuba kini imizi yesiphephelo kumphindiseli; ukuthi i
umbulali womuntu angafi, aze eme phambi kwebandla ekwahlulelweni.
35:13 Futhi kule mizi eniyakuyinika imizi eyisithupha niyakuba
isiphephelo.
35:14 Niyakunika imizi emithathu nganeno kweJordani, futhi imizi emithathu
niyakunika ezweni laseKhanani libe yimizi yokuphephela.
35:15 Le mizi eyisithupha kuyakuba isiphephelo, kokubili kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi
umfokazi nomfokazi phakathi kwabo: ukuthi wonke lowo
obulala umuntu engazi angabalekele khona.
35:16 Uma emshaya ngensimbi, aze afe, uyisisulu.
umbulali: umbulali wobulawa nokubulawa.
35:17 Uma emshaya ngetshe lokujikijela, angafa ngalo,
uyafa, ungumbulali; umbulali wobulawa nokubulawa.
35:18 Noma uma emshaya ngesikhali somuthi, angafa ngaso,
uyakufa, ungumbulali; umbulali wobulawa nokubulawa.
35:19 Umphindiseli wegazi ngokwakhe uyakubulala umbulali, lapho ehlangana
yena, uyakumbulala.
35:20 Kodwa uma emsunduza ngenzondo, noma emjikijela ngokumqamekela,
uyafa;
35:21 noma ngobutha amshaye ngesandla sakhe, aze afe, omshayileyo.
wobulawa nokubulawa; ngoba ungumbulali: umphindiseli
igazi liyakubulala umbulali, lapho ehlangana naye.
35:22 Kodwa uma emsunduza ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kwenzondo, noma bamjikijela
into ngaphandle kokulinda,
35:23 noma nanoma yiliphi itshe, umuntu angafa ngalo, engaboni, futhi bamphonse
phezu kwakhe, ukuthi afe, engesona isitha sakhe, engafuni ukulilimaza;
35:24 Khona-ke inhlangano iyakwahlulela phakathi kombulali nomphindiseli
igazi ngokwalezi zahlulelo.
35:25 Futhi inhlangano uyokhulula umbulali esandleni somuntu
umphindiseli wegazi, ibandla limbuyisele emzini wase
isiphephelo sakhe lapho abalekele khona, ahlale kuso kuze kube sekufeni
lompristi omkhulu, owagcotshwa ngamafutha angcwele.
35:26 Kodwa uma umbulali efika noma nini ngaphandle komngcele womuzi
yesiphephelo sakhe, lapho ayebalekele khona;
35:27 Futhi umphindiseli wegazi wamthola ngaphandle kwemingcele yomuzi
isiphephelo sakhe, nomphindiseli wegazi uyambulala umbulali; ngeke abe khona
icala legazi:
35:28 Ngoba kwakufanele ahlale emzini wakhe wokuphephela kuze kube
ukufa kompristi omkhulu; kodwa emva kokufa kompristi omkhulu
umbulali uyakubuyela ezweni lefa lakhe.
35:29 Ngakho lezi zinto ziyoba yisimiso sokwahlulela kini kulo lonke
ezizukulwaneni zenu kuzo zonke izindawo zenu zokuhlala.
35:30 Obulala umuntu, umbulali wobulawa nokubulawa
umlomo wofakazi, kepha ufakazi oyedwa akayikufakaza ngomuntu
ukumenza afe.
35:31 Futhi aniyikuthatha ukukhululeka ngokuphila kombulali, okuyinto
unecala lokufa, kepha wobulawa nokubulawa.
35:32 Futhi aniyikuthatha ukukhokha for lowo ubalekele emzini
isiphephelo sakhe, ukuze abuye ahlale ezweni, kuze kube phakade
ukufa kompristi.
35:33 Ngakho aniyikungcolisa izwe enikulo, ngoba igazi uyalingcolisa
izwe: izwe alinakuhlanjululwa egazini elichithiweyo
kuwo, kodwa ngegazi lalowo owalichitha.
35:34 Ngakho-ke ningalingcolisi izwe enihlala kulo, engihlala kulo.
ngoba mina Jehova ngihlala phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.