Imizi yamaLevi

35INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi emagcekeni akoMowabi, eJordani eJerikoa, isithi: 2 Laya abantwana bakoIsrayeli ukuthi banike amaLevi okwelifa lemfuyo yabo imizi yokuhlalab; futhi linike amaLevi amadlelo emizic inhlangothi zonke zawo. 3 Njalo azakuba lemizi yokuhlala, lamadlelo awod abe ngawenkomo zawo lawempahla zawo lawezifuyo zawo zonke. 4 Lamadlelo emizie elizawanika amaLevi azakuba kusukela emthangaleni womuzi langaphandle izingalo eziyinkulungwane inhlangothi zonke. 5 Njalo lizalinganisa ngaphandle komuzi ingalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lwempumalanga, lengalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lweningizimu, lengalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lwentshonalanga, lengalo ezizinkulungwane ezimbili ehlangothini lwenyakatho, lomuzi ube phakathi. Lokho kuzakuba ngamadlelo awo emizif. 6 Lemizi elizayinika amaLevi izakuba yimizi eyisithupha yokuphephela elizayinika, ukuze umbulali abalekele khonag; langaphezu kwayo linike imizi engamatshumi amane lambili. 7 Yonke imizi elizayinika amaLevi izakuba ngamatshumi amane lesificaminwembilih, yile lamadlelo ayo. 8 Lemizi elizayinika emfuyweni yabantwana bakoIsrayeli; koleminengi lithathe eminengii, lakolemilutshwana lithathe emilutshwanaj; ngulowo lalowo njengokwelifa lakhe azalidla, uzanika okwemizi yakhe kumaLevi.

Imizi yokuphephela

9 INkosi yasikhuluma kuMozisi isithi: 10 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kibo: Lapho lichapha iJordani lingene elizweni leKhananik, 11 zimiseleni imizi ezakuba yimizi yenu yokuphephelal, ukuze umbulali abalekele khona, otshaye umuntu kungeyisikho ngabomo. 12 Njalo izakuba yimizi yenu yokuphephela kumphindiseli, ukuthi umbulali angafi aze eme phambi kwenhlangano ukuthi ahlulelwe. 13 Lemizi elizayinika izakuba yimizi yenu eyisithupha yokuphephelam. 14 Lizanika imizi emithathu nganeno kweJordani, linike imizi emithathu elizweni leKhanani, ibe yimizi yokuphephelan. 15 Limizi eyisithupha izakuba ngeyokuphephela kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lakowemzini lakowezizweni phakathi kwaboo, ukuze loba ngubani otshaya umuntu kungeyisikho ngabomo abalekele khona. 16 Njalo nxa emtshaya ngesikhali sensimbi afe, ungumbulali; umbulali kabulawe lokubulawap. 17 Njalo nxa emtshaya ngelitshe elisesandleni angafa ngalo, abesesifa, ungumbulali; umbulali kabulawe lokubulawa. 18 Kumbe uba emtshaya ngesikhali sesigodo esisesandleni angafa ngaso, abesesifa, ungumbulali; umbulali kabulawe lokubulawa. 19 Umphindiseli wegazi, yena uzabulala umbulaliq; lapho ehlangana laye, yena uzambulala. 20 Njalo nxa emsunduza ngokuzonda, loba emjikijela ngokucathama, afer, 21 loba ngobutha emtshaya ngesandla sakhe, afe, lowo otshayayo kabulawe lokubulawa, ungumbulali; umphindiseli wegazi uzabulala umbulali lapho ehlangana laye. 22 Kodwa uba emsunduzile masinyane engelabutha, loba emjikijela loba ngasiphi isikhalis engacathamangat, 23 kumbe loba ngaliphi ilitshe, angafa ngalo, engamboni, aliwisele kuye, afe, lanxa engeyisiso isitha sakhe, futhi engadingi ububi bakhe, 24 inhlangano izakwahlulela phakathi komtshayi lomphindiseli wegazi ngokwezahlulelo leziu. 25 Lenhlangano izamophula umbulali esandleni somphindiseli wegazi; lenhlangano imbuyisele emzini wokuphephela kwakhe, lapho abebalekele khona, ahlale kuwo, aze afe umpristi omkhuluv owagcotshwa ngamafutha angcwelew. 26 Kodwa uba umbulali ephuma nje umngcele womuzi wokuphephela kwakhe, abebalekele khona, 27 umphindiseli wegazi emfica ngaphandle komngcele womuzi wokuphephela kwakhe, umphindiseli wegazi uzabulala umbulali; kayikuba lecala legazi. 28 Ngoba ngabe uhlale emzini wokuphephela kwakhe, aze afe umpristi omkhulu; kodwa emva kokufa kompristi omkhulu umbulali uzabuyela elizweni lemfuyo yakhe. 29 Njalo lezizinto zizakuba ngumthetho wesahlulelo kini, ezizukulwaneni zenu, kuyo yonke imizi yenux.

Umlayo omayelana labafakazayo lenhlawulo

30 Loba ngubani otshaya umuntu, ngomlomo wabafakaziy umbulali uzabulawa; kodwa umfakazi oyedwa kayikufakaza ngomuntu ukuthi afe. 31 Futhi kaliyikuthatha inhlawulo ngempilo yombulali ocaleke ngokufa; ngoba uzabulawa lokubulawa. 32 Njalo kaliyikuthatha inhlawulo ngobalekele emzini wokuphephela kwakhe, ukuze abuyele ukuyahlala elizweni, aze afe umpristi. 33 Ngakho kaliyikungcolisa ilizwez elikilo; ngoba ligazi elingcolisa ilizwea; njalo kakuyikwenzelwa ilizwe ukubuyisana ngegazi elichithwe kulo, ngaphandle kwangegazi lolichithileyob. 34 Ngakho lingangcolisi ilizwe elihlala kilo, engihlala phakathi kwaloc; ngoba mina iNkosi ngihlala phakathi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelid.