Numbers 35

Amadolobho abaLevi

1Ngasemagcekeni aseMowabi kusekele umfula uJodani nganeno malungana leJerikho, uJehova wathi kuMosi, 2“Laya abako-Israyeli ukuthi bakhethe elifeni labo amadolobho bawanike abaLevi ukuze bahlale kuwo. Njalo babanike lamadlelo eduze lamadolobho lawo. 3Ngalokho bazakuba lamadolobho okuhlala kanye lamadlelo ezinkomo zabo, imihlambi yezimvu kanye leyezinye zonke izifuyo zabo.

4“Amadlelo azingelezele amadolobho elizawanika abaLevi, azakuba ngamakhubhithi ayinkulungwane ukuqhela kwawo kusukela emidulini yamadolobho. 5Ngempumalanga, ngaphandle kwedolobho, kuzakuba ngamakhubhithi azinkulungwane ezimbili kube njalo laseningizimu amakhubithi azinkulungwane ezimbili, entshonalanga amakhubhithi azinkulungwane ezimbili, kufane langeceleni lenyakatho amakhubhithi azinkulungwane ezimbili, idolobho liphakathi laphakathi. Le kuzakuba yindawo yabo yamadlelo emadolobheni.

Amadolobho okuphephela

6“Phakathi kwamadolobho elizawanika abaLevi, ayisithupha azakuba ngawokuphephela, yikho lapha okuzakuthi umuntu angabulala omunye abalekele khona. Phezu kwalawo, bapheni amanye amadolobho angamatshumi amane lamabili. 7Wonke esehlangene abaLevi bapheni amadolobho angamatshumi amane lafica mibili, kuhlanganisa lamadlelo abo. 8Amadolobho eliwanika abaLevi elizweni labako-Israyeli kawabiwe ngokuya ngelifa lesizwana ngasinye: Thathani amadolobho amanengi esizwaneni esilamadolobho amanengi, kodwa lithathe amalutshwana kwesilamalutshwana.”

9Ngakho uJehova wasesithi kuMosi:

10“Khuluma labako-Israyeli njalo ubatshele uthi: ‘Ekuchapheni kwenu uJodani lingena eKhenani, 11khethani amanye amadolobho abe ngawokuphephela, lapho okuzakuthi nxa umuntu ebulele omunye ngengozi abalekele khona. 12Azakuba zindawo zokuphephela ukuzivikela kwabaphindiselayo, ukuze kuthi lowo owetheswa icala lokubulala angafi engakathonisiswa phambi kwebandla.

13Amadolobho ayisithupha la elibapha wona azakuba ngamadolobho enu okuphephela.

14Bapheni amathathu ngakulelicele lomfula uJodani kuthi amathathu abe ngamadolobho okuphephela eKhenani.

15Amadolobho la ayisithupha azakuba yindawo yokuphephela kwabako-Israyeli, labezizweni kanye labo bonke abantu abahlezi phakathi kwabo, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani obulele omunye ngengozi abalekele khona.

16“ ‘Nxa indoda itshaya umuntu ngento eyinsimbi afe, ingumbulali; umbulali kumele abulawe. 17Nxa loba ngubani ophethe ilitshe elingabulala, njalo abesetshaya omunye afe, ungumbulali; umbulali kumele abulawe. 18Njalo nxa loba ngubani ophethe ulutho oluyisigodo olungabulala, njalo abesetshaya omunye afe, ungumbulali; umbulali kumele abulawe.

19Umphindiseli wegazi kumele ambulale umbulali; nxa ehlangana laye, kumele ambulale.

20Loba ngubani olomona ohlezi eqophile ofuqa omunye loba omjikijela ngolutho oluthile ngabomo kubangele ukufa kwakhe 21loba kuthi ngolaka amtshaye ngenqindi afe, lowomuntu kumele abulawe; ungumbulali. Umphindiseli wegazi kumele abulale umbulali nxa ehlangana laye.

22“ ‘Kodwa nxa kungayisikho ngolaka umuntu aqabuke esefuqe omunye loba amjikijele ngolutho engaqondile 23loba engamboni, amgxobe ngelitshe elingambulala, afe, ngakho njengoba engasisositha sakhe njalo engaqondanga ukumlimaza, 24ibandla kumele lahlulele phakathi kwakhe lomphindiseli wegazi kulandelwa lezi zimiso. 25Ibandla kumele livikele owetheswa icala lokubulala kumphindiseli wegazi njalo abuyiselwe edolobheni lokuphephela azabe ebalekele kulo. Kumele ahlale khonale kuze kufe umphristi omkhulu, owagcotshelwa esikhundleni ngamafutha angcwele.

26“ ‘Kodwa lowo owetheswa icala angaba ngaphandle kwedolobho lokuphephela lelo ayabe ebalekele kulo 27kuthi umphindiseli wegazi amfumane ngaphandle kwalelodolobho, umphindiseli wegazi angambulala lowo owetheswe icala kodwa angabi lacala lokubulala. 28Owetheswe icala kumele ahlale edolobheni lakhe lokuphephela kuze kufe umphristi omkhulu; uzaze abuyele emzini wakhe kuphela nxa umphristi omkhulu esefile.

29“ ‘Le kumele kube yimithetho yesimiso kini lakuzizukulwane ezizayo, loba kungaphi lapho elizahlala khona.

30“ ‘Loba ngubani obulala umuntu kumele abulawe njengombulali ngobufakazi balabo abayabe bebonile kuphela. Kodwa akungabikho loyedwa ozabulawa ngobufakazi bofakazi oyedwa.

31“ ‘Lingemukeli inhlawulo yokuhlenga impilo yombulali, yena kumele afe, loba kutheni kabulawe.

32“ ‘Lingemukeli inhlawulo yokuhlenga loba ngubani obalekele edolobheni lokuphephela libe selimvumela ukuba abuyele ukuyahlala emzini wakhe umphristi omkhulu engakafi.

33“ ‘Lingalingcolisi ilizwe lelo elihlala kulo. Ukuchitha igazi kungcolisa ilizwe, njalo indlela yokubuyisana ingeke yenzelwe lapho okuchithwe khona igazi, ngaphandle kwegazi lalowo olichithileyo. 34Lingalihlazisi ilizwe elihlezi kilo kanye lalapho engihlala khona, ngoba Mina, uJehova, ngihlala phakathi kwabako-Israyeli.’ ”