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35 UJehova waraga wakhuluma noMosi emmangweni othabaleleko wakwaMowabi hlanu kweJordani+ eJerikho, wathi: 2 “Tjela ama-Israyeli bona kufuze anikele amaLevi amadorobho azowafumana elifeni lawo+ begodu awanikele namadlelo wefuywawo magega namadorobho.+ 3 AmaLevi azokuhlala emadorobheni lawo begodu ifuywawo izokudla emadlelweni lawo nezinye iinlwana zawo zizokuba lapho. 4 Amadlelo wedorobho enizowanikela amaLevi kufuze abe makhubhithi* ayi-1 000 ukusuka ebodeni, mahlangothi woke wedorobho. 5 Kufuze nimede ngaphandle kwedorobho amakhubhithi azii-2 000 ehlangothini elingepumalanga, amakhubhithi azii-2 000 ehlangothini elingesewula, amakhubhithi azii-2 000 ehlangothini elingetjingalanga namakhubhithi azii-2 000 ehlangothini langetlhagwini, idorobho libe phakathi. La madlelo wamadorobhawo.

6 “Amadorobho enizowanikela amaLevi kuzokuba madorobho asithandathu wobuphephelo,+ lapha umuntu obulele omunye angakahlosi azokubalekela khona,+ nizowanikela namanye amadorobho ama-42. 7 Nizokunikela amaLevi amadorobho ama-48 namadlelo wakhona.+ 8 Amadorobho enizowanikela wona avela elifeni lama-Israyeli.+ Esiqhemeni esikhulu nizokuthatha amanengi, esiqhemeni esincani nizokuthatha ambalwa.+ Isiqhema ngasinye sizokunikela amaLevi amanye wamadorobhawo ngokuya ngokwelifa elisifumeneko.”

9 UJehova waraga wakhuluma noMosi, wathi: 10 “Khuluma nama-Israyeli uthi kiwo, ‘Seniyama iJordani niya enarheni yeKanana.+ 11 Kufuze nikhethe amadorobho aseduze bona abe madorobho wobuphephelo, umuntu obulele omunye angakahlosi kufuze abalekele kiwo.+ 12 Amadorobho la azokuba ngewobuphephelo lokha umuntu nakabaleka umbuyiseleli weengazi+ ukuthi obulele angakahlosi angahlongakali bekube kulapho ahlulelwa phambi kwehlangano.+ 13 Amadorobho asithandathu enizowanikela wona azokusetjenziselwa lokho. 14 Nizowanikela amadorobho amathathu ngehlangothini leJordani+ namadorobho amathathu enarheni yeKanana+ bona abe madorobho wobuphephelo. 15 Amadorobho asithandathu la azokuba madorobho wobuphephelo kuma-Israyeli nebantwini abavela kwezinye iinarha+ abahlala hlangana nawo, bona nanyana ngubani obulele omunye angakahlosi abalekele kiwo.+

16 “‘Kodwana nange aphethe into eyenziwe ngesimbi ambethe ngayo ahlongakale, umbulali. Loyo obuleleko kufuze abulawe.+ 17 Nange aphethe ilitje elingabulala umuntu, amphose ngalo afe, umbulali. Obuleleko loyo naye kufuze abulawe. 18 Nange aphethe into eyenziwe ngesigodo engabulala umuntu, ambethe ngayo afe, umbulali. Obuleleko kufuze naye abulawe.

19 “‘Umbuyiseleli weengazi nguye ozokubulala umuntu obuleleko, nakahlangana naye uzombulala. 20 Nange asunduza umuntu ngebanga lokumhloya bekafe namkha amphose ngento anqophe ukumlimaza,+ 21 namkha ngebanga lokumhloya ambethe ngeguduva bekahlongakale, ombethileko uzokubulawa, umbulali. Lokha umbuyiseleli weengazi nakahlangana nombulali uzombulala.

22 “‘Nangabe lokhu kwenzeke ngokungakalindeleki, amsunduze ingasi ngebanga lokuthi uyamhloya namkha amphose ngento angakahlosi ukumlimaza,+ 23 namkha aphose ilitje angamboni limbethe belimbulale kodwana ingasi ngebanga lokuthi bekamhloya namkha bekafuna ukumlimaza, 24 ihlangano kufuze yahlulele hlangana nobethileko nombuyiseleli weengazi, ngokuvumelana nemithetho le.+ 25 Ihlangano kufuze iphephise umbulali kumbuyiseleli weengazi begodu imbuyisele edorobheni lobuphephelo abalekele kilo, kufuze ahlale lapho bekuhlongakale umphristi ophakemeko owazeswa ngamafutha acwengileko.+

26 “‘Kodwana nange umbulali aphuma emkhawulweni wedorobho lobuphephelo abalekele kilo 27 begodu umbuyiseleli weengazi amthole ngaphandle komkhawulo wedorobho lobuphephelo ambulale, umbuyiseleli weengazi angeze abe nomlandu. 28 Kufuze ahlale edorobheni lobuphephelo bekuhlongakale umphristi ophakemeko. Ngemva kokuhlongakala komphristi ophakemeko, obuleleko angabuyela enarheni yekhabo.+ 29 Le mithetho yokwahlulela ezokusebenza kizo zoke iinzukulwana eendaweni zoke enizokuhlala kizo.

30 “‘Nanyana ngubani obulala umuntu kufuze abulawe+ nange kunabofakazi ababonileko kodwana akukafuzi abulawe nange kunofakazi+ oyedwa. 31 Akukafuzi nithathe imali yokuhlenga umuntu obuleleko ofanelwe kukufa, ngombana kufuze abulawe.+ 32 Akukafuzi nithathe imali yokuhlenga umuntu obalekele edorobheni lobuphephelo, bona nimvumele abuyele enarhenakhe ngaphambi kokuhlongakala komphristi ophakemeko.

33 “‘Akukafuzi nisilaphaze inarha enihlala kiyo ngombana iingazi ziyayisilaphaza inarha,+ inarha angekhe yahlanjululwa* eengazini eziphalakele kiyo ngaphandle kokuhlanjululwa ngeengazi zaloyo oziphalazileko.+ 34 Ningasilaphazi inarha enihlala kiyo, okuyinarha nami engihlala kiyo; ngombana mina, Jehova, ngihlala hlangana nama-Israyeli.’”+