Dheuteronomyo
20 “Ungaenda kunkhondo kamenyana na anyamalwa ako mbuona kuti makavalo awo, ngolo zawo za nkhondo na anyankhondo awo ndi akunjipa kakamwe kupiringana ako, leka kuagopa, thangwi Yahova Mulungu wako, ule adakubulusa mu dziko ya Ejitu ali na iwe.+ 2 Mungafuna kuenda kunkhondo, nyantsembe asafunika kufendedza dhuzi mbapanga anyankhondo.+ 3 Iye asafunika kuapanga tenepa: ‘Bveserani imwe Aizraeli, muli dhuzi toera kumenyana na anyamalwa anu. Lekani kufewa manungo. Lekani kugopa peno kutetemera, pontho lekani kudzadzamira pamaso pawo, 4 thangwi Yahova Mulungu wanu akufamba pabodzi na imwe toera amenyane na anyamalwa anu, pontho toera akupulumuseni.’+
5 “Atsogoleri a anyankhondo asafunika kupanga anyankhondo: ‘Mbani adamanga nyumba wakuti adzati kuikhala? Mbabwerere kunyumba kwace. Gopa anadzafa kunkhondo munthu unango mbakhala nʼnyumba mwace. 6 Mbani adatceka miti ya mauva wakuti adzati kutcoda* misapo yace? Mbabwerere kunyumba kwace. Gopa anadzafa kunkhondo munthu unango mbatcoda* misapo yace. 7 Mbani adapikira kumanga banja na nkazi wakuti adzati kunkwata? Mbabwerere kunyumba kwace.+ Gopa anadzafa kunkhondo, munthu unango mbamanga naye banja.’ 8 Atsogoleri a anyankhondo asafunikambo kubvundza anyankhondo: ‘Mbani wakuti ali wakugopa, pontho adafewa manungo?+ Mbabwerere kunyumba kwace, toera abale ace akhonde kufewa manungo ninga iye.’+ 9 Atsogoleri angamala kulonga na anyankhondo, asafunika asankhule akulu a anyankhondo toera kutsogolera anyankhondo.
10 “Mungafika cifupi na nzinda ubodzi toera kumenyana nawo, pakutoma musafunika kulonga na anthu a nzinda unoyu toera kukhazikisa ntendere.+ 11 Iwo angakupangani mphangwa za ntendere, mbumba yonsene inagumanika mwenemu inadzakhala yanu toera ikuphatireni basa yakuwanga, pontho toera ikutumikireni.+ 12 Mbwenye iwo angakhonda kukhazikisa ntendere na imwe, mbafuna kumenya nkhondo na imwe, imwe musafunika kuzungulira nzinda wawo. 13 Yahova Mulungu wanu, anadzaapereka mʼmanja mwanu. Musafunika kupha na supada amuna onsene. 14 Mbwenye akazi, anapiana, pifuyo na pinthu pyawo pyonsene piri mu nzinda munakwanisa kupikwata.*+ Imwe munadzadya pinthu pidakwatira imwe* anyamalwa anu, pyakuti Yahova Mulungu wanu apipereka kuna imwe.+
15 “Ndi pyenepi pinafunika imwe kucita na mizinda yakuti iri kutali kakamwe na imwe yakuti nee ndi mizinda ya madzindza akuti ali dhuzi na imwe. 16 Imwe musafunika kupha+ anthu onsene a mizinda ineyi yakuti Yahova Mulungu wanu ali kukupasani ninga unthaka. 17 Musafunika kufudza Aeti, Aamori, Akanani, Aperesi, Aeveu na Ayebusi+ mwakubverana na pidakupangani Yahova Mulungu wanu, 18 toera iwo akhonde kukupfundzisani kutowezera macitiro awo akunyanyasa anacitira iwo alungu awo, mbakucitisani kudawira Yahova Mulungu wanu.+
19 “Mungazungulira nzinda toera kuukunda, pontho khala mwamala ntsiku zizinji mbamukamenyana na anthu a mu nzinda unoyu, imwe nee musafunika kugwanda miti ya nzinda unoyu. Munakwanisa kudya misapo ya miti ineyi, mbwenye lekani kuigwanda.+ Kodi munapomokera muti ninga pinacita imwe kuna munthu? 20 Basi ene musafunika kugwanda miti inadziwa imwe kuti nkhabe kubala misapo. Munakwanisa kuigwanda mbamuiphatisira toera kuzungulira nzinda unoyu unamenya nkhondo na imwe mpaka kuukunda.