Dheuteronomyo
19 “Yahova Mulungu wako angafudza madzindza akuti dziko yawo Yahova Mulungu wako akukupasa, iwe mbukwata dziko yawo, pontho mbukhala mʼmizinda yawo na mʼmanyumba mwawo,+ 2 usafunika kuikha pakhundu mizinda mitatu mu dziko inakupasa Yahova Mulungu wako toera ikhale yako.+ 3 Iwe usafunika ugawe mʼmakhundu matatu dziko inakupasa Yahova Mulungu wako toera ikhale yako, pontho usafunika kusasanya miseu toera munthu anapha ndzace athawire mu ubodzi mwa mizinda ineyi.
4 “Ipi ndipyo pinafunika kucitwa munthu adapha ndzace angathawira kweneko toera akhonde kuphiwa: Iye angapha ndzace mwasusudeu,* wakuti kale nee akhamuida;+ 5 peno angaenda na ndzace ku nsitu kasaka nkhuni, iye mbathukula macado toera kugwanda muti, macado angaswomphoka pa mpini mbatema ndzace, mbaferatu; penepo munthu adapha ndzace asafunika kuthawira mu ubodzi mwa mizinda ineyi toera akhonde kuphiwa.+ 6 Mʼbale wace munthu adaphiwa+ wakuti ali wakuipirwa kakamwe anakwanisa kuthamangira ule adapha mʼbale wace, mbamʼphata mbamupha, thangwi nsindzo wakuenda ku nzinda ukhali wakulapha kakamwe. Mbwenye iye nee akhafunika kuphiwa thangwi nee akhaida ndzace.+ 7 Na thangwi ineyi, ine ndiri kukupanga kuti: ‘Sankhula* mizinda mitatu.’
8 “Yahova Mulungu wako angathimizira dziko yako ninga pidadumbira iye kuna ambuyako,+ mbakupasa dziko yonsene idapikira iye kuna iwo,+ 9 pontho ungabvera na ntima onsene matongero awa onsene anakupasa ine lero, akufuna Yahova Mulungu wako, ndzidzi onsene mbufamba munjira zace,+ natenepa kusiyapo mizinda ineyi mitatu, usafunika kuthimizira mizinda inango mitatu.+ 10 Ungacita pyenepi, nee munthu mʼbodzi wakusowa mulando anaphiwa+ mu dziko inakupasa Yahova Mulungu wako ninga unthaka, pontho iwe nee unadzakhala na mulando wa ciropa.+
11 “Mbwenye khala munthu akhaida ndzace,+ anʼdikhira, amʼmenya mbafa, iye mbathawira mu ubodzi mwa mizinda ineyi, 12 akulu a mu nzinda wace asafunika ancemerese mbampereka mʼmanja mwa mʼbale wace munthu adaphiwa, natenepa iye asafunika kufa.+ 13 Iwe nee usafunika kumbvera ntsisi, malisa mu Izraeli+ mulando wa ciropa ca anthu akulungama toera pyonsene pikufambire mwadidi.
14 “Ungatambira unthaka wako mu dziko inakupasa Yahova Mulungu wako toera ikhale yako, leka kucinja madire+ a munthu anakhala dhuzi na iwe, akuti aikhwa kale na ambuyako.
15 “Munthu nee anapaswa mulando thangwi ya umboni wa munthu mʼbodzi unapangiza kuti munthu unoyu adodoma peno adawa.+ Umboni* wa anthu awiri peno atatu ndiwo unafunika toera pyonsene pimaliswe.+ 16 Munthu wakuti ali na pifuno pyakuipa angapereka umboni wauthambi kuna ndzace, mbampambizira kuti acita madawo,+ 17 anthu awiri akuti ali na nseru wawo anadzaenda pamaso pa Yahova, pamaso pa anyantsembe na pa anyakutonga miseru anatumikira mu ntsiku zenezi.+ 18 Anyakutonga miseru anadzasaka kudziwa mwadidi,+ khala munthu adapereka umboni alonga pyapezi, mbapereka umboni wauthambi thangwi ya mʼbale wace, 19 imwe musafunika kucita kuna iye pibodzi pyene pikhanyerezera iye kucita kuna mʼbale wace.+ Natenepa imwe musafunika kumalisa uipi pakati panu.+ 20 Ale anafuna kusalikira anadzabva pyenepi, mbagopa, natenepa iwo nee anadzacitabve pinthu pyakuipa ninga pyenepi pakati panu.+ 21 Iwe nee usafunika kubvera ntsisi:+ Ule anapha ndzace asafunika aphiwembo; anaswa diso ya ndzace, asafunika aswiwembo diso yace; anakhutca dzino ya ndzace, asafunika akhutciwembo dzino yace; anagwanda manja a ndzace, asafunika agwandwembo manja ace; anagwanda mwendo wa ndzace, asafunika agwandwembo mwendo wace.+