Our Papa Provide Cities of Refuge
Our Papa separate six cities so dat person wey kill somebody by mistake fit run go somewhere and dem go hear am before dem kill am back. Di rules clear well well: talk your case for di gate, stay dere till dem judge am, and remain dere until di high priest die.
20 1Den our Papa talk give Joshua sey:
2"Tell di Israelite people sey: 'Choose for una di cities of refuge wey I tok give una through Moses, 3so dat person wey kill somebody by mistake, wey e no plan am, fit run go there—na place wey una go hide from di person wey wan revenge di blood. 4Anybody wey run go one of dis cities go stand for di entrance of di city gate, and tell di elders of dat city im own side of di mata. Dem go bring am inside, give am place, and make e stay among dem. 5If di person wey wan revenge di blood come pursue am, dem no go hand di one wey kill di person give am, because e strike im neighbour without knowing, and e no bin hate am before-before. 6E go stay for dat city until e go stand for judgement before di whole gathering, and until di high priest wey dey serve for dat time go die. Na den di killer fit go back to im own city and im house, di town wey e run comot from.'"
7Dem set apart Kedesh for Galilee, for di hills of Naftali; Shechem, for di hills of Efraim; and Kiriath-arba (wey be Hebron), for di hills of Judah. 8For di oda side of Jordan, for east of Jeriko, dem give Bezer for di wilderness for di high land from di tribe of Ruben, Ramoth for Gilead from di tribe of Gad, and Golan for Bashan from di tribe of Manasseh. 9Na dis na di cities wey dem choose for all di Israelite people and di foreigners wey dey stay among dem, so dat anybody wey kill somebody by mistake fit run go there and no go die for di hand of di person wey wan revenge di blood before e stand for judgement before di whole gathering.
