Imijyi y'Abalevi
Abalevi bahabwa imijyi mirongo ine n'umunani ifite inzuri, itandatu muri yo ikaba imijyi y'ubuhungiro. Uwishe undi ararindwa uwihorera kugeza igihe iteraniro rizaca urubanza rureba icyagambiriwe — ubwicanyi buguma ari urupfu — kuko kumena amaraso bihumanya igihugu Data wa twese abamo hagati yabo.
35 1Mu kibaya cya Mowabu, ku ruzi rwa Yorodani ahateganye n'i Yeriko, Data wa twese abwira Musa ati:
2“Tegeka Abisiraheli ko kuri gakondo bafite bazaha Abalevi imijyi bazabamo, bakanabaha n'inzuri zikikije iyo mijyi, bibe iby'Abalevi. 3Iyo mijyi izaba iyabo yo guturamo, naho inzuri zibe iz'inka zabo n'amatungo yabo n'ibindi bizima byabo byose.
4Inzuri z'imijyi muzaha Abalevi zigera nka metero magana ane na mirongo itanu, uhereye ku rukuta rw'umujyi zigana hanze impande zose. 5Muzapimire hanze y'umujyi: nka metero magana cyenda ku ruhande rw'iburasirazuba, metero magana cyenda ku ruhande rw'amajyepfo, metero magana cyenda ku ruhande rw'iburengerazuba, metero magana cyenda ku ruhande rw'amajyaruguru, umujyi uri hagati. Izo ni zo nzuri z'imijyi yabo.
6Muri iyo mijyi muzaha Abalevi, itandatu izabe imijyi y'ubuhungiro, aho uwishe undi azahungire; usibye iyo, muzongereho indi mijyi mirongo ine n'ibiri.
7Imijyi yose muzaha Abalevi izabe imijyi mirongo ine n'umunani, hamwe n'inzuri zayo. 8Mu butaka bw'Abisiraheli, muzahe Abalevi imijyi: myinshi ku miryango minini, mike ku mito; buri muryango uzatange ukurikije gakondo wabonye.”
Data wa twese yongera kuvuga
9Data wa twese abwira Musa ati:
10“Bwira Abisiraheli, ubabwire uti: Nimwambuka Yorodani mukinjira mu gihugu cya Kanāni, 11muzitoranyirize imijyi, imijyi y'ubuhungiro, aho umuntu wese wishe undi atabigambiriye azahungire. 12Iyo mijyi izababera ubuhungiro bwo guhungira uhōrera uwishwe, kugira ngo uwishe undi adapfa kugeza ahagaze imbere y'ikoraniro ngo acirwe urubanza. 13Imijyi mutanga izabe imijyi y'ubuhungiro itandatu. 14Muzatange imijyi itatu hakurya ya Yorodani, n'imijyi itatu mu gihugu cya Kanāni; izabe imijyi y'ubuhungiro. 15Iyo mijyi itandatu izaba ubuhungiro bw'Abisiraheli, n'umunyamahanga, n'umushyitsi utuye muri bo, kugira ngo umuntu wese wishe undi bimugwiririye ahungireyo.
16“Ariko umuntu nakubita undi igikoresho cy'icyuma uwo akubise agapfa, uwamukubise ni umwicanyi, uwo mwicanyi azicwe. 17Nakubita undi ibuye afite mu ntoki rishobora kwica agapfa, uwo ni umwicanyi; uwo mwicanyi azicwe. 18Cyangwa nakubita undi igikoresho cy'igiti gishobora kwica afite mu ntoki agapfa, uwo ni umwicanyi; uwo mwicanyi azicwe. 19Uhōrera uwishwe ni we uzica uwo mwicanyi ubwe; nahura na we azamwice. 20Umuntu nasunika undi azira urwango, cyangwa akamujugunyaho ikintu amutegeye, agapfa, 21cyangwa nakubita undi ukuboko kwe azira urwango agapfa, uwamukubise azicwe, ni umwicanyi. Uhōrera uwishwe ni we uzica uwo mwicanyi nawubona.
22“Ariko namusunika giturumbuka adafite urwango, cyangwa akamujugunyaho ikintu atamutegeye, 23cyangwa atamubonye akamutereraho ibuye rishobora kwica agapfa, kandi atari umwanzi we, nta n'ubwo yashakaga kumugirira nabi, 24icyo gihe ikoraniro rizacira urubanza hagati y'uwishe undi n'uhōrera uwishwe, rikurikije ayo mabwiriza. 25Ikoraniro rizarokore uwishe undi rimukure mu ntoki z'uhōrera uwishwe, rimusubize mu mujyi w'ubuhungiro yari yarahungiyemo; azahagume kugeza Umutambyi mukuru wasīzwe amavuta yera apfuye. a a v25 Umuntu wari wacibwe aba umudendezo igihe gusa Umutambyi mukuru apfuye — urupfu rubohora uwahamijwe icyaha. Yezu, Umutambyi wacu mukuru ukomeye, atubohoza ku bw'urupfu rwe bwite.
26“Ariko uwishe undi naza kuva mu mbibi z'umujyi we w'ubuhungiro aho yari yahungiye, 27uhōrera uwishwe akamusanga hanze y'imbibi z'umujyi we w'ubuhungiro akamwica, ntazaba agize icyaha cy'amaraso. 28Uwishe undi agomba kuguma mu mujyi we w'ubuhungiro kugeza Umutambyi mukuru apfuye; Umutambyi mukuru amaze gupfa ni bwo azasubira mu gihugu cye. 29Ibyo bizababera itegeko rihoraho mu bisekuruza byanyu byose, aho muzaba mutuye hose.
30“Umuntu wese wishe undi azicwe nk'umwicanyi, hakurikijwe ubuhamya bw'abahamya; ariko umuhamya umwe wenyine ntashobora guhamya umuntu ngo apfe.
31“Ntimukemere incungu y'ubuzima bw'umwicanyi ukwiye gupfa; agomba kwicwa. 32Ntimukemere incungu ku muntu wahungiye mu mujyi we w'ubuhungiro, ngo mumwemerere gusubira kuba mu gihugu Umutambyi atarapfa.
33“Ntimukanduze igihugu mutuyemo, kuko amaraso ahumanya igihugu, kandi igihugu ntakihongererwa amaraso yamenewemo, keretse ku bw'amaraso y'uwayamennye. 34Ntimukanduze igihugu mutuyemo, aho nanjye ndimo; kuko jyewe So ntuye hagati y'Abisiraheli.”