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Towns Fo Da Levi Peopo
1 ✡On top da flat part a da Moab land nea da Jordan Riva, da odda side from Jericho, Da One In Charge tell Moses, 2 “Tell da Israel peopo fo give da Levi ohana peopo towns fo dem live dea. Take dese towns from da property da Israel peopo goin get. An give da Levi guys da grass land aroun dea towns. 3 Den dass how dey goin get towns wea dey goin live, an grass land fo dea cows, sheeps, goats, an odda animals.
4 “Da grass land aroun da towns dat you goin give da Levi peopo goin go out fifteen hundred feet from all aroun da town wall. 5 Outside da town, measure three tousan feet on da east side, three tousan on da south side, three tousan on da west side, an three tousan feet on da north side, an da town inside da middo. Dey goin get dis land fo da grass land fo dea towns.”
Da Refuge Towns
6 “Six a da towns you goin give da Levi guys goin be big towns wea peopo can go if dey kill somebody but dey neva like kill um. An give da Levi peopo forty-two odda towns. 7 All da towns you goin give da Levi peopo goin be forty-eight towns, an ery town wit dea grass land. 8 Da towns you give da Levi peopo from all da property da Israel peopo get, you goin give um jalike you count how much land ery ohana get. Take plenny towns from da ohanas dat get plenny peopo, an litto bit towns from da ohanas dat get litto bit peopo.”
9 ✡Den Da One In Charge tell Moses,
10 “Tell da Israel peopo: Wen you guys go da odda side a da Jordan Riva inside da Canaan land, 11 pick some towns fo da ones wea peopo can go if dey kill somebody but dey neva like kill um. 12 Dass goin be one place wea da peopo can stay, an nobody can pay dem back fo kill somebody. Az why if da peopo poin finga somebody cuz dey tell he wen kill anodda guy, da guy no goin mahke befo he stan in front da judge an da peopo. An da guy dat poin finga gotta show proof dat he wen kill um o like kill um. 13 Dese six towns you give da Levi guys, goin be yoa City A Refuge towns fo anybody stay dat kill somebody. 14 Give three towns dis side a da Jordan Riva, an three towns inside da Canaan land, fo come da City A Refuge towns fo peopo stay dea if dey kill somebody. 15 Dese six towns goin be da place fo da Israel peopo, an fo da peopo from anodda place dat stay wit you guys. Az why whoeva kill somebody an neva tink fo do um befo dey do um, dat guy can go fo stay dea.
16 “If one guy wack somebody wit one iron ting, an da guy mahke, he one killa guy. You gotta kill da guy dat kill anodda guy. 17 O if somebody get one stone inside his hand dat can kill, an he wack somebody wit um so da guy mahke, he one killa guy. You gotta kill da guy dat kill anodda guy. 18 O if somebody get one wood ting inside his hand dat can kill, an he wack somebody wit um so da guy mahke, he one killa guy. You gotta kill da guy dat kill anodda guy. 19 Da one from da mahke guy ohana dat get da kuleana fo pay back da killa guy, he can kill um wen he meet um. 20 If somebody hate somebody an tink bout how fo kill um, an push da guy o throw someting at him fo him mahke, 21 o if he wack him wit his fis an he mahke, dat guy gotta mahke. He one killa guy. Da one from da mahke guy ohana dat get da kuleana fo pay back da killa guy, he can kill um wen he meet him.
22 “But if somebody no hate anodda guy, but push him o throw someting at um, but he neva tink fo kill um, 23 o maybe da guy neva see um, but one stone fall on top him dat kill um, an he mahke. Den cuz he no hate da guy, an he no like hurt him, 24 da peopo gotta come togedda fo judge lidis: ‘Da guy dat kill somebody neva make plan fo kill um,’ o ‘Da one from da mahke guy ohana dat get da kuleana fo pay back da killa guy get da right fo kill dis guy.’ Dese da rules. 25 Da peopo dat come togedda fo judge, dey gotta take kea da guy dat wen kill somebody but neva make plan fo do um. Dey gotta make shua, dat da one from da mahke guy ohana dat get da kuleana fo pay back da killa guy, no can kill him. Dey gotta take him back da City a Refuge wea he wen run fo no get kill, an nobody can kill him dea. He gotta stay dea till da Main Pries Guy mahke, da one dat dey pour da oil dat stay spesho fo God on top him fo show he da Main Pries Guy.
26 “But if bumbye da guy dat wen kill da odda one eva go outside da City A Refuge town from wea he wen run to, so he no mahke, 27 an if da guy dat get da kuleana fo kill him find him outside dat town, dat guy can kill him an no goin get da blame fo um. 28 Da guy dat wen kill da odda guy gotta stay inside da City A Refuge town wea he wen run to fo him no mahke, till da Main Pries Guy mahke. Den afta da Main Pries Guy mahke, da guy can go back his place.
29 “Dis goin be da rules fo all da Israel peopo foeva, wea eva you guys live.
30 ✡“Whoeva kill somebody gotta mahke cuz he kill um, but ony wen odda guys can tell da judge wat dey wen see happen. But no mo nobody gotta mahke if ony one guy tell wat he see happen.
31 “No take money fo let go somebody dat wen kill anodda guy, an he suppose to mahke fo dat.
32 “No take money fo let go somebody dat wen run by one City A Refuge town fo stay afta he kill somebody. No can let um go back an stay on top his land befo da Main Pries Guy mahke.
33 “No make da land come pilau wea you guys live. Wen somebody kill anodda guy, dat make da land come pilau. You no can make pono da land wea somebody wen kill anodda guy. Ony if you kill da guy dat wen kill da odda guy, den you can make um pono.
34 “An no make da land wea you live come pilau,
“Cuz me, Da One In Charge,
I stay live wit da Israel peopo!”
✡ 35:1 35:1: Josh 21:1-42 ✡ 35:9 35:9: Rules2 4:41-43; 19:1-14; Josh 20:1-9 ✡ 35:30 35:30: Rules2 17:6; 19:15