Laws of Justice and Mercy
1“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.
2“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, 3and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.
4“If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. 5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
6“Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
8“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
9“Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
Sabbath Laws
10“For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops, 11but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
12“Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.
13“Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.
The Three Annual Festivals
14“Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.
15“Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread; for seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt.
“No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
16“Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
“Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.
17“Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord.
18“Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast.
“The fat of my festival offerings must not be kept until morning.
19“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.
“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
God’s Angel to Prepare the Way
20“See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him. 22If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. 23My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out. 24Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces. 25Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, 26and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.
27“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run. 28I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way. 29But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. 30Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.
31“I will establish your borders from the Red Sea23:31 Or the Sea of Reeds to the Mediterranean Sea,23:31 Hebrew to the Sea of the Philistines and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out before you. 32Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods. 33Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you.”
Mawatho ma Kĩhooto na Kũiguanĩra Tha
123:1 Kĩam 39:17; Atũm 6:11“Ndũkanamemerekie ndeto cia maheeni. Ndũgateithĩrĩrie mũndũ mwaganu na ũndũ wa kũrũgamĩrĩra ũira wa maheeni.
2“Ndũkarũmanĩrĩre na mũingĩ gwĩka ũũru. Ũngĩruta ũira igooti-inĩ, ndũkogomie kĩhooto ũkĩnyiitanĩra na mũingĩ, 3na ndũkonanie kĩmenyano harĩ mũndũ mũthĩĩni ciira-inĩ wake.
423:4 Arom 12:20; Gũcook 22:1-3“Ũngĩona ndegwa kana ndigiri ya mũndũ mũrĩ ũthũ nake yũrĩte-rĩ, tigĩrĩra atĩ nĩwamĩcookia kũrĩ we. 523:5 Gũcook 22:4Ũngĩona ndigiri ya mũndũ ũgũthũire ĩgwĩte ĩkaremererwo nĩ mũrigo wayo-rĩ, ndũkamĩtige hau; no nginya ũmũteithie kũmĩũkĩria.
623:6 Gũcook 23:16; Thim 22:22“Ndũkanaime andũ anyu arĩa athĩĩni kĩhooto ciira-inĩ wao. 723:7 Aef 4:25; Kĩam 18:23Ndũkahutanie na thitango ya maheeni, na ndũkoorage mũndũ ũtarĩ na mahĩtia kana mũndũ mwĩhokeku, nĩgũkorwo ndikarekereria mũndũ mwĩhia.
823:8 Gũcook 10:17; Mik 3:11“Ndũkoe ihaki, nĩgũkorwo ihaki nĩrĩtũmaga arĩa monaga matuĩke atumumu, na rĩkoogomia ciugo cia andũ arĩa athingu.
923:9 Thaam 22:21; Ezek 22:7“Ndũkahatĩrĩrie mũgeni; inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ ũrĩa mũgeni aiguaga, tondũ mwarĩ ageni bũrũri wa Misiri.
Mawatho ma Thabatũ
10“Haandaga irio mĩgũnda yaku mĩaka ĩtandatũ, na ũkagetha irio iria iciarĩte mĩaka ĩyo, 1123:11 Alaw 25:1-7no mwaka wa mũgwanja ũkarekaga mũgũnda ũikare ũguo ũtarĩmĩtwo na ũtekũhũthĩrwo. Nao arĩa athĩĩni gatagatĩ ka andũ anyu makonaga irio kuuma mũgũnda ũcio, nacio nyamũ cia gĩthaka ikarĩĩaga kĩrĩa marĩtigagia. Ĩkaga o ũguo na mũgũnda waku wa mĩthabibũ na wa mĩtamaiyũ.
1223:12 Luk 13:14; Kĩam 2:2-3“Rutaga wĩra waku mĩthenya ĩtandatũ, no mũthenya wa mũgwanja ndũkanarute wĩra, nĩgeetha ndegwa na ndigiri yaku ihurũke, nayo ngombo ĩrĩa ĩciarĩirwo gwaku, kana mũgeni, o nao magĩage na ihinda rĩa kũnogoka.
1323:13 Gũcook 9:23“Menyagĩrĩra wĩkage maũndũ marĩa mothe ngwĩrĩte. Ndũkanagwete marĩĩtwa ma ngai ingĩ; ndũkareke maiguuo makĩgwetwo na kanua gaku.
Ciathĩ Ithatũ cia o Mwaka
1423:14 Thaam 34:23, 24; 2Maũ 8:13“Gĩagai na gĩathĩ gĩa gũkũngũĩra maita matatũ o mwaka.
1523:15 Thaam 12:17; Atũm 12:3“Kũngũyagĩra Gĩathĩ kĩa Mĩgate Ĩtarĩ na Ndawa ya Kũimbia; handũ ha mĩthenya mũgwanja ũrĩĩage mĩgate ĩtarĩ na ndawa ya kũimbia, o ta ũrĩa ndagwaathire. Ĩkaga ũndũ ũyũ hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ĩtuĩtwo mweri-inĩ wa Abibu, tondũ nĩ mweri-inĩ ũcio woimire bũrũri wa Misiri.
“Gũtikanagĩe mũndũ ũrĩũkaga mbere yakwa moko matheri.
1623:16 Thaam 34:22; Ezar 3:4“Kũngũyagĩra Gĩathĩ kĩa Magetha23:16 Gĩathĩ kĩa Magetha no kĩo kĩoĩkaine ta Gĩathĩ kĩa Ciumia (34:22), na gĩakũngũyagĩrwo ciumia mũgwanja thuutha wa Bendegothito. na maciaro ma mbere ma irio iria ũhaandĩte mĩgũnda yaku.
“Kũngũyagĩra Gĩathĩ kĩa Igetha mũthia-inĩ wa mwaka, rĩrĩa ũgũcookanĩrĩria irio ciaku kuuma mũgũnda.
1723:17 Thaam 17:14“Arũme othe nĩmarĩthiiaga mbere ya Mwathani Jehova maita matatũ o mwaka.
1823:18 Thaam 34:25; Alaw 2:11“Ndũkanandutĩre thakame ya igongona hamwe na kĩndũ kĩrĩ na ndawa ya kũimbia.
“Maguta ma maruta makwa ma gĩathĩ matikaigwo nginya rũciinĩ.
1923:19 Ndar 18:12; Gũcook 14:21“Rehaga indo iria njega cia maciaro ma mbere nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova Ngai waku.
“Ndũkanaruge koori na iria rĩa nyina.23:19 Kũruga kori na iria rĩa nyina warĩ mũtugo wa andũ a Kaanani.
Mũraika wa Ngai Kũhaarĩria Njĩra
20“Na rĩrĩ, niĩ nĩndĩratũma mũraika athiĩ mbere yanyu, amũrangĩre njĩra-inĩ na amũkinyie handũ harĩa ndĩmũhaarĩirie. 2123:21 Thab 26:7Iguagai na mwathĩkagĩre ũrĩa ekũmwĩra. Mũtikanamũkararie tondũ ndakamũrekera ũremi wanyu, nĩgũkorwo Rĩĩtwa rĩakwa rĩrĩ thĩinĩ wake. 22Mũngĩmũigua kũna ũrĩa aroiga, na mwĩke ũrĩa wothe ngaamwĩra, nĩngatuĩka thũ kũrĩ thũ cianyu, na njũkĩrĩre arĩa makaamũũkĩrĩra. 2323:23 Josh 3:10Mũraika wakwa nĩagathiĩ mbere yanyu, na amũkinyie bũrũri wa Aamori, na Ahiti, na Aperizi, na Akaanani, na Ahivi, na Ajebusi, na niĩ nĩngamaniina biũ. 2423:24 Thaam 20:5; Alaw 18:3; Jer 10:2Mũtikanainamĩrĩre ngai ciao, kana mũcihooe, kana mũrũmĩrĩre mĩtugo yao. No nginya mũcianange, nayo mĩhianano ya ngai ciao cia mahiga mũmiunange tũcunjĩ. 2523:25 Math 4:10; Alaw 26:3-4Hooyagai Jehova Ngai wanyu nake, nĩarĩrathimaga irio cianyu na maaĩ manyu. Nĩndĩĩmweheragĩria mĩrimũ gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu, 2623:26 Gũcook 7:14; Thab 90:10na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkaahuna kana atuĩke thaata bũrũri-inĩ wanyu. Nĩndĩĩmũkinyagĩria matukũ marĩa mwathĩrĩirio ma gũtũũra muoyo.
2723:27 Gũcook 7:23“Nĩngũtũma kĩmakania gĩakwa mbere yanyu, na ndũme ndũrĩrĩ iria mũrĩĩkoragĩrĩra inyiitwo nĩ kĩrigiicano. Nĩndĩtũmaga thũ cianyu imũũragĩre. 2823:28 Josh 24:12; Thab 78:55Nĩngatũma magi mbere yanyu, maingate Ahivi, na Akaanani na Ahiti mamweherere. 2923:29 Gũcook 7:22No rĩrĩ, ndikamaingata o mwaka ũmwe, tondũ bũrũri wahota gũcooka gĩthaka, nacio nyamũ cia gĩthaka imũingĩhĩre mũno. 3023:30 Josh 23:5Ndĩmaingataga o kahora o kahora, nginya rĩrĩa mũkaingĩha mũhote kwĩnyiitĩra bũrũri ũcio.
3123:31 Kĩam 2:14; Josh 21:44“Nĩngekĩra mĩhaka yanyu kuuma Iria Itune, ndĩmĩikũrũkie nginya Iria rĩa Afilisti, na kuuma werũ-inĩ nginya Rũũĩ rwa Farati. Andũ arĩa maikaraga kũu nĩngamaneana moko-inĩ manyu, na inyuĩ mũmaingate mamweherere. 3223:32 Atiir 2:2; Ezek 17:13Mũtikagĩe na kĩrĩkanĩro nao kana na ngai ciao. 3323:33 Thaam 10:7Mũtikareke matũũre bũrũri-inĩ wanyu; nĩ tondũ no matũme mũnjĩhĩrie, nĩ tondũ kũhooya ngai icio ciao ti-itherũ nĩgũkamũtoonyia mũtego-inĩ.”
