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Exodus 21
21
Exodus
The covenant at Sinai
Kituba Bible
Kituba Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1
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«Tala, misiku ya nkaka yina nge ke zabisa na bawu ni yayi:
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“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
2
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Ntangu nge ke sumba mu-Ebeleyo samu ti yandi kuvwanda mundongo ya nge, yandi ke sadila nge bamvula sambanu. Na mvula ya nsambwadi, yandi ke kwenda ya yandi na kimpwanza. Yandi ke futa ata kima ve.
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If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
3
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Kana yandi kwizaka kaka yandi mosi, yandi ke kwenda kaka yandi mosi. Kana yandi vwandaka na kento ya yandi, kento ya yandi mpe ke kwenda na yandi.
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If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
4
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Kana ni mfumu ya yandi pesaka yandi kento, mpe kento yango me butila yandi bana ya bakento to ya babakala, kento na bana ke kuma mvwilu ya mfumu yina. Yandi mundongo, yandi ke kwenda kaka yandi mosi.
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If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
5
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Kasi kana mundongo tuba ti mu ke zolaka mfumu ya munu, kento ya munu mpe bana ya munu, mu zola ve kuvwanda na kimpwanza,
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But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
6
MKW
mfumu ya yandi ke nata yandi na ntadisi ya Nzambi. Mfumu ke belemisa mundongo na dikunzi ya mwelo to na dibaya ya mwelo. Mfumu ke tobola yandi dikutu na muntuma. Na yina, mundongo yayi ke sadila mfumu yina seko.
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then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
7
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«Ntangu muntu ke tekisa mwana ya yandi ya kento mutindu kisadi, mwana yina ke katuka ve na bundongo mutindu ke katukilaka bandongo ya nkaka ya babakala.
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And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
8
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Kana mfumu ya yandi sumbaka yandi samu ti yandi kuvwanda kento ya yandi, kasi mfumu ke na kuzola dyaka kento yango ve, mfumu yina ke bika ti ba kuula kento yango. Kasi mfumu yina kele ve na muswa ya kutekisa kento yango na banzenza. Ya kele mbote ve na kuyekula yandi mutindu yina.
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If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
9
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Kana yandi sumbaka ndumba yina samu na kupesa yandi na sika ya mwana ya yandi ya bakala, yandi fwana kusala na mwana yina ya kento mutindu yandi fwanaka sala samu na bana ya yandi mosi ya bakento.
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And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
10
MKW
Kana mfumu yina baka dyaka kento ya nkaka, yandi ke katula ata kima ve na kento ya ntete yina, ya vwanda na yina me tadila madya, bilele mpe luve ya yandi ya bukento ya makwela.
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If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
11
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Kana yandi sadila ve mutindu yina, na yina me tadila mambu tatu yina, kento lenda kuzwa ya yandi kimpwanza ata kufuta mbongo.»
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If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
12
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«Muntu yina ke bula muntu ya nkaka tii na kufwa yandi, ba fwana kufwa yandi.
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Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
13
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Kana muntu yina vwandaka ve na dibanza ya kufwa yandi, kasi Nzambi me bika ti yandi kufwa na nkuba yina, mu ke lakisa nge kisika yina muntu yango ke kwenda bumbama.
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If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
14
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Kasi, kana muntu, na luzolo ya yandi mosi, me kufwa muntu ya nkaka na mayela, ata ti yandi kwenda bumbama na kiyokolo ya munu ya minkayulu, nge ke kwenda katula yandi kuna, samu na kufwa yandi.»
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But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
15
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«Muntu yina ke bula tata ya yandi to mama ya yandi, kaka kufwa ba fwana kufwa yandi.
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Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
16
MKW
«Muntu yina ke laba muntu ya nkaka, ata ti yandi me tekisa muntu yango, to ba me kuta muntu yango na sika ya muntu yina me laba yandi, ba fwana kufwa muntu yina me laba.
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Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
17
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«Muntu yina ke siinga tata to mama ya yandi, kaka kufwa ba fwana kufwa yandi.»
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Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
18
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«Kana bantu ke na kuswana, mosi na bawu me bula mpangi ditadi to dikofi yina ke sala ti mpangi yango kufwa ve, kasi yandi kota yinzo,
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If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
19
MKW
kana na manima, yandi kuzwa ngolo ya kutelama, kubasika na ngaanda mpe kutambula na yinti na maboko, muntu yina me bula yandi ke kuzwa ve kitumbu. Kasi yandi ke futa mpangi yina samu na kuvwandisa yina yandi me vwandisa yandi na yinzo, mpe yandi ke sadisa yandi na kubeluka.»
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then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
20
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«Kana muntu baka kikoti mpe yandi bula mundongo ya yandi ya kento to ya bakala, kana mundongo yango kufwa na maboko ya yandi, ba ke futisa yandi lufwa yina.
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If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21
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Kasi, kana mundongo yina kuzinga dyaka kilumbu mosi to bilumbu zole, mfumu yina ke kuzwa ve kitumbu, samu ti mundongo yina kele mvwilu ya yandi.»
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However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
22
MKW
«Kana bantu ke na kuswana, kana bawu tutana na kento yina ke na kivumu, mpe mwana kubasika samu na kututana yina, mpe kana dikubu ya nkaka salama ve, bantu yina me tutana na kento yango ke futa kikodi. Kikodi yango ni bakala ya kento ke zenga kikodi yina ba ke futa yandi, na meso ya banzonzi.
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If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
23
MKW
Kasi, kana dikubu me salama, nge ke futisa luzingu ya muntu na luzingu ya muntu,
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But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
24
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disu na disu, dinu na dinu, diboko na diboko, dikulu na dikulu,
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eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25
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kuyoka na kuyoka, kulwalisa na kulwalisa, mputa na mputa.»
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burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
26
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«Kana muntu bula disu ya mundongo ya yandi ya kento to ya bakala mpe disu me kufwa, yandi ke bika ti mundongo yina kukatuka na bundongo samu na disu ya yandi.
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If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
27
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Kana yandi bula mundongo ya yandi ya kento to ya bakala na kukatula yandi dinu, yandi ke bika ti mundongo yina kukatuka na bundongo samu na dinu ya yandi.»
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And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
28
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«Kana ngombe, na mampoka ya yandi, bula muntu, ya vwanda kento to bakala mpe muntu yango me kufwa, ba ke kufwa ngombe yina na matadi mpe ba ke kudya ve mbisi ya yawu. Muntu ya ngombe yina ke kuzwa ve kitumbu.
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If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
29
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Kana ngombe yina vwandaka na kifu ya kubulaka bantu mampoka, mpe ti ba zabisaka yawu na muntu ya yawu, kasi yandi vwandaka kengidila yawu ve, kana ngombe yango kufwa muntu ya kento to ya bakala, ba ke kufwa ngombe yina na matadi. Ba ke kufwa mpe muntu ya yawu.
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But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
30
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Kasi, kana ba tumisa na muntu ya ngombe na kufuta kikodi, yandi fwana kupesa nyonso yina ba ke tumisa yandi, samu na kukuula luzingu ya yandi.
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If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
31
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Kana ngombe kufwa ndumba to ditoko, ba ke sala kaka mutindu mosi.
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If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
32
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Kana ngombe kufwa mundongo ya kento to ya bakala, ba ke futisa muntu ya ngombe yina Basekele makumi tatu ya mbongo ya palata mpe ba ke kufwa ngombe yango na matadi.»
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If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
33
MKW
«Kana muntu me fungula dibulu ya maza mpe me bika yawu mwasi to kana yandi me timuna dibulu ya maza mpe yandi me kanga ve yawu, kana ngombe to mbuluku kubwa na kati ya dibulu yina,
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If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
34
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muntu ya dibulu ke futa ntalu ya kibulu yina na muntu ya yawu, mpe yandi ke baka kibulu yango ya kufwa.»
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the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
35
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«Kana ngombe ya muntu kufwa ngombe ya muntu ya nkaka na mampoka ya yandi, bantu ya kuzwa bangombe yina ke tekisa ngombe ya moyo. Bawu ke kabula mbongo. Bawu ke kabula mpe ngombe ya kufwa.
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If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
36
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Kana ya kele ya kuzabakana ti ngombe yina ke na kifu ya kubulaka bangombe ya nkaka mampoka ya yandi, kasi muntu ya yawu vwandaka kengidila yawu ve, muntu yina ke pesa ngombe ya moyo na kufuta ngombe yina me kufwa. Na yina, yandi ke baka ngombe yina me kufwa.»
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But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
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Doesn’t “an eye for an eye” teach revenge?
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