God told Old Testament Israel, "The life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul" (KJV).
17 Ka Nawu lowu Xikwembu Nkulukumba a wu nyikiki Moxe a byele va-Israyele a ku: 'Hikusa a wutomi bya nyama byi le ngatini; kutani mine ndzri n'wi nyike yone aletareni ku hambela mahika yenu dzrivaleliwo; hikusa a ngati hi yone leyi hambaka dzrivaleliwo.'