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 Eka Nawu lowu Xikwembu xi leriseke Muxe, xi byele Vaisrayele xi ku: "Moya-xiviri wa nyama wu le ngatini, kutani mina ndzi mi vekele yona ealitarini leswaku yi kombela ku rivaleriwa ka mimoya-xiviri ya n'wina, hikuva i ngati leyi kombelelaka ku rivaleriwa."