Levitiko 18
1 Yehova anawuza Mose kuti,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
2 “Yankhula ndi Aisraeli ndipo uwawuze kuti, ‘Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: I am the LORD your God.
3 Musamachite zomwe amachita anthu a ku Igupto kumene munkakhala kuja, ndiponso musamachite zomwe amachita anthu a ku Kanaani kumene ndikukupititsani. Musatsatire miyambo yawo.
After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their statutes.
4 Inu muzimvera malamulo anga ndipo muzisamalitsa kutsatira malangizo anga. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
Mine ordinances shall ye do, and My statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
5 Choncho sungani malangizo ndi malamulo anga, popeza munthu amene amvera zimenezi adzakhala ndi moyo. Ine ndine Yehova.
Ye shall therefore keep My statutes, and Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.
6 “‘Munthu aliyense asagonane ndi wachibale wake. Ine ndine Yehova.
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness. I am the LORD.
7 “‘Usachititse manyazi abambo ako pogonana ndi amayi ako. Iwo ndi amayi ako. Usagonane nawo.
The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
8 “‘Usagonane ndi mkazi wa abambo ako (osakhala amayi okubala). Ukatero ukuchititsa manyazi abambo ako.
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
9 “‘Usagonane ndi mlongo wako, mwana wamkazi wa abambo ako, kapena mwana wamkazi wa amayi ako, kaya anabadwira mʼnyumba mwanu kapena kwina.
The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
10 “‘Usagonane ndi mdzukulu wako: mwana wa mwana wako wamwamuna kapena mwana wa mwana wako wamkazi. Kutero nʼkudzichotsa ulemu.
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 “‘Usagonane ndi mwana wamkazi wa mkazi wa abambo ako, amene abambo akowo anabereka; popeza ameneyo ndi mlongo wako.
The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
12 “‘Usagonane ndi mlongo wa abambo ako; popeza ameneyo ndi thupi limodzi ndi abambo ako.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
13 “‘Usagonane ndi mchemwali wa amayi ako chifukwa ameneyo ndi thupi limodzi ndi amayi ako.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 “‘Usachititse manyazi mchimwene wa abambo ako pogonana ndi mkazi wake popeza amenewo ndi azakhali ako.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy fathers brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
15 “‘Usagonane ndi mpongozi wako popeza ameneyo ndi mkazi wa mwana wako. Choncho usamuchititse manyazi.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son' wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
16 “‘Usagonane ndi mkazi wa mchimwene wako popeza potero ukuchititsa manyazi mʼbale wakoyo.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
17 “‘Usagonane ndi mkazi ndiponso mwana wake wamkazi. Usagonane ndi mwana wamkazi wa mwana wake wamwamuna, kapena mwana wamkazi wa mwana wake wamkazi. Amenewo ndi thupi limodzi ndi mkaziyo. Kutero ndikuchita chinthu choyipa kwambiri.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are near kinswomen; it is lewdness.
18 “‘Usakwatire mchemwali wa mkazi wako ndi kumagonana naye mkazi wakoyo ali moyo ngati wopikisana naye.
And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime.
19 “‘Usamuyandikire mkazi kuti ugonane naye pa nthawi yake yosamba.
And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20 “‘Usagonane ndi mkazi wa mnzako ndi kudziyipitsa naye.
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
21 “‘Usapereke mwana wako aliyense kuti akhale nsembe yamoto kwa Moleki ndi kuyipitsa dzina la Yehova. Ine ndine Yehova.
And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to set them apart to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
22 “‘Usagonane ndi mwamuna ngati mkazi; chimenecho ndi chinthu chonyansa.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.
23 “‘Usagonane ndi nyama ndi kudziyipitsa nayo. Mkazi asadzipereke kwa nyama kuti agonane nayo. Chimenecho ndi chisokonezo.
And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto; it is perversion.
24 “‘Musadzidetse ndi zinthu zimenezi chifukwa umo ndi mmene mitundu ina imene ndikuyithamangitsa pamaso panu inadzidetsera.
Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things; for in all these the nations are defiled, which I cast out from before you.
25 Choncho dziko linayipa ndipo ndinalilanga chifukwa cha tchimo lake. Motero dzikolo linasanza anthu ake okhalamo.
And the land was defiled, therefore I did visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
26 Koma inu mukasunge malangizo ndi malamulo anga. Mbadwa ndiponso alendo amene akukhala pakati panu asakachite china chilichonse cha zinthu zonyansazi,
Ye therefore shall keep My statutes and Mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you —
27 pakuti zinthu zonsezi ndi zomwe ankachita anthu amene ankakhala mʼdzikomo inu musanafike, ndipo dziko linayipitsidwa.
for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled —
28 Koma inu musachite zimenezi kuti dziko lingakusanzeni mutaliyipitsa monga linasanzira mitundu imene imakhalamo inu musanafike.
that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
29 “‘Aliyense wochita zinthu zonyansa zimenezi achotsedwe pakati pa anthu anzake.
For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 Choncho mverani malangizo anga oletsa kuchita miyambo yonyansayi imene ankatsatira anthu amene analipo inu musanafike ndi kudziyipitsa nayo. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.’”
Therefore shall ye keep My charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
