Levitiko 19
1 Yehova anawuza Mose kuti,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
2 “Uza gulu lonse la Aisraeli kuti, ‘Khalani oyera mtima chifukwa Ine, Yehova Mulungu wanu, ndine Woyera.
“Speak to all the people of Israel and tell them this: You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy, [and I want you to be like me].
3 “‘Aliyense mwa inu azilemekeza abambo ake ndi amayi ake. Ndipo muzisunga masabata anga. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
‘Each of you must respect your father and your mother. And you must (honor/treat respectfully) the Sabbath days. I am Yahweh, your God, [and that is what I am commanding you to do].
4 “‘Musatembenukire ku mafano kapena kudzipangira nokha milungu ya zitsulo zosungunula. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
‘Do not worship idols or make metal statues of gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh, your God, [and I am the only one you must worship].
5 “‘Pamene mukupereka nsembe yachiyanjano kwa Yehova, muyipereke mwanjira yoti ilandiridwe.
‘Then you bring an offering to maintain fellowship with me, offer it in a way that will cause me to accept it.
6 Nsembe izidyedwa tsiku lomwe mwayiperekalo kapena mmawa mwake. Chilichonse chotsala mpaka tsiku lachitatu chiyenera kutenthedwa.
The meat should be eaten on the day that you sacrifice it, but you are permitted to eat some of it on the next day. Anything that remains until the third/next day must be completely burned.
7 Ngati mudya choperekacho tsiku lachitatu, ndiye kuti mwachita chonyansa ndipo chakudyacho sichidzalandiridwa.
For any of it to be eaten on the third day is very displeasing to me, and I will not accept that offering.
8 Munthu aliyense amene adya chakudyacho adzasenza machimo ake chifukwa wayipitsa chinthu chimene ndi choyera kwa Yehova. Munthu ameneyo achotsedwe pakati pa anthu anzake.
I will punish anyone who eats it [after the second day], because he will not have respected that what I say is holy. And that person must no longer be allowed to associate with my people.
9 “‘Pamene mukolola zinthu mʼmunda mwanu musakolole mpaka mʼmphepete mwa munda, ndipo musatole khunkha lake.
‘Then you harvest your grain, leave the grain at the very edge of the field, and do not pick up the grain that has fallen on the ground.
10 Musakolole mphesa zonse mʼmunda wanu wa mpesa kapena kutola mphesa zakugwa mʼmundamo. Zimenezi muzisiyire anthu osauka ndi alendo. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wako.
And when you harvest your grapes, do not go back a second time to try to harvest some more, and do not pick up the grapes that have fallen on the ground. Leave those things for the poor people and for foreigners who are living among you. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding those things].
11 “‘Musabe. “‘Musamanamizane. “‘Musachitirane zinthu mwachinyengo.
‘Do not steal anything. ‘Do not tell lies. ‘Do not deceive each other.
12 “‘Musalumbire mʼdzina langa monyenga popeza kutero ndi kuyipitsa dzina la Mulungu wanu. Ine ndine Yehova.
‘Do not show that you do not respect me by using/saying my name to falsely promise that you will do something. [Do not forget that] I am Yahweh, your God.
13 “‘Musapsinje mnzanu kapena kumulanda zinthu zake. “‘Musasunge malipiro a munthu wantchito usiku wonse mpaka mmawa.
‘Do not cheat anyone or steal from anyone. [‘If you have agreed to] pay your workers at the end of the day, [do what you have promised]; do not keep those wages until the next day.
14 “‘Musatemberere wosamva kapena kuyikira munthu wosaona chinthu choti apunthwe nacho patsogolo pake, koma muziopa Mulungu wanu. Ine ndine Yehova.
‘Do not curse deaf people, and do not put things in the path of blind people to cause them to stumble.
15 “‘Musamaweruze mopanda chilungamo. Musachite tsankho pakati pa osauka ndi olemera, koma muweruze mlandu wa mnzanu mwachilungamo.
‘Always [LIT] judge people fairly [DOU]. Do not do special favors for either poor people or rich people.
16 “‘Musamapite uku ndi uku kunena bodza pakati pa anthu anu. “‘Musachite kanthu kalikonse kamene kangadzetse imfa kwa mnzanu. Ine ndine Yehova.
‘Do not spread false rumors about other people. ‘Do not say anything [in court] that would result in some [innocent] person being executed. I, Yahweh, [am commanding this].
17 “‘Musamude mʼbale wanu mu mtima mwanu. Koma mudzudzuleni mnzanu moona mtima kuti musakhale wolakwa.
‘Do not hate anyone. Instead, honestly rebuke those who ought to be rebuked, in order that you also will not be guilty.
18 “‘Musamubwezere mnzanu choyipa kapena kumusungira kanthu kunkhosi, koma konda mnansi wako monga iwe mwini. Ine ndine Yehova.
‘Do not try to get revenge against someone or be angry with someone for a long time. Instead, love other people like you love yourself. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
19 “‘Muzisunga malangizo anga. “‘Tsono musamalole kuti ngʼombe zanu zikwerane ndi chiweto cha mtundu wina. “‘Ndiponso musamadzale mbewu za mitundu iwiri mʼmunda umodzi. “‘Musavale chovala chopangidwa ndi nsalu za mitundu iwiri.
‘Obey my laws. ‘Do not allow two different kinds of animals to mate with each other. ‘Do not plant two different kinds of seed in the [same] field. ‘Do not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material.
20 “‘Ngati munthu agonana ndi kapolo wamkazi amene wafunsidwa mbeta ndi munthu wina, koma sanawomboledwe kapenanso kulandira ufulu wake, alangidwe. Koma onsewa asaphedwe, chifukwa mkaziyo anali asanalandire ufulu wake.
‘If a man has sex with a slave woman who has been promised to marry some other man, but she has not been bought by that man and is still a slave, the man who had sex with her must be punished. But because she is still a slave, she and the man who had sex with her must not be killed.
21 Koma mwamunayo abwere ndi nsembe yopepesera kupalamula kwa Yehova pa khomo la tenti ya msonkhano. Nsembe yake ikhale nkhosa yayimuna
However, that man must bring a ram to [be slaughtered at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent area, to be an offering in order that he no longer be guilty for his sin.
22 ndipo wansembe achite nayo mwambo wopepesera chifukwa cha kupalamula kumene anachita pamaso pa Yehova. Akatero tchimo lake lidzakhululukidwa.
The priest will offer that ram to me in order that the man will be forgiven for the sin that he committed, and I will forgive him.
23 “‘Mukadzalowa mʼdzikomo ndi kudzala mtengo wa mtundu uliwonse wa zipatso, zipatso zakezo mudzaziyese ngati zodetsedwa. Ndiye kuti kwa zaka zitatu zidzakhale zoletsedwa kwa inu. Musadzazidye nthawi imeneyi.
‘When you enter the land [that I have promised to give to you], and when you plant various kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat any of their fruit for three years [DOU].
24 Chaka chachinayi, zipatso zake zonse zidzakhala zopatulika, ndipo zidzakhala chopereka cha matamando kwa Yehova.
In the fourth year all of their fruit must be set aside to belong to me; it must be brought to me to be an offering to praise me.
25 Koma chaka chachisanu, mudzatha kudya zipatso zake kuti mitengoyo idzakubalireni zochuluka. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
But in the fifth/next year, you will be permitted to eat their fruit. If you do that, your trees will produce much fruit. I, Yahweh your God, [am promising that].
26 “‘Musadye nyama ya magazi. “‘Musamawombeze kapena kuchita zamatsenga.
‘Do not eat any meat that still has [the animal’s] blood in it. ‘Do not consult spirits to find out what will happen in the future, and do not practice sorcery.
27 “‘Musamamete mduliro kapena kumeta mʼmphepete mwa ndevu zanu.
‘Do not shave the hair at the sides of your heads [like pagan people do].
28 “‘Musadzichekecheke pathupi panu chifukwa cha munthu wakufa kapena kudzitema mphini pa thupi lanu. Ine ndine Yehova.
‘Do not cut your bodies [when you are mourning] for people who have died, and do not put tattoos on your bodies. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
29 “‘Musamuyipitse mwana wanu wamkazi pomusandutsa mkazi wachiwerewere. Mukatero dziko lidzasanduka la anthu achiwerewere ndi lodzaza ndi zoyipa.
‘Do not disgrace your daughters by forcing them to become prostitutes. If you cause them to become prostitutes, soon the land will be filled with prostitutes and all other kinds of people’s wicked behavior.
30 “‘Muzisunga Masabata anga ndipo muzilemekeza malo anga opatulika. Ine ndine Yehova.
‘Honor my Sabbath days and revere my Sacred Tent, because I, Yahweh, [live there].
31 “‘Musamapite kwa woyankhula ndi mizimu ya anthu akufa, kapena kwa owombeza. Musamawafunefune kuti angakuyipitseni. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
‘Do not seek advice from those who (consult/talk with) the spirits of dead people [DOU], because if you do that, they will defile you. I, Yahweh your God, [am the one you should consult].
32 “‘Muzikhala mwa ulemu pamaso pa munthu wachikulire, ndipo muzichitira ulemu munthu wokalamba. Kumeneko ndiye kuopa Mulungu wanu. Ine ndine Yehova.
‘Stand up when old people [enter the room], and show that you respect them, and also revere me, your God; [that is what] I, Yahweh, [am commanding].
33 “‘Pamene mlendo akhala nanu mʼdziko mwanu, musamuzunze.
‘When foreigners live among you [in your land], do not mistreat them.
34 Mlendo amene akhala nanu akhale ngati mmodzi mwa mbadwa zanu. Mumukonde monga momwe mumadzikondera inu nomwe. Paja inu munali alendo mʼdziko la Igupto. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
You must treat them like you treat your fellow-citizens. Love them like you love yourselves, and do not forget that once, when you were foreigners in Egypt, [you were badly mistreated by the people of Egypt]. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding you to do this].
35 “‘Musamachite za chinyengo poweruza mlandu, kapena poyeza utali, kulemera ngakhalenso kuchuluka kwa zinthu.
‘When you are measuring things, to see how long they are or how much they weigh or how many there are,
36 Miyeso ya sikelo, miyeso yoyezera kulemera kwa zinthu, miyeso yotchedwa efa ndi miyeso yotchedwa hini zikhale zolungama. Ine ndine Yehova, Mulungu wanu amene ndinakutulutsani ku dziko la Igupto.
use correct [measuring sticks and] scales and weights [on the scales] and measuring baskets and other measuring containers. I Yahweh, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, [am giving you these laws].
37 “‘Choncho muzisunga malangizo ndi malamulo angawa ndi kuwatsatira. Ine ndine Yehova.’”
‘Obey carefully [DOU] all my laws and decrees, because I, Yahweh, [am the one who am commanding them].’”
