Leviticus 18
1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Yehova anawuza Mose kuti,
2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am the LORD your God.
“Yankhula ndi Aisraeli ndipo uwawuze kuti, ‘Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
3 You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.
Musamachite zomwe amachita anthu a ku Igupto kumene munkakhala kuja, ndiponso musamachite zomwe amachita anthu a ku Kanaani kumene ndikukupititsani. Musatsatire miyambo yawo.
4 You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.
Inu muzimvera malamulo anga ndipo muzisamalitsa kutsatira malangizo anga. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.
5 Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
Choncho sungani malangizo ndi malamulo anga, popeza munthu amene amvera zimenezi adzakhala ndi moyo. Ine ndine Yehova.
6 None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
“‘Munthu aliyense asagonane ndi wachibale wake. Ine ndine Yehova.
7 You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
“‘Usachititse manyazi abambo ako pogonana ndi amayi ako. Iwo ndi amayi ako. Usagonane nawo.
8 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.
“‘Usagonane ndi mkazi wa abambo ako (osakhala amayi okubala). Ukatero ukuchititsa manyazi abambo ako.
9 You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
“‘Usagonane ndi mlongo wako, mwana wamkazi wa abambo ako, kapena mwana wamkazi wa amayi ako, kaya anabadwira mʼnyumba mwanu kapena kwina.
10 You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family.
“‘Usagonane ndi mdzukulu wako: mwana wa mwana wako wamwamuna kapena mwana wa mwana wako wamkazi. Kutero nʼkudzichotsa ulemu.
11 You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.
“‘Usagonane ndi mwana wamkazi wa mkazi wa abambo ako, amene abambo akowo anabereka; popeza ameneyo ndi mlongo wako.
12 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
“‘Usagonane ndi mlongo wa abambo ako; popeza ameneyo ndi thupi limodzi ndi abambo ako.
13 You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.
“‘Usagonane ndi mchemwali wa amayi ako chifukwa ameneyo ndi thupi limodzi ndi amayi ako.
14 You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.
“‘Usachititse manyazi mchimwene wa abambo ako pogonana ndi mkazi wake popeza amenewo ndi azakhali ako.
15 You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.
“‘Usagonane ndi mpongozi wako popeza ameneyo ndi mkazi wa mwana wako. Choncho usamuchititse manyazi.
16 You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.
“‘Usagonane ndi mkazi wa mchimwene wako popeza potero ukuchititsa manyazi mʼbale wakoyo.
17 You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.
“‘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.
18 You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.
“‘Usakwatire mchemwali wa mkazi wako ndi kumagonana naye mkazi wakoyo ali moyo ngati wopikisana naye.
19 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.
“‘Usamuyandikire mkazi kuti ugonane naye pa nthawi yake yosamba.
20 You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.
“‘Usagonane ndi mkazi wa mnzako ndi kudziyipitsa naye.
21 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
“‘Usapereke mwana wako aliyense kuti akhale nsembe yamoto kwa Moleki ndi kuyipitsa dzina la Yehova. Ine ndine Yehova.
22 You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.
“‘Usagonane ndi mwamuna ngati mkazi; chimenecho ndi chinthu chonyansa.
23 You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.
“‘Usagonane ndi nyama ndi kudziyipitsa nayo. Mkazi asadzipereke kwa nyama kuti agonane nayo. Chimenecho ndi chisokonezo.
24 Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves.
“‘Musadzidetse ndi zinthu zimenezi chifukwa umo ndi mmene mitundu ina imene ndikuyithamangitsa pamaso panu inadzidetsera.
25 Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
Choncho dziko linayipa ndipo ndinalilanga chifukwa cha tchimo lake. Motero dzikolo linasanza anthu ake okhalamo.
26 But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you.
Koma inu mukasunge malangizo ndi malamulo anga. Mbadwa ndiponso alendo amene akukhala pakati panu asakachite china chilichonse cha zinthu zonyansazi,
27 For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.
pakuti zinthu zonsezi ndi zomwe ankachita anthu amene ankakhala mʼdzikomo inu musanafike, ndipo dziko linayipitsidwa.
28 So if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it spewed out the nations before you.
Koma inu musachite zimenezi kuti dziko lingakusanzeni mutaliyipitsa monga linasanzira mitundu imene imakhalamo inu musanafike.
29 Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.
“‘Aliyense wochita zinthu zonyansa zimenezi achotsedwe pakati pa anthu anzake.
30 You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”
Choncho mverani malangizo anga oletsa kuchita miyambo yonyansayi imene ankatsatira anthu amene analipo inu musanafike ndi kudziyipitsa nayo. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu.’”
