Leviticus 21
1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Arĩria athĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩo ariũ a Harũni, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ndakanethaahie nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ wao ũkuĩte,
2 except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
tiga no akorirwo arĩ mũndũ wa nyũmba yake, ta nyina kana ithe, kana mũriũ kana mwarĩ, kana mũrũ wa nyina,
3 or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
kana mwarĩ wa nyina ũtarĩ mũhiku ũrĩa ateithagia nĩ ũndũ ndarĩ na mũthuuri, nĩ ũndũ wake-rĩ, no ethaahie.
4 He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
Ndakanethaahie nĩ ũndũ wa athoni ake, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio anyiitwo nĩ thaahu.
5 Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
“‘Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanenjwo mĩtwe, kana marengerere mĩthia ya nderu ciao kana metemange mĩĩrĩ yao nĩ ũndũ wa gũkuĩrwo.
6 They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.
No nginya makorwo marĩ atheru harĩ Ngai wao, na matikanathaahie rĩĩtwa rĩa Ngai wao. Tondũ nĩo matwaragĩra Jehova indo iria arutĩirwo irĩ iruta rĩa njino, nĩcio irio cia Ngai wao, no nginya makorwo marĩ atheru.
7 A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
“‘Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanahikie andũ-a-nja arĩa methaahĩtie na ũmaraya, kana arĩa matiganĩte na athuuri ao, tondũ athĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩ atheru harĩ Ngai wao.
8 You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
Matuagei atheru, tondũ nĩo marutagĩra Ngai wanyu irio iria arutĩirwo igongona. Matuagei atheru, tondũ niĩ Jehova ndĩ mũtheru, o niĩ ũrĩa ũmũtheragia.
9 If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
“‘Mwarĩ wa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai angĩĩthaahia na gũtuĩka mũmaraya, nĩaconorithĩtie ithe; no nginya acinwo na mwaki.
10 The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
“‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, ũrĩa ũrĩ gatagatĩ ka ariũ-a-ithe, na ũitĩrĩirio maguta mũtwe na akaamũrwo nĩguo ehumbage nguo cia ũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, ndakanarekererie njuĩrĩ yake ĩikare ĩtarĩ njanũre kana atembũrange nguo ciake.
11 He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
Ndakanatoonye handũ harĩ kĩimba. Ndakanethaahie o na aakorwo nĩ ũndũ wa ithe kana nyina,
12 He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
o na ndakanoime handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Ngai wake, kana ahathaahie, tondũ nĩamũrĩtwo, agaitĩrĩrio maguta ma Ngai wake. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
13 The woman he marries must be a virgin.
“‘Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa akaahikia no nginya agaakorwo arĩ mũirĩtu gathirange.
14 He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
Ndakanahikie mũtumia wa ndigwa, kana mũtumia matiganĩte na mũthuuriwe, kana mũndũ-wa-nja wĩthaahĩtie na ũmaraya, no akaahikia mũirĩtu gathirange wa andũ ao,
15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”
nĩgeetha ndakanathaahie rũciaro rwake gatagatĩ ka andũ ao. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, ũrĩa ũmũtheragia.’”
16 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
17 “Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.
“Ĩra Harũni atĩrĩ: ‘Harĩ njiarwa iria igooka, gũtirĩ mũndũ wa njiaro ciaku ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria nĩguo arutĩre Ngai wake irio cia igongona.
18 No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed;
Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria: mũndũ mũtumumu kana gĩthua, kana mũndũ mũthũku ũthiũ, kana ũrĩ na wonje,
19 no man who has a broken foot or hand,
mũndũ mwonju kũgũrũ kana guoko,
20 or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.
mũndũ ũrĩ iguku kana mũhomu, mũndũ ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ka riitho, kana mũndũ ũrĩ na ironda iratogota kana iroira, kana mũthũku nyee.
21 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.
Gũtirĩ mũndũ wa njiaro cia Harũni ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩ kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria nĩguo atware maruta marĩa marutĩirwo Jehova ma njino. Ũcio ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ndakanakuhĩrĩrie atĩ nĩguo arute irio icio cia Ngai wake cia igongona.
22 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
We no arĩe irio iria theru mũno cia Ngai wake, o na irio iria theru;
23 but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
no rĩrĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa ũũgũ ũcio wake, ndakanakuhĩrĩrie gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio kana athengerere kĩgongona, nĩgeetha ndagathaahie handũ hau hakwa harĩa haamũre. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, ũrĩa ũmatheragia.’”
24 Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩĩra Harũni na ariũ ake ũguo, o na akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli othe.
