Leviticus 18
1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
2 Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, I am the Lord your God.
“Sema na Waisraeli uwaambie: ‘Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu.
3 After ye doings of the land of Egypt, wherin ye dwelt, shall ye not doe: and after the maner of the land of Canaan, whither I will bring you, shall ye not do, neither walke in their ordinances,
Msifanye kama wafanyavyo huko Misri, mahali mlipokuwa mnaishi, wala msifanye kama wanavyofanya katika nchi ya Kanaani, mahali ninapowapeleka. Msifuate matendo yao.
4 But do after my iudgements, and keepe mine ordinances, to walke therein: I am the Lord your God.
Ni lazima mzitii sheria zangu, na mwe waangalifu kuzifuata amri zangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu.
5 Ye shall keepe therefore my statutes, and my iudgements, which if a man doe, he shall then liue in them: I am the Lord.
Zishikeni amri zangu na sheria zangu, kwa maana mtu anayezitii ataishi kwa hizo. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
6 None shall come neere to any of ye kinred of his flesh to vncouer her shame: I am the Lord.
“‘Hakuna mtu awaye yote atakayemsogelea ndugu wa karibu ili kukutana naye kimwili. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
7 Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy father, nor the shame of thy mother: for she is thy mother, thou shalt not discouer her shame.
“‘Usimvunjie heshima baba yako kwa kukutana kimwili na mama yako. Yeye ni mama yako; usiwe na mahusiano kama hayo naye.
8 The shame of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers shame.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa baba yako; hiyo itamvunjia heshima baba yako.
9 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy sister the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether shee bee borne at home, or borne without: thou shalt not discouer their shame.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na dada yako, wala binti wa baba yako, au binti wa mama yako, awe amezaliwa katika nyumba hiyo au mahali pengine.
10 The shame of thy sonnes daughter, or of thy daughters daughter, thou shalt not, I say, vncouer their shame: for it is thy shame.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mwanao ama binti wa binti yako; utajivunjia heshima.
11 The shame of thy fathers wiues daughter, begotten of thy father (for she is thy sister) thou shalt not, I say, discouer her shame.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mke wa baba yako, aliyezaliwa na baba yako; huyo ni dada yako.
12 Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers sister: for she is thy fathers kinswoman.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na dada wa baba yako; ni ndugu wa karibu wa baba yako.
13 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy mothers sister: for she is thy mothers kinsewoman.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na dada wa mama yako, kwa sababu ni ndugu wa mama yako wa karibu.
14 Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers brother: that is, thou shalt not goe in to his wife, for she is thine aunte.
“‘Usimvunjie heshima ndugu wa baba yako, kwa kukutana kimwili na mke wake; yeye ni shangazi yako.
15 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy daughter in lawe: for she is thy sonnes wife: therefore shalt thou not vncouer her shame.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mkwe wako, yeye ni mke wa mwanao; usiwe na mahusiano kama hayo naye.
16 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa kaka yako; utamvunjia heshima kaka yako.
17 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of the wife and of her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, nor her daughters daughter, to vncouer her shame: for they are thy kinsfolkes, and it were wickednesse.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mwanamke kisha na binti yake. Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mwanawe au binti wa binti yake; hao ni ndugu zake wa karibu. Huo ni uovu.
18 Also thou shalt not take a wife with her sister, during her life, to vexe her, in vncouering her shame vpon her.
“‘Usimchukue dada wa mke wako kuwa mke mwenza, na kukutana naye kimwili wakati bado mke wako anaishi.
19 Thou shalt not also go vnto a woman to vncouer her shame, as long as she is put apart for her disease.
“‘Usimsogelee mwanamke ili kukutana naye kimwili wakati wa unajisi wa siku zake za mwezi.
20 Moreouer, thou shalt not giue thy selfe to thy neighbours wife by carnall copulation, to be defiled with her.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa jirani yako na kujitia naye unajisi.
21 Also thou shalt not giue thy children to offer them vnto Molech, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: for I am the Lord.
“‘Usimtoe mtoto wako yeyote awe kafara kwa mungu Moleki, kwani hutalinajisi kamwe jina la Mungu wako. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
22 Thou shalt not lie with ye male as one lieth with a woman: for it is abomination.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mwanaume kama mtu akutanaye na mwanamke; hilo ni chukizo.
23 Thou shalt not also lie with any beast to bee defiled therewith, neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie downe thereto: for it is abomination.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mnyama na kujitia unajisi kwake. Mwanamke asijipeleke kwa mnyama ili kukutana naye kimwili; huo ni upotovu.
24 Yee shall not defile your selues in any of these things: for in al these the nations are defiled, which I will cast out before you:
“‘Msijitie unajisi kwa njia yoyote katika hizi, kwa sababu hivi ndivyo mataifa nitakayoyafukuza mbele yenu yalivyojitia unajisi.
25 And the land is defiled: therefore I wil visit the wickednesse thereof vpon it, and the lande shall vomit out her inhabitants.
Hata nchi ilitiwa unajisi, hivyo nikaiadhibu kwa dhambi zake, nayo nchi ikawatapika wakazi wake.
26 Ye shall keepe therefore mine ordinances, and my iudgements, and commit none of these abominations, aswell hee that is of the same countrey, as the straunger that soiourneth among you.
Lakini ni lazima uzitunze amri zangu na sheria zangu. Mzawa na wageni waishio miongoni mwenu kamwe wasifanye mambo yoyote ya machukizo haya,
27 (For all these abominations haue the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled:
kwa kuwa mambo haya yote yalifanywa na watu walioishi katika nchi hii kabla yenu, na nchi ikawa najisi.
28 And shall not the lande spue you out if ye defile it, as it spued out the people that were before you?)
Kama mkiinajisi nchi, itawatapika kama ilivyowatapika mataifa yaliyowatangulia.
29 For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abominations, the persons that doe so, shall bee cut off from among their people.
“‘Kila mtu atakayefanya mojawapo ya machukizo haya, watu hao ni lazima wakatiliwe mbali na watu wao.
30 Therefore shall yee keepe mine ordinances that ye do not any of the abominable customes, which haue bene done before you, and that yee defile not your selues therein: for I am the Lord your God.
Shikeni maagizo yangu, wala msifuate desturi za machukizo yoyote yaliyofanywa kabla hamjafika katika nchi hii, na kujitia unajisi kwa hayo. Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wako.’”
