Ezekiel 44
1 Then he brought me back the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
Ningĩ mũndũ ũcio akĩnjookia nginya kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa nyumĩrĩra ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre, kĩrĩa kĩangʼetheire mwena wa irathĩro, nakĩo kĩarĩ kĩhinge.
2 And the LORD said unto me: 'This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it, for the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.
Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Kĩhingo gĩkĩ kĩrĩikaraga kĩrĩ kĩhinge. Gĩtikanahingũrwo; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgaagĩtoonyera. Kĩrĩikaraga kĩhingĩtwo tondũ nĩkĩo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, aatoonyeire.
3 As for the prince, being a prince, he shall sit therein to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.'
Mũthamaki we mwene nowe wiki ũngĩikara mwena wa thĩinĩ wa itoonyero rĩu na arĩĩre irio hau mbere ya Jehova. Arĩĩtoonyagĩra gĩthaku gĩa itoonyero rĩu, na akiuma na nja akoimĩra njĩra o ro ĩyo.”
4 Then he brought me the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD; and I fell upon my face.
Ningĩ mũndũ ũcio akĩndwara na njĩra ya kĩhingo kĩa mwena wa gathigathini nginya hau mbere ya hekarũ. Ngĩcũthĩrĩria, ngĩona riiri wa Jehova ũiyũrĩte hekarũ ĩyo ya Jehova, na niĩ ngĩĩgũithia, ngĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ.
5 And the LORD said unto me: 'Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.
Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, rora wega, na ũthikĩrĩrie wega, na ũrũmbũiye maũndũ mothe marĩa ngũkwĩra makoniĩ mawatho mothe megiĩ hekarũ ya Jehova. Rũmbũiya ũhoro wa itoonyero rĩa hekarũ, na njĩra ciothe cia kuuma handũ-harĩa-haamũre.
6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord GOD: O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,
Ĩra andũ aya aremi a nyũmba ya Isiraeli atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, maũndũ manyu ma magigi nĩmaiganĩte!
7 in that ye have brought in aliens, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to profane it, even My house, when ye offer My bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken My covenant, to add unto all your abominations.
Hamwe na maũndũ marĩa mothe marĩ magigi mwekire, nĩmwatoonyirie andũ a kũngĩ matarĩ aruu ngoro na mwĩrĩ handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, mũgĩthaahia hekarũ yakwa rĩrĩa mwandutĩire irio, na maguta, na thakame, na mũgĩthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa.
8 And ye have not kept the charge of My holy things; but ye have set keepers of My charge in My sanctuary to please yourselves.
Handũ ha kũruta wĩra wanyu ũrĩa wagĩrĩire ũkoniĩ maũndũ makwa marĩa matheru, mwatuire andũ angĩ arũgamĩrĩri a handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre.
9 Thus saith the Lord GOD: No alien, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into My sanctuary, even any alien that is among the children of Israel.
Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Gũtirĩ mũndũ wa kũngĩ ũtarĩ mũruu ngoro na mwĩrĩ ũngĩtoonya handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, o na angĩkorwo nĩ andũ a kũngĩ arĩa matũũranagia na andũ a Isiraeli.
10 But the Levites, that went far from Me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity;
“‘Alawii arĩa maanjehereire makĩndaihĩrĩria hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maaturuurire na makĩehera harĩ niĩ makĩrũmĩrĩra mĩhianano yao-rĩ, no nginya magaacookererwo nĩ mehia mao.
11 and they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
Andũ acio no matungatage handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, na maikaragie ihingo cia hekarũ o na matungatage thĩinĩ wayo; no mathĩnje nyamũ cia maruta ma njino, na marutagĩre andũ magongona mao, na marũgamage mbere ya andũ makamatungatĩra.
12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and became a stumblingblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up My hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.
No rĩrĩ, tondũ nĩo maamatungatĩire marĩ mbere ya mĩhianano yao, na magĩtũma andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli magũe mehia-inĩ-rĩ, nĩ ũndũ ũcio na niĩ nĩndĩhĩtĩte njoete guoko na igũrũ atĩ no nginya magaacookererwo nĩ mehia mao, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
13 And they shall not come near unto Me, to minister unto Me in the priest's office, nor to come near to any of My holy things, unto the things that are most holy; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
Andũ acio matigacooka kũnguhĩrĩria mandungatagĩre ta athĩnjĩri-Ngai, kana makuhĩrĩrie kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩa indo ciakwa iria theru, kana maruta makwa marĩa matheru mũno; no nginya magaacookererwo nĩ gĩconoko kĩa maũndũ marĩa marĩ magigi maneeka.
14 And I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
No nĩngamatua arũgamĩrĩri a maũndũ ma hekarũ, na mawĩra mothe marĩa mabataire kũrutwo kũu thĩinĩ.
15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near to Me to minister unto Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer unto Me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD;
“‘No rĩrĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai, acio marĩ Alawii na a rũciaro rwa Zadoku, o acio maarutire mawĩra ma handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre na wĩhokeku rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli meeherire makiuma harĩ niĩ, nĩo marĩnguhagĩrĩria makandungatĩra; marĩrũgamaga mbere yakwa makaruta magongona ma maguta na ma thakame, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
16 they shall enter into My sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table, to minister unto Me, and they shall keep My charge.
Acio oiki nĩo marĩtoonyaga handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre; acio oiki nĩo marĩĩkuhagĩrĩria metha yakwa makandungatĩra na makaruta wĩra wakwa.
17 And it shall be that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
“‘Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa megũtoonya ihingo-inĩ cia nja ya na thĩinĩ, marĩĩhumbaga nguo cia gatani; matikanehumbe nguo o na ĩmwe ya guoya wa ngʼondu hĩndĩ ĩrĩa megũtungata ihingo-inĩ cia nja ĩrĩa ya na thĩinĩ, kana kũu hekarũ thĩinĩ.
18 They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.
Nĩmeyohage iremba cia gatani mĩtwe, na nguo cia gatani cia thĩinĩ njohero-inĩ. Matikanehumbe kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩngĩtũma mathigine.
19 And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they minister, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mekuuma matoonye nja ya nyumĩrĩra kũrĩa andũ marĩ-rĩ, makaruta nguo iria megũtungataga nacio, na magacitiga tũnyũmba-inĩ tũrĩa twamũre, na makehumba nguo ingĩ, nĩgeetha matikae kwamũra andũ acio na ũndũ wa nguo icio ciao.
20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
“‘Matikanenjwo njuĩrĩ ĩthire mĩtwe, kana mareke njuĩrĩ ciao iraihe mũno, no nĩ maigage njuĩrĩ ciao cia mĩtwe irĩ nenge.
21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
Ningĩ gũtikanagĩe na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũkũnyua ndibei rĩrĩa egũtoonya nja ya na thĩinĩ.
22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.
Matikanahikie atumia a ndigwa, kana mahikie atumia arĩa matiganĩte na athuuri ao; no rĩrĩ, no mahikie airĩtu gathirange a rũciaro rwa andũ a Isiraeli, kana atumia a ndigwa a athĩnjĩri-Ngai.
23 And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
No nginya marutage andũ akwa ũtiganu wa maũndũ marĩa matheru na marĩa ma ndũire, na mamoonagie gũkũũrana maũndũ marĩa marĩ thaahu na marĩa matarĩ thaahu.
24 And in a controversy they shall stand to judge; according to Mine ordinances shall they judge it; and they shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed seasons, and they shall hallow My sabbaths.
“‘Kũngĩgĩa ngarari-rĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai no nginya matuithanagie ciira, na maũtue kũringana na matuĩro makwa ma ciira. Nĩmarĩmenyagĩrĩra mawatho makwa na kĩrĩra kĩa watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo igũrũ rĩa ciathĩ ciakwa ciothe iria njathane, na maikaragie Thabatũ ciakwa irĩ theru.
25 And they shall come near no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
“‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ndakanethaahie na ũndũ wa gũkuhĩrĩria kĩimba; no rĩrĩ, ũrĩa ũkuĩte angĩkorwo nĩ ithe kana nyina, kana mũriũ kana mwarĩ, kana mũrũ wa nyina kana mwarĩ wa nyina ũtahikĩte-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo no ethaahie.
26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
Aarĩkia gũtherio-rĩ, no nginya eterere mĩthenya mũgwanja.
27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin-offering, saith the Lord GOD.
Mũthenya ũrĩa agaacooka gũtoonya nja ĩrĩa ya na thĩinĩ ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre nĩguo agatungate thĩinĩ wa handũ-harĩa-haamũre-rĩ, no nginya erutĩre iruta rĩa mehia, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
“‘Niĩ no niĩ igai rĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai. Mũtikanamagaĩre igai gũkũ bũrũri wa Isiraeli; Nĩ niĩ ngũtuĩka igai rĩao.
29 The meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering, they, even they, shall eat; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.
Marĩĩrĩĩaga maruta ma ngano, na maruta ma mehia, na maruta ma mahĩtia; nakĩo kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩrĩa kĩrutĩirwo Jehova gũkũ bũrũri wa Isiraeli gĩgaatuĩka kĩao.
30 And the first of all the first-fruits of every thing, and every heave-offering of every thing, of all your offerings, shall be for the priests; ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on thy house.
Maciaro mothe ma mbere marĩa mega, na iheo cianyu ciothe cia mwanya, igaatuĩka cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai. No nginya mũmaheage gĩcunjĩ kĩa mbere kĩa mũtu ũrĩa mũhinyu nĩgeetha kĩrathimo gĩtũũre kwanyu mĩciĩ.
31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanarĩe nyamũ o na ĩrĩkũ ĩngĩkorwo ĩkuĩte, ĩrĩ nyoni, kana matigari ma nyamũ yũragĩtwo nĩ nyamũ ĩngĩ.
