Leviticus 18
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
“Arĩria andũ a Isiraeli, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein all of you dwelt, shall all of you not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, shall all of you not do: neither shall all of you walk in their ordinances.
Mũtikaneke maũndũ marĩa andũ a Misiri, kũrĩa mwatũũraga, meekaga, na mũtikaneke maũndũ marĩa mekagwo bũrũri wa Kaanani, kũrĩa ndĩramũtwara. Mũtikarũmĩrĩre mĩthiĩre yao.
4 All of you shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
No nginya mwathĩkagĩre mawatho makwa na mũmenyagĩrĩre gwathĩkĩra kĩrĩra kĩa watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
5 All of you shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
Tũũrai mũrũmĩtie kĩrĩra kĩa watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na mawatho makwa, nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩĩmathĩkagĩra nĩarĩtũũrio muoyo nĩmo. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
“‘Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũgaathengerera mũndũ wa nyũmba yake nĩguo makomanie; niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
7 The nakedness of your father, or the nakedness of your mother, shall you not uncover: she is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
“‘Ndũkanaconorithie thoguo nĩ ũndũ wa gũkoma na nyũkwa. Ũcio nĩ nyũkwa; ndũkanakome nake.
8 The nakedness of your father's wife shall you not uncover: it is your father's nakedness.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa thoguo; ũguo nĩ gũconorithia thoguo.
9 The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness you shall not uncover.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa nyũkwa, kana mwarĩ wa thoguo ũrĩa mũciarĩtwo nĩ ithe ũmwe kana mwarĩ wa nyũkwa ũrĩa mũtarĩ a ithe ũmwe.
10 The nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness you shall not uncover: for theirs is your own nakedness.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa mũrũguo kana mwarĩ wa mwarĩguo; ũguo nĩ gwĩconorithia.
11 The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten of your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa mũndũ-wa-nja wa thoguo, ũrĩa ũciarĩtwo nĩ thoguo; ũcio no ta mwarĩ wa nyũkwa.
12 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister: she is your father's near kinswoman.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa nyina na thoguo; ũcio nĩ mũndũ wa nyũmba ya thoguo.
13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.
“‘Ndũkanakome na tataguo, ũcio nĩ mũndũ wa nyũmba ĩmwe na nyũkwa.
14 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, you shall not approach to his wife: she is your aunt.
“‘Ndũkanaconorithie mũrũ wa nyina na thoguo, na ũndũ wa gũthengerera mũtumia wake nĩguo mũkomanie; ũcio nĩ tataguo.
15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter in law: she is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa mũrũguo. Ũcio nĩ mũtumia wa mũrũguo; ndũkanakome nake.
16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa mũrũ wa nyũkwa; ũguo nĩgũconorithia mũrũ wa nyũkwa.
17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shall you take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũndũ-wa-nja ũcooke ũkome na mwarĩ. Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa mũriũ, kana mwarĩ wa mwarĩ; acio nĩ andũ a nyũmba yake. Ũcio nĩ waganu.
18 Neither shall you take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
“‘Ndũkanahikie mwarĩ wa nyina na mũtumia waku atuĩke mũiru wa mũtumia waku, ũkomage nake mũtumia waku arĩ muoyo.
19 Also you shall not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
“‘Ndũkanathengerere mũndũ-wa-nja mũkomanie rĩrĩa arĩ na thaahu wa hĩndĩ yake ya mweri.
20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbour's wife, to defile yourself with her.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa mũndũ ũngĩ, ndũgethaahie nake.
21 And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
“‘Mũtikananeane ciana cianyu irutĩrwo Moleku igongona, mũtikanathaahie rĩĩtwa rĩa Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
22 You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũndũ mũrũme ta ũrĩa mũndũ akomaga na mũndũ-wa-nja; ũndũ ũcio ũrĩ magigi.
23 Neither shall you lie with any beast to defile yourself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
“‘Ndũkanakome na nyamũ nawe wĩthaahie nayo. Mũndũ-wa-nja ndakanetware harĩ nyamũ akome nayo; gwĩka ũguo nĩ waganu mũkĩru njano.
24 Defile not all of you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
“‘Mũtikanethaahie na ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio, tondũ ũguo nĩguo ndũrĩrĩ iria ngũingata imweherere ciethaahirie.
25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants.
O naguo bũrũri nĩwathaahirio; nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩũherithĩria mehia maguo, naguo bũrũri ũcio ũgĩtahĩka arĩa maatũũraga kuo.
26 All of you shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourns among you:
No inyuĩ, no nginya mũrũmie kĩrĩra kĩa watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na mawatho makwa. Andũ arĩa maciarĩirwo bũrũri wanyu, kana ageni arĩa matũũranagia na inyuĩ, matikaneke ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ wa macio marĩ magigi,
27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled; )
nĩgũkorwo maũndũ macio mothe nĩmo meekagwo nĩ andũ arĩa maatũũraga bũrũri ũcio mbere yanyu, naguo bũrũri ũcio ũkĩnyiitwo nĩ thaahu.
28 That the land spew not you out also, when all of you defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you.
O na inyuĩ mũngĩgwatia bũrũri ũcio thaahu, nĩũkamũtahĩka o ta ũrĩa watahĩkire arĩa maatũũraga kuo mbere yanyu.
29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
“‘Mũndũ o wothe ũngĩka ũndũ o na ũmwe wa maũndũ macio marĩ magigi, andũ ta acio no nginya maingatwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ ao.
30 Therefore shall all of you keep mine ordinance, that all of you commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that all of you defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
Rũmiai maũndũ marĩa ndĩmwathĩte na mũtikanarũmĩrĩre mĩtugo ĩyo ĩrĩ magigi, ĩrĩa yekagwo mũtaanoka, na mũtikanethaahie nayo. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.’”
