Numbers 8
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,
2 Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light opposite to the candlestick.
“Gwa Erọn okwu sị ya, ‘Mgbe ọbụla ị mụnyere oriọna asaa nke iheọkụ, ị ga-edozi ha ka ìhè ha na-enwupụta naanị nʼihu iheọkụ ahụ.’”
3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof opposite to the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Erọn mere otu a. O doziri oriọna ndị ahụ ka ha chee ihu nʼihe ịdọba oriọna, dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu.
4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Otu a ka esi mee ihe ịdọba oriọna ahụ. Ọ bụ naanị ọlaedo ka e ji kpụọ iheọkụ ahụ, site nʼụkwụ ya ruo nʼokooko niile e ji chọọ ya mma. A kpụrụ iheọkụ ahụ nʼusoro dịka oyiyi Onyenwe anyị gosiri Mosis si dị.
5 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
Mgbe ahụ Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị,
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
“Ugbu a, site nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel, kpọpụta ụmụ Livayị, doo ha iche, mee ha ka ha dịrị ọcha.
7 And thus shall you do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
Ime ka ha dị ọcha, lee ihe ị ga-eme. Fesa ha mmiri na-asachapụ mmehie. Hụkwa na ha kpụchapụrụ ajị niile dị ha nʼahụ, ma sachaa uwe ha. Si otu a mee ka ha bụrụ ndị dị ọcha.
8 Then let them take a young bullock with his food offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shall you take for a sin offering.
Gwa ha ka ha weta nwa oke ehi na onyinye mkpụrụ ọka, bụ ụtụ ọka a gwara mmanụ. Ha ga-ewetakwa nwa oke ehi ọzọ; ka ọ bụrụ ihe ha ji achụ aja mmehie.
9 And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and you shall gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
Emesịa, kpọbata ụmụ Livayị nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ nzute ahụ. Meekwa ka ọgbakọ ndị Izrel niile zukọọ nʼebe ahụ.
10 And you shall bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
Kpọpụta ndị Livayị nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, ma mee ka ndị Izrel niile bikwasị ha aka ha.
11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
Mgbe ahụ, Erọn ga-ewere ndị Livayị chee Onyenwe anyị nʼihu dịka onyinye mfufe ndị Izrel niile na-enye ya. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ụmụ Livayị niile ga-abụ ndị jikere ijere Onyenwe anyị ozi.
12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and you shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
“Emesịa, ndị Livayị ga-abịa bikwasị aka ha nʼisi oke ehi abụọ ndị ahụ jiri otu nʼime oke ehi abụọ ndị ahụ chụọ aja mmehie nye Onyenwe anyị, jiri nke ọzọ chụọ aja nsure ọkụ, maka ikpuchi mmehie ndị Livayị.
13 And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD.
Mgbe ahụ, mee ka ndị Livayị guzo nʼihu Erọn na ụmụ ndị ikom, werekwa ha nyefee Onyenwe anyị nʼaka dịka a ga-asị na ha bụ onyinye mfufe a na-enye Onyenwe anyị.
14 Thus shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
Otu a ka ị ga-esi doo ndị Livayị nsọ ime ka ha dịrị iche site nʼigwe ụmụ Izrel ndị ọzọ. Ọ bụ m nwe ndị Livayị.
15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
“Mgbe i dosiri ndị Livayị nsọ, cheekwa ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị dịka aja mfufe, ha ga-abịa nʼime ụlọ nzute ahụ ije ozi dịrị ha.
16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
Ha bụ nke m site nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel niile. Anarala m ha ka ha bụrụ nke m nʼọnọdụ ụmụ niile e bụ ụzọ mụọ, nwa nwoke nke nwanyị ọbụla nʼIzrel.
17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I stroke every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
Nʼihi na nwa nwoke mbụ ọbụla a mụrụ nʼetiti ndị Izrel bụ nke m, ma mmadụ ma anụmanụ niile. Edoro m ha nsọ nye onwe m, site nʼabalị ụbọchị ahụ m tigbusiri ụmụ niile e bụ ụzọ mụọ nʼIjipt.
18 And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
Ewerela m ndị Livayị nʼọnọdụ ụmụ nwoke mbụ niile a mụrụ nʼIzrel.
19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
Site nʼetiti ndị Izrel niile, ewerela m ndị Livayị nye Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom dịka onyinye, ka ha rụọ ọrụ niile dị nʼime ụlọ nzute ahụ nʼọnọdụ ụmụ Izrel. Ka ha kpuchiere ha mmehie ha niile ka ihe otiti nke nrịa nrịa ghara ịbịakwasị ụmụ Izrel, mgbe ọbụla ha bịara nso ebe nsọ ahụ.”
20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
Ya mere, Mosis na Erọn na nzukọ niile nke ụmụ Izrel chere ụmụ Livayị nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, nʼusoro dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu.
21 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.
Ndị Livayị niile doro onwe ha ọcha, sachakwaa uwe ha niile. Erọn chere ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị dịka onyinye aja mfufe, chụọrọ ha aja ikpuchi mmehie, ime ka ha dị ọcha.
22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
Nʼikpeazụ, ndị Livayị bịara ije ozi ha nʼụlọ nzute nʼokpuru Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom. Ha nyekwara ndị Livayị ọrụ dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu.
23 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,
24 This is it that belongs unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
“Iwu m ndị a metụtara ndị Livayị niile. Nwoke onye Livayị ọbụla ga-ebido ịrụ ọrụ nʼụlọ nzute m mgbe ọ gbara iri afọ abụọ na ise.
25 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
Ọ ga-akwụsịkwa ịrụ ọrụ nʼime ya mgbe ọ gbara iri afọ ise, mgbe oge ezumike ọrụ ya ga-amalite.
26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shall you do unto the Levites concerning their charge.
Ha nwere ike inyere ụmụnne ha aka nʼịrụ ọrụ ha nʼime ụlọ nzute, ma ha onwe ha agaghị arụ ọrụ ahụ. Otu a ka ị ga-esi dozie ọrụ ije ozi nke ndị Livayị.”
