Leviticus 18

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

“Gwa ụmụ Izrel okwu ndị a sị ha, ‘Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.

3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

Ya mere, ọ bụ ezie na unu ebiela nʼetiti ndị Ijipt, ma unu ekwesighị ibi ndụ unu dịka ha si ebi. Unu ekwesịkwaghị ibi ndụ dịka ndị Kenan ebe m na-akpọbata unu. Unu agbasola omenaala ha.

4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

Unu ga-edebe iwu m niile, gbasookwa ụkpụrụ m niile nʼihi na abụ m Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.

Debenụ iwu m na ụkpụrụ m, nʼihi na onye na-edebe ha ga-adị ndụ site na ha. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị.

6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD.

“‘Onye ọbụla ya na mmadụ bụ nwanne e jekwurukwala ya ka ha nwe mmekọ edina, i ji kpughee ọtọ ya. Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị.

7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

“‘Ị gaghị eleda nna gị anya site na i jekwuru nne gị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina. Nne gị ka ọ bụ; gị na ya agaghị enwe ụdị mmekọ dị otu a.

8 The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it [is] thy father’s nakedness.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwunye nna gị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina. Nke a bụ ileda nna gị anya.

9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanne gị nwanyị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke a mụụrụ nna gị, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke nne gị mụrụ, ma a mụrụ ya nʼụlọ ma a mụrụ nʼama.

10 The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs [is] thine own nakedness.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwa nwanyị nke nwa gị nwoke mụrụ, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke nwa gị nwanyị mụrụ i nwe mmekọ edina; nʼihi na nke a ga-eweta nleda anya nye gị.

11 The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwa nwanyị nwunye nna gị mụrụ, ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na ọ bụ nwa nna gị mụrụ; nwanne gị nwanyị ka ọ bụ.

12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she [is] thy father’s near kinswoman.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanne nwanyị nna gị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na ọbara jịkọrọ ya na nna gị, ha bụ otu ahụ.

13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she [is] thy mother’s near kinswoman.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanne nne gị nke nwanyị, ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na ọbara jịkọrọ ya na nne gị, ha bụ otu ahụ.

14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she [is] thine aunt.

“‘Ị gaghị eleda nwanne nna gị nke nwoke anya, site nʼijekwuru nwunye ya, ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina. Nʼihi na nwunye nwanna gị ka ọ bụ.

15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwunye nwa gị nwoke ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina; nwunye nwa gị nwoke ka ọ bụ; gị na ya agaghị enwe mmekọrịta ọbụla gosiri mkpughe ọtọ ya.

16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it [is] thy brother’s nakedness.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwunye nwanne gị nwoke ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na nke a bụ omume nleda anya nye nwanne gị nwoke.

17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.

“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanyị na nwa ya nwanyị ka gị na ha nwe mmekọ edina. Ị gaghị akpọrọ nwa nwanyị nwa ya nwoke, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke nwa ya nwanyị mụrụ dinaa ya; nʼihi na otu ọbara ka ha bụ. Ihe dị otu a bụ arụ.

18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].

“‘Ị gaghị alụ nwanne nwanyị nwunye gị, dịka nwunye ọzọ gị, nʼihi ịkpagbu ya, gị na ya a na-enwe mmekọrịta edina, ị na-ekpughe ọtọ nwunye gị mgbe ọ ka dị ndụ.

19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

“‘E jekwurukwala nwanyị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, mgbe ọ nọ nʼọnọdụ adịghị ọcha nke (ịsọ ụba) nsọ nwanyị ya nʼoge a kara aka.

20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

“‘A kpọrọkwala nwunye onye agbataobi gị idina ya, si otu a merụọ onwe gị nʼihi mmekọ dị otu a.

21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.

“‘Ị gaghị enye nwa gị ka e jiri ya chụọrọ Molek aja. Nʼihi na i kwesighị imerụ aha Chineke gị. Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị.

22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.

“‘Gị na nwoke edinala, dịka nwanyị na nwoke si edina. Ihe akpọrọ asị ka ọ bụ.

23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it [is] confusion.

“‘Gị na anụmanụ ọbụla edinakwala, site otu a merụọ onwe gị. Nwanyị agakwaghị ewere onwe ya nye ka ya na oke anụmanụ nwee mmekọrịta, arụ a na-adịghị eme eme ka ọ bụ.

24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

“‘Unu emerụkwala onwe unu site na-ime ihe ndị a, nʼihi na ihe ndị a bụ ihe mba ndị ahụ na-eme. Ọ bụkwa nʼihi ya ka m ga-eji chụpụ ha site nʼala ahụ m ga-enye unu.

25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.

Ọ bụladị ala ahụ niile ghọrọ ihe rụrụ arụ site nʼomume ndị a. Ọ bụ nke a mere m ji ata ndị bi nʼime ya ahụhụ nʼihi mmehie ha. Ala ahụ meghere ọnụ ya gbọpụta ndị bi nʼime ya.

26 Ye 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 sojourneth among you:

Unu ga-edebe iwu m na ụkpụrụ m ndị a niile. Unu emekwala ihe arụ ndị a, ma ndị amụrụ nʼala ma ndị ọbịa niile bi nʼetiti unu.

27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled; )

Ala m na-aga inye unu rụrụ arụ nʼihi na ndị bi nʼime ya na-eme omume ndị a rụrụ arụ.

28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that [were] before you.

Unu emekwala ihe arụ ndị a, nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na unu emee ha, ọ ga-emeghe ọnụ ya gbọpụta unu, dịka o si mee mba niile bụ ndị buru unu ụzọ biri nʼime ya.

29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit [them] shall be cut off from among their people.

“‘Onye ọbụla nʼetiti unu mere ihe arụ ndị a, ka a ga-ekewapụ site nʼetiti ndị ya.

30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that [ye] commit not [any one] of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

Nʼihi ya, lezienụ anya ka unu debe iwu m, ka unu ghara ime ihe arụ ndị a, nke ndị buru unu ụzọ biri nʼala ahụ mere. Ka unu gharakwa imerụ onwe unu site nʼomume arụ ndị a. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.’”