Leviticus 18
1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
UThixo wathi kuMosi,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God.
“Tshela abako-Israyeli ukuthi: ‘NginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
3 After the doings of the Land of Egypt, wherein ye have dwelt, shall ye not do; and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I am bringing you, shall ye not do; and in their customs shall ye not walk.
Lingabokwenza lokhu okwenziwa eGibhithe, lapho elalikhona, njalo lingabokwenza abakwenzayo ezweni laseKhenani, lapho engilisa khona. Lingalandeli abakwenzayo.
4 My ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.
Lalelani imithetho yami njalo linanzelele, lilandele izimiso zami. Mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
5 And ye shall keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.
Gcinani izimiso zami lemithetho yami, ngoba umuntu oyilalelayo uzaphila ngayo. Mina nginguThixo.
6 None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.
Akungabi lamuntu osondela esihlotsheni sakhe esiseduze ukuthi alale laso. Mina nginguThixo.
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.
Ungatheleli uyihlo ihlazo ngokulala lonyoko. Ngunyoko; ungalali laye.
8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
Ungalali lomfazi kayihlo; lokho kuthelela uyihlo ihlazo.
9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, —even the nakedness of any of these shalt thou not uncover.
Ungalali lodadewenu, loba indodakazi kayihlo loba indodakazi kanyoko, kungakhathalekile ukuthi wazalelwa ekhaya loba kwenye indawo.
10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, —even the nakedness of any of these, shalt thou not uncover; for theirs is thy own nakedness.
Ungalali lendodakazi yendodana yakho loba indodakazi yendodakazi yakho; lokhu kuzakuthelela ihlazo.
11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, —thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Ungalali lendodakazi yomfazi kayihlo, eyazalwa nguyihlo, ingudadewenu.
12 The nakedness of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
Ungalali lodadewabo kayihlo; uyisihlobo sikayihlo esiseduze kakhulu.
13 The nakedness of thy mother's sister shalt thou not uncover; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
Ungalali lodadewabo kanyoko, uyisihlobo sikanyoko esiseduzane kakhulu.
14 The nakedness of thy father's brother shalt thou not uncover: his wife shalt thou not approach, she is thy aunt.
Ungatheleli umfowabo kayihlo ihlazo ngokusondela kumkakhe ukuthi ulale laye, ngoba ungunyoko.
15 The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
Ungalali lomalokazana wakho, ngumfazi wendodana yakho; ungalali laye.
16 The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.
Ungalali lomfazi womfowenu; kuzathelela umfowenu ihlazo.
17 The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover: her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter shalt thou not take, to uncover her nakedness; for they are near kinswomen; it is incest.
Ungalali lowesifazane kanye lendodakazi yakhe. Ungalali lendodakazi yendodana yakhe loba indodakazi yendodakazi yakhe; bayizihlobo zakho eziseduzane. Lokhu kuyikuxhwala.
18 And a woman together with her sister shalt thou not take, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other, in her lifetime.
Ungathathi udadewabo womkakho ukuthi ulale laye nxa umkakho esaphila.
19 And a woman in the separation of her uncleanness shalt thou not approach, to uncover her nakedness.
Ungasondeli kowesifazane ukuthi ulale laye ngesikhathi esemfuleni ngoba ungcolile.
20 And with thy neighbor's wife shalt thou not lie carnally, to defile thyself with her.
Ungalali lomfazi kamakhelwane wakho ngoba uyazingcolisa ngaye.
21 And any of thy seed shalt thou not let pass through [the fire] to Molech, and thou shalt not profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
Unganikeli loba nguphi wabantwabakho ukuthi abe ngumhlatshelo kunkulunkulu uMoleki, ngoba akufanelanga ukuthi ungcolise ibizo likaNkulunkulu wakho. Mina nginguThixo.
22 And with a man shalt thou not lie, as with a woman: it is an abomination.
Ungalali lendoda njengendoda ilala lomfazi; lokhu kuyisinengiso.
23 And with any beast shalt thou not lie to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
Ungafebi lenyamazana, ngoba uyazingcolisa ngalokho. Owesifazane angafebi lenyamazana, lokhu kuyisinengiso.
24 Do not defile yourselves through any of these things.; for through all these have become defiled the nations which I cast out before you:
Lingazingcolisi noma kungayiphi yalezizindlela, ngoba yizo izindlela izizwe engizazidudula phambi kwenu ezazingcolisa ngazo.
25 And the land became defiled; wherefore I have visited its iniquity upon it, and the land itself vomited out its inhabitants.
Kwaze kwangcola lelizwe; kungakho ngalijezisa ngesono salo, ilizwe ababehlala kulo labakhafula.
26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances, and ye shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you;
Kodwa kumele ligcine izimiso zami lemilayo yami. Lina banikazi belizwe labezizwe abaphakathi kwenu, akufanelanga benze lezizinto ezenyanyekayo,
27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land hath become defiled; )
ngoba zonke lezizinto zenziwa ngabantu ababehlala kulelilizwe lina lingakafiki, ngakho ilizwe langcola.
28 That the land may not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it hath vomited out the nations that were before you.
Nxa lingenza amanyala kulelilizwe, lizalikhafula njengendlela elakhafula ngayo izizwe ezalandulelayo.
29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, — even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
Loba ngubani owenza lezizinto ezenyanyekayo, kumele axotshwe ebantwini bakibo.
30 Therefore shall ye keep my charge, so that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye do not defile yourselves therewith: I am the Lord your God.
Gcinani iziqondiso zami, lingalandeli izindlela zamanyala lemikhuba eyayilandelwa ngabantu abalandulelayo, njalo lingazingcolisi ngayo. Mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.’”
