Leviticus 19
1 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
2 "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.
“Ƒo nu na Israel ƒe ƒuƒoƒo blibo la, eye nàgblɔ na wo be, ‘Minɔ kɔkɔe, elabena nye, Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu, mele kɔkɔe.
3 "'Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Jehovah your God.
“‘Ele be mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nabu fofoa kple dadaa, eye miaɖo ŋku nye Dzudzɔgbewo dzi. Nyee nye Yehowa miaƒe Mawu.
4 "'Do not turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am Jehovah your God.
“‘Migatrɔ ɖe legbawo ŋu alo miatsɔ ga awɔ mawuwo na mia ɖokuiwo o. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
5 "'When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Jehovah, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.
“‘Ne miesa akpedavɔ na Yehowa la, misae tututu ɖe sea nu ale be mate ŋu axɔe.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day: and if anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.
Miɖui le ŋkeke si dzi miesa vɔ la le alo ne ŋu ke. Nu si atsi anyi va se ɖe ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, woatɔ dzoe,
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;
elabena esi woaɖu le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, madze ŋunye o, eye nyemate ŋu axɔe o.
8 but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Jehovah, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Ne mieɖui le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, mieɖi fɔ, elabena miedo ŋunyɔ Yehowa ƒe kɔkɔenyenye, eye woaɖe mi ɖa tso Yehowa ƒe amewo dome.
9 "'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
“‘Ne miexa miaƒe agblemenuwo la, migaŋe nuku siwo le agblea to o, eye migafɔ nuku siwo dudu ɖe anyigba hã o.
10 You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Jehovah your God.
Miwɔ nenema ke le miaƒe wain tsetsewo hã gome. Migagbe kutsetseawo katã o, eye migafɔ esiwo ge ɖe anyigba hã o. Migblẽ wo ɖi na ame dahewo kple amedzro siwo le mia dome, elabena nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
11 "'You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
“‘Migafi fi o. “‘Migada alakpa o. “‘Ame aɖeke megaba nɔvia o.
12 "'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Jehovah.
“‘Migatsɔ nye ŋkɔ aka atam ɖe aʋatsonya aɖeke dzi, eye miato nu sia wɔwɔ me aƒo fi ade nye ŋkɔ o, elabena nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
13 "'You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
“‘Migaba ame aɖeke alo ate ame aɖeke ɖe to o. “‘Mikpɔ egbɔ be yewoxe fe na yewoƒe agbatedɔwɔlawo kaba. Ne fe aɖe li miaxe na agbatedɔwɔlawo la, migana fe ma natsi mia ŋuti ŋu nake ɖe edzi o.
14 "'You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Jehovah.
“‘Migaƒo fi de tekunɔ o, eye migada nu ɖe ŋkuagbãtɔ si va yina la ƒe mɔ me o. Mivɔ̃ miaƒe Mawu. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
15 "'You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
“‘Ele be ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo nafia dzɔdzɔenyenye le woƒe nyametsotsowo me, eye womakpɔ ame aɖeke ƒe ahedada alo hotsuikpɔkpɔ dzi ɖa o. Ele be woawɔ nuteƒe ɣe sia ɣi.
16 "'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; neither shall you stand against the life of your neighbor. I am Jehovah.
“‘Mèganye sakplisala anɔ yiyim le wò dukɔ me o. “‘Mègade nɔviwò asi be woatso kufia nɛ o, elabena nyee nye Yehowa.
17 "'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
“‘Mègalé fu nɔviwò o. Ka mo na ame si wɔ nu vɔ̃. Ne ègbe mokaka nɛ la, wò hã èwɔ nu vɔ̃ abe eya ke ene.
18 "'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Jehovah.
“‘Mègabia hlɔ̃ o. Mègalé nya ɖe dɔ me o, ke boŋ lɔ̃ nɔviwò abe ɖokuiwò ene, elabena nyee nye Yehowa.
19 "'You shall keep my statutes. "'You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. "'you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; "'neither shall there come upon you a garment made of two kinds of material.
“‘Miwɔ nye seawo dzi. “‘Migana lã nayɔ asi lã ƒomevi bubu o. “‘Mègaƒã nuku ƒomevi vovovowo ɖe wò agble me o. “‘Mègado awu si wotɔ kple avɔ si wotsɔ lãfu tsaka ɖeti lɔ̃ la o.
20 "'If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
“‘Ne ŋutsu aɖe de asi kosi si menye ablɔɖeme o ŋu, eye wòbia eta na ɖeɖe la, woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo le ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe, gake womawu wo o, elabena kosi la menye ablɔɖeme o.
21 He shall bring his trespass offering to Jehovah, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.
Ele be ŋutsu la natsɔ eƒe fɔɖivɔsa vɛ na Yehowa le Agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu. Nu si wòanae nye agbo.
22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before Jehovah for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.
Nunɔla la alé avu kple agbo la le nu vɔ̃ si ŋutsu la wɔ ta, eye woatsɔe akee.
23 "'When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. Three years shall they be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.
“‘Ne mieva ɖo anyigba la dzi, eye miedo kutsetseti ƒomevi vovovowo la, migaɖu ƒe gbãtɔ etɔ̃awo ƒe tsetseawo o, elabena wole abe nu siwo ŋu wogbe nu le ene. Womaɖu wo o.
24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Jehovah.
Woatsɔ ƒe enelia ƒe kutsetsewo katã ana Yehowa abe eƒe kafukafunu ene.
25 In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am Jehovah your God.
Ƒe atɔ̃lia ƒe kutsetsewoe nye mia tɔ. Nyee nye Yehowa miaƒe Mawu.
26 "'You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you practice divination, nor practice sorcery.
“‘Migaɖu lã si me ʋu metsyɔ le la o. “‘Migaka afa alo miawɔ adze o.
27 "'You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.
“‘Mègalũ wò loglo o, eye mègafɔ wò ge dzi hã o.
28 "'You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Jehovah.
“‘Migasi mia ɖokuiwo alo miasi ame aɖe ŋuti le tsyɔ̃wɔwɔ me o. Nyee nye Yehowa.
29 "'Do not profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
“‘Mègagblẽ viwò ɖetugbi ƒe dzadzɛnyenye me to ewɔwɔ gboloe me o. Ne menye nenema o la, anyigba la azu gbolonyigba, eye ŋukpenanuwo anɔ edzi.
30 "'You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.
“‘Milé se si ku ɖe nye Dzudzɔgbe ŋuti la me ɖe asi, eye miade bubu nye Agbadɔ la ŋu, elabena nyee nye Yehowa.
31 "'Do not turn to spirits of the dead, and do not inquire of familiar spirits, to be defiled by them. I am Jehovah your God.
“‘Migaƒo ɖi mia ɖokuiwo to ŋɔliyɔlawo kple bokɔnɔwo gbɔ dede me o, elabena nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
32 "'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Jehovah.
“‘Ele be miatsɔ bubu kple sisiɖa si dze la na ame tsitsiwo le Mawuvɔvɔ̃ ta. Nyee nye Yehowa!
33 "'If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
“‘Migate amedzro siwo le miaƒe anyigba dzi la ɖe to o, eye migaba wo o.
34 The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Jehovah your God.
Ele be mialé be na wo abe mia ɖokuiwo ene, eye miaɖo ŋku edzi be miawo hã mienye amedzrowo kpɔ le Egiptenyigba dzi. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu!
35 "'You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.
“‘Migawɔ dzidzenu mademadewo ŋu dɔ ne miele didime, kpekpeme kple agbɔsɔsɔ dzidzem o.
36 You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Miwɔ nudanu kple nudakpe anukwaretɔwo, nudanu kple nudzidzenu anukwaretɔwo ŋu dɔ. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu, ame si ɖe mi tso Egipte.
37 You shall observe all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Jehovah.'"
“‘Ele be mialé nye sewo kple ɖoɖowo katã me ɖe asi, eye miawɔ wo dzi, elabena nyee nye Yehowa!’”
