Leviticus 18
1 YHWH said to Moses,
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'I am YHWH your God.
“Sema na Waisraeli uwaambie: ‘Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu.
3 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived: and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.
Msifanye kama wafanyavyo huko Misri, mahali mlipokuwa mnaishi, wala msifanye kama wanavyofanya katika nchi ya Kanaani, mahali ninapowapeleka. Msifuate matendo yao.
4 You shall do my ordinances, and you shall keep my statutes, and walk in them: I am YHWH your God.
Ni lazima mzitii sheria zangu, na mwe waangalifu kuzifuata amri zangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu.
5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my ordinances; which if a man does, he shall live in them: I am YHWH.
Zishikeni amri zangu na sheria zangu, kwa maana mtu anayezitii ataishi kwa hizo. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
6 "'None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am YHWH.
“‘Hakuna mtu awaye yote atakayemsogelea ndugu wa karibu ili kukutana naye kimwili. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
7 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
“‘Usimvunjie heshima baba yako kwa kukutana kimwili na mama yako. Yeye ni mama yako; usiwe na mahusiano kama hayo naye.
8 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife: it is your father's nakedness.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa baba yako; hiyo itamvunjia heshima baba yako.
9 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na dada yako, wala binti wa baba yako, au binti wa mama yako, awe amezaliwa katika nyumba hiyo au mahali pengine.
10 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter, even their nakedness: for theirs is your own nakedness.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mwanao ama binti wa binti yako; utajivunjia heshima.
11 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mke wa baba yako, aliyezaliwa na baba yako; huyo ni dada yako.
12 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister: she is your father's flesh.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na dada wa baba yako; ni ndugu wa karibu wa baba yako.
13 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's flesh
“‘Usikutane kimwili na dada wa mama yako, kwa sababu ni ndugu wa mama yako wa karibu.
14 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother, you shall not approach his wife: she is your aunt.
“‘Usimvunjie heshima ndugu wa baba yako, kwa kukutana kimwili na mke wake; yeye ni shangazi yako.
15 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mkwe wako, yeye ni mke wa mwanao; usiwe na mahusiano kama hayo naye.
16 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa kaka yako; utamvunjia heshima kaka yako.
17 "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mwanamke kisha na binti yake. Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mwanawe au binti wa binti yake; hao ni ndugu zake wa karibu. Huo ni uovu.
18 "'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
“‘Usimchukue dada wa mke wako kuwa mke mwenza, na kukutana naye kimwili wakati bado mke wako anaishi.
19 "'You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
“‘Usimsogelee mwanamke ili kukutana naye kimwili wakati wa unajisi wa siku zake za mwezi.
20 "'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa jirani yako na kujitia naye unajisi.
21 "'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice to Molech; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am YHWH.
“‘Usimtoe mtoto wako yeyote awe kafara kwa mungu Moleki, kwani hutalinajisi kamwe jina la Mungu wako. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
22 "'You shall not have sexual relations with a male, as with a woman. That is detestable.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mwanaume kama mtu akutanaye na mwanamke; hilo ni chukizo.
23 "'You shall not have sexual relations with any animal to become defiled with it, nor shall any woman give herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it. It is a perversion.
“‘Usikutane kimwili na mnyama na kujitia unajisi kwake. Mwanamke asijipeleke kwa mnyama ili kukutana naye kimwili; huo ni upotovu.
24 "'Do not defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you were defiled.
“‘Msijitie unajisi kwa njia yoyote katika hizi, kwa sababu hivi ndivyo mataifa nitakayoyafukuza mbele yenu yalivyojitia unajisi.
25 The land was defiled: therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
Hata nchi ilitiwa unajisi, hivyo nikaiadhibu kwa dhambi zake, nayo nchi ikawatapika wakazi wake.
26 You therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you;
Lakini ni lazima uzitunze amri zangu na sheria zangu. Mzawa na wageni waishio miongoni mwenu kamwe wasifanye mambo yoyote ya machukizo haya,
27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land became defiled);
kwa kuwa mambo haya yote yalifanywa na watu walioishi katika nchi hii kabla yenu, na nchi ikawa najisi.
28 that the land not vomit you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
Kama mkiinajisi nchi, itawatapika kama ilivyowatapika mataifa yaliyowatangulia.
29 "'For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.
“‘Kila mtu atakayefanya mojawapo ya machukizo haya, watu hao ni lazima wakatiliwe mbali na watu wao.
30 Therefore you shall keep my requirements, that you do not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them: I am YHWH your God.'"
Shikeni maagizo yangu, wala msifuate desturi za machukizo yoyote yaliyofanywa kabla hamjafika katika nchi hii, na kujitia unajisi kwa hayo. Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wako.’”
