Leviticus 18
1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,
2 Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, —I—Yahweh, am 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, am bringing you in, shall ye not do, And, in their statutes, shall ye not walk:
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 My regulations, shall ye do, And, my statutes, shall ye observe to walk therein, —I—Yahweh, am your God.
Unu ga-edebe iwu m niile, gbasookwa ụkpụrụ m niile nʼihi na abụ m Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.
5 Therefore shall ye observe my statutes, and my regulations, Which if the son of earth shall do them, Then shall he live in them, —I, am Yahweh.
Debenụ iwu m na ụkpụrụ m, nʼihi na onye na-edebe ha ga-adị ndụ site na ha. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị.
6 No person whatsoever, unto any of the near kin of his own flesh, shall approach to uncover the parts of shame, —I, am Yahweh.
“‘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 shame of thy father, even the shame of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover, —thy mother, she is, thou shalt not uncover her shame.
“‘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 shame of thy father’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s shame, it is.
“‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwunye nna gị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina. Nke a bụ ileda nna gị anya.
9 The shame of thy sister daughter of thy father or daughter of thy mother, born at home or born abroad, thou shalt not uncover their shame.
“‘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 shame of the daughter of thy son or the daughter of thy daughter, thou shalt not uncover their shame, —for, thine own shame, they are.
“‘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 shame of the daughter of thy father’s wife, born to thy father, she being, thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her shame.
“‘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 The shame of thy father’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —thy father’s near of kin, she is.
“‘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 The shame of thy mother’s sister, shalt thou not uncover, —for, thy mother’s near of kin, she is.
“‘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 The shame of thy father’s brother, shalt thou not uncover unto his wife, shalt thou not approach, thine aunt, she is.
“‘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 The shame of thy daughter-in-law, shalt thou not uncover, —thy son’s wife, she is, thou shalt not uncover her shame.
“‘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 The shame of thy brother’s wife, shalt thou not uncover, —the shame of thy brother, it is.
“‘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 The shame of a woman, and of her daughter, shalt thou not uncover, —neither the daughter of her son nor the daughter of her daughter, shalt thou take, to uncover her shame, near of kin, they are, wickedness, it is.
“‘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 And, a woman unto her sister, shalt thou not take, —to cause rivalry, by uncovering her shame besides her own while she is living.
“‘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 And unto a woman during her removal for uncleanness, shalt thou not approach, to uncover her shame.
“‘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 And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge, —to commit uncleanness with her.
“‘A kpọrọkwala nwunye onye agbataobi gị idina ya, si otu a merụọ onwe gị nʼihi mmekọ dị otu a.
21 And none of thy seed, shalt thou deliver up, to cause to pass through to Molech, —that thou profane not the name of thy God, I, am Yahweh.
“‘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 And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie as with womankind, —an abomination, it is.
“‘Gị na nwoke edinala, dịka nwanyị na nwoke si edina. Ihe akpọrọ asị ka ọ bụ.
23 And of no beast, shalt thou have carnal knowledge to commit uncleanness therewith, —neither shall a woman present herself to a beast to couch down thereto, —confusion, it is.
“‘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 Do not make yourselves unclean in any of these things, —For in all these things, have the nations made themselves unclean, whom, I, am sending out from 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 Therefore hath the land become unclean, and I have visited the iniquity thereof upon it, —and the land hath vomited 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, therefore, shall observe my statutes and my regulations, and have nothing to do with any of these abominations, —whether the home-born, or the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst;
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, who were before you; And so the land hath become unclean:
Ala m na-aga inye unu rụrụ arụ nʼihi na ndị bi nʼime ya na-eme omume ndị a rụrụ arụ.
28 So shall the land not vomit you, through your making it unclean, —as it vomited the nation which was 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 have anything to do with any of these abominations, the persons who have, shall be cut off, out of the midst of their people.
“‘Onye ọbụla nʼetiti unu mere ihe arụ ndị a, ka a ga-ekewapụ site nʼetiti ndị ya.
30 Therefore shall ye keep my charge, So that ye may have nothing to do with any of the abominable statutes with which they have had to do before you, So shall ye not make yourselves unclean thereby, —I—Yahweh, am 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.’”
