Leviticus 18
1 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
2 Speak to [the] people of Israel and you will say to them I [am] Yahweh God your.
“Arĩria andũ a Isiraeli, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
3 According to [the] deed[s] of [the] land of Egypt which you dwelt in it not you will do and according to [the] deed[s] of [the] land of Canaan where I [am] about to bring you there towards not you will do and in statutes their not you will walk.
Mũtikaneke maũndũ marĩa andũ a Misiri, kũrĩa mwatũũraga, meekaga, na mũtikaneke maũndũ marĩa mekagwo bũrũri wa Kaanani, kũrĩa ndĩramũtwara. Mũtikarũmĩrĩre mĩthiĩre yao.
4 Judgments my you will do and statutes my you will keep by walking in them I [am] Yahweh God your.
No nginya mwathĩkagĩre mawatho makwa na mũmenyagĩrĩre gwathĩkĩra kĩrĩra kĩa watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
5 And you will keep statutes my and judgments my which he will do them humankind and he will live by them I [am] Yahweh.
Tũũrai mũrũmĩtie kĩrĩra kĩa watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na mawatho makwa, nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩĩmathĩkagĩra nĩarĩtũũrio muoyo nĩmo. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
6 A man a man to any relative of flesh his not you will draw near to uncover nakedness I [am] Yahweh.
“‘Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũgaathengerera mũndũ wa nyũmba yake nĩguo makomanie; niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
7 [the] nakedness of Father your and [the] nakedness of mother your not you will uncover [is] mother your she not you will uncover nakedness her.
“‘Ndũkanaconorithie thoguo nĩ ũndũ wa gũkoma na nyũkwa. Ũcio nĩ nyũkwa; ndũkanakome nake.
8 [the] nakedness of [the] wife of Father your not you will uncover [is] [the] nakedness of father your it.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa thoguo; ũguo nĩ gũconorithia thoguo.
9 [the] nakedness of Sister your [the] daughter of father your or [the] daughter of mother your one born of house or one born outside not you will uncover nakedness their.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa nyũkwa, kana mwarĩ wa thoguo ũrĩa mũciarĩtwo nĩ ithe ũmwe kana mwarĩ wa nyũkwa ũrĩa mũtarĩ a ithe ũmwe.
10 [the] nakedness of [the] daughter of Son your or [the] daughter of daughter your not you will uncover nakedness their for [are] own nakedness your they.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa mũrũguo kana mwarĩ wa mwarĩguo; ũguo nĩ gwĩconorithia.
11 [the] nakedness of [the] daughter of [the] wife of Father your one born of father your [is] sister your she not you will uncover nakedness her.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa mũndũ-wa-nja wa thoguo, ũrĩa ũciarĩtwo nĩ thoguo; ũcio no ta mwarĩ wa nyũkwa.
12 [the] nakedness of [the] sister of Father your not you will uncover [is] a relative of father your she.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa nyina na thoguo; ũcio nĩ mũndũ wa nyũmba ya thoguo.
13 [the] nakedness of [the] sister of Mother your not you will uncover for [is] a relative of mother your she.
“‘Ndũkanakome na tataguo, ũcio nĩ mũndũ wa nyũmba ĩmwe na nyũkwa.
14 [the] nakedness of [the] brother of Father your not you will uncover to wife his not you will draw near [is] aunt your she.
“‘Ndũkanaconorithie mũrũ wa nyina na thoguo, na ũndũ wa gũthengerera mũtumia wake nĩguo mũkomanie; ũcio nĩ tataguo.
15 [the] nakedness of Daughter-in-law your not you will uncover [is] [the] wife of son your she not you will uncover nakedness her.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa mũrũguo. Ũcio nĩ mũtumia wa mũrũguo; ndũkanakome nake.
16 [the] nakedness of [the] wife of Brother your not you will uncover [is] [the] nakedness of brother your it.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa mũrũ wa nyũkwa; ũguo nĩgũconorithia mũrũ wa nyũkwa.
17 [the] nakedness of A woman and daughter her not you will uncover [the] daughter of son her and [the] daughter of daughter her not you will take to uncover nakedness her [are] relative[s] they [is] wickedness it
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũndũ-wa-nja ũcooke ũkome na mwarĩ. Ndũkanakome na mwarĩ wa mũriũ, kana mwarĩ wa mwarĩ; acio nĩ andũ a nyũmba yake. Ũcio nĩ waganu.
18 and a woman to sister her not you will take to make [her] a rival wife to uncover nakedness her with her in life her.
“‘Ndũkanahikie mwarĩ wa nyina na mũtumia waku atuĩke mũiru wa mũtumia waku, ũkomage nake mũtumia waku arĩ muoyo.
19 And to a woman in [the] menstruous impurity of uncleanness her not you will draw near to uncover nakedness her.
“‘Ndũkanathengerere mũndũ-wa-nja mũkomanie rĩrĩa arĩ na thaahu wa hĩndĩ yake ya mweri.
20 And to [the] wife of fellow citizen your not you will give copulation your for seed to be unclean by her.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũtumia wa mũndũ ũngĩ, ndũgethaahie nake.
21 And any of offspring your not you will give to make pass to Molech and not you will profane [the] name of God your I [am] Yahweh.
“‘Mũtikananeane ciana cianyu irutĩrwo Moleku igongona, mũtikanathaahie rĩĩtwa rĩa Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
22 And a male not you will lie with [the] lyings of a woman [is] an abomination it.
“‘Ndũkanakome na mũndũ mũrũme ta ũrĩa mũndũ akomaga na mũndũ-wa-nja; ũndũ ũcio ũrĩ magigi.
23 And in any animal not you will give copulation your to be unclean by it and a woman not she will stand before an animal to stretch out with it [is] confusion it.
“‘Ndũkanakome na nyamũ nawe wĩthaahie nayo. Mũndũ-wa-nja ndakanetware harĩ nyamũ akome nayo; gwĩka ũguo nĩ waganu mũkĩru njano.
24 May not you defile yourselves by all these [things] for by all these [things] they have made themselves unclean the nations which I [am] about to send away from before you.
“‘Mũtikanethaahie na ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio, tondũ ũguo nĩguo ndũrĩrĩ iria ngũingata imweherere ciethaahirie.
25 And it became unclean the land and I visited iniquity its on it and it vomited up the land inhabitants its.
O naguo bũrũri nĩwathaahirio; nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩũherithĩria mehia maguo, naguo bũrũri ũcio ũgĩtahĩka arĩa maatũũraga kuo.
26 And you will keep you statutes my and judgments my and not you will do any of all the abominations these the native-born and the sojourner who sojourns in midst of you.
No inyuĩ, no nginya mũrũmie kĩrĩra kĩa watho wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na mawatho makwa. Andũ arĩa maciarĩirwo bũrũri wanyu, kana ageni arĩa matũũranagia na inyuĩ, matikaneke ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ wa macio marĩ magigi,
27 For all the abominations these they did [the] people of the land who [were] before you and it became unclean the land.
nĩgũkorwo maũndũ macio mothe nĩmo meekagwo nĩ andũ arĩa maatũũraga bũrũri ũcio mbere yanyu, naguo bũrũri ũcio ũkĩnyiitwo nĩ thaahu.
28 And not it will vomit up the land you when make unclean you it just as it vomited up the nation which [was] before you.
O na inyuĩ mũngĩgwatia bũrũri ũcio thaahu, nĩũkamũtahĩka o ta ũrĩa watahĩkire arĩa maatũũraga kuo mbere yanyu.
29 For every [one] who he will do any of all the abominations these and they will be cut off the persons who do [them] from among people their.
“‘Mũndũ o wothe ũngĩka ũndũ o na ũmwe wa maũndũ macio marĩ magigi, andũ ta acio no nginya maingatwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ ao.
30 And you will keep duty my to not to do any of [the] customs of the abominations which they have been done before you and not you will make yourselves unclean by them I [am] Yahweh God your.
Rũmiai maũndũ marĩa ndĩmwathĩte na mũtikanarũmĩrĩre mĩtugo ĩyo ĩrĩ magigi, ĩrĩa yekagwo mũtaanoka, na mũtikanethaahie nayo. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.’”
