Ezekieli 44
1 Ningĩ mũndũ ũcio akĩnjookia nginya kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa nyumĩrĩra ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre, kĩrĩa kĩangʼetheire mwena wa irathĩro, nakĩo kĩarĩ kĩhinge.
Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looks toward the east; and it was shut.
2 Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Kĩhingo gĩkĩ kĩrĩikaraga kĩrĩ kĩhinge. Gĩtikanahingũrwo; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgaagĩtoonyera. Kĩrĩikaraga kĩhingĩtwo tondũ nĩkĩo Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, aatoonyeire.
The LORD said to me, “This gate shall be shut. It shall not be opened, no man shall enter in by it; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered in by it. Therefore it shall be shut.
3 Mũthamaki we mwene nowe wiki ũngĩikara mwena wa thĩinĩ wa itoonyero rĩu na arĩĩre irio hau mbere ya Jehova. Arĩĩtoonyagĩra gĩthaku gĩa itoonyero rĩu, na akiuma na nja akoimĩra njĩra o ro ĩyo.”
As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before the LORD. He shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out the same way.”
4 Ningĩ mũndũ ũcio akĩndwara na njĩra ya kĩhingo kĩa mwena wa gathigathini nginya hau mbere ya hekarũ. Ngĩcũthĩrĩria, ngĩona riiri wa Jehova ũiyũrĩte hekarũ ĩyo ya Jehova, na niĩ ngĩĩgũithia, ngĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ.
Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and behold, the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house; so I fell on my face.
5 Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, rora wega, na ũthikĩrĩrie wega, na ũrũmbũiye maũndũ mothe marĩa ngũkwĩra makoniĩ mawatho mothe megiĩ hekarũ ya Jehova. Rũmbũiya ũhoro wa itoonyero rĩa hekarũ, na njĩra ciothe cia kuuma handũ-harĩa-haamũre.
The LORD said to me, “Son of man, mark well, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I tell you concerning all the ordinances of the LORD’s house and all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every exit of the sanctuary.
6 Ĩra andũ aya aremi a nyũmba ya Isiraeli atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, maũndũ manyu ma magigi nĩmaiganĩte!
You shall tell the rebellious, even the house of Israel, ‘The Lord GOD says: “You house of Israel, let that be enough of all your abominations,
7 Hamwe na maũndũ marĩa mothe marĩ magigi mwekire, nĩmwatoonyirie andũ a kũngĩ matarĩ aruu ngoro na mwĩrĩ handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, mũgĩthaahia hekarũ yakwa rĩrĩa mwandutĩire irio, na maguta, na thakame, na mũgĩthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa.
in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood; and they have broken my covenant, to add to all your abominations.
8 Handũ ha kũruta wĩra wanyu ũrĩa wagĩrĩire ũkoniĩ maũndũ makwa marĩa matheru, mwatuire andũ angĩ arũgamĩrĩri a handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre.
You have not performed the duty of my holy things; but you have set performers of my duty in my sanctuary for yourselves.”
9 Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Gũtirĩ mũndũ wa kũngĩ ũtarĩ mũruu ngoro na mwĩrĩ ũngĩtoonya handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, o na angĩkorwo nĩ andũ a kũngĩ arĩa matũũranagia na andũ a Isiraeli.
The Lord GOD says, “No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any foreigners who are among the children of Israel.
10 “‘Alawii arĩa maanjehereire makĩndaihĩrĩria hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli maaturuurire na makĩehera harĩ niĩ makĩrũmĩrĩra mĩhianano yao-rĩ, no nginya magaacookererwo nĩ mehia mao.
“‘“But the Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray, who went astray from me after their idols, they will bear their iniquity.
11 Andũ acio no matungatage handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, na maikaragie ihingo cia hekarũ o na matungatage thĩinĩ wayo; no mathĩnje nyamũ cia maruta ma njino, na marutagĩre andũ magongona mao, na marũgamage mbere ya andũ makamatungatĩra.
Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house. They shall kill the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.
12 No rĩrĩ, tondũ nĩo maamatungatĩire marĩ mbere ya mĩhianano yao, na magĩtũma andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli magũe mehia-inĩ-rĩ, nĩ ũndũ ũcio na niĩ nĩndĩhĩtĩte njoete guoko na igũrũ atĩ no nginya magaacookererwo nĩ mehia mao, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
Because they ministered to them before their idols, and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have lifted up my hand against them,” says the Lord GOD, “and they will bear their iniquity.
13 Andũ acio matigacooka kũnguhĩrĩria mandungatagĩre ta athĩnjĩri-Ngai, kana makuhĩrĩrie kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩa indo ciakwa iria theru, kana maruta makwa marĩa matheru mũno; no nginya magaacookererwo nĩ gĩconoko kĩa maũndũ marĩa marĩ magigi maneeka.
They shall not come near to me, to execute the office of priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed.
14 No nĩngamatua arũgamĩrĩri a maũndũ ma hekarũ, na mawĩra mothe marĩa mabataire kũrutwo kũu thĩinĩ.
Yet I will make them performers of the duty of the house, for all its service and for all that will be done therein.
15 “‘No rĩrĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai, acio marĩ Alawii na a rũciaro rwa Zadoku, o acio maarutire mawĩra ma handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre na wĩhokeku rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli meeherire makiuma harĩ niĩ, nĩo marĩnguhagĩrĩria makandungatĩra; marĩrũgamaga mbere yakwa makaruta magongona ma maguta na ma thakame, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
“‘“But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who performed the duty of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, shall come near to me to minister to me. They shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood,” says the Lord GOD.
16 Acio oiki nĩo marĩtoonyaga handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre; acio oiki nĩo marĩĩkuhagĩrĩria metha yakwa makandungatĩra na makaruta wĩra wakwa.
“They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my instruction.
17 “‘Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa megũtoonya ihingo-inĩ cia nja ya na thĩinĩ, marĩĩhumbaga nguo cia gatani; matikanehumbe nguo o na ĩmwe ya guoya wa ngʼondu hĩndĩ ĩrĩa megũtungata ihingo-inĩ cia nja ĩrĩa ya na thĩinĩ, kana kũu hekarũ thĩinĩ.
“‘“It will be that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. No wool shall come on them while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
18 Nĩmeyohage iremba cia gatani mĩtwe, na nguo cia gatani cia thĩinĩ njohero-inĩ. Matikanehumbe kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩngĩtũma mathigine.
They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and shall have linen trousers on their waists. They shall not clothe themselves with anything that makes them sweat.
19 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mekuuma matoonye nja ya nyumĩrĩra kũrĩa andũ marĩ-rĩ, makaruta nguo iria megũtungataga nacio, na magacitiga tũnyũmba-inĩ tũrĩa twamũre, na makehumba nguo ingĩ, nĩgeetha matikae kwamũra andũ acio na ũndũ wa nguo icio ciao.
When they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments in which they minister and lay them in the holy rooms. They shall put on other garments, that they not sanctify the people with their garments.
20 “‘Matikanenjwo njuĩrĩ ĩthire mĩtwe, kana mareke njuĩrĩ ciao iraihe mũno, no nĩ maigage njuĩrĩ ciao cia mĩtwe irĩ nenge.
“‘“They shall not shave their heads, or allow their locks to grow long. They shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
21 Ningĩ gũtikanagĩe na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũkũnyua ndibei rĩrĩa egũtoonya nja ya na thĩinĩ.
None of the priests shall drink wine when they enter into the inner court.
22 Matikanahikie atumia a ndigwa, kana mahikie atumia arĩa matiganĩte na athuuri ao; no rĩrĩ, no mahikie airĩtu gathirange a rũciaro rwa andũ a Isiraeli, kana atumia a ndigwa a athĩnjĩri-Ngai.
They shall not take for their wives a widow, or her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
23 No nginya marutage andũ akwa ũtiganu wa maũndũ marĩa matheru na marĩa ma ndũire, na mamoonagie gũkũũrana maũndũ marĩa marĩ thaahu na marĩa matarĩ thaahu.
They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
24 “‘Kũngĩgĩa ngarari-rĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai no nginya matuithanagie ciira, na maũtue kũringana na matuĩro makwa ma ciira. Nĩmarĩmenyagĩrĩra mawatho makwa na kĩrĩra kĩa watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo igũrũ rĩa ciathĩ ciakwa ciothe iria njathane, na maikaragie Thabatũ ciakwa irĩ theru.
“‘“In a controversy they shall stand to judge. They shall judge it according to my ordinances. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts. They shall make my Sabbaths holy.
25 “‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ndakanethaahie na ũndũ wa gũkuhĩrĩria kĩimba; no rĩrĩ, ũrĩa ũkuĩte angĩkorwo nĩ ithe kana nyina, kana mũriũ kana mwarĩ, kana mũrũ wa nyina kana mwarĩ wa nyina ũtahikĩte-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo no ethaahie.
“‘“They shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister who has had no husband, they may defile themselves.
26 Aarĩkia gũtherio-rĩ, no nginya eterere mĩthenya mũgwanja.
After he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.
27 Mũthenya ũrĩa agaacooka gũtoonya nja ĩrĩa ya na thĩinĩ ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre nĩguo agatungate thĩinĩ wa handũ-harĩa-haamũre-rĩ, no nginya erutĩre iruta rĩa mehia, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
In the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,” says the Lord GOD.
28 “‘Niĩ no niĩ igai rĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai. Mũtikanamagaĩre igai gũkũ bũrũri wa Isiraeli; Nĩ niĩ ngũtuĩka igai rĩao.
“‘They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel. I am their possession.
29 Marĩĩrĩĩaga maruta ma ngano, na maruta ma mehia, na maruta ma mahĩtia; nakĩo kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩrĩa kĩrutĩirwo Jehova gũkũ bũrũri wa Isiraeli gĩgaatuĩka kĩao.
They shall eat the meal offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.
30 Maciaro mothe ma mbere marĩa mega, na iheo cianyu ciothe cia mwanya, igaatuĩka cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai. No nginya mũmaheage gĩcunjĩ kĩa mbere kĩa mũtu ũrĩa mũhinyu nĩgeetha kĩrathimo gĩtũũre kwanyu mĩciĩ.
The first of all the first fruits of every thing, and every offering of everything, of all your offerings, shall be for the priest. You shall also give to the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.
31 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanarĩe nyamũ o na ĩrĩkũ ĩngĩkorwo ĩkuĩte, ĩrĩ nyoni, kana matigari ma nyamũ yũragĩtwo nĩ nyamũ ĩngĩ.
The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.
