< Alawii 19 >
1 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
And the Lord said to Moses,
2 “Arĩria kĩũngano gĩothe kĩa Isiraeli, ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Tuĩkai atheru tondũ niĩ, Jehova Ngai wanyu, ndĩ mũtheru.
Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
3 “‘O mũndũ wanyu no nginya atĩĩe nyina na ithe, na no nginya mũrũmagie Thabatũ ciakwa. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
4 “‘Mũtikanandirike, mũhooyage mĩhianano kana mwĩthondekere ngai cia kĩgera gĩtweketio. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
5 “‘Rĩrĩa mũkũrutĩra Jehova igongona rĩa ũiguano, rĩrutagei na njĩra ĩrĩa ĩngĩtũma igongona rĩu rĩanyu rĩĩtĩkĩrĩke.
And when you give a peace offering to the Lord, do it in the way which is pleasing to the Lord.
6 Igongona rĩu mũrĩrĩĩage o mũthenya ũcio rĩarutwo, kana mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ; kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩa rĩo kĩngĩtigara gĩkinyie mũthenya wa gatatũ, no nginya gĩcinwo kĩhĩe biũ.
Let it be used for food on the same day on which it is offered, or on the day after; and whatever is over on the third day is to be burned with fire.
7 Kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩarĩo kĩngĩkaarĩĩo mũthenya wa gatatũ, igongona rĩu ti rĩtheru na rĩtigetĩkĩrwo.
If any of it is used for food on the third day, it is a disgusting thing and will not be pleasing to the Lord.
8 Mũndũ o wothe ũngĩrĩrĩa mũthenya wa gatatũ, nĩagacookererwo nĩ ũũru ũcio ekĩte, tondũ nĩathaahĩtie kĩndũ kĩarutĩirwo Jehova kĩrĩ gĩtheru; mũndũ ũcio no nginya aingatwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ ao.
And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people.
9 “‘Rĩrĩa mũkũgetha irio bũrũri-inĩ wanyu, mũtikanagethe nginya ndeere-inĩ cia mĩgũnda yanyu, o na mũtikanonganie rũitĩki rwa magetha manyu.
And when you get in the grain from your land, do not let all the grain be cut from the edges of the field, or take up what has been dropped on the earth after the getting in of the grain.
10 Mũtigacookage rĩngĩ kũhaara mĩgũnda-inĩ yanyu ya mĩthabibũ, o na mũtikahaarage thabibũ iria igũĩte thĩ. Citigagĩriei andũ arĩa athĩĩni na arĩa ageni. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
And do not take all the grapes from your vine-garden, or the fruit dropped on the earth; let the poor man, and the man from another country, have these: I am the Lord your God.
11 “‘Mũtikanaiye. “‘Mũtikanaheenanie. “‘Mũndũ ndakanaheenie ũrĩa ũngĩ.
Do not take anyone's property or be false in act or word to another.
12 “‘Mũtikanehĩte na maheeni mũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthaahie rĩĩtwa rĩa Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.
13 “‘Mũtikaheenie mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ, muoe indo ciake kana mũmũtunye indo ciake. “‘Mũtikanaikarie mũcaara wa mũruti wa wĩra ũkinyie rũciũ.
Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning.
14 “‘Mũtikanarume mũndũ ũtaiguaga, kana mũigĩre mũtumumu kĩndũ gĩa kũmũhĩnga, no mwĩtigagĩrei Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord.
15 “‘Mũtikanoogomie kĩhooto; ndũkanacaĩre mũndũ tondũ nĩ mũthĩĩni kana mũndũ mũnene ũrĩ igweta, no tuagĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ciira na kĩhooto.
Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.
16 “‘Mũtikanorũũre mũgĩcambanagia gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ anyu. “‘Mũtikaneke ũndũ ũngĩrehere mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ũgwati. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
17 “‘Ndũkanathũũre mũrũ wa thoguo ngoro-inĩ yaku. Kaanagia mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ maũndũ ũtekũhithĩrĩra nĩgeetha ndũkanagwatanĩre nake mahĩtia-inĩ make.
Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.
18 “‘Ndũkanerĩhĩrie kana ũtume mũndũ wanyu ũthũ, no endaga mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩyendete wee mwene. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.
19 “‘Rũmagiai uuge wakwa. “‘Ndũkanaciarithanie nyamũ itarĩ cia kĩruka kĩmwe. “‘Ndũkanahaande mũgũnda waku mbeũ mĩthemba ĩĩrĩ. “‘Ndũkanehumbe nguo ĩtumĩtwo na ndigi mĩthemba ĩĩrĩ ĩtahaanaine.
Keep my laws. Do not let your cattle have offspring by those of a different sort; do not put mixed seed into your field; do not put on a robe made of two sorts of cloth.
20 “‘Mũndũ mũrũme angĩkoma na mũndũ-wa-nja ngombo, nake aakorwo nĩmũũrie nĩ mũndũ ũngĩ, no ndakũũrĩtwo kana akarekererio, no nginya maherithio ta ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire. No matikooragwo, tondũ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio ndatigĩte gũtuĩka ngombo.
If any man has sex relations with a servant-woman who has given her word to be married to a man, and has not been made free for a price or in any other way, the thing will be looked into; but they will not be put to death because she was not a free woman.
21 Nake mũndũ mũrũme ũcio-rĩ, no nginya arute ndũrũme, amĩtware itoonyero-inĩ rĩa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo ĩtuĩke iruta rĩa kũrutĩrwo Jehova rĩa kũhoroherio mahĩtia.
Let him take his offering for wrongdoing to the Lord, to the door of the Tent of meeting; let him give a male sheep as an offering for wrongdoing.
22 Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩakahoroheria mũndũ ũcio na ndũrũme ĩyo ya iruta rĩa mahĩtia, ĩrutĩrwo hau mbere ya Jehova nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩhia rĩu ehĩtie, nake nĩakarekerwo rĩĩhia rĩake.
And the priest will take away his sin before the Lord with the sheep which is offered for his wrongdoing, and he will have forgiveness for the sin which he has done.
23 “‘Rĩrĩa mũgaatoonya bũrũri ũcio wa Kaanani, na mũhaande mĩtĩ ya mĩthemba yothe ĩciaraga maciaro-rĩ, nĩ mũgaatua atĩ maciaro macio marĩ na thaahu. Ihinda rĩa mĩaka ĩtatũ nĩmũkamatua atĩ marĩ na thaahu, na matikanarĩĩo.
And when you have come into the land, and have put in all sorts of fruit-trees, their fruit will be as if they had not had circumcision, and for three years their fruit may not be used for food.
24 Mwaka wa kana, maciaro mothe mayo nĩmagatuĩka matheru, matuĩke maruta ma kũgoocithia Jehova.
And in the fourth year all the fruit will be holy as a praise-offering to the Lord.
25 No mwaka wa gatano, no mũrĩe maciaro mayo. Ũguo nĩguo magetha manyu makoongerereka. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
But in the fifth year you may take the fruit and the increase of it for your food: I am the Lord your God.
26 “‘Mũtikanarĩe nyama ĩrĩ na thakame thĩinĩ wayo. “‘Mũtigekage maũndũ ma kũragũra kana ma kũrogana.
Nothing may be used for food with its blood in it; you may not make use of strange arts, or go in search of signs and wonders.
27 “‘Mũtikanenje njuĩrĩ cianyu thikĩrĩrio-inĩ kana mũrenge mĩthia ya nderu cianyu.
The ends of the hair round your face and on your chin may not be cut off.
28 “‘Mũtikanetemange mĩĩrĩ yanyu nĩ ũndũ wa andũ arĩa akuũ, kana mwĩkĩre marũũri mĩĩrĩ-inĩ yanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
You may not make cuts in your flesh in respect for the dead, or have marks printed on your bodies: I am the Lord.
29 “‘Ndũkanaagithie mwarĩguo gĩtĩĩo na ũndũ wa kũmũrekereria atuĩke mũmaraya, kana ũndũ ũcio ũtũme bũrũri ũgarũrũkĩre ũmaraya, na ũiyũrwo nĩ waganu.
Do not make your daughter common by letting her become a loose woman, for fear that the land may become full of shame.
30 “‘Menyagĩrĩrai Thabatũ ciakwa, na mũtĩĩage handũ hakwa harĩa haamũre. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.
31 “‘Mũtikanatuĩrie maũndũ kũrĩ andũ arĩa marĩ maroho ma kũragũra kana arogi, nĩgũkorwo nĩmakamũgwatia thaahu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
Do not go after those who make use of spirits, or wonder-workers; do not go in their ways or become unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.
32 “‘Rũgamagĩrai andũ arĩa akũrũ, mũmatĩĩage; heagai andũ arĩa akũrũ gĩtĩĩo, na mwĩtigagĩre Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
33 “‘Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũgeni aatũũrania na inyuĩ bũrũri-inĩ wanyu, mũtikanamwĩke ũũru.
And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;
34 Mũgeni ũrĩa ũtũũranagia na inyuĩ no nginya atuagwo taarĩ mũndũ ũciarĩirwo bũrũri wanyu. Mwendei ta ũrĩa mwĩendete inyuĩ ene, nĩgũkorwo o na inyuĩ mwarĩ ageni bũrũri wa Misiri. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.
Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
35 “‘Mũtikahũthagĩre ithimi itarĩ cia kĩhooto rĩrĩa mũgũthima ũraihu, kana ũritũ, kana ũingĩ.
Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.
36 Hũthagĩrai ithimi cia kĩhooto, na mahiga ma gũthima ma kĩhooto, na eba ya kĩhooto, na hini ya kĩhooto. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu ũrĩa wamũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri.
Have true scales, true weights and measures for all things: I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt;
37 “‘Rũmagiai irĩra ciakwa cia watho ciothe na mawatho makwa mothe, na mũmarũmagĩrĩre. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.’”
You are to keep all my rules and my decisions and do them: I am the Lord.