Alawii 21
1 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Arĩria athĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩo ariũ a Harũni, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ndakanethaahie nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ wao ũkuĩte,
Adonai said to Moses [Drawn out], “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron [Light-bringer], and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;
2 tiga no akorirwo arĩ mũndũ wa nyũmba yake, ta nyina kana ithe, kana mũriũ kana mwarĩ, kana mũrũ wa nyina,
except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
3 kana mwarĩ wa nyina ũtarĩ mũhiku ũrĩa ateithagia nĩ ũndũ ndarĩ na mũthuuri, nĩ ũndũ wake-rĩ, no ethaahie.
and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
4 Ndakanethaahie nĩ ũndũ wa athoni ake, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio anyiitwo nĩ thaahu.
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 “‘Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanenjwo mĩtwe, kana marengerere mĩthia ya nderu ciao kana metemange mĩĩrĩ yao nĩ ũndũ wa gũkuĩrwo.
“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 No nginya makorwo marĩ atheru harĩ Ngai wao, na matikanathaahie rĩĩtwa rĩa Ngai wao. Tondũ nĩo matwaragĩra Jehova indo iria arutĩirwo irĩ iruta rĩa njino, nĩcio irio cia Ngai wao, no nginya makorwo marĩ atheru.
They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Adonai made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.
7 “‘Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanahikie andũ-a-nja arĩa methaahĩtie na ũmaraya, kana arĩa matiganĩte na athuuri ao, tondũ athĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩ atheru harĩ Ngai wao.
“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, who has been profaned. They shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
8 Matuagei atheru, tondũ nĩo marutagĩra Ngai wanyu irio iria arutĩirwo igongona. Matuagei atheru, tondũ niĩ Jehova ndĩ mũtheru, o niĩ ũrĩa ũmũtheragia.
You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you; for I Adonai, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 “‘Mwarĩ wa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai angĩĩthaahia na gũtuĩka mũmaraya, nĩaconorithĩtie ithe; no nginya acinwo na mwaki.
“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
10 “‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, ũrĩa ũrĩ gatagatĩ ka ariũ-a-ithe, na ũitĩrĩirio maguta mũtwe na akaamũrwo nĩguo ehumbage nguo cia ũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, ndakanarekererie njuĩrĩ yake ĩikare ĩtarĩ njanũre kana atembũrange nguo ciake.
“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.
11 Ndakanatoonye handũ harĩ kĩimba. Ndakanethaahie o na aakorwo nĩ ũndũ wa ithe kana nyina,
He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father, or for his mother.
12 o na ndakanoime handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Ngai wake, kana ahathaahie, tondũ nĩamũrĩtwo, agaitĩrĩrio maguta ma Ngai wake. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Adonai.
13 “‘Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa akaahikia no nginya agaakorwo arĩ mũirĩtu gathirange.
“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 Ndakanahikie mũtumia wa ndigwa, kana mũtumia matiganĩte na mũthuuriwe, kana mũndũ-wa-nja wĩthaahĩtie na ũmaraya, no akaahikia mũirĩtu gathirange wa andũ ao,
A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
15 nĩgeetha ndakanathaahie rũciaro rwake gatagatĩ ka andũ ao. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, ũrĩa ũmũtheragia.’”
He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Adonai who sanctifies him.’”
16 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
17 “Ĩra Harũni atĩrĩ: ‘Harĩ njiarwa iria igooka, gũtirĩ mũndũ wa njiaro ciaku ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria nĩguo arutĩre Ngai wake irio cia igongona.
“Say to Aaron [Light-bringer], ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria: mũndũ mũtumumu kana gĩthua, kana mũndũ mũthũku ũthiũ, kana ũrĩ na wonje,
For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
19 mũndũ mwonju kũgũrũ kana guoko,
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
20 mũndũ ũrĩ iguku kana mũhomu, mũndũ ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ka riitho, kana mũndũ ũrĩ na ironda iratogota kana iroira, kana mũthũku nyee.
or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.
21 Gũtirĩ mũndũ wa njiaro cia Harũni ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩ kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria nĩguo atware maruta marĩa marutĩirwo Jehova ma njino. Ũcio ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ndakanakuhĩrĩrie atĩ nĩguo arute irio icio cia Ngai wake cia igongona.
No man of the offspring of Aaron [Light-bringer] the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Adonai made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22 We no arĩe irio iria theru mũno cia Ngai wake, o na irio iria theru;
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23 no rĩrĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa ũũgũ ũcio wake, ndakanakuhĩrĩrie gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio kana athengerere kĩgongona, nĩgeetha ndagathaahie handũ hau hakwa harĩa haamũre. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, ũrĩa ũmatheragia.’”
He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh M'Kaddesham [Yahweh our Santifier / He sustains breathing who makes them holy].’”
24 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩĩra Harũni na ariũ ake ũguo, o na akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli othe.
So Moses [Drawn out] spoke to Aaron [Light-bringer], and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel [God prevails].
