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,
Yahweh said to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'No one among you shall make himself unclean for those who die 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 closest relatives—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
3 kana mwarĩ wa nyina ũtarĩ mũhiku ũrĩa ateithagia nĩ ũndũ ndarĩ na mũthuuri, nĩ ũndũ wake-rĩ, no ethaahie.
or his virgin sister who is dependent on him, since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.
4 Ndakanethaahie nĩ ũndũ wa athoni ake, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio anyiitwo nĩ thaahu.
But he must not make himself unclean for other relatives and so defile himself.
5 “‘Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanenjwo mĩtwe, kana marengerere mĩthia ya nderu ciao kana metemange mĩĩrĩ yao nĩ ũndũ wa gũkuĩrwo.
Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards, nor cut their bodies.
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 must be holy to their God and not disgrace the name of their God, because the priests offer Yahweh's food offerings, the bread of their God. Therefore the priests must 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 must not marry any woman who is a prostitute and who is defiled, and they must not marry a woman divorced from her husband, for they are separate for their 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 will set him apart, for he is the one who offers bread to your God. He must be holy to you, because I, Yahweh who makes you holy, am holy.
9 “‘Mwarĩ wa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai angĩĩthaahia na gũtuĩka mũmaraya, nĩaconorithĩtie ithe; no nginya acinwo na mwaki.
Any daughter of any priest who defiles herself by becoming a prostitute disgraces her father. She must be burned.
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.
The one who is the high priest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured, and who has been consecrated to wear the special garments of the high priest, must not wear his hair loose or tear his clothes.
11 Ndakanatoonye handũ harĩ kĩimba. Ndakanethaahie o na aakorwo nĩ ũndũ wa ithe kana nyina,
He must not go anywhere that a dead body is present and defile himself, even for his father or 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.
The high priest must not leave the sanctuary area of the tabernacle or profane the sanctuary of his God, because he has been consecrated as high priest by the anointing oil of his God. I am Yahweh.
13 “‘Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa akaahikia no nginya agaakorwo arĩ mũirĩtu gathirange.
The high priest must marry a virgin as his wife.
14 Ndakanahikie mũtumia wa ndigwa, kana mũtumia matiganĩte na mũthuuriwe, kana mũndũ-wa-nja wĩthaahĩtie na ũmaraya, no akaahikia mũirĩtu gathirange wa andũ ao,
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman who is a prostitute. He will not marry these kinds of women. He may only marry a virgin from his own people,
15 nĩgeetha ndakanathaahie rũciaro rwake gatagatĩ ka andũ ao. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, ũrĩa ũmũtheragia.’”
so he will not defile his children among his people, for I am Yahweh, who makes him holy.'”
16 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
Yahweh spoke to Moses, 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.
“Speak to Aaron and tell him, 'Whoever of your descendants throughout their generations has a bodily defect, he must not approach to offer the food to his God.
18 Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria: mũndũ mũtumumu kana gĩthua, kana mũndũ mũthũku ũthiũ, kana ũrĩ na wonje,
Any man who has a bodily defect must not approach Yahweh, such as a blind man or a man who is unable to walk, one who is disfigured or deformed,
19 mũndũ mwonju kũgũrũ kana guoko,
a man with a crippled hand or foot,
20 mũndũ ũrĩ iguku kana mũhomu, mũndũ ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ka riitho, kana mũndũ ũrĩ na ironda iratogota kana iroira, kana mũthũku nyee.
a man who has a hump in his back or is abnormally thin or short, or a man with a defect in his eyes, or with a disease, sore, scabs, or whose testicles have been crushed.
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 among the descendants of Aaron the priest with a bodily defect may come near to perform the offerings made by fire for Yahweh. Such a man has a bodily defect; he must 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 may eat the food of his God, whether some of the most holy or some 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.’”
However, he must not enter inside the curtain or come near the altar, because he has a bodily defect, so that he does not defile my holy place, for I am Yahweh, who makes them holy.'”
24 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩĩra Harũni na ariũ ake ũguo, o na akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli othe.
So Moses spoke these words to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the people of Israel.
