Alawii 5

1 “‘Mũndũ angĩaga kũruta ũira rĩrĩa etĩtwo arute ũira igũrũ rĩa ũndũ oonete kana akaigua, mũndũ ũcio nĩehĩtie, na nĩagacookererwo nĩ wĩhia ũcio wake.

[Yahweh also said to tell the people], “If [a judge] orders any of you to tell [in court] something that you have seen or something that you heard someone say, if you refuse to say what you know is true, you must (pay a penalty/be punished) [MTY] for refusing to tell what you know.

2 “‘Kana mũndũ angĩhutia kĩndũ o nakĩ kĩrĩ thaahu, kĩrĩ kĩimba kĩa nyamũ ya gĩthaka ĩrĩ thaahu kana kĩa ũhiũ ũrĩ thaahu, kana gĩa ciũmbe iria itambaga thĩ irĩ thaahu, o na aakorwo ndooĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũndũ ũcio nĩanyiitĩtwo nĩ thaahu na nĩahĩtĩtie.

If you accidentally touch something which God considers impure [DOU], such as the carcass of a wild animal or the carcass of a bull or cow, or of an animal that scurries across the ground, you must (pay a penalty/be punished).

3 “‘Kana angĩhutia kĩndũ kĩrĩ thaahu kiumĩte harĩ mũndũ, kĩndũ o nakĩ kĩrĩa kĩngĩmũthaahia, o na akorwo ũndũ ũcio ndaũũĩ-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa akaaũmenya, nĩagatuĩka nĩahĩtĩtie.

If you touch any human feces, even if you do not intend to do that, when you realize what you have done, you must (pay a penalty/be punished).

4 “‘Kana mũndũ angĩĩhĩta gwĩka ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ atawĩcirĩtie wega, ũrĩ ũndũ mwega kana mũũru, ũndũ-inĩ o wothe ũrĩa mũndũ angĩhiũha kwĩhĩta, o na angĩkorwo atekũũmenya-rĩ, rĩrĩa akaaũmenya, nĩagatuĩka nĩahĩtĩtie ũndũ-inĩ ũcio.

If you carelessly make a solemn promise [to do something] that is good or that is bad, when you realize what you have done, you must (pay a penalty/be punished).

5 “‘Rĩrĩa mũndũ ahĩtĩtie na njĩra ĩmwe ya macio-rĩ, no nginya oimbũre ũndũ ũrĩa ehĩtie naguo,

If you are guilty of committing any of those sins, you must confess what you have done.

6 na nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩhia rĩu ekĩte, no nginya arehere Jehova kamwatĩ kana mbũri kuuma rũũru-inĩ, rĩrĩ iruta rĩa kũhoroherio mehia; nake mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩakamũhoroheria mehia make.

And for a penalty you must bring to Yahweh a female lamb or female goat, to be an offering for the sin that you have committed, and the priest will sacrifice it, and then you will no longer be guilty for your sin.

7 “‘Angĩkorwo ndangĩona kagondu, nĩakarehera Jehova ndirahũgĩ igĩrĩ kana tũtutuura twĩrĩ, rĩrĩ irĩhi rĩa wĩhia wake, ĩmwe ĩrĩ ya iruta rĩa kũhoroherio mehia na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ ĩrĩ ya iruta rĩa njino.

If you [are poor and] cannot afford to bring a lamb, you must bring to Yahweh two doves or two young pigeons. One will be an offering for your sin and one will be an offering that will be completely burned [on the altar].

8 Nĩagacirehera mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, ũrĩa ũkaamba kũruta ĩrĩa ya iruta rĩa kũhoroherio mehia. Nĩakamĩthiora ngingo yunĩke no ndakamĩtinanie,

You must bring them to the priest. First he will offer one of them to be an offering for your sin. He will wring/twist its neck [to kill it], but he must not pull off its head completely.

9 na nĩagacooka aminjaminje thakame ĩmwe ya iruta rĩu rĩa mehia mwena-inĩ wa kĩgongona, na thakame ĩyo ĩngĩ amĩite thĩ gĩtina-inĩ gĩa kĩgongona. Rĩu nĩrĩo iruta rĩa kũhoroherio mehia.

Then he must sprinkle some of the blood against the side of the altar. The remaining blood must be drained out at the base of the altar. That will be an offering for your sin.

10 Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩagacooka arute ĩyo ĩngĩ ĩrĩ iruta rĩa njino o ta ũrĩa gũtuĩtwo, na amũhoroherie mehia marĩa ekĩte, nake nĩakarekerwo.

The priest will then do what I have commanded and offer the other bird to be completely burned [on the altar]. Then you will no longer be guilty for the sin you have committed, and Yahweh will forgive you.

11 “‘No rĩrĩ, angĩkorwo ndangĩona ndirahũgĩ igĩrĩ kana tũtutuura twĩrĩ, nĩakĩrute gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi kĩa eba ya mũtu ũrĩa mũhinyu mũno ũrĩ iruta rĩa mehia make. Ndakawĩkĩre maguta kana ũbani, nĩ ũndũ rĩu nĩ iruta rĩa kũhoroherio mehia.

However, if you [are very poor and] cannot afford two doves or two young pigeons, you must bring to be an offering for your sin (2 pounds/1 kg.) of fine flour. You must not put olive oil or incense on it, because it is an offering for sin.

12 Nĩakaũtwarĩra mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nake arũme ngundi yaguo ũtuĩke gĩcunjĩ gĩa kĩririkano acooke aũcinĩre kĩgongona-inĩ igũrũ rĩa maruta marĩa marutĩirwo Jehova na mwaki. Rĩu nĩrĩo iruta rĩa kũhoroherio mehia.

You must take it to the priest. He will take a handful of it, to symbolize that the whole offering truly belongs to Yahweh, and burn it on the altar, on top of the other offerings.

13 Ũguo nĩguo mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akaahoroheria mũndũ ũcio rĩĩhia o rĩothe rĩa macio angĩkorwo ekĩte, nake nĩakarekerwo. Matigari ma iruta rĩu magaatuĩka ma mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, o ta ũrĩa gwĩkagwo hĩndĩ ya iruta rĩa mũtu.’”

And by doing that, the priest will enable you to no longer be guilty for any of the sins that you have committed, and you will be forgiven. The part of the offering that is not burned will belong to the priest, like was true for the offerings made from grain.”

14 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ:

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

15 “Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ angĩhĩtia na ehie atekwenda wĩhia ũkoniĩ indo iria nyamũrĩre Jehova-rĩ, nĩakarehera Jehova ndũrũme ĩrĩ iruta rĩa irĩhi rĩa ihĩtia kuuma rũũru-inĩ, ndũrũme ĩtarĩ na kaũũgũ, ĩkorwo ĩrĩ ya thogora ũrĩa mũiganĩru wa betha, kũringana na cekeri ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre. Rĩu nĩrĩo iruta rĩa ihĩtia.

“When you sin, without intending to, by not giving to Yahweh the things that you are required to give to him, you must pay a penalty by bringing to Yahweh a ram that has no defects. You must determine how much silver it is worth, by using the official standard in the temple. It will be an offering to cause you to no longer be guilty.

16 No nginya arĩhe irĩhi nĩ ũndũ wa ũndũ ũrĩa aagĩte kũhingia ũkoniĩ indo iria nyamũre, na ongerere gĩcunjĩ gĩa ithano gĩa thogora wa kĩndũ kĩu ararĩha, na acinengere mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ciothe, ũrĩa ũkamũhoroheria na ndũrũme ĩyo ya iruta rĩa mahĩtia, nake nĩakarekerwo.

But you must also make restitution for what you failed to give to Yahweh, adding one-fifth of its value. You must give that to the priest. He will offer the ram as a sacrifice for the sin that you have committed, and cause you to no longer be guilty; and you will be forgiven.

17 “Mũndũ angĩĩhia eke ũndũ ũrĩa mũkananie thĩinĩ wa maathani mothe ma Jehova o na angĩkorwo ndaraũmenya-rĩ, nĩagacookererwo nĩ mahĩtia macio ekĩte.

If you sin by doing something that is forbidden by any of Yahweh’s commands, even if you do not know that you have disobeyed one of my commands, you are guilty and must pay a penalty [to me].

18 Nĩakarehera mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ndũrũme ya iruta rĩa mahĩtia kuuma rũũru-inĩ, ndũrũme ĩtarĩ na kaũũgũ na ya thogora ũrĩa wagĩrĩire. Ũguo nĩguo mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akaahoroheria mũndũ ũcio nĩ ũndũ wa mahĩtia marĩa ekĩte atekwenda, nake nĩakarekerwo.

[When you realize what you have done], you must bring a ram to the Supreme Priest to be an offering in order that you will no longer be guilty. You must bring one that has no defects. He will offer the ram to be a sacrifice to me, and as a result you will no longer be guilty for the sin that you have committed, and you will be forgiven.

19 Rĩu nĩrĩo iruta rĩa mahĩtia; ti-itherũ mũndũ ũcio nĩahĩtĩirie Jehova.”

It is an offering to cause you to no longer be guilty for sinning against me.”