Diuteronomi 10
1 Nʼoge ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara m, sị, “Wapụta mbadamba nkume abụọ dịka nke mbụ, were ha bịakwute m nʼelu ugwu. Ọzọ, wuokwara onwe gị igbe osisi.
“Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.
2 Aga m edekwasị nʼelu mbadamba nkume ndị a, okwu niile nke dị nʼelu mbadamba nkume ndị mbụ, bụ nke ị tụpịasịrị. Ị ga-etinyekwa ha nʼime igbe ahụ.”
I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’
3 Ya mere, eji m osisi akashia kwaa igbe ahụ. A wapụtakwara m mbadamba nkume abụọ yiri ndị nke mbụ, were ha rigoro ugwu ahụ.
“So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.
4 Onyenwe anyị dere nʼelu mbadamba nkume ahụ ihe ndị ahụ o dere na mbụ, bụ iwu iri ndị ahụ o gwara unu nʼelu ugwu site nʼime ọkụ, nʼụbọchị mkpọkọta ahụ. Onyenwe anyị nyekwara m ha.
There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,
5 Mgbe m si nʼugwu ahụ rịdata, etinyere m mbadamba nkume abụọ ahụ nʼime igbe ahụ m kwara, dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere m nʼiwu. Ha dịkwa nʼebe ahụ ruo taa.
and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”
6 (Ụmụ Izrel gara ije site nʼolulu mmiri nke Bene Jaakan garuo Mosera, nʼebe ahụ ka Erọn nọ nwụọ, e lie ya nʼebe ahụ. Elieza, bụ ọkpara ya nọchiri ọnọdụ ya dịka onye nchụaja.
(Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.
7 Site nʼebe ahụ, ha gagidere ije ruo Gudgoda, sitekwa na ya ruo Jotbata, ala nke iyi na-asọ asọ juru nʼime ya.
From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
8 Nʼoge ahụ, Onyenwe anyị kewapụtara ebo Livayị ibu igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, na iguzo nʼihu Onyenwe anyị ijere ya ozi na ikwupụta ngọzị nʼaha ya, dịka ha sị eme ruo taa.
At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.
9 Ọ bụ nke a mere ndị Livayị enweghị oke maọbụ ihe nketa nʼetiti ndị Izrel ibe ha; Onyenwe anyị bụ ihe nketa ha, dịka Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu gwara ha.)
That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)
10 Ugbu a, anọọla m nʼelu ugwu ahụ iri ụbọchị anọ, ehihie na abalị, dịka m mere nʼoge mbụ, Onyenwe anyị gekwara m ntị nʼoge ugbu a. Ọ bụghị ọchịchọ Onyenwe anyị ibibi unu.
“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.
11 Onyenwe anyị gwara m, “Bilie, gaa ka i duru ndị a gaa na njem ha, ka ha banye, ma nwetakwa ala ahụ nke m kwere nna nna ha na nkwa inye ha.”
Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”
12 Ugbu a, Izrel, gịnị ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-ana nʼaka gị ma ọ bụghị ka ị tụọ egwu Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke gị, jee ije na nrube isi nye ya, ịhụ ya nʼanya, na iwere obi gị niile na mmụọ gị niile fee ya ofufe,
“Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],
13 na ilezi anya debezuo iwu na ụkpụrụ Onyenwe anyị, ndị m na-enye gị taa, nʼihi ọdịmma gị.
and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
14 Ụwa na eluigwe na ebe niile kachasị elu nke eluigwe, na ihe niile dị nʼime ha, bụ nke Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị.
“Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.
15 Ma Onyenwe anyị nwere mmasị nʼahụ nna nna unu ha, hụkwa ha nʼanya, ọ họrọ unu, na naanị ụmụ ha niile, site nʼetiti mba niile dịka ọ dị taa.
But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.
16 Nʼihi nke a, biekwanụ obi unu ugwu, kwụsịkwanụ ibi ndụ nke isiike.
So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
17 Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke unu bụ Chineke kachasị chi niile, bụrụkwa Onyenwe kachasị ndị nwenụ niile. Chineke ukwu ahụ, onye dị ike dịkwa egwu, onye na-adịghị ele mmadụ anya nʼihu, ọ nakwaghị eri ngarị.
Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.
18 Ọ na-alụrụ ndị na-enweghị nna, na ụmụ nwanyị na-enweghị di ọgụ. Ọ na-ahụ ndị ọbịa nʼanya, na-enyekwa ha nri na uwe.
He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.
19 Ya mere, unu onwe unu kwa, hụnụ ndị ọbịa nʼanya, nʼihi na unu onwe unu bụrụrị ndị ọbịa nʼala Ijipt.
So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
20 Tụọ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị egwu, feekwa ya ofufe. Ya ka ị ga-arapara nʼahụ, ọ bụkwa naanị nʼaha ya ka ị ga-aṅụ iyi.
Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.
21 Ọ bụ ya bụ onye ị ga-eto otuto, ọ bụ ya bụ Chineke gị, onye rụrụ gị ọrụ ndị ahụ dị oke egwu na ebube, nke gị onwe gị ji anya gị hụ.
He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.
22 Nna nna unu ndị gara nʼIjipt dị naanị iri mmadụ asaa, ma ugbu a, Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị emeela ka ịmụbaa dịka kpakpando nke mbara igwe.
When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”
