Ọpụpụ 23
1 “Ị gaghị agbasa akụkọ ụgha ọbụla. Esokwala mmadụ ọjọọ nwekọọ ihe ọbụla site nʼịgba ama ị maara na ọ bụghị eziokwu.
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
2 “Ị gaghị eso igwe mmadụ mee ihe ọjọọ. Mgbe ị na-agba akaebe nʼụlọikpe, ị gaghị esonye igwe mmadụ ndị na-atụgharị ikpe ziri ezi.
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
3 Nʼebe nwa ogbenye nọ, ị gaghị ekpelara ya nʼoge ikpe nʼihi na ọ bụ nwa ogbenye.
And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
4 “Ọ bụrụ na ị hụ ehi, maọbụ ịnyịnya ibu nke kpafuru akpafu, ọ bụrụkwa na ọ bụ nke onye iro gị, duru ya dulatara onye iro gị ahụ.
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
5 Ọ bụrụ na ị hụ onye kpọrọ gị asị ka ọ na-agbalị iwelite ịnyịnya ibu ya nke dara nʼihi ibu dị arọ o bu, elefula ya anya, kama gaa nyere ya aka bulite ịnyịnya ahụ.
If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
6 “Ewezugala ikpe ziri ezi nʼebe ndị ogbenye nọ, nʼihi ọnọdụ ogbenye ha.
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
7 Ebola mmadụ ibe gị ebubo ụgha. Esonyekwala gbuo onye aka ya dị ọcha, maọbụ onye na-eme ihe ziri ezi. Nʼihi na mụ onwe m agaghị ahapụ onye na-emebi iwu na-ataghị ya ahụhụ kwesiri ya.
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
8 “Erikwala ngarị, nʼihi na iri ngarị na-eme ka ndị na-ahụ ụzọ kpuo ìsì, meekwa ka okwu onye aka ya dị ọcha gbagọọ agbagọ.
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
9 “Abụkwala onye na-emegbu ndị ọbịa, nʼihi na ị maara ihe banyere ọnọdụ ndị ọbịa nke ọma. Gị onwe gị bụrịị ọbịa nʼIjipt.
Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
10 “Afọ isi ka ị ga-agha mkpụrụ nʼala ubi gị, ghọọkwa ihe omume ya.
For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
11 Ma nʼafọ nke asaa, arụla ọrụ ọbụla nʼala ahụ ọzọ, hapụ ka ala ahụ zuru ike. Mgbe ahụ ndị ogbenye nʼetiti unu ga-aga nʼebe ahụ weta ihe oriri. Mkpụrụ ndị ọzọ fọdụrụ ga-adịrị ụmụ anụ ọhịa dị iche iche. Iwu ndị a ga-adịrị ubi vaịnị na ubi oliv unu niile.
but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
12 “Ị ga-arụ ọrụ gị niile nʼime ụbọchị isii. Ị ga-ezukwa ike nʼụbọchị nke asaa. Izuike a ga-adịkwara ehi gị na ịnyịnya ibu gị, na ndị ohu gị nọ nʼezinaụlọ gị na ndị ọbịa niile bi nʼetiti unu.
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
13 “Kpachapụnụ anya hụ na unu mezuru ihe niile ndị a m gwara unu. Unu akpọkwala chi ndị ọzọ aha. Unu ekwupụtakwala ihe banyere ha nʼọnụ unu.
Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
14 “Ugboro atọ nʼafọ ka unu ga-emere m mmemme a.
Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.
15 “Meenụ Mmemme Achịcha na-ekoghị eko, ụbọchị asaa ka unu ga-eri achịcha nke e jighị ihe na-eko achịcha mee. Unu ga-eri ya na mgbe a kara aka, nʼọnwa Abib. Nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼọnwa ahụ ka unu si nʼala Ijipt pụta. “Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla ga-agba aka efu bịa nʼihu m.
You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
16 “Mee Mmemme Owuwe Ihe ubi, bụ nke ị ga-eji mkpụrụ mbụ nke ihe niile ị kụrụ nʼubi unu. “Meekwanụ Mmemme Nchịkọta Ihe, nʼọgwụgwụ afọ ọbụla. Mgbe unu si nʼubi na-achịbata mkpụrụ ubi unu niile.
You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
17 “Ugbo atọ nʼafọ ka ndị ikom niile ga-abịa chee onwe ha nʼihu Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị.
Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.
18 “Unu etinyekwala ihe ọbụla nke nwere ihe na-eko achịcha nʼime ya, mgbe unu na-achụ ọbara nke aja nʼihu m. “Maọbụ hapụ abụba nke aja mmemme m ka ọ dịgide ruo ụtụtụ.
You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
19 “Wetanụ mkpụrụ mbụ niile nke ala ubi unu, bụ ndị kachasị mma, nʼụlọ Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke unu. “Unu esikwala nwa ewu nʼime mmiri ara nne ya.
Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
20 “Lee, ana m eziga mmụọ ozi nʼihu unu, ichebe unu nʼije unu nakwa ịkpọbatakwa unu nʼebe ahụ M doziri nye unu.
Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
21 Geenụ ya ntị, nụrụkwa olu ya. Unu enupukwarala ya isi, nʼihi na ọ gaghị agbaghara njehie unu niile, nʼihi na Aha m dị nʼime ya.
Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
22 Ọ bụrụ na unu elezie anya nke ọma, gee ya ntị, mee ihe niile m nyere unu nʼiwu, mgbe ahụ, mụ onwe m ga-abụkwara ndị iro unu onye iro, megidekwa ndị na-emegide unu.
But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
23 Mmụọ ozi m ga-ejekwa nʼihu unu, ịkpọbatakwa unu nʼala ndị Amọrait, na ndị Het, na ndị Periz, na ndị Kenan, na ndị Hiv, na ndị Jebus. Aga m ehichapụ obodo ndị a niile.
For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.
24 Unu agaghị akpọ isiala nye chi ha niile. Unu efekwala ha, maọbụ gbasoro omenaala ha. Kama, kwatuonụ ha. Tipịasịakwanụ ebe nkume nsọ niile nke chi ha.
You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
25 Ma unu ga-efe Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke unu. Mgbe ahụ, ngọzị ya ga-adịkwasị nri unu na mmiri ọṅụṅụ unu. Aga m ewezugakwa ọrịa nʼetiti unu.
So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
26 Nwanyị aga na nwanyị ime ya na-apụ agaghị adị nʼala unu. Aga m emekwa ka unu nwee ogologo ndụ.
No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.
27 “Aga m ezipu oke ụjọ m ka ọ nọrọ unu nʼihu tinye ọgbaaghara nʼime mba niile unu ga-ezute. Aga m eme ka ndị iro unu tụgharịa gbaa ọsọ.
I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
28 Ọzọkwa, aga m eziga ebu ka ọ chụpụ ndị Hiv na ndị Kenan na ndị Het site nʼụzọ unu.
I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
29 Ma agaghị m achụpụ ha nʼotu afọ, nʼihi na nke a ga-eme ka ala ahụ niile tọgbọrọ nʼefu, ụmụ anụ ọhịa a baa ụba karịa unu.
I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
30 Ma aga m achụpụ ha nwantịntị nwantịntị, tutu ruo oge unu ga-adị ọtụtụ, mgbe ọnụọgụgụ unu ga-akarị nke ha ukwuu, mgbe unu ga-ejupụta ala ahụ niile.
Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
31 “Aga m etinye oke ala unu site nʼOsimiri Uhie ruo nʼosimiri Mediterenịa, sitekwa nʼọzara ruo nʼosimiri Yufretis. Aga m enyefe ndị niile bi nʼala ahụ nʼaka unu. Unu ga-achụpụkwa ha.
And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
32 Unu na ha agbala ndụ ọbụla. Unu na chi ha enwekwala mmekọ ọbụla.
You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.
33 Unu ekwela ka ha biri nʼala unu, ma ọ bụghị ya, ha ga-eme ka unu mehie megide m, nʼihi nʼife chi ha dị iche iche aghaghị ịbụrụ unu ihe ịma nʼọnya.”
They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
