Ọpụpụ 23
1 “Ị gaghị agbasa akụkọ ụgha ọbụla. Esokwala mmadụ ọjọọ nwekọọ ihe ọbụla site nʼịgba ama ị maara na ọ bụghị eziokwu.
Thou shalt not receive a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous 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.
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause, to incline after many, to wrest judgment.
3 Nʼebe nwa ogbenye nọ, ị gaghị ekpelara ya nʼoge ikpe nʼihi na ọ bụ nwa ogbenye.
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
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 thou meet thy enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
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 thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to unload him, [thou must not do so, but] thou shalt surely unload with him.
6 “Ewezugala ikpe ziri ezi nʼebe ndị ogbenye nọ, nʼihi ọnọdụ ogbenye ha.
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
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.
Keep thyself far from a false speech; and him who hath been declared innocent and righteous thou shalt not slay; for I will not justify the wicked.
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.
And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth the clear-sighted, and perverteth 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.
And a stranger shalt thou not oppress; for ye know well the spirit of the stranger, seeing ye yourselves were strangers in the land of Egypt.
10 “Afọ isi ka ị ga-agha mkpụrụ nʼala ubi gị, ghọọkwa ihe omume ya.
And six years shalt thou sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof;
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 the seventh year shalt thou let it rest and lie still; that the needy of thy people may eat [of it]; and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat: in like manner shalt thou deal with thy vineyard, and with thy olive tree.
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.
Six days shalt thou do thy work, and on the seventh day shalt thou rest; that thy ox and thy ass may repose, and the son of thy hand-maid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
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.
And in all things that I have said unto you be on your guard; and of the name of other gods ye shall make no mention, it shall not be heard out of thy mouth.
14 “Ugboro atọ nʼafọ ka unu ga-emere m mmemme a.
Three times shalt thou keep a feast unto me in the year.
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.
The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month of Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty.
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.
And the feast of harvest, of the first-fruits of thy labors, which thou hast sown in thy field: and the feast of ingathering, at the conclusion of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labors out of 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 in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord, the Eternal.
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.
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my festive sacrifice 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.
The first of the first-fruits of thy land shalt thou bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid 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 send an angel before thee, to keep thee on the way, and to bring thee unto the place which 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.
Beware of him, and obey his voice, disobey him not; for he will not pardon your transgression, because 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 thou wilt carefully hearken to his voice, and do all that I shall speak: then will I be an enemy unto thy enemies, and afflict those that afflict thee.
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 shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Emorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off.
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.
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their deeds; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and completely break down their statuary images.
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.
And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will remove sickness from the midst of thee.
26 Nwanyị aga na nwanyị ime ya na-apụ agaghị adị nʼala unu. Aga m emekwa ka unu nwee ogologo ndụ.
There shall be no one casting her children, nor a barren woman, in thy land; the number of thy days I will make full.
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.
My terror will I send before thee, and will bring in confusion all the people to which thou shalt come; and I will make all thy enemies turn their back unto thee.
28 Ọzọkwa, aga m eziga ebu ka ọ chụpụ ndị Hiv na ndị Kenan na ndị Het site nʼụzọ unu.
And I will send hornets before thee, and they shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
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 from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
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 will I drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased and canst 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 set thy bounds from the Red Sea unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river; for I will deliver into your hand the inhabitants of the land, and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
32 Unu na ha agbala ndụ ọbụla. Unu na chi ha enwekwala mmekọ ọbụla.
Thou shalt not make a covenant with them, nor 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 shall not dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to sin against me; for thou mightest [be led to] serve their gods, and this would surely be a snare unto thee.
