Izikiel 44
1 Mgbe ahụ, o mere ka m laghachi nʼụzọ, nʼọnụ ụzọ ama nke ebe nsọ ahụ, nke dị nʼezi, nke na-eche ihu nʼọwụwa anyanwụ, ma a gbachiri ya agbachi.
And he brought me back toward the outer gate of the sanctuary which looked toward the east; and it was shut.
2 Ma Onyenwe anyị sịrị m, “Ọnụ ụzọ ama nke a ga-abụ ihe e mechiri emechi. A gaghị emeghe ya ọzọ, ọ dịghị onye ọbụla ga-esi na ya bata. Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke Izrel esitela na ya bata. Ya mere, ọ bụ ihe emechiri emechi.
And Jehovah said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter in by it: for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; and it shall be shut.
3 Naanị nwa eze, naanị ya onwe ya, bụ onye ga-anọdụ ala nʼime ya, iri nri nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Ọ ga-esite na mpụta ọnụ ụlọ nke ọnụ ụzọ bata, ọ bụkwa ebe ahụ ka ọ ga-esi pụọ.”
As for the prince, he, the prince, shall sit in it to eat bread before Jehovah: he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
4 Mgbe ahụ, o mere ka m bịaruo nʼọnụ ụzọ ama dị nʼugwu, nʼihu ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ. Elere m anya hụ na ebube nke Onyenwe anyị jupụtara nʼụlọnsọ nke Onyenwe anyị. Nʼihi ya, adara m nʼala kpugide ihu m nʼaja.
And he brought me the way of the north gate before the house; and I beheld, and lo, the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah: and I fell upon my face.
5 Onyenwe anyị sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, leruo anya nke ọma, gee ntị nke ọma nʼihe niile m na-agwa gị banyere iwu m niile na usoro niile nke ụlọnsọ ukwu nke Onyenwe anyị. Leruo anya nke ọma banyere ọnụ ụzọ ịbata nʼụlọnsọ ukwu a, na nke ọpụpụ niile nke ebe nsọ a.
And Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, apply thy heart, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the statutes of the house of Jehovah, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary;
6 Ị ga-agwa ndị Izrel bụ ndị ụlọ nnupu isi, ‘Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị sịrị, o zuola bụ ibi ndụ arụ unu niile ahụ, unu ndị Izrel!
and say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Let it suffice you of all your abominations, O house of Israel,
7 Nʼihi na ọ bụghị naanị na ihe arụ unu mere dị ukwu, kama unu mekwara ihe arụ kachasị site nʼịkpọbata ndị ala ọzọ a na-ebighị anụ ahụ ha na obi ha ugwu nʼime ụlọnsọ, si otu a merụọ ụlọnsọ mgbe unu na-ewetara m nri nsọ, nke bụ abụba na ọbara. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu emebiela ọgbụgba ndụ m.
in that ye have brought strangers, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, [even] my house, when ye offered my bread, the fat and the blood; and they have broken my covenant besides all your abominations.
8 Unu edebeghị iwu m nyere unu banyere ihe m ndị dị nsọ, kama unu goro ndị ọzọ ka ha bụrụ ndị na-elekọta ebe nsọ m.
And ye have not kept the charge of my holy things, but have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.
9 Ihe ndị a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru, o nweghị onye ala ọzọ ọbụla a na-ebighị anụ ahụ ya na obi ya ugwu kwesiri ịbata nʼụlọnsọ m. Ọ bụladị ndị ọbịa ndị bi nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: No stranger, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.
10 “‘Ndị ikom agbụrụ Livayị niile, ndị sitere nʼijere m ozi wezuga onwe ha mgbe Izrel bidoro ịgbaso arụsị niile ha, ga-ata ahụhụ nʼihi ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi ha.
But the Levites who went away far from me, when Israel went astray, going astray from me after their idols, they shall even bear their iniquity;
11 Ha ga-abụ ndị na-eje ozi nʼime ebe nsọ m, ndị nlekọta nke ọnụ ụzọ ama nke ụlọnsọ ukwuu, na-ejekwa ozi nʼime ya; ha ga-egburu ndị m anụ e wetara maka ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ na nke aja ndị ọzọ, ha ga-eguzokwa nʼihu ha jeere ha ozi.
but they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and doing the service of the house: they shall slaughter the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
12 Ma nʼihi na ha guzoro nʼihu arụsị jeere ha ozi, mee ka ụlọ Izrel daba na mmehie ikpere arụsị, nʼihi nke a, eweliela m aka elu na-aṅụ iyi na ha aghaghị ịta ahụhụ mmehie ha. Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and were unto the house of Israel a stumbling-block of iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, that they shall bear their iniquity.
13 Ha agaghị abịakwute m nso ije ozi dịka ndị nchụaja, maọbụ bịaruo nso ihe nsọ m niile ọbụla maọbụ onyinye m dị nsọ karịchasịa onyinye nsọ niile, ha aghaghị ibu ọnọdụ ihere nke ihe arụ niile ha mere.
And they shall not draw near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to draw near to any of my holy things, [even] to the most holy; but they shall bear their confusion, and their abominations which they have committed.
14 Ma aga m ahọpụta ha ka ha bụrụ ndị ilekọta ụlọnsọ m dị nʼaka, nʼihi ịrụ ọrụ niile na ije ozi niile dị nʼime ya.
And I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
15 “‘Ma ndị nchụaja, bụ ụmụ Zadọk, ndị Livayị, ndị chegidere ebe nsọ m nche, mgbe Izrel niile sitere nʼebe m nọ kpafuo, ga-abịa nso ijere m ozi, ha ga-eguzo nʼihu m chụọ aja abụba na ọbara. Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall approach unto me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to present unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Jehovah.
16 Ọ bụ naanị ha ga-abanye nʼime ebe nsọ m, naanị ha ga-abịakwa na tebul m ije ozi nʼihu m, na ife m dịka ndị nche.
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall approach unto my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
17 “‘Mgbe ha na-abata nʼọnụ ụzọ ama nke ogige dị nʼime, ha ga-eyi naanị akwa ọcha. Ha agaghị eyi uwe ọbụla e ji ajị anụ kpaa mgbe ha na-eje ozi nʼogige ime nke ụlọnsọ ukwu m.
And it shall come to pass when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court, and towards the house.
18 Ha ga-eji akwa ọcha kee nʼisi ha, yirikwa uwe ọcha nʼukwu ha. Ha agaghị eyi ihe ọbụla ga-eme ka ọsịsọọ gbaa ha.
They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird on anything that causeth sweat.
19 Mgbe ha na-apụ nʼogige dị nʼezi ebe ndị mmadụ nọ, ha ga-eyipụ uwe ha yi mgbe ha na-eje ozi, hapụkwa ha nʼime ọnụụlọ nsọ ndị a, yiri uwe ọzọ, ka ha ghara ime ka ndị mmadụ bụrụ ndị e doro nsọ site nʼimetụ uwe ha ahụ.
And when they go forth into the outer court, into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy cells; and they shall put on other garments, that they may not hallow the people with their garments.
20 “‘Ha agaghị ekwe ka agịrị isi ha too ogologo, ha agakwaghị akpụchapụ ya. Naanị mkpacha ka ha ga na-akpacha isi ha.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long: they shall duly poll their heads.
21 Onye nchụaja ọbụla agaghị aṅụ mmanya vaịnị mgbe ọ na-abata nʼogige dị nʼime.
Neither shall any priest drink wine when they enter into the inner court.
22 Ha agaghị alụ nwanyị nke di ya nwụrụ anwụ, maọbụ nwanyị gbaara di ya alụkwaghị m. Kama ọ bụ naanị ụmụ agbọghọ ndị sitere nʼagbụrụ Izrel ndị na-amaghị nwoke, maọbụ nwunye ndị nchụaja nwụrụ anwụ.
And they shall not take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.
23 Ha ga-akụziri ndị m ihe dị iche nʼetiti ihe dị nsọ na ihe na-adịghị nsọ; gosi ha otu esi amata ihe dị iche nʼetiti ihe na-adịghị ọcha na nke dị ọcha.
And they shall teach my people [the difference] between holy and profane, and cause them to discern between unclean and clean.
24 “‘Ha ga-abụ ndị ikpe, idozi esemokwu dapụtara nʼetiti ndị m. Usoro iwu m niile ka ha ga-eji kpee ikpe. Ndị nchụaja nʼonwe ha kwa ga-erube isi nʼiwu m niile nʼoge mmemme ọbụla dị nsọ. Ha ga-ahụkwa na e doro ụbọchị izuike nsọ.
And in controversy they shall stand to judge: they shall judge it according to my judgments; and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my solemnities; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.
25 “‘Onye nchụaja agaghị emerụ onwe ya site nʼije nʼebe ozu dị, karịakwa maọbụ ozu nna ya maọbụ nne ya, ma o bụ nwa ya, maọbụ nwanne ya nwoke, maọbụ nwanne ya nwanyị na-enweghị di.
And they shall come at no dead person to become unclean; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may become unclean.
26 Mgbe e mechara ka ọ dị ọcha ọzọ, ọ ga-echere ruo ụbọchị asaa.
And after he is cleansed, they shall count unto him seven days.
27 Ma nʼụbọchị ahụ, ọ ga-alọghachi nʼụlọ ukwu ahụ ịbanye nʼime ebe nsọ, ọ ga-ebu ụzọ chụọ aja mmehie nʼihi onwe ya. Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
And on the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall present his sin-offering, saith the Lord Jehovah.
28 “‘Ọ bụ naanị mụ onwe m bụ ihe nketa nke ndị nchụaja ga-enweta. Unu agaghị enye ha ihe nweta ọbụla nʼIzrel. Mụ onwe m bụ ihe nketa ha.
And it shall be unto them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.
29 Ha ga-eri onyinye ịnata ihuọma, ihe aja mmehie, ihe aja ikpe ọmụma, ihe niile dị nʼIzrel e doro nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị ga-abụ nke ha.
They shall eat the oblation and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.
30 Mkpụrụ mbụ kachasị mma site na mkpụrụ ubi ọbụla na onyinye niile pụrụ iche ga-abụ nke ndị nchụaja. Ọka mbụ a kwọrọ akwọ, nke a na-eweta nʼihe ubi ga-abụkwa nke ndị nchụaja, ime ka ngọzị dịkwasị nʼụlọ unu.
And the first of all the first-fruits of every [kind], and every heave-offering of every [kind], of all your heave-offerings, shall be for the priests; ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest on thy house.
31 Ndị nchụaja agaghị ata nnụnụ ọbụla, maọbụ anụ nke nwụrụ ọnwụ chi ya, maọbụ nke anụ ọzọ dọgburu.
The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast.
