Levitikọs 18
1 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
2 “Gwa ụmụ Izrel okwu ndị a sị ha, ‘Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.
Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, I am the Lord your God.
3 Ya mere, ọ bụ ezie na unu ebiela nʼetiti ndị Ijipt, ma unu ekwesighị ibi ndụ unu dịka ha si ebi. Unu ekwesịkwaghị ibi ndụ dịka ndị Kenan ebe m na-akpọbata unu. Unu agbasola omenaala ha.
After ye doings of the land of Egypt, wherin ye dwelt, shall ye not doe: and after the maner of the land of Canaan, whither I will bring you, shall ye not do, neither walke in their ordinances,
4 Unu ga-edebe iwu m niile, gbasookwa ụkpụrụ m niile nʼihi na abụ m Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.
But do after my iudgements, and keepe mine ordinances, to walke therein: I am the Lord your God.
5 Debenụ iwu m na ụkpụrụ m, nʼihi na onye na-edebe ha ga-adị ndụ site na ha. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị.
Ye shall keepe therefore my statutes, and my iudgements, which if a man doe, he shall then liue in them: I am the Lord.
6 “‘Onye ọbụla ya na mmadụ bụ nwanne e jekwurukwala ya ka ha nwe mmekọ edina, i ji kpughee ọtọ ya. Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị.
None shall come neere to any of ye kinred of his flesh to vncouer her shame: I am the Lord.
7 “‘Ị gaghị eleda nna gị anya site na i jekwuru nne gị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina. Nne gị ka ọ bụ; gị na ya agaghị enwe ụdị mmekọ dị otu a.
Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy father, nor the shame of thy mother: for she is thy mother, thou shalt not discouer her shame.
8 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwunye nna gị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina. Nke a bụ ileda nna gị anya.
The shame of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer: for it is thy fathers shame.
9 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanne gị nwanyị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke a mụụrụ nna gị, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke nne gị mụrụ, ma a mụrụ ya nʼụlọ ma a mụrụ nʼama.
Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy sister the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether shee bee borne at home, or borne without: thou shalt not discouer their shame.
10 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwa nwanyị nke nwa gị nwoke mụrụ, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke nwa gị nwanyị mụrụ i nwe mmekọ edina; nʼihi na nke a ga-eweta nleda anya nye gị.
The shame of thy sonnes daughter, or of thy daughters daughter, thou shalt not, I say, vncouer their shame: for it is thy shame.
11 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwa nwanyị nwunye nna gị mụrụ, ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na ọ bụ nwa nna gị mụrụ; nwanne gị nwanyị ka ọ bụ.
The shame of thy fathers wiues daughter, begotten of thy father (for she is thy sister) thou shalt not, I say, discouer her shame.
12 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanne nwanyị nna gị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na ọbara jịkọrọ ya na nna gị, ha bụ otu ahụ.
Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers sister: for she is thy fathers kinswoman.
13 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanne nne gị nke nwanyị, ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na ọbara jịkọrọ ya na nne gị, ha bụ otu ahụ.
Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy mothers sister: for she is thy mothers kinsewoman.
14 “‘Ị gaghị eleda nwanne nna gị nke nwoke anya, site nʼijekwuru nwunye ya, ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina. Nʼihi na nwunye nwanna gị ka ọ bụ.
Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers brother: that is, thou shalt not goe in to his wife, for she is thine aunte.
15 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwunye nwa gị nwoke ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina; nwunye nwa gị nwoke ka ọ bụ; gị na ya agaghị enwe mmekọrịta ọbụla gosiri mkpughe ọtọ ya.
Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy daughter in lawe: for she is thy sonnes wife: therefore shalt thou not vncouer her shame.
16 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwunye nwanne gị nwoke ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, nʼihi na nke a bụ omume nleda anya nye nwanne gị nwoke.
Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.
17 “‘Ị gaghị e jekwuru nwanyị na nwa ya nwanyị ka gị na ha nwe mmekọ edina. Ị gaghị akpọrọ nwa nwanyị nwa ya nwoke, maọbụ nwa nwanyị nke nwa ya nwanyị mụrụ dinaa ya; nʼihi na otu ọbara ka ha bụ. Ihe dị otu a bụ arụ.
Thou shalt not discouer the shame of the wife and of her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, nor her daughters daughter, to vncouer her shame: for they are thy kinsfolkes, and it were wickednesse.
18 “‘Ị gaghị alụ nwanne nwanyị nwunye gị, dịka nwunye ọzọ gị, nʼihi ịkpagbu ya, gị na ya a na-enwe mmekọrịta edina, ị na-ekpughe ọtọ nwunye gị mgbe ọ ka dị ndụ.
Also thou shalt not take a wife with her sister, during her life, to vexe her, in vncouering her shame vpon her.
19 “‘E jekwurukwala nwanyị ka gị na ya nwe mmekọ edina, mgbe ọ nọ nʼọnọdụ adịghị ọcha nke (ịsọ ụba) nsọ nwanyị ya nʼoge a kara aka.
Thou shalt not also go vnto a woman to vncouer her shame, as long as she is put apart for her disease.
20 “‘A kpọrọkwala nwunye onye agbataobi gị idina ya, si otu a merụọ onwe gị nʼihi mmekọ dị otu a.
Moreouer, thou shalt not giue thy selfe to thy neighbours wife by carnall copulation, to be defiled with her.
21 “‘Ị gaghị enye nwa gị ka e jiri ya chụọrọ Molek aja. Nʼihi na i kwesighị imerụ aha Chineke gị. Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị.
Also thou shalt not giue thy children to offer them vnto Molech, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: for I am the Lord.
22 “‘Gị na nwoke edinala, dịka nwanyị na nwoke si edina. Ihe akpọrọ asị ka ọ bụ.
Thou shalt not lie with ye male as one lieth with a woman: for it is abomination.
23 “‘Gị na anụmanụ ọbụla edinakwala, site otu a merụọ onwe gị. Nwanyị agakwaghị ewere onwe ya nye ka ya na oke anụmanụ nwee mmekọrịta, arụ a na-adịghị eme eme ka ọ bụ.
Thou shalt not also lie with any beast to bee defiled therewith, neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie downe thereto: for it is abomination.
24 “‘Unu emerụkwala onwe unu site na-ime ihe ndị a, nʼihi na ihe ndị a bụ ihe mba ndị ahụ na-eme. Ọ bụkwa nʼihi ya ka m ga-eji chụpụ ha site nʼala ahụ m ga-enye unu.
Yee shall not defile your selues in any of these things: for in al these the nations are defiled, which I will cast out before you:
25 Ọ bụladị ala ahụ niile ghọrọ ihe rụrụ arụ site nʼomume ndị a. Ọ bụ nke a mere m ji ata ndị bi nʼime ya ahụhụ nʼihi mmehie ha. Ala ahụ meghere ọnụ ya gbọpụta ndị bi nʼime ya.
And the land is defiled: therefore I wil visit the wickednesse thereof vpon it, and the lande shall vomit out her inhabitants.
26 Unu ga-edebe iwu m na ụkpụrụ m ndị a niile. Unu emekwala ihe arụ ndị a, ma ndị amụrụ nʼala ma ndị ọbịa niile bi nʼetiti unu.
Ye shall keepe therefore mine ordinances, and my iudgements, and commit none of these abominations, aswell hee that is of the same countrey, as the straunger that soiourneth among you.
27 Ala m na-aga inye unu rụrụ arụ nʼihi na ndị bi nʼime ya na-eme omume ndị a rụrụ arụ.
(For all these abominations haue the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled:
28 Unu emekwala ihe arụ ndị a, nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na unu emee ha, ọ ga-emeghe ọnụ ya gbọpụta unu, dịka o si mee mba niile bụ ndị buru unu ụzọ biri nʼime ya.
And shall not the lande spue you out if ye defile it, as it spued out the people that were before you?)
29 “‘Onye ọbụla nʼetiti unu mere ihe arụ ndị a, ka a ga-ekewapụ site nʼetiti ndị ya.
For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abominations, the persons that doe so, shall bee cut off from among their people.
30 Nʼihi ya, lezienụ anya ka unu debe iwu m, ka unu ghara ime ihe arụ ndị a, nke ndị buru unu ụzọ biri nʼala ahụ mere. Ka unu gharakwa imerụ onwe unu site nʼomume arụ ndị a. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.’”
Therefore shall yee keepe mine ordinances that ye do not any of the abominable customes, which haue bene done before you, and that yee defile not your selues therein: for I am the Lord your God.
