Levitikọs 21
1 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị, “Gwa ndị nchụaja, ụmụ ndị ikom Erọn okwu sị ha, ‘Onye nchụaja ekwesighị imerụ onwe ya mgbe mmadụ nwụrụ nʼetiti ụmụnna ya.
And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none make himself unclean for a dead person among his peoples,
2 Karịakwa ma onye ahụ bụ onye dị ya nnọọ nso, dịka nne ya, maọbụ nna ya, maọbụ nwa ya nwoke, maọbụ nwa ya nwanyị, maọbụ nwanne ya nwoke,
except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him — for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
3 maọbụ nwanne ya nwanyị na-alụbeghị di, onye ọ na-elekọta nʼihi na o nweghị di. Nʼihi ya, o nwere ike merụọ onwe ya.
and for his sister, a virgin, that is near unto him, who hath had no husband, for her may he make himself unclean.
4 Ma ọ gakwaghị eme onwe ya ka ọ ghara ịdị ọcha nʼetiti ndị ọgọ ya, ma site otu a merụọ onwe ya.
He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.
5 “‘Ndị nchụaja ekwesighị ịkpụcha isi ha, maọbụ kpụchapụ akụkụ afụọnụ ha, maọbụ kaa ihe ọbụla nʼakpụkpọ ahụ ha.
They shall not make any baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 Ha ga-abụ ndị dị nsọ nye Chineke ha, ndị na-agaghị emekwa ka aha Chineke ha ghara ịdị nsọ. Nʼihi na ọ bụ ha na-eche nʼihu Onyenwe anyị onyinye aja nsure ọkụ, bụ nri Chineke ha. Nʼihi ya, ha aghaghị ịdị nsọ.
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they present Jehovah's offerings by fire, the bread of their God; therefore shall they be holy.
7 “‘Onye nchụaja agaghị alụ nwanyị e merụrụ site nʼịgba akwụna, maọbụ nwanyị lụtụrụla di nke kewapụrụ onwe ya site nʼahụ di ya, nʼihi na ndị nchụaja bụ ndị dị nsọ nye Chineke ha.
They shall not take as wife a whore, or a dishonoured woman; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.
8 Gụọ ha dịka ndị dị nsọ nʼihi na ọ bụ ha na-eche nri Chineke nʼihu ya. Gụọ ha dịka ndị dị nsọ nʼihi na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị dị nsọ, mụ onwe m na-eme ka unu dị nsọ.
And thou shalt hallow him; for the bread of thy God doth he present: he shall be holy unto thee; for I, Jehovah, who hallow you am holy.
9 “‘Ọ bụrụ na nwa nwanyị onye nchụaja emerụọ onwe ya site nʼịghọ onye akwụna, o sitela na ndụ ọjọọ dị otu a wetara nna ya ihe ihere. A ga-akpọ ya ọkụ.
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burned with fire.
10 “‘Onyeisi nchụaja, onye ahụ sitere nʼetiti ụmụnna ya, onye awụsara mmanụ nsọ nʼisi ya, onye ahọrọ doo nsọ iyiri uwe onye nchụaja ahụ, agaghị ahapụ agịrị isi ya ka ọ kpasasịa, maọbụ dọwaa uwe ya.
And the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his garments.
11 Ọ gaghị abanye ebe ozu dị. Ọ gaghị emerụ onwe ya, ọ bụladị ma ozu ahụ ọ bụ nke nne ya maọbụ nke nna ya.
Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;
12 Ọ gaghị esi nʼebe nsọ Chineke ya pụọ, maọbụ mee ya ka ọ ghara ịdị nsọ, nʼihi na e doola ya nsọ site na ite ya mmanụ nsọ nke Chineke ya. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị.
neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah.
13 “‘Nwanyị onyeisi nchụaja ga-alụ ga-abụ nwanyị na-amaghị nwoke.
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 Ọ gaghị alụ nwanyị di ya nwụrụ, maọbụ nwanyị ya na di ya na-ebikwaghị, maọbụ nwanyị akwụna. Nwanyị ọ ga-alụ ga-abụ naanị nwanyị na-amaghị nwoke nke si nʼetiti ụmụnna ya,
A widow, or a divorced woman, or a dishonoured one, a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take as wife a virgin from among his peoples.
15 ka ọ ghara ime ka ụmụ ya ghara ịdị nsọ nʼetiti ụmụnna ya. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị onye na-edo ya nsọ.’”
And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.
16 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
17 “Gwa Erọn, ‘Nʼọgbọ niile nke na-abịa, o nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime ụmụ ụmụ gị nke akụkụ ahụ ya na-ezughị oke ga-abịa nso iwetara Chineke ya ihe oriri.
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Any of thy seed throughout their generations that hath any defect, shall not approach to present the bread of his God;
18 O nweghị nwoke ọbụla nwere ọrụsị ọbụla ga-abịa nso, o nweghị nwoke kpuru ìsì, maọbụ onye ngwụrọ, maọbụ onye imi mpịa, maọbụ onye ụkwụ maọbụ aka ya na-ezughị oke,
for whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other,
19 maọbụ onye ọkpụkpụ ụkwụ ya maọbụ ọkpụkpụ aka ya gbajiri,
or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
20 maọbụ onye mkpumkpu azụ dị, maọbụ nwa akakpọ, maọbụ onye na-adịghị ahụzi ụzọ, maọbụ onye agba na-ata, maọbụ onye akpụkpa dị nʼahụ, maọbụ onye mkpụrụ amụ ya chipịara echipịa.
or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
21 O nweghị nwa nwa Erọn onye nchụaja ọbụla nwere ọrụsị ga-abịa iwetara Onyenwe anyị aja onyinye site nʼọkụ. Ebe ọ bụ na o nwere ọrụsị, ọ gaghị abịa nso iwetara Chineke ya nri.
No man of the seed of Aaron the priest that hath defect shall come near to present Jehovah's offerings by fire: he hath a defect; he shall not come near to present the bread of his God.
22 Ma o nwere ike iri nri ahụ dịkarịsịrị nsọ nke sitere na nri Chineke ya, tinyekwara nri ahụ dị nsọ.
The bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;
23 Kama ọ gaghị abịa nso akwa mgbochi ahụ maọbụ bịaruo ebe ịchụ aja nso, nʼihi ezughị oke ya. Ka ọ ghara imerụ ebe nsọ m, nʼihi na abụ m Onyenwe anyị onye na-edo ha nsọ.’”
only he shall not come in unto the veil, nor shall he draw near unto the altar; for he hath a defect: that he profane not my sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
24 Ya mere Mosis nyere Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom na ụmụ Izrel niile iwu ndị a.
And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
