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.
Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,
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 relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, 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 virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
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 defile himself, being a chief man among his people, 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 shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or 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 to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall 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 marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to 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.
Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctify 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.
“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes 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.
“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.
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.
He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or 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.
He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Yahweh.
13 “‘Nwanyị onyeisi nchụaja ga-alụ ga-abụ nwanyị na-amaghị nwoke.
“‘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,
He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
15 ka ọ ghara ime ka ụmụ ya ghara ịdị nsọ nʼetiti ụmụnna ya. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị onye na-edo ya nsọ.’”
He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”
16 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị,
Yahweh 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.
“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer 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 he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
19 maọbụ onye ọkpụkpụ ụkwụ ya maọbụ ọkpụkpụ aka ya gbajiri,
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
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 hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.
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 offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer 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.
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
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.’”
He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”
24 Ya mere Mosis nyere Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom na ụmụ Izrel niile iwu ndị a.
So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
