Levitikọs 25

1 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu nʼugwu Saịnaị sị ya,

And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

2 “Gwa ụmụ Izrel sị ha, ‘Mgbe unu batara nʼala ahụ m ga-enye unu, unu ga-eme ka ala ahụ nwee afọ izuike nke ya nye Onyenwe anyị.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.

3 Afọ isii ka unu ga-akụ ihe nʼubi, afọ isii ka unu ga-ewe ihe ubi, kwachaakwa alaka osisi vaịnị unu.

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof;

4 Ma mgbe o ruru afọ nke asaa, unu ga-ahapụ ala ubi unu ka o zuo ike, afọ izuike nye Onyenwe anyị. Unu akụla ihe ọbụla nʼubi unu maọbụ kwachaa osisi vaịnị unu.

but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

5 Unu agaghị ewe ihe ubi ọbụla ga-epupụtara onwe ha nʼoge a, maọbụ tụtụọ mkpụrụ osisi vaịnị ndị ga-ada ada. Nʼihi na afọ ahụ bụ afọ ozuzu ike dịrị ala ubi niile.

That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather: it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.

6 Ihe ubi puputara nʼala ahụ niile nʼafọ izuike ahụ bụ nri dịrị unu onwe unu, na ndị odibo nwoke na nwanyị unu niile, na onye i goro ọrụ, na onye ọbịa bi nʼetiti unu.

And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger that sojourn with thee;

7 Ihe ubi ahụ dịkwara anụ ụlọ gị, na anụ ọhịa bi nʼala gị. Ihe ọbụla puputara nʼala bụ ihe unu ga-eri.

and for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.

8 “‘Gụpụta afọ izuike asaa, afọ asaa, ụzọ asaa. Ngụkọ afọ izuike ndị a niile ga-enye iri afọ anọ na itoolu.

And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and there shall be unto thee the days of seven sabbaths of years, even forty and nine years.

9 Nʼụbọchị nke iri nke ọnwa asaa, zipụ onye ga-egbu opi ike, ya bụ, nʼụbọchị mkpuchi mmehie, a ga-egbu opi ike nʼala Izrel niile.

Then shalt thou send abroad the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of atonement shall ye send abroad the trumpet throughout all your land.

10 Doonụ afọ nke iri ise ahụ nsọ, kwusaakwa inwere onwe nye mmadụ niile nʼala ahụ niile. Afọ ahụ ga-abụ afọ inwere onwe nye unu. Onye ọbụla nʼime unu ga-alaghachi nʼihe onwunwe nke ezinaụlọ ya, onye ọbụla kwa ga-alaghachi nʼagbụrụ ya.

And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

11 Afọ nke iri ise bụ afọ inwere onwe nye unu. A gaghị akụ ihe ọbụla nʼubi, a gakwaghị ewe ihe ubi ọbụla puputara nʼonwe ya, maọbụ mkpụrụ osisi vaịnị mịrị nʼonwe ya.

A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather [the grapes] in it of the undressed vines.

12 Ọ bụ afọ inwere onwe, bụrụkwa afọ dị nsọ nye unu, nke onye ọbụla ga-eri naanị ihe e wetara nʼubi.

For it is a jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

13 “‘Onye ọbụla ga-alaghachi nʼihe onwunwe nke ya, nʼafọ inwere onwe a.

In this year of jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

14 “‘Ọ bụrụ na i resiri onye agbataobi gị ala, maọbụ na o nwere nke ọ zụrụ site nʼaka gị, unu aghọgbula ibe unu.

And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbour, or buy of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not wrong one another:

15 Ị ga-azụrụ ala site nʼaka onye agbataobi dịka ọnụọgụgụ afọ si dị site nʼafọ inwere onwe. Ha ga-eresi gị ya dịka ọnụọgụgụ afọ ole fọdụrụ maka ịkọ ihe nʼala ahụ.

according to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, [and] according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee.

16 Ọ bụrụ na a zụrụ ala ahụ nso nso mmemme iri afọ ise a, ọnụahịa ala ahụ ga-adị ala, ọ bụrụkwanụ na ọ dị anya site na mmemme ahụ, ọnụahịa ya ga-adị elu, nʼihi na ụgwọ onye ahụ na-akwụ bụ ụgwọ ugboro ole ọ ga-akụ ihe nʼala ahụ.

According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee.

17 Unu emegbula ibe unu kama tụọnụ egwu Chineke unu. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.

And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.

18 “‘Gbasoonụ ụkpụrụ m, ma lezie anya imezu ihe m nyere nʼiwu, ka unu nwee ike ibi obi udo nʼala ahụ.

Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

19 Mgbe ahụ, ala ga-amị mkpụrụ ya, unu ga-eriju afọ, birikwa nʼala ahụ nʼudo.

And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

20 Unu nwere ike jụọ ajụjụ sị, “Gịnị ka anyị ga-eri nʼafọ nke asaa ahụ ebe ọ bụ na anyị agaghị akụ ihe ọbụla, maọbụ wee ihe ubi ọbụla nʼafọ ahụ?”

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

21 Aga m ezitere unu ngọzị dị ukwuu nʼafọ nke isii, nke ga-eme ka ala mee ihe omume nke ga-ezuru unu afọ atọ.

then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.

22 Mgbe unu ga-akụ ihe ubi nʼafọ nke asatọ unu ga na-eri site nʼowuwe ihe ubi ochie unu tutu ruo nʼafọ nke itoolu mgbe unu ga-ewebata ihe ubi ọhụrụ.

And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until her fruits come in, ye shall eat the old store.

23 “‘Chetanụ na ala bụ nke m, nʼihi nke a, o kwesighị ka unu ree ala ọbụla kpamkpam. Unu bụ naanị ndị ọbịa na ndị nlekọta nye m.

And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

24 Nʼala obibi unu niile, unu ga-enye ohere maka mgbapụta ala erere ere.

And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

25 “‘Ọ bụrụ na otu onye nʼime unu aghọọ onye ogbenye si otu a ree ala ya, nwanna ya dị ya nso ga-abịa gbapụta ala ahụ.

If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold.

26 Ọ bụrụ na-enweghị onye ga-agbapụta ala ahụ nye ha, ma ha mesịa ghọọ ndị bara ụba nwekwa ihe ga-ezu ịgbapụta ala ahụ nʼonwe ha.

And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient to redeem it;

27 A ga-agụ afọ ole gara site na mgbe o rere ala ahụ, nyeghachi ya ego ole o kwesiri inweta. Onye rere ala ga-alaghachikwa nʼala ya.

then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his possession.

28 Ọ bụrụ na onyenwe ya enweghị ike ịchọta ego ọ ga-eji gbara ya, ala ahụ ga-adị nʼaka onye ahụ zụrụ ya tutu ruo nʼafọ inwere onwe. Mgbe ahụ ọ ga-ewerekwa ala ahụ nyeghachi ya onye resiri ya.

But if he be not able to get it back for himself, then that which he hath sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

29 “‘Onye ọbụla rere ụlọ obibi dị nʼobodo e ji mgbidi gbaa gburugburu nwere ikike mgbapụta ya naanị mgbe otu afọ zuru site na mgbe e rere ya. Nʼoge ahụ ka onye rere ya nwere ike ịgbaghachi ya.

And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.

30 Ọ bụrụ na a gbapụtaghị ya tupu otu afọ agafee, ụlọ ahụ dị nʼime obodo nwere mgbidi ga-abụ nke onye ahụ zụrụ ya mgbe niile, bụrụkwa nke ụmụ ụmụ ya. A gaghị enyeghachikwa ya mgbe afọ inwere onwe ruru.

And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him that bought it, throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.

31 Ma ụlọ ndị dị nʼobodo nta na-enweghị mgbidi a ga-agụ ha dịka ihe dị nʼọhịa. E nwere ike ịgbapụta ha, ha bụkwa nke a ga-eweghachite mgbe afọ inwere onwe ruru.

But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.

32 “‘Ma banyere obodo niile nke ndị Livayị dị iche iche. Ha nwere ikike ịgbapụta ụlọ ha dị nʼime nketa ha mgbe ọbụla.

Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

33 Ihe onwunwe ndị Livayị bụ nke e nwere ike ịgbapụta, bụ ndị a, ụlọ niile e rere nke dị nʼobodo ha nwere. Ọ ga-abụ nʼafọ inwere onwe ka aga enwetaghachi ha, nʼihi na ụlọ ndị ahụ dị nʼobodo ndị Livayị bụ naanị oke ha nwere nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel.

And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.

34 Ma a gaghị ere ala ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ gbara obodo ha gburugburu ere, nʼihi ọ bụ ihe ha nwee nʼọha ruo ebighị ebi.

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

35 “‘Ọ bụrụ na nwanne gị adaa ogbenye ruo na o nweghị ike inyere onwe ya aka, ọ dị gị nʼaka inyere ya aka, kpọbata ya ka ọ bịa biri nʼụlọ gị dịka ị ga-esi kpọbata onye ọbịa. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ọ ga-anọgide biri nʼetiti unu.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: [as] a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.

36 Tụọ egwu Chineke, kwerekwa ka nwanna gị soro gị biri nʼala ahụ. A nakwala ụma maọbụ ọmụrụnwa ọbụla.

Take thou no usury of him or increase; but fear thy God: that thy brother may live with thee.

37 Ị gaghị ana ọmụrụnwa nʼego i gbazinyere ha, maọbụ rie uru site na nri i resiri ha.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

38 Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu, onye kpọpụtara unu site nʼala Ijipt, inye unu ala Kenan, na ị bụ Chineke unu.

I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, to be your God.

39 “‘Ọ bụrụ na onye Izrel ọbụla adaa ogbenye, resi gị onwe ya, emela ka o jere gị ozi dịka onye ohu.

And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant:

40 Kama ị ga-emeso ya mmeso dịka ị ga-esi meso onye ọrụ e goro ego, maọbụ dịka onye ọbịa nọ nʼetiti unu. Ọ ga-ejere gị ozi tutu ruo afọ inwere onwe.

as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with thee unto the year of jubile:

41 Nʼafọ ahụ, ị ga-ahapụ ha na ụmụ ha ka ha laghachikwuru ndị ikwu ha, si otu a nwetaghachi ala ubi dị nʼezinaụlọ ha.

then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

42 Nʼihi na a kpọpụtara m ndị Izrel site nʼala Ijipt ka ha bụrụ ndị na-ejere m ozi. Ya mere, a gaghị ere ha mgbe ọbụla dịka ohu.

For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

43 A gakwaghị emegbu ha nʼụzọ dị njọ. Tụọnụ egwu Chineke unu.

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

44 “‘Ma unu nwere ike gbara ndị ohu nwoke maọbụ nwanyị site nʼetiti ndị mba ọzọ niile bi nʼakụkụ unu. Unu nwere ike site nʼebe ahụ zụta ndị ohu.

And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

45 Unu nwere ike ịzụ ndị ohu site nʼetiti ndị mbịarambịa bi nʼetiti unu, maọbụ site nʼetiti ndị agbụrụ ha a mụrụ nʼala Izrel. Ndị dị otu a ga-abụkwa ihe onwunwe unu.

Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession.

46 Unu nwere ike kenye ha ụmụ unu dịka ihe nketa, ma mee ha ndị ohu unu ụbọchị ndụ ha niile. Ma unu agaghị eji aka ike chịa onye Izrel ibe unu.

And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigour.

47 “‘Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbịa bi nʼetiti unu aghọọ ọgaranya, ma otu nʼime ụmụnna unu adaa ogbenye were onwe ya resi onye ọbịa ahụ bi nʼetiti unu, maọbụ were onwe ya resi nwanna ndị ikwu onye ọbịa ahụ,

And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxen rich, and thy brother be waxen poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger [or] sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:

48 ha nwere ikike ịgbapụta ya mgbe ha resiri onwe ha. Otu nʼime ụmụnna ya nwere ike gbapụta ha.

after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him:

49 Nwanne nne ya, maọbụ nwanne nna ya, maọbụ nwanna nʼikwu ha ọbụla nwere ike ịgbapụta ya. Ọ nwekwara ike ịgbapụta onwe ya ma ọ bụrụ na ọ kpata ego.

or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxen rich, he may redeem himself.

50 Ya na onye ahụ o resiri onwe ya ga-agụ afọ ole ọ bụ site na mgbe o rere onwe ya ruo nʼafọ inwere onwe. Ego a ga-akwụ nʼihi ịgbapụta ya ga-abụ ego ọ ga-efu ịkwụ ohu ọzọ ụgwọ ịrụ ọrụ ọnụọgụgụ afọ ndị ahụ niile.

And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he sold himself to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years; according to the time of an hired servant shall he be with him.

51 Ọ bụrụ nʼọtụtụ afọ fọdụrụ, ọ ga-esite nʼọnụ ego e rere ha kwụọ nke dị ukwu dịka ego mgbapụta ha. Naanị ihe ntakịrị ga-apụ nʼime ego ahụ.

If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

52 Ọ bụrụ naanị afọ ole na ole fọdụrụ tupu afọ inwere onwe eruo, ọ ga-agụkọ ihe ego ahụ pụtara, kwụọ ya maka ịgbara onwe ya dịka o kwesiri.

And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall reckon with him; according unto his years shall he give back the price of his redemption.

53 A ga-emeso ha dịka ndị ọrụ e goro ego kwa afọ, ma ị ga-ahụ na onye ha nọ nʼokpuru ya agaghị eji aka ike chịa ha.

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

54 “‘Ma ọ bụrụ na e nweghị ike gbapụta ya site nʼụzọ ndị a niile, ya na ụmụ ya ga-enwere onwe ha mgbe afọ inwere onwe ahụ zuru.

And if he be not redeemed by these [means], then he shall go out in the year of jubile, he, and his children with him.

55 Nʼihi na mụ ka ụmụ Izrel bụ ndị ohu nye. Ha bụ ndị ohu m, ndị m kpọpụtara site nʼala Ijipt. Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu.

For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.