Ọnụọgụgụ 18
1 Onyenwe anyị gwara Erọn sị, “Gị, na ụmụ gị ndị ikom gị, na ezinaụlọ nna gị ga-ebu ahụhụ ajọ omume metụtara ebe nsọ ahụ. Gị na ụmụ gị ndị ikom naanị ka ọ dị nʼaka ịsa ajụjụ ihe ọjọọ ọbụla banyere ọrụ nchụaja.
Yahweh said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestor's clan will be responsible for all sins committed against the sanctuary. But only you and your sons with you will be responsible for all sins committed by anyone in the priesthood.
2 Site nʼebo unu kpọbata ụmụnna gị ndị Livayị ka ha sonyere gị ma nyere gị aka mgbe gị na ụmụ gị ndị ikom na-eje ozi nʼụlọ nzute Ihe Ama.
As for your fellow members of the tribe of Levi, your ancestors' tribe, you must bring them with you so they may join you and help you when you and your sons serve in front of the tent of the covenant decrees.
3 Ha ga-anọ gị nʼokpuru ije ozi niile nʼụlọ nzute, ma ha agaghị abịaru nso ngwongwo e ji chọọ ebe nsọ ahụ mma, maọbụ nʼebe ịchụ aja. Ma ọ bụghị otu a, gị na ha ga-anwụ.
They must serve you and the whole tent. However, they must not come near to anything in the holy place or connected with the altar, or they and also you will die.
4 Ha ka ọ dịrị, isonye gị nʼilekọta ụlọ ikwu ahụ, ya bụ, ihe niile metụtara ụlọ ikwu anya. O nweghị onye ọzọ nke ga-abịa nso ebe ị nọ.
They must join you and take care of the tent of meeting, for all the work connected with the tent. A foreigner must not come near you.
5 “Gị ka ọ dịrị ilekọta ihe niile metụtara ebe nsọ ahụ, na ebe ịchụ aja ahụ, ka oke iwe Onyenwe anyị ghara ịdakwasị onye ọbụla nʼala Izrel ọzọ.
You must take responsibility for the holy place and for the altar so that my anger does not come on the people of Israel again.
6 Mụ onwe m ahọpụtala ụmụnna gị ndị Livayị site nʼetiti ndị Izrel, were ha nye gị dịka onyinye, ka ha bụrụ ndị e doro nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị maka ịrụ ọrụ ụlọ nzute.
Look, I myself have chosen your fellow members of the Levites from among the descendants of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to me to do the work connected to the tent of meeting.
7 Ma ọ bụ naanị gị, na ụmụ gị ndị ikom, ga-aga ozi dịka ndị nchụaja, ozi metụtara ebe ịchụ aja, na ihe niile dị nʼazụ akwa mgbochi ahụ. Ana m enye gị ọrụ nchụaja dịka onyinye. Onye ọbụla ọzọ bịara nso ebe nsọ ahụ ga-anwụ.”
But only you and your sons may exercise the priesthood regarding everything connected with the altar and everything inside the curtain. You yourselves must fulfill those responsibilities. I am giving you the priesthood as a gift. Any foreigner who approaches must be put to death.”
8 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Erọn okwu sị ya, “Mụ onwe m emeela gị onye nlekọta onyinye niile a na-eche nʼihu m, onyinye niile dị nsọ nke ụmụ Izrel wetara m ka m na-enye gị na ụmụ gị ndị ikom dịka oke ruuru unu site nʼụkpụrụ ebighị ebi.
Then Yahweh said to Aaron, “Look, I have given you the duty of handling the offerings raised up to me, and all the holy offerings that the people of Israel give to me. I have given these offerings to you and your sons as your ongoing share.
9 Unu ga-enwere akụkụ aja ahụ kachasị nsọ nke a na-edopụ iche site nʼọkụ. Site nʼonyinye niile nke a na-ewetara m, bụ onyinye mkpụrụ ọka maọbụ aja mmehie maọbụ aja ikpe ọmụma, ndị ahụ a na-edopụ iche dịka ihe kachasị nsọ, ha ga-abụ oke gị na ụmụ gị ndị ikom.
This will belong to you from the most holy things that is kept from the fire. From every offering of theirs—every grain offering, every sin offering, and every guilt offering—they are set apart to you and to your sons.
10 A ga-eri ha dịka ihe dịkarịrị nsọ. Nwa nwoke ọbụla ga-eri ya. Unu ga-agụ ha dịka ihe dị nsọ.
These offerings are very holy; every male must eat it, for they are holy to you.
11 “Nke a bụkwa nke gị: Ihe ọbụla nke ewezugara site nʼonyinye nke aja mfufe niile nke ndị Izrel wetara. Mụ onwe m na-ewere nke a nye gị na ụmụ gị ndị ikom, na ụmụ gị ndị inyom dịka oke unu nʼụkpụrụ ebighị ebi. Onye ọbụla nke dooro onwe ya ọcha nʼezinaụlọ nwere ike iri ya.
These are the offerings that will belong to you, set apart out of all their gifts of the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, your sons, and your daughters, as your portion forever. Everyone who is ceremonially clean in your family may eat any of these offerings.
12 “Ana m enye gị mmanụ oliv nke kachasị mma, na mmanya ọhụrụ nke kachasị mma na ọka, bụ mkpụrụ mbụ nke owuwe ihe ubi ha na-ewetara Onyenwe anyị.
All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and grain, the firstfruits that the people give to me—all these things I have given to you.
13 Mkpụrụ mbụ nke ihe niile dị nʼala nke ha na-ewebatara Onyenwe anyị, ga-abụ nke gị. Onye ọbụla nke dị ọcha nʼezinaụlọ unu nwere ike iso rie ya.
The first ripe produce of all that is in their land, which they bring to me, will be yours. Everyone who is clean in your family may eat these things.
14 “Ihe niile e doro nsọ nʼala Izrel niile nye Onyenwe anyị bụ nke gị.
Every devoted thing in Israel will be yours.
15 Ihe niile e bụ ụzọ mụọ, ma mmadụ ma anụ ụlọ, nke e nyere Onyenwe anyị dịka onyinye, bụ nke gị. Ma unu aghaghị ịgbara ụmụ ndị ikom niile e bụ ụzọ mụọ, na ụmụ oke anụ ụlọ niile e bụ ụzọ mụọ ndị na-adịghị ọcha.
Everything that opens the womb, all the firstborn which the people offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal, will be yours. Nevertheless, the people must certainly buy back every firstborn son, and they must buy back the firstborn male of unclean animals.
16 Mgbe ha dị otu ọnwa, a ga-eji shekel ọlaọcha ise, nʼusoro shekel ebe nsọ, nke bụ iri ihe ọtụtụ gera abụọ gbapụta ha.
Those that are to be bought back by the people must be bought back after becoming one month old. Then the people may buy them back, for the price of five shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.
17 “Ma a gaghị agbara nwa ehi mbụ, maọbụ nwa atụrụ mbụ maọbụ nwa ewu mbụ. Ha dị nsọ. Fesa ọbara ha nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja ahụ, ma kpọọ abụba ha ọkụ dịka onyinye e nyere site nʼọkụ, nke na-esi isi ụtọ nye Onyenwe anyị.
But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat—you must not buy back these animals; they are set apart to me. You must sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to Yahweh.
18 Ozu anụ ndị a niile e gburu ga-abụ nke gị, dịka obi anụ na apata ụkwụ aka nri anụ nke aja mfufe a na-eche nʼihu Onyenwe anyị nʼebe ịchụ aja si bụrụ nke gị.
Their meat will be yours. Like the raised breast and the right thigh, their meat will be yours.
19 Ihe ọbụla e dopụrụ iche site nʼonyinye nsọ niile ụmụ Izrel chere nʼihu Onyenwe anyị ka m na-enye gị na ụmụ gị ndị ikom, na ụmụ gị ndị inyom dịka oke ruuru unu nʼụkpụrụ ebighị ebi. Ọ bụ ọgbụgba ndụ nnu ebighị ebi nʼihu Onyenwe anyị nye gị na ụmụ ụmụ gị.”
All the holy offerings that the people of Israel present to Yahweh, I have given to you, and to your sons and to your daughters with you, as a continual share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt, a binding covenant forever, before Yahweh for both you and your descendants with you.”
20 Onyenwe anyị gwara Erọn okwu sị ya, “Unu agaghị enwe ihe nketa nke ala, a gaghị ekenyekwa unu ala ọbụla nʼala Izrel niile. Nʼihi na mụ onwe m bụ oke na ihe nketa unu nwere nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel.
Yahweh said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in the people's land, nor will you have any share of property among the people. I am your share and inheritance among the people of Israel.
21 “Enyela m ndị Livayị, onyinye otu ụzọ nʼụzọ iri ahụ ụmụ Izrel niile na-akwụbatara m. Nke a bụ ihe nketa ha nʼihi ọrụ ha na-arụ nʼụlọ nzute.
To the descendants of Levi, look, I have given all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the service that they provide in working at the tent of meeting.
22 Site ugbu a gaa nʼihu, o nweghị onye Izrel ọbụla kwesiri ịbịa nso ụlọ nzute ahụ, ka ha ghara iwetara onwe ha ikpe ọmụma, mmehie na ọnwụ.
From now on the people of Israel must not come near the tent of meeting, or they will be responsible for this sin and die.
23 Ọ bụ naanị ụmụ Livayị ga-arụ ọrụ nʼụlọ nzute ahụ. Ha ka ọ dịrị ibu ahụhụ ajọ omume ọbụla banyere ejezighị ozi nke ụlọ nzute. Ụkpụrụ a ga-adị ebighị ebi ruo ọgbọ niile dị nʼihu. Ndị Livayị agaghị enwe ihe nketa nke aka ha nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel.
The Levites must do the work connected to the tent of meeting. They will be responsible for any sin regarding it. This will be a permanent law throughout your people's generations. Among the people of Israel they must have no inheritance.
24 Kama, enyela m ndị Livayị onyinye otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ iri ahụ niile ndị Izrel na-ewetara Onyenwe anyị ka ọ bụrụ ihe nketa ha. Ọ bụ nke a mere m ji kwuo sị, ‘Ha agaghị enweta ihe nketa nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel.’”
For the tithes of the people of Israel, which they offer as a contribution to me—it is these that I have given to the Levites as their inheritance. That is why I said to them, 'They must have no inheritance among the people of Israel.'”
25 Onyenwe anyị gwakwara Mosis okwu sị,
Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
26 “Gwa ndị Livayị okwu sị, ‘Mgbe unu si nʼaka ụmụ Izrel nata onyinye otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ iri ahụ m nyere unu dịka ihe nketa, unu aghaghị isite nʼonyinye ahụ nye otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ iri dịka onyinye nye Onyenwe anyị.
“You must speak to the Levites and say to them, 'When you receive from the people of Israel the tenth that I have given to you from them for your inheritance, you will present a contribution from it to Yahweh, a tenth of the tithe.
27 A ga-agụ onyinye unu wetara dịka ọ bụ onyinye ọka unu si nʼebe ịzọcha ọka weta, maọbụ dịka mmanya unu si nʼebe ịzọcha mmanya weta.
Your contribution must be considered by you as if it were a tenth of the grain from the threshing floor or of the production from the winepress.
28 Nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu onwe unu ga-eche onyinye unu nʼihu Onyenwe anyị site nʼonyinye otu ụzọ nʼime ụzọ iri unu si nʼaka ụmụ Izrel nata. Site nʼonyinye ndị a unu natara, unu ga-enye Erọn onye nchụaja onyinye ahụ ruuru Onyenwe anyị.
So you also must make a contribution to Yahweh from all the tithes that you receive from the people of Israel. From them you must give his contribution to Aaron the priest.
29 Onyinye unu ga-enye dịka nke ruuru Onyenwe anyị ga-abụ akụkụ onyinye ndị ahụ kachasị mma, na ndị kachasị ịdị nsọ.’
Out of all the gifts you receive, you must make every contribution to Yahweh. You must do this from all the best and the holiest things that have been given to you.'
30 “Gwa ndị Livayị okwu sị ha, ‘Mgbe unu wetara akụkụ onyinye ndị ahụ kachasị mma, a ga-agụnyere unu ya dịka a ga-asị na ọ bụ onyinye unu si nʼebe ịzọcha ọka, na nʼebe ịzọcha mmanya vaịnị unu weta.
Therefore you must say to them, 'When you present the best of it, then it must be credited to the Levites as the product from the threshing floor and the winepress.
31 Unu na ezinaụlọ unu nwere ike iri ndị fọdụrụ nʼụlọ unu, maọbụ nʼebe ọbụla masịrị unu, nʼihi na ha bụ ụgwọ ọrụ unu nʼihi ozi niile unu jere nʼụlọ nzute.
You may eat the rest of your gifts in any place, you and your families, because it is your pay in return for your work in the tent of meeting.
32 Ikpe ọmụma agaghị adịrị unu mgbe unu na-eri ya ma ọ bụrụ na unu chere onyinye ndị ahụ kachasị mma nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Ma kpachapụnụ anya hụ na unu e merụghị onyinye ndị a dị nsọ ụmụ Izrel webatara. Ọ bụrụ na unu emee nke a, unu ga-anwụ.’”
You will not incur any guilt by eating and drinking it, if you have presented to Yahweh the best of what you have received. But you must not profane the holy offerings of the people of Israel, or you will die.'”
