Ọnụọgụgụ 6
1 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị,
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
2 Gwa ndị Izrel sị ha, “Mgbe nwoke maọbụ nwanyị ṅụrụ iyi o ji kpebie ikwe nkwa pụrụ iche nke ikewapụ onwe ya nye Onyenwe anyị dịka onye Nazirait,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If any of you [wants to] make a solemn promise to dedicate himself to belong to me in a special way, [after you obey these instructions], you will be called a Nazir-man, [which means “dedicated man”].
3 ha ga-ekewapụ onwe ha site na ịṅụ mmanya, maọbụ detụ ihe ọṅụṅụ ọbụla na-aba nʼanya ire. Ha agaghị aṅụ mmiri mkpụrụ vaịnị, ọ gaghị ata mkpụrụ vaịnị ọhụrụ maọbụ nke a mịkpọrọ amịkpọ.
You must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink any vinegar made from wine or from any other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
4 Oge ahụ niile ọ bụ onye Nazirait, ọ gaghị eri ihe ọbụla sitere na mkpụrụ osisi vaịnị maọbụ mkpụrụ ya maọbụ okpokoro azụ ya.
You must not eat anything that comes from grapevines, not even the skins or seeds of grapes, during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
5 “‘Nʼime oge niile nke imezu nkwa ikewapụ onwe ya nye Onyenwe anyị, agụba agaghị agabiga ya nʼisi. Ọ ga-anọgide bụrụ onye dị nsọ tutu ruo oge nkwa ikewapụ onwe ya nye Onyenwe anyị zuru. Nʼihi nke a, ọ ga-ahapụ agịrị isi ya ka o too.
‘Even your hair will be dedicated to me during the time that you area Nazir-man, so you must never allow anyone to cut your hair. Until the time that your solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me is ended, you must allow your hair to grow long.
6 “‘Nʼime oge niile nke imezu nkwa ikewapụ onwe ya nye Onyenwe anyị, ọ gaghị aga nso mmadụ ọbụla nwụrụ anwụ,
And you must not go near a corpse during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
7 ọ bụladị na nna ya, maọbụ nne ya, maọbụ nwanne ya nwoke, maọbụ nwanne ya nwanyị anwụọ. Ọ gaghị emerụ onwe ya nʼihi ha, nʼihi na akara ikewapụ onwe ya iche nye Chineke dị ya nʼisi.
Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me [by coming close to the corpse]. Your long hair [MTY] shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.
8 Nʼoge niile nke ikewapụ onwe ya, onye e doro nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị ka ọ bụ.
You are required to keep doing this all the time that you are dedicated to me in this special way.
9 “‘Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ anwụọ na mberede nʼakụkụ onye nazirait, si otu a merụọ agịrị isi ya nke na-egosi ido nsọ ya, ọ ghaghị ịkpacha isi ya nʼụbọchị nke asaa bụ ụbọchị ime ka ọ dị ọcha.
‘If anyone dies very suddenly when he is near you, then your hair that you have dedicated to me is no longer sacred. So you must wait seven days and then shave it all off. Then you must perform a special ritual to cause yourself to become acceptable to me again.
10 Nʼụbọchị nke ọzọ ya, bụ nʼụbọchị nke asatọ. Ọ ghaghị iwetara onye nchụaja nduru abụọ maọbụ ụmụ kpalakwukwu abụọ, nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ nzute ahụ.
The next day you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
11 Onye nchụaja ahụ ga-ewere otu nʼime ha chụọrọ ya aja mmehie. Ọ ga-ewerekwa nnụnụ nke ọzọ chụọrọ ya aja nsure ọkụ maka ikpuchiri onye ahụ nwere akara ido nsọ mmehie ya, bụ nke o mere site nʼịnọ onye nwụrụ anwụ nso. Ọ ga-edokwa isi ya nsọ ọzọ nʼụbọchị ahụ.
‘The priest must [kill the birds and] offer them as sacrifices. One of them will be an offering to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed, and the other will be an offering that is burned completely to please me. [After the priest burns them on the altar], I will forgive you for having come close to a corpse, and [when] your hair [grows again it] will be dedicated to me again.
12 Ọ ga-ekewapụ onwe ya nye Onyenwe anyị dịka o mere na mmalite ụbọchị niile nke ido nsọ ya. Wetakwa otu nwa ebule gbara otu afọ maka aja ikpe ọmụma. A gaghị agụnyere ya ụbọchị ndị ahụ niile gafere tupu o merụọ onwe ya, nʼihi na o merụrụ onwe ya mgbe ọ nọ ọnọdụ imezu nkwa nkewapụ.
The amount of time that you were set apart for me the previous time does not count, because you had become unacceptable to me [by coming close to a corpse] during the time that you were a Nazir-man. So you must again make a solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me for the entire amount of time that you indicated the previous time. And you must also sacrifice a one-year-old lamb for not doing what you were required to do.
13 “‘Nke a bụ iwu dịrị onye Nazirait mgbe oge ido onwe ya nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị zuru. A ga-eduru ya bịa nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ nzute ahụ.
‘When the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the Sacred Tent
14 Nʼebe ahụ ka ọ ga-anọ chee onyinye ya ndị a nʼihu Onyenwe anyị: nwa ebule na-enweghị ntụpọ, gbara otu afọ, maka aja nsure ọkụ na otu nwa nne atụrụ na-enweghị ntụpọ gbara otu afọ maka aja mmehie, na otu ebule ahụ zuruoke maka aja udo,
and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects: Offer a one-year-old ram that will be burned completely, a one-year-old female lamb as a sacrifice to enable me to forgive your sins, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to maintain fellowship with me.
15 tinyere aja mkpụrụ ọka, na aja ihe ọṅụṅụ na otu nkata achịcha a na-ejighị ihe na-eko achịcha mee, na achịcha e ji ezi ụtụ ọka a gwara mmanụ oliv mee, na achịcha mbadamba na-ekoghị eko nke e tere mmanụ oliv.
‘When you bring those animals, you must also bring some wine to offer as a sacrifice. And you must also bring a basket of bread that you have made with very good flour and [olive] oil. But you must not put any yeast in the bread. Also brush/spread some [olive] oil on some thin wafers and bring them to the priest.
16 “‘Onye nchụaja ahụ ga-eche ihe aja ndị a niile nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, chụọ aja mmehie na aja nsure ọkụ.
‘The priest will put the young lamb and the young ram on the altar and completely burn them, in order that I will be pleased and will forgive you for your sins.
17 Ọ ga-eji nwa ebule ahụ chụọ aja udo nye Onyenwe anyị, ya na nkata achịcha na-ekoghị eko ahụ. Ọ ga-achụkwa aja mkpụrụ ọka, na aja ihe ọṅụṅụ.
Then he will kill the full-grown ram as an offering to restore fellowship with me, and he will also burn on the altar some of the bread and the grain and wine.
18 “‘Mgbe ahụ, onye ahụ doro onwe ya nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị ga-akpụchapụ agịrị isi ya nke bụ ihe na-egosi ido nsọ ya. Ọ ga-eme nke a na mbata ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ nzute ahụ. Emesịa, ọ ga-etinye agịrị isi ahụ ọ kpụchapụtara nʼọkụ ahụ dị nʼokpuru aja udo ahụ.
‘After that, you must [stand at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent and shave off your hair. Then you must put that hair in the fire that is under the [animal that has been sacrificed] on the altar to maintain fellowship with me.
19 “‘Mgbe a kpụchasịrị onye ahụ agịrị isi ya, nke na-egosi ido nsọ ya, onye nchụaja ga-ewere ubu aka ebule ahụ e sịrị esi, otu ogbe achịcha na-ekoghị eko na otu mbadamba achịcha na-ekoghị eko site na nkata ahụ, tinye ha niile nʼaka onye ahụ.
‘The meat from the ram’s shoulder must be boiled. After it is cooked, the priest will take it along with one of the loaves of bread and one wafer which has been brushed with [olive] oil, and he will put them in your hands.
20 Onye nchụaja ahụ nʼoge a, ga-ewere aja ndị a fufee ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị dịka aja mfufe. Ha niile ga-abụ ihe nsọ nye onye nchụaja ahụ, tinyere obi anụ ahụ e fufere efufe, na apata anụ ahụ e chere nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Mgbe nke a gasịrị, onye ahụ doro onwe ya nsọ nwere onwe ya ịṅụ mmanya.
Then the priest will [take them back and] lift them up high to dedicate them to me. They now belong to the priest, and he is permitted to eat some of the meat from the ram’s shoulder and from its ribs and from one of its thighs, because that meat is his share of the sacrifice. After that, you will no longer be a Nazir-man, and you will again be permitted to drink wine.
21 “‘Nke a bụ iwu dịrị onye ọ bụla kpebiri ikewapụ onwe ya nye Onyenwe anyị dịka onye Nazirait. Onyinye onye ahụ ga-enye ga-abụ dịka nkwa ido nsọ ya si dị, tinyere ihe ndị ọzọ ha nwere ike inye. Onye dị otu a aghaghị imezu nkwa ọbụla o kwere dịka iwu metụtara onye Nazirait si dị.’”
‘Those are the regulations about the offerings that Nazir-men solemnly promise to bring to me to end their time of being dedicated to me. They must bring these offerings, but if they want to, they may bring additional offerings. And they must do everything that they solemnly promised to do when they dedicated themselves to me.’”
22 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
23 “Gwa Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom sị, ‘Otu a ka unu ga-esi gọzie ndị Izrel. Unu ga-asị ha,
“Tell Aaron and his sons that when they [ask me to] bless the people, they must say,
24 “‘“Onyenwe anyị gọzie unu ma chebe unu,
‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you and protect you,
25 Onyenwe anyị mee ka ihu ya mụkwasị unu, ma meere unu amara,
and that he will smile at you and act kindly toward you,
26 Onyenwe anyị chee ihu ya nʼebe unu nọ, nyekwa unu udo.”’
and that he will be good to you [IDM] and cause things to go well for you.’”
27 “Otu a ka ha ga-esi kwupụta aha m nye ụmụ Izrel. Mụ onwe m ga-agọzikwa ha.”
Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israeli people, truly I will bless them.”
