Ọnụọgụgụ 8
1 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,
And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:
2 “Gwa Erọn okwu sị ya, ‘Mgbe ọbụla ị mụnyere oriọna asaa nke iheọkụ, ị ga-edozi ha ka ìhè ha na-enwupụta naanị nʼihu iheọkụ ahụ.’”
Speak unto Aaron, and thou shalt say unto him, —When thou lightest up the lamps, over against the front of the lampstand, shall the seven lamps give light.
3 Erọn mere otu a. O doziri oriọna ndị ahụ ka ha chee ihu nʼihe ịdọba oriọna, dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu.
And Aaron did so, over against the front of the lampstand, lighted he up the lamps thereof, —As Yahweh commanded Moses,
4 Otu a ka esi mee ihe ịdọba oriọna ahụ. Ọ bụ naanị ọlaedo ka e ji kpụọ iheọkụ ahụ, site nʼụkwụ ya ruo nʼokooko niile e ji chọọ ya mma. A kpụrụ iheọkụ ahụ nʼusoro dịka oyiyi Onyenwe anyị gosiri Mosis si dị.
Now, this, was the work of the lampstand—beaten work of gold both in the shaft thereof and in the flowers thereof, was it beaten work, according to the appearance which Yahweh caused to appear unto Moses, so, made he the lampstand.
5 Mgbe ahụ Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị,
And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
6 “Ugbu a, site nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel, kpọpụta ụmụ Livayị, doo ha iche, mee ha ka ha dịrị ọcha.
Take the Levites, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, —and thou shalt purify them.
7 Ime ka ha dị ọcha, lee ihe ị ga-eme. Fesa ha mmiri na-asachapụ mmehie. Hụkwa na ha kpụchapụrụ ajị niile dị ha nʼahụ, ma sachaa uwe ha. Si otu a mee ka ha bụrụ ndị dị ọcha.
And, thus, shalt thou do unto them, to purify them, sprinkle upon them sin-cleansing water, —then shall they, cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and shall wash their clothes and so make themselves pure.
8 Gwa ha ka ha weta nwa oke ehi na onyinye mkpụrụ ọka, bụ ụtụ ọka a gwara mmanụ. Ha ga-ewetakwa nwa oke ehi ọzọ; ka ọ bụrụ ihe ha ji achụ aja mmehie.
Then shall they take a choice young bullock, with the meal-offering thereof even fine meal overflowed with oil, —and a second choice young bullock, shalt thou take. as a sin-bearer.
9 Emesịa, kpọbata ụmụ Livayị nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ nzute ahụ. Meekwa ka ọgbakọ ndị Izrel niile zukọọ nʼebe ahụ.
Then shalt thou bring the Levites near, before the tent of meeting, —and shalt call together all the assembly of the sons of Israel;
10 Kpọpụta ndị Livayị nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, ma mee ka ndị Izrel niile bikwasị ha aka ha.
and shalt bring the Levites near before Yahweh, —and the sons of Israel shall lean their hands upon the Levites;
11 Mgbe ahụ, Erọn ga-ewere ndị Livayị chee Onyenwe anyị nʼihu dịka onyinye mfufe ndị Izrel niile na-enye ya. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ụmụ Livayị niile ga-abụ ndị jikere ijere Onyenwe anyị ozi.
and Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Yahweh, from among the sons of Israel, —so shall they be for performing the laborious work of Yahweh.
12 “Emesịa, ndị Livayị ga-abịa bikwasị aka ha nʼisi oke ehi abụọ ndị ahụ jiri otu nʼime oke ehi abụọ ndị ahụ chụọ aja mmehie nye Onyenwe anyị, jiri nke ọzọ chụọ aja nsure ọkụ, maka ikpuchi mmehie ndị Livayị.
And, the Levites, shall lean their hands upon the head of the bullocks; then make thou of the one a sin-bearer and of the other an ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh, to put a propitiatory-covering over the Levites.
13 Mgbe ahụ, mee ka ndị Livayị guzo nʼihu Erọn na ụmụ ndị ikom, werekwa ha nyefee Onyenwe anyị nʼaka dịka a ga-asị na ha bụ onyinye mfufe a na-enye Onyenwe anyị.
Thus shalt thou cause the Levites to stand before Aaron and before his sons, —thus shalt thou offer them as a wave-offering unto Yahweh;
14 Otu a ka ị ga-esi doo ndị Livayị nsọ ime ka ha dịrị iche site nʼigwe ụmụ Izrel ndị ọzọ. Ọ bụ m nwe ndị Livayị.
thus shalt thou separate the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, —thus shall the Levites become mine.
15 “Mgbe i dosiri ndị Livayị nsọ, cheekwa ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị dịka aja mfufe, ha ga-abịa nʼime ụlọ nzute ahụ ije ozi dịrị ha.
And after that, shall the Levites enter to do the labour of the tent of meeting, —so shalt thou purify them, and offer them as a wave-offering,
16 Ha bụ nke m site nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel niile. Anarala m ha ka ha bụrụ nke m nʼọnọdụ ụmụ niile e bụ ụzọ mụọ, nwa nwoke nke nwanyị ọbụla nʼIzrel.
For, given, given, they are unto me, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, —instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth from among the sons of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
17 Nʼihi na nwa nwoke mbụ ọbụla a mụrụ nʼetiti ndị Izrel bụ nke m, ma mmadụ ma anụmanụ niile. Edoro m ha nsọ nye onwe m, site nʼabalị ụbọchị ahụ m tigbusiri ụmụ niile e bụ ụzọ mụọ nʼIjipt.
For mine, is every firstborn among the sons of Israel, among men and among beasts, —on the day when I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, did I hallow them unto me.
18 Ewerela m ndị Livayị nʼọnọdụ ụmụ nwoke mbụ niile a mụrụ nʼIzrel.
Therefore have I taken the Levites, —instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel;
19 Site nʼetiti ndị Izrel niile, ewerela m ndị Livayị nye Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom dịka onyinye, ka ha rụọ ọrụ niile dị nʼime ụlọ nzute ahụ nʼọnọdụ ụmụ Izrel. Ka ha kpuchiere ha mmehie ha niile ka ihe otiti nke nrịa nrịa ghara ịbịakwasị ụmụ Izrel, mgbe ọbụla ha bịara nso ebe nsọ ahụ.”
therefore have I given the Levites as a gift unto Aaron and unto his sons, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the laborious work of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to put a propitiatory-covering over the sons of Israel, —so shall there be among the sons of Israel, no plague, by the coming nigh of the sons of Israel unto the sanctuary.
20 Ya mere, Mosis na Erọn na nzukọ niile nke ụmụ Izrel chere ụmụ Livayị nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, nʼusoro dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu.
And Moses and Aaron and all the assembly of the sons of Israel did thus unto the Levites, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses as touching the Levites, so, did the sons of Israel unto them.
21 Ndị Livayị niile doro onwe ha ọcha, sachakwaa uwe ha niile. Erọn chere ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị dịka onyinye aja mfufe, chụọrọ ha aja ikpuchi mmehie, ime ka ha dị ọcha.
And the Levites accepted the cleansing from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Yahweh, —and Aaron put a propitiatory-covering over them to make them pure.
22 Nʼikpeazụ, ndị Livayị bịara ije ozi ha nʼụlọ nzute nʼokpuru Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom. Ha nyekwara ndị Livayị ọrụ dịka Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis nʼiwu.
And after that, went the Levites in to do their laborious work in the tent of meeting, before Aaron and before his sons, —as Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so, did they unto them.
23 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya,
And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying;
24 “Iwu m ndị a metụtara ndị Livayị niile. Nwoke onye Livayị ọbụla ga-ebido ịrụ ọrụ nʼụlọ nzute m mgbe ọ gbara iri afọ abụọ na ise.
This is what concerneth the Levites, —from twenty-five years old and upwards, shall they enter to take rank in the host, for doing the laborious work of the tent of meeting;
25 Ọ ga-akwụsịkwa ịrụ ọrụ nʼime ya mgbe ọ gbara iri afọ ise, mgbe oge ezumike ọrụ ya ga-amalite.
but from the age of fifty years, shall they retire from taking rank in the labour, and shall do laborious work no more;
26 Ha nwere ike inyere ụmụnne ha aka nʼịrụ ọrụ ha nʼime ụlọ nzute, ma ha onwe ha agaghị arụ ọrụ ahụ. Otu a ka ị ga-esi dozie ọrụ ije ozi nke ndị Livayị.”
yet shall they wait upon their brethren in the tent of meeting, by keeping charge, but laborious work, shall they not perform, —thus, shalt thou do unto the Levites, as touching their charges.
