Revhitiko 18
1 Jehovha akati kuna Mozisi,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Taura kuvaIsraeri uti kwavari, ‘Ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.
Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, I am Jehovah your God.
3 Hamufaniri kuita sezvavanoita kuIjipiti, kwamaigara uye hamufaniri kuita sezvavanoita kuKenani, kwandiri kukuendesai. Musatevera zviito zvavo.
Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.
4 Munofanira kutevera mitemo yangu uye mugochenjerera kuti mutevere mirayiro yangu. Ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.
Ye shall do my ordinances, and ye shall keep my statutes, to walk therein. I am Jehovah your God.
5 Chengetai mirayiro nemitemo yangu nokuti munhu anoiteerera achararama nayo. Ndini Jehovha.
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Jehovah.
6 “‘Hapana anofanira kuswedera kuhama yepedyo kuti avate naye. Ndini Jehovha.
None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover nakedness. I am Jehovah.
7 “‘Usazvidza baba vako nokusangana namai vako. Ndimai vako usasangana navo.
The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, thou shall not uncover. She is thy mother. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness,
8 “‘Usasangana nomukadzi wababa vako, izvi zvingazvidza baba vako.
the nakedness of thy father's wife. It is thy father's nakedness.
9 “‘Usasangana nehanzvadzi yako kana mwanasikana wababa vako kana mwanasikana wamai vako, zvisinei kuti akaberekwa mumba mumwe chete kana kumwewo.
The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover.
10 “‘Usasangana nomwanasikana womwanakomana wako kana mwanasikana womwanasikana wako; izvi zvingauyisa kuzvidzwa kwauri.
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover, for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 “‘Usasangana nomwanasikana womukadzi wababa vako akaberekwa nababa vako, ihanzvadzi yako.
The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shall not uncover her nakedness.
12 “‘Usasangana nehanzvadzi yababa vako, ihama yababa vako yepedyo.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister. She is thy father's near kinswoman.
13 “‘Usasangana nomukoma kana mununʼuna wamai vako nokuti ihama yamai vako yepedyo.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 “‘Usazvidza mununʼuna kana mukoma wababa vako nokuswedera kumukadzi wavo kuti uvate naye; nokuti ndimaiguru kana mainini.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother. Thou shall not approach to his wife. She is thine aunt.
15 “‘Usasangana nomuroora wako, mukadzi womwanakomana wako; usasangana naye.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law. She is thy son's wife. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness.
16 “‘Usasangana nomukadzi womukoma kana mununʼuna wako; izvi zvingauyisa kuzvidzwa kwomukoma kana mununʼuna wako.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife. It is thy brother's nakedness.
17 “‘Usasangana nomukadzi pamwe chete nomwanasikana wake. Usasangana nomwanasikana womwanakomana wake kana mwanasikana womwanasikana wake; ihama dzake dzepedyo. Zvakaipa izvozvo.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. Thou shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is iniquity.
18 “‘Usatora mununʼuna womukadzi wako kuti ave mukadzinyina, varwisane, ugosangana naye mukadzi wako achiri mupenyu.
And thou shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.
19 “‘Usaswedera kumukadzi kuti usangane naye panguva yokusachena kwokuenda kumwedzi kwake.
And thou shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20 “‘Usasangana nomukadzi womuvakidzani wako ugozvisvibisa naye.
And thou shall not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
21 “‘Usapa ani zvake pakati pavana vako kuti vabayirwe kuna Moreki nokuti haufaniri kumhura zita raJehovha. Ndini Jehovha.
And thou shall not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall thou profane the name of thy God. I am Jehovah.
22 “‘Usavata nomurume somurume anovata nomukadzi; zvinonyangadza.
Thou shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind. It is abomination.
23 “‘Usasangana nemhuka uye ugozvisvibisa nayo. Mukadzi haafaniri kuzvipa kumhuka kuti asangane nayo; uku kunyangadza kukuru.
And thou shall not lie with any beast to defile thyself with it, nor shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down with it. It is a perversion.
24 “‘Musazvisvibisa neimwe yenzira idzi nokuti ndudzi dzandichadzinga pamberi penyu dzakazvisvibisa naizvozvo.
Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,
25 Kunyange nyika yakasvibiswa; naizvozvo ndakairanga nokuda kwezvakaipa zvayo uye nyika yakarutsa vagari vayo.
and the land is defiled. Therefore I visit the iniquity of it upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.
26 Asi imi munofanira kuchengeta mirayiro yangu nemitemo yangu. Zvizvarwa zvenyu navatorwa vagere pakati penyu havafaniri kuita kana chimwe chezvinhu zvinonyangadza izvi,
Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourns among you,
27 nokuti zvinhu zvose izvi zvakaitwa navanhu vaigara munyika iyoyo musati mavamo, uye nyika ikasvibiswa.
(for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and the land is defiled),
28 Uye kana mukasvibisa nyika, ichakurutsirai kunze sokurutsa kwayakaita ndudzi dzaigaramo imi musati mavamo.
that the land not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
29 “‘Ani naani anoita zvinonyangadza izvi, vanhu vakadaro vanofanira kubviswa kubva pavanhu vokwavo.
For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 Chengetai zvandakakurayirai uye musatevedzera kana imwe yetsika dzinonyangadza dzaiitwa musati mauya, uye musazvisvibisa nadzo. Ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu.’”
Therefore ye shall keep my charge, that ye not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that ye not defile yourselves in it. I am Jehovah your God.
