Mambo ya Walawi 18
1 Bwana akamwambia Mose,
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Sema na Waisraeli uwaambie: ‘Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu.
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, I am the LORD your God.
3 Msifanye kama wafanyavyo huko Misri, mahali mlipokuwa mnaishi, wala msifanye kama wanavyofanya katika nchi ya Kanaani, mahali ninapowapeleka. Msifuate matendo yao.
After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein you dwelled, shall you not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, shall you not do: neither shall you walk in their ordinances.
4 Ni lazima mzitii sheria zangu, na mwe waangalifu kuzifuata amri zangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wenu.
You shall do my judgments, and keep my ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
5 Zishikeni amri zangu na sheria zangu, kwa maana mtu anayezitii ataishi kwa hizo. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
You shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
6 “‘Hakuna mtu awaye yote atakayemsogelea ndugu wa karibu ili kukutana naye kimwili. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
7 “‘Usimvunjie heshima baba yako kwa kukutana kimwili na mama yako. Yeye ni mama yako; usiwe na mahusiano kama hayo naye.
The nakedness of your father, or the nakedness of your mother, shall you not uncover: she is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
8 “‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa baba yako; hiyo itamvunjia heshima baba yako.
The nakedness of your father’s wife shall you not uncover: it is your father’s nakedness.
9 “‘Usikutane kimwili na dada yako, wala binti wa baba yako, au binti wa mama yako, awe amezaliwa katika nyumba hiyo au mahali pengine.
The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or daughter of your mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness you shall not uncover.
10 “‘Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mwanao ama binti wa binti yako; utajivunjia heshima.
The nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness you shall not uncover: for theirs is your own nakedness.
11 “‘Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mke wa baba yako, aliyezaliwa na baba yako; huyo ni dada yako.
The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness.
12 “‘Usikutane kimwili na dada wa baba yako; ni ndugu wa karibu wa baba yako.
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister: she is your father’s near kinswoman.
13 “‘Usikutane kimwili na dada wa mama yako, kwa sababu ni ndugu wa mama yako wa karibu.
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister: for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.
14 “‘Usimvunjie heshima ndugu wa baba yako, kwa kukutana kimwili na mke wake; yeye ni shangazi yako.
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, you shall not approach to his wife: she is your aunt.
15 “‘Usikutane kimwili na mkwe wako, yeye ni mke wa mwanao; usiwe na mahusiano kama hayo naye.
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter in law: she is your son’s wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
16 “‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa kaka yako; utamvunjia heshima kaka yako.
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife: it is your brother’s nakedness.
17 “‘Usikutane kimwili na mwanamke kisha na binti yake. Usikutane kimwili na binti wa mwanawe au binti wa binti yake; hao ni ndugu zake wa karibu. Huo ni uovu.
You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shall you take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
18 “‘Usimchukue dada wa mke wako kuwa mke mwenza, na kukutana naye kimwili wakati bado mke wako anaishi.
Neither shall you take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
19 “‘Usimsogelee mwanamke ili kukutana naye kimwili wakati wa unajisi wa siku zake za mwezi.
Also you shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
20 “‘Usikutane kimwili na mke wa jirani yako na kujitia naye unajisi.
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.
21 “‘Usimtoe mtoto wako yeyote awe kafara kwa mungu Moleki, kwani hutalinajisi kamwe jina la Mungu wako. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
22 “‘Usikutane kimwili na mwanaume kama mtu akutanaye na mwanamke; hilo ni chukizo.
You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
23 “‘Usikutane kimwili na mnyama na kujitia unajisi kwake. Mwanamke asijipeleke kwa mnyama ili kukutana naye kimwili; huo ni upotovu.
Neither shall you lie with any beast to defile yourself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
24 “‘Msijitie unajisi kwa njia yoyote katika hizi, kwa sababu hivi ndivyo mataifa nitakayoyafukuza mbele yenu yalivyojitia unajisi.
Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
25 Hata nchi ilitiwa unajisi, hivyo nikaiadhibu kwa dhambi zake, nayo nchi ikawatapika wakazi wake.
And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof on it, and the land itself vomits out her inhabitants.
26 Lakini ni lazima uzitunze amri zangu na sheria zangu. Mzawa na wageni waishio miongoni mwenu kamwe wasifanye mambo yoyote ya machukizo haya,
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourns among you:
27 kwa kuwa mambo haya yote yalifanywa na watu walioishi katika nchi hii kabla yenu, na nchi ikawa najisi.
(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled; )
28 Kama mkiinajisi nchi, itawatapika kama ilivyowatapika mataifa yaliyowatangulia.
That the land spew not you out also, when you defile it, as it spewed out the nations that were before you.
29 “‘Kila mtu atakayefanya mojawapo ya machukizo haya, watu hao ni lazima wakatiliwe mbali na watu wao.
For whoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 Shikeni maagizo yangu, wala msifuate desturi za machukizo yoyote yaliyofanywa kabla hamjafika katika nchi hii, na kujitia unajisi kwa hayo. Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wako.’”
Therefore shall you keep my ordinance, that you commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that you defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
