Mambo ya Walawi 21
1 Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Sema na makuhani, wana wa Aroni, uwaambie: ‘Kamwe kuhani asijitie unajisi kwa utaratibu wa kiibada kwa ajili ya mtu wake yeyote anayekufa,
And Yahweh said unto Moses, Say unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, —yea thou shalt say unto them, For a dead person, shall no one make himself unclean among his people:
2 isipokuwa jamaa wake wa karibu, kama vile mama yake au baba yake, mwanawe au binti yake, ndugu yake,
Saving for his kin, that are near unto him, for his mother or for his father, or for his son or for his daughter, or for his brother;
3 au dada yake asiyeolewa ambaye anamtegemea kwa kuwa hana mume, kwa ajili ya hao aweza kujitia unajisi.
or for his sister, a virgin who is near unto him, who belongeth not unto a husband, —for her, he may make himself unclean:
4 Kamwe asijitie unajisi mwenyewe kutokana na wale watu ambao anahusiana nao kwa kuoana, na hivyo kujitia unajisi.
He shall not make himself unclean being a chief among his people, —by profaning himself:
5 “‘Kamwe makuhani wasinyoe nywele za vichwa vyao wala wasinyoe pembeni mwa ndevu zao, au kuweka chale kwenye miili yao.
They shall not make a baldness behind in their head, And the border of their beard, shall they not cut off, —And, in their flesh, shall they not make incisions.
6 Lazima wawe watakatifu kwa Mungu wao, na kamwe wasilinajisi jina la Mungu wao. Kwa sababu ndio wanaotoa sadaka za kuteketezwa kwa moto kwa Bwana, chakula cha Mungu wao, hivyo lazima wawe watakatifu.
Holy persons, shall they be unto their God, and not profane the name of their God, —for, the altar-flames of Yahweh, the food of their God, do they bring near—Therefore shall they be holy.
7 “‘Kamwe wasioe wanawake waliojinajisi kwa ukahaba, au waliopewa talaka na waume wao, kwa sababu makuhani ni watakatifu kwa Mungu wao.
A woman that is unchaste or dishonoured, shall they not take, And a woman divorced from her husband, shall they not take, —For holy, he is unto his God.
8 Waoneni kuwa watakatifu, kwa sababu ndio wanaotoa chakula cha Mungu wenu. Kumbukeni kuwa ni watakatifu, kwa sababu Mimi Bwana ni mtakatifu, Mimi niwafanyaye ninyi kuwa watakatifu.
Therefore shalt thou hold him as holy, for the food of thy God, doth he bring near, —Holy, shall he be to thee, For, holy, am I—Yahweh, who am making you holy.
9 “‘Ikiwa binti wa kuhani anajitia unajisi kwa kufanya ukahaba, anamwaibisha baba yake; lazima achomwe kwa moto.
And, the daughter of any priest, when she profaneth herself by unchastity, Her father, she, doth profane, with fire, shall she be consumed.
10 “‘Kuhani mkuu, yule miongoni mwa ndugu zake ambaye amekwisha kutiwa mafuta kwa kumiminiwa juu ya kichwa chake, na ambaye amewekwa wakfu kuvaa mavazi ya ukuhani, kamwe asiache nywele zake bila kufunikwa, wala asirarue nguo zake.
And, as for the high priest from among his brethren upon whose head is poured the anointing oil, and who is installed, by putting on the garments, His head, shall he not bare, And, his garments, shall he not rend;
11 Kamwe asiingie mahali palipo maiti ndani. Kamwe asijitie unajisi, hata kwa ajili ya baba yake au mama yake,
And, unto no persons of the dead, shall he go in, —For his father or for his mother, shall he not make himself unclean;
12 wala asiondoke mahali patakatifu pa Mungu wake au kupanajisi, kwa sababu amewekwa wakfu kwa mafuta ya Mungu wake. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
And, out of the sanctuary, shall he not go forth, so shall he not profane the sanctuary of his God, —for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him—I, am Yahweh.
13 “‘Mwanamke kuhani atakayemwoa lazima awe bikira.
But, he, shall take a woman in her virginity:
14 Kamwe asimwoe mjane, au mwanamke aliyepewa talaka, wala mwanamke aliyejinajisi kwa ukahaba, bali atamwoa tu bikira kutoka miongoni mwa watu wake,
A widow or a divorced woman or one dishonoured—an unchaste woman, these, shall he not take, But, a virgin from among his own kinsfolk, shall he take to wife;
15 na hivyo hatawatia unajisi watoto wake miongoni mwa watu wake. Mimi ndimi Bwana, nimfanyaye mtakatifu.’”
So shall he not profane his seed, among his kinsfolk, —For I—Yahweh, do hallow him.
16 Bwana akamwambia Mose,
And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
17 “Mwambie Aroni: ‘Kwa vizazi vijavyo, hakuna mzao wako mwenye dosari atakayekaribia kutoa chakula cha Mungu wake.
Speak unto Aaron, saying, —No man of thy seed, unto their generations in whom shall be any blemish, shall come near, to present the food of his God.
18 Hakuna mtu mwenye dosari yoyote awezaye kukaribia: hakuna mtu aliye kipofu au kiwete, au aliyeharibika uso au asiye na viungo kamili,
Surely, no man in whom is any blemish, shall come near, —No man who is blind or lame, or hath a flat nose, or is lanky;
19 hakuna mtu mwenye mguu au mkono uliolemaa,
nor any man who hath a broken foot, —or a broken hand;
20 au mwenye kibiongo au aliyedumaa, au aliye na tatizo la macho, au aliye na uvimbe wenye usaha au majipu, au aliyehasiwa.
or is hump-backed or a dwarf, or hath defective vision, —or hath scurvy or scab, or is crushed in the stones:
21 Hakuna mzao wa kuhani Aroni mwenye kilema chochote atakayekaribia kutoa sadaka kwa Bwana ya kuteketezwa kwa moto. Kama ana kilema, kamwe asikaribie kutoa chakula cha Mungu wake.
No, man in whom is a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest, shall approach, to bring near the altar-flames of Yahweh, —a blemish, is in him, the food of his God, shall he not approach to bring near:
22 Anaweza kula chakula kitakatifu sana cha Mungu wake, pia hata chakula kitakatifu.
Of the food of his God, both of the most holy, —and the holy, may he eat:
23 Lakini kwa sababu ya kilema chake, kamwe asikaribie karibu na pazia wala kukaribia madhabahu, asije akanajisi mahali patakatifu pangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana, niwafanyaye watakatifu.’”
Only, unto the veil, shall he not come in and unto the altar, shall he not approach—because, a blemish, is in him, so shall he not profane my sanctuaries, For, I—Yahweh, am hallowing them.
24 Basi Mose akamwambia Aroni jambo hili na wanawe, pamoja na Waisraeli wote.
And Moses spake [these things] unto Aaron, and unto his sons, —and unto all the sons of Israel.
