Leviticus 19 – NIRV & GKY

New International Reader’s Version

Leviticus 19:1-37

Other Laws

1The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 2“Speak to the whole community of Israel. Tell them, ‘Be holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord your God.

3“ ‘All of you must have respect for your mother and father. You must always keep my Sabbath days. I am the Lord your God.

4“ ‘Do not turn away from me to worship statues of gods. Do not make for yourselves metal statues of gods. I am the Lord your God.

5“ ‘Suppose you sacrifice a friendship offering to me. Then do it in the right way. And I will accept it from you. 6You must eat it on the same day you sacrifice it or on the next day. Anything left over until the third day must be burned up. 7If you eat any of it on the third day, it is not pure. I will not accept it. 8Whoever eats it will be held responsible. They have misused what is holy to me. They will be separated from their people.

9“ ‘Suppose you are harvesting your crops. Then do not harvest all the way to the edges of your field. And do not pick up the grain you missed. 10Do not go over your vineyard a second time. Do not pick up the grapes that have fallen to the ground. Leave them for poor people and outsiders. I am the Lord your God.

11“ ‘Do not steal.

“ ‘Do not tell lies.

“ ‘Do not cheat one another.

12“ ‘Do not give your word in my name and then be a false witness. That would be treating the name of your God as if it were not holy. I am the Lord.

13“ ‘Do not cheat your neighbor. Do not rob him.

“ ‘Do not hold back the pay of a hired worker until morning.

14“ ‘Do not ask for bad things to happen to deaf people. Do not put anything in front of blind people that will make them trip. Instead, have respect for me. I am the Lord your God.

15“ ‘Do not make something wrong appear to be right. Treat poor people and rich people in the same way. Do not favor one person over another. Instead, judge everyone fairly.

16“ ‘Do not go around spreading lies among your people.

“ ‘Do not do anything that puts your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord.

17“ ‘Do not hate another Israelite in your heart. Correct your neighbor boldly when they do something wrong. Then you will not share their guilt.

18“ ‘Do not try to get even. Do not hold anything against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord.

19“ ‘Obey my rules.

“ ‘Do not let different kinds of animals mate with each other.

“ ‘Do not mix two kinds of seeds and then plant them in your field.

“ ‘Do not wear clothes that are made out of two kinds of cloth.

20“ ‘Suppose a man sleeps with a female slave. But she and another man have promised to get married to each other. And her freedom has not yet been paid for or given to her. Then she and the man who slept with her must be punished. But they must not be put to death, because she had not been set free. 21The man must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting. It is for a guilt offering to me. 22The priest must take the ram for the guilt offering. He must sacrifice it to pay for the man’s sin in my sight. Then his sin will be forgiven.

23“ ‘When you enter the land, suppose you plant a fruit tree. Then do not eat its fruit for the first three years. The fruit is “unclean.” 24In the fourth year all the fruit will be holy. Offer it as a way of showing praise to me. 25But in the fifth year you can eat the fruit. Then you will gather more and more fruit. I am the Lord your God.

26“ ‘Do not eat any meat that still has blood in it.

“ ‘Do not practice any kind of evil magic.

27“ ‘Do not cut the hair on the sides of your head. Do not clip off the edges of your beard.

28“ ‘Do not make cuts on your bodies when someone dies. Do not put marks on your skin. I am the Lord.

29“ ‘Do not dishonor your daughter’s body by making a prostitute out of her. If you do, the Israelites will start going to prostitutes. The land will be filled with evil.

30“ ‘You must always keep my Sabbath days. Have respect for my sacred tent. I am the Lord.

31“ ‘Do not look for advice from people who get messages from those who have died. Do not go to people who talk to the spirits of the dead. If you do, they will make you “unclean.” I am the Lord your God.

32“ ‘Stand up in order to show your respect for old people. Also have respect for me. I am the Lord your God.

33“ ‘Suppose an outsider lives with you in your land. Then do not treat them badly. 34Treat them as if they were one of your own people. Love them as you love yourself. Remember that all of you were outsiders in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

35“ ‘Be honest when you measure lengths, weights or amounts. 36Use honest scales and honest weights. Use honest dry measures. And use honest liquid measures. I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt.

37“ ‘Obey all my rules and laws. Follow them. I am the Lord.’ ”

Holy Bible in Gĩkũyũ

Alawii 19:1-37

Mawatho ma Mĩthemba Mĩthemba

1Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, 219:2 Ndar 14:5; Thaam 20:2“Arĩria kĩũngano gĩothe kĩa Isiraeli, ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Tuĩkai atheru tondũ niĩ, Jehova Ngai wanyu, ndĩ mũtheru.

319:3 Thaam 20:12; Alaw 11:44“ ‘O mũndũ wanyu no nginya atĩĩe nyina na ithe, na no nginya mũrũmagie Thabatũ ciakwa. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.

419:4 Thaam 20:4; Alaw 11:44“ ‘Mũtikanandirike, mũhooyage mĩhianano kana mwĩthondekere ngai cia kĩgera gĩtweketio. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.

5“ ‘Rĩrĩa mũkũrutĩra Jehova igongona rĩa ũiguano, rĩrutagei na njĩra ĩrĩa ĩngĩtũma igongona rĩu rĩanyu rĩĩtĩkĩrĩke. 6Igongona rĩu mũrĩrĩĩage o mũthenya ũcio rĩarutwo, kana mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ; kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩa rĩo kĩngĩtigara gĩkinyie mũthenya wa gatatũ, no nginya gĩcinwo kĩhĩe biũ. 7Kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩarĩo kĩngĩkaarĩĩo mũthenya wa gatatũ, igongona rĩu ti rĩtheru na rĩtigetĩkĩrwo. 8Mũndũ o wothe ũngĩrĩrĩa mũthenya wa gatatũ, nĩagacookererwo nĩ ũũru ũcio ekĩte, tondũ nĩathaahĩtie kĩndũ kĩarutĩirwo Jehova kĩrĩ gĩtheru; mũndũ ũcio no nginya aingatwo kuuma kũrĩ andũ ao.

919:9 Ruth 2:2; Ayub 24:10“ ‘Rĩrĩa mũkũgetha irio bũrũri-inĩ wanyu, mũtikanagethe nginya ndeere-inĩ cia mĩgũnda yanyu, o na mũtikanonganie rũitĩki rwa magetha manyu. 10Mũtigacookage rĩngĩ kũhaara mĩgũnda-inĩ yanyu ya mĩthabibũ, o na mũtikahaarage thabibũ iria igũĩte thĩ. Citigagĩriei andũ arĩa athĩĩni na arĩa ageni. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.

1119:11 Thaam 20:15; Aef 4:25“ ‘Mũtikanaiye.

“ ‘Mũtikanaheenanie.

“ ‘Mũndũ ndakanaheenie ũrĩa ũngĩ.

1219:12 Jer 5:2; Math 5:33“ ‘Mũtikanehĩte na maheeni mũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthaahie rĩĩtwa rĩa Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.

13“ ‘Mũtikaheenie mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ, muoe indo ciake kana mũmũtunye indo ciake.

“ ‘Mũtikanaikarie mũcaara wa mũruti wa wĩra ũkinyie rũciũ.

1419:14 Thaam 4:11; Gũcook 27:18“ ‘Mũtikanarume mũndũ ũtaiguaga, kana mũigĩre mũtumumu kĩndũ gĩa kũmũhĩnga, no mwĩtigagĩrei Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.

15“ ‘Mũtikanoogomie kĩhooto; ndũkanacaĩre mũndũ tondũ nĩ mũthĩĩni kana mũndũ mũnene ũrĩ igweta, no tuagĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ciira na kĩhooto.

16“ ‘Mũtikanorũũre mũgĩcambanagia gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ anyu.

“ ‘Mũtikaneke ũndũ ũngĩrehere mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ũgwati. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.

1719:17 1Joh 2:9; Math 18:15“ ‘Ndũkanathũũre mũrũ wa thoguo ngoro-inĩ yaku. Kaanagia mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ maũndũ ũtekũhithĩrĩra nĩgeetha ndũkanagwatanĩre nake mahĩtia-inĩ make.

1819:18 Mar 12:31; Agal 5:14“ ‘Ndũkanerĩhĩrie kana ũtume mũndũ wanyu ũthũ, no endaga mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩyendete wee mwene. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.

1919:19 Kĩam 26:5; Gũcook 22:9, 11“ ‘Rũmagiai uuge wakwa.

“ ‘Ndũkanaciarithanie nyamũ itarĩ cia kĩruka kĩmwe.

“ ‘Ndũkanahaande mũgũnda waku mbeũ mĩthemba ĩĩrĩ.

“ ‘Ndũkanehumbe nguo ĩtumĩtwo na ndigi mĩthemba ĩĩrĩ ĩtahaanaine.

20“ ‘Mũndũ mũrũme angĩkoma na mũndũ-wa-nja ngombo, nake aakorwo nĩmũũrie nĩ mũndũ ũngĩ, no ndakũũrĩtwo kana akarekererio, no nginya maherithio ta ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire. No matikooragwo, tondũ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio ndatigĩte gũtuĩka ngombo. 21Nake mũndũ mũrũme ũcio-rĩ, no nginya arute ndũrũme, amĩtware itoonyero-inĩ rĩa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo ĩtuĩke iruta rĩa kũrutĩrwo Jehova rĩa kũhoroherio mahĩtia. 22Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩakahoroheria mũndũ ũcio na ndũrũme ĩyo ya iruta rĩa mahĩtia, ĩrutĩrwo hau mbere ya Jehova nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩhia rĩu ehĩtie, nake nĩakarekerwo rĩĩhia rĩake.

23“ ‘Rĩrĩa mũgaatoonya bũrũri ũcio wa Kaanani, na mũhaande mĩtĩ ya mĩthemba yothe ĩciaraga maciaro-rĩ, nĩ mũgaatua atĩ maciaro macio marĩ na thaahu. Ihinda rĩa mĩaka ĩtatũ nĩmũkamatua atĩ marĩ na thaahu, na matikanarĩĩo. 24Mwaka wa kana, maciaro mothe mayo nĩmagatuĩka matheru, matuĩke maruta ma kũgoocithia Jehova. 25No mwaka wa gatano, no mũrĩe maciaro mayo. Ũguo nĩguo magetha manyu makoongerereka. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.

26“ ‘Mũtikanarĩe nyama ĩrĩ na thakame thĩinĩ wayo.

“ ‘Mũtigekage maũndũ ma kũragũra kana ma kũrogana.

2719:27 Alaw 21:5; 2Sam 10:4-5“ ‘Mũtikanenje njuĩrĩ cianyu thikĩrĩrio-inĩ kana mũrenge mĩthia ya nderu cianyu.

28“ ‘Mũtikanetemange mĩĩrĩ yanyu nĩ ũndũ wa andũ arĩa akuũ, kana mwĩkĩre marũũri mĩĩrĩ-inĩ yanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.

2919:29 Gũcook 23:18; Kĩam 34:7“ ‘Ndũkanaagithie mwarĩguo gĩtĩĩo na ũndũ wa kũmũrekereria atuĩke mũmaraya, kana ũndũ ũcio ũtũme bũrũri ũgarũrũkĩre ũmaraya, na ũiyũrwo nĩ waganu.

3019:30 Thaam 20:8; Alaw 26:2“ ‘Menyagĩrĩrai Thabatũ ciakwa, na mũtĩĩage handũ hakwa harĩa haamũre. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.

31“ ‘Mũtikanatuĩrie maũndũ kũrĩ andũ arĩa marĩ maroho ma kũragũra kana arogi, nĩgũkorwo nĩmakamũgwatia thaahu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.

3219:32 1Ath 12:8; Ayub 2:4“ ‘Rũgamagĩrai andũ arĩa akũrũ, mũmatĩĩage; heagai andũ arĩa akũrũ gĩtĩĩo, na mwĩtigagĩre Ngai wanyu. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.

33“ ‘Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũgeni aatũũrania na inyuĩ bũrũri-inĩ wanyu, mũtikanamwĩke ũũru. 3419:34 Thaam 12:48; Gũcook 10:19Mũgeni ũrĩa ũtũũranagia na inyuĩ no nginya atuagwo taarĩ mũndũ ũciarĩirwo bũrũri wanyu. Mwendei ta ũrĩa mwĩendete inyuĩ ene, nĩgũkorwo o na inyuĩ mwarĩ ageni bũrũri wa Misiri. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu.

35“ ‘Mũtikahũthagĩre ithimi itarĩ cia kĩhooto rĩrĩa mũgũthima ũraihu, kana ũritũ, kana ũingĩ. 3619:36 Ayub 31:6; Atiir 6:19Hũthagĩrai ithimi cia kĩhooto, na mahiga ma gũthima ma kĩhooto, na eba ya kĩhooto, na hini ya kĩhooto. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu ũrĩa wamũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri.

3719:37 2Ath 17:37; Kĩam 26:5“ ‘Rũmagiai irĩra ciakwa cia watho ciothe na mawatho makwa mothe, na mũmarũmagĩrĩre. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.’ ”