Making the Camp Pure
1The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 2“Tell the Israelites that certain people must be sent away from the camp. Command them to send away anyone who has a skin disease. They must send away all those who have liquid waste coming from their bodies. And they must send away those who are ‘unclean’ because they have touched a dead body. 3That applies to men and women alike. Send them out of the camp. They must not make their camp ‘unclean.’ That is where I live among them.” 4So the Israelites did what the Lord commanded. They sent out of the camp those who were “unclean.” They did just as the Lord had directed Moses.
Sins Against Others Must Be Paid For
5The Lord said to Moses, 6“Speak to the Israelites. Say to them, ‘Suppose a man or woman does something wrong to someone else. Then that person is not being faithful to the Lord. People like that are guilty. 7They must admit they have committed a sin. They must pay in full for what they did wrong. And they must add a fifth of the value to it. Then they must give all of it to the person they have sinned against. 8But suppose that person has died. And suppose that person does not have a close relative who can be paid for the sin that was committed. Then what is paid belongs to the Lord. It must be given to the priest. A ram must be given along with it. The ram must be sacrificed to the Lord to pay for the sin. 9All the sacred gifts the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him. 10Sacred gifts belong to their owners. But what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.’ ”
The Test for an Unfaithful Wife
11Then the Lord spoke to Moses again. He said, 12“Speak to the Israelites. Say to them, ‘Suppose a man’s wife goes astray. And suppose she is not faithful to her husband. 13Suppose another man has sex with her. And suppose this is hidden from her husband. No one knows she is not “clean.” So there is no witness against her. And she has not been caught in the act. 14Suppose her husband becomes jealous. He does not trust his wife, and she is really “unclean.” Or suppose he does not trust her even though she is “clean.” 15Then he must take his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering. It must be eight cups of barley flour. The offering is for his wife. He must not pour olive oil on it. And he must not put incense on it. It is a grain offering for being jealous. It calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done.
16“ ‘The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord. 17He must pour some holy water into a clay jar. He must get some dust from the floor of the holy tent. And he must put it into the water. 18The priest must have the woman stand in front of the Lord. Then he must untie her hair. He must place in her hands the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. It is the grain offering for being jealous. The priest must keep the bitter water with him. It is the water that brings a curse. 19Then the priest must have the woman give her word. He must say to her, “Suppose no other man has had sex with you. And suppose you haven’t gone astray. You have kept yourself pure while you are married to your husband. Then may the bitter water that brings a curse not harm you. 20But suppose you have gone astray while you are married to your husband. You have made yourself ‘unclean.’ You have had sex with a man who isn’t your husband.” 21At that point the priest must put the woman under the curse that will come if she breaks her word. He must say, “May the Lord cause you to become a curse among your people. You will become a curse when the Lord makes your body unable to have children. 22May this water that brings a curse enter your body. May it make your body unable to have children.”
“ ‘Then the woman must say, “Amen. Let it happen.”
23“ ‘The priest must write the curses on a scroll. He must wash them off in the bitter water. 24It is the water he will make the woman drink. It is bitter water that brings a curse. It will enter her body. And it will cause her to suffer bitterly. 25The priest must take from her hands the grain offering for being jealous. He must lift it up and wave it in front of the Lord. He must bring it to the altar. 26Then the priest must take a handful of the grain offering. It is the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. The priest must burn it on the altar. After that, he must have the woman drink the water. 27Suppose she has made herself “unclean.” She has not been faithful to her husband. And she has drunk the water that brings a curse. Then it will go into her body. It will cause her to suffer bitterly. It will make her body unable to have children. She will become a curse. 28Suppose the woman has not made herself “unclean.” But suppose she is “clean.” Then she will be free of guilt. And she will be able to have children.
29“ ‘This is the law about being jealous. It applies to a woman who has gone astray. She has made herself “unclean” while she is married to her husband. 30And it applies to a man who becomes jealous. He has doubts about his wife. The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord. He must apply the entire law to her. 31The husband will not be guilty of doing anything wrong. But the woman will be punished for her sin.’ ”
Ekiragiro ku Bulongoofu bw’Olusiisira
1Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa nti, 25:2 a Lv 13:46 b Lv 15:2; Mat 9:20 c Lv 13:3; Kbl 9:6-10“Lagira abaana ba Isirayiri buli mugenge bamufulumye ebweru w’olusiisira, na buli alina ekikulukuto ky’omusaayi, n’oyo anaabanga akutte ku mufu. 35:3 Lv 26:12; Kbl 35:34; 2Ko 6:16Abasajja n’abakazi bonna babafulumyenga ebweru w’olusiisira baleme okulufuula olutali lulongoofu, kubanga omwo mwe mbeera.” 4Awo abaana ba Isirayiri ne bakolanga bwe batyo ne babafulumyanga ebweru w’olusiisira. Ne bakola nga Mukama Katonda bwe yalagira Musa.
Etteeka ly’Okuliwa
5Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa nti, 65:6 a Lv 6:2 b Lv 5:14–6:7“Tegeeza abaana ba Isirayiri nti, ‘Omuntu yenna omusajja oba omukazi bw’anaasobyanga eri munne mu ngeri yonna, bw’atyo anaabanga asobezza eri Mukama Katonda, omuntu oyo anaabangako omusango, 75:7 a Lv 5:5; 26:40; Yos 7:19; Luk 19:8 b Lv 6:5era asaana ayatule ekibi ekyo ky’anaabanga akoze. Anaaliwanga mu bujjuvu olw’ekibi ekyo ky’anaabanga akoze, n’agattako n’ekitundu ekimu ekyokutaano eky’ebyo by’anaabanga aliye, byonna anaabiwanga oyo gw’anaabanga azizzaako omusango. 85:8 Lv 6:6, 7; 7:7Naye singa omuntu oyo azzibbwako omusango taabengawo na waaluganda lwa kumpi, eby’okuliwa ebyo binaabanga bya Mukama Katonda era n’endiga ennume ey’okutangiririra oyo eyazza omusango, binaaweebwanga kabona. 95:9 Lv 6:17; 7:6-14Era ebirabo byonna ebitukuvu abaana ba Isirayiri bye banaaleetanga eri kabona binaabanga bya kabona oyo. 105:10 Lv 10:13Ekirabo kya buli muntu ekitukuvu kinaabanga kikye, naye ekyo ky’anaaleeteranga kabona kinaabanga kya kabona.’ ”
Etteeka ku Bbuba
11Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa nti, 125:12 Kuv 20:14“Tegeeza abaana ba Isirayiri nti, Muka omusajja yenna bw’anaakyamanga n’akola ebitali bya bwesigwa eri bba 135:13 Lv 18:20; 20:10ne yeebaka n’omusajja omulala nga bba tategedde, omusajja oyo n’amusobyako, ekikolwa ekyo ne kitamanyibwa, kubanga tewali mujulizi akirabye era nga tebabakutte nga bakikola; 145:14 Nge 6:34; Lu 8:6singa omusajja akwatibwa ebbuba n’ateebereza nti osanga mukazi we baamusobezzaako, oba ebbuba ne limukwata newaakubadde nga mukazi we tebaamusobezzaako, 155:15 a Kuv 16:36 b Lv 6:20 c Ez 29:16kale anaaleetanga mukazi we eri kabona. Anaaleetanga n’ekyokuwaayo ku lwa mukazi we ekitundu kimu eky’ekkumi ekya efa5:15 ze liita nga bbiri eky’obuwunga bw’emmere eyitibwa sayiri. Obuwunga obwo taabufukengako mafuta ag’omuzeeyituuni wadde okubussaamu ebyakawoowo, kubanga bwe buwunga obuweereddwayo ku nsonga y’ebbuba, nga kye kiweebwayo eky’okujjukiza nti waliwo omusango ogwazzibwa.
16“Kabona anaasembezanga omukazi oyo n’amuleeta n’amuyimiriza mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda. 17Anaddiranga amazzi amatukuvu5:17 Amazzi amatukuvu Nga galimu enfuufu ge gaakozesebwanga mu ngeri ey’obwakatonda mu kusalira omuntu omusango. nga gali mu kijaagi eky’ebbumba n’ateeka mu mazzi ago enfuufu gy’anaggyanga wansi mu Weema. 185:18 Lv 10:6; 1Ko 11:6Kabona bw’anaamalanga okuyimiriza omukazi oyo mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda, anaamusumululanga enviiri ze n’azita ne zikka, n’amukwasa ekiweebwayo eky’okujjukiza eky’emmere y’empeke ekiweereddwayo olw’obuggya, ye kabona ng’akutte amazzi agakaawa agaleeta ekikolimo. 195:19 nny 12, 29Kabona anaalayizanga omukazi oyo n’amugamba bw’ati nti, ‘Obanga tewali musajja yenna eyeebase naawe mu kyama n’ofuuka atali mulongoofu songa oli mu bufumbo ewa balo, amazzi agakaawa gano agaleeta ekikolimo tegaakukole kabi.’ 205:20 nny 12Naye bw’onoowabanga ne weebaka n’omusajja atali balo, bw’otyo ne weeyonoonyesa, 215:21 Yos 6:26; 1Sa 14:24; Nek 10:29wano kabona anaalayizanga omukazi ekirayiro eky’ekikolimo n’amugamba nti, ‘Mukama Katonda aleetere abantu bo okukukolimira n’okukuboola bw’anaakoozimbyanga ekisambi kyo n’olubuto lwo n’aluleetera entumbi ne luzimba. 225:22 a Zab 109:18 b nny 18 c Ma 27:15Amazzi gano agaleeta ekikolimo gayingirenga mu mubiri gwo gazimbye olubuto lwo era n’ekisambi kyo kikoozimbe.’
“Omukazi anaddangamu nti, ‘Amiina, Amiina.’
235:23 Yer 45:1“ ‘Kabona anaawandiikanga ebikolimo ebyo ku muzingo n’abyozaako mu mazzi agakaawa. 24Anaanywesanga omukazi amazzi agakaawa agaleeta ekikolimo, era amazzi ago ganaayingiranga mu mukazi oyo ne gamuleetera obulumi n’okubonaabona mu mubiri. 255:25 Lv 8:27Awo kabona anaggyangako omukazi oyo ekiweebwayo eky’empeke olw’obuggya, anaawuubanga ekiweebwayo ekyo eky’empeke mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda, n’akireeta ku kyoto. 26Kabona anaddiranga olubatu lw’obuwunga obw’ekiweebwayo ng’ekiweebwayo olw’okujjukira n’akyokya ku kyoto; ebyo nga biwedde anaanywesanga omukazi amazzi gali. 275:27 Is 43:28; 65:15; Yer 26:6; 29:18; 42:18; 44:12, 22; Zek 8:13Bw’anaamalanga okumunywesa amazzi ago, kale bw’anaabanga yeeyonoonyesezza nga tabadde mwesigwa eri bba, amazzi ago agaleeta ekikolimo ganaayingiranga mu mubiri gw’omukazi oyo ne gamuleetera obulumi obubalagala; olubuto lwe lunaazimbulukukanga n’ekisambi kye ne kikoozimba, era anaafuukanga omukolimire mu bantu b’ewaabwe. 28Naye omukazi oyo bw’anaabanga teyeeyonoonyesa nga mulongoofu, kale taabeerengako musango, era anaabanga wa ddembe okuzaala abaana.’
295:29 nny 19“ ‘Eryo lye tteeka ery’obuggya, omukazi bw’anaakyamanga ne yeeyonoona songa mufumbo aliko bba, 30oba omusajja bw’anaayingirangamu omwoyo ogw’ebbuba, n’akwatirwa mukazi we obuggya; kale anaaleetanga mukazi we oyo eri Mukama Katonda, kabona n’alyoka assa etteeka eryo mu nkola ku mukazi oyo. 315:31 Lv 5:1; 20:17Balo taabengako kyonoono ku nsonga ezo wabula mukazi we y’anaabangako omusango olw’okwonoona kwe.’ ”