Various laws
1The Lord said to Moses, 2‘Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
3‘ “Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
4‘ “Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
5‘ “When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. 6It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it or on the next day; anything left over until the third day must be burned. 7If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted. 8Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.
9‘ “When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.
11‘ “Do not steal.
‘ “Do not lie.
‘ “Do not deceive one another.
12‘ “Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.
13‘ “Do not defraud or rob your neighbour.
‘ “Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
14‘ “Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling-block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.
15‘ “Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favouritism to the great, but judge your neighbour fairly.
16‘ “Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
‘ “Do not do anything that endangers your neighbour’s life. I am the Lord.
17‘ “Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbour frankly so that you will not share in their guilt.
18‘ “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord.
19‘ “Keep my decrees.
‘ “Do not mate different kinds of animals.
‘ “Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.
‘ “Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
20‘ “If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment.19:20 Or be an enquiry Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. 21The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the tent of meeting for a guilt offering to the Lord. 22With the ram of the guilt offering the priest is to make atonement for him before the Lord for the sin he has committed, and his sin will be forgiven.
23‘ “When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden.19:23 Hebrew uncircumcised For three years you are to consider it forbidden19:23 Hebrew uncircumcised; it must not be eaten. 24In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. 25But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.
26‘ “Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.
‘ “Do not practise divination or seek omens.
27‘ “Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
28‘ “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.
29‘ “Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.
30‘ “Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
31‘ “Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
32‘ “Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.
33‘ “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not ill-treat them. 34The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
35‘ “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. 36Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah19:36 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 22 litres. and an honest hin.19:36 A hin was a liquid measure having the capacity of about 3.8 litres. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt.
37‘ “Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord.” ’
Obutukuvu n’Enneeyisa y’Omuntu
1Awo Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa 219:2 1Pe 1:16*; Lv 11:44ategeeze ekibiina kyonna eky’abaana ba Isirayiri abagambe nti, “Mubeerenga batukuvu, kubanga nze Mukama Katonda wammwe ndi mutukuvu.
319:3 a Kuv 20:12 b Lv 11:44“Buli omu mu mmwe assengamu nnyina ne kitaawe ekitiibwa; era mukuumenga Ssabbiiti zange. Nze Mukama Katonda wammwe.
419:4 Kuv 20:4, 23; 34:17; Lv 26:1; Zab 96:5; 115:4-7“Temulaganga mu bitali Katonda, era temwekoleranga bakatonda abaweese mu kyuma ekisaanuuse. Nze Mukama Katonda wammwe.
5“Bwe munaawangayo eri Mukama ekiweebwayo olw’emirembe, mukiwengayo mu butuufu kiryoke kikkirizibwe. 6Kinaalibwanga ku lunaku olwo lwe kinaaweebwangayo oba enkeera; ekinaabanga kisigaddewo okutuusa ku lunaku olwokusatu kinaazikiribwanga mu muliro. 7Singa kiriibwa ku lunaku olwokusatu tekiibenga kirongoofu, era tekikkirizibwenga, 8ne buli anaakiryangako anaabanga azzizza omusango; kubanga anaabeeranga aweebudde ekintu kya Mukama ekitukuvu; omuntu oyo anaagobwanga n’agaanibwa okukolagananga ne banne.
919:9 Lv 23:10, 22; Ma 24:19-22“Bw’okungulanga ekyengera eky’omu ttaka lyo, tokunguliranga ddala ebibala byonna eby’omu nnimiro yo okutuuka ku nkomerero zaayo, oba okukuŋŋaanya obubala obutonotono obunaabanga bugudde wansi ng’okungula. 10Ennimiro yo ey’emizabbibu togimalirangamu ddala bibala byonna, n’ebyo ebibanga bigudde wansi tobikuŋŋaanyanga. Obirekeranga abaavu ne bannamawanga. Nze Mukama Katonda wammwe.
1119:11 a Kuv 20:15 b Bef 4:25“Tobbanga.
“Tokumpanyanga.
“Temulimbagananga.
1219:12 Kuv 20:7; Mat 5:33“Tokozesanga linnya lyange ng’olayira ebitaliimu nsa, n’ovumisa erinnya lya Katonda wo. Nze Mukama.
1319:13 a Kuv 22:15, 25-27 b Ma 24:15; Yak 5:4“Muliraanwa wo tomujooganga so tomunyagangako bibye.
“Tosulanga na mpeera ya mupakasi wo n’omala nayo ekiro kyonna okutuusa enkya nga tonnagimusasula.
1419:14 Ma 27:18“Omuggavu w’amatu tomukolimiranga, so n’omuzibe w’amaaso tomuteganga nkonge w’anaayita, naye otyanga Katonda wo. Nze Mukama.
1519:15 a Kuv 23:2, 6 b Ma 1:17“Tosalirizanga ng’olamula; tobanga na kyekubiira ku ludda lw’omwavu wadde okwekubiira ku ludda lw’ow’ekitiibwa, banno obasalirangawo mu bwenkanya.
1619:16 a Zab 15:3; Ez 22:9 b Kuv 23:7“Togendanga ng’osaasaanya eŋŋambo mu banno.
“Tokolanga kintu kyonna ku munno ekiyinza okumuleetera okufiirwa obulamu bwe. Nze Mukama.
Etteeka ku Kwagala
1719:17 a 1Yk 2:9; 3:15 b Mat 18:15; Luk 17:3“Muganda wo tomukyawanga mu mutima gwo. Naye munno ng’asobezza, omunenyanga, si kulwa nga naawe ogwa mu kibi nga ye.
1819:18 a Bar 12:19 b Zab 103:9 c Mat 5:43*; 19:16*; 22:39*; Mak 12:31*; Luk 10:27*; Yk 13:34; Bar 13:9*; Bag 5:14*; Yak 2:8*“Towalananga ggwanga oba okusiba ekiruyi ku mwoyo eri munno yenna ow’omu nsi yo, naye yagalanga muliraanwa wo nga bwe weeyagala wekka. Nze Mukama.
1919:19 a Ma 22:9 b Ma 22:11“Okwatanga amateeka gange.
“Tokkirizanga nsolo za ngeri ndala kuzaazisa mu nsolo zo.
“Mu nnimiro yo tosimbangamu nsigo za ngeri bbiri.
“Toyambalanga kyambalo eky’olugoye olw’ebiwero eby’engeri ebbiri.
20“Omusajja bw’aneebakanga n’omuddu omukazi n’amusobyako, naye ng’omukazi oyo tannaweebwa ddembe lye, kyokka ng’aliko omusajja amwogereza, wanaabangawo okuwozesebwa n’ebibonerezo, naye tebattibwenga, kubanga omukazi anaabanga tannaweebwa ddembe lye. 2119:21 Lv 5:15Naye omusajja anaaleetanga endiga ennume ku mulyango gwa Weema ya Mukama ey’Okukuŋŋaanirangamu, nga ky’ekiweebwayo kye eri Mukama eky’omusango. 22Kabona anaakozesanga endiga ennume ey’ekiweebwayo olw’omusango okutangiririra omusajja oyo eri Mukama; era ekibi kye ky’anaabanga akoze kinaamusonyiyibwanga.
23“Bwe muyingiranga mu nsi ne musimba emiti egya buli ngeri egy’ebibala ebyokulya, mukitegeere nti ebibala byagyo biriba ng’ebiwereddwa. Biriwerebwa okumala emyaka esatu; tebijjanga kuliibwanga. 2419:24 Nge 3:9Mu mwaka ogwokuna ebibala byako byonna binaabanga bitukuvu, nga kye kiweebwayo eri Mukama eky’okumutendereza. 25Naye mu mwaka ogwokutaano munaayinzanga okulya ku bibala byako. Mu ngeri eno ebibala byako bigenda kweyongeranga nnyo. Nze Mukama Katonda wammwe.
2619:26 a Lv 17:10 b Ma 18:10“Tolyanga nnyama yonna nga teweddeemu musaayi;
“so tokolanga bya ddogo wadde eby’okulagula.
2719:27 Lv 21:5“Enviiri ez’oku mabbali g’omutwe gwo tozisalangako; n’ekirevu kyo tokikomolanga.
28“Toweesalanga misale ku mubiri gwo olw’okujjukira abaafa oba okwesalako enjola. Nze Mukama.
2919:29 Ma 23:18“Tofuulanga mwana wo omuwala ekivume ng’omufudde omwenzi, kubanga kirireetera abantu mu nsi yo okufuuka abenzi, n’ensi n’ejjula okwonoona.
3019:30 Lv 26:2“Mukuumanga Ssabbiiti zange era mussangamu ekitiibwa ekifo kyange ekitukuvu. Nze Mukama.
3119:31 Lv 20:6; Is 8:19“Temwebuuzanga ku basamize oba okukyukiranga abalogo, kubanga bagenda kubaleetera okwonooneka. Nze Mukama Katonda wammwe.
3219:32 1Ti 5:1“Ositukiranga ow’envi, n’omukadde omussangamu ekitiibwa, era ne Katonda wo omutyanga. Nze Mukama.
33“Omugwira bw’abeeranga omutuuze mu nsi yammwe, temumuyisanga bubi. 3419:34 a Kuv 12:48 b Ma 10:19Omugwira atuula mu mmwe mumuyisenga ng’omuzaaliranwa ow’omu nsi yammwe. Mumwagalenga nga bwe mweyagala, kubanga nammwe mwali bagwira mu nsi y’e Misiri. Nze Mukama Katonda wammwe.
35“Temubangamu kyekubiira nga mupima obuwanvu, oba obuzito, oba obungi bw’ebintu. 3619:36 Ma 25:13-15Mubanga ne minzaani entuufu, n’amayinja agapima obuzito amatuufu, n’ekipima ebikalu (efa) ekituufu, n’ekipima ebiyiikayiika ng’amazzi (ini) ekituufu. Nze Mukama Katonda wammwe, eyabaggya mu nsi y’e Misiri.
37“Munaakwatanga amateeka gange gonna, n’ebiragiro byange byonna, okubitambulirangako. Nze Mukama.”
