Levitiko
26 “‘Lekani kucita+ alungu akusowa basa,* pontho lekani kucita madzimunthu,+ peno maguwa aulambiri. Mu dziko yanu, lekani kuikha miyala yakusemwa+ toera kuilambira;+ thangwi ine ndine Yahova Mulungu wanu. 2 Musafunika kukoya masabudu anga, mbamulemedza* mbuto yanga yakucena. Ine ndine Yahova.
3 “‘Mungapitiriza kutoweza mitemo yanga, pontho mungapitiriza kukoya matongero anga mbamuabvera,+ 4 ndinadzakubvumbisirani madzi pa ndzidzi+ wakuthema. Mataka anadzakupasani pyakudya,+ miti mbibala misapo. 5 Ndzidzi wanu wakububuda mbeu unapitiriza mpaka mu ndzidzi unabulusa imwe mauva mʼmunda, mbamupitiriza kubulusa mauva mpaka mu ndzidzi wakubzwala; munadzadya mbamukhuta, pontho munadzakhala akutsidzikizika mu dziko+ yanu. 6 Ndinadzacitisa kuti dziko+ yanu ikhale muntendere, imwe munadzagona mbamukhonda kugopa+ cinthu; mu dziko yanu ndinadzathawisa pinyama pyakugopswa, pontho nkhabe anafuna kupita na supada mu dziko yanu toera kumenya nkhondo. 7 Imwe munadzatowerera anyamalwa anu, mbamuakunda na supada. 8 Axanu pakati panu anadzatowerera anthu 100, anthu 100 pakati panu anadzatowerera 10.000, pontho anyamalwa anu anadzagwa patsogolo panu na supada.+
9 “‘Ndinadzakupasani nkhombo,* munadzabala ana mbandikunjipisani,+ pontho ndinadzakoya cibverano canga na imwe.+ 10 Mu ndzidzi unapitiriza imwe kudya pyakudya pidabvuna imwe caka cidamala, munadzafunika kubulusa pyenepi ncikwa toera kuikha pidabvuna imwe caka cino. 11 Ine ndinadzaikha tabhernakulo yanga pakati+ panu, pontho ine nee ndinadzakukhondani.* 12 Ine ndinadzakhala pakati panu, mbandikhala Mulungu+ wanu, pontho imwe munadzakhala mbumba+ yanga. 13 Ine ndine Yahova Mulungu wanu, adakubulusani mu dziko ya Ejitu toera mukhonde kupitiriza kukhala mabitcu awo. Ine ndakhumula goli ya ubitcu wanu toera mufambe ninga anthu aufulu.
14 “‘Mbwenye mungakhonda kundibvera,* mbamukhonda kukoya mitemo+ ineyi yonsene, 15 mungakhonda miyambo+ yanga, pontho mungapwaza matongero anga mbamukhonda kubvera mitemo yanga, imwe mungaswa cibverano+ canga, 16 ine ndinadzacita ipi kuna imwe: Ndinadzakutcunyusani na utenda wa cokolo, kuferuka mwakupiringana midida, pyenepi pinacitisa maso anu kukhonda kuona mwadidi, mbamukhala akusowa mphambvu. Munabzwala papezi mbeu zanu, thangwi anyamalwa anu ndiwo anafuna kudya pidabzwala+ imwe. 17 Ine ndinadzakukhondani,* mbamukundwa na anyamalwa anu.+ Ale anakuidani anadzakuthabusani,+ pontho imwe munadzathawa, maseze nkhabepo munthu anakutowererani.+
18 “‘Mbwenye mungapitiriza kukhonda kundibvera,* ine ndinadzakutcunyusani kanomwe thangwi ya madawo anu. 19 Ine ndinadzamalisa kudzikuza kwanu, ndinadzaumisa thambo yanu mbikhala ninga utale,*+ mataka anu mbakhala ninga nkuwa.* 20 Munadzaphata basa papezi, thangwi mʼminda mwanu nee munabuluka pyakudya,+ pontho miti ya mu dziko yanu nee inadzabala misapo.
21 “‘Mbwenye mungapitiriza kucita pinthu pinakhonda funa ine, mbamukhonda kundibvera, ndinadzakutcunyusani pontho kanomwe mwakubverana na madawo anu. 22 Ndinadzatumiza pinyama pya ntsanga pakati panu,+ ipyo pinadzapha ananu,+ mbapimalisa pifuyo pyanu. Anadzasala anthu angasi basi pakati panu, pontho miseu yanu inadzakhala yakusowa anthu.+
23 “‘Mwakukhonda tsalakana pinthu pyenepi, mungakhonda tawira kusandikwa+ na ine, mbamupitiriza kucita pinthu pinakhonda funa ine, 24 penepo ine ndinadzacitambo pinakhonda funa imwe. Ine ndinadzakutcunyusani kanomwe mwakubverana na madawo anu. 25 Ndinacitisa kuti anyamalwa anu abwere na masupada toera kukutcunyusani thangwi yakuswa kwanu cibverano+ canga. Mungathawira mʼmizinda yanu, ndinadzatumiza mautenda pakati+ panu, pontho imwe munadzaperekwa mʼmanja mwa nyamalwa wanu.+ 26 Ndingamala kufudza mbuto inakoyera imwe pyakudya+ pyanu, akazi khumi anadzaotca nkate mu forno ibodzi ene, buluka penepo anadzacita kuupima+ toera kukugawirani khundu yanu; imwe munadzadya, mbwenye nee munakhuta.+
27 “‘Mbwenye mungakhonda kundibvera, mbamupitiriza kucita pinakhonda funa ine, 28 ndinadzathimiza ukali wanga kuna imwe,+ mbandikutcunyusani kanomwe thangwi ya madawo anu. 29 Natenepa, imwe munadzadya manungo a ananu amuna na akazi.+ 30 Ndinadzafudza mbuto+ zanu zaulambiri, mbandigwisa maguwa anu anaperekera imwe insenso; pontho ndinadzagumanya manungo anu akufa padzulu pa madzimunthu+ anu akunyanyasa* adamala kufudzwa, ine ndinadzaipirwa+ na imwe mbandikusiyani. 31 Ndinadzafudzisa mizinda yanu na supada,+ mbuto zanu zaulambiri mbazisala zakusowa anthu; pontho ine nee ndinadzabva khwema yakununkhira kwa ntsembe zanu. 32 Ine ndinadzafudza+ dziko yanu, pontho anyamalwa anu anakhala mwenemu anadzaona pyenepi+ mwakudzumatirwa. 33 Ndinadzakubalalisani pakati pa anthu a madzindza+ anango, pontho ndinadzacitisa kuti anyamalwa anu+ abwere kudzamenya nkhondo na imwe na supada. Dziko yanu inadzasala yakusowa anthu,+ pontho mizinda yanu inadzafudzwa.
34 “‘Pa ndzidzi unoyu, dziko inadzalipa masabudu ayo ingadzakhala yakusowa anthu, mu ndzidzi unafuna imwe kukhala ku dziko ya anyamalwa anu. Mu ndzidzi unoyu, dziko inadzapuma,* thangwi iyo isafunika kulipa Masabudu+ ayo. 35 Dziko inadzapuma mu ntsiku zonsene zinafuna iyo kukhala yakusowa anthu, thangwi iyo nee yapuma mʼmasabudu anu mu ndzidzi ukakhala imwe mwenemu.
36 “‘Mbwenye ale anafuna kupulumuka,+ ndinadzacitisa kuti mitima yawo ikhale yakusowa cidikhiro mu dziko ya anyamalwa awo. Iwo anadzathawa angabva kupheperuka kwa tsamba mu ndzidzi unapheperuswa iyo na mphepo, anadzathawa ninga akuthawa munthu anaatowerera na supada, maseze nkhabepo munthu anaatowerera.+ 37 Iwo anadzadhimana unango na ndzace ninga ale anathawa munthu ali na supada, maseze nkhabepo munthu anaatowerera. Imwe nee munakwanisa kuthimbana na anyamalwa anu.+ 38 Imwe munadzafera kuna anthu a madzindza+ anango, imwe munadzafudzwa mu dziko ya anyamalwa anu. 39 Ale anafuna kupulumuka pakati panu anadzasiyiwa okhene toera athabuke* mʼmadziko a anyamalwa anu+ thangwi ya madawo anu. Inde, iwo anadzathabuka* thangwi ya madawo a ababawo.+ 40 Penepo iwo anadzabweka madawo+ awo na kukhonda kukhulupirika kwa ambuyawo, mbatawira kuti iwo nee akhala akukhulupirika kuna ine thangwi yakucita pinthu pinakhonda funa ine,+ 41 inembo mbandicita pinthu pinakhonda funa iwo,+ pidaaendesa ine ku dziko ya anyamalwa awo.+
“‘Natenepa, panango mitima yawo yakuuma inadzacepeseka,+ mbathabuka thangwi ya madawo awo. 42 Ndinadzakumbuka cibverano cidacita ine na Yakobe,+ cibverano cidacita ine na Izaki+ na cibverano cidacita ine na Abhrahamu;+ pontho ndinadzakumbuka dziko idapikira ine toera kukupasani. 43 Pa ndzidzi unoyu unafuna iwo kudzasiya dziko yawo, dziko inadzalipa masabudu+ ayo, mbikhala yakusowa anthu iwo angakhonda kukhala mwenemu. Iwo anadzathabuka thangwi ya madawo awo, thangwi iwo akhonda matongero anga, mbapwaza mitemo+ yanga. 44 Mbwenye mwakukhonda tsalakana pyenepi, mu ndzidzi unafuna iwo kukhala mu dziko ya anyamalwa awo, ine cipo ndinadzaakhonda+ gomugomu, nee kuipirwa nawo mpaka kuafudza onsene, thangwi pyenepi mbapidaswa cibverano+ canga cidacita ine na iwo, thangwi ine ndine Yahova Mulungu wawo. 45 Toera kuaphedza, ine ndinadzakumbuka cibverano cidacita ine na ambuyawo+ adabulusa ine mu dziko ya Ejitu, mu ndzidzi wakuti anthu a madzindza+ anango akhaona pyenepi, toera ndipangize kuti ine ndine Mulungu wawo. Ine ndine Yahova.’”
46 Ineyi ndi mitemo, matongero na miyambo idapereka Yahova kuna Aizraeli Paphiri ya Sinai kubulukira kuna Mose.+