Leviticus 21 | Old Testament

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Leviticus 21English

Zwipo 21African Kalanga

English1
The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his people who die,
African Kalanga
Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati, “Lebeleka ne bapirisiti, ibo bakololo ba Aroni ubadwe uti, ‘Kusibe ne mpirisiti unowozwitemapadza nge nthu wafa mu bathu bakanyi kwabo,
English2
except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,
African Kalanga
kuzhe kwebe ng'umba iye, mmeyabe, tate babe, nkololo uwe, nkololo kadzi uwe
English3
or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband–for her he may make himself unclean.
African Kalanga
kene hazwadzi iye isathu ikalobogwa igala mu ng'umba iye unga zwitemapadzila iye.
English4
He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.
African Kalanga
Asitongo zwitemapadza nge baanozwalana nabo nge ndobolo.
English5
“ ‘Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies.
African Kalanga
“ ‘Kusibe ne mpirisiti unozwitesela ethama bhalo mu nsholo uwe kene kutesela midzibo ye ndedu dzidze, kene kuzwitema nyola mu mbili.
English6
They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the offerings made to the Lord by fire, the food of their God, they are to be holy.
African Kalanga
Bakafanila kuyengemalila Ndzimu wabo, basitongo temapadza zina le Ndzimu wabo, ngobe banoyisa zwipo zwinopisiwa mu moto kuna Yahwe, zojiwa zwe Ndzimu wabo, ndizo bakafanila kube bakayengemala.
English7
“ ‘They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God.
African Kalanga
Mpirisiti asilobole fukula kene nkadzi wakatemapadziwa, kene nkadzi wakathubukana ne nlume uwe, ngobe mpirisiti wakayengemala ku Ndzimu.
English8
Regard them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because I the Lord am holy–I who make you holy.
African Kalanga
Mpirisiti atogwe akayengemala, ngobe eyisa tjiwunga tje Ndzimu wenyu. Atogwe akayengemala kumuli, ngobe imi Yahwe ndakayengemala; imi ndinomuyengemadza.
English9
“ ‘If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire.
African Kalanga
Ha nkololokadzi we mpirisiti ebe fukula, unolengudza tate babe, ngaapisiwe mu moto kudzina efa.
English10
“ ‘The high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair become unkempt or tear his clothes.
African Kalanga
“ ‘Mpirisiti nkulu, iwoyo wakazhodziwa ngodigwa mafuta mu nsholo, ebuya embadziwa zwiambalo zwe bupirisiti, azofanila letjedza nsholo uwe usakakamiwa, kene kuzwipalulila zwiambalo kulakidza kuti umu tjililo.
English11
He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother,
African Kalanga
Asitongo zwitemapadza ngongina muna itumbu nenguba tjili tja tate babe kene tja mmeyabe.
English12
nor leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord.
African Kalanga
Asitongo bhudila kuzhe kwe bugalo gwakayengemala, kene kulengudza bugalo gwakayengemala gwe Ndzimu uwe, ngobe wakapiwa Ndzimu ngozhodziwa mafuta mu nsholo, ndimi Yahwe.
English13
“ ‘The woman he marries must be a virgin.
African Kalanga
Alobole mwanadi usathu kawalilana ne nlume.
English14
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,
African Kalanga
Tjilikadzi kene nkadzi wakathubukana ne nlume kene wakatemapala kene fukula, bose ibaba asibalobole, alobole mwanadi usakatongo walilana ne nlume, ali we ludzi gwabo,
English15
so he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the Lord, who makes him holy. ‘”
African Kalanga
kuyitila kuti asitongo lengudza bana babe mu bathu bakanyi kwabo, ndimi Yahwe bakan'yengemadza.’ ”
English16
The Lord said to Moses,
African Kalanga
Ngono Yahwe bakadwa Mushe bakati,
English17
“Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God.
African Kalanga
“Idwa Aroni uti, ‘Nenguba ali ani mu ludzi gugo, kuyenda nge zwizekugwana zwabo zose, ana bulema, asitongosedzela kayisa tjiwunga tje Ndzimu uwe.
English18
No man who has any defect may come near: no man who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed;
African Kalanga
Ngobe kene ali ani una bulema asitongosedzela pejo, bhofu kene unoshudza, kene ana bulema mu buso kene bulema gwe makumbo kene maboko anopindana,
English19
no man with a crippled foot or hand,
African Kalanga
kene ali wakavunika gumbo kene luboko,
English20
or who is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or who has any eye defect, or who has festering or running sores or damaged testicles.
African Kalanga
kene ana whumbu, kene mabhange, kene ana itoyi mu zhisho, kene ana bugwele gwe ganda, kene ana mang'alang'azha mu mbili, kene ali ngong'wa,
English21
No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to come near to present the offerings made to the Lord by fire. He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.
African Kalanga
kusibe ne tjizekugwana tja Aroni mpirisiti tjingasedzela kuyisa kuna Yahwe tjipo tjinopisiwa mu moto, ana bulema, azofanila kusedzela eyisa tjiwunga tje Ndzimu uwe.
English22
He may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food;
African Kalanga
Ungaja tjiwunga tje Ndzimu uwe, zose zwipo zwakayengemala kupinda kuyengemala ne zwipo zwakayengemala,
English23
yet because of his defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary. I am the Lord, who makes them holy. ‘”
African Kalanga
koga asitongosedzela pa tjisitilo tjakayengemala kene kuyenda pa tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo, ngobe ana bulema, asitongo temapadza bugalo gwangu gwakayengemala nenge zwija zwago, ngobe ndimi Yahwe unobayengemadza.’ ”
English24
So Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
African Kalanga
Ndizo Mushe kalebeleka na Aroni ne bakololo babe ne bathu bose be Iziraela.

Source: The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible, Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, 2026. This online edition was extracted and reformatted from the PDF edition. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.