Levitiko
21 Yahova alonga na Mose: “Panga anyantsembe, akuti ndi ana a Aroni: ‘Nyantsembe nee asafunika kupswipisika thangwi yakufendedzera munthu wakufa pakati pa mbumba+ yace. 2 Mbwenye iye anakwanisa kupswipisika khala munthu adafa ndi wa pakati pa abale ace, ninga mai wace, pai wace, mwanace wamamuna, wankazi, peno mʼbale wace. 3 Iye anakwanisambo kupswipisika thangwi ya mʼbale wace wankazi, khala mʼbale wace unoyu ndi mwali, akakhala cifupi na iye, pontho akhadzati kusembwa. 4 Iye nee asafunika kupswipisika mbakhala wakukhonda cena thangwi ya manungo akufa a nkazi wa munthu unango pakati pa mbumba yace. 5 Iwo nee asafunika kucingwa mpala+ nee kupala ndebvu za mʼmaputu mwawo peno kucekeka-cekeka mʼmanungo+ mwawo. 6 Iwo asafunika akhale akucena pamaso pa Mulungu+ wawo, pontho nee asafunika kupswipisa dzina ya Mulungu+ wawo, thangwi ndiwo anapereka kuna Yahova ntsembe zakupiswa pa moto, zakuti ndi nkate wa* Mulungu wawo; natenepa iwo asafunika akhale akucena.+ 7 Nyantsembe nee asafunika kusemba puta+ peno nkazi adaluza umwali wace.* Pontho nee asafunikambo kusemba nkazi adakhondwa na mamunace,+ thangwi nyantsembe ndi wakucena pamaso pa Mulungu. 8 Nyantsembe musafunika kumuona ninga wakucena,+ thangwi ndiye anapereka nkate wa Mulungu wanu. Iye asafunika akhale wakucena kuna imwe, thangwi ine Yahova anakucenesani, ndine wakucena.+
9 “‘Mwana wankazi wa nyantsembe angapswipisika thangwi yakucita uputa,* iye ali kupasa manyadzo pai wace. Mwana unoyu asafunika kupiswa pa moto.+
10 “‘Nyantsembe wankulu adadzodzwa+ pakati pa abale ace, mbasankhulwa* toera kubvala nguwo+ za unyantsembe, nee asafunika kukhonda tsalakana tsisi yace peno kupandula nguwo+ zace. 11 Iye nee asafunika kufendedzera munthu+ wakufa; nee asafunika kupswipisika, mwakukhonda tsalakana khala adafa ndi pai wace peno mai wace. 12 Nee asafunika kubuluka pa mbuto yakucena, nee kupswipisa mbuto yakucena ya Mulungu+ wace, thangwi pa nsolo pace pali na cidzindikiro cakuperekeka kwace, cakuti ndi mafuta akudzodza nawo a Mulungu+ wace. Ine ndine Yahova.
13 “‘Iye asafunika kusemba nkazi wakuti ndi mwali.+ 14 Nee asafunika kusemba nzice,* nkazi adakhondwa na mamunace, nkazi adaluza umwali wace,* peno puta; mbwenye asafunika kusemba nkazi wakuti ndi mwali pakati pa mbumba yace. 15 Iye nee asafunika kupswipisa anace pakati pa mbumba+ yace, thangwi ine ndine Yahova, ule anakucenesani.’”
16 Yahova apitiriza kulonga na Mose: 17 “Panga Aroni kuti: ‘Nee munthu mʼbodzi wa mu dzindza yako wakuti ali na cilema asafunika kufendedzera guwa ya ntsembe toera kupereka nkate kuna Mulungu wace. 18 Khala munthu ali na cilema nee asafunika kufendedzera guwa ya ntsembe: Boliboli, munthu wakulamala miyendo, wakulamala mphuno, peno wakuti nkono wace peno mwendo wace ubodzi ndi wakulapha kakamwe, 19 munthu wakulamala manyalo peno wakulamala manja, 20 munthu wa nthuku, munthu wakubvira maningi, ule ali na utenda wa diso, mphere, pironda pa khanda,* peno wakulamala kumaso.*+ 21 Khala munthu wa dzindza ya nyantsembe Aroni ndi wakulamala, nee asafunika kufendedzera guwa ya ntsembe toera kupereka kuna Yahova ntsembe zakupiswa pa moto. Thangwi iye ali na cilema, natenepa nee asafunika kufendedzera guwa ya ntsembe toera kupereka nkate wa Mulungu wace. 22 Iye anakwanisa kudya nkate wa Mulungu wace pakati pa pinthu+ pyakucena kakamwe, na pinthu+ pyakucena. 23 Mbwenye iye nee asafunika kufika cifupi na nguwo ikulu,*+ nee kufendedzera guwa ya ntsembe,+ thangwi iye ali na cilema. Iye nee asafunika kupswipisa mbuto yanga yakucena;+ ine ndine Yahova, ule anakucenesani.’”+
24 Natenepa, Mose apanga Aroni na anace pabodzi na Aizraeli onsene.