Deuteronomy 17
1 Thou shalt not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God an ox or sheep wherein is a defect, or anything bad; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
Mũtikanarutĩre Jehova Ngai wanyu igongona rĩa ndegwa kana rĩa ngʼondu ĩrĩ na kaũũgũ kana ũũgũ, nĩgũkorwo ũndũ ũcio ũrĩ thaahu harĩ Jehova.
2 If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
Mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja ũtũũranagia na inyuĩ itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe rĩa kũrĩa Jehova ekũmũhe, angĩoneka agĩĩka ũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova Ngai wanyu na ũndũ wa gũthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro gĩake,
3 and goeth and serveth other gods, and boweth down to them, either to the sun or to the moon, or to the whole host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
na agakararia rĩathani rĩakwa akahooya ngai ingĩ, na agaciinamĩrĩra kana akainamĩrĩra riũa, kana mweri, kana njata cia matu-inĩ,
4 and it be told thee, and thou hearest of it; then thou shalt make thorough inquiry, and if it be truth [and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath been wrought in Israel,
na mũmenyithio ũhoro ũcio-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo no nginya mũgaatuĩria ũhoro ũcio wega. Kũngĩkorwo ũhoro ũcio nĩ wa ma, na hakorwo na ũira atĩ ũndũ ũcio ũrĩ thaahu nĩwĩkĩtwo thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli,
5 thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman, who committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, the man or the woman, and shalt stone them with stones, that they die.
oyai mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio wĩkĩte ũndũ ũcio mũũru mũmũtware kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra rĩanyu inene na inyuĩ mũmũhũre na mahiga nyuguto nginya akue.
6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.
Na ũndũ wa ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ, mũndũ no oragwo, no gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkooragwo na ũndũ wa ũira wa mũndũ ũmwe.
7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
Moko ma aira acio no nginya makorwo marĩ ma mbere ũhoro-inĩ ũcio wa kũmũũraga, na thuutha ũcio marũmĩrĩrwo nĩ moko ma andũ arĩa angĩ othe. No nginya mũniine ũũru ũcio wehere gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu.
8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose.
Kũngĩkaagĩa maciira magooti-inĩ manyu mũtangĩhota gũtua, marĩ ma ũiti wa thakame, o na ma gũtuithania mũndũ na mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ, kana mũndũ ũhũũrĩte ũrĩa ũngĩ, matwaragei handũ harĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu agaathuura.
9 And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment;
Thiĩi kũrĩ Alawii arĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na kũrĩ mũtuithania ciira ũrĩa ũrĩ wĩra-inĩ ihinda rĩu. Mũmoorie ũhoro ũcio nao mamuonie ũrĩa ciira ũcio wagĩrĩire gũtuuo.
10 and thou shalt do according to the tenor of the word, which they of that place which Jehovah will choose shall declare unto thee; and thou shalt take heed to do according to all that they instruct thee:
No nginya mwĩke kũringana na matua marĩa makaamũhe mũrĩ handũ hau Jehova agaathuura. Menyagĩrĩrai mwĩkage ũrĩa wothe marĩmwathaga mwĩke.
11 according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left.
Ĩkagai kũringana na watho ũrĩa mamũrutĩte, na mũrũmĩrĩre matua mao marĩa mekũmũhe. Mũtikanehũgũre mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho, mũtigane na ũrĩa mamwĩrĩte.
12 And the man that shall act presumptuously, and not hearken unto the priest that standeth to serve there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, that man shall die; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩonania kũnyarara mũtuithania ciira kana mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, ũrĩa ũrũgamaga agĩtungatĩra Jehova Ngai wanyu, no nginya ooragwo. No nginya mũniine ũũru ũcio wehere Isiraeli.
13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and no more act presumptuously.
Andũ othe nĩmakaigua ũhoro ũcio nao metigĩre, na matigacooka gũkorwo marĩ na kĩnyararo rĩngĩ.
14 When thou comest unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are about me;
Rĩrĩa mũgaathiĩ bũrũri ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu ekũmũhe, na mũkorwo mũwĩgwatĩire na mũgaatũũra kuo, na muuge atĩrĩ, “Rekei tũgĩe na mũthamaki witũ ta ndũrĩrĩ iria ciothe itũthiũrũrũkĩirie,”
15 thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God will choose: from among thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.
Menyererai wega mũgaathuura mũthamaki ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu amwamũrĩire. No nginya akoima gatagatĩ-inĩ ka ariũ a ithe wanyu. Mũtigathuure mũndũ wa kũngĩ atuĩke mũthamaki wanyu, mũndũ ũtarĩ mũrũ wa thoguo Mũisiraeli.
16 Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses; for Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall not return again any more that way.
Mũthamaki ũcio, o nake ndakaneingĩhĩrie mbarathi, kana atũme andũ macooke bũrũri wa Misiri makamũgĩĩrĩre ingĩ, nĩgũkorwo Jehova amwĩrĩte atĩrĩ, “Mũtikanacooke na thuutha, mũgere njĩra ĩyo rĩngĩ.”
17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Nake ndakanahikie atumia aingĩ, nĩguo ngoro yake ndĩkanagarũrũke. Ningĩ ndakaneingĩhĩrie betha na thahabu.
18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites;
Rĩrĩa agaikarĩra gĩtĩ gĩake kĩa ũthamaki, akoya ibuku rĩa gĩkũnjo, eyandĩkĩre watho ũyũ, aũrutĩte ibuku-inĩ rĩrĩa riumĩte harĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai, arĩ o Alawii.
19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
Narĩo ibuku rĩu nĩaikarage narĩo, arĩthomage matukũ marĩa mothe egũtũũra muoyo nĩguo erutage gwĩtigĩra Jehova Ngai, na arũmagĩrĩre wega ciugo ciothe cia watho ũyũ na irĩra cia watho wa kũrũmagĩrĩrwo,
20 that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left; that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his sons, in the midst of Israel.
na ndagetuage mwega gũkĩra ariũ a ithe agarũrũke mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho atigane na watho. Hĩndĩ ĩyo, we na njiaro ciake nĩmagathamaka ihinda iraaya ũthamaki-inĩ wake kũu Isiraeli.
