Deuteronomy 18

1 The priests and the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire and his portion.

Ndị nchụaja bụ ndị Livayị, na ndị ebo Livayị niile agaghị enwe oke maọbụ ihe nketa ọbụla dịka ebo ndị ọzọ nʼIzrel. Ihe onyinye ịchụ aja niile e wetara nʼihu Onyenwe anyị site nʼọkụ bụ ihe nketa ha.

2 They shall have no inheritance amongst their brothers. The LORD is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.

Ha agaghị enwe ihe nketa ọbụla nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel ndị ọzọ, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị abụrụla ihe nketa nke ha dịka o kwere ha na nkwa.

3 This shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.

Nke ga-abụ oke ruuru ndị nchụaja nʼebe ndị mmadụ nọ, nʼebe ndị na-achụ aja, site nʼanụ ehi maọbụ atụrụ: a ga-enye onye nchụaja ubu aka ya, agba ya abụọ na afọ ya.

4 You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.

Ha ga-enwetakwa mkpụrụ mbụ nke owuwe ihe ubi unu, ya bụ, ọka mbụ unu, mmanya vaịnị ọhụrụ unu, mmanụ oliv unu na ajị mbụ a kpụchapụtara site nʼahụ igwe atụrụ unu.

5 For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in the LORD’s name, him and his sons forever.

Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu ahọpụtala ebo Livayị na ụmụ ụmụ ha site nʼebo niile nke Izrel ka ha bụrụ ndị ga-eguzo jee ozi nʼihu Onyenwe anyị oge niile.

6 If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel where he lives, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which the LORD shall choose,

Onye Livayị ọbụla si nʼebe o bi kwapụ gaa biri nʼobodo ọzọ nʼIzrel nwere ike ije nʼebe ịchụ aja Onyenwe anyị họpụtara,

7 then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD.

ọ ga-eje ozi nʼaha Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke ya dịka ụmụnna ya ndị Livayị na-eje ozi nʼihu Onyenwe anyị.

8 They shall have like portions to eat, in addition to that which comes from the sale of his family possessions.

Ọ ga-esokwa keta oke a na-ekenye ndị Livayị bi nʼobodo ahụ, nʼagbanyeghị na ọ na-enweta ego site nʼorire e rere ihe onwunwe ezinaụlọ ya.

9 When you have come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.

Mgbe ị banyere nʼala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị, amụtakwala ime omume arụ dịka ndị mba bi nʼala ahụ.

10 There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who tells fortunes, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

Ka a hapụ ịchọta onye ọbụla nʼetiti gị nke na-ewere nwa ya nwoke maọbụ nwanyị nye ka a kpọọ ya ọkụ nʼihi ịchụrụ chi ndị mba ọzọ aja. Ka onye Izrel ọbụla ghara ịbụ onye na-ajụ mmụọ ase maọbụ onye mgbaasị maọbụ na-agba aja,

11 or a charmer, or someone who consults with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

maọbụ onye na-akụ mmadụ ibe ya ọgwụ, maọbụ onye na-ajụ mmụọ ọjọọ ase, maọbụ dibịa afa maọbụ onye na-ajụ ase site nʼaka ndị nwụrụ anwụ.

12 For whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. Because of these abominations, the LORD your God drives them out from before you.

Onye ọbụla na-eme ihe ndị a bụ onye Onyenwe anyị kpọrọ asị. Ọ bụkwa nʼihi ihe arụ ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị ji na-achụpụ ndị bi nʼala a.

13 You shall be blameless with the LORD your God.

Ị ghaghị ịbụ onye zuruoke nʼụzọ niile nʼihu Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị.

14 For these nations that you shall dispossess listen to those who practise sorcery and to diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you so to do.

Mba ndị ị na-aga inweta ala ha bụ ndị na-ajụ ase site nʼaka ndị mgbaasị na ndị na-agba aja, ma Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị anabataghị na ị ga-eme ihe dị otu ahụ.

15 The LORD your God will raise up to you a prophet from amongst you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.

Kama Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị ga-eme ka onye amụma nke dị ka m biliere unu site nʼetiti unu, site nʼetiti ndị unu bụ Izrel. Ọ bụ ya ka unu ga-aṅa ntị.

16 This is according to all that you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, “Let me not hear again the LORD my God’s voice, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.”

Nʼihi na nke a bụ ihe gị onwe gị rịọrọ Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke gị nʼugwu Horeb, nʼụbọchị mkpokọta ahụ. I kwuru sị, “Anyị achọghị ịnụ olu Onyenwe anyị maọbụ hụ ọkụ ahụ dị egwu anya ọzọ, ka anyị ghara ịnwụ.”

17 The LORD said to me, “They have well said that which they have spoken.

Nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị gwara m okwu sị m, “Ihe ha kwuru dị mma.

18 I will raise them up a prophet from amongst their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

Aga m eme ka onye amụma bilie nʼetiti ha, onye Izrel dịka gị. Aga m agwa ya ihe ọ ga-ekwu, okwu niile m tinyere nʼọnụ ya ka ọ ga-agwa ha.

19 It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

Onye ọbụla jụrụ ige ntị nʼokwu m niile nke onye amụma ga-agwa ha nʼaha m ka mụ onwe m ga-emesi ike.

20 But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.”

Ma onye amụma ọbụla sitere na nganga obi ya kwuo okwu nʼaha m, bụ okwu nke m na-ezighị ya ka o kwuo, ga-anwụ, maọbụ onye amụma ọbụla nke kwuru okwu nʼaha chi ndị ọzọ, onye amụma ahụ ga-anwụkwa.”

21 You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”

I nwere ike ikwu nʼobi gị sị, “Olee otu anyị ga-esi mata na okwu e kwuru si nʼaka Onyenwe anyị nʼezie?”

22 When a prophet speaks in the LORD’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.

Otu a ka unu ga-esi mata, ọ bụrụ na ihe onye amụma buru nʼamụma nʼaha Onyenwe anyị emezughị, okwu ahụ esighị nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ bịa. Ọ bụ okwu onye amụma ahụ chepụtara kwuo nʼonwe ya. Unu atụla ya ụjọ.