Dheuteronomyo 14:1-29
14 “Imwe ndimwe ana a Yahova Mulungu wanu. Lekani kucekeka-cekeka mʼmanungo mwanu+ peno kupala ntsiye zanu thangwi ya munthu wakufa.+
2 Thangwi imwe ndimwe mbumba yakucena+ kuna Yahova Mulungu wanu; pontho Yahova akusankhulani toera mukhale mbumba yace, anthu ace akufunika kakamwe pakati pa mbumba zonsene ziri pa dziko yapantsi.+
3 “Lekani kudya pinthu pyonsene pyakuti ndi pyakunyanyasa.+
4 Ipi ndi pinyama pyakuti munakwanisa kupidya:+ Ngʼombe, bira, mbuzi,
5 mbawala, nyasa, lumbzwa, mbuzi ya ntsanga, mphalapala, bira ya ntsanga na bira ya mʼmapiri.
6 Munakwanisa kudya pinyama pyonsene piri na nyondo zakugawika, pyakuti pingadya pisalukula.
7 Mbwenye lekani kudya pinyama ipi pyakuti pisalukula peno pyakuti piri na nyondo zakugawika: Kamelo, sulo, sulo anakhala mʼmiyala,* thangwi pingadya pisalukula, mbwenye nkhabe nyondo zakugawika. Pinyama pyenepi ndi pyakukhonda cena kuna imwe.+
8 Pontho lekani kudya nkhumba, thangwi iri na nyondo zakugawika, mbwenye ingadya nkhabe kulukula. Iyo ndi yakukhonda cena kuna imwe. Lekani kudya pinyama pyenepi, pontho pingafa lekani kupikhuya.
9 “Mwa pinyama pyonsene pinakhala mʼmadzi, pinafunika imwe kudya ndi ipi: Munakwanisa kudya+ pinyama pyonsene pyakuti piri na makoko na pyakusambirira napyo.*
10 Mbwenye lekani kudya pinyama pyonsene pidasowa makoko na pyakusambirira napyo.* Pinyama pyenepi ndi pyakukhonda cena kuna imwe.
11 “Imwe munakwanisa kudya mbalame zonsene zakuti ndi zakucena.*
12 Mbwenye lekani kudya mbalame izi: Nkhwazi, nkhuku-madzi, malezi akupswipa,+
13 kasosera,* tangwe* na mitundu yonsene ya kasosera,
14 mitundu yonsene ya makhungubwe,
15 avestruji,* dzidzi, makurea* na ntundu onsene wa madzumbira,
16 khutukutu, surumunyu, tsekwe,
17 cidokowe, malezi, khungubwe wa mʼmadzi,
18 soliri, mitundu yonsene ya nyaswa-nkhadzi, mphuputa na anyakalemalema.
19 Pinyama pingʼono pyonsene pyakumburuka, ndi pyakukhonda cena kuna imwe. Pinyama pyenepi nkhabe funika kudyiwa.
20 Mbwenye munakwanisa kudya pinyama pyonsene pyakumburuka pyakuti ndi pyakucena.*
21 “Lekani kudya cinyama consene cidagumanwa kuti cafa.+ Cinyama ceneci munakwanisa kupasa mulendo anakhala mʼmizinda yanu, iye anakwanisa kucidya; peno munakwanisa kugulisira munthu wakudza. Thangwi imwe ndimwe mbumba yakucena kuna Yahova Mulungu wanu.
“Lekani kuphika mwanambuzi mu nkaka+ wa mai wace.
22 “Mwakukhonda phonya, musafunika kupereka khundu yacikhumi ya pinthu pyonsene pinafuna kubuluka mʼmunda mwanu pyaka pyonsene.+
23 Munakwanisa kudya khundu yacikhumi ya mbeu zanu, vinyu yanu ipswa, ya mafuta anu a azeti, ana akutoma a ngʼombe zanu na a mabira anu pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wanu, pa mbuto inafuna kusankhula iye toera kupasa mbiri dzina yace,+ toera mupfundze kugopa Yahova Mulungu wanu kwenda na kwenda.+
24 “Mbwenye ulendo wanu ungakhala wakulapha kakamwe, mbamucimwana kuthukula pinthu pyenepi toera kuenda napyo pa mbuto idasankhula Yahova Mulungu wanu toera kuikha dzina yace,+ nakuti mbuto iri kutali kakamwe (thangwi Yahova Mulungu wanu anadzakupasani nkhombo),
25 munakwanisa kucinjisa pinthu pyenepi na kobiri, mungamala munakwata kobiri ineyi mbamuenda nayo pa mbuto inafuna kusankhula Yahova Mulungu wanu.
26 Imwe munakwanisa kuphatisira kobiri ineyi toera kugula pinthu pyonsene pinafuna imwe: Ngʼombe, mabira, mbuzi, vinyu na mitundu inango ya pyakumwa pyakuledzeresa na pyonsene pinafuna imwe; pontho imwe munadzadya ntsembe zanu pa mbuto ineyi pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wanu, munadzatsandzaya, imwe pabodzi na anthu a panyumba panu.+
27 Lekani kusiya kuphedza Alevi anakhala mʼmizinda yanu,+ thangwi iwo nee apaswa unthaka pakati panu.+
28 “Pakupita pyaka pitatu, musafunika kubweresa makhundu onsene acikhumi a pinthu pidalima imwe pa caka ceneci cacitatu, mbamupikoya mʼmizinda yanu.+
29 Natenepa Alevi akuti nkhabe unthaka pakati panu, munthu wakudza, mwana waumphawi* na nzice* anakhala mʼmizinda yanu, anadzabwera, mbadya mbakhuta,+ toera Yahova Mulungu wanu akupaseni nkhombo mu pinthu pyonsene pinacita imwe.+
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Ceneci ndi cinyama cidalandana na sulo, pontho cisakhala mu mbuto za miyala.
^ Peno: “bharbhatana.”
^ Peno: “bharbhatana.”
^ Zakucena mwakubverana na mwambo.
^ Peno: “kodzi; kaindzu.”
^ Peno: “kodzi wakupswipa.”
^ Ndi mbalame idalandana na botowe, mboani na nthiwatiwa.
^ Peno: “gaivota.”
^ Pyakucena mwakubverana na mwambo.
^ Peno: “mwana adaferwa na pai wace.”
^ Peno: “nkazi adaferwa na mamunace.”
