1And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you.
1 Sohõ binde, ya araŋ alfagey, lordi woone, araŋ gaa no a go:
2If ye do not hear, and if ye do not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, I will even send the curse among you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have already cursed them, because ye do not lay [it] to heart.
2 Hala day araŋ si maa, wala mo d'araŋ s'a daŋ araŋ biney ra k'ay maa beerandi, kala ay ma laaliyaŋ zumandi araŋ boŋ. Yaadin no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci. Ay m'araŋ albarkey laali. Oho, hala ay jin k'i laali zaati, zama araŋ man'a daŋ araŋ biney ra.
3Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts; and they shall take you away with it.
3 A go, ay ga deeni araŋ izey gaa, ay ma alman motto tuusu araŋ moydumey gaa, danga araŋ batey almaney mottey nooya. Araŋ da alman mottey mo, i g'araŋ ku ka konda care banda.
4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
4 Araŋ ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ka lordo din zumandi araŋ se, zama ay sappa ma goro Lawi banda. Yaadin no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci.
5My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.
5 Ay alkawlo go a banda doŋ, fundi nda baani alkawli no. Ay n'a no a se zama a ma humburu ay. A humburu ay mo waato, a di ay maa ya dambara hari no mo.
6The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
6 Cimi dondonandiyaŋ goro a meyo ra doŋ, i mana adilitaray-jaŋay gar mo a meyo ra. A dira ay banda laakal kanay da adilitaray ra, hal a na boro boobo bare i ma fay da goy laalo.
7For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seek the law; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
7 Zama a ga hima alfaga* meyo ma bayray haggoy, boro ma asariya* ceeci mo a meyo ra, zama nga wo Rabbi Kundeykoyo diya no.
8But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
8 Amma araŋ wo, araŋ kamba ka fonda taŋ. Araŋ naŋ boro boobo ma kati ka asariya ganayaŋ taŋ, araŋ na Lawi sappa ziibandi mo. Yaadin no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci.
9And I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, because ye have not kept my ways, but have respect of persons in [administering] the law.
9 Woodin sabbay se no ay mo n'araŋ ye ka ciya konnari hari nda kaynayaŋ hari jama kulu jine, za kaŋ araŋ mana ay fondey haggoy, amma araŋ na baar'a-baar'a te asariya ciine ra.
10Have we not all one father? Hath not one ùGod created us? Why do we deal unfaithfully every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
10 Manti iri kulu baaba folloŋ bo? Manti Irikoy folloŋ no k'iri taka? Ifo se no binde kaŋ iri goono ga amaana ŋwaayaŋ goy te, boro fo kulu nda nga nya-izo, iri goono g'iri kaayey sappa sara?
11Judah hath dealt unfaithfully, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the sanctuary of Jehovah which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange ùgod.
11 Yahuda na amaana ŋwaari goy te, i na fanta hari goy te Israyla nda Urusalima* ra mo. Zama Yahuda na haya kaŋ ga hanan kaŋ Rabbi ga ba din ziibandi, a na ize way kaŋ gonda de-koy* fo hiiji.
12Jehovah will cut off from the tents of Jacob the man that doeth this, him that calleth and him that answereth; and him that offereth an oblation unto Jehovah of hosts.
12 Boro kaŋ na woodin te, boro kulu kaŋ no, Rabbi ma tuusu ka kaa Yahuda kunda ra. Bora din dumi ma si cindi baa d'a na sargay salle Rabbi Kundeykoyo se.
13And further ye do this: ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the oblation any more, nor receiveth [it] with satisfaction at your hand.
13 Woone mo koyne araŋ go ga te: araŋ go ga Rabbi feema daabu nda mo mundi, da hẽeni, da bine jisiyaŋ, hal a si ye ka sargayey saal koyne. A s'i ta mo da bine yadda araŋ kambe ra.
14Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt unfaithfully: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
14 Amma araŋ go ga ne: «Ifo se no?» To, zama a go, Rabbi ciya seeda nin da ni zankataray wando game ra, nga kaŋ ni n'a amaana ŋwa, baa kaŋ a go, ni gorokasin no, ni alkawli wande.
15And did not one make [them]? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,
15 Manti a na alboro nda wayboro ciya afolloŋ gaaham da biya* baafuna ra? Mate nooya? Manti Rabbi goono ga banda ceeci kaŋ ga nga gana bo? Woodin sabbay se, wa haggoy d'araŋ bine, boro kulu ma si nga zankataray wando amaana ŋwa.
16(for I hate putting away, saith Jehovah the God of Israel;) and he covereth with violence his garment, saith Jehovah of hosts: take heed then to your spirit, that ye deal not unfaithfully.
16 Zama ay konna hiijay wiyaŋ, Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo ne, ay konna mo bora kaŋ ciya toonyante. Yaadin no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci. Woodin sabbay se, wa haggoy d'araŋ bine, araŋ ma si amaana ŋwa.
17Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, and ye say, Wherein have we wearied [him]? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
17 Araŋ na Rabbi fargandi nd'araŋ sanni-sanney. Amma araŋ go ga ne: «Man gaa no iri n'a fargandi?» To, zama araŋ ne goy laalo teeko kulu ga boori Rabbi diyaŋ gaa, a ga maa i kaani mo. Wala binde kaŋ araŋ go ga ne: «Man no Irikoyo kaŋ ga cimi ciiti te din go?»