¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

¹ Rabbi salaŋ Musa se mo ka ne:

¹And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

²“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy.

² «Ma salaŋ Israyla izey jama kulu se ka ne: Araŋ ma ciya ihannoyaŋ, zama ay wo, Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo, ay ya Hananyankoy no.

²Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

³“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God.

³ Araŋ boro kulu ma humburu nga nya da nga baaba. Araŋ ma haggoy d'ay fulanzamyaŋ zaarey mo. Ay ya Rabbi no, araŋ Irikoyo.

³Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

⁴“‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh your God.

⁴ Araŋ ma si bare ka ye tooru do haray, wala araŋ ma si tooruyaŋ soogu araŋ boŋ se. Ay ya Rabbi no, araŋ Irikoyo.

⁴Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

⁵“‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

⁵ Waati kaŋ araŋ ga saabuyaŋ sargay salle Rabbi jine mo, araŋ m'a salle mate kaŋ cine i ga du ka yadda nd'araŋ.

⁵And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

⁶It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day: and if anything remains until the third day, it shall be burned with fire.

⁶ I m'a ŋwa han din hane kaŋ araŋ n'a wi din, d'a wane suba. D'a cindi hala jirbi hinzanta hane, araŋ m'a ton danji ra.

⁶It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire.

⁷If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;

⁷ D'i ŋwa a gaa baa kayna zaari hinzanta hane, a ciya fanta hari nooya. Ay si yadda nd'a.

⁷And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:

⁸but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

⁸ Amma boro kulu kaŋ n'a ŋwa ga nga taalo jare nga boŋ, zama a na Rabbi hari hananta ciya harram. I ga fundo din waasu ka kaa nga dumo ra.

⁸but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

⁹“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

⁹ Woodin banda, d'araŋ n'araŋ laabo heemaro dum'izey wi, ni ma si farey lokotey wi ka ban; ni ma si koobu te mo.

⁹And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.

¹⁰You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.

¹⁰ Ni ma si ni reyzin* kalo koobu mo, wala a izey kaŋ fun ka kaŋ ngey boŋ se. Ni ga woodin yaŋ naŋ no alfukaaru da yaw se. Ay ya Rabbi no, araŋ Irikoyo.

¹⁰And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

¹¹“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.

¹¹ Araŋ ma si zay, araŋ ma si zamba goy te, wala araŋ ma si taari care se.

¹¹Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

¹²“‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

¹² Araŋ ma si ze da tangari ay maa boŋ mo ka ni Irikoyo maa kayna. Ay ya Rabbi no.

¹²And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

¹³“‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

¹³ Ni ma si ni gorokasin kankam, ni ma s'a zamba mo. Far-far izey kaŋ ni daŋ goy, i banando ma si goro ni do kala susubay.

¹³Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

¹⁴“‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

¹⁴ Ni ma si lutu wow, ni ma si katiyaŋ hari daŋ danaw jine mo, amma ni ga humburu ni Irikoyo. Ay ya Rabbi no.

¹⁴Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

¹⁵“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

¹⁵ Araŋ ma si cimi-jaŋay te ciiti ra. Ni ma si jalla talka gaa ciiti ra, ni ma si dabarikooni mo guna mo, amma adilitaray ra no ni ga ni gorokasin ciiti.

¹⁵Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

¹⁶“‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life literally, “blood” of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

¹⁶ Ni ma si konda-yanda te mimanda se ni borey ra. Ni ma si ni gorokasin daŋ fundi kataru ra. Ay ya Rabbi no.

¹⁶Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

¹⁷“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

¹⁷ Ni ma si konna ni nya-ize ni bina ra. Haciika ni ga deeni ni gorokasin gaa zama ni ma si taali te a sabbay se.

¹⁷Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

¹⁸“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

¹⁸ Ni ma si taali bana nda laala. Ni ma si futay jisi ni bina ra ni jama nya-izey se, amma ni ma ba ni gorokasin danga ni boŋ cine. Ay ya Rabbi no.

¹⁸Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

¹⁹“‘You shall keep my statutes. “‘You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. “‘you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; “‘neither shall there come upon on you a garment made of two kinds of material.

¹⁹ Araŋ m'ay hin sanney gana. Ni ma si naŋ ni hawey ma hay dumi waani gaa. Ni ma si ni faro duma nda dumar'ize dumi hinka. Ni ma si bankaaray daŋ ni gaa kaŋ i kay da silli dumi hinka.

¹⁹Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.

²⁰“‘If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

²⁰ Da alboro fo kani nda wayboro kaŋ koŋŋa no kaŋ gonda arwasu, amma i man'a fansa, wala i man'a burcinandi, kala i ma fintal. I ma s'i wi, zama waybora manti burcini.

²⁰And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

²¹He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.

²¹ Albora mo ma kande nga taali se sarga Rabbi jine. A ma kaa kubayyaŋ hukumo meyo gaa. Feeji gaaru no a ga kande taali se sargay.

²¹And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.

²²The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before Yahweh for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.

²² Alfaga mo ga sasabandiyaŋ te a se da taali se sargay feeji gaaro Rabbi jine, a zunubo kaŋ a te din sabbay se. Zunubo kaŋ a te mo, i g'a yaafa a se.

²²And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.

²³“‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. literally, “uncircumcised” Three years shall they be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

²³ D'araŋ furo laabo ra, hal araŋ na tuuri-nya dumi kulu tilam kaŋ izey ga ŋwa, kal araŋ m'i izey ciya sanda haŋ kaŋ jaŋ dambanguyaŋ. Jiiri hinza no i ga ciya araŋ se sanda i sinda dambanguyaŋ. Araŋ ma s'i ŋwa.

²³And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten.

²⁴But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Yahweh.

²⁴ Amma jiiri taacanta araŋ m'a izey kulu fay waani, saabuyaŋ sargay no Rabbi se.

²⁴But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

²⁵In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am Yahweh your God.

²⁵ Jiiri guwanta mo araŋ g'a izey ŋwa, zama a ma nga albarka hay araŋ se. Ay ya Rabbi no, araŋ Irikoyo.

²⁵And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.

²⁶“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

²⁶ Araŋ ma si ham kulu ŋwa nda nga kuro. Araŋ ma si moodabal te, araŋ ma si gunayaŋ te mo.

²⁶Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury.

²⁷“‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.

²⁷ Araŋ ma si araŋ kar-kambu wala araŋ kaabe hamni casey dumbu.

²⁷Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

²⁸“‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am Yahweh.

²⁸ Araŋ ma si araŋ gaahamey kottu-kottu buuko sabbay se, araŋ ma si jeeriyaŋ kulu te araŋ gaa-kuurey gaa mo. Ay ya Rabbi no.

²⁸Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

²⁹“‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

²⁹ Ma si ni ize way haawandi k'a daŋ kaaruwey ra, zama laabo ma si kaŋ zina ra, laabo ma si to da goy yaamo yaŋ.

²⁹Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

³⁰“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

³⁰ Ni ma haggoy d'ay fulanzamyaŋ zaarey, ka gaakuri cabe ay Nangoray Hananta se. Ay ya Rabbi no.

³⁰Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.

³¹“‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

³¹ Wa si bare ka ye borey do kaŋ gonda follay ngey banda, wala ziimey do mo. Wa s'i ceeci ka ziibi i do. Ay ya Rabbi no, araŋ Irikoyo.

³¹Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

³²“‘You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

³² Ni ma tun ka kay hamni kwaaray jine, ni ma dottijo beerandi mo. Ni ma humburu ni Irikoyo. Ay ya Rabbi no.

³²Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

³³“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

³³ Da yaw kaa ka zumbu ka goro ni banda laabo ra, araŋ ma si taali te a se.

³³And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.

³⁴The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

³⁴ Ce-yaw kaŋ ga goro araŋ do ma ciya danga boro kaŋ i hay laabo ra. Ni ma ba r'a sanda ni boŋ cine, zama araŋ mo na yawtaray te Misira laabo ra. Ay ya Rabbi no, araŋ Irikoyo.

³⁴The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

³⁵“‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

³⁵ Araŋ ma si zamba te ciiti gaa, wala kuuyaŋ neesiji gaa, wala tiŋay neesiji wane, wala muudu wane.

³⁵Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

³⁶You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

³⁶ Araŋ ma goro nda tiŋay neesiji cimikoy, da tiŋay tondiyaŋ kaŋ ga saba, da muudu kaŋ ga saba, da butal neesiji kaŋ ga saba mo. Ay ya Rabbi no, araŋ Irikoyo, kaŋ n'araŋ fattandi araŋ ma fun Misira laabo ra.

³⁶Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

³⁷“‘You shall observe all my statutes, and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.’”

³⁷ Araŋ m'ay hin sanney d'ay ciiti sanney kulu gana mo, hal araŋ m'i te. Ay ya Rabbi no.»

³⁷And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.