Only One Place To Worship the Lord
Moses said to Israel:
1 Now I'll tell you the laws and teachings that you have to obey as long as you live. Your ancestors worshiped the Lord, and he is giving you this land. 2 But the nations that live there worship other gods. So after you capture the land, you must completely destroy their places of worship—on mountains and hills or in the shade of large trees. 3 Wherever these nations worship their gods, you must tear down their altars, break their sacred stones, burn the sacred poles used in worshiping the goddess Asherah, and smash their idols to pieces. Destroy these places of worship so completely that no one will remember they were ever there. 4 Don't worship the Lord your God in the way those nations worship their gods.
5-19 Soon you will cross the Jordan, and the Lord will help you conquer your enemies and let you live in peace, there in the land he has given you. But after you are settled, life will be different. You must not offer sacrifices just anywhere you want to. Instead, the Lord will choose a place somewhere in Israel where you must go to worship him. All of your sacrifices and offerings must be taken there, including sacrifices to please the Lord and any gift you promise or voluntarily give him. That's where you must also take one tenth of your grain, wine, and olive oil, as well as the first-born of your cattle, sheep, and goats. You and your family and servants will eat your gifts and sacrifices and celebrate there at the place of worship, because the Lord your God has made you successful in everything you have done. And since Levites will not have any land of their own, you must ask some of them to come along and celebrate with you.
Sometimes you may want to kill an animal for food and not as a sacrifice. If the Lord has blessed you and given you enough cows or sheep or goats, then you can butcher one of them where you live. You can eat it just like the meat from a deer or gazelle that you kill when you go hunting. And even those people who are unclean and unfit for worship can have some of the meat. But you must not eat the blood of any animal—let the blood drain out on the ground.
20-21 The Lord has promised that later on he will give Israel more land, and some of you may not be able to travel all the way from your homes to the place of worship each time you are hungry for meat. But the Lord will give you cattle, sheep, and goats, and you can butcher any of those animals at home and eat as much as you want. 22 It is the same as eating the meat from a deer or a gazelle that you kill when you go hunting. And in this way, anyone who is unclean and unfit for worship can have some of the meat.
23-24 But don't eat the blood. It is the life of the animal, so let it drain out on the ground before you eat the meat. 25 Do you want the Lord to make you successful? Do you want your children to be successful even after you are gone? Then do what pleases the Lord and don't eat blood.
26-27 All sacrifices and offerings to the Lord must be taken to the place where he chooses to be worshiped. If you offer a sacrifice to please the Lord, all of its meat must be burned on the altar. You can eat the meat from certain kinds of sacrifices, but you must always pour out the animal's blood on the altar.
28 If you obey these laws, you will be doing what the Lord your God says is right and good. Then he will help you and your descendants be successful.
Worship the Lord in the Right Way
Moses said:
29 Israel, as you go into the land and attack the nations that are there, the Lord will get rid of them, and you can have their land.
30 But that's when you must be especially careful not to ask, “How did those nations worship their gods? Shouldn't we worship the Lord in the same way?” 31 No, you should not! The Lord hates the disgusting way those nations worship their gods, because they even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices.
32 Obey all the laws and teachings I am giving you. Don't add any, and don't take any away.
Yaawe ye batudulaa kiliŋ ne tomboŋ
1 Musa ko Banisirayilankoolu ye ko:
Ñiŋ ne mu luwaalu niŋ saratoolu ti, ali ñanta mennu muta la kendeke, ali be sabati la bankoo meŋ kaŋ, Yaawe* ali mumuñolu la Alla be naa daameŋ dii la ali la ka ke ali taa ti ali la baluwo bee la. 2 Ali ka taa bankoo meŋ taa teŋ, a moolu ka alla koteŋolu le batu. Ali ñanta ì la batudulaalu bee le tumbuŋ na fereŋ, mennu be konko baalu kaŋ waraŋ konkoriŋolu, aniŋ yirisuŋ biireeriŋolu koto. 3 Ali ì la jalaŋ sadaabodulaalu* janjaŋ, ali ye ì la jalaŋ bere samasiŋolu teyiŋ-teyiŋ, ali ye ì la Asera* jalaŋ dokoolu jani, ali ye ì la jalaŋ leseriŋolu buruka, moo hakili kana bula hani ì toolu la ñiŋ dulaalu to kotenke. 4 Ali maŋ ñaŋ na Yaawe ali la Alla batu la wo sila siifaa ñaama. 5 Yaawe ali la Alla be dulaa le tomboŋ na ali lasili kiliŋ na tundoo kaŋ, a too be tara la daameŋ, jee ye ke a batudulaa ti, ali si jee waliŋ. 6 Ali be kali la ali la sadaalu* samba la naŋ jee le to: jani sadaalu, beeyaŋ sadaa koteŋolu, jakoolu, soorifeŋ doolu, laahidi timmandiraŋ sadaalu, fankadaŋ sadaalu aniŋ ali la beeyaŋolu konoñaa foloolu. 7 Jee to, ali niŋ ali la dimbaayaalu si sadaalu domo ka juurali ke Yaawe ali la Alla ñaatiliŋo la. Ali si seewoo ali la kata kuwolu bee to, Yaawe ali la Alla neemata ali ma mennu la. 8 Ali kana kuwolu ke, ko ali ka a ke ñaameŋ jaŋ bii. Moo-wo-moo ka sadaa bo le, a lafita a la ñaameŋ, 9 baawo ali maŋ duŋ bankoo kaŋ foloo, Yaawe ali la Alla be daameŋ dii la ali la dahaa dulaa ti. 10 Niŋ ali ye Yoridani Boloŋo teyi, ali sabatita bankoo kaŋ, Yaawe be daameŋ dii la ali la, a be ali tanka la ali jawoolu bee ma le, a ye dahaa dii ali la. 11 Bituŋ Yaawe ali la Alla be dulaa kiliŋ ne tomboŋ na, a too be tara la daameŋ to. Ali si sadaalu samba a ye jee to, ŋa ali yaamari mennu la: jani sadaalu niŋ beeyaŋ sadaa koteŋolu, jakoolu, soorifeŋ doolu, aniŋ laahidi timmandiraŋ sadaalu. 12 Ali si seewoo Yaawe ñaatiliŋo la ali la Alla, ali niŋ ali dinkewolu, ali dimmusoolu, ali la jonkewolu niŋ ali la jommusoolu, aniŋ Lewi lasiloo moolu mennu be sabatiriŋ ali la saatewolu kono, bayiri itolu te nii soto la ali la banku kenoolu to. 13 Ali ali hakiloo tu, ali kana jani sadaalu bo daa-wo-daa, ali lafita daameŋ na. 14 Ali ñanta jani sadaalu bondi la dulaa le to Yaawe be daameŋ tomboŋ na ali lasiloolu kiliŋ na tundoo kaŋ, aduŋ ali si kuwolu bee ke jee, ko ŋa ali yaamari ñaameŋ.
15 Bari ali la beeyaŋolu, mennu maŋ ke sadaa ti, ali si wolu kanateyi noo le ka ì suboo domo ali la saatewolu kono. Niŋ Yaawe ali la Alla neemata ali ma beeyaŋ jamaa la, ali si ì kanateyi noo le ka ì suboo domo, ko a diyaata ali ye ñaameŋ. Moolu mennu niŋ kosoo mu, aniŋ mennu be jankuriŋ, bee si wo suboo domo noo le, ko ì ka minaŋ suboo niŋ daakoyi suboo domo ñaameŋ. 16 Bari ali kana yeloo domo, ali a boŋ bankoo to ko jiyo. 17 Sadaalu mennu bota Yaawe ye, ali maŋ ñaŋ na wolu domo la ali la saatewolu kono. Wolu le mu ñiŋ jakoolu ti: siimaŋ kesoo, wayini* kutoo, aniŋ olifu* tuloo. Ali la beeyaŋolu fanaa konoñaa foloolu maŋ ñaŋ ka domo jee, laahidi timmandiraŋ sadaalu aniŋ soorifeŋ doolu. 18 Ali si ñiŋ sadaalu domo Yaawe ñaatiliŋo la ali la Alla, dulaa to, a be meŋ tomboŋ na. Ali si a domo jee to, ali niŋ ali dinkewolu, ali dimmusoolu, ali la jonkewolu niŋ ali la jommusoolu, aniŋ Lewi lasiloo moolu mennu be sabatiriŋ ali la saatewolu kono. Ali si seewoo Yaawe ali la Alla ñaatiliŋo la ali la kata kuwolu bee to. 19 Ali si ali hakiloolu tu, ali kana ali ñaa kaasi Lewi lasiloo moolu la ali la sabatoo bee kono wo bankoo kaŋ.
20 Niŋ Yaawe ali la Alla ye ali la bankoo fanundi, ko a ye ali laahidi ñaameŋ, aduŋ suboo ye ali meeyaa, ali si a domo noo le kendeke, ko ali lafita a la ñaameŋ. 21 Niŋ a ye a tara Yaawe ye batudulaa meŋ tomboŋ ka a too ke jee, jamfata ali la baake, aduŋ ali lafita beeyaŋo faa la domotaa ti, wo to ali si doolu faa noo le, Yaawe ye mennu dii ali la. Ali si ì suboo domo noo ali la saatewolu to le, a diyaata ali ye ñaameŋ, ko ŋa a fo ali ye ñaameŋ nuŋ. 22 Ali si a domo noo, ko ali ka minaŋ suboo niŋ daakoyi suboo domo ñaameŋ. Moolu mennu niŋ kosoo mu, aniŋ mennu be jankuriŋ, bee si wo suboo domo noo le. 23 Ali ali hakiloo tu ali kana subu yelemaa domo, kaatu yeloo le mu baluwo ti. Wo kamma la ali kana baluwo niŋ suboo domo ñoo la. 24 Ali kana yeloo domo, ali a boŋ bankoo to ko ali ka jiyo boŋ ñaameŋ. 25 Ali kana a domo. Niŋ ali ye kuu betoo ke Yaawe ñaa koto, kuwolu bee be laakuu la ali ye le, aniŋ ali koomalankoolu. 26 Sadaalu mennu kerekereta Yaawe ye, aniŋ laahidi timmandiraŋ sadaalu, ali ì bee samba batudulaa to, Yaawe be meŋ tomboŋ na. 27 Ali ali la jani sadaalu suboo niŋ ì yeloo bo Yaawe la sadaajanidulaa* kaŋ. Ali si ali la sadaa koteŋolu yeloo boŋ Yaawe la sadaajanidulaa daala, bari ì suboo, ali si wolu domo noo le. 28 Ali si ali hakiloo tu ka bula kumakaŋolu bee nooma, ŋa mennu dii ali la bii. Niŋ ali ye wo ke, kuwolu bee be laakuu la ali niŋ ali koomalankoolu ye le fo abadaa, kaatu wo be ke la kuu betoo niŋ kuu tilindiŋo le ti Yaawe ñaa koto, ali la Alla.
Jalambatoo la kuwo dandalaaroo
29 Niŋ Yaawe ali la Alla ye wo banku moolu kasaara ali ñaato fo ali ye ì la bankoo taa ali sabatita jee, 30 ali kana marisa fo ali ye bula ì la kuwolu nooma. Ali kana kisikisiri ke ka a fo ko, “Ñiŋ moolu ka ì la alloolu batu ñaadii le? M̀ fanaa lafita a ke la wo le ñaama.” 31 Ali maŋ ñaŋ na Yaawe ali la Alla batu la wo ñaama, kaatu wolu la alla batoo kono, ì ka kuu haraamuriŋolu bee le ke, Yaawe ye mennu koŋ. Itolu ka hani ì dinkewolu niŋ ì dimmusoolu jani dimbaa kono sadaa ti ì la alloolu ye le.
32 Ali si kuwolu bee ke a ñaama, ŋa ali yaamari mennu la. Ali kana feŋ lafaa ì kaŋ waraŋ ka feŋ talaa ì to.
