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Usimchinjie Bwana, Mungu wako, ng'ombe wala kondoo aliye na kilema, wala neno ovu lo lote; kwa kuwa hayo ni machukizo kwa Bwana, Mungu wako.
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.
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Ikiwa ameonekana katikati yako, ndani ya malango yako mojawapo, upewayo na Bwana, Mungu wako, mtu mume au mke afanyaye yaliyo maovu machoni pa Bwana, Mungu wako, kwa kuvunja maagano yake,
If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant
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naye amekwenda kutumikia miungu mingine na kuiabudu, au jua, au mwezi, au vilivyo katika jeshi la mbinguni vyo vyote, nisivyoagiza mimi;
and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
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ukiambiwa hayo nawe umeyasikia, ndipo utafute kwa bidii, na tazama, ikiwa ni kweli lina hakika jambo lile, kuwa yafanywa machukizo kama hayo katika Israeli;
and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
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ndipo umchukue nje malangoni kwako, yule mtu mume, au yule mwanamke, aliyefanya jambo lile ovu; ukawapige kwa mawe, wafe.
you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
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Huyo atakayeuawa na auawe kwa midomo ya mashahidi wawili, au mashahidi watatu; asiuawe kwa mdomo wa shahidi mmoja.
On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.
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Mikono ya wale mashahidi na iwe juu yake kwanza kwa kumwua, kisha mikono ya watu wote. Uondoe vivyo uovu katikati yako.
The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
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Ikiwa limezuka neno lililo zito kukupita wewe, katika maamuzi kati ya damu na damu, na kati ya daawa na daawa, na kati ya pigo na pigo, nayo yashindaniwa katika malango yako; ndipo nawe uondoke, ukwee uende mahali atakapochagua Bwana, Mungu wako;
If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
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uwaendee makuhani Walawi, na mwamuzi atakayekuwako siku hizo; uwaulize; nao watakuonyesha hukumu ya maamuzi;
You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
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nawe fanya sawasawa na hukumu watakayokuonyesha mahali hapo atakapochagua Bwana; nawe tunza kufanya kwa mfano wa yote watakayokufunza;
You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
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kwa mfano wa sheria watakayokufunza, na kwa mfano wa hukumu watakayokuambia, fanya vivyo; usigeuke katika hukumu watakayokuonyesha, kwenda mkono wa kuume wala wa kushoto.
according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
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Na mtu afanyaye kwa kujikinai, kwa kutomsikiza kuhani asimamaye hapo kwa kumtumikia Bwana, Mungu wako, au mwamuzi, na afe mtu huyo; nawe utauondoa uovu katika Israeli.
But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
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Na hao watu wote watasikia na kuogopa, wasifanye tena kwa kujikinai.
Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave arrogantly.
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Utakapokwisha kuingia katika nchi akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako ukaimiliki, na kukaa humo; nawe utakaposema, Nitaweka mfalme juu yangu mfano wa mataifa yote yaliyo kando-kando yangu;
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”
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usiache kumweka yule atakayechaguliwa na Bwana, Mungu wako, awe mfalme juu yako; umweke mmoja katika ndugu zako awe mfalme juu yako; usimtawaze mgeni juu yako, ambaye si ndugu yako.
you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
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Ila asifanye farasi wake kuwa wengi, wala asiwarudishe watu Misri, ili apate kufanya farasi kuwa wengi; kwa kuwa Bwana amewaambia, Tangu sasa msirudie tena njia ile.
But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
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Wala asijizidishie wake, ili moyo wake usikengeuke; wala asifanye fedha zake na dhahabu kuwa nyingi mno.
He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
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Tena na iwe, zamani aketipo juu ya kiti cha ufalme wake, ajiandikie nakala ya torati hii katika chuo, kufuata hicho kilicho mbele ya makuhani Walawi;
When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
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na awe nayo, asome humo siku zote atakazoishi; ili apate kujifunza kumcha Bwana, Mungu wake, ayashike maneno yote ya torati hii na amri hizi, kwa kuyafanya;
It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes.
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moyo wake usije ukainuliwa juu ya ndugu zake, wala asikengeuke katika maagizo, kwa mkono wa kuume wala wa kushoto; ili apate kuzifanya siku zake kuwa nyingi katika ufalme wake, yeye na wanawe, katikati ya Israeli.
Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.