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Mtu akiisha kutwaa mke kwa kumwoa, asipopata kibali machoni mwake, kwa kuwa ameona neno ovu kwake, na amwandikie hati ya kumwacha, akamtilie mkononi mwake, na kumtoa katika nyumba yake.
If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
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Naye akiisha kuondoka katika nyumba yake, ana ruhusa kwenda akawa mke wa mtu mwingine.
If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,
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Na huyo mumewe wa sasa akimchukia, na kumwandikia hati ya kumwacha, na kumpa mkononi mwake, na kumtoa katika nyumba yake; au akifa yeye mumewe wa sasa, aliyemtwaa kuwa mkewe;
and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
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yule wa kwanza aliyemwacha asimtwae kuwa mkewe tena, akiisha kutiwa unajisi; kwa kuwa haya ni machukizo mbele za Bwana; kwa hiyo usiitie dhambini nchi, akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako, iwe urithi.
then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
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Mtu atwaapo mke mpya, asiende vitani pamoja na jeshi, wala asipewe shughuli juu yake yo yote; akae faragha mwaka mmoja nyumbani mwake, apate mfurahisha mkewe aliyemtwaa.
If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
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Mtu awaye yote asitwae jiwe la kusagia, la juu wala la chini, kuwa rehani; kwani hivi ni kutwaa maisha ya mtu kuwa rehani.
Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
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Mtu akionekana anamwiba nduguze mmojawapo katika wana wa Israeli, akamfanya kama mtumwa, au kumwuza; na afe mwivi huyo; ndivyo utakavyoondoa uovu katikati yako.
If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.
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Angalia katika pigo la ukoma, utunze kwa bidii, kwa kufanya mfano wa yote watakayowafundisha makuhani Walawi; tunzeni kwa kuyafanya vile vile kama nilivyowaamuru wao.
In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
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Kumbukeni na Bwana, Mungu wako alivyomtenda Miriamu katika njia mlipotoka Misri.
Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.
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Umkopeshapo jirani yako cho chote kikopeshwacho usiingie katika nyumba yake kwenda kutwaa rehani kwake.
When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.
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Simama nje, yule umkopeshaye akuletee nje ile rehani.
You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.
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Naye akiwa ni mtu maskini, usilale na rehani yake.
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
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Sharti umrudishie rehani lichwapo jua, apate kulala na mavazi yake, na kukubarikia; nayo itakuwa ni haki kwako mbele za Bwana, Mungu wako.
be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
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Usimwonee mtumishi mwenye ujira aliye maskini na uhitaji, kama ni wa nduguzo, au kama ni wageni wako mmojawapo walio katika nchi yako, ndani ya malango yako;
Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
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mpe ujira wake kwa siku yake, wala jua lisichwe juu yake; kwa maana ni maskini, moyo wake umeutumainia huo; asije akamlilia Bwana juu yako, ikawa ni dhambi kwako.
You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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Mababa wasiuawe kwa ajili ya watoto wao, wala watoto wasiuawe kwa ajili ya baba zao; kila mtu na auawe kwa ajili ya dhambi yake mwenyewe.
Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
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Usipotoshe hukumu ya mgeni, wala ya yatima; wala usitwae mavazi ya mjane, yawe rehani;
Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
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bali kumbuka ya kuwa ulikuwa mtumwa katika Misri, Bwana, Mungu wako, akakukomboa huko; kwa hiyo nakuamuru kutenda neno hili.
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
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Uvunapo mavuno yako katika shamba lako, ukasahau mganda shambani, usirudi kuuchukua; na uwe wa mgeni, au yatima, au mjane; ili Bwana, Mungu wako, akubariki katika kazi yote ya mikono yako.
If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
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Utakapochuma matunda ya mizeituni yako, usirudi kuchuma mara ya pili; yaliyobaki apewe mgeni, na yatima, na mjane.
When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
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Uchumapo zabibu katika shamba lako la mizabibu, usichume mara ya pili; zilizobaki apewe mgeni, na yatima, na mjane.
When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
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Nawe kumbuka ya kuwa ulikuwa mtumwa katika nchi ya Misri; kwa hiyo nakuamuru kutenda neno hili. </p>
Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.