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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Jifanyie tarumbeta mbili za fedha; utazifanya za kazi ya ufuzi; nawe utazitumia kwa kuwaita mkutano wakutane, na kwa kusafiri kwao yale makambi.
“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.
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Na hapo watakapozipiga hizo tarumbeta, mkutano wote utakukutanikia wewe, hapo mlangoni pa hema ya kukutania.
When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
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Nao wakipiga tarumbeta moja tu ndipo wakuu, walio vichwa vya maelfu ya Israeli, watakukutanikia wewe
But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.
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Tena hapo mtakapopiga sauti ya kugutusha sana, marago yaliyoko upande wa mashariki yatasafiri. Tena hapo mtakapopiga sauti ya kugutusha ya pili, marago yaliyoko upande wa kusini watasafiri;
When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
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watapiga sauti ya kugutusha kwa ajili ya safari zao.
When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.
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Lakini mkutano utakapokutanishwa pamoja mtapiga, lakini hamtapiga sauti ya kugutusha.
To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.
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Wana wa Haruni, makuhani, ndio watakaopiga hizo tarumbeta; nazo zitakuwa kwenu ni amri ya milele katika vizazi vyenu vyote.
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
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Tena hapo mtakapokwenda kupiga vita katika nchi yenu, kupigana na adui awaoneaye ninyi, ndipo mtakapopiga sauti ya kugutusha kwa tarumbeta; nanyi mtakumbukwa mbele za Bwana, Mungu wenu, nanyi mtaokolewa na adui zenu.
When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
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Tena katika siku ya furaha yenu, na katika sikukuu zenu zilizoamriwa, na katika kuandama miezi kwenu, mtapiga hizo tarumbeta juu ya sadaka zenu za kuteketezwa, na juu ya dhabihu za sadaka zenu za amani; nazo zitakuwa kwenu ni ukumbusho mbele za Mungu wenu; mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
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Ikawa mwaka wa pili, mwezi wa pili, siku ya ishirini ya mwezi, hilo wingu liliinuka kutoka pale juu ya maskani ya ushahidi.
On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,
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Wana wa Israeli wakasafiri kwenda mbele, kwa safari zao kutoka jangwa la Sinai; na hilo wingu likakaa katika jangwa la Parani.
and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.
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Nao wakasafiri kwanza kwa amri ya Bwana kwa mkono wa Musa.
They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
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Mahali pa mbele ilisafiri beramu ya marago ya wana wa Yuda, kwa majeshi yao; na Nashoni mwana wa Aminadabu ndiye aliyekuwa juu ya jeshi lake.
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
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Na juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Isakari alikuwa Nethaneli mwana wa Suari.
Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
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Na juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Zabuloni ni Eliabu mwana wa Heloni.
and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
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Na maskani ilishushwa; na wana wa Gershoni, na wana wa Merari, walioichukua maskani, wakasafiri kwenda mbele.
Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
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Kisha beramu ya marago ya Reubeni ikasafiri kwenda mbele kwa majeshi yao; na juu ya jeshi lake alikuwa Elisuri mwana wa Shedeuri.
Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
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Tena juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Simeoni ni Shelumieli mwana wa Suri-shadai.
Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
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Tena juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Gadi ni Eliasafu mwana wa Deueli.
and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
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Ndipo wakasafiri Wakohathi wenye kuvichukua vile vitu vitakatifu; na hao wengine wakaisimamisha maskani kabla hawajaja wao.
Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
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Kisha beramu ya marago ya wana wa Efraimu ikasafiri kwenda mbele kwa majeshi yao; na juu ya jeshi lake ni Elishama mwana wa Amihudi.
Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
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Tena juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Manase ni Gamalieli mwana wa Pedasuri.
Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
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Tena juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Benyamini ni Abidani mwana wa Gideoni.
and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Kisha beramu ya marago ya wana wa Dani, ambayo yalikuwa ni nyuma ya marago yote, ikasafiri, kwa majeshi yao; na juu ya jeshi lake ni Ahiezeri mwana wa Amishadai.
Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
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Tena juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Asheri ni Pagieli mwana wa Okrani;
Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
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Tena juu ya jeshi la kabila ya wana wa Naftali ni Ahira mwana wa Enani.
and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
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Ndivyo zilivyokuwa safari zao wana wa Israeli kwa majeshi: yao; nao wakasafiri kwenda mbele.
This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
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Kisha Musa akamwambia Hobabu, mwana wa Reueli Mmidiani, mkwewe Musa, Sisi twasafiri kwenenda mahali ambapo Bwana amenena habari zake hivi, Nitawapa ninyi mahali hapo; uje pamoja nasi, nasi tutakufanyia mema; kwa kuwa Bwana ametamka mema juu ya Israeli.
Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”
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Naye akamwambia, Siendi mimi; ila nitairudia nchi yangu mwenyewe, na kwa jamaa zangu mwenyewe.
“I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
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Naye akamwambia, Usituache, tafadhali; kwa kuwa wewe wajua jinsi tutakavyopanga nyikani, nawe utakuwa kwetu badala ya macho.
“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.
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Itakuwa, ukienda pamoja nasi, naam, itakuwa mema yo yote Bwana atakayotutendea sisi, tutakutendea wewe vivyo.
If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
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Basi wakasafiri kutoka penye mlima wa Bwana safari ya siku tatu; na sanduku la agano la Bwana likatangulia mbele yao mwendo wa siku tatu, ili kuwatafutia mahali pa kupumzika.
So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.
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Na wingu la Bwana lilikuwa juu yao mchana hapo waliposafiri kwenda mbele kutoka kambini.
And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
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Ilikuwa, hapo sanduku liliposafiri kwenda mbele, ndipo Musa akasema, Inuka, Ee Bwana, adui zako na watawanyike; na wakimbie mbele zako hao wakuchukiao.
Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
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Tena hapo liliposimama, akasema, Ee Bwana, uwarudie maelfu kumi ya maelfu ya Israeli. </p>
And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”