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When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it,
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twaa malimbuko ya ardhi, utakayoyavuna katika nchi akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako; ukayatie katika kikapu, ukaende hata mahali pale atakapopachagua Bwana, Mungu wako, ili alikalishe jina lake huko.
you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
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Ukamwendee kuhani atakayekuwapo siku zile, ukamwambie, Ninakiri leo kwa Bwana, Mungu wako, ya kuwa nimeingia katika nchi Bwana aliyowaapia baba zetu ya kwamba atatupa.
to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”
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Naye kuhani atakipokea kikapu mkononi mwako, akiweke chini mbele ya madhabahu ya Bwana, Mungu wako.
Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,
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Nawe ujibu, ukaseme mbele za Bwana, Mungu wako, Baba yangu alikuwa Mwarami karibu na kupotea, akashuka Misri, akakaa huko ugenini, nao ni wachache hesabu yao; akawa taifa kubwa huko, yenye nguvu na watu wengi.
and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
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Wamisri wakatuonea, wakatutesa, wakatutumikisha utumwa mzito.
But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
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Tukamlilia Bwana, Mungu wa baba zetu; Bwana akasikia sauti yetu, akaona na taabu yetu, na kazi yetu, na kuonewa kwetu.
So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.
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Bwana akatutoa kutoka Misri kwa mkono wa nguvu, na kwa mkono ulionyoshwa, na kwa utisho mwingi, na kwa ishara, na kwa maajabu;
Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.
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naye ametuingiza mahali hapa, na kutupa nchi hii, nchi ijaayo maziwa na asali.
And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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Na sasa, tazama, nimeleta malimbuko ya mazao ya ardhi uliyonipa, Ee Bwana. Kisha ukiweke chini mbele za Bwana, Mungu wako, ukasujudu mbele za Bwana, Mungu wako;
And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.
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ukayafurahie mema yote ambayo Bwana, Mungu wako, amekupa, na nyumba yako, wewe, na Mlawi, na mgeni aliye kati yako.
So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.
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Utakapokwisha kutoa zaka, katika zaka zote za maongeo yako mwaka wa tatu, ambao ndio mwaka wa kutolea zaka, umpe zile zaka Mlawi, na mgeni, na yatima, na mjane, wapate kula ndani ya malango yako na kushiba;
When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
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nawe sema mbele ya Bwana, Mungu wako, Vitu vilivyo vitakatifu nimeviondoa katika nyumba yangu, nami mimewapa Mlawi, na mgeni, na yatima, na mjane, kwa mfano wa maagizo yako uliyoniusia yote; sikukosa maagizo yako yo yote, wala sikuyasahau;
Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
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katika vitu hivyo sikula wakati wa kukaa matanga mimi, wala sikuviondoa nikiwa na unajisi, wala sikutoa kwa ajili ya wafu katika vitu hivyo; sauti ya Bwana, Mungu wangu, nimeisikiza, nimefanya yote, kama ulivyoniamuru.
I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
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Uangalie kutoka makazi yako matakatifu mbinguni, uwabarikie watu wako Israeli, na nchi uliyotupa kama ulivyowaapia baba zetu, nchi imiminikayo maziwa na asali.
Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”
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Leo hivi akuamuru Bwana, Mungu wako, kuzifanya amri hizi na hukumu; basi uzishike na kuzifanya kwa moyo wako wote na roho yako yote.
The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Umemwungama Bwana leo, kuwa ndiye Mungu wako, na kuwa yakupasa kutembea katika njia zake, na kushika amri zake na maagizo yake, na hukumu zake, na kusikiza sauti yake;
Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
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naye Bwana amekuungama hivi leo kuwa taifa iliyotengwa iwe yake yeye, kama alivyokuahidi, na kuwa yakupasa kushika maagizo yake yote;
And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
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na kuwa atakutukuza juu ya mataifa yote aliyoyafanya, kwa sifa, na jina, na heshima, nawe upate kuwa taifa takatifu kwa Bwana, Mungu wako, kama alivyosema.
that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.