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Mwezi wa tatu baada ya kutoka Waisraeli katika nchi ya Misri, siku iyo hiyo wakafika jangwa la Sinai.
In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai.
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Nao walipokuwa wameondoka Refidimu na kufika jangwa la Sinai, wakatua katika lile jangwa; Israeli wakapiga kambi huko wakiukabili mlima.
After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
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Musa akapanda kwa Mungu, na Bwana akamwita toka mlima ule, akisema, Utawaambia nyumba ya Yakobo, na kuwaarifu wana wa Israeli, maneno haya;
Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
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Mmeona jinsi nilivyowatendea Wamisri, na jinsi nilivyowachukua ninyi juu ya mbawa za tai, nikawaleta ninyi kwangu mimi.
‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
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Sasa basi ikiwa mtaitii sauti yangu kweli kweli, na kulishika agano langu, hapo ndipo mtakapokuwa tunu kwangu kuliko makabila yote ya watu; maana dunia yote pia ni mali yangu,
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
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nanyi mtakuwa kwangu ufalme wa makuhani, na taifa takatifu. Hayo ndiyo maneno utakayowaambia wana wa Israeli.
And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
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Musa akaenda akawaita wazee wa watu, akawafunulia maneno hayo yote, Bwana aliyokuwa amemwagiza.
So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.
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Watu wote wakaitika pamoja wakisema, Hayo yote aliyoyasema Bwana tutayatenda. Naye Musa akamwambia Bwana maneno ya hao watu.
And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Tazama, mimi naja kwako katika wingu zito ili watu hawa wasikie nitakaposema nawe, nao wapate kukuamini wewe nawe hata milele. Musa akamwambia Bwana hayo maneno ya watu.
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Enenda kwa watu hawa, ukawatakase leo na kesho, wakazifue nguo zao,
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
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wawe tayari kwa siku ya tatu; maana siku ya tatu Bwana atashuka katika mlima wa Sinai machoni pa watu hawa wote.
and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
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Nawe utawawekea mipaka watu hawa pande zote, ukisema, Jihadharini, msipande mlima huu, wala msiuguse, hata mapambizo yake; kila mtu atakayeugusa mlima huu, bila shaka atauawa.
And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
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Mkono wa mtu awaye yote usimguse mtu huyo, ila hakika yake atapigwa kwa mawe, au kupigwa kwa mkuki; kwamba ni mnyama au kwamba ni mwanadamu, hataishi. Hapo panda itakapotoa sauti kwa kufuliza ndipo watakapoukaribia mlima.
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
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Musa akatelemka mlimani akawaendea watu akawatakasa, nao wakafua nguo zao.
When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
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Akawaambia watu; Mwe tayari siku ya tatu; msimkaribie mwanamke.
“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
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Ikawa siku ya tatu, wakati wa asubuhi, palikuwa na ngurumo na umeme, na wingu zito juu ya mlima, na sauti ya baragumu iliyolia sana. Watu wote waliokuwa kituoni wakatetemeka.
On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
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Musa akawatoa hao watu katika kituo, akawaleta ili waonane na Mungu; wakasimama pande za chini za kile kilima.
Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
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Mlima wa Sinai wote pia ukatoa moshi, kwa sababu Bwana alishuka katika moto; na ule moshi wake ukapanda juu kama moshi wa tanuu, mlima wote ukatetemeka sana.
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
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Na hapo sauti ya baragumu ilipozidi kulia sana, Musa akanena, naye Mungu akamwitikia kwa sauti.
And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
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Bwana akaushukia mlima, juu ya kilele cha mlima; Bwana akamwita Musa aende hata kilele cha mlima; Musa akapanda juu.
The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
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Ndipo Bwana akamwambia Musa, Shuka chini, uwaonye watu wasije wakapasua njia waje kwa Bwana kutazama, kisha wengi miongoni mwao wakaangamia.
and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
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Makuhani nao, wamkaribiao Bwana, na wajitakase, Bwana asije akawafurikia.
Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
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Musa akamwambia Bwana, Watu hawa hawawezi kuukaribia mlima wa Sinai; kwa kuwa wewe ulituusia, ukisema, Wekeni mipaka kando-kando ya mlima, na kuutenga.
But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
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Bwana akamwambia, Nenda, ushuke wewe; nawe utakwea, wewe, na Haruni pamoja nawe; lakini wale makuhani na watu wasipenye kumkaribia Bwana, asije yeye akawafurikia juu yao.
And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”
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Basi Musa akawatelemkia hao watu na kuwaambia hayo.</p>
So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.