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Mungu akanena maneno haya yote akasema,
And God spoke all these words:
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Mimi ni Bwana, Mungu wako, niliyekutoa katika nchi ya Misri, katika nyumba ya utumwa.
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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Usiwe na miungu mingine ila mimi.
You shall have no other gods before Me.
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Usijifanyie sanamu ya kuchonga, wala mfano wa kitu cho chote kilicho juu mbinguni, wala kilicho chini duniani, wala kilicho majini chini ya dunia.
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
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Usivisujudie wala kuvitumikia; kwa kuwa mimi, Bwana, Mungu wako, ni Mungu mwenye wivu; nawapatiliza wana maovu ya baba zao, hata kizazi cha tatu na cha nne cha wanichukiao,
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
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nami nawarehemu maelfu elfu wanipendao, na kuzishika amri zangu.
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
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Usilitaje bure jina la Bwana, Mungu wako, maana Bwana hatamhesabia kuwa hana hatia mtu alitajaye jina lake bure.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
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Ikumbuke siku ya Sabato uitakase.
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
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Siku sita fanya kazi, utende mambo yako yote;
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
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lakini siku ya saba ni Sabato ya Bwana, Mungu wako, siku hiyo usifanye kazi yo yote, wewe, wala mwana wako, wala binti yako, wala mtumwa wako, wala mjakazi wako, wala mnyama wako wa kufuga, wala mgeni aliye ndani ya malango yako.
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
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Maana, kwa siku sita Bwana alifanya mbingu, na nchi, na bahari, na vyote vilivyomo, akastarehe siku ya saba; kwa hiyo Bwana akaibarikia siku ya Sabato akaitakasa.
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
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Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako; siku zako zipate kuwa nyingi katika nchi upewayo na Bwana, Mungu wako.
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Usiue.
You shall not murder.
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Usizini.
You shall not commit adultery.
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Usiibe.
You shall not steal.
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Usimshuhudie jirani yako uongo.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
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Usiitamani nyumba ya jirani yako, usimtamani mke wa jirani yako; wala mtumwa wake, wala mjakazi wake, wala ng'ombe wake, wala punda wake, wala cho chote alicho nacho jirani yako.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
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Watu wote wakaona umeme na ngurumo na sauti ya baragumu, na ule mlima kutoka moshi; na watu walipoona hayo wakatetemeka, wakasimama mbali.
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
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Wakamwambia Musa, Sema nasi wewe, nasi tutasikia, bali Mungu asiseme nasi, tusije tukafa.
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
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Musa akawaambia watu, Msiogope, maana Mungu amekuja ili awajaribu, na utisho wake uwe mbele yenu, ili kwamba msifanye dhambi.
“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
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Basi hao watu wakasimama mbali, naye Musa akalikaribia lile giza kuu Mungu alipokuwapo.
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Waambie wana wa Israeli hivi, Ninyi wenyewe mmeona ya kuwa nimenena nanyi kutoka mbinguni.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
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Msifanye miungu mingine pamoja nami; miungu ya fedha, wala miungu ya dhahabu, msijifanyie.
You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
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Utanifanyia madhabahu ya udongo, nawe utatoa dhabihu zako juu yake; sadaka za kuteketezwa, na sadaka za amani, kondoo zako, na ng'ombe zako, kila mahali nitakapotia ukumbusho wa jina langu, hapo ndipo nitakapokujilia na kukubarikia.
You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
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Nawe ukinifanyia madhabahu ya mawe, hutaijenga ya mawe yaliyochongwa; kwa kuwa ukiwa wewe umetumia chombo chako katika kuichonga umeitia unajisi.
Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
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Tena hutapanda kwenda madhabahuni kwangu kwa daraja, uchi wako usidhihirike juu yake.</p>
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’