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Usivumishe habari za uongo; usitie mkono wako pamoja na mwovu, kuwa shahidi wa udhalimu.
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
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Usiandamane na mkutano kutenda uovu; wala usitie ushahidi wako katika neno lo lote kwa kugeukia kando na kuandamana na mkutano ili kupotoa hukumu;
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
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wala usimpendelee mtu mnyonge katika neno lake.
And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
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Ukimwona ng'ombe wa adui wako, au punda wake, amepotea, sharti umrudishie mwenyewe tena.
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
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Ukimwona punda wake huyo akuchukiaye hali ameanguka chini ya mzigo wake, nawe ungejizuia usimsaidie, lazima umsaidie.
If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
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Usipotoe hukumu ya mtu maskini katika neno lake.
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
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Jitenge mbali na neno uongo; wala wasio hatia na wenye haki usiwaue; kwa kuwa mimi sitamhesabia haki yeye aliye mwovu.
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
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Nawe usipokee rushwa; kwani hiyo rushwa huwapofusha macho hao waonao, na kuyapotoa maneno ya wenye haki.
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
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Usimwonee mgeni; maana, ninyi mwajua moyo wa mgeni ulivyo, kwa kuwa ninyi mlikuwa wageni katika nchi ya Misri.
Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
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Utapanda mbegu katika nchi yako muda wa miaka sita na kuyavuna maongeo yake;
For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
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lakini mwaka wa saba utaiacha nchi ipumzike na kutulia; hao maskini miongoni mwa watu wako wapate kula; na hicho watakachosaza wao, wapate kula wanyama wa kondeni. Utafanya vivyo katika shamba lako la mizabibu, na katika shamba lako la mizeituni.
but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
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Siku sita utafanya kazi yako, na siku ya saba utapumzika; ili kwamba ng'ombe wako na punda wako wapate kupumzika, kisha mwana wa mjakazi wako na mgeni wapate kuburudika.
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
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Yaangalieni hayo yote niliyowaambia; wala msitaje kabisa majina ya miungu mingine, wala yasisikizwe kutoka kinywani mwako.
Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
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Mara tatu kila mwaka utaniwekea sikukuu.
Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.
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Utaiweka sikukuu ya mikate isiyotiwa chachu; utakula mikate isiyochachwa muda wa siku saba kama nilivyokuagiza, kwa wakati uliowekwa, mwezi wa Abibu (kwa maana ndio mwezi uliotoka Misri); wala hapana mtu atakayeonekana mbele yangu na mikono mitupu;
You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
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tena, sikukuu ya mavuno, hayo malimbuko ya kazi zako za kupanda mashambani; tena, sikukuu ya kukusanya, mwisho wa mwaka, hapo utakapokusanya hayo uliyoyataabikia shambani.
You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
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Mara tatu katika mwaka watu waume wako wote watahudhuria mbele ya Bwana MUNGU.
Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.
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Usisongeze damu ya dhabihu zangu pamoja na mkate uliotiwa chachu, wala mafuta ya sikukuu yangu usiyaache kusalia hata asubuhi.
You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
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Ya kwanza ya malimbuko ya nchi yako utayaleta na kuyatia ndani ya nyumba ya Bwana, Mungu wako. Usimtokose mwana-mbuzi katika maziwa ya mama yake.
Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
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Tazama, mimi namtuma malaika aende mbele yako, ili akulinde njiani na kukupeleka mpaka mahali pale nilipokutengezea.
Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
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Jitunzeni mbele yake, mwisikize sauti yake; wala msimtie kasirani; maana, hatawasamehe makosa yenu; kwa kuwa jina langu limo ndani yake.
Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
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Lakini ukiisikiza sauti yake kweli, na kuyatenda yote ninenayo mimi; ndipo mimi nitakuwa ni adui wa adui zako, na mtesi wa hao wakutesao.
But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
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Kwa kuwa malaika wangu atatangulia mbele yako, na kukufikisha kwenye Mwamori, na Mhiti, na Mperizi, na Mkanaani, na Mhivi, na Myebusi; nami nitawakatilia mbali.
For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.
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Usiisujudie miungu yao, wala kuitumikia; wala usitende mfano wa matendo yao; bali utaiangamiza kabisa, na nguzo zao utazivunja vipande vipande.
You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
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Nanyi mtamtumikia Bwana, Mungu wenu, naye atakibarikia chakula chako, na maji yako; nami nitakuondolea ugonjwa kati yako.
So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
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Hapatakuwa na mwenye kuharibu mimba, wala aliye tasa, katika nchi yako; na hesabu ya siku zako nitaitimiza.
No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.
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Nitatuma utisho wangu utangulie mbele yako, nami nitawafadhaisha watu wote utakaowafikilia, nami nitawafanya hao adui zako wote wakuonyeshe maungo yao.
I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
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Nami nitapeleka mavu mbele yako, watakaomfukuza Mhivi, na Mkanaani, na Mhiti, watoke mbele yako.
I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
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Sitawafukuza mbele yako katika mwaka mmoja; nchi isiwe ukiwa, na wanyama wa bara wakaongezeka kukusumbua.
I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
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Nitawafukuza kidogo kidogo mbele yako, hata utakapoongezeka wewe, na kuirithi hiyo nchi.
Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
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Nami nitakuwekea mpaka wako tangu Bahari ya Shamu hata bahari ya Wafilisti, tena tangu jangwani hata huo Mto; kwa kuwa nitawatia wenyeji wa nchi mkononi mwako; nawe utawafukuza mbele yako.
And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
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Usifanye maagano pamoja nao, wala pamoja na miungu yao.
You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.
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Wasikae katika nchi yako, wasije wakakufanya kunitendea mimi dhambi; kwa sababu ukiitumikia miungu yao, jambo hili halikosi litakuwa ni tanzi kwako. </p>
They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”