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Nawe fanya madhabahu ya kufukizia uvumba; utaifanyiza kwa mti wa mshita.
“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
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Urefu wake utakuwa dhiraa moja, na upana wake dhiraa moja; itakuwa mraba; na kwenda juu kwake dhiraa mbili; pembe zake zitakuwa za kitu kimoja nayo.
It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.
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Nawe utaifunikiza dhahabu safi juu yake, na mbavu zake kando kando, na pembe zake; nawe utaifanyia ukingo wa dhahabu kuizunguka.
Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
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Kisha utaifanyia pete mbili za dhahabu, chini ya ukingo wake katika mbavu zake mbili, katika pande zake mbili utazifanya; nazo zitakuwa mahali pa kuitia miti ya kuichukulia.
And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
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Na ile miti utaifanya kwa mti wa mshita, na kuifunikiza dhahabu safi.
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
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Nawe utaitia mbele ya lile pazia lililo karibu na sanduku la ushuhuda mbele ya kiti cha rehema kilicho juu ya ushuhuda, hapo nitakapokutana nawe.
Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.
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Na Haruni atafukiza uvumba wa manukato juu yake; kila siku asubuhi atakapozitengeneza zile taa, ataufukiza.
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
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Na Haruni atakapoziwasha zile taa wakati wa jioni, ataufukiza, uwe uvumba wa daima mbele za Bwana katika vizazi vyenu vyote.
When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
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Hamtafukiza juu yake uvumba mgeni, wala sadaka ya kuteketezwa, wala sadaka ya unga, wala hamtamimina juu yake sadaka ya kinywaji.
On this altar you must not offer unauthorized incense or a burnt offering or grain offering; nor are you to pour a drink offering on it.
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Naye Haruni atafanya upatanisho juu ya pembe zake mara moja kila mwaka; kwa damu ya ile sadaka ya dhambi ya kufanya upatanisho, mara moja kila mwaka ataifanyia upatanisho, katika vizazi vyenu vyote; ni takatifu sana kwa Bwana.
Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”
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Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Utakapowahesabu wana wa Israeli, kama itakavyotokea hesabu yao, ndipo watakapompa Bwana kila mtu ukombozi kwa ajili ya roho yake, hapo utakapowahesabu; ili kwamba yasiwe maradhi kati yao, hapo utakapowahesabu.
“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
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Nacho watakachotoa ni hiki, kila mtu apitaye kwa wale waliohesabiwa atatoa nusu shekeli kwa kuiandama shekeli ya mahali patakatifu; (shekeli ni gera ishirini;) nusu shekeli kwa sadaka ya Bwana.
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
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Kila mtu apitaye kwa wale waliohesabiwa tangu huyo ambaye umri wake ni miaka ishirini, au zaidi, atatoa hiyo sadaka ya Bwana.
Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
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Matajiri hawataleta zaidi, wala maskini hawataleta kilichopungua, katika hiyo nusu shekeli, watakapotoa hiyo sadaka ya Bwana, ili kufanya upatanisho kwa ajili ya roho zenu.
In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.
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Nawe utapokea hizo fedha za upatanisho mikononi mwa hao wana wa Israeli, na kuziweka kwa ajili ya utumishi wa hema ya kukutania; ili kwamba ziwe ukumbusho kwa ajili ya wana wa Israeli mbele ya Bwana, ili kufanya upatanisho kwa ajili ya roho zenu.
Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”
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Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia
And the LORD said to Moses,
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Fanya na birika la shaba, na tako lake la shaba, ili kuogea; nawe utaliweka kati ya hema ya kukutania na madhabahu, nawe utalitia maji.
“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
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Na Haruni na wanawe wataosha mikono yao na miguu yao humo;
with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet.
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hapo waingiapo ndani ya hema ya kukutania; watajiosha majini, ili wasife; au hapo watakapoikaribia madhabahu ili watumike, kumteketezea Bwana sadaka ya moto;
Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
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basi wataosha mikono yao na miguu yao ili kwamba wasife; na neno hili litakuwa amri kwao milele, kwake yeye na kwa wazao wake katika vizazi vyao vyote.
Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
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Kisha Bwana akasema na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Jitwalie manukato yaliyo bora, manemane mbichi shekeli mia tano, na mdalasini wenye harufu nzuri nusu ya kiasi hicho, yaani, shekeli mia mbili na hamsini, na kane shekeli mia mbili na hamsini,
“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
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na kida shekeli mia tano, kwa kuiandama shekeli ya mahali patakatifu, na mafuta ya zeituni kiasi cha vibaba vitano;
500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
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nawe utayafanya mafuta ya kutiwa matakatifu, marhamu iliyochanganywa kwa kazi ya ustadi ya mtengezaji manukato; yatakuwa ni mafuta matakatifu ya kutiwa.
Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
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Nawe utaipaka hema ya kukutania kwa mafuta hayo, na hilo sanduku la ushuhuda,
Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,
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na hiyo meza, na vyombo vyake vyote, na kinara cha taa, na vyombo vyake, na madhabahu ya kufukizia uvumba,
the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,
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na madhabahu ya kuteketezea sadaka, pamoja na vyombo vyake vyote, na birika, na tako lake.
the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
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Nawe utavitakasa vitu hivyo, ili viwe vitakatifu sana; tena kila kivigusacho vyombo vile kitakuwa kitakatifu.
You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
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Nawe utawatia mafuta Haruni na wanawe, na kuwatakasa, ili wanitumikie katika kazi ya ukuhani.
Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.
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Nawe utanena na wana wa Israeli na kuwaambia, Haya yatakuwa ni mafuta matakatifu ya kutiwa kwa ajili yangu mimi katika vizazi vyenu vyote.
And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.
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Hayatamiminwa katika kiwiliwili cha binadamu, wala msifanye mengine mfano wa haya kama yalivyoungwa kwa viungo vyake; ni matakatifu, na kwenu ninyi yatakuwa matakatifu.
It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
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Mtu awaye yote atakayechanganya mafuta mfano wa haya, au mtu awaye yote atakayetia mafuta haya juu ya mgeni, mtu huyo atakatiliwa mbali na watu wake.
Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
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Bwana akamwambia Musa, Jitwalie manukato mazuri, yaani, natafi, na shekelethi, na kelbena; viungo vya manukato vizuri pamoja na ubani safi; vitu hivyo vyote na viwe vya kipimo kimoja;
The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,
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nawe utafanya uvumba wa vitu hivyo, manukato ya kazi ya ustadi wa mtengenazaji manukato, yatakuwa yamekolea, safi, matakatifu;
and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
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nawe baadhi yake utayaponda sana, na kuyaweka mbele ya ushuhuda ndani ya hema ya kukutania, hapo nitakapokutana nawe; nayo yatakuwa kwenu matakatifu sana.
Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.
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Na uvumba utakaofanya, hamtajifanyia uvumba wenye viungo sawasawa na uvumba huo; utakuwa kwenu mtakatifu kwa ajili ya Bwana.
You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.
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Mtu ye yote atakayefanya mfano wa huo, ili kuunusa, mtu huyo atakatiliwa mbali na watu wake. </p>
Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”