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Hapo mwanzo Mungu aliziumba mbingu na nchi.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2
Nayo nchi ilikuwa ukiwa, tena utupu, na giza lilikuwa juu ya uso wa vilindi vya maji; Roho ya Mungu ikatulia juu ya uso wa maji.
Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
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Mungu akasema, Iwe nuru; ikawa nuru.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4
Mungu akaiona nuru, ya kuwa ni njema; Mungu akatenga nuru na giza.
And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
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Mungu akaiita nuru Mchana, na giza akaliita Usiku. Ikawa jioni ikawa asubuhi, siku moja.
God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
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Mungu akasema, Na liwe anga katikati ya maji, likayatenge maji na maji.
And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
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Mungu akalifanya anga, akayatenga yale maji yaliyo juu ya anga na yale maji yaliyo chini ya anga; ikawa hivyo.
So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
8
Mungu akaliita lile anga Mbingu. Ikawa jioni ikawa asubuhi, siku ya pili.
God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9
Mungu akasema, Maji yaliyo chini ya mbingu na yakusanyike mahali pamoja, ili pakavu paonekane; ikawa hivyo.
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
10
Mungu akapaita pale pakavu Nchi; na makusanyiko ya maji akayaita Bahari; Mungu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11
Mungu akasema, Nchi na itoe majani, mche utoao mbegu, na mti wa matunda uzaao matunda kwa jinsi yake, ambao mbegu zake zimo ndani yake, juu ya nchi; ikawa hivyo.
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
12
Nchi ikatoa majani, mche utoao mbegu kwa jinsi yake, na mti uzaao matunda, ambao mbegu zake zimo ndani yake, kwa jinsi yake; Mungu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13
Ikawa jioni ikawa asubuhi, siku ya tatu.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14
Mungu akasema, Na iwe mianga katika anga la mbingu ili itenge kati ya mchana na usiku; nayo iwe ndiyo dalili na majira na siku na miaka;
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
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tena iwe ndiyo mianga katika anga la mbingu itie nuru juu ya nchi; ikawa hivyo.
And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
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Mungu akafanya mianga miwili mikubwa, ule mkubwa utawale mchana, na ule mdogo utawale usiku; akafanya na nyota pia.
God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
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Mungu akaiweka katika anga la mbingu, itie nuru juu ya nchi
God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
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na kuutawala mchana na usiku na kutenga nuru na giza; Mungu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.
to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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Ikawa jioni ikawa asubuhi, siku ya nne.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
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Mungu akasema, Maji na yajawe kwa wingi na kitu kiendacho chenye uhai, na ndege waruke juu ya nchi katika anga la mbingu.
And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
21
Mungu akaumba nyangumi wakubwa, na kila kiumbe chenye uhai kiendacho, ambavyo maji yalijawa navyo kwa wingi kwa jinsi zao, na kila ndege arukaye, kwa jinsi yake; Mungu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.
So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22
Mungu akavibarikia, akisema, Zaeni, mkaongezeke, mkayajaze maji ya baharini, ndege na wazidi katika nchi.
Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
23
Ikawa jioni ikawa asubuhi, siku ya tano.
And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
24
Mungu akasema, Nchi na izae kiumbe hai kwa jinsi zake, mnyama wa kufugwa, nacho kitambaacho, na wanyama wa mwitu kwa jinsi zake; ikawa hivyo.
And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
25
Mungu akafanya mnyama wa mwitu kwa jinsi zake, na mnyama wa kufugwa kwa jinsi zake, na kila kitu kitambaacho juu ya nchi kwa jinsi yake; Mungu akaona ya kuwa ni vyema.
God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26
Mungu akasema, Na tumfanye mtu kwa mfano wetu, kwa sura yetu; wakatawale samaki wa baharini, na ndege wa angani, na wanyama, na nchi yote pia, na kila chenye kutambaa kitambaacho juu ya nchi.
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
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Mungu akaumba mtu kwa mfano wake, kwa mfano wa Mungu alimwumba, mwanamume na mwanamke aliwaumba.
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28
Mungu akawabarikia, Mungu akawaambia, Zaeni, mkaongezeke, mkaijaze nchi, na kuitiisha; mkatawale samaki wa baharini, na ndege wa angani, na kila kiumbe chenye uhai kiendacho juu ya nchi.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
29
Mungu akasema, Tazama, nimewapa kila mche utoao mbegu, ulio juu ya uso wa nchi yote pia, na kila mti, ambao matunda yake yana mbegu; vitakuwa ndivyo chakula chenu;
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
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na chakula cha kila mnyama wa nchi, na cha kila ndege wa angani, na cha kila kitu kitambaacho juu ya nchi, chenye uhai; majani yote ya miche, ndiyo chakula chenu; ikawa hivyo.
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
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Mungu akaona kila kitu alichokifanya, na tazama, ni chema sana. Ikawa jioni ikawa asubuhi, siku ya sita.
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.