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Bwana akamtokea Ibrahimu karibu na mialoni ya Mamre, alipokuwa ameketi mlangoni pa hema yake mchana wakati wa hari.
Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
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Akainua macho yake akaona, na tazama, watu watatu wamesimama mbele yake. Naye alipowaona alipiga mbio kuwalaki kutoka mlangoni pa hema, akainama mpaka nchi,
And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
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akasema, Bwana wangu, kama nimeona fadhili machoni pako nakuomba usinipite sasa mimi mtumwa wako.
“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
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Na yaletwe basi maji kidogo mkanawe miguu, mkapumzike chini ya mti huu.
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
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Nami nitaleta chakula kidogo, mkaburudishe moyo, baadaye mwendelee, iwapo mmemjia mtumwa wenu. Wakasema, Haya, fanya kama ulivyosema.
And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
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Basi Ibrahimu akaenda hima hemani kwa Sara, akasema, Himiza vipimo vitatu vya unga safi, uukande, ufanye mikate.
So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
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Ibrahimu akapiga mbio kwenda kundini, akaleta ndama wa ng'ombe aliye laini, mzuri, akampa mtumishi, naye akahimiza kuiandaa.
Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.
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Akatwaa siagi na maziwa, na ndama aliyoiandaa, akawaandikia mbele yao, akasimama karibu nao chini ya mti, nao wakala.
Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.
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Wakamwambia, Yu wapi Sara mkeo? Akasema, Yumo hemani.
“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
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Akamwambia, Hakika nitakurudia wakati huu huu mwakani, na tazama, Sara mkeo atapata mwana wa kiume. Sara akasikia mlangoni pa hema iliyokuwapo nyuma yake.
Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
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Basi Ibrahimu na Sara walikuwa wazee, na umri wao mkubwa, na Sara alikuwa amekoma katika desturi ya wanawake.
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
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Kwa hiyo Sara akacheka moyoni mwake, akisema, Niwapo mkongwe, nitapata furaha, na bwana wangu mzee?
So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
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Bwana akamwambia Ibrahimu, Mbona Sara amecheka akisema, Mimi kweli nitazaa mwana, nami ni mzee?
And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
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Kuna neno gani lililo gumu la kumshinda Bwana? Kwa muhula wake nitakurudia, wakati huu huu mwakani, na Sara atapata mwana wa kiume.
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
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Akakana Sara, akisema, Sikucheka, maana aliogopa. Naye akasema, Sivyo, umecheka.
But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
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Kisha watu hao wakaondoka huko wakaelekeza nyuso zao Sodoma. Ibrahimu akaenda pamoja nao awasindikize.
When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
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Bwana akanena, Je! Nimfiche Ibrahimu jambo nilifanyalo,
And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
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akiwa Ibrahimu atakuwa taifa kuu, hodari, na katika yeye mataifa yote ya dunia watabarikiwa?
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
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Kwa maana nimemjua ya kwamba atawaamuru wanawe, na nyumba yake baada yake waishike njia ya Bwana, wafanye haki na hukumu, ili kwamba Bwana naye akamtimizie Ibrahimu ahadi zake.
For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
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Bwana akasema, Kwa kuwa kilio cha Sodoma na Gomora kimezidi, na dhambi zao zimeongezeka sana,
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
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basi, nitashuka sasa nione kama wanayotenda ni kiasi cha kilio kilichonijia; na kama sivyo, nitajua.
I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
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Basi wale watu wakatoka huko wakaelekea Sodoma; lakini Ibrahimu alikuwa akali akisimama mbele za Bwana.
And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
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Ibrahimu akakaribia, akasema, Je! Utaharibu mwenye haki pamoja na mwovu?
Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
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Huenda wakawapo wenye haki hamsini katika mji, utaharibu, wala hutauacha mji kwa ajili ya hao hamsini wenye haki waliomo?
What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
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Hasha usifanye hivyo, ukamwue mwenye haki pamoja na mwovu, mwenye haki awe kama mwovu. Hasha; Mhukumu ulimwengu wote asitende haki?
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
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Bwana akasema, Nikiona katika Sodoma wenye haki hamsini mjini, nitapaacha mahali pote kwa ajili yao.
So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
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Ibrahimu akajibu, akasema, Basi, nimeshika kusema na Bwana, nami ni mavumbi na majivu tu.
Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
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Huenda wakapunguka watano katika wale hamsini wenye haki, je! Utaharibu mji wote kwa kupungua watano? Akasema, Sitauharibu, nikiona humo arobaini na watano.
suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
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Akazidi tena kusema naye, akinena, Huenda wakaonekana humo arobaini? Akasema, Sitafanya kwa ajili ya hao arobaini.
Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
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Akasema, Bwana asiwe na hasira, nami nitasema, Huenda wakaonekana huko thelathini? Akasema, Sitafanya, nikiona humo thelathini.
Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
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Akasema, Tazama, nimeshika kusema na Bwana, huenda wakaonekana huko ishirini? Akasema, Sitaharibu kwa ajili ya hao ishirini.
And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
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Akasema, Bwana asiwe na hasira, nami nitasema mara hii tu, Huenda wakaonekana huko kumi? Akasema, Sitaharibu kwa ajili ya hao kumi.
Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
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Basi Bwana alipokwisha kuzungumza na Ibrahimu, akaenda zake; Ibrahimu naye akarudi mahali pake. </p>
When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.