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Yakobo akawaita wanawe, akasema, Kusanyikeni, ili niwaambie yatakayowapata siku za mwisho.
Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
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Kusanyikeni, msikie, enyi wana wa Yakobo, Msikilizeni Israeli, baba yenu.
Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
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Reubeni, u mzaliwa wangu wa kwanza, Nguvu zangu, na malimbuko ya uwezo wangu. Umewapita wengine kwa ukuu na kwa nguvu.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
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Umeruka mpaka kama maji, basi usiwe na ukuu, Kwa sababu ulikipanda kitanda cha baba yako, Ukakitia unajisi; alikipandia kitanda changu.
Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
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Simeoni na Lawi ni ndugu; Panga zao ni silaha za jeuri.
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
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Nafsi yangu, usiingie katika siri yao, Fahari yangu usiungane na kusanyiko lao, Maana katika ghadhabu yao walimuua mtu, Na kwa ukaidi wao walikata mshipa wa ng'ombe;
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
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Ghadhabu yao na ilaaniwe, maana ilikuwa kali, Na hasira yao, maana ilikuwa haina huruma. Nitawagawa katika Yakobo, Nitawatawanya katika Israeli.
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
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Yuda, ndugu zako watakusifu, Mkono wako utakuwa shingoni mwa adui zako. Wana wa baba yako watakuinamia.
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
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Yuda ni mwana-simba, Kutoka katika mawindo, mwanangu, umepanda; Aliinama akajilaza kama simba, Na kama simba mke; ni nani atakaye mwamsha?
Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
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Fimbo ya enzi haitaondoka katika Yuda, Wala mfanya sheria kati ya miguu yake, Hata atakapokuja Yeye, mwenye milki, Ambaye mataifa watamtii.
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
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Atafunga punda wake katika mzabibu, Na mwana-punda wake katika mzabibu mzuri. Amefua nguo zake kwa mvinyo, Na mavazi yake kwa damu ya zabibu.
He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
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Macho yake yatakuwa mekundu kwa mvinyo, Na meno yake yatakuwa meupe kwa maziwa.
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
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Zabuloni atakaa pwani ya bahari, Naye atakuwa kama pwani za kuegesha merikebu, Na mpaka wake utakuwa kando ya Sidoni.
Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
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Isakari ni punda hodari, Ajilazaye kati ya mazizi ya kondoo;
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
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Akaona mahali pa raha, kuwa pema, Na nchi, ya kuwa ni nzuri, Akainama bega lake lichukue mizigo, Akawa mtumishi kwa kazi ngumu.
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
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Dani atahukumu watu wake, Kama moja ya makabila ya Israeli;
Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
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Dani atakuwa nyoka barabarani, Bafe katika njia, Aumaye visigino vya farasi, Hata apandaye ataanguka chali.
He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
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Wokovu wako nimeungoja, Ee Bwana.
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
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Gadi, jeshi litamsonga, Lakini atawasonga wao mpaka visigino.
Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
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Asheri, chakula chake kitakuwa kinono, Naye atatoa tunu za kifalme.
Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
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Naftali ni ayala aliyefunguliwa; Anatoa maneno mazuri.
Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
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Yusufu ni mti mchanga wenye kuzaa, Mti mchanga wenye kuzaa karibu na chemchemi, Matwi yake yametanda ukutani.
Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
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Wapiga mishale walimtenda machungu, Wakamtupia, wakamwudhi,
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
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Lakini upinde wake ukakaa imara, Mikono yake ikapata nguvu, Kwa mikono ya Mwenye Enzi wa Yakobo; Kwa jina la mchungaji, yeye jiwe la Israeli,
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
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Naam, kwa Mungu wa baba yako atakaye kusaidia; Kwa mibaraka ya mbinguni juu. Mibaraka ya vilindi vilivyo chini, Mibaraka ya maziwa, na ya mimba.
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
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Mibaraka ya baba yako Imepita mibaraka ya milima ya kale, Vitu vinavyotamanika vya vilima vya milele; Na vikae juu ya kichwa cha Yusufu, Juu ya utosi wa kichwa chake aliye mkuu kati ya ndugu zake.
The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
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Benyamini ni mbwa-mwitu mwenye kurarua-rarua Asubuhi atakula mawindo, Na jioni atagawanya mateka.
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
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Hizo zote ndizo kabila za Israeli kumi na mbili. Na hayo ndiyo aliyowaambia baba yao, na kuwabariki; mmoja mmoja kwa mbaraka wake aliwabariki.
These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
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Akawaamuru, akasema, Mimi ninakwenda kukusanywa pamoja na watu wangu; mnizike pamoja na baba zangu, katika pango iliyomo shambani mwa Efroni, Mhiti;
Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
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katika ile pango iliyomo shambani mwa Makpela, iliyo mbele ya Mamre katika nchi ya Kanaani, aliyoinunua Ibrahimu pamoja na shamba kwa Efroni Mhiti, pawe milki yake ya kuzikia.
The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
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Humo walimzika Ibrahimu, na Sara mkewe; humo wakamzika Isaka, na Rebeka mkewe; nami humo nikamzika Lea;
There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.
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shamba na pango iliyomo lililonunuliwa kwa wazawa wa Hethi.
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”
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Basi Yakobo alipokwisha kuwaagiza wanawe, akakunja miguu yake kitandani, akafa, akakusanywa pamoja na watu wake. </p>
When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.