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Basi hata agano la kwanza lilikuwa na kawaida za ibada, na patakatifu pake, pa kidunia.
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
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Maana hema ilitengenezwa, ile ya kwanza, mlimokuwa na kinara cha taa, na meza, na mikate ya Wonyesho; ndipo palipoitwa, Patakatifu.
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
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Na nyuma ya pazia la pili, ile hema iitwayo Patakatifu pa patakatifu,
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
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yenye chetezo cha dhahabu, na sanduku la agano lililofunikwa kwa dhahabu pande zote, mlimokuwa na kopo la dhahabu lenye ile mana, na ile fimbo ya Haruni iliyochipuka, na vile vibao vya agano;
containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
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na juu yake makerubi ya utukufu, yakikitia kivuli kiti cha rehema; basi hatuna nafasi sasa ya kueleza habari za vitu hivi kimoja kimoja.
Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
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Basi, vitu hivi vikiisha kutengenezwa hivyo, makuhani huingia katika hema hiyo ya kwanza daima, wakiyatimiza mambo ya ibada.
When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.
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Lakini katika hema hiyo ya pili kuhani mkuu huingia peke yake, mara moja kila mwaka; wala si pasipo damu, atoayo kwa ajili ya nafsi yake na kwa dhambi za kutokujua za hao watu.
But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
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Roho Mtakatifu akionyesha neno hili, ya kwamba njia ya kupaingia patakatifu ilikuwa haijadhihirishwa bado, hapo hema ya kwanza ilipokuwa ingali ikisimama;
By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.
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ambayo ndiyo mfano wa wakati huu uliopo sasa; wakati huo sadaka na dhabihu zinatolewa, zisizoweza kwa jinsi ya dhambi kumkamilisha mtu aabuduye,
It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
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kwa kuwa ni sheria za jinsi ya mwili tu, vyakula na vinywaji na kutawadha kwingine kwingine, zilizoamriwa hata wakati wa matengenezo mapya.
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
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Lakini Kristo akiisha kuja, aliye kuhani mkuu wa mambo mema yatakayokuwapo, kwa hema iliyo kubwa na kamilifu zaidi, isiyofanyika kwa mikono, maana yake, isiyo ya ulimwengu huu,
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
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wala si kwa damu ya mbuzi na ndama, bali kwa damu yake mwenyewe aliingia mara moja tu katika Patakatifu, akiisha kupata ukombozi wa milele.
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
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Kwa maana, ikiwa damu ya mbuzi na mafahali na majivu ya ndama ya ng'ombe waliyonyunyiziwa wenye uchafu hutakasa hata kuusafisha mwili;
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
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basi si zaidi damu yake Kristo, ambaye kwamba kwa Roho wa milele alijitoa nafsi yake kwa Mungu kuwa sadaka isiyo na mawaa, itawasafisha dhamiri zenu na matendo mafu, mpate kumwabudu Mungu aliye hai?
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
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Na kwa sababu hii ni mjumbe wa agano jipya, ili, mauti ikiisha kufanyika kwa kukomboa makosa yaliyokuwa chini ya agano la kwanza, hao walioitwa waipokee ahadi ya urithi wa milele.
Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
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Maana agano la urithi lilipo, lazima iwepo mauti yake aliyelifanya.
In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
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Kwa maana agano la urithi lina nguvu palipotukia kufa kwa mtu; kwa kuwa halina nguvu kabisa, akiwa yu hai yeye aliyelifanya.
because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
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Kwa hiyo hata lile la kwanza halikuanzwa pasipo damu.
That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
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Maana kila amri ilipokwisha kunenwa na Musa kwa hao watu wote, kama ilivyoamuru sheria, aliitwaa damu ya ndama na ya mbuzi, pamoja na maji na sufu nyekundu na hisopo, akakinyunyizia kitabu chenyewe, na watu wote,
For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
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akisema, Hii ni damu ya agano mliloamriwa na Mungu.
saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”
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Na ile hema nayo na vyombo vyote vya ibada alivinyunyizia damu vivyo hivyo.
In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.
22
Na katika Torati karibu vitu vyote husafishwa kwa damu, na pasipo kumwaga damu hakuna ondoleo.
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
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Basi ilikuwa sharti nakala za mambo yaliyo mbinguni zisafishwe kwa hizo, lakini mambo ya mbinguni yenyewe yasafishwe kwa dhabihu zilizo bora kuliko hizo.
So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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Kwa sababu Kristo hakuingia katika patakatifu palipofanyika kwa mikono, ndio mfano wa patakatifu halisi; bali aliingia mbinguni hasa, aonekane sasa usoni pa Mungu kwa ajili yetu;
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
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wala si kwamba ajitoe mara nyingi, kama vile kuhani mkuu aingiavyo katika patakatifu kila mwaka kwa damu isiyo yake;
Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
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kama ni hivyo, ingalimpasa kuteswa mara nyingi tangu kuwekwa msingi wa ulimwengu; lakini sasa, mara moja tu, katika utimilifu wa nyakati, amefunuliwa, azitangue dhambi kwa dhabihu ya nafsi yake.
Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
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Na kama vile watu wanavyowekewa kufa mara moja, na baada ya kufa hukumu;
Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,
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kadhalika Kristo naye, akiisha kutolewa sadaka mara moja azichukue dhambi za watu wengi; atatokea mara ya pili, pasipo dhambi, kwa hao wamtazamiao kwa wokovu.
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.