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Bwana akanena na Musa na Haruni, na kuwaambia,
The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
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Neneni na wana wa Israeli, mkiwaambia, Wanyama hawa ndio wanyama wenye uhai mtakaowala, katika hayawani wote walio juu ya nchi.
“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
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Kila mnyama mwenye kwato katika miguu yake, mwenye miguu ya kupasuka kati, mwenye kucheua, katika hayawani, hao ndio mtakaowala.
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
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Pamoja na hayo, wanyama hawa hamtawala katika wale wenye kucheua, na katika wale walio na kwato; ngamia, kwa sababu yuacheua lakini hana kwato, yeye ni najisi kwenu.
But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
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Na wibari, kwa sababu yeye hucheua lakini hana kwato, yeye ni najisi kwenu.
The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
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Na sungura, kwa sababu hucheua, lakini hana kwato, yeye ni najisi kwenu.
The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
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Na nguruwe, kwa sababu yeye anazo kwato, ni mwenye miguu iliyopasuka kati, lakini hacheui, yeye ni najisi kwenu.
And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
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Msiile nyama yao, wala msiiguse mizoga yao; hao ni najisi kwenu.
You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
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Katika hao wote walio ndani ya maji mtakula hawa; kila aliye na mapezi na magamba, ndani ya hayo maji, na ndani ya bahari, na ndani ya mito, mtakula hao.
Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
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Na hao wote wasio na mapezi na magamba, ndani ya bahari, na ndani ya mito, katika hao waendao majini, na katika wote wenye uhai, waliomo majini, hao ni machukizo kwenu,
But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
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watakuwa machukizo kwenu; msiile nyama yao, na mizoga yao itakuwa machukizo kwenu.
They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
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Kila asiye na mapezi wala magamba aliye ndani ya maji ni machukizo kwenu.
Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
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Kisha katika ndege hawa watakuwa ni machukizo kwenu; hawataliwa, ndio machukizo; tai, na furukombe, na kipungu;
Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
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na mwewe, na kozi kwa aina zake,
the kite, any kind of falcon,
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na kila kunguru kwa aina zake;
any kind of raven,
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na mbuni, na kirukanjia, na dudumizi, na kipanga kwa aina zake;
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
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na bundi, na mnandi, na bundi mkubwa;
the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
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na mumbi, na mwari, na mderi;
the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
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na korongo, na koikoi kwa aina zake, na hudihudi, na popo.
the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
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Tena vyote vitambaavyo vyenye mabawa viendavyo kwa miguu minne, hivi ni machukizo kwenu.
All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
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Pamoja na hayo, hivi vitambaavyo vyenye mabawa viendavyo kwa miguu minne ni halali kula, hao walio na miguu mirefu, ya kurukia juu ya nchi;
However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
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katika hao mna ruhusa kuwala; nzige kwa aina zake, na nzige kuu kwa aina zake, na panzi kwa aina zake, na parare kwa aina zake.
Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
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Lakini vyote vitambaavyo vyenye mabawa, vilivyo na miguu minne, ni machukizo kwenu.
All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
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Nanyi mtakuwa najisi kwa wanyama hao; kila atakayegusa mzoga wao atakuwa ni najisi hata jioni;
These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
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na mtu awaye yote atakayechukua cho chote cha mizoga yao atafua nguo zake, naye atakuwa najisi hata jioni.
and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
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Kila mnyama aliyepasuliwa ukwato, naye hana kwato mbili, wala hacheui, huyo ni najisi kwenu; kila agusaye wanyama hao atakuwa ni najisi.
Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
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Tena kila mnyama aendaye kwa vitanga vyake, katika hao wanyama wote waendao kwa miguu minne, hao ni najisi kwenu; awaye yote atakayegusa mizoga yao, atakuwa ni najisi hata jioni.
All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
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Na huyo atakayechukua mzoga wa wanyama hao atafua nguo zake, naye atakuwa ni najisi hata jioni; hao ni najisi kwenu
and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
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Tena katika vitu vile vitambaavyo, vitambaavyo juu ya nchi, hivi ni najisi kwenu; kicheche, na panya, na mjombakaka, kwa aina zake,
The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
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na guruguru na kenge, na mjusi na goromoe, na lumbwi.
the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
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Wanyama hao ndio walio najisi kwenu katika hao watambaao; awaye yote atakayewagusa, wakiisha kufa, atakuwa ni najisi hata jioni.
These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
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Tena kitu cho chote, wanyama hao mmojawapo atakachokiangukia, wakiisha kufa, kitakuwa ni najisi; kwamba ni chombo cha mti, au nguo, au ngozi, au gunia, chombo cho chote kitakachoangukiwa, ambacho ni chombo cha kufanyia kazi yo yote, lazima kitiwe ndani ya maji, nacho kitakuwa ni najisi hata jioni; ndipo kitakapokuwa ni safi.
When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
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Na kila chombo cha udongo, wanyama hao mmojawapo atakachokiangukia, kila kilichomo ndani yake kitakuwa ni najisi, na hicho chombo kitavunjwa.
If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
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Kila chakula kilichomo, ambacho ni kuliwa, hicho ambacho maji hutumiwa juu yake, kitakuwa ni najisi; na kila kinyweo ambacho ni cha kunywewa, kilichomo katika chombo kama hicho, kitakuwa ni najisi.
Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
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Na kila kitu kitakachoangukiwa na kipande cho chote cha mizoga yao kitakuwa najisi; kwamba ni tanuru, au meko ya vyungu, kitavunjwa vipande vipande; ni najisi vitu hivyo, navyo vitakuwa najisi kwenu.
Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
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Pamoja na hayo, chemchemi, au shimo, ambamo maji yakusanyika, vitakuwa ni safi; lakini hicho kitakachogusa mizoga yao kitakuwa ni najisi.
Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
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Na kipande cho chote cha mzoga kikiwa kimeangukia mbegu za kupandwa zitakazopandwa, zitakuwa safi.
If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
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Lakini kwamba hizo mbegu zilitiwa maji na cho chote cha mizoga yao kuziangukia, ni najisi kwenu.
but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
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Kama akifa mnyama awaye yote, ambaye mna ruhusa kumla, yeye anayeugusa mzoga wake atakuwa najisi hata jioni.
If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
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Na yeye atakayekula nyama ya mzoga wake atafua nguo zake, naye atakuwa najisi hata jioni; yeye atakayeuchukua mzoga wake atafua nguo zake, naye atakuwa ni najisi hata jioni.
Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
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Na kila kitu kitambaacho juu ya nchi ni machukizo; hakitaliwa.
Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
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Kila aendaye kwa tumbo lake, na kila aendaye kwa miguu minne, na kila aendaye kwa miguu mingi, maana, ni vyote vyenye kutambaa vitambaavyo juu ya nchi, hamtavila, kwa kuwa ni machukizo.
Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
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Msifanye nafsi zenu kuwa ni chukizo kwa kitu cho chote chenye kutambaa, kitambaacho, wala msifanye nafsi zenu kuwa ni najisi kwa vitu hivyo, mkajipatia uchafu kwa hivyo.
Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
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Kwa kuwa mimi ni Bwana, Mungu wenu; takaseni nafsi zenu basi; iweni watakatifu, kwa kuwa mimi ni Mtakatifu; wala msitie uchafu nafsi zenu kwa kitu kitambaacho cha aina yo yote, kiendacho juu ya nchi.
For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
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Kwa kuwa mimi ni Bwana niliyewaleta kutoka nchi ya Misri, ili kwamba niwe Mungu wenu; basi mtakuwa watakatifu, kwa kuwa mimi ni Mtakatifu.
For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
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Hii ndiyo sheria katika hao wanyama, na ndege, na kila kiumbe kilicho hai, kiendacho ndani ya maji, na kila kiumbe kitambaacho juu ya nchi;
This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
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ili kupambanua kati ya hao walio najisi na hao walio safi, na kati ya kiumbe kilicho hai ambacho chaliwa, na hicho kilicho hai ambacho hakiliwi. </p>
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”