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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Nena na hao wana wa Israeli, uwaambie, Mwanamke akitunga mimba na kuzaa mtoto mume, ndipo atakuwa yu najisi siku saba; kama katika siku za kutengwa kwake kwa ajili ya hedhi, ndivyo atakavyokuwa najisi.
“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
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Siku nane mtoto atatahiriwa govi ya zunga lake.
And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
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Na huyo mwanamke atakaa katika damu ya kutakata kwake siku thelathini na tatu; asiguse kitu kilicho kitakatifu, wala asiingie mahali patakatifu, hata siku hizo za kutakata kwake zitakapotimia.
The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.
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Lakini kwamba amezaa mtoto mke ndipo atakuwa najisi juma mbili, kama katika kutengwa kwake; naye atakaa katika damu ya kutakata kwake muda wa siku sitini na sita.
If, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.
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Kisha hizo siku za kutakaswa kwake zitakapotimia, kwa ajili ya mwana, au kwa ajili ya binti, ataleta mwana-kondoo wa mwaka mmoja kuwa sadaka ya kuteketezwa na kinda la njiwa, au hua, kuwa sadaka ya dhambi, awalete mlangoni pa hema ya kukutania, na kumpa kuhani;
When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.
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na yeye atawasongeza mbele za Bwana, na kufanya upatanisho kwa ajili yake; naye atatakasika na jicho la damu yake. Hii ndiyo amri yake huyo azaaye, kwamba ni mtoto mume au mke.
And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female.
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Kama mali yake huyo mwanamke haimfikilii mwana-kondoo, hapo ndipo atakapochukua hua wawili, au makinda mawili ya njiwa; mmoja kuwa sadaka ya kuteketezwa, na wa pili kuwa sadaka ya dhambi; naye kuhani atafanya upatanisho kwa ajili yake, naye atakuwa safi. </p>
But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”