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Bwana akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Nena na mkutano wote wa wana wa Israeli, uwaambie, Mtakuwa watakatifu; kwa kuwa mimi Bwana, Mungu wenu, ni mtakatifu.
“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
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Kila mtu na amche mama yake, na baba yake, nanyi mtazitunza Sabato zangu; mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
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Msigeuke kuandama sanamu, wala msijifanyizie miungu ya kusubu mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.
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Nanyi hapo mtakapomchinjia Bwana sadaka ya amani mtaisongeza ili kwamba mpate kukubaliwa.
When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.
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Italiwa siku iyo hiyo mliyoichinja, na siku ya pili yake; na kama kitu cho chote katika sadaka hiyo kilisalia hata siku ya tatu kitachomwa moto.
It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it, or on the next day; but what remains on the third day must be burned up.
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Kwamba sadaka hiyo yaliwa hata kidogo siku ya tatu ni machukizo; haitakubaliwa;
If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is tainted and will not be accepted.
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lakini kila mtu atakayekula atauchukua uovu wake mwenyewe, kwa sababu amekinajisi kitu hicho kitakatifu cha Bwana; na nafsi hiyo itakatiliwa mbali na watu wake.
Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.
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Na mtakapovuna mavuno ya nchi yenu, usivune kabisa kabisa pembe za shamba lako, wala usiyakusanye masazo ya mavuno yako;
When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
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wala usiyakusanye masazo ya mizabibu yako, wala usiyaokote matunda ya mizabibu yako yaliyopukutika; uyaache kwa ajili ya maskini na mgeni; mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.
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Msiibe, wala msidanganye, wala msiambiane uongo.
You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
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Msiape uongo kwa jina langu, hata ukalinajisi jina la Mungu wako; Mimi ndimi Bwana.
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
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Usimdhulumu jirani yako, wala kumnyang'anya mali yake; ijara yake aliyeajiriwa isikae kwako usiku kucha hata asubuhi.
You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
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Usimlaani kiziwi, wala usitie kwazo mbele ya kipofu, bali umche Mungu wako; Mimi ndimi Bwana.
You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
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Msitende yasiyo haki katika hukumu, usimpendelee mtu maskini, wala kumstahi mwenye nguvu; bali utamhukumu jirani yako kwa haki.
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
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Usiende huko na huko katikati ya watu wako, kama mchongezi; wala usisimame kinyume cha damu ya jirani yako; mimi ndimi Bwana.
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
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Usimchukie ndugu yako moyoni mwako; ni lazima kumkemea jirani yako, wala usichukue dhambi kwa ajili yake.
You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
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Usifanye kisasi, wala kuwa na kinyongo juu ya wana wa watu wako; bali umpende jirani yako kama nafsi yako; Mimi ndimi Bwana.
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
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Mtazishika amri zangu. Usiwaache wanyama wako wa mfugo wakazaana kwa namna mbalimbali; usipande shamba lako mbegu za namna mbili pamoja; wala usivae mwilini mwako nguo ya namna mbili zilizochanganywa pamoja.
You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.
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Tena mtu ye yote alalaye na mwanamke aliye mjakazi, naye ameposwa na mume, wala hakukombolewa kwa lo lote, wala hakupewa uhuru; wataadhibiwa; hawatauawa, kwa sababu huyo mwanamke hakuwa huru.
If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.
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Na huyo mume ataleta sadaka yake ya hatia aitoe kwa Bwana, hata mlangoni pa hema ya kukutania; kondoo mume kwa hiyo sadaka ya hatia.
The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.
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Kisha huyo kuhani atafanya upatanisho kwa ajili yake, kwa huyo kondoo mume wa sadaka ya hatia mbele za Bwana, kwa ajili ya dhambi yake aliyoifanya; naye atasamehewa hiyo dhambi yake aliyoifanya.
The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.
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Nanyi hapo mtakapoingia nchi ile, mkiwa mmepanda miti ya namna zote kwa ajili ya chakula, ndipo mtayahesabu matunda yake kama ni kutotahiriwa; muda wa miaka mitatu miti hiyo itakuwa kwenu kama kutotahiriwa; matunda yake hayataliwa.
When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.
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Lakini mwaka wa nne matunda yake yote yatakuwa ni matakatifu, kwa ajili ya kumpa Bwana shukrani.
In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.
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Na katika mwaka wa tano mtakula katika matunda yake, ili ipate kuwapa maongeo yake; mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.
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Msile kitu cho chote pamoja na damu yake; wala msifanye kuloga, wala kutumia utambuzi.
You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
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Msinyoe denge pembe za vichwani, wala msiharibu pembe za ndevu zenu.
You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
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Msichanje chale yo yote katika nyama ya miili yenu kwa ajili ya wafu, wala msiandike alama miilini mwenu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
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Usimnajisi binti yako, ili kumfanya awe kahaba; isiwe hiyo nchi kuuandama ukahaba, na nchi kujawa na uovu mkuu.
You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
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Zishikeni Sabato zangu, mpaheshimu patakatifu pangu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.
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Msiwaendee wenye pepo, wala wachawi; msiwatafute; ili kutiwa unajisi na wao; Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
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Mwondokeeni mtu mwenye mvi; heshimuni uso wa mtu mzee; nawe mche Mungu wako, Mimi ndimi Bwana.
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
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Na mgeni akikaa pamoja nawe katika nchi yako, usimdhulumu.
When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
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Mgeni akaaye pamoja nawe atakuwa kama mzalia kwenu; mpende kama nafsi yako; kwa maana ninyi mlikuwa wageni katika nchi ya Misri; Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
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Msifanye yasiyo haki katika hukumu, wala katika kupima, wala katika mizani, wala katika cheo.
You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
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Mizani ya haki, vipimo vya haki, efa ya haki, hini ya haki, ndivyo mtakavyokuwa navyo. Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu, niliyewatoa katika nchi ya Misri.
You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
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Zishikeni sheria zangu, na hukumu zangu, na kuzitenda. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”