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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Tena uwaambie wana wa Israeli, Mtu awaye yote miongoni mwa wana wa Israeli, au miongoni mwa wageni waketio katika Israeli, atakayetoa katika kizazi chake na kumpa Moleki, sharti atauawa; wenyeji wa nchi watampiga kwa mawe.
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
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Mimi nami nitamkazia uso wangu mtu huyo, nami nitamkatilia mbali na watu wake; kwa kuwa ametoa katika kizazi chake na kumpa Moleki, ili kupatia unajisi patakatifu pangu, na kulinajisi jina langu takatifu.
And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
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Tena kama wenyeji wa nchi wakimfumbia macho mtu huyo kwa njia yo yote, hapo atoapo katika kizazi chake na kumpa Moleki, wasimwue;
And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,
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ndipo mimi nitamkazia uso wangu mtu huyo, na jamaa zake, nami nitamkatilia mbali, na hao wote wamwandamao katika uzinifu, ili kufanya uzinifu pamoja na Moleki, watengwe mbali na watu wao.
then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
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Na mtu yule atakayewaendea wenye pepo, na wachawi, ili kuzini pamoja nao, nitakaza uso wangu juu ya mtu yule, nitamtenga na watu wake.
Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
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Jitakaseni basi, iweni watakatifu, kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
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Nanyi zishikeni sheria zangu, na kuzitenda; Mimi ndimi Bwana niwatakasaye ninyi.
And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
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Kwa maana kila mtu amlaaniye baba yake au mama yake hakika atauawa, amemlaani baba yake na mama yake; damu yake itakuwa juu yake.
If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
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Na mtu aziniye na mke wa mtu mwingine, naam, yeye aziniye na mke wa jirani yake, mtu mume aziniye, na mwanamke aziniye, hakika watauawa.
If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
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Na mtu mume atakayelala pamoja na mke wa baba yake amefunua utupu wa baba yake; wote wawili hakika watauawa; damu yao itakuwa juu yao.
If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Na mtu mume akilala na mkwewe mwanamke wote wawili hakika watauawa; wamefanya yaliyo uchafuko; damu yao itakuwa juu yao.
If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.
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Tena mtu mume akilala pamoja na mtu mume, kama alalavyo na mtu mke, wote wawili wamefanya machukizo; hakika watauawa; damu yao itakuwa juu yao.
If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Tena mtu mume akimwoa mke pamoja na mama yake, ni uovu mkuu; watachomwa moto, yeye mume na hao wanawake pia; ili kwamba usiwe uovu kati yenu.
If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.
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Tena mtu mume akilala na mnyama, hakika atauawa; nanyi mtamwua huyo mnyama.
If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
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Tena mwanamke akimkaribia mnyama ye yote, na kulala pamoja naye, mtamwua huyo mwanamke, na mnyama pia; hakika watauawa; damu yao itakuwa ni juu yao.
If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Tena mtu mume akimwoa umbu lake, binti ya baba yake, au binti ya mama yake, na kuuona utupu wake, na huyo mwanamke kauona utupu wake huyo mume; ni jambo la aibu; watakatiliwa mbali mbele ya macho ya wana wa watu wao; amefunua utupu wa umbu lake; naye atauchukua uovu wake.
If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.
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Tena mtu mume akilala na mwanamke aliye na ugonjwa wake, na kufunua utupu wake; amelifunua jito la damu yake, naye mwanamke amefunua jito la damu yake; wote wawili watakatiliwa mbali na watu wao.
If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.
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Usifunue utupu wa umbu la mama yako, wala umbu la baba yako; kwa kuwa huyo amefunua utupu wa jamaa yake ya karibu; watauchukua uovu wao.
You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.
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Tena mtu mume akilala na mke wa mjomba wake, ameufunua utupu wa mjomba wake; watauchukua uovu wao; watakufa bila kuzaa mwana.
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
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Tena mtu mume akimtwaa mke wa nduguye, ni uchafu; ameufunua utupu wa nduguye; hao watakuwa hawana wana.
If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.
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Basi zishikeni amri zangu zote, na hukumu zangu zote, na kuzifanya; ili kwamba hiyo nchi, ambayo nawapeleka ninyi kukaa, isiwatapike.
You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
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Nanyi msiende kwa kuziandama desturi za taifa, niitoayo mbele yenu; kwa kuwa wao waliyafanya mambo hayo yote, na kwa ajili ya hayo niliwachukia.
You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
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Lakini mimi nimewaambia ninyi, Mtairithi nchi yao, nami nitawapa ninyi kuimiliki; nchi iliyojaa maziwa na asali; mimi ni Bwana, Mungu wenu, niliyewatenga ninyi na mataifa.
But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.
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Kwa ajili ya hayo mtapambanua kati ya mnyama aliye safi na mnyama aliye najisi, na kati ya ndege aliye tohara na ndege aliye najisi; nanyi msizifanye nafsi zenu kuwa machukizo kwa njia ya mnyama, au kwa njia ya ndege, au kwa njia ya kitu cho chote ambacho nchi imejaa nacho, niliowatenga nanyi kuwa ni najisi.
You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.
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Nanyi mtakuwa watakatifu kwangu mimi; kwa kuwa mimi Bwana ni mtakatifu nami nimewatenga ninyi na mataifa, ili kwamba mwe wangu.
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.
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Tena mtu mume au mtu mke aliye na pepo, au aliye mchawi, hakika atauawa; watawapiga kwa mawe; damu yao itakuwa juu yao.
A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”