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Kisha Bwana akamwambia Musa, Nena na hao makuhani, wana wa Haruni, uwaambie, Mtu asijinajisi kwa ajili ya wafu katika watu wake;
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
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isipokuwa ni kwa ajili ya jamaa yake wa karibu, kwa ajili ya mama yake, na kwa ajili baba yake, na kwa ajili ya mwanawe, na kwa ajili ya binti yake, na kwa ajili ya nduguye mwanamume;
except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
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na kwa ajili ya umbu lake aliye mwanamwali, aliye wa udugu kwake, ambaye hajaolewa na mume; ana ruhusa kujitia unajisi kwa ajili yake huyo.
or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
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Asijitie unajisi, ijapokuwa ni mkubwa katika watu wake, hata akajinajisi.
He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
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Wasijifanyie upaa kichwani, wala wasinyoe pembe za ndevu zao, wala wasichanje chale katika miili yao.
Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
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Watakuwa watakatifu kwa Mungu wao, wala wasilinajisi jina la Mungu wao; kwa kuwa wao ndio wasongezao sadaka za Bwana kwa njia ya moto, chakula cha Mungu wao; kwa ajili ya hayo watakuwa watakatifu.
They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.
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Wasimwoe mwanamke aliye kahaba, au huyo aliye mwenye unajisi; wala wasimwoe mwanamke aliyeachwa na mumewe; kwa kuwa yeye kuhani ni mtakatifu kwa Mungu wake.
A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.
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Kwa hiyo basi utamtakasa; kwa kuwa yeye husongeza chakula cha Mungu wako; atakuwa mtakatifu kwako wewe; kwa kuwa mimi Bwana niwatakasaye ninyi ni mtakatifu.
You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
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Na binti ya kuhani ye yote atakapojitia unajisi kwa ukahaba, amemtia unajisi baba yake; atachomwa moto.
If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
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Na yeye aliye kuhani mkuu katika nduguze, ambaye mafuta ya kutiwa yamemiminwa kichwani mwake, naye akawekwa wakfu ili ayavae hayo mavazi, yeye hataziacha wazi nywele za kichwa chake, wala hatazirarua nguo zake;
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
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wala hataingia penye maiti, wala asijitie unajisi kwa ajili ya baba yake wala mama yake;
He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
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wala asitoke katika mahali patakatifu, wala asipatie unajisi mahali patakatifu pa Mungu wake; kwa kuwa utakaso wa hayo mafuta ya kutiwa ya Mungu wake u juu yake; mimi ndimi Bwana.
He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
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Naye atamwoa mwanamke katika ubikira wake.
The woman he marries must be a virgin.
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Asitwae mjane, wala mwanamke aliyeachwa na mumewe, wala mwanamke mwenye unajisi, wala kahaba; lakini atamwoa mwanamwali katika watu wake mwenyewe.
He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
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Naye asiwatie unajisi kizazi chake katika watu wake; kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana nimtakasaye.
so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”
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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Nena na Haruni, umwambie, Mtu awaye yote wa kizazi chako wewe katika vizazi vyao, aliye na kilema, asikaribie kusongeza chakula cha Mungu wake.
“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.
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Kwa kuwa mtu awaye yote aliye na kilema hatakaribia; mtu kipofu, au kiwete, au mtu aliye na pua iliyoharibika, au aliye na kitu kilichozidi vimpasavyo mwili,
No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed;
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au mtu aliyevunjika mguu, au aliyevunjika mkono,
no man who has a broken foot or hand,
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au aliye na kijongo, au aliye kibeti, au aliye na kilema cha jichoni, au aliye na upele, au mwenye buba, au aliyevunjika mapumbu;
or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.
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mtu awaye yote wa kizazi cha Haruni kuhani aliye na kilema asikaribie kuzisongeza sadaka za Bwana kwa njia ya moto; ana kilema huyo asikaribie kusongeza chakula cha Mungu wake.
No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.
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Atakula chakula cha Mungu wake, katika hicho kilicho kitakatifu sana, na hicho kilicho kitakatifu.
He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,
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Lakini hataingia ndani ya pazia, wala asikaribie madhabahu, kwa sababu ana kilema; ili kwamba asipanajisi patakatifu pangu; kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana niwatakasaye.
but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
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Basi Musa akanena na Haruni na wanawe, na wana wa Israeli wote.
Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.