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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Nena na Haruni na wanawe, ili wajitenge wenyewe na vitu vitakatifu vya wana wa Israeli ambavyo wanitakasia mimi, tena kwamba wasilinajisi jina langu takatifu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
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Waambie, Mtu ye yote wa kizazi chenu chote katika vizazi vyenu, atakayevikaribia vile vitu vitakatifu, ambavyo wana wa Israeli wamtakasia Bwana, naye ana unajisi, mtu huyo atakatiliwa mbali asiwe mbele zangu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
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Mtu ye yote wa kizazi cha Haruni aliye mwenye ukoma, au mwenye kisonono; yeye asile katika vitu vitakatifu, hata atakapokuwa safi. Tena mtu awaye yote atakayekinusa kitu kilicho na unajisi kwa sababu ya wafu, au mtu ambaye shahawa humtoka;
If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
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au mtu amgusaye mnyama atambaaye, wa kumpatia unajisi, au kwamba amgusa mtu wa kumpatia unajisi, kwa unajisi wo wote alio nao;
or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
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huyo mtu atakayegusa kitu cho chote namna hiyo atakuwa najisi hata jioni, naye hatakula katika vitu vitakatifu, asipooga mwili wake majini.
the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
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Jua likiisha kuchwa atakuwa safi; kisha baadaye atakula katika vitu vitakatifu, maana ni chakula chake.
When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
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Nyamafu au mnyama aliyeraruliwa na wanyama asile, asijitie unajisi kwa hiyo nyama; mimi ndimi Bwana.
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
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Basi kwa hiyo watayashika mausia yangu, wasije wakachukua dhambi kwa hayo, nao wakafa humo, wakiyanajisi; mimi ndimi Bwana niwatakasaye.
The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
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Mgeni awaye yote asile katika kitu kitakatifu; mgeni wa kuhani akaaye kwake, au mtumishi aliyeajiriwa, asile katika kitu kitakatifu.
No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.
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Lakini kwamba kuhani akinunua mtu ye yote, kwa kumnunua kwa fedha zake, yeye atakula katika hicho; na hao waliozaliwa nyumbani mwake watakula katika chakula chake.
But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.
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Na binti ya kuhani kwamba ameolewa na mgeni, asile katika sadaka ya kuinuliwa katika vitu vile vitakatifu.
If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.
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Lakini kwamba binti ya kuhani ni mjane, au kwamba ameachwa na mumewe, wala hana mtoto, kisha amerudi na kuketi katika nyumba ya baba yake, kama vile katika ujana wake, yeye atakula katika chakula cha baba yake; lakini mgeni awaye yote asile katika chakula hicho.
But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
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Tena kama mtu ye yote akila katika kitu kilicho kitakatifu pasipo kukijua, ndipo ataongeza sehemu ya tano juu ya kitu hicho, na kumpa kuhani kitu hicho kitakatifu.
If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
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Wala wasivinajisi vitu vitakatifu vya wana wa Israeli, wavisongezavyo kwa Bwana;
The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
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hata wakawatwika ule uovu uletao hatia, hapo walapo vitu vyao vitakatifu; kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana niwatakasaye.
by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Nena na Haruni na wanawe, na wana wa israeli wote, uwaambie, Mtu ye yote wa nyumba ya Israeli, au wa wageni walio katika Israeli, atakayetoa matoleo yake, kama ni nadhiri zao mojawapo, au kama ni sadaka yo yote ya hiari, watakayomtolea Bwana kuwa sadaka ya kuteketezwa;
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
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ili mpate kukubaliwa, mtaleta mume mkamilifu, katika ng'ombe, au katika kondoo, au katika mbuzi.
must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
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Lakini mnyama ye yote aliye na kilema msimtoe; kwa kuwa hatakubaliwa kwa ajili yenu.
You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
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Na mtu awaye yote atakayemtolea Bwana dhabihu katika sadaka za amani, ili kuondoa nadhiri, au sadaka ya moyo wa kupenda, katika ng'ombe, au katika kondoo, atakuwa mkamilifu, apate kukubaliwa; pasiwe na kilema ndani yake cho chote.
When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
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Kipofu, au aliyevunjika mahali, au kiwete au aliye na vidonda, au aliye na upele, au aliye na kikoko, hamtamtolea Bwana wanyama hao, wala msiwasongeze kwa Bwana kwa njia ya moto juu ya madhabahu.
You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.
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Ng'ombe, au mwana-kondoo aliye na kitu kilichozidi, au aliyepungukiwa na kitu katika vitu vya mwilini mwake, mna ruhusa kutoa kuwa sadaka ya moyo wa kupenda; lakini kwa ajili ya nadhiri hatakubaliwa.
You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
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Mnyama aliyeumia mapumbu yake, au kusetwa, au kuvunjwa, au kukatwa, msimtolee Bwana; wala msifanye hivi katika nchi yenu.
You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land.
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Wala msisongeze chakula cha Mungu wenu katika wanyama hao mmojawapo kitokacho mkononi mwa mgeni; kwa sababu uharibifu wao u ndani yao, wana kilema ndani yao; hawatakubaliwa kwa ajili yenu.
Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”
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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Hapo ng'ombe, au kondoo, au mbuzi, akizaliwa, atakuwa pamoja na mamaye muda wa siku saba; na siku ya nane na baadaye atakubaliwa kuwa ni sadaka ya kutolewa kwa Bwana kwa njia ya moto.
“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the LORD.
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Tena kama ni ng'ombe, au kama ni kondoo, msimchinje huyo na mwanawe wote wawili kwa siku moja.
But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
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Tena mtakapomchinjia Bwana dhabihu ya shukrani, mtamchinja ili mpate kukubaliwa.
When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.
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Italiwa siku iyo hiyo; msisaze kitu chake hata asubuhi; mimi ndimi Bwana.
It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.
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Kwa hiyo mtayashika maagizo yangu, na kuyafanya; mimi ndimi Bwana.
You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD.
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Wala msilinajisi jina langu takatifu; lakini nitatakaswa mimi katika wana wa Israeli; mimi ndimi Bwana niwatakasaye ninyi,
You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
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niliyewaleta mtoke nchi ya Misri, ili niwe Mungu wenu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”