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Msifanye sanamu yo yote, wala msijisimamishie sanamu ya kuchonga, wala mnara, wala msiweke jiwe lo lote lililochorwa katika nchi yenu ili kulisujudia; kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
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Zishikeni Sabato zangu, na kupastahi patakatifu pangu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.
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Kama mkienda katika amri zangu, na kuyashika maagizo yangu, na kuyafanya;
If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments,
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ndipo nitazinyesha mvua zenu kwa nyakati zake, na nchi itazaa maongeo yake, na miti ya mashambani itazaa matunda yake.
I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
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Tena kupura nafaka kwenu kutaendelea hata wakati wa kuvuna zabibu, na kuvuna zabibu kutaendelea hata wakati wa kupanda mbegu; nanyi mtakula chakula chenu na kushiba, na kuketi katika nchi yenu salama.
Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.
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Nami nitawapa amani katika nchi, tena mtalala wala hapana atakayewatia hofu; nami nitawakomesha wanyama wabaya katika nchi yenu, wala hautapita upanga katika nchi yenu.
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
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Nanyi mtawafukuza adui zenu, nao wataanguka mbele zenu kwa upanga.
You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
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Na watu watano wa kwenu watawafukuza watu mia, na watu mia wa kwenu watawafukuza watu elfu kumi; na adui zenu wataanguka mbele yenu kwa upanga.
Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
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Nami nitawaelekezea uso wangu, na kuwapa uzazi mwingi, na kuwaongeza; nami nitalithibitisha agano langu pamoja nanyi.
I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you.
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Nanyi mtakula akiba ya zamani mliyoiweka siku nyingi, tena hayo ya zamani mtayatoa, ili myaweke yaliyo mapya.
You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.
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Nami nitaiweka maskani yangu kati yenu; wala roho yangu haitawachukia.
And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
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Nami nitakwenda kati yenu, nami nitakuwa Mungu wenu, nanyi mtakuwa watu wangu.
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
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Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu, niliyewaleta mtoke katika nchi ya Misri, ili msiwe watumwa wao; nami nimeivunja miti ya kongwa lenu, nikawaendesha mwende sawasawa.
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.
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Lakini msiponisikiza, wala hamtaki kuyafanya maagizo hayo yote;
If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
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nanyi mkizikataa amri zangu, na roho yenu ikichukia hukumu zangu, hata ikawa hamtaki kuyafanya maagizo yangu yote, bali mwalivunja agano langu;
and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,
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mimi nami nitawatenda jambo hili; nitaamrisha uje juu yenu utisho, hata kifua kikuu na homa, zitakazoharibu macho yenu, na kuidhoofisha roho; nanyi mtapanda mbegu yenu bure, kwa kuwa adui zenu wataila.
then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
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Nami nitauelekeza uso wangu kinyume chenu, nanyi mtapigwa mbele ya adui zenu; hao wawachukiao watatawala juu yenu; nanyi mtakimbia wakati ambao hapana awafukuzaye.
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
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Tena ikiwa baada ya hayo hamtaki kunisikiza, ndipo nitawaadhibu zaidi mara saba kwa ajili ya dhambi zenu.
And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
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Nami nitakivunja kiburi cha uwezo wenu; nami nitazifanya mbingu zenu kuwa kama chuma, na nchi yenu kuwa kama shaba;
I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,
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na nguvu zenu mtazitumia bure; kwa kuwa nchi yenu haitazaa mazao yake, wala miti ya nchi haitazaa matunda yake.
and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.
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Nanyi ikiwa mwaenenda kinyume changu, wala hamtaki kunisikiza; nitaleta mapigo mara saba zaidi juu yenu, kama dhambi zenu zilivyo.
If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
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Nami nitaleta wanyama wakali kati yenu, ambao watawanyang'anya watoto wenu, na kuwaharibu wanyama wenu wa kufugwa, na kuwapunguza muwe wachache hesabu yenu; na njia zenu zitakuwa ni ukiwa.
I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
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Tena kama hamtaki kurejezwa upya kwangu mimi kwa mambo haya, bali mwaendelea kunishikia kinyume; ndipo mimi nami nitaendelea kuwashikia ninyi kinyume;
And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
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nami nitawapiga, naam mimi, mara saba kwa ajili ya dhambi zenu.
then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
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Nami nitaleta upanga juu yenu, utakaopatiliza kisasi cha hilo agano; nanyi mtakutanishwa ndani ya miji yenu; nami nitaleta tauni kati yenu; nanyi mtatiwa mkononi mwa adui.
And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
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Hapo nitakapovunja tegemeo lenu la mkate, wanawake kumi wataoka mikate yenu katika tanuu moja, nao watawapa mikate yenu tena kwa kupima kwa mizani; nanyi mtakula, lakini hamtashiba.
When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
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Tena ikiwa baada ya hayo yote hamtaki kunisikiza, bali mwaenenda kwa kunishikia kinyume;
But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
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ndipo nami nitakwenda kwa kuwashikia ninyi kinyume katika ghadhabu yangu; nami nitawaadhibu mara saba kwa dhambi zenu.
then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
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Nanyi mtakula nyama ya miili ya wana wenu, na nyama ya miili ya binti zenu mtaila.
You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.
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Nami nitapaharibu mahali penu palipoinuka, na kuziangusha sanamu zenu za jua, nami nitaitupa mizoga yenu juu ya mizoga ya sanamu zenu; na roho yangu itawachukia.
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.
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Nami nitaifanya miji yenu iwe maganjo, na mahali penu patakatifu nitapatia ukiwa; wala sitasikia harufu ya manukato yenu yapendezayo.
I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.
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Nami nitaitia hiyo nchi ukiwa; na adui zenu watakaokaa huko wataistaajabia.
And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.
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Nanyi nitawatapanya-tapanya katika mataifa, nami nitaufuta upanga nyuma yenu; na nchi yenu itakuwa ni ukiwa, na miji yenu maganjo.
But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
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Hapo ndipo nchi itakapozifurahia Sabato zake, wakati itakapokuwa hali ya ukiwa, nanyi mtakapokuwa katika nchi ya adui zenu; ndipo nchi itakapopumzika, na kuzifurahia Sabato zake.
Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.
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Wakati wote itakapokuwa na ukiwa, itapumzika; ni hayo mapumziko ambayo haikuwa nayo katika Sabato zenu, hapo mlipokaa katika nchi hiyo.
As long as it lies desolate, the land will have the rest it did not receive during the Sabbaths when you lived in it.
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Tena hao wa kwenu watakaobaki, nitawatilia woga mioyoni mwao, katika hizo nchi za adui zao; na sauti ya jani lililopeperushwa itawakimbiza; nao watakimbia, kama mtu akimbiavyo upanga; nao wataanguka hapo ambapo hapana afukuzaye.
As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
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Nao wataangukiana wenyewe kwa wenyewe, kama mbele ya upanga, hapo ambapo hapana afukuzaye; wala hamtakuwa na nguvu za kusimama mbele ya adui zenu.
They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies.
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Nanyi mtaangamia kati ya mataifa, na nchi ya adui zenu itawameza.
You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.
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Na watu wa kwenu watakaobaki watafifia kwa ajili ya uovu wao, katika hizo nchi za adui zenu; tena watafifia kwa ajili ya uovu wa baba zao, pamoja nao.
Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers.
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Nao wataukiri uovu wao, na uovu wa baba zao, katika maasi yao waliyoasi juu yangu, tena ya kuwa kwa sababu wameendelea kunishikia kinyume,
But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—
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mimi nami nimeendelea kuwashikia kinyume wao, na kuwatia katika nchi ya adui zao; lakini hapo, kama mioyo yao isiyokuwa tohara ikinyenyekea, nao wakubali adhabu ya uovu wao;
and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity,
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ndipo nitakapokumbuka agano langu pamoja na Yakobo, tena agano langu na Isaka, tena agano langu na Ibrahimu nitalikumbuka; nami nitaikumbuka nchi hiyo.
then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
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Nchi nayo itaachwa na wao, nayo itazifurahia Sabato zake, itakapokuwa ukiwa pasipokuwa na wao; nao wataikubali adhabu ya uovu wao; kwa sababu, naam, ni kwa sababu wamezikataa hukumu zangu, na roho zao zimezichukia amri zangu.
For the land will be abandoned by them, and it will enjoy its Sabbaths by lying desolate without them. And they will pay the penalty for their iniquity, because they rejected My ordinances and abhorred My statutes.
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Lakini pamoja na hayo yote, watakapokuwa katika nchi ya adui zao, mimi, sitawatupa, wala sitawachukia, niwaangamize kabisa, na kulivunja agano langu pamoja nao; kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wao;
Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.
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lakini kwa ajili yao nitalikumbuka agano la baba zao, niliowaleta watoke katika nchi ya Misri mbele ya macho ya mataifa, ili kwamba niwe Mungu wao; mimi ndimi Bwana.
But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”
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Hizi ni amri na hukumu na sheria, Bwana alizozifanya kati ya yeye na hao wana wa Israeli katika huo mlima wa Sinai kwa mkono wa Musa.
These are the statutes, ordinances, and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai.