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Bwana akanena na Musa na Haruni, na kuwaambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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Hii ndiyo amri ya sheria Bwana aliyoagiza, akisema, Waambie wana wa Israeli wakuletee ng'ombe mke mwekundu asiye na kipaku, mkamilifu, ambaye hajatiwa nira bado;
“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
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nanyi mtamleta kwa Eleazari kuhani, naye atakwenda naye nje ya kambi, na mtu mmoja atamchinja mbele yake;
Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
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kisha Eleazari kuhani atatwaa katika damu yake kwa kidole chake, na kuinyunyiza damu yake kuelekea upande wa mbele wa hema ya kukutania mara saba;
Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.
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kisha mtu mmoja atamchoma moto huyo ng'ombe mbele yake; ngozi yake, na nyama yake, na damu yake, pamoja na mavi yake pia atachoma moto;
Then the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung.
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kisha kuhani atatwaa mti wa mwerezi, na hisopo, na sufu nyekundu, na kuvitupa katika huo moto unaomchoma ng'ombe.
The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.
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Ndipo kuhani atazifua nguo zake, na kuoga mwili wake majini, kisha baadaye ataingia kambini, naye kuhani atakuwa najisi hata jioni.
Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.
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Na huyo aliyemchoma moto ng'ombe atazifua nguo zake majini, na kuoga mwili wake majini, naye atakuwa najisi hata jioni.
The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.
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Kisha mtu mmoja aliye safi atayazoa majivu ya huyo ng'ombe, na kuyaweka yawe akiba katika mahali safi nje ya kambi, nayo yatatunzwa kwa ajili ya mkutano wa wana wa israeli, kuwa ndiyo maji ya farakano; ni sadaka ya dhambi.
Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.
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Na yeye ayazoaye majivu ya huyo ng'ombe atazifua nguo zake, naye atakuwa najisi hata jioni; na jambo hili litakuwa amri ya milele, kwa wana wa Israeli, na wa mgeni akaaye kati yao.
The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.
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Mtu agusaye maiti ye yote atakuwa najisi muda wa siku saba;
Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.
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naye atajitakasa kwa yale maji siku ya tatu, na siku ya saba atakuwa safi; lakini kama hajitakasi siku ya tatu, ndipo na siku ya saba hatakuwa safi.
He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.
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Mtu awaye yote agusaye maiti wa mtu aliyekufa, asijitakase, yuatia unajisi maskani ya Bwana; na mtu huyo atakatiliwa mbali na Israeli; maana, hayo maji ya farakano hayakunyunyizwa juu yake, atakuwa najisi; unajisi wake ukali juu yake bado.
Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
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Hii ndiyo amri, mtu afapo ndani ya hema; kila mtu aingiaye ndani ya hema hiyo, na kila mtu aliye humo hemani, atakuwa najisi muda wa siku saba.
This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,
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Na kila chombo kilicho wazi, kisichofungwa na kifuniko, ni najisi.
and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
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Kisha mtu ye yote huko nje shambani atakayemgusa mtu aliyeuawa kwa upanga, au mzoga, au mfupa wa mtu, au kaburi, atakuwa najisi muda wa siku saba.
Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
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Na kwa huyo aliye najisi watatwaa katika majivu ya kuchomwa kwake hiyo sadaka ya dhambi, na maji ya mtoni yatachanganywa na majivu katika chombo;
For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.
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kisha mtu mmoja aliye safi atatwaa hisopo, na kuitia katika hayo maji naye atayanyunyiza juu ya hema, na juu ya vyombo vyote, na juu ya watu waliokuwapo, na juu yake yeye aliyeugusa mfupa, au mtu aliyeuawa, au mzoga, au kaburi;
Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
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na yule aliye safi atamnyunyiza huyo aliye najisi siku ya tatu, na siku ya saba; na katika siku ya saba atamtakasa; naye atazifua nguo zake, na kuoga majini, naye atakuwa safi jioni.
The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.
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Lakini mtu atakayekuwa najisi, naye hataki kujitakasa, mtu huyo atakatiliwa mbali katika mkutano, kwa sababu amepatia unajisi mahali patakatifu pa Bwana; hayo maji ya farakano hayakunyunyizwa juu yake; yeye yu najisi.
But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
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Nayo itakuwa amri ya sikuzote kwao; na yeye anyunyizaye maji ya farakano atazifua nguo zake; naye ayagusaye hayo maji ya farakano atakuwa najisi hata jioni.
This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
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Na kitu cho chote atakachokigusa mtu aliye najisi kitakuwa najisi; na mtu atakayekigusa kitu hicho atakuwa najisi hata jioni. </p>
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”