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Kisha Musa akanena na wale vichwa vya kabila za wana wa Israeli, na kuwaambia, Neno hili ndilo aliloliagiza Bwana.
Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
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Mtu atakapomwekea Bwana nadhiri, au, atakapoapa kiapo ili kufunga nafsi yake kwa kifungo, asilitangue neno lake; atafanya sawasawa na hayo yote yamtokayo kinywani mwake.
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
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Tena mtu mke atakapomwekea Bwana nadhiri, na kufunga nafsi yake kwa kifungo, naye aketi katika nyumba ya babaye, katika ujana wake;
And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,
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babaye naye akasikia nadhiri yake, na kile kifungo chake alichofungia nafsi yake, na babaye akamnyamazia; ndipo nadhiri zake zote zitathibitika, na kila kifungo alichofungia nafsi yake kitathibitika.
and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
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Lakini kama huyo babaye akimkataza siku hiyo aliyosikia; nadhiri zake ziwazo zote, wala vifungo vyake alivyoifungia nafsi yake havitathibitika; na Bwana atamsamehe, kwa kuwa babaye alimkataza.
But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
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Tena kama amekwisha kuolewa na mume, wakati huo wa nadhiri zake, au wa neno hilo alilolitamka kwa midomo yake pasipo kufikiri, alilojifungia;
If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
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na mumewe akasikia, naye akamnyamazia siku hiyo aliyosikia neno hilo; ndipo nadhiri zake zitathibitika, na vile vifungo ambavyo ameifunga nafsi yake vitathibitika.
and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
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Lakini kama mumewe akimkataza siku hiyo aliyolisikia; ndipo ataitangua nadhiri yake iliyo juu yake na neno alilolitamka kwa midomo yake pasipo kufikiri, alilojifungia; na Bwana atamsamehe
But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
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Lakini nadhiri ya mjane, au ya mwanamke aliyeachishwa mume, kila neno ambalo ameifunga nafsi yake kwalo, litathibitika juu yake.
Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
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Tena kama aliweka nadhiri nyumbani mwa mumewe, au kama aliifunga nafsi yake kwa kifungo pamoja na kiapo,
If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
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na mumewe alisikia akamnyamazia, wala hakumkataza; ndipo nadhiri zake zote zitathibitika, na kila kifungo alichojifungia kitathibitika.
and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
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Lakini kama mumewe alizibatilisha na kuzitangua siku hiyo aliyozisikia, ndipo kila neno lililotoka midomoni mwake katika hizo nadhiri zake, au katika kile kifungo cha nafsi yake, halitathibitika; huyo mumewe amezitangua; na Bwana atamsamehe.
But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.
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Kila nadhiri, na kila kiapo kifungacho, ili kuitaabisha nafsi ya mwanamke mumewe aweza kuthibitisha, au mumewe aweza kutangua.
Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
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Lakini mumewe akimnyamazia mkewe kabisa siku hata siku ndipo azithibitisha nadhiri zote za mkewe, au vifungo vyake vyote vilivyo juu yake; yeye amezithibitisha, kwa kuwa alimnyamazia mkewe siku hiyo aliyozisikia nadhiri zake.
But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.
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Lakini akizibatilisha na kuzitangua baada ya kuzisikia; ndipo yeye atachukua uovu wa mkewe.
But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”
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Hizi ndizo amri, ambazo Bwana alimwagiza Musa, kati ya mtu mume na mkewe, kati ya baba na binti yake, katika ujana wake, ali nyumbani mwa babaye.
These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter still in his home.