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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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Nena na Haruni, ukamwambie, Utakapoziweka taa, hizo taa saba zitatoa nuru hapo mbele ya kinara cha taa.
“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
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Basi Haruni akafanya; akaziweka taa zake ili zitoe nuru hapo mbele ya kinara, kama Bwana alivyomwagiza Musa.
And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Na hii ndiyo kazi ya hicho kinara cha taa, ilikuwa ni kazi ya ufuzi wa dhahabu; tangu tako lake hata maua yake kilikuwa ni kazi ya ufuzi; vile vile kama ule mfano Bwana aliokuwa amemwonyesha Musa, ndivyo alivyokifanya kinara.
This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.
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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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Watwae Walawi na kuwaondoa kati ya wana wa Israeli, kisha uwatakase.
“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.
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Nawe utawafanyia mambo haya ili kuwatakasa; nyunyiza juu yao maji yatakasayo dhambi, nao wajinyoe kwa wembe mwili wote, kisha wazifue nguo zao, na kujitakasa.
This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.
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Kisha na watwae ng'ombe mume mmoja mchanga, na sadaka yake ya unga, unga mwembamba uliochanganywa na mafuta, nawe utatwaa ng'ombe mume mchanga mwingine kuwa sadaka ya dhambi.
Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.
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Nawe utawahudhurisha Walawi mbele ya hema ya kukutania; nawe utaukutanisha mkutano wote wa wana wa Israeli;
Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.
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nawe utawahudhurisha Walawi mbele za Bwana; kisha wana wa Israeli wataweka mikono yao juu ya Walawi;
You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
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naye Haruni atawasongeza Walawi mbele za Bwana wawe sadaka ya kutikiswa, kwa ajili ya wana wa Israeli, ili wawe wenye kufanya utumishi wa Bwana.
Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.
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Kisha Walawi wataweka mikono yao juu ya vichwa vya hao ng'ombe; nawe umtoe mmoja kuwa sadaka ya dhambi kwa Bwana, na huyo wa pili awe sadaka ya kuteketezwa, ili kufanya upatanisho kwa ajili ya Walawi.
And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.
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Kisha utawaweka Walawi mbele ya Haruni, na mbele ya wanawe na kuwasongeza kwa Bwana wawe sadaka ya kutikiswa.
You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.
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Ndivyo utakavyowatenga Walawi na kuwatoa katika wana wa Israeli; na Walawi watakuwa wangu.
In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.
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Kisha baadaye Walawi wataingia ndani, ili wafanye utumishi wa hema ya kukutania; nawe utawatakasa, na kuwasongeza wawe sadaka ya kutikiswa.
After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.
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Kwa kuwa nimepewa kabisa mimi watu hawa kutoka katika wana wa Israeli; badala ya wote wafunguao mimba, maana, wazaliwa wa kwanza wa wana wa Israeli wote, nimewatwaa wawe wangu.
For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
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Kwa kuwa wazaliwa wa kwanza wote katika wana wa Israeli ni wangu, wa wanadamu na wa wanyama; siku hiyo niliyowapiga wazaliwa wa kwanza wote katika nchi ya Misri niliwatakasa kwa ajili yangu mwenyewe.
For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.
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Nami nimewatwaa Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wote walio katika wana wa Israeli.
But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.
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Nami nimempa Haruni hao Walawi wawe kipawa chake yeye na wanawe, kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli, ili watumike utumishi wa wana wa Israeli katika hema ya kukutania, kisha wafanye upatanisho kwa ajili ya wana wa Israeli; ili kusiwe na maradhi kati ya wana wa Israeli, hapo wana wa Israeli watakapopakaribia mahali patakatifu.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
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Basi Musa na Haruni, na mkutano wote wa wana wa Israeli, wakawafanyia Walawi mambo hayo; kama hayo yote Bwana aliyomwagiza Musa kwa habari za hao Walawi, ndivyo wana wa Israeli walivyowafanyia.
So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.
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Walawi wakajitakasa na dhambi, nao wakafua nguo zao; kisha Haruni akawasongeza mbele za Bwana wawe sadaka ya kutikiswa; Haruni akafanya kwa ajili yao ili kuwatakasa.
The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
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Kisha baada ya hayo Walawi wakaingia ili wafanye utumishi wao ndani ya hema ya kukutania mbele ya Haruni na mbele ya wanawe; kama Bwana alivyomwagiza Musa kwa habari za hao Walawi, ndivyo walivyowafanyia.
After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
And the LORD said to Moses,
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Mambo yawapasayo hao Walawi ni haya; tangu waliopata umri wa miaka ishirini na mitano na zaidi wataingia ndani ili watumike utumishi katika kazi ya hema ya kukutania;
“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
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tena tangu waliopata umri wa miaka hamsini wataacha kutumika huo utumishi, wasitumike tena;
But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.
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lakini watatumika pamoja na ndugu zao katika hema ya kukutania, kushika ulinzi, lakini wasitumike katika huo utumishi tena. Ndivyo utakavyowafanyia Walawi katika mambo ya ulinzi wao. </p>
After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”