Law of Priests and Levites
1 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
Bwana akamwambia Haruni, Wewe na wanao na nyumba ya baba zako pamoja nawe mtachukua uovu wa patakatifu; wewe na wanao pamoja nawe mtauchukua ukuhani wenu.
2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
Na ndugu zako nao, kabila ya Lawi, kabila ya baba yako, uwalete karibu pamoja nawe, ili waungwe nawe, na kukuhudumia; bali wewe na wanao pamoja nawe mtakuwa mbele ya hema ya ushahidi.
3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.
Nao watashika ulinzi kwa amri yako, na ulinzi wa Hema yote; lakini wasikaribie vyombo vya patakatifu, wala madhabahu, wasife, wao pamoja na ninyi.
4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
Nao wataungwa nawe, na kuushika ulinzi wa hema ya kukutania, kwa ajili ya utumishi wote wa hema; na mgeni asiwakaribie ninyi.
5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
Nanyi mtashika ulinzi wa patakatifu, na ulinzi wa madhabahu, isiwe ghadhabu juu ya wana wa Israeli tena.
6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Nami, tazama, nimewatwaa ndugu zenu Walawi miongoni mwa wana wa Israeli; kwenu ninyi watu hao ni kipawa alichopewa Bwana, waufanye utumishi wa hema ya kukutania.
7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Nawe na wanao pamoja nawe mtautunza ukuhani wenu, kwa ajili ya kila kitu cha madhabahu, na kwa ajili ya vile vilivyomo ndani ya pazia, nanyi mtatumika. Nawapeni ukuhani kuwa utumishi wa kipawa; na mgeni akaribiaye atauawa.
8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.
Kisha Bwana akamwambia Haruni, Tazama, nimekupa wewe ulinzi wa sadaka zangu za kuinuliwa, maana, vitu vyote vya hao wana wa Israeli vilivyowekwa wakfu; nimekupa wewe na wanao vitu hivyo kwa ajili ya kule kutiwa mafuta kwenu, kuwa haki yenu milele.
9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of their's, every meat offering of their's, and every sin offering of their's, and every trespass offering of their's, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
Vitu hivi vitakuwa vyako katika vile vilivyo vitakatifu sana, visiteketezwe motoni; matoleo yao yote, maana, kila sadaka yao ya unga, na kila sadaka yao ya dhambi, na kila sadaka yao ya hatia watakayonitolea, vitakuwa vitakatifu sana kwa ajili yako wewe na kwa wanao.
10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
Utakula vitu hivyo kuwa ni vitu vitakatifu sana; kila mume atakula vitu hivyo; vitakuwa vitakatifu kwako wewe.
11 And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
Tena kitu hiki ni chako; ile sadaka ya kuinuliwa ya kipawa chao, maana, sadaka za kutikiswa zote za wana wa Israeli; hizi nimekupa wewe, na wanao na binti zako pamoja nawe, ni haki yenu milele; kila mtu katika nyumba yako aliye safi atakula katika hizo.
12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.
Yaliyo mazuri katika mafuta, na yaliyo mazuri ya mavuno ya zabibu, na ya mavuno ya nafaka, malimbuko yake watakayompa Bwana, amekupa wewe hayo.
13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it.
Matunda ya kwanza yaivayo katika yote yaliyo katika nchi yao, watakayomletea Bwana, yatakuwa yako, kila mtu aliye safi katika nyumba yako atakula katika vitu hivyo.
14 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Kila kitu kilichowekwa wakfu katika Israeli kitakuwa chako.
15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.
Kila kifunguacho tumbo, cha wenye mwili wote watakachomsongezea Bwana cha wanadamu na cha wanyama, ni chako; lakini mzaliwa wa kwanza wa binadamu, huna budi utamkomboa, na mzaliwa wa kwanza wa wanyama wasio safi utamkomboa.
16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
Na hao watakaokombolewa katika wanyama hao, tangu aliyepata umri wa mwezi mmoja utamkomboa, kama utakavyohesabu kima chake, kwa fedha ya shekeli tano, kwa shekeli ya mahali patakatifu (nayo ni gera ishirini).
17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Lakini mzaliwa wa kwanza wa ng'ombe, au mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kondoo, au mzaliwa wa kwanza wa mbuzi, hutawakomboa hao; maana, ni watakatifu hao; utanyunyiza damu yao katika madhabahu, na kuyateketeza mafuta yao kuwa sadaka iliyosongezwa kwa Bwana kwa moto, iwe harufu ya kupendeza.
18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.
Tena nyama yao itakuwa ni yako wewe, kama kile kidari cha kutikiswa, na kama mguu wa nyuma wa upande wa kuume, itakuwa yako.
19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.
Sadaka zote za kuinuliwa za vitu vitakatifu, wana wa Israeli wavisongezavyo kwa Bwana, nimekupa wewe na wanao na binti zako pamoja nawe, ni haki yenu ya milele; ni agano la chumvi la milele mbele za Bwana kwa ajili yako, na kizazi chako pamoja nawe.
20 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
Kisha Bwana akamwambia Haruni, Wewe hutakuwa na urithi katika nchi yao, wala hutakuwa na fungu lo lote kati yao; mimi ni fungu lako, na urithi wako, katika wana wa Israeli.
21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Na wana wa Lawi, nimewapa zaka yote katika Israeli kuwa urithi wao, badala ya huo utumishi wautumikao, maana, ni huo utumishi wa hema ya kukutania.
22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
Mwanzo wa sasa wana wa Israeli wasikaribie hema ya kukutania, wasije wakachukua dhambi, nao wakafa.
23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
Lakini Walawi watatumika utumishi wa hema ya kukutania, nao watauchukua uovu wao; hii itakuwa amri ya milele katika vizazi vyenu vyote, na kati ya wana wa Israeli hawatakuwa na urithi.
24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
Kwa kuwa zaka ya wana wa Israeli, waisongezayo kuwa sadaka ya kuinuliwa kwa Bwana, nimewapa Walawi kuwa urithi wao; kwa hiyo nimewaambia, ya kwamba, katika wana wa Israeli hawatakuwa na urithi uwao wote.
25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.
Tena utanena na Walawi, na kuwaambia, Hapo mtakapoitwaa zaka mkononi mwa wana wa Israeli niliyowapa ninyi kutoka kwao kuwa urithi wenu, ndipo mtakaposongeza sadaka ya kuinuliwa kwa Bwana katika hiyo, iwe zaka katika hiyo zaka.
27 And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Na sadaka yenu ya kuinuliwa itahesabiwa kwenu, kama ndiyo nafaka ya sakafu ya kupuria, na kama kujaa kwake kinu cha kushindikia zabibu.
28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD's heave offering to Aaron the priest.
Hivyo ninyi nanyi mtasongeza sadaka ya kuinuliwa kwa Bwana katika zaka zenu zote, mpokeazo mikononi mwa wana wa Israeli; kwa hiyo mtampa Haruni kuhani hiyo sadaka ya kuinuliwa kwa Bwana.
29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
Katika vipawa vyenu vyote mtasongeza kila sadaka ya kuinuliwa ya Bwana, ya wema wake wote, hiyo sehemu yake iliyowekwa takatifu.
30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
Kwa ajili ya hayo utawaambia, Mtakapoinua humo hayo yaliyo mema, ndipo yatahesabiwa kuwa ya Walawi, kama kuongea kwake sakafu ya kupuria nafaka, na kama maongeo ya kinu cha kushindikia zabibu.
31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Nanyi mtakula hayo kila mahali, ninyi na watu wa nyumbani mwenu; kwa kuwa ni thawabu yenu badala ya utumishi wenu katika hema ya kukutania.
32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
Nanyi hamtachukua dhambi kwa ajili yake, hapo mtakapokwisha kuinua humo hayo mema yake; lakini msivitie unajisi vile vitu vitakatifu vya wana wa Israeli, ili msife.
