1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
Musa akaenda akawaambia Waisraeli maneno haya yote.
2 And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Akawaambia, Mimi leo ni mwenye miaka mia na ishirini; siwezi tena kutoka na kuingia, na Bwana ameniambia, Hutavuka mto huu Yordani.
3 The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
Bwana Mungu wako, ndiye atakayevuka mbele yako, atawaangamiza mataifa haya mbele yako, nawe utawamiliki; na Yoshua atavuka mbele yako, kama Bwana alivyonena.
4 And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
Na Bwana atawatenda hao kama vile alivyowatenda Sihoni na Ogu, wafalme wa Waamori, na nchi yao, ambao aliwaharibu.
5 And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
Naye Bwana atawatia mikononi mwenu, nanyi mtawatenda kadiri ya amri ile niliyowaamuru.
6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Iweni hodari na moyo wa ushujaa, msiogope wala msiwahofu; kwa maana Bwana, Mungu wako, yeye ndiye anayekwenda pamoja nawe, hatakupungukia wala kukuacha.
7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
Musa akamwita Yoshua, akamwambia machoni pa Israeli wote, Uwe hodari na moyo wa ushujaa, maana utakwenda pamoja na watu hawa hata nchi Bwana aliyowaapia baba zao, ya kwamba atawapa; nawe utawarithisha.
8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Naye Bwana, yeye ndiye atakayekutangulia, atakuwa pamoja nawe, hatakupungukia wala kukuacha; usiogope wala usifadhaike.
9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
Musa akaiandika torati hii, akawapa makuhani, wana wa Lawi, waliolichukua sanduku la agano la Bwana, na wazee wote wa Israeli.
10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
Musa, akawaamuru, akasema, Mwisho wa kila mwaka wa saba, wakati wa maachilio, wakati ulioamriwa wa sikukuu ya vibanda,
11 when all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Israeli wote wafikapo ili kuonekana mbele za Bwana, Mungu wako, mahali pale atakapopachagua, uisome torati hii mbele ya Israeli wote masikioni mwao.
12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
Wakusanye watu, wanaume na wanawake na watoto, na mgeni wako aliyemo malangoni mwako wapate kusikia na kujifunza, na kumcha Bwana, Mungu wenu, na kuangalia kutenda maneno yote ya torati hii;
13 and that their children, which have not known any thing , may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
na watoto wao wasiojua, wapate kusikia na kujifunza kumcha Bwana, Mungu wenu, siku zote mtakazokaa katika nchi mnayoivukia Yordani ili kuimiliki.
14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Tazama, siku zako za kufa zinakaribia, umwite Yoshua, nanyi mkajihudhurishe katika hema ya kukutania, ili nipate kumwagiza kazi. Musa na Yoshua wakaenda, wakajihudhurisha ndani ya hema ya kukutania.
15 And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
Bwana akaonekana katika Hema katika nguzo ya wingu; na ile nguzo ya wingu ikasimama juu ya mlango wa Hema.
16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Angalia, wewe utalala na baba zako; na watu hawa wataondoka, wataifuata kwa ukahaba miungu ya kigeni ya nchi waiendeayo kuwa kati yao, nao wataniacha mimi na kulivunja agano langu, nililofanya nao.
17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
Ndipo hasira yangu itakapowaka juu yao siku hiyo, nami nitawaacha, nitawaficha uso wangu, nao wataliwa, tena watajiliwa na mambo maovu mengi na mashaka; hata waseme siku hiyo, Je! Kujiliwa kwetu na maovu haya si kwa sababu Mungu wetu hayumo kati yetu?
18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.
Nami nitawaficha uso wangu kwa kweli siku hiyo, kwa maovu yote waliyoyafanya, kwa kuigeukia hiyo miungu mingine.
19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Basi sasa jiandikieni wimbo huu, uwafundishe wana wa Israeli; kawatie vinywani mwao, ili uwe shahidi kwangu wimbo huu, juu ya wana wa Israeli.
20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
Kwa kuwa nitakapokwisha kuwatia katika nchi niliyowaapia baba zao, imiminikayo maziwa na asali; nao watakapokwisha kula na kushiba, na kuwanda; ndipo watakapoigeukia hiyo miungu mingine, na kuitumikia, na kunidharau mimi, na kulivunja agano langu.
21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
Tena itakuwa, wakiisha kujiliwa na mambo maovu mengi na mashaka, utashuhudia wimbo huu mbele yao kama shahidi, kwa maana hautasahauliwa katika vinywa vya uzao wao; kwani nayajua mawazo yao wayawazayo, hata sasa kabla sijawatia katika nchi niliyoapa.
22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
Basi Musa akauandika wimbo huu siku iyo hiyo, akawafundisha wana wa Israeli.
23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
Akamwagiza Yoshua, mwana wa Nuni, akamwambia, Uwe hodari na moyo mkuu, kwa kuwa utawapeleka wana wa Israeli katika nchi niliyowaapia; nami nitakuwa pamoja nawe.
The Written Word
24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
Basi ikawa hapo Musa alipomaliza kuandika maneno ya torati hii katika chuo, hata yakaisha,
25 that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
ndipo Musa akawaamuru Walawi waliokuwa wakilichukua sanduku la agano la Bwana akawaambia,
26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Twaeni chuo hiki cha torati, mkiweke kando ya sanduku la agano la Bwana, Mungu wenu, ili kiwepo kama shahidi juu yako.
27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?
Kwa kuwa uasi wako naujua, na shingo yako ngumu; angalieni, mimi nikali hai pamoja nanyi leo, mmekuwa waasi juu ya Bwana; siuze nitakapokwisha kufa!
28 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
Nikutanishieni wazee wote wa kabila zenu, na maakida yenu, ili niseme maneno haya masikioni mwao, na kuwashuhudizia mbingu na nchi juu yao.
29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves , and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Kwa sababu najua baada ya kufa kwangu mtajiharibu kabisa, na kukengeuka katika njia niliyowaamuru; nayo mabaya yatawapata siku za mwisho, kwa vile mtakavyofanya maovu machoni pa Bwana kumtia kasirani kwa kazi ya mikono yenu.
30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
Musa akasema maneno ya wimbo huu masikioni mwa kusanyiko la wana wa Israeli hata yakaisha.
