1 And God spake all these words, saying,
Mungu akanena maneno haya yote akasema,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Mimi ni Bwana, Mungu wako, niliyekutoa katika nchi ya Misri, katika nyumba ya utumwa.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Usiwe na miungu mingine ila mimi.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Usijifanyie sanamu ya kuchonga, wala mfano wa kitu cho chote kilicho juu mbinguni, wala kilicho chini duniani, wala kilicho majini chini ya dunia.
5 thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Usivisujudie wala kuvitumikia; kwa kuwa mimi, Bwana, Mungu wako, ni Mungu mwenye wivu; nawapatiliza wana maovu ya baba zao, hata kizazi cha tatu na cha nne cha wanichukiao,
6 and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
nami nawarehemu maelfu elfu wanipendao, na kuzishika amri zangu.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Usilitaje bure jina la Bwana, Mungu wako, maana Bwana hatamhesabia kuwa hana hatia mtu alitajaye jina lake bure.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Ikumbuke siku ya Sabato uitakase.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Siku sita fanya kazi, utende mambo yako yote;
10 but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
lakini siku ya saba ni Sabato ya Bwana, Mungu wako, siku hiyo usifanye kazi yo yote, wewe, wala mwana wako, wala binti yako, wala mtumwa wako, wala mjakazi wako, wala mnyama wako wa kufuga, wala mgeni aliye ndani ya malango yako.
11 for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is , and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Maana, kwa siku sita Bwana alifanya mbingu, na nchi, na bahari, na vyote vilivyomo, akastarehe siku ya saba; kwa hiyo Bwana akaibarikia siku ya Sabato akaitakasa.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako; siku zako zipate kuwa nyingi katika nchi upewayo na Bwana, Mungu wako.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
Usiue.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Usizini.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
Usiibe.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Usimshuhudie jirani yako uongo.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Usiitamani nyumba ya jirani yako, usimtamani mke wa jirani yako; wala mtumwa wake, wala mjakazi wake, wala ng'ombe wake, wala punda wake, wala cho chote alicho nacho jirani yako.
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it , they removed, and stood afar off.
Watu wote wakaona umeme na ngurumo na sauti ya baragumu, na ule mlima kutoka moshi; na watu walipoona hayo wakatetemeka, wakasimama mbali.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Wakamwambia Musa, Sema nasi wewe, nasi tutasikia, bali Mungu asiseme nasi, tusije tukafa.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Musa akawaambia watu, Msiogope, maana Mungu amekuja ili awajaribu, na utisho wake uwe mbele yenu, ili kwamba msifanye dhambi.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was .
Basi hao watu wakasimama mbali, naye Musa akalikaribia lile giza kuu Mungu alipokuwapo.
The Book of the Covenant
Worship and Justice
22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Bwana akamwambia Musa, Waambie wana wa Israeli hivi, Ninyi wenyewe mmeona ya kuwa nimenena nanyi kutoka mbinguni.
23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Msifanye miungu mingine pamoja nami; miungu ya fedha, wala miungu ya dhahabu, msijifanyie.
24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Utanifanyia madhabahu ya udongo, nawe utatoa dhabihu zako juu yake; sadaka za kuteketezwa, na sadaka za amani, kondoo zako, na ng'ombe zako, kila mahali nitakapotia ukumbusho wa jina langu, hapo ndipo nitakapokujilia na kukubarikia.
25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Nawe ukinifanyia madhabahu ya mawe, hutaijenga ya mawe yaliyochongwa; kwa kuwa ukiwa wewe umetumia chombo chako katika kuichonga umeitia unajisi.
26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Tena hutapanda kwenda madhabahuni kwangu kwa daraja, uchi wako usidhihirike juu yake.
