General Statutes
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Bwana akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
Nena na mkutano wote wa wana wa Israeli, uwaambie, Mtakuwa watakatifu; kwa kuwa mimi Bwana, Mungu wenu, ni mtakatifu.
3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Kila mtu na amche mama yake, na baba yake, nanyi mtazitunza Sabato zangu; mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Msigeuke kuandama sanamu, wala msijifanyizie miungu ya kusubu mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
Nanyi hapo mtakapomchinjia Bwana sadaka ya amani mtaisongeza ili kwamba mpate kukubaliwa.
6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
Italiwa siku iyo hiyo mliyoichinja, na siku ya pili yake; na kama kitu cho chote katika sadaka hiyo kilisalia hata siku ya tatu kitachomwa moto.
7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.
Kwamba sadaka hiyo yaliwa hata kidogo siku ya tatu ni machukizo; haitakubaliwa;
8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
lakini kila mtu atakayekula atauchukua uovu wake mwenyewe, kwa sababu amekinajisi kitu hicho kitakatifu cha Bwana; na nafsi hiyo itakatiliwa mbali na watu wake.
9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
Na mtakapovuna mavuno ya nchi yenu, usivune kabisa kabisa pembe za shamba lako, wala usiyakusanye masazo ya mavuno yako;
10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
wala usiyakusanye masazo ya mizabibu yako, wala usiyaokote matunda ya mizabibu yako yaliyopukutika; uyaache kwa ajili ya maskini na mgeni; mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
Msiibe, wala msidanganye, wala msiambiane uongo.
12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Msiape uongo kwa jina langu, hata ukalinajisi jina la Mungu wako; Mimi ndimi Bwana.
13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Usimdhulumu jirani yako, wala kumnyang'anya mali yake; ijara yake aliyeajiriwa isikae kwako usiku kucha hata asubuhi.
14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Usimlaani kiziwi, wala usitie kwazo mbele ya kipofu, bali umche Mungu wako; Mimi ndimi Bwana.
15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Msitende yasiyo haki katika hukumu, usimpendelee mtu maskini, wala kumstahi mwenye nguvu; bali utamhukumu jirani yako kwa haki.
16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
Usiende huko na huko katikati ya watu wako, kama mchongezi; wala usisimame kinyume cha damu ya jirani yako; mimi ndimi Bwana.
17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Usimchukie ndugu yako moyoni mwako; ni lazima kumkemea jirani yako, wala usichukue dhambi kwa ajili yake.
18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Usifanye kisasi, wala kuwa na kinyongo juu ya wana wa watu wako; bali umpende jirani yako kama nafsi yako; Mimi ndimi Bwana.
19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
Mtazishika amri zangu. Usiwaache wanyama wako wa mfugo wakazaana kwa namna mbalimbali; usipande shamba lako mbegu za namna mbili pamoja; wala usivae mwilini mwako nguo ya namna mbili zilizochanganywa pamoja.
20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
Tena mtu ye yote alalaye na mwanamke aliye mjakazi, naye ameposwa na mume, wala hakukombolewa kwa lo lote, wala hakupewa uhuru; wataadhibiwa; hawatauawa, kwa sababu huyo mwanamke hakuwa huru.
21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
Na huyo mume ataleta sadaka yake ya hatia aitoe kwa Bwana, hata mlangoni pa hema ya kukutania; kondoo mume kwa hiyo sadaka ya hatia.
22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
Kisha huyo kuhani atafanya upatanisho kwa ajili yake, kwa huyo kondoo mume wa sadaka ya hatia mbele za Bwana, kwa ajili ya dhambi yake aliyoifanya; naye atasamehewa hiyo dhambi yake aliyoifanya.
23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
Nanyi hapo mtakapoingia nchi ile, mkiwa mmepanda miti ya namna zote kwa ajili ya chakula, ndipo mtayahesabu matunda yake kama ni kutotahiriwa; muda wa miaka mitatu miti hiyo itakuwa kwenu kama kutotahiriwa; matunda yake hayataliwa.
24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal .
Lakini mwaka wa nne matunda yake yote yatakuwa ni matakatifu, kwa ajili ya kumpa Bwana shukrani.
25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
Na katika mwaka wa tano mtakula katika matunda yake, ili ipate kuwapa maongeo yake; mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
Msile kitu cho chote pamoja na damu yake; wala msifanye kuloga, wala kutumia utambuzi.
27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
Msinyoe denge pembe za vichwani, wala msiharibu pembe za ndevu zenu.
28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
Msichanje chale yo yote katika nyama ya miili yenu kwa ajili ya wafu, wala msiandike alama miilini mwenu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
Usimnajisi binti yako, ili kumfanya awe kahaba; isiwe hiyo nchi kuuandama ukahaba, na nchi kujawa na uovu mkuu.
30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Zishikeni Sabato zangu, mpaheshimu patakatifu pangu; mimi ndimi Bwana.
31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
Msiwaendee wenye pepo, wala wachawi; msiwatafute; ili kutiwa unajisi na wao; Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Mwondokeeni mtu mwenye mvi; heshimuni uso wa mtu mzee; nawe mche Mungu wako, Mimi ndimi Bwana.
33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
Na mgeni akikaa pamoja nawe katika nchi yako, usimdhulumu.
34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Mgeni akaaye pamoja nawe atakuwa kama mzalia kwenu; mpende kama nafsi yako; kwa maana ninyi mlikuwa wageni katika nchi ya Misri; Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu.
35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Msifanye yasiyo haki katika hukumu, wala katika kupima, wala katika mizani, wala katika cheo.
36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Mizani ya haki, vipimo vya haki, efa ya haki, hini ya haki, ndivyo mtakavyokuwa navyo. Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wenu, niliyewatoa katika nchi ya Misri.
37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Zishikeni sheria zangu, na hukumu zangu, na kuzitenda. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
