Exodus 13
1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
2 Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the sons of Israel. Both of man and of beast, it is mine.
“Niwekeeni wakfu kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume. Kila mtoto wa kwanza aliye kifungua tumbo miongoni mwa Waisraeli ni mali yangu, akiwa wa mwanadamu au wa mnyama.”
3 And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place. There shall no leavened bread be eaten.
Ndipo Mose akawaambia watu, “Ikumbukeni siku hii, siku ambayo mlitoka katika nchi ya Misri, katika nchi ya utumwa, kwa sababu Bwana aliwatoa humo kwa mkono wenye nguvu. Msile chochote kilichotiwa chachu.
4 This day ye go forth in the month Abib.
Leo, katika mwezi wa Abibu, mnatoka.
5 And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shall keep this service in this month.
Bwana atakapokuleta katika nchi ya Wakanaani, Wahiti, Waamori, Wahivi na Wayebusi, nchi aliyowaapia baba zako kukupa, nchi itiririkayo maziwa na asali, utaiadhimisha sikukuu hii katika mwezi huu:
6 Seven days thou shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Jehovah.
Kwa siku saba utakula mikate isiyotiwa chachu na katika siku ya saba utamfanyia Bwana sikukuu.
7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days, and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy borders.
Kwa muda wa siku saba utakula mikate isiyotiwa chachu, pasionekane kitu chochote kilicho na chachu miongoni mwako, wala chachu yoyote isionekane popote ndani ya mipaka yako.
8 And thou shall tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which Jehovah did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
Siku ile utamwambia mwanao, ‘Nafanya hivi kwa sababu ya jambo ambalo Bwana alinitendea nilipotoka katika nchi ya Misri.’
9 And it shall be for a sign to thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth, for with a strong hand has Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt.
Adhimisho hili, litakuwa kama alama kwenye mkono wako na ukumbusho katika paji lako la uso, kwamba sheria ya Bwana inapaswa iwe kinywani mwako. Kwa kuwa Bwana alikutoa katika nchi ya Misri kwa mkono wake wenye nguvu.
10 Thou shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
Ni lazima uishike amri hii kwa wakati uliopangwa mwaka baada ya mwaka.
11 And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it to thee,
“Baada ya Bwana kukuingiza katika nchi ya Wakanaani na kukupa nchi hiyo, kama alivyokuahidi kwa kiapo na kwa baba zako,
12 that thou shall set apart to Jehovah all that opens the womb. And every firstling which thou have that comes of a beast, the males shall be Jehovah's.
inakupasa kumtolea Bwana mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kila tumbo. Wazaliwa wote wa kwanza wa kiume wa mifugo yako ni mali ya Bwana.
13 And every firstling of a donkey thou shall redeem with a lamb, and if thou will not redeem it, then thou shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among thy sons thou shall redeem.
Kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa punda utamkomboa kwa mwana-kondoo, lakini kama hukumkomboa, utamvunja shingo yake. Kila mzaliwa wa kwanza mwanaume miongoni mwa wana wenu utamkomboa.
14 And it shall be, when thy son asks thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shall say to him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.
“Katika siku zijazo, mwanao akikuuliza, ‘Hii ina maana gani?’ Mwambie, ‘Kwa mkono wenye nguvu Bwana alitutoa katika nchi ya Misri, kutoka nchi ya utumwa.
15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that opens the womb, being males, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.
Farao alipokataa kwa ukaidi kuturuhusu kuondoka, Bwana aliua kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Wamisri, mwanadamu na wa mnyama. Hii ndiyo sababu ninatoa dhabihu kwa Bwana mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume, wa kila tumbo na kumkomboa kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa wana wangu.’
16 And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes, for by strength of hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.
Jambo hili litakuwa kama ishara kwenye mkono wako na kama alama kwenye paji la uso wako, kwamba Bwana alikutoa katika nchi ya Misri kwa mkono wake wenye nguvu.”
17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, Lest perhaps the people regret when they see war, and they return to Egypt.
Farao alipowaachia watu waende, Mungu hakuwaongoza kufuata njia ipitiayo katika nchi ya Wafilisti, ingawa njia hiyo ilikuwa fupi zaidi. Kwa maana Mungu alisema, “Wakikabiliana na vita, wanaweza kubadili mawazo yao na kurudi Misri.”
18 But God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea. And the sons of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
Kwa hiyo Mungu akawaongoza watu kupitia njia ya kuzunguka kupitia jangwani, kuelekea Bahari ya Shamu. Waisraeli walipanda kutoka nchi ya Misri wakiwa wamejiandaa kwa vita.
19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had strictly sworn the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones away from here with you.
Mose akachukua mifupa ya Yosefu kwa sababu Yosefu alikuwa amewaapisha wana wa Israeli. Alikuwa amewaambia, “Hakika Mungu atakuja kuwasaidia, nanyi ni lazima mwiichukue mifupa yangu mwende nayo kutoka mahali hapa.”
20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
Baada ya Waisraeli kuondoka Sukothi wakapiga kambi huko Ethamu pembeni mwa jangwa.
21 And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night.
Wakati wa mchana Bwana aliwatangulia kwa nguzo ya wingu kuwaongoza katika njia yao, na wakati wa usiku aliwatangulia kwa nguzo ya moto kuwaangazia, ili waweze kusafiri mchana au usiku.
22 The pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night departed not from before the people.
Ile nguzo ya wingu wakati wa mchana au ile nguzo ya moto wakati wa usiku haikuondoka mahali pake mbele ya watu.
