Deuteronomy 14
1 You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
Ninyi ni watu wa Yahwe Mungu wenu. Msijikate wenyewe, wala kunyoa sehemu za nyuso zenu kwa ajili ya wafu.
2 for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Kwa kuwa mu taifa lilowekwa wakfu kwa Yahwe Mungu wenu, na Yahwe amewachagua kuwa watu kwa ajili ya urithi wake, zaidi kuliko watu wote walio juu ya uso wa dunia.
3 You must not eat any detestable thing.
Hampaswi kula kitu chochote kilicho chukizo.
4 These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,
Hawa ni wanyama ambao mnaweza kula: ng'ombe, kondoo, mbuzi,
5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
kulungu, paa, kulungu wa kiume, mbuzi wa mwituni, paa mweupe na pofu na kondoo wa mlimani
6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
Mnaweza kula wanyama wowote ambao wamegawanyika kwato, ambaye ana kwato zilizogawanyika mara mbili, na utafuna macheuo.
7 But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,
Hata hivyo, hampaswi kula baadhi ya wanyama ambao utafuna macheuo au ambao wana kwato zilizogawanyika mara mbili: ngamia, sungura, pomono, kwa sababu watafuna macheuo lakini hawajagawanyika kwato, ni najisi kwenu.
8 as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
Nguruwe ni najisi kwenu pia kwa sababu amegawanyika kwato lakini hatafuni macheuo; ni najisi kwenu. Msile nyama ya nguruwe, na msiguse mizoga yao.
9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales,
Haya yaliyo ndani ya maji mnaweza kula: chochote kilicho na mapesi na magamba;
10 but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.
lakini chochote kisichokuwa na mapesi na magamba msile; ni najisi kwenu.
11 You may eat any clean bird,
Ndege wote safi mnaweza kula.
12 but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
Lakini hawa ni ndege ambao hampaswi kula: tai, tumbusi, kipungu,
13 the red kite, the falcon, any kind of kite,
mwewe mwekundu na mweusi, aina yoyote ya kipanga.
14 any kind of raven,
Hampaswi kula aina yoyote ya kunguru,
15 the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
na mbuzi na mwewe wa usiku, Lanes ndege wa baharini, aina yoyote ya mwewe,
16 the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,
bundi mdogo, bundi mkubwa, na bundi mweupe,
17 the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,
Mwari, nyamafu ya tai, mnandio.
18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat.
Hampaswi kula korongo, aina yoyote ya kongoti, hudihudi, na popo.
19 All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
Wote wenye mabawa; vitu vya utando ni najisi kwenu; havipaswi kuliwa.
20 But you may eat any clean bird.
Mnaweza kula vitu vyote virukavyo.
21 You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Hampaswi kula chochote kinachokufa chenyewe; mnaweza kumpa mgeni ambaye yuko katika mji wenu, kwamba anaweza kula au mnaweza kuuza kwa mgeni. Kwa kuwa mu taifa lilolowekwa wakfu kwa ajili ya Yahwe Mungu wenu. Hampaswi kumchemusha mbuzi kijana katika maziwa ya mama yake.
22 You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
Hakika mnapaswa kutoa fungu la kumi la mavuno ya mbegu zenu zote, ambazo huja kutoka kwenye shamba kila mwaka.
23 And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
Mnapaswa kula mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, katika eneo ambalo atachagua kama patakatifu pake, fungu la kumi la nafaka zenu, za mvinyo mpya, na mafuta yenu, na mzaliwa wa kwanza wa wanyama na mifugo, kwamba mnaweza kujifunza daima kumheshimu Yahwe Mungu wenu.
24 But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
Kama safari ni ndefu kwenu na kwamba hamwezi kuibeba, kwa sababu eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua kama patakatifu pake ni mbali kwenu, basi, wakati Yahwe Mngu anawabariki,
25 then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.
mtabadilisha sadaka katika pesa. Fungeni pesa kwenye mkono, na nendeni kwenye eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua.
26 Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
Huko mtatumia pesa kwa chochote mnatamani kwa ng'ombe au kondoo, au kwa mvinyo, au kwa kinywaji imara, au kwa chochote mnatamani; mtakula hapo mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, na mtafurahi, nyie na nyumba zenu.
27 And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
Mlawi ambaye yuko malangoni mwenu- msimsahau, kwa kuwa hana sehemu wala urithi pamoja nanyi.
28 At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
Mwisho mwa kila miaka mitatu mtawasilisha mafungu yote ya kumi ya mazao kwa mwaka huo huo, na mtatunza katika malango yenu;
29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
na Mlawi, kwa sababu hana sehemu wala urithi pamoja nanyi, na mgeni, na yatima, na wajane walio ndani ya malango yenu, watakuja na kula na kurithika. Fanya hivyo kwa Yahwe Mungu wenu aweze kuwabariki katika kazi zote za mikono yenuo mnazofanya.
