Deuteronomy 26
1 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it,
Mtakapokuwa mmeingia nchi ile ambayo Bwana Mungu wenu anawapa kama urithi na mtakapokuwa mmeimiliki na kukaa ndani yake,
2 you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
chukueni baadhi ya mavuno ya kwanza ya yale yote mtakayozalisha kutoka udongo wa nchi ambayo Bwana Mungu wenu anawapa na mweke kwenye kapu. Kisha uende mahali ambapo Bwana Mungu wako atapachagua kuwa makao kwa ajili ya Jina lake
3 to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”
na umwambie kuhani atakayekuwepo kwa wakati huo, “Ninatangaza leo kwa Bwana Mungu wako kwamba nimekuja katika nchi ambayo Bwana aliwaapia baba zetu kwamba atatupa.”
4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,
Kuhani atapokea lile kapu mikononi mwako na kuliweka chini mbele ya madhabahu ya Bwana Mungu wako.
5 and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
Kisha utatangaza mbele za Bwana Mungu wako: “Baba yangu alikuwa Mwaramu aliyekuwa anatangatanga, akaenda Misri pamoja na watu wachache, akaishi huko hadi akawa taifa kubwa, lenye nguvu na watu wengi.
6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
Lakini Wamisri walituonea na kututaabisha, wakitufanyisha kazi ngumu.
7 So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.
Kisha tulimlilia Bwana, Mungu wa baba zetu, naye Bwana akasikia sauti yetu na akaona huzuni yetu, taabu yetu na mateso yetu.
8 Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.
Kwa hiyo Bwana akatutoa nchi ya Misri kwa mkono wenye nguvu na ulionyooshwa, pamoja na utisho mkuu, ishara za miujiza na maajabu.
9 And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Akatuleta mahali hapa akatupa nchi hii, nchi inayotiririka maziwa na asali;
10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.
nami sasa ninaleta malimbuko ya ardhi ambayo wewe, Ee Bwana, umenipa.” Weka kapu mbele za Bwana Mungu wako na usujudu mbele zake.
11 So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.
Kisha wewe pamoja na Walawi na wageni wote walioko miongoni mwenu mtafurahi katika vitu vyote vizuri ambavyo Bwana Mungu wenu amewapa pamoja na wa nyumbani mwenu.
12 When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
Wakati utakapokuwa umeshatoa zaka zote za mazao yako katika mwaka wa tatu, ambao ni mwaka wa zaka, utampa Mlawi, mgeni, yatima na mjane, ili waweze kula katika miji yenu na kushiba.
13 Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
Kisha umwambie Bwana Mungu wako: “Nimeondoa katika nyumba yangu ile sehemu iliyowekwa wakfu na nimempa Mlawi, mgeni, yatima na mjane, kulingana na yote uliyoamuru. Sijazihalifu amri zako wala kusahau hata mojawapo.
14 I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
Sijala sehemu iliyowekwa wakfu wakati nilipokuwa nikiomboleza, wala sijaondoa mojawapo wakati nilipokuwa najisi, wala sijatoa sehemu yake yoyote kwa wafu. Nimemtii Bwana Mungu wangu; nimefanya kila kitu ulichoniamuru.
15 Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Angalia chini kutoka mbinguni, maskani yako matakatifu, uwabariki watu wako Israeli pamoja na nchi uliyotupa kama ulivyoahidi kwa kiapo kwa baba zetu, nchi inayotiririka maziwa na asali.”
16 The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.
Bwana Mungu wako anakuagiza leo kufuata amri hizi na sheria; zishike kwa bidii kwa moyo wako wote na kwa roho yako yote.
17 Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
Umetangaza leo kwamba Bwana ndiye Mungu wako na kwamba utafuata njia zake, kwamba utayashika maagizo yake, amri zake na sheria zake nawe utamtii.
18 And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
Naye Bwana ametangaza leo kwamba ninyi ni taifa lake, hazina yake ya thamani kama alivyoahidi, ili kwamba mpate kuyashika maagizo yake yote.
19 that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.
Ametangaza kwamba atawaweka juu kuliko mataifa mengine aliyoyafanya katika sifa, kuwa fahari na heshima, na kwamba mtakuwa taifa takatifu kwa Bwana Mungu wenu, kama alivyoahidi.
