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,
Utakapofika katika nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wako anakupatia kama urithi, na utakapoimiliki na kuishi 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,
basi unatakiwa kuchukua baadhi ya mavuno yote ya kwanza ya ardhi uliyoyaleta kutoka katika nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wako anakupatia. Unatakiwa kuyaweka ndani ya kikapu na kuelekea katika eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wako atapachagua kama mahali patakatifu.
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.”
Unatakiwa kwenda kwa kuhani ambaye atakuwa akihudumu katika siku hizo na kumwambia, “Siku ya leo ninakiri kwa Yahwe Mungu wako ya kuwa nimekuja katika nchi ambayo Yahwe aliapa kwa mababu zetu kutupatia”.
4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,
Kuhani anatakiwa kuchukua kikapu mkononi mwako na kukiweka madhabahuni ya Yahwe 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.
Unapaswa kusema mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wako, “Babu yangu alikuwa Mwaremi mzururaji. Alikwenda chini hadi Misri na kukaa kule, na idadi ya watu wake ilikuwa chache. Kule akawa taifa kubwa, lenye nguvu na idadi kubwa.
6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.
Wamisri walitutendea vibaya na kututesa. Walitulazimisha kufanya kazi za watumwa.
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.
Tulimlilia Yahwe, Mungu wa baba zetu, naye akasikia sauti yetu na kuona mateso yetu, kazi zetu 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.
Yahwe alituondoa Misri kwa mkono wake mkuu, kwa mkono wake ulionyoshwa, kwa hofu kuu, kwa ishara na miujiza;
9 And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
na ametuleta katika sehemu hii na kutupatia nchi hii, nchi inayotiririka kwa 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.
Tazama sasa, nimeleta mavuno ya kwanza kutoka katika nchi ambayo wewe, Yahwe, umenipatia.” Unapaswa kuweka chini mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wako na kuabudu 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.
na unapaswa kufurahia katika mema yote ambayo Yahwe Mungu wako amekufanyia, kwa ajili na nyumba yako – wewe, na Mlawi, na mgeni aliye miongoni mwako.
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.
Utakapomaliza kutoa zaka yote ya mavuno katika mwaka wa tatu, yaani, mwaka wa kutoa zaka, basi unapaswa kuwapatia Mlawi, kwa mgeni, kwa yatima, na kwa mjane, ili kwamba waweze kula ndani ya malango yenu ya mji na kujazilishwa.
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.
Unatakiwa kusema mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wako, “Nimetoa kutoka nyumbani mwangu vitu ambavyo ni mali ya Yahwe, na kumpatia Mlawi, mgeni, yatima, na mjane, kulingana na amri zote ulizonipatia. Sijavunja amri yako yoyote, wala sijazisahau.
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 kati yao wakati wa maombolezo yangu, wala sijaziweka mahali pengine nilipokuwa mchafu, wala sijazitoa kati yao kwa heshima ya wafu. Nimesikiliza sauti ya Yahwe Mungu wangu; Nimetii kila kitu ulichoniamuru kukifanya.
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.”
Tazama chini kutoka mahali patakatifu unapoishi, kutoka mbinguni, na ubariki watu wako Israeli, na nchi uliyotupatia, kama ulivyoapa kwa mababu zetu, nchi inayotiririka kwa 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.
Leo Yahwe Mungu wako anawaamuru kuzitii sheria na amri hizi; basi utazishikilia na kuzitenda kwa moyo wako wote na kwa nafsi 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.
Umetamka leo ya kuwa Yahwe ni Mungu wako, na kwamba utatembea katika njia zake na kushikilia sheria zake, maagizo yake na amri zake, na kwamba utaisikiliza sauti yake.
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,
Leo Yahwe ametamka ya kwamba mu watu ambao ni mali yake, kama alivyoahidi kwenu, na kwamba mnapaswa kushikilia amri zake zote.
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.
Na atawaweka juu zaidi ya mataifa mengine aliyoyaumba nanyi mtapokea sifa, umaarufu na heshima. Mtakuwa watu waliowekwa kando kwa Yahwe Mungu wako, kama alivyosema.”
