< Exodus 13 >

1 The Lord told Moses,
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
2 “Every firstborn male is to be dedicated to me. The firstborn from every Israelite family belongs to me, and also every firstborn animal.”
“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 So Moses told the people, “Remember this is the day you left Egypt, the land of your slavery, for the Lord led you out of it by his amazing power. (Nothing with yeast in it shall 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 Today you are on your way, this day in the month of Abib.
Leo, katika mwezi wa Abibu, mnatoka.
5 The Lord is going to take you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, the land he promised your forefathers he would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey. So you are to observe this ceremony 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 For seven days you are to only eat bread without yeast, and on the seventh day hold a religious festival to honor the Lord.
Kwa siku saba utakula mikate isiyotiwa chachu na katika siku ya saba utamfanyia Bwana sikukuu.
7 Only bread without yeast is to be eaten during those seven days. You are not to have any yeast, in fact there is to be no yeast in any place where you live.
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 On that day tell your children, ‘This is because of what the Lord did for me when I left Egypt.’
Siku ile utamwambia mwanao, ‘Nafanya hivi kwa sababu ya jambo ambalo Bwana alinitendea nilipotoka katika nchi ya Misri.’
9 When you celebrate this ceremony it will be like a sign on your hand and a reminder between your eyes that this teaching of the Lord should be spoken about regularly. For the Lord led you out of Egypt with his great power.
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 That's why you are to observe this ceremony at the proper time every year.
Ni lazima uishike amri hii kwa wakati uliopangwa mwaka baada ya mwaka.
11 Once the Lord takes you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised you and your forefathers,
“Baada ya Bwana kukuingiza katika nchi ya Wakanaani na kukupa nchi hiyo, kama alivyokuahidi kwa kiapo na kwa baba zako,
12 you are to present to the Lord all firstborn males, human or animal. The firstborn males of your livestock all belong to the Lord.
inakupasa kumtolea Bwana mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kila tumbo. Wazaliwa wote wa kwanza wa kiume wa mifugo yako ni mali ya Bwana.
13 You must buy back every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you don't do so, you have to break its neck. You must buy back every firstborn of your sons.
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 When in the future your children come to you and ask, ‘Why is this ceremony important to you?’ you are to tell them, ‘The Lord led us out of Egypt, the land of our slavery, by his amazing power.
“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 Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us leave, so the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human and animal. That's the reason why I sacrifice to the Lord the firstborn male of every animal, and I buy back all the firstborn of my sons.’
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 In this way it will be like a sign on your hand and a reminder between your eyes, for the Lord led us out of Egypt by his amazing power.”
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 When Pharaoh let the Israelites leave, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, even though that was a shorter way. For God said, “If they are forced to fight, they might change their minds and go back 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 So God led the people by the longer way through the desert towards the Red Sea. When the Israelites left the land of Egypt they were like an army ready for battle.
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 Moses carried Joseph's bones with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn promise, saying, “God will definitely take care of you, and then you must take my bones with you when you leave here.”
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 They traveled on from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
Baada ya Waisraeli kuondoka Sukothi wakapiga kambi huko Ethamu pembeni mwa jangwa.
21 The Lord went ahead of them as a pillar of cloud to show them the way during the day, and as a pillar of fire to provide them with light at night. Like this they could travel by day or 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 during the day and the pillar of fire at night were always in front of the people.
Ile nguzo ya wingu wakati wa mchana au ile nguzo ya moto wakati wa usiku haikuondoka mahali pake mbele ya watu.

< Exodus 13 >