Exodus 40
1 The Lord told Moses,
Kisha Yahweh akasema na Musa na kumwambia,
2 “Put up the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the first month of the year.
“Siku ya kwanza ya mwezi wa kwanza ya mwaka lazima wewe uandae hema la kukutania.
3 Place the Ark of the Testimony inside it. Make sure the Ark is behind the veil.
Utaweka sanduku la ushuhuda ndani yake, na utaziba sanduku kwa pazia.
4 Bring in the table and put on it what's necessary. Bring in the lampstand too, and set up its lamps.
Utaleta ndani meza na kuandaa kwa mpangilio vitu vyake. Kisha utaleta kinara cha taa na kuandaa taa.
5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the Ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
Nawe utaweka madhabahu ya dhahabu ya uvumba mbele ya sanduku la ushuhuda, na utaweka pazia katika mwingilio wa hema la kukutania.
6 Set up the altar of burnt offering opposite the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
Utaweka madhabahu kwa ajili ya sadaka ya kuteketezwa mbele ya mwingilio wa hema ya kukutania.
7 Place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
Utaweka ile saani kubwa katikati ya hema la kukutania na madhabahu na utaweka maji ndani yake.
8 Set up the courtyard that's around it, and put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
Uandae nyuani inayoizunguka, na utundike pazia katika mwingilio wa nyuani.
9 Use the anointing oil to anoint the Tabernacle and everything in it. Dedicate it and all its furniture to make it holy.
Lazima uchukuwe mafuta ya upako na upake hema la kukutania na kila kitu kilichopo ndani yake. Lazima uitenge na samani zake kwangu; kisha itakuwa takatifu.
10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils. Dedicate the altar and it will be especially holy.
Lazima upake mafuta madhabahu ya sadaka ya kuteketezwa na vyombo vyake. Lazima utenge madhabhu kwa ajili yangu na itakuwa takatifu kwangu.
11 Anoint and dedicate the basin with its stand.
Upake mafuta beseni la shaba na sakafu yake na uitenge kwa ajili yangu.
12 Take Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and wash them there with water.
Umlete Aruni na wanae kwa mwingilio wa hema la kukutania na uwaoshe wote kwa maji.
13 Then you are to put on Aaron the holy clothes, anoint him, and dedicate him, so that he may serve me as a priest.
Utamfunika Aruni kwa mavazi yaliyo tengwa kwa ajili yangu, mpake mafuta na umtenge ili anitumikie kama kuhani.
14 Have his sons come forward and dress them with tunics.
Utawaleta wana wake na kuwafunika kwa nguo nzito.
15 Anoint them in the same way as you anointed their father, so that they can also serve me as priests. Their anointing makes their line priests forever, for generations to come.”
Utawapaka mafuta kama ulivyo mpaka baba yao ili wanitumikie kama makuhani. Upako wao utawafanya makuhani wa kudumu vizazi vyote vya watu wao.”
16 Moses carried out all the Lord's instructions.
Hivi ndivyo Musa alivyo sema; alifuata yote Yahweh aliyo muamuru. Alifanya vitu vyote hivi.
17 The Tabernacle was put up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
Hivyo hema la kukutania liliandaliwa siku ya kwanza ya mwezi wa mwaka wa pili.
18 When Moses put up the Tabernacle, he placed its stands, attached its frames, connected its crossbars, and erected its posts.
Musa alianda hema la kukutania, akaeka sakafu zake sehemu yake, akaanda fremu zake, akashikisha chuma zake, na akaanda minara na nguzo zake.
19 Then he spread the tent over the Tabernacle and placed the covering over the tent, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
Alitandaza mfuniko juu ya hema la kukutania na kuweka hema juu yake, kama Yahweh alivyo muamuru.
20 Moses took the Testimony and put it in the Ark. He attached the poles to the Ark, and he placed the atonement cover on the top of the Ark.
Alichukuwa amri za agano na kuweka kwenye sanduku. Pia aliweka nguzo kwenye sanduku na kuweka mfuniko wa kiti cha rehema.
21 Then he carried the Ark into the Tabernacle. He put up the veil, and made sure the Ark of the Testimony was behind it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
Aliichukuwa sanduku na kuweka ndani ya hema la kukutania. Aliandaa pazia ili lizibe sanduku la ushuhuda, kama Yahweh alivyo muamuru.
22 Moses placed the table inside the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the Tabernacle, outside the veil.
Alieka meza kwenye hema la kukutania, kwa upande wa kaskazini mwa hema la kukutania, nje ya pazia.
23 He laid out the bread on it in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
Alieka mkate kwa mpangilio katika meza ya Yahweh, kama Yahweh alivyo amuru.
24 He placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the Tabernacle
Alieka kinara cha taa kwenye hema la kukutania, upande wa pili wa meza, kusini mwa hema la kukutani.
25 and put up the lamps in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
Aliwasha taa mbele za Yahweh, kama Yahweh alivyo muamuru.
26 Moses set up the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
Aliweka madhabahu ya dhahabu ya uvumba ndani ya hema la kukutania mbele ya pazia.
27 and he burned aromatic incense on it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
Alichoma uvumba wa manukato hapo, kama Yahweh alivyo muamuru.
28 Then he put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
Alitundika pazia katika hema ya kukutania.
29 He set up the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and presented the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
Aliweka madhabahu ya sadaka ya kuteketeza katika hema ya kukutania. Aliitolea sadaka ya kuteketeza na sadaka ya unga, kama Yahweh alivyo muamuru.
30 He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.
Aliweka beseni katikati ya hema ya kukutunia na madhabahu, na maji ya kuoshea.
31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet
Musa, Aruni, na wanae waliosha mikono yao na miguu kwenye beseni
32 They washed whenever they went into the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
muda wowote walipoenda kwenye hema ya kukutania na muda wowote walipoenda kwenye madhabahu. Walijisafisha, kama Yahweh alivyo muamuru Musa.
33 Moses set up the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance. This marked the end of the work done by Moses.
Musa alianda nyuani nyuma ya hema ya kukutania na madhabahu. Alianda pazia katika mwingilio wa nyuani. Katika hili, Musa alimaliza kazi.
34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
Kisha wingu likafunika hema ya kukutania, na utukufu wa Yahweh ukafunika hema ya kukutania.
35 Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
Musa hakuweza kuingia hema ya kukutania kwasababu wingu lilikuwa juu yake, na kwasababu utukufu wa Yahweh ulijaza hema ya kukutania.
36 Whenever the cloud rose from the Tabernacle, the Israelites would set off again on their journey.
Muda wowote wingu lilipo chukuliwa juu kutoka hema ya kukutania, watu wa Israeli waliendelea na safari yao.
37 If the cloud did not rise, they wouldn't set out until it did.
Lakini kama wingu haliku nyanyuka juu kutoka hema ya kukutania, kisha basi watu hawaku safiri. Walibaki hadi siku lilipo nyanyuliwa juu.
38 The cloud of the Lord stayed over the Tabernacle by day, and fire burned inside the cloud by night, so that it could be seen by every Israelite wherever they traveled.
Kwa kuwa wingu la Yahweh lilikuwa juu ya hema ya kukutania mchana, na moto wake ulikuwa juu yake usiku, wazi kwa watu wote wa Israeli kipindi chote cha safari yao.
