Deuteronomy 13
1 If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises amongst you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
Kama miongoni mwenu ainuka nabii au muota ndoto,
2 and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let’s go after other gods” (which you have not known) “and let’s serve them,”
na kama anawapa ishara au maajabu, na kama ishara au maajabu yanatokea, kama alivyozungumza kwenu na kusema, “Ebu tuifuate miungu mingine, ambayo hatuijui, na tuiabudu.
3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Usisikilize maneno ya nabii huyo, au kwa huyo muota ndoto, kwa kuwa Yahwe Mungu wako anakujaribu kujua kama unampenda Yahwe Mungu wako kwa moyo wako wote na roho yako yote.
4 You shall walk after the LORD your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice. You shall serve him, and cling to him.
Mtatembea baada ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, mheshimu, mzishike amri zake, na mtii sauti yake, na mtamwabudu na kushikamana naye.
5 That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which the LORD your God commanded you to walk in. So you shall remove the evil from amongst you.
Nabii huyo au muota ndoto atauwawa, kwa sababu amezungumza uasi dhidi ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, ambaye aliwaleta toka nchi ya Misri, na aliyewakomboa kutoka nyumba ya utumwa. Hivyo nabii anataka kuwaondoa katika njia ambayo Yahwe Mungu wenu aliwaamuru kutembea. Kwa hiyo weka mbali maouvu kutoka kwenu.
6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods”—which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
Tuseme kwamba ndugu yako, mwana wa mama yako, au mwana wako, au binti yako, au mke wa karibu nawe, au rafiki yako ambaye ni kama roho yako, kukushawishi kwa siri na kusema, “Acha tuende na tukaabudu miungu mingine ambayo hatujazijua, wala wewe wala mababu zako-
7 of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth—
Miungu yeyote ya watu ambayo imewazunguka, karibu nanyi au mbali kutoka, kutoka mwisho wa dunia kwenda mwisho mwingine wa dunia.
8 you shall not consent to him nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him;
Usimkubali au kumsikiliza. Wala macho yako yasione huruma, wala hautamuacha akiba au kumficha.
9 but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.
Badala yake, utamuacha hakika; mkono wako utakuwa wa kwanza kumuua, na badae mkono wa watu wote.
10 You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Mtamponda mpaka kufa kwa mawe, kwa sababu amejaribu kuwaondoa kutoka kwa Yahwe Mungu wenu, ambaye aliwatoa kutoka nchi ya Misri, nje ya nyumba ya utumwa.
11 All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this amongst you.
Israel yote itasikia na kuogopa, na haitaendelea kufanya aina ya uovu miongoni mwenu.
12 If you hear about one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell there, that
Kama utasikia yeyote anasema kuhusu moja ya miji yenu, kwamba Yahwe Mungu wenu anawapa kuishi ndani yake.
13 certain wicked fellows have gone out from amongst you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,
Baadhi ya wenzuni waovu wamewaacha miongoni mwenu na kuacha kwa mbali wakazi wa miji yao na kusema, “Acha tuende na kuabudu miungu mingine ambayo hamjaijua.
14 then you shall enquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done amongst you,
Basi utaichunguza uthibitisho, kufanya utafiti na kuipeleleza kwa kina. Wakati unagundua kwamba ni kweli na hakuna shaka kwamba chukizo hilo lililofanyika miongoni mwenu, kisha utachukua hatua.
15 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, with all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword.
Utawashambulia hakika wenyeji wa mji huo kwa makali ya upanga. Utaangamiza kabisa na watu wote walio ndani yake, pamoja na mifugo yake, pamoja na makali ya upanga.
16 You shall gather all its plunder into the middle of its street, and shall burn with fire the city, with all of its plunder, to the LORD your God. It shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again.
Utakusanya nyara zote kutoka katikati mwa mitaa yake na utuunguza mji, pamoja na nyara zake zote - kwa kuwa Yahwe Mungu wako. Mji utakuwa mchungu wa uharibifu milele; haupaswi kujengwa tena.
17 Nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy, and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers,
Hakuna hata kimoja kati ya vitu hivyo vimewekwa wakfu kwa ajili ya kuangamizwa vinapaswa kugadamana kwenye mkono wako. Hii inapaswa kuwa kesi, ili kwamba Yahwe atageuka kutoka kwenye ukali wa hasira yake, kumuonyesha rehema, kuwa na huruma kwako, na kukufanya wewe kuogezeka katika idadi, kama alivyoapa kwa baba zako.
18 when you listen to the LORD your God’s voice, to keep all his commandments which I command you today, to do that which is right in the LORD your God’s eyes.
Atafanya hivi kwa sababu unasikiliza sauti ya Yahwe Mungu wako, kuzishika amri zake ambazo ninakuamuru leo, kufanya kile kilicho sahihi mbele ya macho ya Yahwe Mungu wako.
