< Torati 26 >
1 Mtakapokuwa mmeingia nchi ile ambayo Bwana Mungu wenu anawapa kama urithi na mtakapokuwa mmeimiliki na kukaa ndani yake,
And it shall be when thou shalt enter into the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee for an inheritance, —and shalt possess it and dwell therein,
2 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
then shalt thou take—of the first of all the fruit of the soil which thou shalt bring in from thy land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee and shalt put it in a basket, —and go thy way unto the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there.
3 na umwambie kuhani atakayekuwepo kwa wakati huo, “Ninatangaza leo kwa Bwana Mungu wako kwamba nimekuja katika nchi ambayo Bwana aliwaapia baba zetu kwamba atatupa.”
And thou shalt come in unto the priest who shall be in those days, —and shalt say unto him—I declare to-day unto Yahweh thy God, that I am come into the land which Yahweh sware unto our fathers that he would give unto us.
4 Kuhani atapokea lile kapu mikononi mwako na kuliweka chini mbele ya madhabahu ya Bwana Mungu wako.
Then shall the priest take the basket out of thy hand, —and set it down before the altar of Yahweh thy God.
5 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.
And thou shalt respond and say before Yahweh thy God—A Syrian ready to perish, was my father, so he went down to Egypt, and became a sojourner there with men only few; but he became there a nation great, mighty and numerous;
6 Lakini Wamisri walituonea na kututaabisha, wakitufanyisha kazi ngumu.
and the Egyptians, badly entreated us, and humiliated us, —and put upon us harsh service;
7 Kisha tulimlilia Bwana, Mungu wa baba zetu, naye Bwana akasikia sauti yetu na akaona huzuni yetu, taabu yetu na mateso yetu.
so we made outcry unto Yahweh God of our fathers, —and Yahweh hearkened unto our voice, and looked upon our humiliation and our toil, and our oppression;
8 Kwa hiyo Bwana akatutoa nchi ya Misri kwa mkono wenye nguvu na ulionyooshwa, pamoja na utisho mkuu, ishara za miujiza na maajabu.
and Yahweh, brought us forth, out of Egypt, with a firm hand and with a stretched-out arm, and with great terror, —and with signs and with wonders;
9 Akatuleta mahali hapa akatupa nchi hii, nchi inayotiririka maziwa na asali;
and brought us into this place, and gave unto us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
10 nami sasa ninaleta malimbuko ya ardhi ambayo wewe, Ee Bwana, umenipa.” Weka kapu mbele za Bwana Mungu wako na usujudu mbele zake.
Now, therefore lo! I have brought in the first of the fruit of the soil, which thou hast given unto me, O Yahweh. Thus shalt thou set it down before Yahweh thy God, and shall bow thyself down before Yahweh thy God;
11 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.
and shalt rejoice in all the good things which Yahweh thy God, hath given unto thee, and unto thy house, —thou and the Levite, and the sojourner who is in thy midst.
12 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.
When thou shalt make an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year the year of tithing, —and shalt give unto the Levite unto the sojourner, unto the fatherless and unto the widow, and they shall eat within thy gates and be satisfied,
13 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.
then shalt thou say—before Yahweh thy God: —I have carefully removed that which was hallowed out of the house moreover also I have given it unto the Levite, and unto the sojourner unto the fatherless and unto the widow, according to all thy commandment which thou hast commanded me, —I have not transgressed any of thy commandments neither have I forgotten,
14 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.
I have not eaten in my sorrow therefrom neither have I removed therefrom when unclean, neither have I given thereof unto the dead, —I have hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh my God, I have done according to all which thou hast commanded me.
15 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.”
Look thou down out of thy holy habitation out of the heavens and bless thy people Israel, and the soil which thou hast given unto us, —as thou didst swear unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
16 Bwana Mungu wako anakuagiza leo kufuata amri hizi na sheria; zishike kwa bidii kwa moyo wako wote na kwa roho yako yote.
This day, is Yahweh thy God commanding thee to do these statutes and the regulations, —thou shalt therefore observe and do them, with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
17 Umetangaza leo kwamba Bwana ndiye Mungu wako na kwamba utafuata njia zake, kwamba utayashika maagizo yake, amri zake na sheria zake nawe utamtii.
Thou hast avowed to-day that Yahweh, shall be, thy God, and that thou wilt walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his regulations and wilt hearken unto his voice.
18 Naye Bwana ametangaza leo kwamba ninyi ni taifa lake, hazina yake ya thamani kama alivyoahidi, ili kwamba mpate kuyashika maagizo yake yote.
And, Yahweh, hath avowed to-day that thou shalt be, his people, as a treasure, as he spake unto thee, —and that thou shalt observe all his commandments;
19 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.
and [hath avowed] that he will set thee on high above all the nations which he hath made, for praise, and for renown and for glory, and that thou shalt be a holy people unto Yahweh thy God as he hath spoken.