Kutoka 20
1 Ndipo Mungu akasema maneno haya yote:
And God spoke all these words, saying,
2 “Mimi ndimi Bwana Mungu wako, niliyekutoa Misri, kutoka nchi ya utumwa.
I am the Lord thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 Usiwe na miungu mingine ila mimi.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Usijitengenezee sanamu katika umbo la kitu chochote kilicho juu mbinguni, au duniani chini, au ndani ya maji.
Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Usivisujudie wala kuviabudu; kwa kuwa Mimi, Bwana Mungu wako, ni Mungu mwenye wivu, ninayewaadhibu watoto kwa ajili ya dhambi za baba zao hadi kizazi cha tatu na cha nne cha wanichukiao,
Thou shalt not bow thyself down to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 lakini ninaonyesha upendo kwa maelfu ya vizazi vya wale wanipendao na kuzishika amri zangu.
And showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Usilitaje bure jina la Bwana Mungu wako, kwa kuwa Bwana hataacha kumhesabia hatia yeye alitajaye jina lake bure.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Ikumbuke siku ya Sabato, uitakase.
Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy.
9 Kwa siku sita utafanya kazi na kutenda shughuli zako zote,
Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work.
10 lakini siku ya saba ni Sabato kwa Bwana Mungu wako. Siku hiyo hutafanya kazi yoyote, wewe, wala mwanao au binti yako, wala mtumishi wako wa kiume au wa kike, wala wanyama wako, wala mgeni aliye ndani ya malango yako.
But the seventh day is the sabbath in honor of the Lord thy God; on it thou shalt not do any work, neither thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;
11 Kwa kuwa kwa siku sita, Bwana aliumba mbingu na nchi, bahari na vyote vilivyomo, lakini akapumzika siku ya saba. Kwa hiyo Bwana akaibariki siku ya Sabato na kuifanya takatifu.
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Waheshimu baba yako na mama yako, ili upate kuishi siku nyingi katika nchi anayokupa Bwana Mungu wako.
Honor thy father and thy mother; in order that thy days may be prolonged upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13 Usiue.
Thou shalt not kill.
14 Usizini.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Usiibe.
Thou shalt not steal.
16 Usimshuhudie jirani yako uongo.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
17 Usiitamani nyumba ya jirani yako. Usimtamani mke wa jirani yako, wala mtumishi wake wa kiume au wa kike, wala ngʼombe wake au punda wake, wala chochote kile alicho nacho jirani yako.”
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.
18 Watu walipoona ngurumo na radi, na kusikia mlio wa tarumbeta, na kuuona mlima katika moshi, walitetemeka kwa woga. Wakasimama mbali
And all the people perceived the thunders, and the lightnings, and the sound of the cornet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they removed trembling, and stood afar off.
19 na wakamwambia Mose, “Sema nasi wewe mwenyewe, nasi tutakusikiliza. Lakini usimwache Mungu aseme nasi, la sivyo tutakufa.”
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20 Mose akawaambia watu, “Msiogope! Mungu amekuja kuwajaribu, ili kwamba hofu ya Mungu iwakalie, msitende dhambi.”
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not; for in order to prove you, did God come, and in order that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21 Watu wakabaki mbali, wakati Mose alipolisogelea lile giza nene mahali pale Mungu alipokuwa.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22 Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Waambie Waisraeli hivi: ‘Mmejionea wenyewe kwamba nimesema nanyi kutoka mbinguni:
And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that from heaven I have spoken with you.
23 Msijifanyizie miungu yoyote na kuilinganisha nami, msijitengenezee miungu ya fedha wala miungu ya dhahabu.
Ye shall not make any thing with me; gods of silver, and gods of gold ye shall not make unto yourselves.
24 “‘Utanitengenezea madhabahu ya udongo, na juu yake utoe sadaka za kuteketezwa kwa moto na sadaka za amani, kondoo zako, mbuzi na ngʼombe zako. Popote nitakapofanya Jina langu liheshimiwe, nitakuja kwenu na kuwabariki.
An altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thy oxen; in every place where I shall permit my name to be mentioned, I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
25 Ikiwa unanitengenezea madhabahu ya mawe, usiijenge kwa mawe ya kuchonga, maana mkitumia chombo cha kuchongea mtaitia unajisi.
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
26 Msitumie ngazi kupandia kwenye madhabahu yangu, uchi wako usije ukadhihirika kwa chini.’
Neither shalt thou go up by steps upon my altar, that thy nakedness be not laid open thereon.
