Mambo ya Walawi 17
1 Bwana akamwambia Mose,
And the Lord said to Moses,
2 “Sema na Aroni na wanawe, pamoja na Waisraeli wote, uwaambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana aliloagiza:
Say to Aaron and to his sons and to all the children of Israel: This is the order which the Lord has given.
3 Mwisraeli yeyote atakayetoa dhabihu ya maksai, mwana-kondoo au mbuzi ndani ya kambi au nje yake,
If any man of Israel puts to death an ox or a lamb or a goat, in or outside the tent-circle;
4 badala ya kuileta kwenye ingilio la Hema la Kukutania ili kuileta kama sadaka kwa Bwana mbele ya Maskani ya Bwana, mtu huyo atahesabiwa kuwa na hatia ya kumwaga damu; ni lazima akatiliwe mbali na watu wake.
And has not taken it to the door of the Tent of meeting, to make an offering to the Lord, before the Lord's House, its blood will be on him, for he has taken life, and he will be cut off from among his people:
5 Hii ni ili Waisraeli wamletee Bwana dhabihu wanazozifanya sasa mahali pa wazi mashambani. Ni lazima wazilete kwa makuhani, yaani kwa Bwana, katika ingilio la Hema la Kukutania, na kutoa dhabihu kama sadaka za amani.
So that the children of Israel may take to the Lord, to the door of the Tent of meeting and to the priest, the offerings which they have put to death in the open country, and that they may make their peace-offerings to the Lord.
6 Kuhani atanyunyiza damu kwenye madhabahu ya Bwana katika ingilio la Hema la Kukutania, na kuyateketeza mafuta ya hiyo dhabihu kuwa harufu nzuri ya kumpendeza Bwana.
And the priest will put blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting, burning the fat for a sweet smell to the Lord.
7 Hawatatoa kamwe dhabihu zao kwa sanamu za mbuzi ambazo wamekuwa wakijifanyia nazo ukahaba. Hili litakuwa agizo la kudumu kwao na kwa ajili ya vizazi vijavyo.’
And let them make no more offerings to evil spirits, after which they have gone, turning away from the Lord. Let this be a law to them for ever, through all their generations.
8 “Waambie: ‘Mwisraeli yeyote au mgeni yeyote anayeishi miongoni mwao atakayetoa sadaka ya kuteketezwa au dhabihu
And say to them, If any man of Israel, or any other living among them, makes a burned offering or other offering,
9 bila kuileta kwenye ingilio la Hema la Kukutania ili kutoa dhabihu kwa Bwana, mtu huyo ni lazima akatiliwe mbali na watu wake.
And does not take it to the door of the Tent of meeting to make an offering to the Lord, that man will be cut off from among his people.
10 “‘Mwisraeli yeyote au mgeni anayeishi miongoni mwao ambaye atakunywa damu yoyote, nitakuwa kinyume cha mtu huyo atakayekunywa damu na kumkatilia mbali na watu wake.
And if any man of Israel, or any other living among them, takes any sort of blood for food, my wrath will be turned against that man and he will be cut off from among his people.
11 Kwa kuwa uhai wa kiumbe uko ndani ya damu, nami nimewapa hiyo damu ili mfanyie upatanisho kwa ajili yenu wenyewe juu ya madhabahu; damu ndiyo ifanyayo upatanisho kwa ajili ya maisha ya mtu.
For the life of the flesh is in its blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to take away your sin: for it is the blood which makes free from sin because of the life in it.
12 Kwa hiyo, ninawaambia Waisraeli, “Hakuna hata mmoja wenu anayeruhusiwa kunywa damu, wala mgeni anayeishi miongoni mwenu haruhusiwi kunywa damu.”
For this reason I have said to the children of Israel, No man among you, or any others living with you, may take blood as food.
13 “‘Mwisraeli yeyote au mgeni anayeishi miongoni mwenu ambaye atamwinda mnyama au ndege anayeruhusiwa kuliwa ni lazima aimwage damu na kuifunika kwa udongo,
And any man of Israel, or any other living among them, who gets with his bow any beast or bird used for food, is to see that its blood is covered with earth.
14 kwa sababu uhai wa kila kiumbe ni katika damu yake. Ndiyo sababu nimewaambia Waisraeli, “Kamwe msinywe damu ya kiumbe chochote, kwa sababu uhai wa kila kiumbe ni katika damu yake; yeyote atakayekunywa damu ni lazima akatiliwe mbali.”
For the blood is the life of all flesh: and so I have said to the children of Israel, You may not take any sort of blood as food, and any man who does so will be cut of.
15 “‘Mtu yeyote, awe mzawa au mgeni, ambaye atakula mzoga wa kitu chochote ama kilichouawa na wanyama mwitu ni lazima afue nguo zake na aoge kwa maji, naye atakuwa najisi kwa kawaida ya ibada mpaka jioni, kisha atakuwa safi.
And anyone who takes as food anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening, and then he will be clean.
16 Lakini kama hakufua nguo zake na kuoga, atakuwa na hatia kwa kosa hilo.’”
But if his clothing is not washed and his body bathed, his sin will be on him.
