Torati 14
1 Ninyi ni watu wa Yahwe Mungu wenu. Msijikate wenyewe, wala kunyoa sehemu za nyuso zenu kwa ajili ya wafu.
You are the children of the Lord your God. Don't mutilate yourselves or shave your forehead like pagans do when they mourn the dead,
2 Kwa kuwa mu taifa lilowekwa wakfu kwa Yahwe Mungu wenu, na Yahwe amewachagua kuwa watu kwa ajili ya urithi wake, zaidi kuliko watu wote walio juu ya uso wa dunia.
because you are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. The Lord chose you as his special people out of all the nations on earth.
3 Hampaswi kula kitu chochote kilicho chukizo.
You must not eat anything repulsive.
4 Hawa ni wanyama ambao mnaweza kula: ng'ombe, kondoo, mbuzi,
These are the animals that you are allowed to eat: cattle, sheep, goats,
5 kulungu, paa, kulungu wa kiume, mbuzi wa mwituni, paa mweupe na pofu na kondoo wa mlimani
deer, gazelles, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.
6 Mnaweza kula wanyama wowote ambao wamegawanyika kwato, ambaye ana kwato zilizogawanyika mara mbili, na utafuna macheuo.
You can eat any animal that both has a divided hoof and also chews the cud.
7 Hata hivyo, hampaswi kula baadhi ya wanyama ambao utafuna macheuo au ambao wana kwato zilizogawanyika mara mbili: ngamia, sungura, pomono, kwa sababu watafuna macheuo lakini hawajagawanyika kwato, ni najisi kwenu.
But you are not allowed to eat those that either chew the cud or have a divided hoof. This includes: camels, rabbits, and rock hyraxes. Even though they chew the cud, they don't have a divided hoof. You must treat them as unclean.
8 Nguruwe ni najisi kwenu pia kwa sababu amegawanyika kwato lakini hatafuni macheuo; ni najisi kwenu. Msile nyama ya nguruwe, na msiguse mizoga yao.
The same applies to the pig. Even though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. So you must treat it as unclean. You must not eat its meat or touch its dead body.
9 Haya yaliyo ndani ya maji mnaweza kula: chochote kilicho na mapesi na magamba;
When it comes to creatures that live in the water, you are allowed to eat anything that has fins and scales.
10 lakini chochote kisichokuwa na mapesi na magamba msile; ni najisi kwenu.
But you must not eat anything that does not have fins and scales. You must treat them as unclean.
11 Ndege wote safi mnaweza kula.
You are allowed to eat any clean bird.
12 Lakini hawa ni ndege ambao hampaswi kula: tai, tumbusi, kipungu,
But you must not eat the following: eagle, griffon vulture, bearded vulture,
13 mwewe mwekundu na mweusi, aina yoyote ya kipanga.
buzzard, kites, any kind of falcon,
14 Hampaswi kula aina yoyote ya kunguru,
any member of the crow family,
15 na mbuzi na mwewe wa usiku, Lanes ndege wa baharini, aina yoyote ya mwewe,
tawny owl, long-eared owl, gulls, any kind of hawk,
16 bundi mdogo, bundi mkubwa, na bundi mweupe,
little owl, eagle owl, barn owl,
17 Mwari, nyamafu ya tai, mnandio.
desert owl, Egyptian vulture, fish owl,
18 Hampaswi kula korongo, aina yoyote ya kongoti, hudihudi, na popo.
storks, any kind of heron, hoopoe, or bats.
19 Wote wenye mabawa; vitu vya utando ni najisi kwenu; havipaswi kuliwa.
All insects that fly are unclean to you; you must not eat them.
20 Mnaweza kula vitu vyote virukavyo.
But you are allowed to eat any clean animal that has wings.
21 Hampaswi kula chochote kinachokufa chenyewe; mnaweza kumpa mgeni ambaye yuko katika mji wenu, kwamba anaweza kula au mnaweza kuuza kwa mgeni. Kwa kuwa mu taifa lilolowekwa wakfu kwa ajili ya Yahwe Mungu wenu. Hampaswi kumchemusha mbuzi kijana katika maziwa ya mama yake.
You must not eat any animal that dies. You can give it to a foreigner in your town, and they can eat it, or you can sell it to a foreigner. You, however, are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
22 Hakika mnapaswa kutoa fungu la kumi la mavuno ya mbegu zenu zote, ambazo huja kutoka kwenye shamba kila mwaka.
Make sure you pay a tithe of every crop grown each year in your fields.
23 Mnapaswa kula mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, katika eneo ambalo atachagua kama patakatifu pake, fungu la kumi la nafaka zenu, za mvinyo mpya, na mafuta yenu, na mzaliwa wa kwanza wa wanyama na mifugo, kwamba mnaweza kujifunza daima kumheshimu Yahwe Mungu wenu.
You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose to live with you, so that you will learn to always respect the Lord your God.
24 Kama safari ni ndefu kwenu na kwamba hamwezi kuibeba, kwa sababu eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua kama patakatifu pake ni mbali kwenu, basi, wakati Yahwe Mngu anawabariki,
However, if it's too far to carry all the tithe that the Lord your God has blessed you with, because the place where the Lord your God will choose to live with you is too distant,
25 mtabadilisha sadaka katika pesa. Fungeni pesa kwenye mkono, na nendeni kwenye eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua.
then you can exchange it for money, take the money with you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose.
26 Huko mtatumia pesa kwa chochote mnatamani kwa ng'ombe au kondoo, au kwa mvinyo, au kwa kinywaji imara, au kwa chochote mnatamani; mtakula hapo mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, na mtafurahi, nyie na nyumba zenu.
Then you can spend the money on anything you like—cattle, sheep, wine, alcoholic drink, or anything else you want. Then you can have a feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and celebrate with your family.
27 Mlawi ambaye yuko malangoni mwenu- msimsahau, kwa kuwa hana sehemu wala urithi pamoja nanyi.
Don't forget to take care of the Levites in your town, because they don't have any share in the allotment of land.
28 Mwisho mwa kila miaka mitatu mtawasilisha mafungu yote ya kumi ya mazao kwa mwaka huo huo, na mtatunza katika malango yenu;
At the end of every third year, collect a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it in your town.
29 na Mlawi, kwa sababu hana sehemu wala urithi pamoja nanyi, na mgeni, na yatima, na wajane walio ndani ya malango yenu, watakuja na kula na kurithika. Fanya hivyo kwa Yahwe Mungu wenu aweze kuwabariki katika kazi zote za mikono yenuo mnazofanya.
This way the Levites (who don't have any share in the allotment of land), the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows in your town will be provided with what they need. The Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
