Kutoka 13
1 Yahweh akasema na Musa na kumwambia,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 “Nitengee wazaliwa wote wa kwanza, kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Waisraeli, watu na wanyama. Mzaliwa wa kwanza ni wangu.”
“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
3 Musa akawambia watu, “Hii kumbukeni hii siku, siku mliyo toka Misri, kutoka nyumba ya utumwa, kwa mkono hodari wa Yahweh amewatoa kutoka hii sehemu. Hakuna mkate wa hamira waruhusiwa kuliwa.
So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
4 Mnatoka Misri hii siku, mwezi wa Abibu.
Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.
5 Yahweh atakapo waleta nchi ya Wakanani, Wahiti, Waamori, Wahivi, na Wayebusi, nchi aliyo waapia mababu zenu kuwapa, nchi inayo tiririka kwa maziwa na asali - kisha wapaswa kuadhimisha hili tendo la ibada kila mwezi.
And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.
6 Kwa siku saba utakula mkate bila hamira; siku ya saba kutakuwa na maakuli ya kumuadhimisha Yahweh.
For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.
7 Mkate usio na hamira wapaswa kuliwa kwa siku saba zote; hakuna mkate ulio na hamira wapaswa kuliwa miongoni mwenu. Hakuna hamira yapaswa kuonekana kwenye mipaka yenu.
Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.
8 Hiyo siku utasema kwa watoto wako, 'Hii ni kwasababu ya kile Yahweh alichofanya kwangu nilipo taka Misri.'
And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
9 Hii itakuwa kumbukumbu mkononi mwako, na kumbukumbu kwenye paji la uso wako. Hii ni ili sheria ya Yahweh iwe kinywani mwako, maana kwa mkono hodari Yahweh amewatoa kutoka Misri.
It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
10 Kisha basi wapaswa kushika hii sheria kwa wakati uliyo kusudiwa kutoka mwaka hadi mwaka.
Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.
11 Yahweh atakapo waleta kwenye nchi ya Wakanani, kama alivyo apa kwenu na kwa mababu zenu kufanya, na atakapo wapa nchi ninyi,
And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,
12 lazima umtengee mzaliwa wa kwanza mtoto na uzao wa kwanza wa wanyama wenu. Wakiume watakuwa wa Yahweh.
you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
13 Kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa punda lazima umnunue tena na mwana kondoo. Kama hautamnunua tena, lazima uivunje shingo yake. Lakini kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wakiume miongoni mwenu - lazima umnunue tena.
You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.
14 Mwanae atakapo kuuliza baadae, 'Hii ina maana gani?' kisha utamwambia, 'Ni kwa mkono hodari Yahweh katutoa Misri, kutoka nyumba ya utumwa.
In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
15 Farao alipo kataa kwa ujeuri kutuachia twende, Yahweh aliwaua wazaliwa wa kwanza wa nchi ya Misri, wazaliwa wa kwanza wa watu na wa wanyama. Ndio sababu ninatoa dhabihu kwa Yahweh kwa kila mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kila mnyama, na pia sababu nina nunua wazaliwa wa kwanza wa wanangu tena.'
And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
16 Hii itakuwa kumbukumbu mikononi mwako na kumbukumbu kwenye paji lako la uso, kwa kuwa ni kwa mkono hodari Yahweh alitutoa kutoka Misri.”
So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
17 Farao alipo waachia watu waende, Mungu akuwaongoza kwa njia ya Wafilisti, japo hiyo njia ilikuwa karibu. Kwa kuwa Mungu alisema, “Labda watu watabadili nia zao watakapo ona vita na watarudi Misri.”
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
18 Hivyo Mungu akawaongoza watu kuzunguka nyikani kupita Bahari ya Shamu. Waisraeli waliondoka kutoka nchi ya Misri wakiwa wamejiami kwa pambano.
So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.
19 Musa akachukuwa mifupa ya Yusufu pamoja naye, kwa kuwa Yusufu aliwaapisha Waisraeli na kusema, “Mungu atawaokoa, na muibebe mifupa yangu na nyie.”
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
20 Waisraeli walisafiri kutoka Sakothi na kuweka kambi Ethamu pembezoni mwa nyikani.
They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
21 Yahweh alitangulia mbele yao mchana kama nguzo ya wingu kuwaongoza njiani. Usiku alienda kama nguzo ya moto kuwapa mwanga. Kwa namna hii waliweza kusafiri mchana na usiku.
And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
22 Yahweh hakuchukuwa kutoka kwa watu nguzo ya wingu mchana wala nguzo ya moto usiku.
Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.
