Hesabu 8
1 BWANA akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Sema na Haruni umwambie, 'zile taa saba lazima zimulike mbele ya kinara utakapoziwasha,”
Speak to Aaron, and you shall say to him, Whenever you shall set the lamps in order, the seven lamps shall give light opposite the candlestick.
3 Haruni alifanya haya. Aliziwasha zile taa juu ya kinara ili ziangaze mbele yake kama BWANA alivyomwagiza Musa.
And Aaron did so: on one side opposite the candlestick he lighted its lamps, as the Lord appointed Moses.
4 Kinara kilitengenezwa kwa njia hii kama BWANA alivyomwelekeza Musa muundo wake. Kiitakaiwa kutengenezwa kwa dhahabu kuanzia kwenye kitako chake hadi juu, ndivyo kilivyotakiwa kutengenezwa kwa dhahabu kwa maua hadi juu.
And this [is] the construction of the candlestick: [it is] solid, golden—its stem, and its lilies—all solid: according to the pattern which the Lord showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
5 Tena, BWANA akanena na Musa, akasema,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
6 '“Uwatwae Walawi kati ya wana wa Israeli na uwatakase.”
Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and you shall purify them.
7 Uwafanyie hivi ili kuwatakasa: Uwanyunyizie maji ya utakaso juu yao. Hakikisha wamenyoa miili yao yote, wafue nguo zao, na kwa njia hii wajitakase wenyewe.
And thus shall you perform their purification: you shall sprinkle them with water of purification, and a razor shall come upon the whole of their body, and they shall wash their garments, and shall be clean.
8 Kisha wachukue fahari mchanga na sadaka ya unga mwembamba uliochanganywa na mafuta. Halafu wachukue fahari mchanga kwa ajili ya sadaka ya dhambi.
And they shall take one calf of the herd, and its meat-offering, fine flour mingled with oil: and you shall take a calf of a year old of the herd for a sin-offering.
9 Uwalete Walawi mbele ya hema ya kukutania, na uwakusanye jamii yote ya wana wa Israeli.
And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of witness; and you shall assemble all the congregation of the sons of Israel.
10 Uwalete Walawi mbele yangu, BWANA. Wana wa Israeli wataweka mikono yao juu ya Walawi.
And you shall bring the Levites before the Lord; and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites.
11 Haruni atawatoa Walawi mbele yangu, kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa. Atafanya hivi ili kwamba Walawi wanitumikie.
And Aaron shall separate the Levites for a gift before the Lord from the children of Israel: and they shall be prepared to perform the works of the Lord.
12 Walawi wataweka mikono yao juu ya hao fahari. Mtatoa fahari mmoja kuwa sadaka ya dhambi na fahari mwingine kuwa sadaka ya kuteketezwa kwangu, ili kuwa upatanisho kwa Walawi.
And the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the calves; and you shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a whole burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for them.
13 Walete Walawi mbele ya Haruni na mbele ya wana wake, uwainue kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa kwa ajili yangu.
And you shall set the Levites before the Lord, and before Aaron, and before his sons; and you shall give them as a gift before the Lord.
14 Kwa njia hii utawatenganisha Walawi toka wana wa Israeli. Walawi watakuwa wangu.
And you shall separate the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel, and they shall be mine.
15 Baadaye Walawi wataingia ndani ya hema ya kukutania. Utawatakasa. utawatoa kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa
And afterwards the Levites shall go in to perform the works of the tabernacle of witness; and you shall purify them, and present them before the Lord.
16 Fanya hivi kwa sababu wao ni wangu wote kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli. Watachukua nafasi ya kila mzaliwa wa kwanza afunguaye tumbo, mzaliwa wa kwanza wa uzao wa Israeli. Nimewachukua Walawi kwa ajili yangu.
For these are given to me for a present out of the midst of the children of Israel: I have taken them to myself instead of all the firstborn of the sons of Israel that open every womb.
17 Wazaliwa wa kwanza wote kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli ni wangu, watu wote pamoja na wanyama pia. Siku ile nilipowachukua wazaliwa wa kwanza katika nchi ya Misri, Niliwatenga kwa ajili yangu
For every firstborn among the children of Israel [is] mine, whether of man or beast: in the day in which I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them to myself.
18 Nimewachukua Walawi kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza.
And I took the Levites in the place of every firstborn among the children of Israel.
19 Nimewatoa Walawi kuwa zawadi kwa Haruni na wana wake. Nimewachukua toka wana wa Isreali ili kuwatumikia wana wa Israeli katika hema ya kukutania. Nimewatoa ili kuwa upatanisho kwa watu ili kwamba wasipatwe na mapigo wakati wanapokaribia kwenye eneo takatifu.
And I gave the Levites presented as a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of witness, and to make atonement for the children of Israel: thus there shall be none among the sons of Israel to draw near to the holy things.
20 Musa, Haruni na jamii ya Waisraeli wote waliwafanyia Walawi hivi. Walifanya kila kitu ambacho BWANA alikuwa amemwamuru Musa kuhusu Walawi. Wana wa Israeli wakafanya haya pamoja nao.
And Moses and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites as the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the sons of Israel did to them.
21 Walawi wakajitakasa wenyewe na kufua mavazi yao, Na Haruni akawatoa kama sadaka ya kutikiswa kwa BWANA na akafanya upatanisho kwao ili kuwatakasa.
So the Levites purified themselves and washed their garments; and Aaron presented them as a gift before the Lord, and Aaron made atonement for them to purify them.
22 Baada ya hayo, Walawi waliingia ndani kufanya utumishi wao katika hema ya kukutania mbele ya Haruni na mbele ya wanawe. Kama BWANA alivyokuwa amemwagiza Musa juu ya Walawi. Waliwahudumia Walawi wote kwa jinsi hii.
And afterwards the Levites went in to minister in their service in the tabernacle of witness before Aaron, and before his sons; as the Lord appointed Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 BWANA akanena na Musa tena, Akasema,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
24 “Haya yote ni kwa ajili ya Walawi ambao wana umri wa miaka ishirini na mitano na zaidi. Wataungana na wale wanaohudumia hekaluni.
This is the [ordinance] for the Levites; From five and twenty years old and upward, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of witness.
25 Wataacha kutoa huduma hii watakapokuwa na umri wa miaka hamsini. Katika umri huu hawatakiwi kuendelea na huduma tena.
And from fifty years old [the Levites] shall cease from the ministry, and shall not work any longer.
26 Wanaweza kuwasaidia ndugu zao wanaoendelea kufanya kazi ndani ya hema ya kukutania, lakini hawatakiwai kufanya kazi tena. Utawaelekeza Walawi kuyafahamu haya yote.”
And his brother shall serve in the tabernacle of witness to keep charges, but he shall not do works: so shall you do to the Levites in their charges.
