Hesabu 8
1 BWANA akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
2 “Sema na Haruni umwambie, 'zile taa saba lazima zimulike mbele ya kinara utakapoziwasha,”
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, then shall the seven lamps give light toward the body of the candlestick.
3 Haruni alifanya haya. Aliziwasha zile taa juu ya kinara ili ziangaze mbele yake kama BWANA alivyomwagiza Musa.
And Aaron did so; toward the body of the candlestick did he light its lamps; as the Lord had commanded 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 was the workmanship of the candlestick: It was of beaten gold, from the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work; according unto the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so made he the candlestick.
5 Tena, BWANA akanena na Musa, akasema,
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
6 '“Uwatwae Walawi kati ya wana wa Israeli na uwatakase.”
Take the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, and cleanse 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 shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle upon them water of purification, after they have let the razor pass over all their flesh, and then let them wash their clothes, and so shall they 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 a young bullock with his meat-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
9 Uwalete Walawi mbele ya hema ya kukutania, na uwakusanye jamii yote ya wana wa Israeli.
And thou shalt bring near the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt assemble together the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
10 Uwalete Walawi mbele yangu, BWANA. Wana wa Israeli wataweka mikono yao juu ya Walawi.
And when thou hast brought near the Levites before the Lord, then shall the children of Israel 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 make with the Levites a waving before the Lord from the children of Israel, that they may be ready to execute the service 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 upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt prepare the one as a sin-offering, and the other as a burnt-offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
13 Walete Walawi mbele ya Haruni na mbele ya wana wake, uwainue kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa kwa ajili yangu.
And thou shalt place the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and make with them a waving before the Lord.
14 Kwa njia hii utawatenganisha Walawi toka wana wa Israeli. Walawi watakuwa wangu.
Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
15 Baadaye Walawi wataingia ndani ya hema ya kukutania. Utawatakasa. utawatoa kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: after thou shalt have cleansed them, and made with them a waving.
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 they are wholly given unto me from the midst of the children of Israel: instead of every one that openeth the womb, of every first-born of the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
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 mine are all the first-born of the children of Israel, both of man and beast: on the day that I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt did I sanctify them unto myself.
18 Nimewachukua Walawi kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza.
And I have taken the Levites, instead of all the first-born 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 have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from the midst of the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
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 so did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the Levites: according unto all that the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
21 Walawi wakajitakasa wenyewe na kufua mavazi yao, Na Haruni akawatoa kama sadaka ya kutikiswa kwa BWANA na akafanya upatanisho kwao ili kuwatakasa.
And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron made with them a waving before the Lord: and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse 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 after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
23 BWANA akanena na Musa tena, Akasema,
And the Lord spoke unto 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 shall be the rule for the Levites: From twenty and five years old and upward shall he go into the ranks to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation;
25 Wataacha kutoa huduma hii watakapokuwa na umri wa miaka hamsini. Katika umri huu hawatakiwi kuendelea na huduma tena.
And from the age of fifty years shall he go out of the ranks of the service, and he shall serve no more;
26 Wanaweza kuwasaidia ndugu zao wanaoendelea kufanya kazi ndani ya hema ya kukutania, lakini hawatakiwai kufanya kazi tena. Utawaelekeza Walawi kuyafahamu haya yote.”
But he shall wait on his brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, but the service shall he not perform; thus shalt thou do unto the Levites in the discharge of their office.
