Hesabu 8
1 BWANA akanena na Musa, akamwambia,
Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
2 “Sema na Haruni umwambie, 'zile taa saba lazima zimulike mbele ya kinara utakapoziwasha,”
“Speak to Aaron. Say to him, 'The seven lamps must give light in front of the lampstand when you light them.'”
3 Haruni alifanya haya. Aliziwasha zile taa juu ya kinara ili ziangaze mbele yake kama BWANA alivyomwagiza Musa.
Aaron did this. He lit the lamps on the lampstand to give light toward the front of it, as Yahweh 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.
The lampstand was made in this way and Yahweh showed Moses the pattern for it. It was to be hammered gold from its base to its top, with hammered cups like blossoms.
5 Tena, BWANA akanena na Musa, akasema,
Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,
6 '“Uwatwae Walawi kati ya wana wa Israeli na uwatakase.”
“Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and 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.
Do this to them to purify them: Sprinkle the water of atonement on them. Make them shave their entire body, wash their clothes, and in this way purify themselves.
8 Kisha wachukue fahari mchanga na sadaka ya unga mwembamba uliochanganywa na mafuta. Halafu wachukue fahari mchanga kwa ajili ya sadaka ya dhambi.
Then have them take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mingled with oil. Let them take another young bull as a sin offering.
9 Uwalete Walawi mbele ya hema ya kukutania, na uwakusanye jamii yote ya wana wa Israeli.
You will bring the Levites in front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole community of the people of Israel.
10 Uwalete Walawi mbele yangu, BWANA. Wana wa Israeli wataweka mikono yao juu ya Walawi.
When you bring the Levites before Yahweh, the people of Israel must lay their hands on the Levites.
11 Haruni atawatoa Walawi mbele yangu, kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa. Atafanya hivi ili kwamba Walawi wanitumikie.
Aaron must offer the Levites before Yahweh, as a wave offering from the people of Israel so that they may do the service of Yahweh.
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.
The Levites must place their hands on the heads of the bulls. You must offer one bull for a sin offering and the other bull for a burnt offering to me, to atone for the Levites.
13 Walete Walawi mbele ya Haruni na mbele ya wana wake, uwainue kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa kwa ajili yangu.
Present the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and lift them up as a wave offering to me.
14 Kwa njia hii utawatenganisha Walawi toka wana wa Israeli. Walawi watakuwa wangu.
In this way you must separate the Levites from among the people of Israel. The Levites will belong to me.
15 Baadaye Walawi wataingia ndani ya hema ya kukutania. Utawatakasa. utawatoa kuwa sadaka ya kutikiswa
After that, the Levites must go in to serve in the tent of meeting. You must purify them. You must offer them as a wave offering.
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.
Do this, because they are entirely mine from among the people of Israel. They will take the place of each male child who opens the womb, the firstborn of all the descendants of Israel. I have taken the Levites for myself.
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
All the firstborn from among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. On the day that I took the lives of all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.
18 Nimewachukua Walawi kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza.
I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of all the firstborn.
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.
I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons. I have taken them from among the people of Israel to do the work of the people of Israel in the tent of meeting. I have given them to atone for the people of Israel so that no plague will harm the people when they come near to the holy place.”
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.
Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of the people of Israel did this with the Levites. They did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. The people of Israel did this with them.
21 Walawi wakajitakasa wenyewe na kufua mavazi yao, Na Haruni akawatoa kama sadaka ya kutikiswa kwa BWANA na akafanya upatanisho kwao ili kuwatakasa.
The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothing, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering to Yahweh and he made 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.
After that, the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before Aaron's sons. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses about the Levites. They treated all the Levites in this way.
23 BWANA akanena na Musa tena, Akasema,
Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said,
24 “Haya yote ni kwa ajili ya Walawi ambao wana umri wa miaka ishirini na mitano na zaidi. Wataungana na wale wanaohudumia hekaluni.
“All of this is for the Levites who are twenty-five years old and more. They must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
25 Wataacha kutoa huduma hii watakapokuwa na umri wa miaka hamsini. Katika umri huu hawatakiwi kuendelea na huduma tena.
They must stop serving in this way at the age of fifty years. At that age they must not serve 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.”
They may help their brothers who continue to work at the tent of meeting, but they must serve no more. You must direct the Levites in all these matters.”
