Exodus 20 (ZAJP)

1Mulungu kazipeta mbuli zino zose, kalonga,And God spoke all these words:

2“Nie iyo MNDEWA Mulungu wako, nikulavile muisi ya Misili, ako kuukalile nyakadala.“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

3“Sambiuwe na miungu iyagwe ila nie.You shall have no other gods before Me.

4“Sambiuitendele wegu dilingile na kinhu chochose cha uchana kuulanga ama kili hasi muisi, ama kili mmazi hasi ya isi.You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

5Sambiuvifugamile mavindi ama kuvitambikila, kwavija nie, MNDEWA Mulungu wako, nna wivu, nowatagusa wana sama ya vilozo va watata zao mbaka mulelo wa ikadatu na mulelo wa ikane wa awo wanihile nie.You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

6Ila nodilagusa noge jangu dilekile kuhuha ha maalufu ga milelo ya awo woninogela nie na kugagoga malagizo gangu.but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7“Sambiudikeme twaga da MNDEWA Mulungu wako mmbuli zihile, kwavija MNDEWA haleka kumtagusa munhu yoyose yodikema twaga jake mmbuli zihile.You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8“Dikumbukile Zua da Mhumulo na udibagule sama yangu nie.Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

9Tenda sang'hano zako zose mmazua sita.Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

10Ila mdizua da saba sambiutende sang'hano yoyose kwavija dino dijo Zua da Mhumulo da nie, MNDEWA Mulungu wako. Mdizua dino munhu yoyose sambiyasang'hanike, gweye mwenyego, mwanago wa kimbigalo ama wa kitwanzi, nyakadala wako wa kimbigalo ama wa kitwanzi, wang'onyo zako, ama wahenza wali muisi yako.but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.

11Kwavija mkipigiti cha mazua sita, nie nilumba isi, ulanga, bahali, na vinhu vose vikala himo, ila mdizua da saba nihumula. Avo nidimoteza Zua da Mhumulo na nidibagula sama yangu nie.For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

12“Wahishimile tataako na mamaako, giladi ukale kipigiti kitali muisi inikugwelela nie, MNDEWA, Mulungu wako.Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

13“Sambiukome.You shall not murder.

14“Sambiutende ugoni.You shall not commit adultery.

15“Sambiwibe.You shall not steal.

16“Sambiumulavile usindila wa uvwizi munhu yali behi nagwe.You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17“Sambiusulukile ng'anda ya munhu yali behi nagwe, ama mtwanzi wake, ama nyakadala wake wa kitwanzi ama wa kimbigalo, ng'ombe wake ama mhunda wake, ama kinhu chochose kiyalinacho.”You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

18Wanhu viwahulike mdumo na dizwi da imhalati na kuwona ulumwemwe na yosi dilawa mdigongo, wagudema na kona bwembwe, wema kutali.When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

19Wamulongela Musa, “Longa na tweye gweye mwenyego, na tweye tokutegeleza. Ila Mulungu sambiyalonge na tweye, bule todanganhika.”“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

20Musa kawalongela, “Sambimdumbe, kwavija Mulungu keza kuwageza mweye giladi mweye mumdumbe heyo na sambimtende vilozo.”“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

21Ila wanhu wagendelela kukala kutali kipigiti Musa viyakalile yodikwenhukila idiziza, kuja kuyakalile Mulungu.And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

22MNDEWA kamulongela Musa, “Walongele Waislaeli mbuli zino, ‘M'vona wenyego nie vinilongile na mweye kulawa kuulanga.Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

23Sambimtende minyago ya madini ga feza ama zahabu na kuitambikila kamba vumunitambikila nie.You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

24Munitendele kilingo cha kulavila nhosa, mkitende na ulongo. Munilavile ng'hondolo zenu na ng'ombe zenu na menhe zenu kamba nhosa za kulukuza na nhosa za tindiwalo. Zengeni kilingo changu cha kulavila nhosa hanhu hohose haniwasagulile mweye munitambikile nie, na nie nokwiza na kuwamoteza.You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

25Kamba muhanizengela kilingo cha kulavila nhosa cha mabwe, sambimzenge na mabwe gasongoligwe, kwavija vija ivinhu va kusongolela vokinyolodosa ikilingo cha kulavila nhosa.Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.

26Sambiwike ngwandala kipigiti uhazenga kilingo cha kunilavila nhosa, giladi mwazi wako sambiwoneke kipigiti vondaukikwenhukile ikilingo.’ ”And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’

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