Deuteronomy 31

1 When Moses had finished speaking these words to all Israel,

1 Kisha Mose akaenda akasema maneno haya kwa Waisraeli wote:

2 he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’

2 “Sasa nina miaka mia moja na ishirini nami siwezi tena kuwaongoza. Bwana ameniambia, ‘Hutavuka Yordani.’

3 The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.

3 Bwana Mungu wenu, yeye mwenyewe atavuka mbele yenu. Ataangamiza mataifa haya mbele yenu, nanyi mtaimiliki nchi yao. Pia Yoshua atavuka mbele yenu, kama Bwana alivyosema.

4 And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land.

4 Naye Bwana atawafanyia watu hao kile alichowafanyia Sihoni na Ogu, wafalme wa Waamori, ambao aliwaangamiza pamoja na nchi yao.

5 The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you.

5 Bwana atawakabidhi kwenu, nanyi lazima mwatendee yale yote niliyowaamuru.

6 Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

6 Kuweni imara na moyo wa ushujaa. Msiogope wala msifadhaike kwa sababu yao, kwa kuwa Bwana Mungu wenu anakwenda pamoja nanyi; kamwe hatawaacha wala hatawatupa ninyi.”

7 Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.

7 Kisha Mose akamwita Yoshua na akamwambia mbele ya Israeli wote, “Uwe imara na moyo wa ushujaa, kwa kuwa ni lazima uende na watu hawa katika nchi ile Bwana aliyowaapia baba zao kuwapa, nawe ni lazima uwagawie kama urithi wao.

8 The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

8 Bwana mwenyewe atakutangulia naye atakuwa pamoja nawe; kamwe hatakuacha wala hatakutupa. Usiogope, wala usifadhaike.”

9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

9 Kwa hiyo Mose akaandika sheria hii na kuwapa makuhani, wana wa Lawi, waliochukua Sanduku la Agano la Bwana na wazee wote wa Israeli.

10 Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,

10 Kisha Mose akawaamuru, akasema: “Mwishoni mwa kila miaka saba, katika mwaka wa kufuta madeni, wakati wa Sikukuu ya Vibanda,

11 when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel.

11 Waisraeli wote wanapokuja mbele za Bwana Mungu wenu mahali atakapopachagua, utasoma sheria hii mbele yao masikioni mwao.

12 Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law.

12 Kusanya watu wote, wanaume, wanawake, watoto na wageni wanaoishi katika miji yenu, ili waweze kusikia na kujifunza kumcha Bwana Mungu wenu na kufuata kwa bidii maneno yote ya sheria hii.

13 Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

13 Watoto wao, ambao hawaijui sheria hii, lazima waisikie na kujifunza kumcha Bwana Mungu wenu kwa muda mtakaoishi katika nchi mnayovuka Yordani kuimiliki.”

14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.

14 Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Sasa siku ya kifo chako imekaribia. Mwite Yoshua, mkajihudhurishe katika Hema la Kukutania, mahali nitakapompa maagizo ya kazi.” Kwa hiyo Mose na Yoshua wakaja na kujihudhurisha kwenye Hema la Kukutania.

15 Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.

15 Kisha Bwana akatokea katika Hema katika nguzo ya wingu, nalo wingu likasimama juu ya ingilio la Hema.

16 And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.

16 Kisha Bwana akamwambia Mose: “Unakwenda kupumzika na baba zako, nao watu hawa hivi karibuni watazini na miungu migeni ya nchi wanayoingia. Wataniacha na kuvunja Agano nililofanya nao.

17 On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’

17 Siku hiyo nitawakasirikia na kuwaacha; nitawaficha uso wangu, nao wataangamizwa. Maafa mengi na shida nyingi zitakuja juu yao, nao siku hiyo watauliza, ‘Je, maafa haya hayakuja juu yetu kwa sababu Mungu wetu hayuko pamoja nasi?’

18 And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.

18 Nami hakika nitauficha uso wangu siku hiyo kwa sababu ya maovu yao yote kwa kugeukia miungu mingine.

19 Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.

19 “Sasa ujiandikie wimbo huu, uwafundishe Waisraeli na uwaamuru wauimbe, ili upate kuwa ushahidi wangu dhidi yao.

20 When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

20 Nitakapokwisha kuwaingiza katika nchi itiririkayo maziwa na asali, nchi niliyowaahidi baba zao kwa kiapo, nao watakapokula wakashiba na kufanikiwa, watageukia miungu mingine na kuiabudu, wakinikataa mimi na kuvunja Agano langu.

21 And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”

21 Maafa na shida zitakapokuja juu yao, wimbo huu utashuhudia dhidi yao, kwa sababu hautasahauliwa na wazao wao. Ninajua lile wanaloandaa kufanya, hata kabla sijawaingiza katika nchi niliyowaahidi kwa kiapo.”

22 So that very day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.

22 Hivyo Mose akaandika wimbo huu siku ile na akawafundisha Waisraeli.

23 Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”

23 Bwana akampa Yoshua mwana wa Nuni agizo hili: “Uwe hodari na shujaa, kwa kuwa utawaleta Waisraeli katika nchi niliyowaahidi kwa kiapo, nami mwenyewe nitakuwa pamoja nawe.”

24 When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,

24 Baada ya Mose kumaliza kuandika kwenye kitabu maneno ya sheria hii kutoka mwanzo hadi mwisho,

25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:

25 akawapa Walawi wale waliolibeba Sanduku la Agano la Bwana agizo hili, akawaambia:

26 “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

26 “Chukueni Kitabu hiki cha Sheria mkakiweke kando ya Sanduku la Agano la Bwana Mungu wenu. Hapo ndipo kitakapokaa kama shahidi dhidi yenu.

27 For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

27 Kwa kuwa ninajua jinsi mlivyo waasi na mlivyo na shingo ngumu. Kama mmekuwa mkiasi dhidi ya Bwana nikiwa bado niko hai na nikiwa pamoja nanyi, mtaasi mara ngapi baada ya kufa kwangu!

28 Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

28 Kusanyeni mbele yangu wazee wote wa makabila yenu na maafisa wenu wote, ili nipate kusema maneno haya masikioni mwao na kuziita mbingu na nchi ili kushuhudia dhidi yao.

29 For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”

29 Kwa kuwa ninajua baada ya kifo changu hakika mtakuwa waovu kabisa na kugeuka kutoka njia niliyowaamuru ninyi. Katika siku zijazo, maafa yatawapata kwa sababu mtafanya maovu mbele ya macho ya Bwana, na kuchochea hasira yake kwa yale mikono yenu itakayokuwa imefanya.”

30 Then Moses recited aloud to the whole assembly of Israel the words of this song from beginning to end:

30 Mose akayasoma maneno ya wimbo huu kutoka mwanzo hadi mwisho katika masikio ya kusanyiko lote la Israeli: