<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishVitabu hivyo vilivyoandikwa na wafuasi wa dini ya Waesene katika karne ya kwanza K.W.K., ni maandishi ya kale zaidi ya Biblia yanayojulikana.  <response>: The scrolls, written by the first-century b.c. Essene sect, are the earliest known biblical manuscripts in existence. 