Ezekiel 24
1 In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Neno la Yahwe likanijia katika mwaka wa nane mwezi wa kumi na siku ya kumi ya mwezi, kusema,
2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.
“Mwanadamu, andika kwa ajili yako jina la hii siku, siku hii sahihi mfalme wa Babeli ameizingira Yerusalimu.
3 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
Basi nena mithali juu ya hii nyumba ya kuasi, fumbo moja. Waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: weka sufuria ya kupikia. Iweke na weka maji kwenye hiyo.
4 Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones.
Vikusanye vipande vya chakula ndani yake, kila kipande kizuri-paja na bega-na ijaze kwa mifupa bora.
5 Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’
Chukua kundi bora na jaza mifupa chini yake. Ilete kuchemsha na ipike mifupa ndani yake.
6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
Kwa hiyo, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Ole kwa mji wa damu. Nitakiongeza chungu cha mbao. Weka kuni nyingi na washa moto. Pika nyama vizuri na changanya katika viungo na iacha mifupa iteketee.
7 For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
Kwa kuwa damu iko kati yake. Ameiweka juu ya jiwe laini; hakuimwaga juu ya nchi kuifunika kwa mavumbi,
8 In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
hivyo inaleta hasira ya kulipa kisasi. Nimeweka damu yake juu ya jiwe laini ili isifunikwe.
9 Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
Kwa hiyo, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Ole kwa mji wa damu. Nitakiongeza chungu cha mbao.
10 Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
Weka kuni nyingi na washa moto. Pika nyama vizuri na changanya katika viungo na acha mifupa iteketee.
11 Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.
Kisha weka chungu kitupu juu ya mkaa, ili kuchemsha na kuchoma shaba yake, hivyo uchafu wake ndani yake itayeyushwa, kutu yake imekula.'
12 It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
Amechoka kwa sababu ya kazi ya taabu, lakini kutu yake haitoki kweke kwa moto.
13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
Tabia yako ya aibu iko ndani ya uchafu wako, kwa sababu nimekusafisha, lakini bado hutaweza kuwa msafi. Bado hutakuwa huru kutoka uchafu wako hadi hasira yako itakapotulia kutoka kwako.
14 I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’
Mimi, Yahwe, nimesema hili, na nitalifanya. Sintotulia wala kupumzika kwa ajili ya hili. Kama njia zako zilivyokuwa, na kama matendo yako, yatakuhukumu! -hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”
15 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
“mwanadamu! Tazama, ninachukua tamaa ya macho yako kutoka kwako pamoja na tauni, lakini hutaomboleza wala kulia, na machozi yako hayatatoka.
17 Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
Utagugumia bila kusikika. Usiendeshe mazishi kwa ajili ya aliyekufa. Funga kilemba chako juu yako na vaa makubazi miguuni pako, lakini usivalishe shela nywele zako au kula mkate wa watu waombolezao kwa ajili ya kuwapoteza wake zao.”
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
Hivyo nimeongea na watu asubuhi, na mke wangu amekufa asubuhi. Asubuhi nimefanya kile nilichokuwa nimeambiwa kukifanya.
19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
Watu wameniuliza, “Ji! hautatuambia haya mambo yanamaana gani, mambo ambayo unayoyafanya?”
20 So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Hivyo nimewaambia, “Neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
21 Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
'Waambie nyumba ya Israeli, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Nitapanajisi patakatifu pangu-fahari ya nguvu yenu, mahali panapopendeza macho yenu, na panapotamaniwa na roho zenu, na wana wenu na binti zenu ambao mliowaacha nyuma wataanguka kwa upanga.
22 Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
Kisha mtafanya hasa kama nilivyofanya: hutafunika nywele za sehemu ya chini za uso, wala kula mkate wa watu wanaoomboleza!
23 Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.
Badala yake, vilemba vyenu vitakuwa juu ya vichwa, na makubadhi yenu miguuni mwenu; hutaomboleza wala kulia, kwa kuwa mtayeyuka katika maovu yenu, na kila mtu atagugumia kwa ya ajili ya ndugu yake.
24 ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
Hivyo Ezekieli atakuwa ishara kwenu, kama kila kitu ambacho alichokifanya mtafanya wakati hili litakapokuja. Kisha mtajua yakwamba mimi ni Bwana Yahwe!”'
25 And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,
“Lakini wewe, mwanadamu, siku ambayo nitachukua hekalu lao, ambalo ni furaha yao, kiburi chao, na kile waonacho na kutamani-na wakati nikiwachukua wana wao na binti-
26 on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news.
siku hiyo, mgeni atakuja kwako kukupatia habari!
27 On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
Siku hiyo kinywa chako kitafunguliwa kwa huyo mgeni na utaongea-hutakuwa bubu tena. Utakuwa ishara kwao hivyo basi watajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.
