Ezekiel 3
1 And he said to me, Son of man, take this roll for your food, and go and say my words to the children of Israel.
Akanambia, “Mwanadamu, kile ulichokikuta, kula. Kula hili gombo, kisha nenda kaongee na nyumba ya Israeli.”
2 And, on my opening my mouth, he made me take the roll as food.
Basi nikafungua kinywa changu, na akanilisha hilo gombo.
3 And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.
Akanambia, “Mwana wa adamu, lisha tumbo lako na jaza tumbo lako kwa hili gombo ambalo nimekupa!” Basi nikalila, na lilikuwa tamu kama asali kwenye mdomo wangu.
4 And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.
Kisha akanambia, “Mwana wa adamu, nenda kwenye nyumba ya Israeli na ongea maneno yangu kwao.
5 For you are not sent to a people whose talk is strange and whose language is hard, but to the children of Israel;
Kwa kuwa hujatumwa kwa watu wenye maneno ya kushangaza au lugha ngumu, lakini kwa nyumba ya Israeli-
6 Not to a number of peoples whose talk is strange and whose language is hard and whose words are not clear to you. Truly, if I sent you to them they would give ear to you.
sio kwa taifa lenye nguvu ya maneno ya ajabu au lugha ngumu ambao maneno yao hutaweza kuyaelewa! Kama nikikutuma kwao, watakusikiliza.
7 But the children of Israel will not give ear to you; for they have no mind to give ear to me: for all the children of Israel have a hard brow and a stiff heart.
Lakini nyumba ya Israeli haitakuwa tayari kukusikiliza, kwa kuwa hawako tayari kunisikiliza mimi. Hivyo nyumba yote ya Israeli ni paji gumu na moyo mgumu.
8 See, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your brow hard against their brows.
Kumbe nimeufanya uso wako kama kaidi kama nyuso zao na paji lako kuwa gumu kama mapaji yao.
9 Like a diamond harder than rock I have made your brow: have no fear of them and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.
Nimekufanya paji lako kama almasi, gumu kuliko jiwe la kiberiti! Usiwaogope wala kufadhaika kwa nyuso zao, kwa kuwa ni nyumba ya uasi.”
10 Then he said to me, Son of man, take into your heart all my words which I am about to say to you, and let your ears be open to them.
Kisha akanambia, “Mwana wa adamu, maneno yote niliyokutangazia-yachukue kwenye moyo wako na wasikize kwa sikio lako!
11 And go now to those who have been taken away as prisoners, to the children of your people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said; if they give ear or if they do not.
Kisha nenda kwa watumwa, kwa watu wako, na uzungumze nao. Waambie, 'Hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo; iwapo watasikia au hapana.”
12 Then I was lifted up by the wind, and at my back the sound of a great rushing came to my ears when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from his place.
Kisha Roho akaniinua juu, na nikasikia nyuma yangu sauti yenye tetemeko la aridhi: “Ubarikiwe utukufu wa Yahwe kutoka mahali pake!”
13 And there was the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels at their side, the sound of a great rushing.
Ilikuwa sauti ya mabawa ya viumbe hai vilipokuwa vikigusana kila kimoja, na sauti ya magurudumu ambayo yalikuwa pamoja na hivyo viumbe, na sauti ya tetemeko kubwa arithi.
14 And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.
Roho akaniinua juu na kunichukua, Nikaenda kwa uchungu katika hasira kali rohoni mwangu, kwa kuwa mkono wa Yahwe ulikuwa na nguvu ukigandamiza juu yangu!
15 Then I came to those who had been taken away as prisoners, who were at Telabib by the river Chebar, and I was seated among them full of wonder for seven days.
Hivyo nikaenda kwa watumwa huko Tel Abibu waliokuwa wakiishi karibu na Kebari Kanali, na niliishi miongoni mwao huko kwa mda wa miaka saba, kushinda kabisa katika mshangao.
16 And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Kisha ikatokea baada ya siku saba kwamba neno la Yahwe likanijia, likisema,
17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.
“Mwana wa adamu, nimekufanya uwe mwangalizi kwa ajili ya nyumba ya Israeli, hivyo sikiliza neno kutoka kinywani mwangu, na uwapatie onyo langu.
18 When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood.
Nitakaposema kwa waovu, 'Utakufa hakika' na usimuonye au kuzungumza onyo kwa waovu kuhusu matendo yao maovu hivyo anaweza kuishi-yule muovu atakufa kwa ajili ya dhambi yake, lakini nitaitaka damu yake kutoka kwenye mkono wako.
19 But if you give the evil-doer word of his danger, and he is not turned from his sin or from his evil way, death will overtake him in his evil-doing; but your life will be safe.
Lakini kama ukimuonya muovo, na asiuache uovu wake au kutoka matendo yake maovu, kisha atakufa kwa dhambi yake, lakini utaokoa maisha yako mwenyewe.
20 Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be no memory of the upright acts which he has done; but I will make you responsible for his blood.
Kama mwenye haki ataicha haki yake na kutenda yasiyohaki, na nikaweka kizuizi mbele yake, atakufa. Kwasababu hukumuonya, atakufa katika dhambi yake, na sintokumbuka matendo ya haki aliyoyafanya, lakini nitaitaka damu yake kutoka kwenye mkono wako.
21 But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.
Lakini kama ukimuonya mwenye mtu mwenye haki kuacha kufanya dhambi halafu akaacha kutenda dhambi, ataishi hakika tangu alipo unywa; na utakuwa umeokoa maisha yako mwenyewe.”
22 And the hand of the Lord was on me there; and he said, Get up and go out into the valley and there I will have talk with you.
Hivyo mkono wa Yahwe ulikuwa juu yangu huko, akanambia, “Inuka! nenda uwandani, na nitaongea na wewe huko!”
23 Then I got up and went out into the valley; and I saw the glory of the Lord resting there as I had seen it by the river Chebar; and I went down on my face.
Nikainuka na kwenda uwandani, na huko utukufu wa Yahwe ulisimama, kama utukufu ambao niliokuwa nimeuona karibu na Kebari Kanali; hivyo nikaanguka kifudifudi.
24 Then the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and he had talk with me and said to me, Go and keep yourself shut up inside your house.
Roho akaja kwangu na kusimama juu ya miguu yangu; akaongea na mimi, na kunambia, “Nenda na jifungie mwenyewe kwenye nyumba yako,
25 But see, O son of man, I will put bands on you, prisoning you in them, and you will not go out among them:
kwa sasa, mwana wa adamu, wataweka kamba juu yako na kukufunga ili usiweze kutoka nje miongoni mwao.
26 And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.
Nitaufanya ulimi wako ugandamane na paa ya mdomo wako, ili kwamba uwe kimya, na hutaweza kuwakemea, kwa kuwa ni nyumba ya waasi.
27 But when I have talk with you I will make your mouth open, and you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Let the hearer give ear; and as for him who will not, let him keep his ears shut: for they are an uncontrolled people.
Lakini nitakapozungumza na wewe, nitafungua mdomo wako hivyo utawaambia, 'Hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.' Yeye asikiaye na asikie; yeye asiyesikia na asisikie, kwa kuwa wao ni nyumba ya kuasi!”
