Amos 7
1 This is what the Lord God showed me. I saw that he was preparing a swarm of locusts just when the spring crops began to grow. (Spring crops begin to grow right after the time when the king's hay is cut.)
Hivi ndivyo ambavyo Bwana Yahwe alivyonionyesha. Tazama, aliumba kundi kubwa la nzige wakati wa kuchipuka kwa mmea, na, tazama, ulikuwa ni mmea wa mwisho baada ya mavuno ya mfalme.
2 And so when the locusts finished eating every green plant in the fields, I pleaded with the Lord God, “Please forgive your people! How can the descendants of Jacob survive? They are so weak.”
Wakati walipomaliza kula mbogamboga za nchi, kisha nikasema, “Bwana Yahwe, tafadhali nisamehe; Je Yakobo ataishije? kwa kuwa yeye ni mdogo sana.”
3 So the Lord changed his mind. “It won't happen,” said the Lord.
Yahwe akapunguza hasira kuhusu hili. “Haitatokea,” akasema.
4 This is what the Lord God showed me. I saw that the Lord God was calling for a judgment of fire. The fire burned up the depths of the sea and destroyed the farmland.
Hivi ndivyo ambavyo Bwana Yahwe alivyonionyesha: Tazama, Bwana Yahwe aliita juu ya moto kuhukumu. Nao ukakausha sana, kilindi chini ya dunia na kutaka kuitekeza nchi, pia.
5 I pleaded with the Lord God, “Please stop! How can the descendants of Jacob survive? They are so weak.”
Lakini nikasema, “Bwana Yahwe, acha tafadhali; Yakobo ataishije? Kwa kuwa yeye ni mdigo sana.”
6 So the Lord changed his mind. “This too won't happen,” said the Lord.
Yahwe akagairi kuhusiana na hili, “Hili halitajitokeza pia,” asema Bwana Yahwe.
7 This is what he showed me. I saw the Lord was standing beside a wall that had been built with a plumb line. He was holding a plumb line in his hand.
Hivi ndivyo ambavyo Yahwe alivyo nionyesha: Tazama, Bwana amesimama karibu na ukuta, pamoja na uzi wa timiza kwenye mkono wake.
8 And the Lord asked me, “Amos, what do you see?” I replied, “A plumb line.” And the Lord God said, “I am placing a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I won't ignore their sins anymore.
Yahwe akanambia, “Amosi, unaona nini?” nikasema, “Uzi wa timazi.” Kisha Bwana akasema, “Tazama, nitaweka uzi wa timazi miongoni mwa watu wangu Israeli. Sintowaharibu tena.
9 The high places of the descendents of Isaac will be torn down, and the holy places of Israel will be destroyed. Sword in hand, I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam.”
Mahala pa juu pa Isaka pataharibiwa, patakatifu pa Israeli pataangamia, na nitainuka juu ya nyumba ya Yeroboamu kwa upanga.”
10 Then Amaziah, priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, “Amos is plotting against you among the people of Israel. What he's saying is unbearable!
Kisha Amazia, yule kuhani wa Betheli, akatuma ujumbe kwa Yeroboamu, mfalme wa Israeli: “amosi amefanya njama dhidi yako katikati ya nyumba ya Israeli. Nchi haiwezi kubeba maneno yote haya.
11 For he's saying Jeroboam will be killed by the sword, and the people will be taken away from their land into exile.”
Kwa kuwa hivi ndivyo asemavyo Amosi, 'Yeroboamu atakufa kwa upanga, na hakika Israeli itakwenda utumwani kutoka nchi yake.”'
12 Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away prophet! Run away to the land of Judah. Go and prophesy there to earn your bread.
Amazia akamwambia Amosi, “Mwonaji, nenda, kimbia irudie nchi ya Yuda, na hapo ule mkate na kutabiri.
13 But don't ever prophesy again at Bethel, for this is where the king worships, the national Temple.”
Lakini usitabiri tena hapa katika Betheli, kwa kuwa ni patakatifu pa mfalme na nyumba ya kifalme.”
14 But Amos replied, “I'm not a trained prophet, or the son of a prophet. I was just a shepherd, and also took care of fig trees.
Kisha Amosi akamwambia Amazia, “Mimi sio nabii wala mwana wa nabii. Mimi ni mchungaji wa mifugo, na mtunza mikuyu.
15 The Lord took me from following my flock, and the Lord told me, ‘Go, and give my message to my people of Israel.’”
Lakini Yahwe akanichukua kutoka kuchunga mifugo na kunambia, 'Nenda, katabiri kwa watu wangu Israeli.'
16 So now hear what the Lord is telling you: You say, “Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the descendants of Isaac.”
Sasa sikia neno la Yahwe. Wewe usemaye, 'Usitabiri juu ya Israeli, na usiongee juu ya nyumba ya Isaka.
17 But this is what the Lord says: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city; your sons and daughters will be killed by the sword. Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a foreign land. The people of Israel will definitely be taken from the land and go into exile.
Kwa hiyo hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo, 'Mke wako atakuwa kahaba katika mji; wana wako waume na binti zako wataanguka kwa upanga; nchi yako itapimwa na kugawanywa; utakufa katika nchi najisi, na Israeli hakika itakwenda utumwani kutoka nchi yake.”'
