Ezekiel 10
1 I looked up and saw what looked like a throne made of lapis lazuli beyond the expanse, way above the heads of the cherubim.
Nilipokuwa nikingalia mbele ya anga ambalo liliyokuwa juu ya vichwa vya kerubi; kitu kikawatokea juu yao kama rangi ya samawati mwonekano wake ulikuwa kama kiti cha enzi.
2 Speaking from there the Lord told the man in linen, “Go in between the wheels underneath the cherubim. Collect as many burning coals as you can. Carry them from among the cherubim and scatter them all over the city.” I watched as he went in.
Kisha Yahwe akaongea na yule mtu alikuwa maevaa nguo za kitani na kusema, “Nenda kati ya magurudumu chini ya kerubi, na jaza mikono yako yote na watawanye juu ya mji.” Kisha yule mtu akaenda ndani nikiwa natazama.
3 The cherubim were standing on the south side of the Temple when the man went in. A cloud filled the inner court.
Kerubi likasimama juu ya upande wa kulia wa nyumba wakati yule mtu alipoingia, na wingu likaja a ndani ya uzio.
4 Then the Lord's glory rose up from above the cherubim and moved to the entrance of the Temple. The cloud filled the Temple, and the brightness of the Lord's glory filled the courtyard.
Utukufu wa Yahwe ukainuka kutoka kwenye kerubi na kusimama kwenye kizingiti cha nyumba. Ukaijaza nyumaba kwa wingu, na uzio ulikuwa umejaa nuru ya utukufu wa Yahwe.
5 The noise made by the cherubim's wings could even be heard in the outer courtyard, and sounded like the voice of God Almighty.
Sauti ya mabawa ya kerubi ikasikika kwa mbali nje ya uzio, kama sauti ya Mungu mwenyezi wakati akiwa anaongea.
6 When the Lord ordered the man in linen, “Go and get some fire from in between the wheels, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside one of the wheels.
Ikawa kuhusu, Mungu alipoamwamuru yule mtu aliyekuwa amevaa nguo za kitani na kusema, “Chukua moto kutoka kwenye ya kerubi,” yule mtu akaenda na kusimama karibu na gurudumu.
7 Then one of the cherubim reached out and took some of the fire among them. He handed it to the man in linen, who took it and left.
Kerubi akaunyoosha mkono wake kwenye kerubi kwenye moto uliokuwa miongoni mwa kerubi, na kuiacha juu na kuiweka kwenye mikono ya yule mtu aliyekuwa amevaa vazi la kitani. Yule mtu akaichukua na kurudi.
8 (All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.)
Nikaona juu ya kerubi kitu kama mkono wa mtu juu ya mabawa yao.
9 I saw four wheels next to the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The wheels shone like topaz.
Hivyo nikaona, na tazama! Magurudumu manne yalikuwa karibu na kerubi-gurudumu moja karibu na kila kerubi-na mwonekano wa hayo magurudumu ulikuwa kama jiwe la zabarajadi.
10 All four wheels looked the same, and had a wheel within a wheel, set crossways.
Mwonekano wake ulikuwa unaofanana kama wa wote wanne, kama gurudumu lililokuwa kwenye gurudumu lingine.
11 The cherubim could go in any direction they faced, moving without turning.
wakati walipokuwa wakitembea, walienda katika pande zote nne bila kugeuka katika kwenye njia nyingine. Badala yake, popote kichwa kilipoelekea, walilifuata. Hawakugeuka kwenye njia yeyote nyingine walipokuwa wakienda.
12 The whole of their bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were covered in eyes, as were all four wheels.
Mwili wao wote-pamoja na migongo yao, mikono yao, na mabawa yao-vilikuwa vimefunikwa kwa macho, na macho kufunika magurudumu manne kuzunguka pote pia.
13 I heard the wheels being referred to as “the chariot wheels.”
Nilikuwa nasikia, magurudumu yalikuwa yakiita, “Kuzunguka.”
14 Each of them had four faces: the first face was a cherub's face, the second a man's face, the third a lion's face, and the fourth an eagle's face.
Walikuwa na nyuso nne kila moja; uso wa kwanza ulikuwa uso wa kerubi, uso wa pili ulikuwa uso wa mtu, uso wa tatu ulikuwa uso wa simba, na uso wa nne ulikuwa uso wa malaika.
15 Then the cherubim rose up in the air. They were the beings I'd seen beside the River Kebar.
Kisha makerubi-hawa walikuwa viumbe hai nilivyokuwa nimeviona karibu na Keberi Kanali-wakainuka juu.
16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved alongside them. Even when they opened their wings to take off, the wheels stayed beside them.
Popote makerubi walipoenda, magurudumu yalienda karibu nao, na popote makerubi walipoinua juu mabawa yao kupaa juu kutoka kwenye nchi, magurudumu hayakugeuka. Yaliendelea kuwa karibu nao.
17 When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stopped too. When they took off, the wheels did too, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
Wakati makerubi waliposimama, magurudumu yalisimama pia, na wakati walipoinuka juu, magurudumu yaliinuka juu pamoja nao, kwa kuwa roho wa vile viumbe hai walikuwa kwenye magurudumu.
18 Then the glory of the Lord left the entrance to the Temple and stopped above the cherubim.
Kisha utukufu wa Yahwe ukaja kutoka juu ya kizingiti cha nyumba na kusimama juu ya kerubi.
19 As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and took off, with the wheels alongside them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord's Temple, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
Lile kerubi likaacha juu mabawa na kuinuka kutoka kwenye jicho langu wakati walipotoka nje, na yale magurudumu yakafanya vivyo hivyo karibu yao. Wakasimama upande wa mashariki kuingia kwenye nyumba ya Yahwe, na utukufu wa Mungu wa Israeili ukaja juu yao kutoka juu.
20 These were the beings I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar. I knew that they were cherubim.
Hawa walikuwa viumbe hai ambao niliokuwa nimewaona chini ya Mungu wa Israeli karibu na Kebari Kanali, hivyo nilijua kwamba walikuwa makerubi!
21 Each had four faces and four wings and had what looked like human hands under their wings.
Walikuwa na macho manne kila mmoja na mabawa manne, na mfanano wa nyuso zao zilikuwa na mfanano wa mikono ya mwanadamu chini ya mabawa yao,
22 Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each of them moved directly ahead.
na mfanano wa nyuso zao ulikuwa kama nyuso nilizokuwa nimeziona kwa maono huko Keberi Kanali, na kila mmoja wao alienda mbele.
