Jeremiah 21
1 This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah to talk with him. They said,
Hili ndilo neno lililotoka kwa Bwana kwa Yeremia wakati mfalme Sedekia alimtuma Pashuri mwana wa Malkiya na Sefania mwana wa Maaseya, kuhani. Wakamwambia,
2 “Please speak with Lord on our behalf because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will do some miracle for us like all those miracles he used to do, so that Nebuchadnezzar will retreat from us.”
“Pata ushauri kutoka kwa Bwana kwa ajili yetu, kwa kuwa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, analeta vita. Labda Bwana atafanya miujiza kwetu, kama ilivyokuwa zamani, na kumfanya aondoke kwetu.”
3 But Jeremiah replied, “Tell Zedekiah this:
Basi Yeremia akawaambia, “Hivi ndivyo mtakavyomwambia Sedekia
4 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I'm going to turn the weapons you're holding against you, the weapons you're using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonian army outside the wall besieging you. I'm going to bring them right into the center of this city.
'Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi: Tazama, niageuza nyuma vyombo vya vita vilivyo mkononi mwenu, ambavyo mnapigana dhidi ya mfalme wa Babeli na Wakaldayo wanaokufunga kutoka nje ya kuta! Kwa maana nitawakusanya katikati ya jiji hili.
5 I myself will fight against you with all my power and might, with the full force of my furious anger.
Nami nitapigana nanyi kwa mkono ulioinuka na mkono wenye nguvu, na ukali, ghadhabu, na hasira kubwa.
6 I will kill those living in this city, human beings and animals. They will die from a terrible plague.
Kwa maana nitawaangamiza wenyeji wa mji huu, wanadamu na wanyama, watakufa kwa tauni kali.
7 After that, declares the Lord, I'm going to hand you over, Zedekiah king of Judah, as well as your officers and the people who are left in this city after the plague and war and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to your enemies who want you dead. He will attack you; he won't spare you or show you any pity or mercy.
Baada ya hayo- hii ndiyo ahadi ya Bwana-Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda, watumishi wake, watu, na kila mtu aishiye katika mji huu baada ya tauni, upanga na njaa, nitawatia wote mkononi mwa Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli, na mikononi mwa adui zao, na katika mkono wa wale wanaotaka uhai wao. Ndipo atawaua kwa makali ya upanga. Hatawahurumia, hatawaokoa, au kuwa na rehema.'
8 Tell the people this as well: This is what the Lord says: Look, I'm placing before you the path of life and the path of death.
Basi uwaambie watu hawa, 'Bwana asema hivi Angalia, nitaweka mbele yako njia ya uzima na njia ya mauti.
9 If you stay in this city you'll die either by sword and famine and plague, but if you leave and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging you, you will live. In fact it will be like gaining your life as plunder from a war.
Mtu yeyote anayeishi katika mji huu atakufa kwa upanga, njaa, na tauni; lakini mtu yeyote atakayetoka na kuanguka kwa magoti mbele ya Wakaldayo ambao wamefungwa dhidi yako ataishi. Yeye ataokoka na maisha yake.
10 For I am determined to bring disaster on this city, and not blessings, declares the Lord. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.
Kwa maana nimeweka uso wangu juu ya mji huu ili kuleta maafa na sio kuleta mema-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana. Utatiwa mkononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli naye atauteketeza.'
11 In addition tell the royal family of the king of Judah to listen to the Lord's message:
Kuhusu nyumba ya mfalme wa Yuda, sikiliza neno la Bwana.
12 Descendants of David, this is what the Lord says: Make sure you judge fairly every day. Protect those who are being unjustly treated from those corrupt people, otherwise because of their evil actions my anger will blaze out like fire that can't be put out.
Nyumba ya Daudi, Bwana asema, “Hukumuni kwa haki asubuhi. Umuokoe yule aliyeibiwa kwa mkono wa mwenye kuonea, au ghadhabu yangu itatoka kama moto na kuchoma, na hakuna mtu anayeweza kuizima, kwa sababu ya matendo yako mabaya.
13 Watch out, because I'm going to fight against you people who live above the valley on top of a flat rock, declares the Lord. You say, ‘Who can attack us? Who can break down our defenses?’
Angalia, mwenyeji wa bonde na mwamba wa nchi ya wazi! Mimi niko juu yako, - hii ndiyo ahadi ya Bwana- Mimi ni juu ya mtu yeyote anayesema, 'Ni nani atashuka kutupiga?' au 'Ni nani atakayeingia kwenye nyumba zetu?'
14 I'm going to punish you as you deserve for what you've done, declares the Lord. I will set your forest on fire and it will burn up everything around you.”
Nitawaadhibu kutokana na matunda ya matendo yako-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana- na nitawasha moto katika misitu, na utateketeza kila kitu.'”
