Jeremiah 22
1 This is what the Lord says: Go to the palace of the king of Judah and give this message.
Bwana asema hivi, “Nenda kwenye nyumba ya mfalme wa Yuda, utangaze neno hili huko.
2 Tell them: Listen to what the Lord has to say to you, king of Judah, sitting on the throne of David, you and your officials and the people here with you.
Ukaseme, 'Ewe Mfalme wa Yuda, wewe aliyeketi kiti cha Daudi, usikilize neno la Bwana. Nisikilizeni, enyi watumishi wake, na ninyi, watu wake mnaokuja kwa malango haya.
3 This is what the Lord says: Do what is fair and right. Protect those who are being unjustly treated by corrupt people. Don't do anything wrong to foreigners, orphans, or the widows. Don't use violence against them. Don't kill innocent people.
Bwana asema hivi, “Fanya haki na uadilifu, na mtu yeyote ambaye ameibiwa-muokoeni kutoka mkononi mwa mshindani. Usimtendee mabaya mgeni yeyote katika nchi yako, au yatima au mjane. Usifanye vurugu au kumwaga damu isiyo na hatia mahali hapa.
4 If you will honestly do what I tell you, then kings who sit on David's throne will ride on chariots and horses with their officials through the gates of this palace. They'll be accompanied by the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem.
Kwa kuwa mkifanya mambo hayo, basi wafalme wanaoketi kiti cha Daudi wataingia milango ya nyumba hii wakiendesha gari na farasi, yeye, watumishi wake, na watu wake!
5 But if you refuse to obey what I say, then I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this palace will be turned into rubble.
Lakini ikiwa hamsikilizi maneno haya kutoka kwangu ambayo nimeyasema-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana-basi nyumba hii ya kifalme itaharibiwa.'”
6 This is what the Lord says about the royal family of the king of Judah: You are as dear to me as the forests on Gilead and on the mountains of Lebanon. But I will turn you into a desert, into towns where no one lives.
Kwa maana Bwana asema hivi juu ya nyumba ya mfalme wa Yuda, “Wewe uko kama Gileadi, au kama kilele cha Lebanoni kwangu. Hata hivyo nitakugeuza kuwa jangwa, katika miji isiyo na wenyeji.
7 I will choose men to come and destroy you, each with their own ax. They will chop down your fine cedars and throw them in the fire.
Kwa kuwa nimewaagiza waharibifu kuja juu yenu! Watu wenye silaha zao watakata mierezi yako iliyo bora na kuiacha kuanguka kwenye moto.
8 Foreigners from many nations will pass by this city and ask each another, “Why has the Lord done such terrible things to this great city?”
Kisha mataifa mengi yatapita kwenye mji huu. Kila mtu atamwambia yule anayefuata, “Mbona Bwana amefanya hivi kwa jiji hili kuu?”
9 People will answer, “Because they broke the agreement of the Lord their God. They went and worshiped other gods.”
Na mwingine atajibu, “Kwa sababu waliiacha agano la Bwana, Mungu wao, wakainama kwa miungu mingine, wakaiabudu.”
10 Don't weep over the king that died. Don't mourn for him. Instead weep for the king who is exiled, who will never return, who will never see his homeland again.
Usilie kwa ajili ya aliyekufa. Usiomboleze kwa ajili yake. Lakini mlilie mtu yeyote anayeingia kifungoni, kwa maana hatarudi tena kuiona nchi aliyozaliwa.'
11 This is what the Lord says about Jehoahaz of Josiah, king of Judah. He succeeded his father Josiah but was taken away. He will never return.
Maana Bwana asema hivi juu ya Yehoahazi, mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda, aliyekuwa mfalme badala ya Yosia babaye, 'ametoka mahali hapa, wala hatarudi.
12 He will die in exile; he will never see this country again.
Atakufa huko mahali ambapo walimchukua mateka, na hataiona tena nchi hii.'
13 Trouble is coming to Jehoiakim because he mistreats others in building his palace, by dealing unfairly with those constructing the upper floors. He makes his own people work for nothing—he doesn't pay them any wages.
Ole mtu yeyote anayejenga nyumba yake kwa uovu na vyumba vyake vya juu katika udhalimu; ambao wengine hufanya kazi, lakini hawalipwi.
14 He says to himself, “I'm going to build myself a great palace, with large upper rooms.” He has windows inserted, puts in cedar panels, and paints it bright red with vermilion.
Ole mtu yeyote atakayesema, 'Nitajenga nyumba ndefu na vyumba vya juu vipana, na hujenga madirisha mapana, na kuta zenye mwerezi, na huipaka rangi nyekundu.'
15 Does it make you a king just because you have more cedar than anyone else? Your father had food and drink, didn't he? He ruled fairly and honestly, and he had a good life because of this.
Je, hii ndiyo inakufanya uwe mfalme mzuri, kwamba unataka kuwa na mbao za mwerezi? Je baba yako hakula na kunywa, lakini lakini alifanya hukumu na haki? Kisha mambo yakawa mazuri kwa ajili yake.
16 He defended the poor and those in need, and so things went well. Isn't this what knowing me really means? declares the Lord.
Alihukumu maneno ya masikini na mhitaji. Ilikuwa vizuri. Je, huku siko kunijua mimi? - hili ni tamko la Bwana.
17 But all you're looking for, all you think about, is getting whatever you want, however dishonestly. You kill the innocent, you violently mistreat and exploit your people.
Lakini hakuna kitu machoni na moyoni mwako isipokuwa wasiwasi kwa faida yako isiyo ya haki na kwa kumwaga damu isiyo na hatia, kwa ukandamizaji kuwatendea jeuri wengine.
18 So this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah: They won't mourn for him, saying: “How sad, my brother! How sad my sister!” They won't mourn for him, saying: “How sad, my lord! How sad, his majesty!”
Kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi juu ya Yehoyakimu, mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda. Hawatamwomboleza wakisema 'ole, ndugu yangu! au 'Ole, dada yangu!' Hawataomboleza kwa kusema 'Ole, bwana! ' au 'ole, utukufu!'
19 His burial will be that of a donkey. He'll be dragged off and thrown away outside the gates of Jerusalem.
Atazikwa maziko ya punda, ataburuzwa mbali na kutupwa nje ya milango ya Yerusalemu.
20 Go to Lebanon and cry for help! Shout in Bashan! Scream from Abarim! For all your lovers have been destroyed.
Panda milima ya Lebanoni piga kelele. Paza sauti yako Bashani. Piga kelele kutoka kwenye milima ya Abarimu, kwa maana marafiki zako wote wataharibiwa.
21 I warned you when you thought you were safe and sound. But you replied, “I'm not going to listen!” That's been your attitude since you were young—you never did what I told you.
Nilinena nawe wakati ulioko salama, lakini ukasema, 'Sitasikia.' Hii ilikuwa desturi yako tangu ujana wako, kwani hukusikiliza sauti yangu.
22 The wind will blow away all your “shepherds,” and your lovers will go into exile. Then you will be shamed and disgraced because of all the evil things you've done.
Upepo utawalisha wachungaji wako wote, na marafiki zako watakwenda kufungwa. Hakika wewe utakuwa na aibu na kufadhaika kwa matendo yako yote mabaya.
23 You who live in “Lebanon” in your cedar nest, how much you're going to groan when agonizing pains hit you like a woman in labor.
Wewe mfalme, wewe ambaye huishi katika Nyumba ya Msitu wa Lebanoni, wewe aliyefanya kiota kati ya mierezi, utakuwa na hali ya kuhurumiwa utakapopata utungu kama wakati wa kuzaa.”
24 The Lord said to Jehoiachin, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah: As I live, declares the Lord, even if you were a signet ring on a finger of my right hand, I would pull you off.
“Kama mimi niishivyo-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana-hata kama wewe, Konia, mwana wa Yehoyakimu, mfalme wa Yuda, ulikuwa alama ya mkono wangu wa kulia, ningekuangusha.
25 I'm going to hand you over to those who terrify you and who want to kill you, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and the Babylonians.
Kwa kuwa nimewatia mikono ya wale wanaotaka uhai wenu na kwenye mkono wa wale ambao mnawaogopa, hata mkononi mwa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli na Wakaldayo.
26 I'm going to throw you out—you and the mother who gave birth to you—sending you to another country. Neither of you were born there, but both of you will die there.
Nitawatupa wewe na mama yako aliyekuzaa katika nchi nyingine, nchi ambayo hujazaliwa, na huko utakufa.
27 You won't ever return to the country you love so much.
Na kuhusu eneo hili ambalo watataka kurudi, hawatarudi hapa.
28 Who is this man Jehoiachin? A broken pot that's been thrown away, something nobody wants? Why has he and his children been thrown out, exiled in an unfamiliar country?
Je! Hiki ni chombo kilichodharauliwa na kilichopasuka? Je, Konia ni chombo kilichodharauliwa? Kwa nini wamemtupa yeye na wazao wake, kumpeleka katika nchi wasiyoijua?
29 My country, my country, my country! Listen to what the Lord has to say!
Ee Ardhi, Ardhi, Ardhi! Sikieni neno la Bwana!
30 This is what the Lord says: Put this man down as having no children. He's a man who won't ever be successful in his whole life. None of his children will ever be successful either. None of them will sit on David's throne or be king in Judah.
Bwana asema hivi, 'Andika juu ya mtu huyu Konia Yeye hatakuwa na mtoto. Hatafanikiwa wakati wa siku zake, wala hakuna hata mmoja kati ya uzao wake atakayefanikiwa au kuketi tena kwenye kiti cha Daudi na kutawala juu ya Yuda.'”
