Jeremiah 43
1 After Jeremiah finished telling everyone all that the Lord their God had send him to say,
Yeremia alipomaliza kuwaambia watu maneno yote ya Bwana Mungu wao, yaani kila kitu Bwana alichokuwa amemtuma kuwaambia,
2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the proud and rebellious men told Jeremiah, “You're lying! The Lord our God hasn't sent you to tell us, ‘You are not to go and live in Egypt.’
Azaria mwana wa Hoshaya, na Yohanani mwana wa Karea, na watu wote wenye kiburi wakamwambia Yeremia, “Wewe unasema uongo! Bwana Mungu wetu hajakutuma kusema, ‘Kamwe msiende Misri kukaa huko.’
3 No, it's Baruch son of Neriah who's turned you against us in order to hand us over to the Babylonians so they can kill us or exile us to Babylon!”
Lakini Baruku mwana wa Neria anakuchochea dhidi yetu ili ututie mikononi mwa Wakaldayo, ili watuue au watuchukue uhamishoni Babeli.”
4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders refused to obey the Lord's command to stay in the land of Judah.
Basi Yohanani mwana wa Karea, na maafisa wote wa jeshi, na watu wote wakakataa kutii amri ya Bwana ya kukaa katika nchi ya Yuda.
5 Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders took with them all who were left of the people of Judah, those who had returned to the country from all the nations where they had been scattered.
Badala yake, Yohanani mwana wa Karea na maafisa wote wa jeshi wakawaongoza mabaki yote ya Yuda waliokuwa wamerudi kuishi katika nchi ya Yuda kutoka mataifa yote ambayo walikuwa wametawanywa.
6 These included men, women, and children, the king's daughters, and everyone Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah, as well as Jeremiah and Baruch.
Pia wakawaongoza wanaume wote, wanawake na watoto, na binti za mfalme ambao Nebuzaradani kiongozi wa walinzi wa mfalme alikuwa amewaacha na Gedalia mwana wa Ahikamu mwana wa Shafani, na nabii Yeremia, na Baruku mwana wa Neria.
7 They went to Egypt because they refused to obey the Lord's command. They went all the way to Tahpanhes.
Kwa hiyo wakaingia Misri kwa kutokumtii Bwana, wakaenda mpaka Tahpanhesi.
8 A message from Lord came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
Huko Tahpanhesi neno la Bwana likamjia Yeremia kusema:
9 As the people of Judah watch, get some large stones and set them into the cement of the brick pavement in the entrance way to Pharaoh's palace at Tahpanhes.
“Wayahudi wakiwa wanaona, chukua baadhi ya mawe makubwa na kuyazika katika udongo wa mfinyanzi katika njia iliyojengwa kwa matofali katika ingilio la jumba la kifalme la Farao huko Tahpanhesi.
10 Tell them that this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I'm going to send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bring him here. I will place his throne over these stones that I have set into the pavement, and he will spread out his royal tent over them.
Kisha uwaambie, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu wa Israeli, asemalo: Nitamtumania mtumishi wangu Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli, nami nitakiweka kiti chake cha enzi juu ya haya mawe niliyoyazika hapa, naye atatandaza hema yake ya ufalme juu yake.
11 He will come and attack Egypt, bringing death to those destined to die, imprisonment to those destined to be imprisoned, and the sword to those destined to be killed by the sword.
Atakuja na kuishambulia Misri, akiwaua wale waliokusudiwa kuuawa, awateke mateka wale waliokusudiwa kutekwa, na upanga kwa wale waliokusudiwa upanga.
12 I will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar will burn them and loot their idols. He will pick the land of Egypt clean like a shepherd picks his cloak clean of fleas, and he will leave unharmed.
Atachoma moto mahekalu yao ya miungu ya Misri, atachoma mahekalu yao na kuteka miungu yao. Kama vile mchungaji ajizungushiavyo vazi lake ndivyo atakavyojizungushia Misri na kuondoka mahali hapo bila kudhurika.
13 He will knock down the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.
Humo ndani ya hekalu la jua nchini ya Misri atabomoa nguzo za ibada, na kuteketeza kwa moto mahekalu ya miungu wa Misri.’”
