Ezekiel 22
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
2 'Now, thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
“Mwanadamu, je, wewe utauhukumu? Je, utauhukumu huu mji umwagao damu? Basi uujulishe juu ya matendo yake yote ya machukizo
3 And thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: O city that sheddest blood in the midst of thee, that thy time may come, and that makest idols unto thyself to defile thee;
uuambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Ee mji ule ujileteao maangamizi wenyewe kwa kumwaga damu ndani yake na kujinajisi wenyewe kwa kutengeneza sanamu,
4 thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years; therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries!
umekuwa na hatia kwa sababu ya damu uliyomwaga na umetiwa unajisi kwa sanamu ulizotengeneza. Umejiletea mwisho wa siku zako na mwisho wa miaka yako umewadia. Kwa hiyo nitakufanya kitu cha kudharauliwa kwa mataifa na kitu cha mzaha kwa nchi zote.
5 Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou defiled of name and full of tumult.
Wale walio karibu na wale walio mbali watakudhihaki, Ewe mji wenye sifa mbaya, uliyejaa ghasia.
6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his might, have been in thee to shed blood.
“‘Ona jinsi kila mkuu wa Israeli aliyeko ndani yako anavyotumia nguvu zake kumwaga damu.
7 In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.
Ndani yako wamewadharau baba na mama, ndani yako wamewatendea wageni udhalimu na kuwaonea yatima na wajane.
8 Thou hast despised My holy things, and hast profaned My sabbaths.
Mmedharau vitu vyangu vitakatifu na kuzinajisi Sabato zangu.
9 In thee have been talebearers to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
Ndani yako wako watu wasingiziaji, watu walio tayari kumwaga damu, ndani yako wako wale wanaokula vyakula vilivyotolewa mahali pa ibada za miungu kwenye milima, na kutenda matendo ya uasherati.
10 In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.
Ndani yako wako wale wanaovunjia heshima vitanda vya baba zao, ndani yako wamo wale wanaowatendea wanawake jeuri wakiwa katika hedhi, wakati wakiwa si safi.
11 And each hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and each hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and each in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
Ndani yako mtu hufanya mambo ya machukizo na mke wa jirani yake, mwingine kwa aibu kubwa hukutana kimwili na mke wa mwanawe, mwingine humtenda jeuri dada yake, binti wa baba yake hasa.
12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten Me, saith the Lord GOD.
Ndani yako watu hupokea rushwa ili kumwaga damu, mnapokea riba na faida ya ziada na kupata faida isiyokuwa halali kutoka kwa jirani ili kupata faida kubwa kupita kiasi. Nawe umenisahau mimi, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
13 Behold, therefore, I have smitten My hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
“‘Hakika nitapiga makofi kwa ajili ya faida isiyo halali uliyojipatia na kwa damu uliyoimwaga ndani yako.
14 Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.
Je, ujasiri wako utadumu au mikono yako itakuwa na nguvu siku hiyo nitakapokushughulikia? Mimi Bwana nimesema na nitalifanya.
15 And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
Nitakutawanya miongoni mwa mataifa na kukutapanya katika nchi mbalimbali nami nitakomesha unajisi wako.
16 And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.'
Ukiisha kunajisika mbele ya mataifa, utajua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana.’”
17 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Ndipo neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
18 'Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto Me; all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
“Mwanadamu, nyumba ya Israeli imekuwa kwangu takataka ya chuma, wote kwangu wamekuwa shaba, bati, chuma na risasi iliyoachwa kalibuni. Wao ni taka ya madini ya fedha tu.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because ye are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
Kwa hiyo hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: ‘Kwa kuwa wote mmekuwa takataka ya chuma, nitawakusanya Yerusalemu.
20 As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in Mine anger and in My fury, and I will cast you in, and melt you.
Kama vile watu wakusanyavyo fedha, shaba, chuma, risasi na bati kalibuni ili kuyeyusha kwa moto mkali, ndivyo nitakavyowakusanya katika hasira yangu na ghadhabu yangu kuwaweka ndani ya mji na kuwayeyusha.
21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of My wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
Nitawakusanya na kupuliza juu yenu moto wa hasira yangu na ghadhabu yangu nanyi mtayeyushwa ndani ya huo mji.
22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out My fury upon you.'
Kama fedha iyeyukavyo kalibuni, ndivyo mtakavyoyeyuka ndani ya huo mji, nanyi mtajua kuwa Mimi Bwana nimemwaga ghadhabu yangu juu yenu.’”
23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Neno la Bwana likanijia tena kusema:
24 'Son of man, say unto her: Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
“Mwanadamu, iambie nchi, ‘Wewe ni nchi ambayo haijapata mvua wala manyunyu katika siku ya ghadhabu.’
25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls, they take treasure and precious things, they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.
Kuna hila mbaya ya wakuu ndani yake kama simba angurumaye akirarua mawindo yake, wanakula watu, wanachukua hazina na vitu vya thamani na kuongeza idadi ya wajane ndani yake.
26 Her priests have done violence to My law, and have profaned My holy things; they have put no difference between the holy and the common, neither have they taught difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Makuhani wake wameihalifu sheria yangu na kunajisi vitu vyangu vitakatifu, hawatofautishi kati ya vitu vitakatifu na vitu vya kawaida. Wanafundisha kuwa hakuna tofauti kati ya vitu vilivyo najisi na visivyo najisi, nao wanafumba macho yao katika kutunza Sabato zangu, hivyo katikati yao nimetiwa unajisi.
27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain.
Maafisa wake walioko ndani yake ni kama mbwa mwitu wararuao mawindo yao, wanamwaga damu na kuua watu ili kupata faida ya udhalimu.
28 And her prophets have daubed for them with whited plaster, seeing falsehood, and divining lies unto them, saying: Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
Manabii wake wanapaka chokaa matendo haya kwa maono ya uongo na utabiri wa udanganyifu. Wanasema, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo,’ wakati Bwana hajasema.
29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have wronged the poor and needy, and have oppressed the stranger unlawfully.
Watu wa nchi wanatoza kwa nguvu na kufanya unyangʼanyi, wanawatenda jeuri maskini na wahitaji na kuwaonea wageni, wakiwanyima haki.
30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the breach before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
“Nami nikatafuta mtu miongoni mwao, ambaye angejenga ukuta na kusimama mbele zangu mahali palipobomoka kwa ajili ya watu wa nchi ili nisije nikaiangamiza, lakini sikumwona mtu yeyote.
31 Therefore have I poured out Mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.'
Hivyo nitaimwaga ghadhabu yangu juu yao na kuwateketeza kwa moto wa hasira yangu, nikiyaleta juu ya vichwa vyao yale yote waliyotenda, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.”
