Jeremiah 30
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:
Hili ndilo neno lililomjia Yeremia kutoka kwa Bwana:
2 'Thus speaketh the LORD, the God of Israel, saying: Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
“Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli: ‘Andika katika kitabu maneno yote niliyonena na wewe.
3 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will turn the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.'
Siku zinakuja,’ asema Bwana, ‘nitakapowaleta watu wangu Israeli na Yuda kutoka uhamishoni, na kuwarudisha katika nchi niliyowapa baba zao ili kuimiliki,’ asema Bwana.”
4 And these are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
Haya ndiyo maneno Bwana aliyoyanena kuhusu Israeli na Yuda:
5 For thus saith the LORD: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
“Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “‘Vilio vya woga vinasikika: hofu kuu, wala si amani.
6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child; wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
Ulizeni na mkaone: Je, mwanaume aweza kuzaa watoto? Kwa nini basi ninaona kila mwanaume mwenye nguvu ameweka mikono yake tumboni kama mwanamke aliye na utungu wa kuzaa, kila uso ukigeuka rangi kabisa?
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it; and it is a time of trouble unto Jacob, but out of it shall he be saved.
Tazama jinsi ile siku itakavyokuwa ya kutisha! Hakutakuwa na nyingine mfano wake. Utakuwa wakati wa dhiki kwa Yakobo, lakini ataokolewa kutoka hiyo.
8 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bands; and strangers shall no more make him their bondman;
“‘Katika siku ile,’ asema Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, ‘nitaivunja nira kutoka shingoni mwao na kuvipasua vifungo vyao; wageni hawatawafanya tena watumwa.
9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Badala yake, watamtumikia Bwana, Mungu wao na Daudi mfalme wao, nitakayemwinua kwa ajili yao.
10 Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob My servant, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel; for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall again be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
“‘Hivyo usiogope, ee Yakobo mtumishi wangu, usifadhaike, ee Israeli,’ asema Bwana. ‘Hakika, nitakuokoa kutoka mbali, wazao wako kutoka nchi ya uhamisho wao. Yakobo atakuwa tena na amani na usalama, wala hakuna atakayemtia hofu.
11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; for I will correct thee in measure, and will not utterly destroy thee.
Mimi niko pamoja nawe, nami nitakuokoa,’ asema Bwana. ‘Ingawa nitayaangamiza kabisa mataifa yote ambamo miongoni mwao nimewatawanya, sitawaangamiza ninyi kabisa. Nitawaadhibu, lakini kwa haki. Sitawaacha kabisa bila adhabu.’
12 For thus saith the LORD: Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
“Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “‘Kidonda chako hakina dawa, jeraha lako haliponyeki.
13 None deemeth of thy wound that it may be bound up; thou hast no healing medicines.
Hakuna yeyote wa kukutetea shauri lako, hakuna dawa ya kidonda chako, wewe hutapona.
14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee, they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one; for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased.
Wale walioungana nawe wote wamekusahau, hawajali chochote kukuhusu wewe. Nimekupiga kama vile adui angelifanya, na kukuadhibu kama vile mtu mkatili angelifanya, kwa sababu hatia yako ni kubwa mno na dhambi zako ni nyingi sana.
15 Why criest thou for thy hurt, that thy pain is incurable? For the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
Kwa nini unalia kwa ajili ya jeraha lako, yale maumivu yako yasiyoponyeka? Kwa sababu ya uovu wako mkubwa na dhambi zako nyingi nimekufanyia mambo haya.
16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured, and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.
“‘Lakini watu wote wakuangamizao wataangamizwa; adui zako wote watakwenda uhamishoni. Wale wote wakutekao nyara watatekwa nyara; wote wakufanyao mateka nitawafanya mateka.
17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they have called thee an outcast: 'She is Zion, there is none that careth for her.'
Lakini nitakurudishia afya yako na kuyaponya majeraha yako,’ asema Bwana, ‘kwa sababu umeitwa mwenye kutupwa, Sayuni ambaye hakuna yeyote anayekujali.’
18 Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon her own mound, and the palace shall be inhabited upon its wonted place.
“Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “‘Nitarudisha baraka za mahema ya Yakobo, na kuhurumia maskani yake. Mji utajengwa tena juu ya magofu yake, nalo jumba la kifalme litasimama mahali pake halisi.
19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry; and I will multiply them, and they shall not be diminished, I will also increase them, and they shall not dwindle away.
Nyimbo za kushukuru zitatoka kwao na sauti ya furaha. Nitaiongeza idadi yao wala hawatapungua, nitawapa heshima na hawatadharauliwa.
20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before Me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
Watoto wao watakuwa kama walivyokuwa siku za zamani, nayo jumuiya yao itaimarishwa mbele yangu; nitawaadhibu wale wote wawaoneao.
21 And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto Me; for who is he that hath pledged his heart to approach unto Me? saith the LORD.
Mmoja wao atakuwa kiongozi wao; mtawala wao atainuka miongoni mwao. Nitamleta karibu nami, naye atanikaribia mimi, kwa maana ni nani yule atakayejitolea kuwa karibu nami?’ asema Bwana.
22 And ye shall be My people, and I will be your God.
‘Kwa hiyo ninyi mtakuwa watu wangu, nami nitakuwa Mungu wenu.’”
23 Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, a sweeping storm; it shall whirl upon the head of the wicked.
Tazama, tufani ya Bwana italipuka kwa ghadhabu, upepo wa kisulisuli uendao kasi utashuka juu ya vichwa vya waovu.
24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until He have executed, and till He have performed the purposes of His heart; in the end of days ye shall consider it.
Hasira kali ya Bwana haitarudi nyuma mpaka atakapotimiza makusudi yote ya moyo wake. Siku zijazo mtayaelewa haya.
