Ezekiel 34
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
2 Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say unto them, unto the shepherds, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Woe to the shepherds of Israel who do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
“Mwanadamu, tabiri juu ya wachungaji wa Israeli, tabiri na uwaambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Ole wa wachungaji wa Israeli ambao hujitunza wenyewe tu! Je, haiwapasi wachungaji kutunza kundi la kondoo?
3 The fat ye eat, and with the wool ye clothe yourselves, those that are well fed ye slaughter; but the flock ye feed not.
Mnakula mafuta ya wanyama, mnavaa mavazi ya sufu na kuchinja kondoo walionona, lakini hamlitunzi kundi.
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, and the sick have ye not healed, and that which had a limb broken have ye not bound up, and the strayed have ye not brought back again, and what was lost have ye not sought for; but with force have ye ruled them and with rigor.
Hamkuwatia nguvu walio dhaifu wala hamkuwaganga wenye maradhi wala kuwafunga waliojeruhiwa. Hamkuwarudisha waliotangatanga wala kuwatafuta wale waliopotea. Badala yake mmewatawala kwa ukali na kwa ukatili.
5 And they were scattered for want of a shepherd; and they became food unto all the beasts of the field, and they were scattered.
Hivyo walitawanyika kwa sababu hapakuwepo mchungaji, nao walipotawanyika, wakawa chakula cha wanyama wa mwitu wote.
6 My sheep have to wander about on all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, over all the face of the land are my flock scattered, and there is none that inquireth and none that seeketh [after them].
Kondoo wangu walitawanyika, wakatangatanga kwenye milima yote na kwenye kila kilima kirefu. Kondoo wangu walitawanyika juu ya uso wa dunia yote bila kuwa na yeyote wa kuwaulizia wala wa kuwatafuta.
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord,
“‘Kwa hiyo, ninyi wachungaji, lisikieni neno la Bwana:
8 As I live, saith the Lord Eternal, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became food unto every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, and my shepherds did not inquire for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and my flock they fed not:
Kwa hakika kama niishivyo, asema Bwana Mwenyezi, kwa sababu kondoo zangu wamekosa mchungaji na hivyo wametekwa nyara na kuwa chakula cha wanyama wote wa mwituni na kwa sababu wachungaji wangu, hawakuwatafuta kondoo zangu, bali wachungaji wamejitunza wenyewe, nao hawakuwalisha kondoo zangu,
9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord,
kwa hiyo enyi wachungaji, sikieni neno la Bwana:
10 Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will be against the shepherds, and I will require my flock from their hand, and I will stop them from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more: and I will deliver my flock out of their mouth, that they may not serve them for food.
Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Mimi ni kinyume na wachungaji nami nitawadai kondoo zangu mikononi mwao. Nitawafukuza kutoka kwenye kuchunga kundi langu, ili wachungaji wasiendelee kujitunza wenyewe. Nitaokoa kondoo zangu kutoka kwenye vinywa vyao, nao kondoo hawatakuwa tena chakula chao.
11 For thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I am here, and I will both inquire for my flocks, and search for them.
“‘Kwa kuwa hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Mimi mwenyewe nitawaulizia kondoo wangu na kuwatafuta.
12 As a shepherd searcheth for his flock on the day that he is among his flocks that are scattered: so will I search for my flocks; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered on the day of clouds and [tempestuous] darkness.
Kama vile mchungaji atafutavyo kundi lake lililotawanyika wakati akiwa pamoja nalo, hivyo ndivyo nitakavyowatafuta kondoo wangu. Nitawaokoa kutoka mahali pote walipokuwa wametawanyikia katika siku ya mawingu na giza nene.
13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them to their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
Nitawatoa katika mataifa na kuwakusanya kutoka nchi mbalimbali, nami nitawaleta katika nchi yao wenyewe. Nitawalisha kwenye milima ya Israeli, katika mabonde na mahali pote panapokalika katika nchi.
14 On a good pasture will I feed them, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall be their fold: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed on the mountains of Israel.
Nitawachunga kwenye malisho mazuri na miinuko ya mlima wa Israeli patakuwa mahali pao pa malisho. Huko watajipumzisha kwa amani katika nchi ya malisho mazuri, nao watajilisha huko katika malisho tele katika milima ya Israeli.
15 I myself will feed my flock, and I myself will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Eternal.
Mimi mwenyewe nitawachunga kondoo zangu na kuwafanya wapumzike, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
16 That which was lost will I seek for, and that which was gone astray will I bring back again, and that which had a limb broken will I bind up, and the sick will I strengthen: but the fat and the strong will I destroy; I will feed them in justice.
Nitawaulizia kondoo waliopotea na kuwaleta waliotangatanga. Nitawafunga waliojeruhiwa na kuwatia nguvu walio dhaifu lakini wale waliojikinai na wenye nguvu nitawaangamiza. Nitalichunga kundi kwa haki.
17 And as for you, O my flock, thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will judge between lamb and lamb, between the wethers and the he-goats.
“‘Kwa habari yenu, enyi kundi langu, hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Nitahukumu kati ya kondoo na kondoo, kati ya kondoo dume na mbuzi.
18 Is it too little for you that ye can feed on the good pasture, that ye must tread down the residue of your pastures with your feet? and that ye can drink clear waters, that ye must render muddy with your feet what is left?
Je, haiwatoshi ninyi kujilisha kwenye malisho mazuri? Je, ni lazima ninyi kuyakanyaga pia malisho yenu yaliyobaki kwa miguu yenu? Je, haiwatoshi ninyi kunywa maji safi? Je, ni lazima kuyachafua maji mengine kwa miguu yenu?
19 And as for my flock, what ye have trodden with your feet must they eat; and what ye have made muddy with your feet must they drink.
Je, ni lazima kundi langu wajilishe kwa yale mliyoyakanyaga na kunywa maji mliyoyachafua kwa miguu yenu?
20 Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal unto them, Behold, I am here, and I will judge between the fat lamb and the lean lamb.
“‘Kwa hiyo, hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi awaambialo: Tazama, mimi mwenyewe nitahukumu kati ya kondoo wanono na waliokonda.
21 Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push with your horns all the diseased, till ye have scattered them abroad:
Kwa sababu mmewapiga kikumbo na kuwapiga kwa pembe zenu kondoo wote walio dhaifu mpaka wakawafukuza,
22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between lamb and lamb.
nitaliokoa kundi langu na hawatatekwa nyara tena. Nitahukumu kati ya kondoo na kondoo.
23 And I will appoint over them one shepherd, and he shall feed them, namely, my servant David: he it is that shall feed them, and he it is that shall be unto them for a shepherd.
Nitaweka juu yao mchungaji mmoja, mtumishi wangu Daudi, naye atawachunga, atawachunga na kuwa mchungaji wao.
24 And I the Lord—I will be unto them for a God, and my servant David shall be a prince in their midst: I the Lord have spoken it.
Mimi Bwana nitakuwa Mungu wao, naye mtumishi wangu Daudi atakuwa mkuu miongoni mwao. Mimi Bwana nimenena.
25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and I will cause the wild beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell in the wilderness in safety, and sleep in the forests.
“‘Nitafanya nao Agano la amani na kuwaondoa wanyama wa mwitu kutoka nchi yao ili kondoo wangu waweze kupumzika nyikani na msituni kwa salama.
26 And I will make them and the environs of my hill a blessing; and I will cause the rain to come down in its season; rains of blessing shall they be.
Nitawabariki wao pamoja na maeneo yanayozunguka kilima changu. Nitawanyeshea mvua kwa majira yake, kutakuwepo mvua za baraka.
27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield her products, and they shall be on their land in safety: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bands of their yoke, and deliver them out of the hand of those that had made them labor for them.
Miti ya shambani itatoa matunda yake na ardhi itatoa mazao yake, watu watakaa salama katika nchi yao. Watajua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapovunja vifungo vya nira zao na kuwaokoa kutoka mikono ya wale waliowafanya watumwa.
28 And they shall be no more a prey to the nations, and the beasts of the land shall not devour them; but they shall dwell in safety, with none to make them afraid.
Hawatatekwa tena nyara na mataifa, wala wanyama pori hawatawala tena. Wataishi kwa salama, wala hakuna yeyote atakayewatia hofu.
29 And I will raise up for them a plantation for a [perpetual] renown, and they shall be no more taken away by hunger in the land, neither bear the shameful reproach of the nations any more.
Nitawapa nchi yenye sifa kutokana na mazao yake, hawatapatwa na njaa katika nchi tena wala hawatadharauliwa na mataifa.
30 Thus shall they experience that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord Eternal.
Ndipo watakapojua kuwa Mimi, Bwana, Mungu wao, niko pamoja nao, na kwamba wao, nyumba ya Israeli, ni watu wangu, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, [and] I am your God, saith the Lord Eternal.
Ninyi ni kondoo wangu, kondoo wa malisho yangu, ninyi ni watu wangu, nami ni Mungu wenu, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.’”
