Ezekiel 12
1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
2 “Son of man, you are dwelling in the midst of the house of rebellion, that have eyes to see, and they have not seen; they have ears to hear, and they have not heard; for they [are] a house of rebellion.
“Mwanadamu, unaishi miongoni mwa watu waasi. Wana macho ya kuona, lakini hawaoni na masikio ya kusikia lakini hawasikii, kwa kuwa ni watu waasi.
3 And you, son of man, make your vessels of removal, and remove by day before their eyes, and you have removed from your place to another place before their eyes, it may be they consider, for they [are] a house of rebellion.
“Kwa hiyo, mwanadamu, funga mizigo yako kwa kwenda uhamishoni tena wakati wa mchana, wakiwa wanakutazama, toka nje na uende mahali pengine kutoka hapo ulipo. Labda wataelewa, ingawa wao ni nyumba ya kuasi.
4 And you have brought forth your vessels as vessels of removal by day before their eyes, and you go forth in the evening before their eyes, as the goings forth of a removal.
Wakati wa mchana, wakiwa wanakutazama, toa nje mizigo yako iliyofungwa kwa ajili ya kwenda uhamishoni. Kisha wakati wa jioni, wakiwa wanakutazama toka nje kama wale waendao uhamishoni.
5 You dig through the wall before their eyes, and you have brought forth by it.
Wakiwa wanakutazama, toboa ukuta utolee mizigo yako hapo.
6 Carry on the shoulder before their eyes, bring forth in the darkness, cover your face, and you do not see the earth, for I have given you [as] a sign to the house of Israel.”
Beba mizigo hiyo begani mwako wakikuangalia uichukue nje wakati wa giza la jioni. Funika uso wako ili usione nchi, kwa maana nimekufanya ishara kwa nyumba ya Israeli.”
7 And I do so, as I have been commanded; I have brought forth my vessels as vessels of removal by day, and I have dug through the wall with my hand in the evening; I have brought forth in the darkness, I have carried away on the shoulder, before their eyes.
Basi nikafanya kama nilivyoamriwa. Wakati wa mchana nilitoa vitu vyangu nje vilivyofungwa tayari kwa uhamishoni. Kisha wakati wa jioni nikatoboa ukuta kwa mikono yangu. Nikachukua mizigo yangu nje wakati wa giza la jioni, nikiwa nimeibeba mabegani mwangu huku wakinitazama.
8 And there is a word of YHWH to me, in the morning, saying,
Asubuhi neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
9 “Son of man, have they not said to you—the house of Israel—the house of rebellion—What are you doing?
“Mwanadamu, je, nyumba ile ya kuasi ya Israeli haikukuuliza, ‘Unafanya nini?’
10 Say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: This burden [concerns] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel who are in their midst.
“Waambie, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Neno hili linamhusu mkuu aliye katika Yerusalemu na nyumba yote ya Israeli ambao wako huko.’
11 Say: I [am] your sign; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they go.
Waambie, ‘Mimi ndiye ishara kwenu.’ “Kama vile nilivyotenda, basi litatendeka vivyo hivyo kwao. Watakwenda uhamishoni kama mateka.
12 As for the prince who [is] in their midst, he carries on the shoulder in the darkness, and he goes forth; they dig through the wall to bring forth by it; he covers his face that he may not look on the very surface of the land.
“Naye mkuu aliye miongoni mwao atabeba mizigo yake begani mwake kwenye giza la jioni na kuondoka na tundu litatobolewa ukutani kwa ajili yake ili kupitia hapo. Atafunika uso wake ili kwamba asiweze kuiona nchi.
13 And I have spread My net for him, and he has been caught in My snare, and I have brought him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, and he does not see it—and he dies there.
Nitatandaza wavu wangu kwa ajili yake, naye atanaswa kwenye mtego wangu, nitamleta mpaka Babeli, nchi ya Wakaldayo, lakini hataiona, naye atafia huko.
14 And all who are around him to help him, and all his bands, I scatter to every wind, and I draw out a sword after them.
Wote wanaomzunguka nitawatawanya pande zote, watumishi wake na majeshi yake yote, nami nitawafuatilia kwa upanga uliofutwa.
15 And they have known that I [am] YHWH, in My scattering them among nations, and I have spread them through lands;
“Wao watajua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapowatawanya miongoni mwa mataifa na kuwafukuza huku na huko katika nchi zote.
16 and I have left of them, a few in number, from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, so that they recount all their abominations among the nations to where they have come, and they have known that I [am] YHWH.”
Lakini nitawaacha wachache wao waokoke na upanga, njaa na tauni, ili kwamba katika mataifa watakakokwenda waweze kutambua matendo ya machukizo waliotenda. Ndipo watajua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana.”
17 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
18 “Son of man, eat your bread in haste, and drink your water with trembling and with fear;
“Mwanadamu, tetemeka wakati ulapo chakula chako, tetemeka kwa hofu wakati unywapo maji yako.
19 and you have said to the people of the land, Thus said Lord YHWH concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, concerning the land of Israel: They eat their bread with fear, and drink their water with astonishment, because its land is desolate, because of its fullness, because of the violence of all who are dwelling in it.
Waambie watu wa nchi: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo kuhusu hao wanaoishi Yerusalemu na katika nchi ya Israeli: Watakula chakula chao kwa wasiwasi na kunywa maji yao kwa kufadhaika, kwa kuwa nchi yao itanyangʼanywa kila kitu chake kwa sababu ya udhalimu wa wote wanaoishi humo.
20 And the cities that are inhabited are laid waste, and the land is a desolation, and you have known that I [am] YHWH.”
Miji inayokaliwa na watu itaharibiwa na nchi itakuwa ukiwa. Ndipo mtakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana.’”
21 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
22 “Son of man, what [is] this allegory to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision has perished?
“Mwanadamu, ni nini hii mithali mlio nayo katika nchi ya Israeli: ‘Siku zinapita na hakuna maono yoyote yanayotimia?’
23 Therefore say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: I have caused this allegory to cease, And they do not use it as an allegory in Israel again, But speak to them: The days have drawn near, And every vision has spoken.
Waambie, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Nitaikomesha mithali hii, nao hawataitumia tena katika Israeli.’ Waambie, ‘Siku zimekaribia wakati kila maono yatakapotimizwa.
24 For there is no longer any vain vision, and flattering divination, In the midst of the house of Israel.
Kwa maana hapatakuwepo tena na maono ya uongo wala ubashiri wa udanganyifu miongoni mwa watu wa Israeli.
25 For I, YHWH, speak, The word that I speak—it is done, It is not prolonged anymore, For in your days, O house of rebellion, I speak a word, and I have done it, A declaration of Lord YHWH.”
Lakini Mimi Bwana nitasema neno nitakalo, nalo litatimizwa bila kuchelewa. Kwa maana katika siku zako, wewe nyumba ya kuasi, nitatimiza kila nisemalo, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.’”
26 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
27 “Son of man, behold, the house of Israel is saying, The vision that he is seeing [is not] for many days, and he is prophesying of far-off times,
“Mwanadamu, nyumba ya Israeli inasema, ‘Maono yale anayoyaona ni kwa ajili ya miaka mingi ijayo, naye hutabiri kuhusu siku zijazo zilizo mbali.’
28 therefore say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: None of My words are prolonged anymore, When I speak a word—it is done, A declaration of Lord YHWH!”
“Kwa hiyo, waambie, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Hakuna maneno yangu yatakayocheleweshwa tena zaidi, lolote nisemalo litatimizwa, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.’”
