Ezekiel 37
1 The hand of YHWH was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of YHWH, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
Mkono wa Yahwe ulikuwa juu yangu, na akanitoa kwa Roho wa Bwana Yahwe na kuniweka chini katikati ya bonde; lilikuwa limejaa mifupa.
2 And he led me walk all around among them. And look, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and look, they were very dry.
Kisha akanifanya kupita kati yao kuizunguka pande zote. Tazama! Mingi yao mikubwa ilikuwa katika bonde! Ilikuwa mikavu sana.
3 And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "YHWH, you know."
Akanambia, “Mwanadamu, Je! Hii mifupa inaweza kuishi kinyume?” Hivyo nikasema, “Bwana Yahwe, wajua wewe pekee.”
4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of YHWH.'
Kisha akanambia, “Tabiri juu ya hii mifupa na iambie, 'Mifupa mikavu. Lisikilizeni neno la Yahwe.
5 Thus says YHWH to these bones: 'Look, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you will live.
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi kwenye hii mifupa: Tazama! nakaribia kuweka pumzi juu yenu, nanyi mtaishi.
6 And I will put tendons on you, and make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am YHWH.'"
Nitaweka mishipa juu yenu na kuleta nyama juu yenu. Nitawafunika kwa ngozi na kuweka pumzi ndani yenu hivyo mtaishi. Kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.”'
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a sound, and look, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
Hivyo nimetoa unabii kama nilivyokuwa nimeamriwa: nimetabiri, tazama, sauti ikaja, iliyokuwa ya mtetememo. Kisha mifupa ikasogeleana pamoja-mfupa juu ya mfupa.
8 And I watched, and look, there were tendons on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them. But there was no breath in them.
Nikatazama na, kumbe, mishipa ilikuwa juu sasa, na nyama ikatoka juu na ngozi ikazifunika. Lakini hapakuwa na pumzi juu yao.
9 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath, 'Thus says YHWH: Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these corpses, that they may live.'"
Kisha Yahwe akanambia, “Itabirie pumzi, tabiri, mwanadamu, na iambie pumzi, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Pumzi, hutoka pepo nne, na pumzi juu ya hawa walioawa, hivyo wanaweza kuishi.”'
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood up on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Hivyo nimetabiri kama nilivyokuwa nimeamriwa; pumzi ikawajilia na wakaishi. Kisha wakasimama kwa miguu yao, jeshi moja kubwa sana.
11 Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are completely cut off.'
Kisha Yahwe akanambia, “Mwanadamu, mifupa hii yote ni ya nyumba ya Israeli. Tazama! Wanasema, 'Mifupa yetu imekauka, na tumaini letu limepotea. Tumekatwa.'
12 Therefore prophesy, and tell them, 'Thus says YHWH: Look, I will open your graves and will raise you from your graves, my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel.
Kwa hiyo tabiri na waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Nitayafunua makabiri yenu na kuwapandisha kutoka kwayo, watu wangu. Nitakurudisha hata katika nchi ya Israeli.
13 And you will know that I am YHWH, when I have opened your graves and raise you up out of your graves, my people.
Kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe, nitakapo yafunua makaburi yenu na kuwatoa kutoka kwao, watu wangu.
14 And I will put my breath in you and you will live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you will know that I am YHWH; I have spoken it and I will do it,' says YHWH."
Nitaweka Roho wangu ndani yenu hivyo mtaishi, na nitawafanya kupumzika katika nchi yenu mtakapojua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe. Nasema na nitayafanya hayo-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”'
15 And the word of YHWH came again to me, saying,
Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, likisema,
16 "And you, son of man, take one stick and write on it, 'For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him.' Then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.'
“Sasa wewe, mwanadamu, chukua fimbo moja kwa ajili yako na andika juu yake, 'Kwa ajili Yuda na kwa ajili ya watu wa Israeli, wenzake,' Kisha fimbo nyingine andika juu yake, 'Kwa kuwa Yusufu, tawi la Efraimu, na kwa ajili ya watu wa Israeli, wenzake.
17 Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.
Walete wote pamoja kwenye fimbo moja, ili wawe kitu kimoja katika mkono wako.
18 And when your people ask you, saying, 'Will you not tell us what these things mean?'
Wakati watu wako watakapokwambia na kusema, 'Je! hutatuambia haya mambo yako yana maana gani?'
19 tell them, 'Thus says YHWH: "Look, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them on it, that is, on the stick of Judah, and make them into one stick, and they will be one in my hand."'
kisha waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Nalichukua tawi la Yusufu ambalo lipo kwenye mkono wa Efraimu na kabila za Israeli wenzake na kuungana nalo hata kwenye tawi la Yuda, ili kwamba wawe tawi moja, na watakuwa kitu kimoja katika mikono yangu.'
20 And the sticks on which you write on will be in your hand in front of them.
Shika kwenye mkono wako na matawi uliyoandika mbele ya macho yao.
21 "Then say to them, 'Thus says YHWH: Look, I am going to take the people of Israel from among the nations where they are gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them into their own land.
Waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! nakaribia kuwachukua watu wa Israeli kutoka miongoni mwa mataifa walipoenda. Nitawakusanya kutoka nchi zilizozunguka na nitawaleta kwenye nchi yao.
22 And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them, and they will no longer be two nations, and no longer be divided into two kingdoms.
Nitawafanya kuwa taifa moja katika nchi, juu ya milima ya Israeli, na kutakuwa na mfalme mmoja kama mfalme juu yao wote, na hawatakuwa mataifa mawili tena. Hawatagawanyika kwenye falme mbili tena.
23 And they will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all their unfaithfulness in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And will they be my people, and I will be their God.
Kisha hawatajitia unajisi tena kwa sanamu zao, mambo yao yachukizao, au dhambi zao nyingine. Kwa kuwa nitawaokoa kutoka matendo yao ya uongo ambayo wamefanya dhambi, na nitawatakasa, hivyo watakuwa watu wangu nami nitakuwa Mungu wao.
24 "'"And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one shepherd. And they will walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.
Daudi mtumishi wangu atakuwa mfalme juu yao. Hivyo kutakuwa na mchungaji mmoja juu yao wote, na wataishi kulingana na sheria zangu na watazitunza amri zangu na kuzitii.
25 And they will live in the land that I gave to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived; and they and their children and their children's children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever.
Wataishi katika nchi niliwapatia watumishi wangu Yakobo, ambapo baba zenu walipoishi. Wataishi humo milele-wao, watoto wao, na wajukuu zao, kwa Daudi mtumishi wangu atakuwa mkuu wao milele.
26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will give to them and increase their numbers, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forever.
Nitaweka agano la amani pamoja nao. Litakuwa agano la milele pamoja nao. Nitawaweka na kuwazidisha na kupaweka mahali patakatifu pangu katikati yao milele.
27 And my dwelling place will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Maskani yangu yatakuwa pamoja nao; Nitakuwa Mungu wao, na watakuwa watu wangu.
28 Then the nations will know that I am YHWH who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forever."'"
Kisha mataifa watajua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe niliyewatenga Israeli, wakati mahali pangu patakatifu patakapokuwa katikati yao milele.”
