Zechariah 11
1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
Fungua milango yako, ee Lebanoni, ili moto uteketeze mielezi yako!
2 Howl, O fir tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.
Omboleza, enyi miti ya misonobari, kwani mierezi imeanguka! Kilichokuwa cha fahari kimeteketezwa! Ombolezeni, enyi mialoni ya Bashani, kwani msitu wenye nguvu umeshushwa.
3 A voice of the howling of the shepherds! for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
Wachungaji wanapiga yowe, kwa kuwa utukufu wao umeharibiwa! Sauti ya mungurumo wa wana simba, kwa kuwa kiburi cha Mto Yordani kimeharibiwa!
4 Thus said the LORD my God: Feed the flock of slaughter;
Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Yahwe Mungu wangu, “Lichungeni kundi la kondoo lililotiyari kuchinjwa!
5 whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
(Wanaowanunua wanawachinja bila kuhadhibiwa, nao wawauzao husema, 'Atukuzwe Yahwe! Nimetajirika! Kwa maana wachungaji wafanyao kazi kwa wenye kondoo hawawahurumii.)
6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
Kwa maana hiyo sitawahurumia tena wenyeji wa nchi! - hivi ndivyo asemavyo Yahwe. Tazama! Mimi mwenyewe nipo tiyari kumwelekeza kila mtu katika mkono wa jirani yake na katika mkono wa mfalme wake, nao wataiharibu nchi na hakuna hata mmoja wao nitakayemwokoa kutoka katika mkono wao.”
7 So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
Hivyo nikawa mchungaji wa kondoo walioamriwa kuchinjwa, kwa wanaowashughulikia kondoo. Nilichukua fimbo mbili; fimbo moja nikaiita “Neema” na nyingine nikaiita “Umoja.” Kwa njia hii niliwachunga kondoo.
8 And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
Ndani ya mwezi mmoja niliwaangamiza wachungaji watatu, kwa maana sikuwavumilia tena, wao pia walinichukia.
9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them which are left eat every one the flesh of another.
Ndipo nilipowaambia wamiliki, “Sitafanya kazi kama mchungaji wenu tena. Wakondoo wafao - na wafe; kondoo wanaoangamizwa - na waangamizwe. Na kondoo wasaliao kila mmoja ale nyama ya jirani yake.”
10 And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
Hivyo nikaichukua fimbo yangu “Neema” na nikaivunja kuvunja agano nililokuwa nimelifanya na kabila zangu zote.
11 And it was broken in that day: and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
Katika siku hiyo agano lilivunjwa, na wale wanaoshughulika na kondoo na waliokuwa wakiniangalia walifahamu kwamba Yahwe amesema.
12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty [pieces] of silver.
Nikawaambia, “Ikiwa itawapendeza, nilipeni ujira wangu. Kama sivyo, msifanye hivyo.” Hivyo wakapima ujira wangu - vipande thelathini vya fedha.
13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty [pieces] of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of the LORD.
Kisha Yahwe akaniambia, “Weka fedha katika hazina, thamani nzuri zaidi ambayo walikupa!” Hivyo nikachukua vipande thelathini vya fedha na kuviweka katika hazina ndani ya nyumbani Yahwe.
14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Kisha nikavunja fimbo yangu ya pili, “Umoja,” kuvunja undugu kati ya Yuda na Israeli.
15 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
Yahwe akaniambia, “Tena, chukua chombo cha mchungaji mpumbavu kwa ajili yako mwenyewe,
16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek those that be scattered, nor heal that that is broken; neither shall he feed that which is sound, but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and shall tear their hoofs in pieces.
kwa maana tazama, niko tiyari kumweka mahali mchungaji katika nchi. Hataangalia kondoo wanaoangamia. Hatatafuta kondoo wapoteao, wala kuwaponya kondoo wachechemeao. Hatawalisha kondoo wenye afya, lakini atakula nyama ya kondoo walionona naye atapasua kwato zao.
17 Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock, the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Ole kwa wachungaji wasiofaa wanaoliacha kundi la kondoo! Upanga na uje dhidi ya mkono wake na jicho lake la kulia! Mkono wake na ukauke na jicho lake la kulia lipofuke!
