Ezekiel 19
1 [Yahweh said to me, “Ezekiel], sing a sad funeral [a which will be a parable] [two of the] kings of Israel.
“Wewe fanya maombolezo kuhusu wakuu wa Israeli
2 Say [to the Israeli people], ‘[It is as though] [MET] your mother was a brave female lion who raised her cubs among [other] lions.
na useme: “‘Tazama jinsi gani mama yako alivyokuwa simba jike miongoni mwa simba! Alilala katikati ya wana simba na kulisha watoto wake.
3 She taught one of them to [for other animals to kill], and he [even] learned [kill and] eat people.
Alimlea mmoja wa watoto wake, naye akawa simba mwenye nguvu. Akajifunza kurarua mawindo naye akala watu.
4 [When people from other] nations heard about him, they trapped him in a pit. Then they used hooks to drag him to Egypt.
Mataifa wakasikia habari zake, naye akanaswa katika shimo lao. Wakamwongoza kwa ndoana mpaka nchi ya Misri.
5 His mother waited for him [to return], but [soon] she stopped hoping/expecting [that he would return]. So she raised another cub who [also] became very fierce.
“‘Mama yake alipongoja na kuona tumaini lake halitimiziki, nayo matarajio yake yametoweka, akamchukua mwanawe mwingine na kumfanya simba mwenye nguvu.
6 He hunted along with [other] [for animals to kill], and he even learned [kill and] eat people.
Alizungukazunguka miongoni mwa simba, kwa kuwa sasa alikuwa simba mwenye nguvu. Akajifunza kurarua mawindo naye akala watu.
7 He destroyed forts, and he ruined cities. When he roared [loudly], everyone was terrified.
Akabomoa ngome zao na kuiharibu miji yao. Nchi na wote waliokuwa ndani yake wakatiwa hofu kwa kunguruma kwake.
8 So [people of other] nations planned to kill him, and men came from many places to spread out a net for him, and they caught him in a trap.
Kisha mataifa wakaja dhidi yake kutoka sehemu zilizomzunguka. Wakatanda nyavu zao kwa ajili yake, naye akanaswa katika shimo lao.
9 They tied him with chains and took him to Babylonia. And [there] he was locked in a prison, with the result that [no one on] the hills of Israel ever heard him roar again.’ [Also, say to the Israeli people, ]
Kwa kutumia ndoana wakamvutia kwenye tundu na kumleta mpaka kwa mfalme wa Babeli. Wakamtia gerezani, hivyo kunguruma kwake hakukusikika tena katika milima ya Israeli.
10 ‘[It is as though] [SIM] your mother was a grapevine that was planted along a stream. There was plenty of water, so it had lots of branches and produced [a lot of] grapes.
“‘Mama yako alikuwa kama mzabibu katika shamba lako la mizabibu uliopandwa kando ya maji, ukiwa unazaa sana na wenye matawi mengi kwa sababu ya wingi wa maji.
11 That grapevine grew and became taller than all the nearby trees; [everyone could] see that it was very strong and healthy. And those branches were good for making scepters that symbolize the power/ [of a king].
Matawi yake yalikuwa na nguvu, yaliyofaa kuwa fimbo ya enzi ya mtawala. Ulikuwa mrefu kupita miti mingine katikati ya matawi manene; ulionekana kwa urahisi kwa ajili ya urefu wake na wingi wa matawi yake.
12 [Yahweh] became very angry, so he pulled up the vine by its roots and threw it on the ground, where the [very hot] winds from the desert dried up all its fruit. The strong branches wilted and were burned in a fire.
Lakini ulingʼolewa kwa hasira kali na kutupwa chini. Upepo wa mashariki uliufanya usinyae, matunda yake yakapukutika, matawi yake yenye nguvu yakanyauka na moto ukayateketeza.
13 Now that vine has been planted in a hot, dry desert.
Sasa umepandwa jangwani katika nchi kame na ya kiu.
14 A fire started to burn its stem, and then started to burn the branches and burned all the grapes. [Now] not [even] one strong branch remains; they will never become scepters for a king.’ That funeral song must be sung very sadly.”
Moto ulienea kuanzia katika mmojawapo ya matawi yake makubwa na kuteketeza matunda yake. Hakuna tawi lenye nguvu lililobaki juu yake lifaalo kuwa fimbo ya enzi ya mtawala.’ Hili ndilo ombolezo, na litumike kama ombolezo.”
