Torati 32
1 Sikilizeni, enyi mbingu, nami nitasema; sikia, ee nchi, maneno ya kinywa changu.
Heaven, listen as I speak; Earth, hear what I'm saying.
2 Mafundisho yangu na yanyeshe kama mvua, na maneno yangu na yashuke kama umande, kama manyunyu juu ya majani mabichi, kama mvua tele juu ya mimea myororo.
May my teaching fall gently like the rain; may my words drop lightly like the dew, like soft rain on new grass, like spring showers on growing plants.
3 Nitalitangaza jina la Bwana. Naam, sifuni ukuu wa Mungu wetu!
I will praise the Lord's character. Tell everyone how great he is!
4 Yeye ni Mwamba, kazi zake ni kamilifu, njia zake zote ni haki. Mungu mwaminifu ambaye hakosei, yeye ni mnyofu na mwenye haki.
He is the Rock. Everything he does is perfect, for all his ways are right. He is the trustworthy God who is never unjust; he is fair and honest.
5 Wamefanya mambo ya upotovu mbele zake; kwa aibu yao, wao si watoto wake tena, lakini ni kizazi kilicho kiovu na kilichopotoka.
His children have acted immorally towards him; so they are no longer his children because of their sinful stains. They are a perverse and corrupt people.
6 Je, hii ndiyo njia ya kumlipa Bwana, enyi watu wajinga na wasio na busara? Je, yeye siye Baba yenu, Muumba wenu, aliyewafanya ninyi na kuwaumba?
Is this any way to repay the Lord, you foolish, stupid people? Isn't he your Father who created you? Isn't he the one who turned you into a nation and made you strong?
7 Kumbuka siku za kale; tafakari vizazi vya zamani vilivyopita. Uliza baba yako, naye atakuambia, wazee wako, nao watakueleza.
Remember the olden days; think about times long ago. God and ask your father, and he will explain them to you. Talk to your elders, and they will let you know.
8 Aliye Juu Sana alipowapa mataifa urithi wao, alipogawanya wanadamu wote, aliweka mipaka kwa ajili ya mataifa sawasawa na hesabu ya wana wa Israeli.
The Most High gave the nations their lands when he divided the human race; he fixed their borders depending on their gods.
9 Kwa kuwa fungu la Bwana ni watu wake, Yakobo kura yake ya urithi.
But the Lord's people are his, Israel is his chosen one.
10 Katika nchi ya jangwa alimkuta, katika nyika tupu ivumayo upepo. Alimhifadhi na kumtunza; akamlinda kama mboni ya jicho lake,
He found you in a desert land, in a desolate wasteland of whirlwinds. He protected you; he cared for you; he looked after you as the one he loved the most.
11 kama tai avurugaye kiota chake, na kurukaruka juu ya makinda yake, ambaye hutanda mabawa yake kuwadaka, na huwachukua kwenye mabawa yake.
Like an eagle watching over its nest, hovering over its chicks, he spread his wings and picked you up and carried you along.
12 Bwana peke yake alimwongoza; hakuwepo mungu mgeni pamoja naye.
The Lord was the only one who led you; no foreign god was with him.
13 Akamfanya apande sehemu zilizoinuka za nchi, akamlisha kwa mavuno ya mashamba. Akamlea kwa asali toka mwambani, na kwa mafuta kutoka mwamba mgumu,
The Lord gave you the high country to rule, and fed you with the crops of the field to eat. He sustained you with honey from the rock and olive oil from the flinty crag,
14 kwa jibini na maziwa kutoka makundi ya ngʼombe na kutoka makundi ya mbuzi, kwa mafuta ya wana-kondoo na mbuzi, kwa kondoo dume wazuri wa Bashani, na kwa ngano nzuri. Ukanywa damu ya zabibu inayotoa povu.
with yogurt from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, along with the best wheat. You drank the wine made from the best grapes.
15 Yeshuruni alinenepa na kupiga teke; alikuwa na chakula tele, akawa mzito na akapendeza sana. Akamwacha Mungu aliyemuumba, na kumkataa Mwamba Mwokozi wake.
But Israel, you grew fat and rebelled—fat, overweight, and bloated with food. You abandoned the God who made you and despised the Rock of your salvation.
16 Wakamfanya Mungu kuwa na wivu kwa miungu yao migeni, na kumkasirisha kwa sanamu zao za machukizo.
You made the Lord jealous by worshiping foreign gods; you made him angry with such disgusting practices.
17 Wakatoa dhabihu kwa pepo, ambao si Mungu: miungu wasiyoijua, miungu iliyojitokeza siku za karibuni, miungu ambayo baba zenu hawakuiogopa.
You offered sacrifices to demons instead of God, to gods you didn't know anything about, to brand-new gods that your forefathers didn't worship.
18 Mkamwacha Mwamba, aliyewazaa ninyi; mkamsahau Mungu aliyewazaa.
You dismissed the Rock who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave birth to you.
19 Bwana akaona hili, akawakataa, kwa sababu alikasirishwa na wanawe na binti zake.
The Lord rejected them when he saw this; his sons and daughters made him angry.
20 Akasema, “Nitawaficha uso wangu, nami nione mwisho wao utakuwa nini, kwa kuwa wao ni kizazi kilichopotoka, watoto ambao si waaminifu.
He said: “I will turn away from them. Then I'll see what happens to them! They are a perverse people, unfaithful children.
21 Wamenifanya niwe na wivu kwa kile ambacho si mungu, na kunikasirisha kwa sanamu zao zisizokuwa na thamani. Nitawafanya wawaonee wivu wale ambao si taifa. Nitawafanya wakasirishwe na taifa lile lisilo na ufahamu.
They have made me jealous by worshiping things that are not God; they have made me angry with their useless idols. So I will make them jealous using a people that aren't really a nation; I will make them angry using ignorant foreigners.
22 Kwa maana moto umewashwa kwa hasira yangu, ule uwakao hadi kwenye vina vya mauti. Utateketeza dunia pamoja na mazao yake, na kuwasha moto katika misingi ya milima. (Sheol h7585)
My anger has been set on fire, burning down to the depths of the grave, destroying the earth and all it produces, even setting fire to the foundations of the mountains. (Sheol h7585)
23 “Nitalundika majanga juu yao na kutumia mishale yangu dhidi yao.
I will pile disasters on them; I will use up my arrows shooting at them.
24 Nitatuma njaa kali dhidi yao maradhi mabaya, yateketezayo na tauni ya kufisha; nitawapelekea meno makali ya wanyama mwitu, na sumu ya nyoka wale watambaao mavumbini.
They will waste away from hunger, destroyed by disease and poisonous plague. I will send wild animals to bite them with their teeth, the fangs of snakes that slide along the ground.
25 Barabarani upanga utawakosesha watoto; nyumbani mwao hofu itatawala. Vijana wao wa kiume na wa kike wataangamia, pia watoto wachanga na wazee wenye mvi.
Outside in the streets the sword kills their children, inside their homes, they die from fright; young men and young women, children and old people.
26 Nilisema ningewatawanya na kufuta kumbukumbu lao katika mwanadamu.
I would have told them I was going to cut them to pieces and wipe out even the memory of them;
27 Lakini nilihofia dhihaka za adui, adui asije akashindwa kuelewa, na kusema, ‘Mikono yetu imeshinda; Bwana hakufanya yote haya.’”
but I didn't want to hear their conquerors jeering, their enemies misunderstanding what had happened and saying, ‘We won all by ourselves, the Lord didn't have anything to do with it.’
28 Wao ni taifa lisilo na akili, hakuna busara ndani yao.
Israel is a nation that doesn't think straight; none of them understand anything.
29 Laiti wangekuwa na hekima wangefahamu hili, na kutambua mwisho wao utakuwa aje!
How I wish they were wise, so they could understand it; they would recognize what was going to happen to them.
30 Mtu mmoja angewezaje kufukuza elfu moja, au wawili kufukuza elfu kumi, kama si kwamba Mwamba wao amewauza, kama si kwamba Bwana amewaacha?
How on earth could one man chase after a thousand, or two make ten thousand run away, unless their Rock of protection had sold them, unless the Lord had surrendered them?
31 Kwa kuwa mwamba wao si kama Mwamba wetu, sawasawa na vile adui zetu wanavyokiri.
The rock they rely on is not like our Rock, as even our enemies admit.
32 Mzabibu wao unatoka kwenye mzabibu wa Sodoma, na kutoka kwenye mashamba ya Gomora. Zabibu zake zimejaa sumu, na vishada vyake vimejaa uchungu.
But their vine comes from the vine of Sodom, from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; they are bitter bunches.
33 Mvinyo wao ni sumu ya nyoka, sumu yenye kufisha ya swila.
Their wine is the poison of serpents, deadly snake venom.
34 “Je, hili sikuliweka akiba na kulifungia kwenye vyumba vyangu vya hazina?
I've stored this all up; it's sealed in my vaults.
35 Ni juu yangu kulipiza kisasi; nitalipiza. Wakati utakapowadia, mguu wao utateleza; siku yao ya maafa ni karibu, na maangamizo yao yanawajia haraka.”
I make sure justice is done, I will repay. The time is coming when they will fall, their day of disaster is approaching, their doom will soon arrive.”
36 Bwana atawahukumu watu wake, na kuwahurumia watumishi wake atakapoona nguvu zao zimekwisha wala hakuna yeyote aliyebaki, mtumwa au aliye huru.
The Lord is going to vindicate his people; he will be merciful to his servants when he sees that they have no strength left, and that everyone is gone, whether slave or free.
37 Atasema: “Sasa iko wapi miungu yao, mwamba walioukimbilia,
He'll ask, “What happened to your gods, the rock where your went for protection?
38 miungu wale waliokula mafuta ya dhabihu zao na kunywa mvinyo wa sadaka zao za vinywaji? Wainuke basi, wawasaidie! Wawapeni basi ulinzi!
Who ate the fat of your sacrifices and drank the wine of your drink offerings? Have them come and help you; have them come and protect you!
39 “Tazama basi, Mimi mwenyewe, Mimi Ndiye! Hakuna mungu mwingine ila Mimi. Mimi ninaua na Mimi ninafufua, Mimi nimejeruhi na Mimi nitaponya, wala hakuna awezaye kuokoa kutoka mkononi mwangu.
Listen! I am the only God! There is no other God except me! I bring death, and I give life; I wound, and I heal. No one can be rescued from my power.
40 Ninainua mkono wangu kuelekea mbinguni na kusema: Hakika kama niishivyo milele,
I hold up my hand to heaven and solemnly declare on my eternal life,
41 wakati ninapounoa upanga wangu unaometameta na mkono wangu unapoushika ili kutoa hukumu, nitalipiza kisasi juu ya adui zangu na kuwalipiza wale wanaonichukia.
when I sharpen my shining sword and pick it up to execute judgment, I will repay my enemies and punish those who hate me as they deserve.
42 Nitailevya mishale yangu kwa damu, wakati upanga wangu ukitafuna nyama: damu ya waliochinjwa pamoja na mateka, vichwa vya viongozi wa adui.”
My arrows will become drunk with blood, as my sword eats flesh; the blood of those who are killed and captured, the heads of the enemy's leaders.”
43 Furahini, enyi mataifa, pamoja na watu wake, kwa kuwa atailipiza damu ya watumishi wake, atalipiza kisasi juu ya adui zake na kufanya upatanisho kwa ajili ya nchi na watu wake.
Celebrate with him! Let all God's angels worship him! Celebrate, foreigners, with his people; because he will pay back those who killed his children. He will punish his enemies, and repay those who hate him; he will purify his land and his people.
44 Mose na Yoshua mwana wa Nuni wakaja, wakanena maneno yote ya wimbo watu wakiwa wanasikia.
Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song for the people to hear.
45 Mose alipomaliza kuyasoma maneno haya yote kwa Israeli wote,
After Moses finished reciting the whole song to all the Israelites,
46 akawaambia, “Yawekeni moyoni maneno yote ambayo nimewatangazia kwa makini siku hii ya leo, ili kwamba mpate kuwaagiza watoto wenu wayatii kwa bidii maneno yote ya sheria hii.
he told them, “Think about all these words I've declared to you today, so you can order your children to follow carefully everything in this law.
47 Siyo maneno matupu tu kwenu, bali ni uzima wenu. Kwa hayo mtaishi maisha marefu katika nchi mnayovuka Yordani kuimiliki.”
Don't treat these words as trivial because they are your life, and by them you will have long lives in the country that you will own after crossing the Jordan.”
48 Siku hiyo hiyo Bwana akamwambia Mose,
That same day the Lord told Moses,
49 “Kwea katika mapangano ya Mlima Abarimu hadi kilima cha Nebo kilichoko Moabu, ngʼambo ya Yeriko, na uitazame Kanaani, nchi ninayowapa Waisraeli kama milki yao wenyewe.
“Climb up into the Abarim mountains to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look over the country of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites for them to own.
50 Utafia kwenye mlima huo unaokwea na kukusanyika pamoja na watu wako, kama ndugu yako Aroni alivyofia juu ya Mlima Hori naye akakusanyika kwa watu wake.
There on the mountain you've climbed, you will die and join your people in death, in the same way your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and joined his people.
51 Hii ni kwa sababu ninyi wawili mlivunja uaminifu nami mbele ya Waisraeli kwenye maji ya Meriba-Kadeshi katika Jangwa la Sini, na kwa sababu hamkuuinua utakatifu wangu miongoni mwa Waisraeli.
For there at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Desert of Zin, you both were unfaithful to me. You misrepresented me to the Israelites when you didn't treat me as holy in their presence.
52 Kwa hiyo, utaiona tu nchi kwa mbali; wewe hutaingia nchi ninayowapa watu wa Israeli.”
Though you will see the country that I am giving the Israelites from a distance, you won't enter it.”
