Ezekieli 10
1 Nikatazama, nikaona juu ya ile nafasi iliyokuwa juu ya vichwa vya wale makerubi kulikuwa na kitu mfano wa kiti cha enzi cha yakuti samawi.
I looked up and saw what looked like a throne made of lapis lazuli beyond the expanse, way above the heads of the cherubim.
2 Bwana akamwambia mtu yule aliyekuwa amevaa nguo ya kitani, “Ingia katikati ya yale Magurudumu yaliyo chini ya makerubi. Ukaijaze mikono yako makaa ya mawe ya moto kutoka katikati ya makerubi na uyatawanye juu ya mji.” Nilipokuwa nikiangalia, akaingia ndani.
Speaking from there the Lord told the man in linen, “Go in between the wheels underneath the cherubim. Collect as many burning coals as you can. Carry them from among the cherubim and scatter them all over the city.” I watched as he went in.
3 Basi wale makerubi walikuwa wamesimama upande wa kusini wa Hekalu wakati yule mtu alipoingia ndani, wingu likaujaza ule ukumbi wa ndani.
The cherubim were standing on the south side of the Temple when the man went in. A cloud filled the inner court.
4 Kisha utukufu wa Bwana ukainuka kutoka juu ya wale makerubi ukaenda kwenye kizingiti cha Hekalu. Wingu likajaza Hekalu, nao ukumbi ukajawa na mngʼao wa utukufu wa Bwana.
Then the Lord's glory rose up from above the cherubim and moved to the entrance of the Temple. The cloud filled the Temple, and the brightness of the Lord's glory filled the courtyard.
5 Sauti ya mabawa ya wale makerubi ingeweza kusikika mpaka kwenye ukumbi wa nje, kama sauti ya Mungu Mwenyezi wakati anapoongea.
The noise made by the cherubim's wings could even be heard in the outer courtyard, and sounded like the voice of God Almighty.
6 Bwana alipomwamuru yule mtu aliyevaa nguo za kitani akisema, “Chukua moto toka katikati ya magurudumu, kutoka katikati ya makerubi,” yule mtu aliingia ndani akasimama pembeni mwa gurudumu.
When the Lord ordered the man in linen, “Go and get some fire from in between the wheels, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside one of the wheels.
7 Ndipo mmoja wa wale makerubi akanyoosha mkono wake kwenye moto uliokuwa katikati yao. Akachukua baadhi ya moto na kuutia mikononi mwa yule mtu aliyevaa mavazi ya kitani, naye akaupokea akatoka nje.
Then one of the cherubim reached out and took some of the fire among them. He handed it to the man in linen, who took it and left.
8 (Chini ya mabawa ya makerubi paliweza kuonekana kitu kilichofanana na mikono ya mwanadamu.)
(All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.)
9 Nikatazama, nikaona magurudumu manne kando ya makerubi, moja kando ya kila kerubi. Magurudumu hayo yalimetameta kama kito cha zabarajadi.
I saw four wheels next to the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The wheels shone like topaz.
10 Kule kuonekana kwake, yote manne yalifanana kila gurudumu lilikuwa kama linazunguka ndani ya lingine.
All four wheels looked the same, and had a wheel within a wheel, set crossways.
11 Yalipozunguka, yalikwenda kokote katika pande nne walikoelekea wale makerubi. Magurudumu hayakugeuka wakati makerubi yalipokwenda. Makerubi walikwenda upande wowote kichwa kilikoelekea pasipo kugeuka walipokuwa wakienda.
The cherubim could go in any direction they faced, moving without turning.
12 Miili yao yote, pamoja na migongo yao, mikono na mabawa yao yote yalikuwa yamejaa macho kabisa kama yalivyokuwa yale magurudumu yao manne.
The whole of their bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were covered in eyes, as were all four wheels.
13 Nikasikia magurudumu yakiitwa, “Magurudumu ya kisulisuli.”
I heard the wheels being referred to as “the chariot wheels.”
14 Kila mmoja wa wale makerubi alikuwa na nyuso nne: Uso mmoja ulikuwa kama vile wa kerubi, uso wa pili ulikuwa wa mwanadamu, uso wa tatu ulikuwa wa simba na uso wa nne ulikuwa wa tai.
Each of them had four faces: the first face was a cherub's face, the second a man's face, the third a lion's face, and the fourth an eagle's face.
15 Kisha makerubi wakapaa juu. Hawa ndio wale viumbe walio hai niliowaona kando ya Mto Kebari.
Then the cherubim rose up in the air. They were the beings I'd seen beside the River Kebar.
16 Wakati makerubi walipokwenda, magurudumu yaliyoko kando yao yalikwenda na wakati makerubi walipotanda mabawa yao wapate kupaa juu kutoka ardhi, magurudumu yale hayakuondoka pembeni mwao.
When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved alongside them. Even when they opened their wings to take off, the wheels stayed beside them.
17 Makerubi yaliposimama kimya, nayo pia yalitulia kimya, nao makerubi yalipoinuka juu, magurudumu nayo yaliinuka juu pamoja nao, kwa sababu roho ya vile viumbe hai ilikuwa ndani yake.
When the cherubim stopped, the wheels stopped too. When they took off, the wheels did too, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
18 Kisha utukufu wa Bwana ukaondoka pale kwenye kizingiti cha Hekalu na kusimama juu ya wale makerubi.
Then the glory of the Lord left the entrance to the Temple and stopped above the cherubim.
19 Nilipokuwa nikitazama, makerubi yakatanda mabawa yao na kuinuka kutoka ardhini, nao walipokuwa wakienda, yale magurudumu yakaenda pamoja nao. Wakasimama kwenye ingilio la lango la mashariki la nyumba ya Bwana, nao utukufu wa Mungu wa Israeli ukawa juu yao.
As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and took off, with the wheels alongside them. They stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the Lord's Temple, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
20 Hawa walikuwa ndio viumbe hai niliokuwa nimewaona chini ya Mungu wa Israeli kando ya Mto Kebari, nami nikatambua ya kuwa hao walikuwa makerubi.
These were the beings I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar. I knew that they were cherubim.
21 Kila mmoja alikuwa na nyuso nne, mabawa manne, chini ya mabawa yao kulikuwa na kile kilichoonekana kama mikono ya mwanadamu.
Each had four faces and four wings and had what looked like human hands under their wings.
22 Nyuso zao zilifanana kama zile nilizokuwa nimeziona kando ya Mto Kebari. Kila mmoja alikwenda mbele moja kwa moja.
Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each of them moved directly ahead.
