Ezekieli 28
1 Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
2 “Mwanadamu, mwambie mfalme wa Tiro, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Kwa sababu moyo wako umejivuna na umesema, “Mimi ni mungu; nami ninaketi katika kiti cha enzi cha mungu katika moyo wa bahari.” Lakini wewe ni mwanadamu, wala si mungu, ingawa unafikiri kuwa una hekima kama mungu.
Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God:
3 Je, wewe una hekima kuliko Danieli? Je, hakuna siri iliyofichika kwako?
See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:
4 Kwa hekima yako na ufahamu wako, umejipatia utajiri, nawe umejikusanyia dhahabu na fedha katika hazina zako.
By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:
5 Kwa werevu wako mwingi katika biashara, umeongeza utajiri wako na kwa sababu ya utajiri wako moyo wako umekuwa na kiburi.
By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:
6 “‘Kwa hiyo, hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Kwa sababu unafikiri una hekima, mwenye hekima kama mungu,
For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have made your heart as the heart of God,
7 mimi nitawaleta wageni dhidi yako, taifa katili kuliko yote; watafuta panga zao dhidi ya uzuri wa hekima yako, na kuchafua fahari yako inayongʼaa.
See, I am sending against you strange men, feared among the nations: they will let loose their swords against your bright wisdom, they will make your glory a common thing.
8 Watakushusha chini shimoni, nawe utakufa kifo cha kikatili katika moyo wa bahari.
They will send you down to the underworld, and your death will be the death of those who are put to the sword in the heart of the seas.
9 Je, wakati huo utasema, “Mimi ni mungu,” mbele ya wale wanaokuua? Utakuwa mwanadamu tu, wala si mungu, mikononi mwa hao wanaokuua.
Will you say, in the face of those who are taking your life, I am God? but you are man and not God in the hands of those who are wounding you.
10 Utakufa kifo cha wasiotahiriwa kwa mkono wa wageni. Kwa kuwa mimi nimenena, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.’”
Your death will be the death of those who are without circumcision, by the hands of men from strange lands: for I have said it, says the Lord.
11 Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
12 “Mwanadamu, mfanyie maombolezo mfalme wa Tiro, nawe umwambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Ulikuwa kipeo cha ukamilifu, ukiwa umejaa hekima na mkamilifu katika uzuri.
Son of man, make a song of grief for the king of Tyre, and say to him, This is what the Lord has said: You are all-wise and completely beautiful;
13 Ulikuwa ndani ya Edeni, bustani ya Mungu; kila kito cha thamani kilikupamba: akiki nyekundu, yakuti manjano na zumaridi, krisolitho, shohamu na yaspi, yakuti samawi, almasi na zabarajadi. Kuwekwa kwa hayo mapambo na kushikizwa kwake kulifanywa kwa dhahabu; siku ile ulipoumbwa yaliandaliwa tayari.
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every stone of great price was your clothing, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the emerald and the carbuncle: your store-houses were full of gold, and things of great price were in you; in the day when you were made they were got ready.
14 Ulitiwa mafuta kuwa kerubi mlinzi, kwa kuwa hivyo ndivyo nilivyokuweka wakfu. Ulikuwa kwenye mlima mtakatifu wa Mungu; ulitembea katikati ya vito vya moto.
I gave you your place with the winged one; I put you on the mountain of God; you went up and down among the stones of fire.
15 Ulikuwa mnyofu katika njia zako tangu siku ile ya kuumbwa kwako, hadi uovu ulipoonekana ndani yako.
There has been no evil in your ways from the day when you were made, till sin was seen in you.
16 Kutokana na biashara yako iliyoenea, ulijazwa na dhuluma, nawe ukatenda dhambi. Hivyo nilikuondoa kwa aibu kutoka mlima wa Mungu, nami nikakufukuza, ee kerubi mlinzi, kutoka katikati ya vito vya moto.
Through all your trading you have become full of violent ways, and have done evil: so I sent you out shamed from the mountain of God; the winged one put an end to you from among the stones of fire.
17 Moyo wako ukawa na kiburi kwa ajili ya uzuri wako, nawe ukaiharibu hekima yako kwa sababu ya fahari yako. Kwa hiyo nikakutupa chini; nimekufanya kioja mbele ya wafalme.
Your heart was lifted up because you were beautiful, you made your wisdom evil through your sin: I have sent you down, even to the earth; I have made you low before kings, so that they may see you.
18 Kwa dhambi zako nyingi na biashara yako ya dhuluma, umenajisi mahali pako patakatifu. Kwa hiyo nilifanya moto utoke ndani yako, nao ukakuteketeza, nami nikakufanya majivu juu ya nchi, machoni pa wote waliokuwa wakitazama.
By all your sin, even by your evil trading, you have made your holy places unclean; so I will make a fire come out from you, it will make a meal of you, and I will make you as dust on the earth before the eyes of all who see you.
19 Mataifa yote yaliyokujua yanakustajabia; umefikia mwisho wa kutisha na hutakuwepo tena milele.’”
All who have knowledge of you among the peoples will be overcome with wonder at you: you have become a thing of fear, and you will never be seen again.
20 Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
21 “Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako juu ya Sidoni, ukatabiri dhidi yake,
Son of man, let your face be turned to Zidon, and be a prophet against it, and say,
22 nawe useme: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Mimi ni kinyume chako, ee Sidoni, nami nitapata utukufu ndani yako. Nao watajua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapotekeleza hukumu zangu na kuonyesha utakatifu wangu ndani yake.
These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, O Zidon; and I will get glory for myself in you: and they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I send my punishments on her, and I will be seen to be holy in her.
23 Nitapeleka tauni ndani yake na kufanya damu itiririke katika barabara zake. Waliochinjwa wataanguka ndani yake, kwa upanga dhidi yake kila upande. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana.
And I will send on her disease and blood in her streets; and the wounded will be falling in the middle of her, and the sword will be against her on every side; and they will be certain that I am the Lord.
24 “‘Nyumba ya Israeli hawatakuwa tena na majirani wenye nia ya kuwadhuru wanaoumiza kama michongoma na miiba mikali. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana Mwenyezi.
And there will no longer be a plant with sharp points wounding the children of Israel, or a thorn troubling them among any who are round about them, who put shame on them; and they will be certain that I am the Lord.
25 “‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Nitakapoikusanya nyumba ya Israeli kutoka mataifa ambako wametawanyika, nitajionyesha kuwa mtakatifu miongoni mwao machoni pa mataifa. Ndipo watakapoishi katika nchi yao wenyewe, niliyompa mtumishi wangu Yakobo.
This is what the Lord has said: When I have got together the children of Israel from the peoples among whom they are wandering, and have been made holy among them before the eyes of the nations, then they will have rest in the land which is theirs, which I gave to my servant Jacob
26 Wataishi humo kwa salama na watajenga nyumba na kupanda mashamba ya mizabibu, wataishi kwa salama nitakapowaadhibu majirani zao wote ambao waliwafanyia uovu. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wao.’”
And they will be safe there, building houses and planting vine-gardens and living without fear; when I have sent my punishments on all those who put shame on them round about them; and they will be certain that I am the Lord their God.
