Ezekieli 13
1 Tena, neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:
2 “Mwanadamu, tabiri dhidi ya manabii wanaotabiri katika Israeli, na uwaambie wale wanotabiri nje ya fikra zao wenyewe, 'Lisikilizeni neno la Yahwe.
Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say to them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of Jehovah!
3 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Ole wao manbii wajinga ambao wafwatao roho zao wenyewe, lakini wale wasioona kitu!
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4 Israeli, manabii zako wamekuwa kama mbeha kwenye aridhi iliyoharibiwa na vita.
Thy prophets, O Israel, are like the foxes in the deserts.
5 Hamkwenda kwenye nyufa katika ukuta uliozunguka nyumba ya Israeli kwa ajili ya kuukarabati, ili kupigana katika vita katika siku ya Yahwe.
Ye have not gone up into the breaches, nor built a wall around the house of Israel, to stand in battle in the day of Jehovah.
6 Watu wameona uongo na kufanya utabiri wa uongo, wale wasemao, “Hivi na hivi ndvyo Yahwe asemavyo.” Yahwe hajawatuma, lakini hata hivyo wamewafanya watu kutumaini kwamba ujumbe wao utakuwa kweli.
They see falsehood, and lying divination. They say, “Jehovah hath spoken,” when Jehovah hath not sent them; and they cause men to hope for the fulfilment of the word.
7 Je hamkusikia maono ya uongo na kufanya utabiri wa uongo, ninyi msemao, “Hivi na hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo” Wakati mimi mwenyewe sikuongea?'
Have ye not seen a false vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, and said, “Jehovah hath spoken,” when I have not spoken?
8 Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, 'Kwa sababu mmesikia maono ya uongo na kuwaambia uongo-kwa hiyo hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo dhidi yenu:
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye have spoken falsehood and have seen a lie, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
9 Mkono wangu utakuwa juu yenu ninyi manabii mliodanganya maono na wale waliofanya unabii wa uongo. Hawatakuwepo kwenye kusanyiko la watu wangu, au kuandikishwa katika kumbukumbu ya nyumba ya Israeli; hawataenda kwenye nchi ya Israeli. Kwa kuwa mtajua yakwamba mimi ni Bwana Yahwe!
My hand shall be against the prophets that see falsehood and divine lies. They shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the register of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
10 Kwa sababu hiyo, na kwa sababu wamewaongoza watu wangu kuwapotosha na kusema, “Amani!” wakati hakuna amani, wanajenga ukuta ambao wataupaka rangi ya chokaa.'
Because, yea, because they seduce my people, and say, “Peace!” when there is no peace; and one buildeth up a wall, and, behold, they daub it with untempered mortar;
11 Waambie wale wanaopaka chokaa ukuta, 'Utaanguka chini; kutakuwa na mvua ya kufurika, na nitaleta mvua ya mawe kuufanya uanguke chini, na upepo wa dhoruba kupuliza hata kuuvunja chini.
say to them which daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall; there shall be an overflowing shower, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall rend it.
12 Tazama, ukuta utaanguka chini. Je wengine hawakuwaambia, “Iko wapi chokaa mliyoipaka juu yake?”
So when the wall is fallen, shall not men say to you, “Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?”
13 Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Nitaleta upepo wa dhoruba katika ghadhabu yangu, na kutakuwa na mafuriko ya mvua kwenye ghadhabu yangu! Mvua ya mawe katika ghadhabu yangu itauharibu kabisa.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury, and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14 Kwa kuwa nitaurarua chini ukuta ambao mlioufunika kwa chokaa, na nitaubomoa hata kwenye nchi na kuifunua misingi yake. Hivyo utaanguka, nanyi nyote mtaangamizwa katikati ya huo.
Thus I will break down the wall which ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and will bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered; it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof, that ye may know that I am Jehovah.
15 Ndivyo nitakavouangamiza kwa ghadhabu yangu ukuta na wale walioupaka chokaa. Nitawaambia, “Ukuta hautaonekana tena, wala watu wanaoupaka chokaa-
Thus will I accomplish my fury upon the wall, and upon them that daubed it with untempered mortar; and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor they that daubed it;
16 manabii wa Israeli wale waliotabiri kuhusu Yerusalemu na wale waliokuwa wameona amani kwa ajili yake. Lakini hakuna amani! -hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”
even the prophets of Israel, who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and see visions of peace for her when there is no peace, saith the Lord Jehovah.
17 Hivyo wewe, mwanadamu, weka uso wako dhidi ya binti za watu wako wale wanaotabiri kwa akili zao wenyewe, na kutabiri dhidi yao.
Likewise, son of man, set thou thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them.
18 Sema, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Ole kwa wanawake washonao hiziri kwenye kila sehemu ya mkono wao na kutengeza vitambaa vya shela kwa ajili ya vichwa vyao kwa kila kipimo, ili kuwinda watu. Je mtawawinda watu wangu ila kuokoa maisha yenu wenyewe?
And say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the women that sew cushions for all elbows, and make pillows for heads of every stature, to ensnare men to destruction! Will ye hunt the lives of my people, and shall ye save your own?
19 Ninyi mmenikufuru mbele ya watu wangu kwa ajili ya makonzi ya shayiri na vipande vya mkate, kuwaua watu ambao hawakutakiwa kufa, na kuyalinda maisha ya wale ambao hawatakiwi kuendelea kuishi, kwa sababu ya uongo wenu kwa watu wangu walio wasikiliza.
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, slaying them that should not die, and saving them alive that should not live, by lying to my people, who hearken to your lies?
20 Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Niko kinyume dhidi ya hirizi ambazo mlizozitumia kuyakamata kwa hila maisha ya watu kana kwamba wamekuwa ndege. Naam, nitazichana kutoka kwenye mikono yenu; na wale watu mlio watega kama ndege-nitawaacha waende huru.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will set myself against the cushions with which ye ensnare men to destruction, so that they shall escape you; and I will tear them from your arms, and make them free whom ye would ensnare, so that they shall escape you.
21 Nitavichana mbali vitambaa vya shela na kuwaokoa watu wangu kutoka kwenye mikono yangu, kwa hiyo hawatategwa tena kwenye mikono yenu. Mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.
Your pillows also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall no more be in your hand to be ensnared, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
22 Kwa sababu mmeuvunja moyo wa mtu mwenye haki kwa uongo, ingawa hata mimi sikutamani kuvunjwa kwake moyo, na kwa sababu mmemtia moyo badala yake matendo ya mtu mwovu ili kwamba asitaweze kurudi kutoka kwenye njia yake kuokoa maisha yake-
Because with lies ye have made sad the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad, and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life;
23 kwa hiyo hamtayaona tena maono ya uongo au kuendelea kufanya utabiri, kwa kuwa nitawaokoa watu wangu kutoka kwenye mkono wako. Nanyi mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.'”
therefore shall ye no more see falsehood, nor divine divinations; but I will deliver my people out of your hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
