Ezekieli 22
1 Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 “Sasa wewe, mwanadamu, Je! Utanihukumu? Utauhukumu mji kwa damu? Mfanye ajue machukizo yake yote.
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
3 Utasema, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Huu ndiyo mji umbao umwagao damu kati yake ili kwamba mda wake ufike; mji ufanyao sanamu ili ujitie unajisi.
And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her!
4 Umekuwa na hatia kwa damu uliyoimwaga, na kufanya unajisi kwa sanamu ulizozitengeneza. Kwa kuwa umezileta karibu siku zako na kuzikaribia siku zako za mwisho. Kwa hiyo nitakufanya lawama kwa mataifa na kejeli katika uso wa kila nchi.
Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries.
5 Wote walio karibu na wale walio mbali nawe watakudhihaki, wewe mji mchafu, ujulikanao kila mahali kwa sifa mbaya kama kujaa machafuko.
Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, thou infamous one [and] full of tumult.
6 Tazama! Wakuu wa Israeli, kila mmoja kwa nguvu yake, wamekuja kwako kumwaga damu.
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.
7 Wamefanya udanganyifu kwa baba na mama ndani yako, na wametenda yaliyo kinyume juu ya wageni kati yako. Wamewatenda vibaya yatima na wajane ndani mwako.
In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.
8 Umevidharau vitu vyangu vitakatifu na kuinajisi Sabato yangu.
Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
9 Watu wasingiziaji wamekuja kati yako ili kumwaga damu, na hula juu ya milima. Hufanya uovu kati yako.
Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
10 Uchi wa baba umefunuliwa ndani yako. Wamemtukana mwanamke mchafu ndani yako wakati wa uchafu wake.
In thee have they uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.
11 Watu waliofanya machukizo pamoja na wake za majirani zao, na watu wafanyao uchafu wa aibu kwa mke wa mwanao mwenyewe; watu wawatukanao dada zao wenyewe-binti za baba zao wenyewe-haya yote yapo miongoni mwanu.
And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
12 Hawa watu huchukua rushwa kati yenu ili kumwaga damu. Umechukua faida na kuongeza riba nyingi sana, na umenisahau-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.
In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
13 Tazama! Kwa mkono wangu nimeipiga faida ambayo uliyoitengeneza kwa njia isiyo halali, na damu iliyo kati yako.
Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
14 Je! Moyo wako utasimama, mikono yako itakuwa hodari katika siku wakati mimi mwenyewe nitakapo kushughulikia? Mimi, Yahwe, nasema hivi, na nitalifanya.
Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and will do it.
15 Hivyo nitakutawanya kati ya mataifa na kukutawanya kati ya nchi mbali mbali. Katika njia hii, nitausafisha uchafu kutoka kwako.
And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
16 Hivyo utakuwa mchafu machoni mwa mataifa. Kisha utajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.”'
And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
17 Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
18 “Mwanadamu, nyumba ya Israeli imekuwa takataka kwangu. Wote wamekuwa masazo ya shaba na bati, na chuma na risasi kati yenu. Watakuwa kama takataka ya fedha katika tanuu.
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
19 Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, 'Kwa sababu mmekuwa kama takataka, kwa hiyo, tazama! Nataka kuwakusanya katikakati ya mji wa Yerusalemu.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20 Kama kukusanya fedha na shaba, chuma, risasi na chuma kati ya tanuu ili kuvifukutia moto na kuviyeyusha juu yake, nitawayeyusha. Hivyo nitawakusanya katika hasira yangu na ghadhabu. Nitawaweka hapo na kufukutisha moto juu yake ili kuiyeyusha; hivyo nitawakusanya katika hasira yangu na ghadhabu yangu, na nitawaweka hapo na kuwayeyusha.
As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.
21 Basi nitawakusanya na kuwafukutia kwa moto wa hasira yangu juu yenu hivyo basi mtamwagwa kati yake.
Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
22 Kama kuyeyusha fedha kati ya tanuu, mtayeyushwa chini kati yake, na mtajua yakwamba mimi, Yahwe, nimemwaga ghdhabu yangu juu yenu!”'
As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have poured out my wrath upon you.
23 Neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
24 “Mwanadamu, mwambie, 'Wewe ni nchi ambayo haijasafishwa. Hakuna mvua siku ya hasira!
Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
25 Kuna njama ya manabii wake kati yake, kama simba angurumaye akirarua mawindo. Wamekula uhai na kuchukua utajiri wa thamani; wamewafanya wajane wengi ndani yake!
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.
26 Makuhani wake hufanya kinyume na sheria yangu, na wamevinajisi vitu vyangu vitakatifu. Hawawezi kutofautisha kati ya vitu vitakatifu na vitu vya najisi. Wanaficha macho yao kutoka Sabato zangu hivyo basi nimetiwa unajisi kati yao.
Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
27 Wakuu wake ndani mwake wamekuwa kama mbwa mwitu wakirarua mawindo yao. Wamemwaga damu na kuharibu maisha, ili kupata faida kwa njia ya udanganyifu.
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
28 Manabii wake wamepakwa chokaa; wanaona maono ya uongo na kutabiri uongo kwao. Wanasema “Bwana Yahwe asema hivi”' wakati Yahwe hajanena.
And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered [mortar], seeing false visions, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, when Jehovah hath not spoken.
29 Watu wa nchi wamewakandamiza kwa kutaka kwa nguvu na kuwanyang'anya kwa nguvu, na wamewatesa maskini na wahitaji, na kuwakandamiza wageni bila haki.
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.
30 Hivyo nimetafuta mtu kutoka kwao ambaye ataweza kujenga ukuta na ambaye atakayeweza kusimama mbele yangu katika uvunjaji wake kwa ajili ya nchi basi sitaweza kuiharibu, lakini sikuona mtu.
And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
31 Hivyo nitaimwaga ghadhabu yangu juu yao. Nitawamaliza kwa moto wa ghadhabu yangu na kuweka njia yao juu ya vichwa vyao wenyewe-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”'
Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.
