Ezekieli 23
1 Neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 “Mwanadamu, Kulikuwa na wanawake wawili, binti za mama mmoja.
“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,
3 Walifanya ukahaba katika Misri katika kipindi cha ujana wao. Walitenda kama makahaba huko. Maziwa yao yalikuwa yamebana na ubikira wa chuchu zao zilipapaswa huko.
and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.
4 Majina yao yalikuwa Ohola-dada mkubwa-na Oholiba-dada yake mdogo. Kisha wakawa wangu na kuzaa wana na binti. Majina yao yalikuwa yakimaanasha hivi: Ohola maana yake Samaria, na Oholiba maana yake Yerusalemu.
The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
5 Lakini Ohola alifanya kama kahaba hata alipokuwa wangu; aliwatamani wapenzi wake, kwa kuwa Waashuri na nguvu,
Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors
6 liwali aliyekuwa amevaa urijuana, na kwa ajili ya maafisa wake, waliokuwa hodari na wanaume wa kuvutia, wote walikuwa waendesha farasi.
clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
7 Hivyo akajitoa yeye mwenyewe kama kahaba kwao, kwa watu bora wa Ashuru, na alijitia mwenyewe uchafu pamoja na kila mmoja aliyekuwa amemtamani-pamoja na sanamu zake zote.
She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted.
8 Kwa kuwa hakuacha tabia zake za kihaba nyuma katika Misri, wakati walipolala naye wakati alipokuwa msichana mdogo, wakati walipoanza kwanza kupapasa ubikira wa maziwa yake, wakati walipoanza kummwagia tabia ya uzinzi wao juu yake.
She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.
9 Kwa hiyo nilimtia kwenye mkono wa wapenzi wake, kwenye mkono wa Waashuru kwa kuwa aliwatamani.
Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted.
10 Wakamfunua uchi wake. Wakawachukua wana wake na binti, na wakamuua kwa upanga, na akawa aibu kwa wanawake wengine, hivyo wakapitisha hukumu juu yake.
They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.
11 Dada yake Oholiba akaliona hili, lakini aliyatamani zaidi na kufanya kama kahaba hata zaidi kuliko dada yake.
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.
12 Aliwatamanai Waashuru, mabosi na watawala waliokuwa wamevaa ngua za ushawishi, walikuwa watu waendesha farasi. Wote walikuwa hodari, wote vijana wa kuvutia.
She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
13 Nikaona kwamba alikuwa amefanya uchafu mwenyewe. Ilikuwa kama kwa wadada wote.
And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.
14 Kisha akaongeza ukahaba wake tena zaidi. Aliona watu waume waliokuwa wamechorwa juu ya kuta, michoro ya Wakaldayo iliyochorwa kwa rangi nyekundu,
But Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion,
15 waliovaa mikanda kuzunguka viuno vyao, na vilemba virefu juu ya vichwa vyao. Wote walikuwa na mwonekano wa maafisa wa jeshi la waendesha farasi, mfano wa wana wa Wababeli, ambao asili ya nchi ni Ukaldayo.
wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
16 Na mara macho yake yalipowaona, aliwatamani, hivyo akawatuma wajumbe wake kwao katika Ukaldayo.
At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
17 Kisha Wababeli wakaja katika kitanda chake cha tamaa, na walimfanya unajisi kwa uzinzi wao. Kwa kile alichokuwa amekifanya alifanya unajisi, basi akageuka mwenyewe kutoka kwao katika karaha.
Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.
18 Alionyesha matendo yake ya ukahaba na alionyesha uchi wake, hivyo roho yangu ikagauka kutoka kwake, kama roho yangu ilivyogeuka kutoka kwa dada yake.
When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
19 Kisha alifanya matendo mengi zaidi ya ukahaba, akakumbuka na kutafakari siku za ujana wake, wakati alipotenda kama kahaba katika nchi ya Misri.
Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt
20 Basi akawatamani wapenzi wake, ambao sehemu zao za siri zilikuwa kama zile za punda, na kile kizaliwacho hutoka kilikuwa kama wale farasi.
and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.
21 Hivi ndivyo ulivyofanya matendo ya aibu ya ujana wako, wakati Wamisri walipopapasa chuchu zako kuyaminya maziwa ya ujana wako.
So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts.
22 Kwa hiyo, Oholiba, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, 'Tazama! Nitawarudisha wapenzi wako dhidi yako. Wale ambao uliowarudisha, nitawaleta juu yako kutoka kila upande.
Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—
23 Wababeli na Wakaldayo wote, Pekodi, Shoa, na Koa, na Waashuru wote pamoja nao, hodari, vijana wa kutamanika, magavana na maamiri jeshi, wote ni maafisa na watu wote wenye sifa, wote wenye kuendesha farasi.
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.
24 Watakuja juu yako kwa silaha, na kwa magari ya farasi na mikokoteni, na kundi kubwa la watu. Watapanga ngao kubwa, ngao ndogo, na kofia za chuma juu yako pande zote. Nitawapatia nafasi kukuadhibu, na watakuadhibu kwa matendo yao.
They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.
25 Kwa kuwa nitaweka hasira yangu ya wivu juu yako, na watashughulika na wewe kwa hasira. Watakukatilia mbali pua zako na masikio yako, na masalia yako wataanguka kwa upanga. Watawachukua wana wako na binti zako, na masalia yako watateketea kwa moto.
And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.
26 Watakuvua nguo zako na kuchukua mapambo yako ya vito.
They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry.
27 Hivyo nitaiondoa tabia yako ya aibu kutoka kwako na matendo yako ya kikahaba kutoka nchi ya Misri. Hutainua macho yako kuwaelekea kwa sahauku, na hutaikumbuka Misri tena.'
So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’
28 Kwa kuwa Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, 'Tazama! Nitakutia katika mkono wa wale uwachukiao, kukurudisha kwenye mkono wa wale ambao uliokuwa umewarudisha.
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.
29 Watashughulika pamoja nawe kwa chuki; watachukua milki zako zote na kukutelekeza uchi na kukuweka wazi. Uchi wa aibu ya ukahaba wako utafunuliwa, tabia yako ya aibu na uzinzi wako.
They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity
30 Haya mambo yatafanyika kwako kwa kuwa umetenda kama kahaba, tamaa za mataifa kwazo umetiwa unajisi kwa sanamu zao.
have brought these things upon you, because you have prostituted yourself with the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.
31 Umetembea katika njia za dada yako, hivyo nitaweka kikombe chake cha adhabu kwenye mkono wako.'
Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’
32 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, 'Utakinywea kikombe cha dada yako ambacho ni kirefu na kikubwa. Utakuwa dhihaka na kutawaliwa na dharau-hiki kikombe kimejaa kiasi kikubwa.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.
33 Utajazwa kwa ulevi na huzuni, kikombe cha ushangao na uharibifu; kikombe cha dada yako Samaria.
You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, with a cup of devastation and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria.
34 Utakinywea na kubakia kitupu; kisha utakivunja vunja na kuyararua maziwa yako kuwa vipande vipande. Kwa kuwa nimesema hivyo-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.'
You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,’
35 Kwa hiyo, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, 'Kwa sababu umenisahau na kunitupa mbali nyumba ya mgongo wako, basi pia utachukua matokeo ya tabia zako za aibu na matendo ya uasherati.”'
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”
36 Yahwe akanambia, “Mwanadamu, Je! utamhukumu Ohola na Oholiba? Basi waambie matendo yao ya machukizo,
Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
37 kwa kuwa wamefanya uzinzi, na kwa kuwa kuna damu juu ya vichwa vyao. Wamefanya uzinzi na sanamu zao, na wamewaweka hata wana wao kwenye moto, kama chakula cha sanamu zao.
For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.
38 Kisha waliendelea kufanya hivi kwa ajili yangu: Wamepafanya patakatifu pangu unajisi, na katika siku hiyo hiyo wakainajisi Sabato zangu.
They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.
39 Kwa kuwa walipokuwa wamewachinjia watoto wao kwa ajili ya sanamu zao, kisha wakaja hata patakatifu pangu siku hiyo hiyo kupanajisi! Hivyo tazama! Hivi ndivyo walivyofanya kati ya nyumba yangu.
On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.
40 Mmewatuma watu kutoka mbali, ambao wajumbe waliwatuma-sasa tazama. Wakaja kweli, ambao uliojiosha kwa ajili yao, uliweka rangi macho yako, na kujipamba kwa mapambo ya vito.
Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
41 Huko ulikaa kwenye kitanda kizuri na kwenye meza iliyokuwa imepangwa mbele yake ulikuwa umeweka ubani na mafuta yangu.
You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
42 Hivyo sauti za watu zilikuwa zimemzunguka; pamoja na watu wa kila aina, hata walevi waliletwa kutoka jangwani, na wakawavalisha vikuku mikononi mwao na mataji mazuri juu ya vichwa vyao.
accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.
43 Kisha nikasema juu yake aliyekuwa ameonywa kwa uzinzi, 'Sasa watazini pamoja naye, na yeye pamoja nao.'
Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!’
44 Wakamwingilia na kulala naye kama watu wamwingiliavyo kahaba. Katika njia hii walilala Ohola na Oholiba, waliokuwa wanawake wazinzi.
And they slept with her as with a prostitute; they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women.
45 Lakini watu wenye haki watapitisha hukumu na kuwaadhibu kama wazinzi, na watawaadhibu kwa hukumu kwa wale wamwagao damu, kwa sababu wao ni wazinzi na damu iko mikononi mwao.
But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
46 Hivyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Nitainua kundi la watu juu yao na kuwatoa kuwa kitisho na kuteka nyara.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Bring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder.
47 Kisha hilo kundi la watu litawapiga kwa mawe na kuwakatilia chini kwa panga zao. Watawaua wana wao na binti na kuzichoma nyumba zao.
The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
48 Kwa kuwa nitaondoa tabia ya aibu kutoka kwenye nchi na nidhamu wanawake wote hivyo hawatatenda kama makahaba.
So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
49 Hivyo wataweka tabia yenu ya aibu juu yenu. Mtachukua hatia ya dhambi zenu pamoja na sanamu zenu, na kwa njia hii mtajua yakuwa mimi ni Bwana Yahwe.”
They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”
