Ezekieli 28
1 Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 “Mwanadamu, waambie watawala wa Tiro, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Moyo wako unakiburi! Umesema, “mimi ni mungu! Nitakaa kwenye kiti cha miungu katika moyo wa bahari!” Ingawa wewe ni mtu na sio mungu, unaufanya moyo wako kama moyo wa mungu,
“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, “I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god;
3 unafikiri kwamba unahekima kuliko Danieli, na kwamba hakuna siri ikushangazayo!
you think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that no secret amazes you!
4 Umejitajirisha mwenyewe pamoja na hekima na ujuzi, na kujipatia dhahabu na fedha katika hazina yako!
You have made yourself wealthy with wisdom and skill, and obtained gold and silver in your treasuries!
5 Kwa hekima kubwa na kwa biashara yako, umeongeza utajiri wako, hivyo moyo wako una kiburi kwa sababu ya utajiri yako.
By great wisdom and by your trading, you have multiplied your wealth, so your heart is arrogant because of your wealth.
6 Kwa hiyo, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Kwa sababu umetengeza moyo wako kama moyo wa mungu,
Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you have made your heart like the heart of a god,
7 kwa hiyo nitaleta wageni juu yako, watu wa kuogofya kutoka mataifa mengine. Wataleta panga zao juu hekima ya uzuri wako, na watauchafua uzuri wako.
I will therefore bring foreigners against you, terrifying men from other nations. They will bring their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they will profane your splendor.
8 Watakupeleka chini hata kwenye shimo, na utakufa kifo cha waliokufa katika Bahari.
They will send you down to the pit, and you will die the death of those who die in the heart of the seas.
9 Je! kweli utasema, “Mimi ni mungu” mbele ya uso wa yule akuuaye? Wewe ni mwanadamu na sio Mungu, na utakuwa kwenye mkono wa yule akujeruaye.
Will you truly say, “I am a god” to the face of one who kills you? You are a man and not God, and you will be in the hand of the one who pierces you.
10 Utakufa kifo cha asiyetahiriwa kwa mkono wa wageni kwa kuwa nimesema hili-asema Bwana Yahwe.
You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners, for I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”
11 Neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
12 “Mwanadamu, inua maombolezo kwa ajili ya mfalme wa Tiro na umwambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Uliumbwa mkamilifu, umejaa hekima na ukamilifu wa hekima.
“Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 Ulikuwa katika Edeni, bustani ya Mungu. Kila jiwe la thamani lilikufunika: akiki, yakuti manjano, almasi, zabarajadi, shohamu, yaspi, yakuti samawi, zumaridi, baharamani, na dhahabu. Ilikuwa siku uliyokuwa umeiumba ambayo walikuwa wameiandaa.
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
14 Nimekuweka juu ya mlima mtakatifu wa Mungu kama kerubi nimekutia mafuta kwa ajili ya kumlinda mwanadamu. Ulikuwa kati ya mawe ya moto ulipozunguka.
I placed you on the holy mountain of God as the cherub I anointed to guard mankind. You were in the midst of the fiery stones where you walked about.
15 Ulikuwa mwadilifu kwenye njia zako kutoka siku ulipoumbwa hadi uovu ulipoonekana ndani yako.
You had integrity in your ways from the day you were created until injustice was found within you.
16 Kupitia biashara yako kubwa uliyokuwa umeijaza kwa udhalimu, hivyo umetenda dhambi. Hivyo nimekutupilia mbali ya mlima wa Mungu, kama mmoja wao wa aliyekuwa ameninajisi, na nimekuharibu, kerubi mlinzi, na kukutoa miongono mwa mawe ya moto.
Through your great trade you were filled with violence, and so you sinned. So I threw you out of the mountain of God, as a one who was defiled, and I destroyed you, guardian cherub, and drove you from among the fiery stones.
17 Moyo wako ulikuwa na kiburi kwa uzuri wako; umeiharibu hekima yako kwa sababu ya fahari yako. Nimekupeleka chini kwenye dunia. Nimekuweka mbele ya wafalme ili waweze kukuona.
Your heart was arrogant with your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor. I have sent you down to the earth. I have placed you before kings so they may see you.
18 Kwa sababu ya wingi wa dhambi zako na biashara za udanganyifu, umepanajisi mahali pako patakatifu. Basi nimetengeneza moto kutoka ndani yako; utakula wewe. Nitakugeuza kwenye majivu juu ya dunia katika macho ya wote wakutazamao.
Because of your many sins and your dishonest trade, you have defiled your holy places. So I have made fire come out from you; it will consume you. I will turn you into ashes on the earth in the sight of all who look at you.
19 Wale wote waliokujua miongoni mwa watu watakao kutetemekewa; watakuwa watu wa kutisha, na hutakuwepo tena milele.”'
All the ones who knew you among the peoples will shudder at you; they will be horrified, and you will be no more forever.'”
20 Kisha neno la Bwana Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
21 “Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako Sidoni na toa utabiri juu yake.
“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
22 Sema, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Niko juu yako, Sidoni! Kwa kuwa nitatukuzwa kati yako hivyo watu wako watajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe wakati nitakapokuwa nimezitekeleza hukumu ndani yako. Nitaonyesha utakatifu ndani yako.
Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Sidon! For I will be glorified in your midst so your people will know that I am Yahweh when I execute justice within you. I will be shown to be holy in you.
23 Nitapeleka tauni juu yako na tazama mitaa yako, na walioua wataanguka kati yako. Wakati upanga utakapokuja juu yao kutoka pande zote, kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.
I will send out a plague in you and blood in your streets, and the slain will fall in your midst. When the sword comes against you from all around, then you will know that I am Yahweh.
24 Kisha hakutakuwa na mtemba uchomao na maumivu ya miba kwa ajili ya nyumba ya Israeli kutoka wale wote waliomzunguka wanaowadharau watu wake, hivyo watajua kwamba mimi ni Bwana Yahwe!'
Then there will no longer be pricking briars and painful thorns for the house of Israel from all those around her who despise her people, so they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh!'
25 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, Nitakapowakusanya nyumba ya Israeli kutoka miongni mwa watu waliokuwa wamekusanyika, na wakati nilipokuwa nimewatenga miongoni mwao, hivyo mataifa aanaweza kuona, kisha watafanya nyumba zao katika nchi nitakayo mpatia mtumishi wangu Yakobo.
The Lord Yahweh says this, 'When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and when I am set apart among them, so the nations may see, then they will make their homes in the land I will give to my servant Jacob.
26 Kisha wataishi salama ndani yake na kujenga nyumba, kulima mizabibu, na kuishi salama wakati nitakapo zitekeleza hukumu juu ya wote wale ambao sasa wanawadharau kutoka sehemu zote; basi watajua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe Mungu wao!”'
Then they will live securely within her and build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute justice on all the ones who now despise them from all around; so they will know that I am Yahweh their God!'”
