Ezekieli 34
1 Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Mwanadamu, tabiri dhidi ya wachungaji wa Israeli. Toa unabii na waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi kwa wachungaji: Ole kwa wachungaji wa Israeli wanaojilisha wenyewe. Je! wachungaji hawapaswi kulilinda kundi?
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds who lead Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord God says: Disaster is coming to the shepherds of Israel, who only look after themselves, and not the sheep! Shouldn't shepherds make sure their flock is fed?
3 Mnakula mafungu yaliyonona na mnavaa sufu. Mnawachinja walionona. Hamkuwalisha siku zote.
You eat the cream, you use the wool for clothes, and you slaughter the fattened sheep, but you don't feed the flock.
4 Hamkuwatia nguvu wagonjwa, wala hamkuwaponya wenye maradhi. Hamkuwafungua wale waliovunjika, hamkuwarudisha waliofukuzwa au kuwatafuta waliopotea. Badala yake, mmetawala juu yao kwa nguvu na vurugu.
You haven't taken care of the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought home the strays, or looked for the lost. On the contrary, you ruled them using violence and cruelty.
5 Kisha walikuwa wametawanyika bila mchungaji, na wakawa chakula kwa wanyama wote waishio katika mashamba, walipokuwa wametawanyika.
They were scattered because they didn't have a shepherd. When they scattered they were preyed on by all the wild animals for food.
6 Kundi langu limetawanyika juu ya milima yote na juu ya kilima kirefu, na limetawanyika juu ya uso wote wa dunia. Wala hakuna anayewatafua.
My sheep strayed, going to all the mountains and high hills. They were scattered everywhere, and there was no one to go and look for them.
7 Kwa hiyo, wachungaji, sikilizeni neno la Yahwe:
So, you shepherds, listen to what the Lord has to say:
8 Kama niishivyo-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo-kwa sababu kundi langu limekuwa mateka na chakula kwa ajili ya wanyama katika mashamba, kwa sababu hapakuwa na mchungaji yeyote, lakini wachungaji walijilisha wenyewe na hawakulisha kundi langu.
As I live, declares the Lord God, because my sheep didn't have a shepherd and were preyed on by all the wild animals for food, and because my shepherds didn't look after my sheep but instead only fed themselves,
9 Kwa hiyo, wachungaji, lisikilizeni neno la Yahwe:
so, you shepherds, you listen to what the Lord has to say!
10 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Niko juu ya wachungaji, na nitalitaka kundi langu kutoka mkononi mwake. Kisha nitawaachisha kutoka kulichunga kundi; wala wachungaji hawatajilisha wenyewe tena kwa kuwa nitaliondoa kundi langu kutoka midomoni mwao, ili kwamba kundi langu lisiwe chakula kwa ajili yao tena.
This is what the Lord God says: Watch out, because I'm condemning the shepherds, and I will take my sheep back and stop them looking after the sheep so they won't be able to feed themselves anymore. I will take away my sheep from them, and I won't let them eat the sheep anymore.
11 Kwa kuwa Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! mimi mwenyewe nitawatafuta kondoo wangu na kuwaulizia,
For this is what the Lord God says: Watch as I myself will go looking for my sheep, searching to find them.
12 kama mchungaji atafutaye kundi lake juu ya siku hiyo yupo ndani ya kundi lake lililotawanyika. Hivyo nitalitafuta kundi langu, na nitalichunga kutoka sehemu lilipokuwa limetawanyika siku ya mawingu na giza.
Just like a shepherd goes looking for his lost sheep when he is with the flock, so I will look for my sheep. I will rescue them from everywhere they were scattered on a dark and dismal day.
13 Kisha nitalileta kutoka miongoni mwa watu; nitalikusanya kutoka nchi mbali mbali na kulileta kwenye nchi yao. Nitaliweka kwenye malisho juu ya pande za milima ya Israeli, karibu na vijito, na katika kila makazi katika nchi.
I will take them out from among the other nations. I will gather them from the different countries, and bring them back to their own country. Like a shepherd I will have them feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and everywhere that people live in the country.
14 Nitawaweka kwenye malisho mema; juu ya milima ya Israeli itakuwa sehemu za malisho yao. Watalala chini huko katika sehemu nzuri kwa ajili ya malisho, katika malisho mengi, na watalisha juu ya milima ya Israeli.
I will provide them with good pasture and places to graze in the high mountains of Israel. They will also be able to rest there in the good pasture and in the places to graze in mountains of Israel.
15 Mimi mwenyewe nitachunga kondoo wangu, na mimi mwenyewe nitawalaza chini-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe
I myself will look after my sheep and give them a place to rest, declares the Lord God.
16 asemavyo-Nitawatafuta waliopotea nitawarudisha waliofukuzwa. Nitawafunga waliovunjika na kuwaponya kondoo waliougua lakini wanene na wenye nguvu nitawaharibu. Nitawalisha kwa haki.
I will go looking for the lost, bring home the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak. However, I will destroy those who are fat and strong. Because I do what's right, I will be sure to take care of them.
17 Hivyo sasa ninyi, kundi langu-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo-tazama, nitakuwa hakimu kati ya kondoo na kondoo na kati ya kondoo dume na mbuzi dume.
My flock, this is what the Lord God says to you: Watch, because I will judge between one sheep and the next, between the rams and the goats.
18 Je! haitoshi kulisha juu ya malisho mazuri, ambayo mtayakanyaga chini kwa miguu yenu kile kilichobakia kwenye malisho; na kunywa kutoka maji masafi, ambayo hakuna budi kuikanyaga mito kwa miguu yenu?
Aren't you satisfied with feeding in good pasture? Do you have to trample down the rest of the pasture with your feet? Aren't you satisfied to drink the clear water? Do you have to muddy the rest of it with your feet?
19 Kondoo zangu zitakula kile mlichokanyagwa kwa miguu yenu, na kunywa maji yale mliyoyakanyaga kwa miguu yenu?
Why does my flock have to feed on what your feet have trampled down, and drink the water that your feet have muddied?
20 Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe anawaambia hivi; Tazama! Mimi mwenyewe nitahukumu kati ya wanene na waliokonda,
That's why the Lord God says to them: Watch, because I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the skinny sheep.
21 Kwa kuwa mmewasukuma kwa ubavu wenu na mabega, na kuwapiga kwa pembe wadhaifu wote kwa pembe zenu hadi mtakapowatawanya mbali kutoka kwenye nchi.
Since you push others around with your sides and your shoulders, and use your horns to attack all the weak ones until you have chased them away,
22 Nitaliokoa kundi langu na hawatakuwa mateka tena, na nitahukumu kati ya kondoo mmoja na mwingine!
I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be your victims. I will judge between one sheep and the next.
23 Nitaweka juu yao mchungaji mmoja, mtumishi wangu Daudi. Atawachunga, atawalisha, na atakuwa mchungaji wao.
I will put one shepherd in charge of them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.
24 Kwa kuwa mimi, Yahwe, nitakuwa Mungu wao, na mtumishi wangu Daudi atakuwa mkuu kati yao-mimi, Yahwe, nimesema hivi.
I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be their leader. I the Lord have spoken.
25 Kisha nitafanya agano la amani pamoja nao na kuwaondoa wanyama waovu kutoka kwenye nchi, ili kwamba waishi salama katika jangwa na walale salama katika misitu.
I will make an agreement of peace with them, and get rid of the wild animals from the country, so that they can live safely in the wilderness and sleep securely in the forest.
26 Pia nitaleta baraka juu yao na juu ya maeneo yazungukao kilima changu, kwa kuwa nitaleta manyunyu kwa wakati wake. Haya yatakuwa manyunyu ya baraka.
I will bless them and everywhere around my hill. I will send rain at the right time. They will be showers of blessing.
27 Kisha miti ya shambani itazaa matunda yake, na dunia itashindwa kuzaa matunda yake. Kondoo wangu watakuwa salama katika nchi yao; kisha watajua ya kwamba mimi ni Yahwe, wakati nitakazipovunja fito za kongwa zao, na wakati nitakapowalinda kutoka kwenye mkono wa wale walio watumikisha.
The trees in the orchards will produce their fruit; the earth will grow its crops; and my flock will be live in safety in their country. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I break their yokes of slavery, and set them free from those who made them slaves.
28 Hawatakuwa mateka tena kwa mataifa, na wanyama pori juu ya dunia hawatawameza tena. Kwa kuwa wataishi salama na wala hakuna mtu atakayewatia hofu.
They won't be the victims of other nations anymore, and wild animals won't eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrorize them.
29 Kwa kuwa nitatengeneza sehemu ya kulimia nzuri kwa ajili yao hivyo hawataangamia kwa njaa katika nchi, na mataifa hayataleta matukano juu ya yao.
I will make their fields produce remarkable harvests, and they won't suffer famine in their country again or be mocked by others.
30 Kisha watajua kwamba mimi, Yahwe Mungu wao, niko pamoja nao. Ni watu wangu, nyumba ya Israeli-hivi ndivyo Bwana Mungu asemavyo.
Then they will know that I am with them as the Lord their God, and that the people of Israel belong to me, declares the Lord God.
31 Kwa kuwa ninyi ni kondoo wangu, kundi la malisho yangu, na watu wangu, na mimi ni Mungu wenu-hivi ndivyo Bwana Mungu asemavyo.”
You are my sheep, the sheep that I feed. You are my people, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
