Ezekieli 37
1 Mkono wa Yahwe ulikuwa juu yangu, na akanitoa kwa Roho wa Bwana Yahwe na kuniweka chini katikati ya bonde; lilikuwa limejaa mifupa.
There has been a hand of YHWH on me, and He takes me forth in [the] Spirit of YHWH, and places me in the midst of the valley, and it is full of bones,
2 Kisha akanifanya kupita kati yao kuizunguka pande zote. Tazama! Mingi yao mikubwa ilikuwa katika bonde! Ilikuwa mikavu sana.
and He causes me to pass over by them, all around, and behold, very many [are] on the face of the valley, and behold—very dry.
3 Akanambia, “Mwanadamu, Je! Hii mifupa inaweza kuishi kinyume?” Hivyo nikasema, “Bwana Yahwe, wajua wewe pekee.”
And He says to me, “Son of man, do these bones live?” And I say, “O Lord YHWH, You have known.”
4 Kisha akanambia, “Tabiri juu ya hii mifupa na iambie, 'Mifupa mikavu. Lisikilizeni neno la Yahwe.
And He says to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones, and you have said to them, O dry bones, hear a word of YHWH!
5 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi kwenye hii mifupa: Tazama! nakaribia kuweka pumzi juu yenu, nanyi mtaishi.
Thus said Lord YHWH to these bones: Behold, I am bringing a spirit into you, and you have lived,
6 Nitaweka mishipa juu yenu na kuleta nyama juu yenu. Nitawafunika kwa ngozi na kuweka pumzi ndani yenu hivyo mtaishi. Kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.”'
and I have given sinews on you, and cause flesh to come up on you, and covered you over with skin, and given a spirit in you, and you have lived, and you have known that I [am] YHWH.”
7 Hivyo nimetoa unabii kama nilivyokuwa nimeamriwa: nimetabiri, tazama, sauti ikaja, iliyokuwa ya mtetememo. Kisha mifupa ikasogeleana pamoja-mfupa juu ya mfupa.
And I have prophesied as I have been commanded, and there is a noise as I am prophesying, and behold, a rushing, and the bones draw near, bone to its bone.
8 Nikatazama na, kumbe, mishipa ilikuwa juu sasa, na nyama ikatoka juu na ngozi ikazifunika. Lakini hapakuwa na pumzi juu yao.
And I beheld, and behold, sinews [are] on them, and flesh has come up, and skin covers them over above—and there is no spirit in them.
9 Kisha Yahwe akanambia, “Itabirie pumzi, tabiri, mwanadamu, na iambie pumzi, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Pumzi, hutoka pepo nne, na pumzi juu ya hawa walioawa, hivyo wanaweza kuishi.”'
And He says to me: “Prophesy to the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and you have said to the Spirit, Thus said Lord YHWH: Come in from the four winds, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, and they live.”
10 Hivyo nimetabiri kama nilivyokuwa nimeamriwa; pumzi ikawajilia na wakaishi. Kisha wakasimama kwa miguu yao, jeshi moja kubwa sana.
And I have prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit comes into them, and they live, and stand on their feet—a very, very great force.
11 Kisha Yahwe akanambia, “Mwanadamu, mifupa hii yote ni ya nyumba ya Israeli. Tazama! Wanasema, 'Mifupa yetu imekauka, na tumaini letu limepotea. Tumekatwa.'
And He says to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they are saying, Our bones have dried up, And our hope has perished, We have been cut off by ourselves.
12 Kwa hiyo tabiri na waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Nitayafunua makabiri yenu na kuwapandisha kutoka kwayo, watu wangu. Nitakurudisha hata katika nchi ya Israeli.
Therefore, prophesy, and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am opening your graves, And have brought you up out of your graves, O My people, And brought you into the land of Israel.
13 Kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe, nitakapo yafunua makaburi yenu na kuwatoa kutoka kwao, watu wangu.
And you have known that I [am] YHWH, In My opening your graves, And in My bringing you up out of your graves, O My people.
14 Nitaweka Roho wangu ndani yenu hivyo mtaishi, na nitawafanya kupumzika katika nchi yenu mtakapojua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe. Nasema na nitayafanya hayo-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”'
And I have given My Spirit in you, and you have lived, And I have caused you to rest on your land, And you have known that I, YHWH, have spoken, and I have done [it], A declaration of YHWH.”
15 Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, likisema,
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
16 “Sasa wewe, mwanadamu, chukua fimbo moja kwa ajili yako na andika juu yake, 'Kwa ajili Yuda na kwa ajili ya watu wa Israeli, wenzake,' Kisha fimbo nyingine andika juu yake, 'Kwa kuwa Yusufu, tawi la Efraimu, na kwa ajili ya watu wa Israeli, wenzake.
“And you, son of man, take one stick for yourself, and write on it, For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions; and take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions,
17 Walete wote pamoja kwenye fimbo moja, ili wawe kitu kimoja katika mkono wako.
and bring them near to one another, to you, for one stick, and they have become one in your hand.
18 Wakati watu wako watakapokwambia na kusema, 'Je! hutatuambia haya mambo yako yana maana gani?'
And when sons of your people speak to you, saying, Do you not declare to us what these [are] to you?
19 kisha waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Nalichukua tawi la Yusufu ambalo lipo kwenye mkono wa Efraimu na kabila za Israeli wenzake na kuungana nalo hata kwenye tawi la Yuda, ili kwamba wawe tawi moja, na watakuwa kitu kimoja katika mikono yangu.'
Speak to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am taking the stick of Joseph, that [is] in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and have given them to him, with the stick of Judah, and have made them become one stick, and they have been one in My hand.
20 Shika kwenye mkono wako na matawi uliyoandika mbele ya macho yao.
And the sticks on which you write have been in your hand before your eyes,
21 Waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! nakaribia kuwachukua watu wa Israeli kutoka miongoni mwa mataifa walipoenda. Nitawakusanya kutoka nchi zilizozunguka na nitawaleta kwenye nchi yao.
and speak to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am taking the sons of Israel, From among the nations to where they have gone, And have gathered them from all around, And I have brought them into their land.
22 Nitawafanya kuwa taifa moja katika nchi, juu ya milima ya Israeli, na kutakuwa na mfalme mmoja kama mfalme juu yao wote, na hawatakuwa mataifa mawili tena. Hawatagawanyika kwenye falme mbili tena.
And I have made them become one nation in the land, on mountains of Israel, And one king is to them all for king, And they are no longer as two nations, Nor are they divided anymore into two kingdoms again.
23 Kisha hawatajitia unajisi tena kwa sanamu zao, mambo yao yachukizao, au dhambi zao nyingine. Kwa kuwa nitawaokoa kutoka matendo yao ya uongo ambayo wamefanya dhambi, na nitawatakasa, hivyo watakuwa watu wangu nami nitakuwa Mungu wao.
Nor are they defiled anymore with their idols, And with their abominations, And with any of their transgressions, And I have saved them out of all their dwellings, In which they have sinned, And I have cleansed them, And they have been to Me for a people, And I am to them for God.
24 Daudi mtumishi wangu atakuwa mfalme juu yao. Hivyo kutakuwa na mchungaji mmoja juu yao wote, na wataishi kulingana na sheria zangu na watazitunza amri zangu na kuzitii.
And My servant David [is] king over them, And they all have one shepherd, And they go in My judgments, And they keep My statutes, and have done them.
25 Wataishi katika nchi niliwapatia watumishi wangu Yakobo, ambapo baba zenu walipoishi. Wataishi humo milele-wao, watoto wao, na wajukuu zao, kwa Daudi mtumishi wangu atakuwa mkuu wao milele.
And they have dwelt on the land that I gave to My servant, to Jacob, In which your fathers have dwelt, And they have dwelt on it, they and their sons, And their son’s sons—for all time, And My servant David [is] their prince for all time.
26 Nitaweka agano la amani pamoja nao. Litakuwa agano la milele pamoja nao. Nitawaweka na kuwazidisha na kupaweka mahali patakatifu pangu katikati yao milele.
And I have made a covenant of peace with them, It is a perpetual covenant with them, And I have placed them, and multiplied them, And placed My sanctuary in their midst for all time.
27 Maskani yangu yatakuwa pamoja nao; Nitakuwa Mungu wao, na watakuwa watu wangu.
And My dwelling place has been over them, And I have been to them for God, And they have been to Me for a people.
28 Kisha mataifa watajua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe niliyewatenga Israeli, wakati mahali pangu patakatifu patakapokuwa katikati yao milele.”
And the nations have known that I, YHWH, am sanctifying Israel, In My sanctuary being in their midst for all time!”
