Yeremia 15
1 Kisha Bwana akaniambia, “Hata kama Musa au Samweli walisimama mbele yangu, bado sitawafikiria watu hawa. Watoe mbele yangu, ili waweze kuondoka.
And Jehovah said unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, my soul [would] not [turn] toward this people. Send [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.
2 Ikiwa watakuambia, 'Tunapaswa kwenda wapi?' Kisha uwaambie, 'Bwana asema hivi Wale wanaotakiwa kufa wanapaswa kufa; wale waliotayarishwa kwa upanga wanapaswa kwenda kwa upanga. Wale waliopelekwa kwa njaa wanapaswa kwenda kwa njaa; na wale waliopelekwa uhamisho wanapaswa kuhamishwa.'
And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith Jehovah: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.
3 Kwa kuwa nitawapa kwa makundi manne-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana-upanga wa kuua wengine, mbwa wararue, ndege wa angani na mnyama mkali wale na kuangamiza.
For I will visit them with four kinds [of punishments], saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and dogs to tear, and the fowl of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.
4 Nitawafanyia jambo lenye kutisha kwa falme zote za dunia, kwa sababu Manase mwana wa Hezekia, mfalme wa Yuda, alifanya huko Yerusalemu.
And I will give them over to be driven hither and thither amongst all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
5 Kwa maana ni nani atakayewahurumia, Yerusalemu? Ni nani atakayeomboleza kwa ajili yako? Nani atakayegeuka kuuliza kuhusu ustawi wako?
For who shall have pity upon thee, Jerusalem? and who shall bemoan thee? and who shall turn aside to ask after thy welfare?
6 Umeniacha-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana-umerudi nyuma. Kwa hiyo nitawapiga kwa mkono wangu na kukuangamiza. Nimechoka kuwahurumia.
Thou hast cast me off, saith Jehovah, thou art gone backward; and I have stretched out my hand against thee, and will destroy thee: I am become weary of repenting.
7 Kwa hiyo nitawapepea kwa kipepeo katika milango ya nchi. Nitawafukuza. Nitawaangamiza watu wangu kwani hawakurudi na kuziacha njia zao.
And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave of children [and] destroy my people: they have not returned from their ways.
8 Nitawafanya wajane wao kuwa zaidi ya mchanga wa bahari. Dhidi ya mama wa vijana nitamtuma mwangamizi mchana. Nitafanya mshtuko na hofu ghafla kuanguka juu yao.
Their widows are increased to me more than the sand of the seas; I have brought upon them, against the mother of the young men, a spoiler at noonday; I have caused anguish and terror to fall upon her suddenly.
9 Mama aliyezaa watoto saba ataharibika. Atashuka. Jua lake limekuchwa wakati bado ni siku. Yeye atakuwa na aibu na kufedheheka, kwa kuwa nitawatoa wale waliosalia kwa upanga mbele ya maadui zao-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana.”
She that hath borne seven languisheth, she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it is yet day; she is put to shame and confounded. And the residue of them will I give up to the sword before their enemies, saith Jehovah.
10 Ole wangu, mama yangu! Kwa maana umenizaa, mimi ambaye ni mtu wa kushindana na hoja katika nchi yote. Sijakopesha, wala hakuna mtu aliyenikopesha, lakini wote wananilaani.
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole land! I have not lent on usury, nor have they lent to me on usury; [yet] every one of them doth curse me.
11 Bwana akasema “Je sitakuokoa kwa manufaa? Kwa hakika nitawafanya maadui wako waombe msaada wakati wa msiba na dhiki.
Jehovah said, Verily I will set thee free for [thy] good; verily I will cause the enemy to meet thee kindly in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
12 Je, mtu anaweza kusaga chuma? Hasa chuma kutoka kaskazini iliyochanganywa na shaba?
Will iron break? iron from the north? and bronze?
13 Nitawapa adui zako utajiri wako na hazina yako kama nyara za bure. Nitafanya hili kwa sababu ya dhambi zako zote zilizofanywa ndani ya mipaka yako yote.
Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, and in all thy borders;
14 Ndipo nitakufanya utumikie adui zako katika nchi ambayo huijui, maana moto utawaka, ukawaka katika ghadhabu yangu juu yako.”
and I will make [them] to pass with thine enemies into a land that thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger; it shall burn upon you.
15 Wewe mwenyewe wajua, Bwana! Unikumbuke na kunisaidia. Ukanilipie kisasi kwa ajili ya wanaonifuata. Katika uvumilivu wako usiniondoe. Utambue kwamba nimekuwa na aibu kwa ajili yako. Maneno yako yamepatikana, na nikayala.
Jehovah, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors; in thy long-suffering take me not away: know that for thy sake I bear reproach.
16 Maneno yako yalikuwa furaha kwangu, furaha yangu kwa moyo wangu; kwa maana jina lako linatangazwa juu yangu, Bwana, Mungu wa majeshi.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy words were unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
17 Sikuketi katika mkutano wa wale waliosherehekea au waliofurahi. Nimeketi kwa faragha kwa sababu ya mkono wako wenye nguvu, kwa maana umenijaza na hasira.
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor exulted: I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.
18 Kwa nini maumivu yangu yanaendelea na jeraha langu halitibiki, linakataa kuponywa? Je, utakuwa kama maji ya udanganyifu kwangu, maji yanayokauka?
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable? It refuseth to be healed. Wilt thou be altogether unto me as a treacherous [spring], [as] waters that fail?
19 Kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi, “Yeremia, Ikiwa utatubu, nitakurejesha, nawe utasimama mbele yangu na kunitumikia. Kwa maana ukitenganisha mambo ya kipumbavu kwa vitu vya thamani, utakuwa kama kinywa changu. Watu watakuja kwako, lakini wewe mwenyewe usirudi kwao.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: If thou return, then will I bring thee again, thou shalt stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth. Let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
20 Nitakufanya kama ukuta wa shaba usioweza kuingilika kwa watu hawa, nao watapigana vita dhidi yako. Lakini hawatakushinda, kwa kuwa mimi ni pamoja nawe ili kuokoa na kukuponya-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana-
And I will make thee unto this people a strong brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah;
21 kwa maana nitakuokoa mikononi mwa waovu na kukukomboa katika mkono wa mshindani.”
yea, I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
