Malaki 3
1 Tazama, namtuma mjumbe wangu, atakayeandaa njia mbele yangu. Na Bwana, ambaye mnamtafuta, atakuja ghafla katika hekalu lake; na mjumbe wa agano, ambaye katika yeye mnafurahi, tazama anakuja.” asema Bwana wa Majeshi.
look! I to send: depart messenger my and to turn way: road to/for face: before my and suddenly to come (in): come to(wards) temple his [the] lord which you(m. p.) to seek and messenger [the] covenant which you(m. p.) delighting behold to come (in): come to say LORD Hosts
2 Na ni nani atakeyevumilia siku ya kuja kwake? na nani atasimama akishatokea? Yeye ni kama mtu asafishaye kwa moto na kama sabuni ya kufulia.
and who? to sustain [obj] day to come (in): come he and who? [the] to stand: stand in/on/with to see: see he for he/she/it like/as fire to refine and like/as lye to wash
3 Atakaa na kutawala kama msafishaji wa fedha, na atawasafisha wana wa Lawi. na atawafanya wawe safi kama dhahabu na fedha, na wataleta sadaka za haki kwa Bwana.
and to dwell to refine and be pure silver: money and be pure [obj] son: descendant/people Levi and to refine [obj] them like/as gold and like/as silver: money and to be to/for LORD to approach: bring offering in/on/with righteousness
4 Na sadaka ya Yuda na Yerusalem itampendeza Bwana, kama siku za kale, na miaka ya zamani.
and to please to/for LORD offering Judah and Jerusalem like/as day forever: antiquity and like/as year eastern: older
5 Kisha nitapita karibu na ninyi kuwahukumu. na nitakuwa shahidi mwepesi dhidi ya wachawi, wazinzi, mahsahidi wa uongo, na kinyume cha wale wanaoonea wafanyakazi katika mizigo yake, wanaoonea wajane na yatima, na anayemfukuza mgeni kutoka kwenye haki yake, na kwa wale wasionitii mimi,”asema Bwana wa majeshi.
and to present: come to(wards) you to/for justice: judgement and to be witness to hasten in/on/with to practice sorcery and in/on/with to commit adultery and in/on/with to swear to/for deception and in/on/with to oppress wages hired widow and orphan and to stretch sojourner and not to fear: revere me to say LORD Hosts
6 Mimi Bwana, sibadiliki; pia ninyi, watu wa Yakobo, hamkutumia.
for I LORD not to change and you(m. p.) son: descendant/people Jacob not to end: destroy
7 Toka siku za baba zenu mmegeukia mbali na amri zangu na hamkuzitunza. Nigeukieni, nami nitawarudia ninyi,” asema Bwana wa majeshi. Lakini mwasema, tutakurudiaje?
to/for from day father your to turn aside: turn aside from statute: decree my and not to keep: obey to return: return to(wards) me and to return: return to(wards) you to say LORD Hosts and to say in/on/with what? to return: return
8 Mwanadamu anaweza kumwibia Mungu? Mnaniibia mimi, lakini mwasema, 'Tumekuibiaje?' kwa zaka na sadaka.
to rob man God for you(m. p.) to rob [obj] me and to say in/on/with what? to rob you [the] tithe and [the] contribution
9 Mmelaani kwa laana, kwa kuniibia mimi, taifa lote hili.
in/on/with curse you(m. p.) to curse and [obj] me you(m. p.) to rob [the] nation all his
10 Leteni zaka kamili katika ghalani, ili kwamba kiwemo chakula katika nyumba yangu. Na mnijaribu kwa hili,” asema Bwana wa Majeshi. “kama sitawafungulia madilisha ya mbinguni na kuwamwagia baraka juu yenu, ili kwamba hakutakuwa na sehemu ya kutosha kuzipokea.
to come (in): bring [obj] all [the] tithe to(wards) house: home [the] treasure and to be prey in/on/with house: home my and to test me please in/on/with this to say LORD Hosts if not to open to/for you [obj] window [the] heaven and to empty to/for you blessing till without sufficiency
11 Nitamkemea mharibifu kwako, kwamba asiharibu mavuno yenu ya nchi yenu; mizazibu yenu katika shamba haitapukutisha kabla ya wakati wake,” asema Bwana wa Majeshi.
and to rebuke to/for you in/on/with to eat and not to ruin to/for you [obj] fruit [the] land: soil and not be bereaved to/for you [the] vine in/on/with land: country to say LORD Hosts
12 Mataifa yote watakuita mbarikiwa; kwa ajili yako itakuwa ni nchi ya furaha,” asema Bwana wa Majeshi.
and to bless [obj] you all [the] nation for to be you(m. p.) land: country/planet pleasure to say LORD Hosts
13 Maneo yenu yamekuwa magumu kinyume changu,” asema Bwana. lakini mwasema, “Tumesema nini kinyume chako?'
to strengthen: strengthen upon me word your to say LORD and to say what? to speak: speak upon you
14 mmesema, 'Hakuna maana kumtumikia Mungu. Kuna faida ya namna gani kutunza maagizo yake au kutembea huku mkiomboleza mbele za Bwana wa Majeshi?
to say vanity: vain to serve: minister God and what? unjust-gain for to keep: obey charge his and for to go: walk mournfully from face: before LORD Hosts
15 Na sasa tunamwita mwenye kiburi mbarikiwa. Waharifu si kufanikiwa tu, bali kumjaribu Mungu na kumwepuka.”
and now we to bless arrogant also to build to make: [do] wickedness also to test God and to escape
16 Kisha wale wanaomweshimu Bwana walisemezana mmoja baada ya mwingine; Bwana yuko makini kutusikiliza, na kitabu cha kumbukumbu kiliandikwa mbele zake kwa ajili ya wale wanamwogopa Bwana na kuliheshimu jina lake.
then to speak: speak afraid LORD man: anyone with neighbor his and to listen LORD and to hear: hear and to write scroll: book memorial to/for face: before his to/for afraid LORD and to/for to devise: count name his
17 “Watakuwa wangu,” asema Bwana wa majeshi,” hazina zangu, katika siku nitakayotenda; nitawapenda, kama mtu anavyompenda mwanawe anayemhudumia.
and to be to/for me to say LORD Hosts to/for day which I to make possession and to spare upon them like/as as which to spare man: anyone upon son: child his [the] to serve [obj] him
18 Kisha zaidi sana nitatofautisha kati ya haki wenye haki na waovu, kati ya anayemwabudu Mungu na asiyemwabudu yeye.
and to return: again and to see: see between righteous to/for wicked between to serve: minister God to/for which not to serve: minister him
