Malaki 4
1 Tazama, siku inakuja, inaka kama tanuru, ambayo wote wenye kiburi na waharifu watakuwa mabua. siku inakuja itawachoma,” asema Bwana wa Majeshi, “siku hiyo itaondoa mzizi au shina.
For here! the day [is] coming burning like furnace and they will be all arrogant [people] and every [one who] does wickedness stubble and it will set ablaze them the day coming he says Yahweh of hosts that not it will leave for them root and branch.
2 Lakini kwenu mnaoliogopa jina langu, jua la haki litawaangazia na uponyaji katika mbawa zake. Mtarukaruka kama ndama zizini.
And it will rise for you [those] fearing name my a sun of righteousness and healing [will be] in wings its and you will go out and you will skip like calves of [the] stall.
3 Na waovu wote mtawakanyaga chini, watakuwa majivu chini ya nyazo za miguu yenu siku hiyo nitatenda,”asema Bwana wa Majeshi.
And you will tread down wicked [people] for they will be ash[es] under [the] soles of feet your on the day when I [will be] acting he says Yahweh of hosts.
4 Kumbukeni kutii sheria za mtumishi wangu Musa, mmri na sheria nilizomwamuru huko Horebu, kwa Israel wote.
Remember [the] instruction of Moses servant my which I commanded him at Horeb on all Israel statutes and judgments.
5 Tazama, nitamtuma Eliya nabii mbele ya siku kuu na yenye kutisha ya kuja kwa Bwana.
Here! I [am] about to send to you Elijah the prophet before comes [the] day of Yahweh great and awesome.
6 Atarudisha moyo wa baba kwa watoto, na mioyo ya watoto kwa baba zao; ili kwamba nisije nikaiangamiza nchi kwa uharibifu wote.”
And he will turn back [the] heart of fathers to sons and [the] heart of sons to fathers their lest I should come and I will strike the land total destruction.
