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Katika siku hiyo Bwana, kwa upanga wake ulio mkali, ulio mkubwa, ulio na nguvu, atamwadhibu lewiathani, nyoka yule mwepesi, na lewiathani, nyoka yule mwenye kuzonga-zonga; naye atamwua yule joka aliye baharini.
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
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Katika siku hiyo; Shamba la mizabibu la mvinyo, liimbieni.
In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.
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Mimi, Bwana, nalilinda, Nitalitia maji kila dakika, Asije mtu akaliharibu; Usiku na mchana nitalilinda.
I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
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Hasira sinayo ndani yangu; Kama mibigili na miiba ingekuwa mbele zangu, Ningepanga vita juu yake, Ningeiteketeza yote pamoja.
I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.
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Au azishike nguvu zangu, Afanye amani nami; Naam, afanye amani nami.
Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me—yes, let them make peace with Me.”
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Siku zijazo Yakobo atatia mizizi; Israeli atatoa maua na kuchipuka; Nao watajaza uso wa ulimwengu matunda.
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
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Je! Amempiga kama hilo pigo la hao waliompiga, au ameuawa kama walivyouawa wao waliouawa na yeye?
Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?
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Umemwadhibu kwa kiasi, ulipomfukuza; ukampepeta kwa upepo mkali katika siku ya upepo wa mashariki.
By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
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Basi, uovu wa Yakobo utatakaswa hivyo, na hayo ndiyo matunda yote ya kumwondolea dhambi yake; afanyapo mawe yote ya madhabahu kuwa kama mawe ya chokaa yaliyopondwa, hata maashera na sanamu za jua havitasimama tena.
Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
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Kwa maana mji ulio na boma umekuwa peke yake, makao yaliyoachwa na ukiwa kama jangwa; huko ndiko atakakolisha ndama, na huko ndiko atakakolala, na kuyala matawi yake.
For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
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Matawi yake yatakapokauka yatavunjwa; wanawake watakuja na kuyachoma moto; kwa maana hawa si watu wenye akili; kwa sababu hiyo yeye aliyewaumba hatawahurumia, yeye aliyewafanya hatawasamehe.
When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
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Tena itakuwa katika siku hiyo, Bwana atayapiga-piga matunda yake toka gharika ya Mto hata kijito cha Misri, nanyi mtakusanywa mmoja mmoja, enyi wana wa Israeli.
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
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Tena itakuwa katika siku hiyo, tarumbeta kubwa itapigwa, nao waliokuwa karibu na kuangamia katika nchi ya Ashuru watakuja; na hao waliotupwa katika nchi ya Misri; nao watamsujudu Bwana katika mlima mtakatifu huko Yerusalemu.
And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.