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Kisha neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, tabiri juu ya manabii wa Israeli wanaotabiri, uwaambie wanaotabiri kwa mioyo yao wenyewe, Lisikieni neno la Bwana;
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!
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Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Ole wao manabii wajinga, wanaoifuata roho yao wenyewe, wala hawakuona neno lo lote!
This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.
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Ee Israeli, manabii wako wamekuwa kama mbweha, mahali palipo ukiwa.
Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.
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Hamkupanda kwenda mahali palipobomolewa, wala hamkuitengenezea nyumba ya Israeli boma, wapate kusimama vitani katika siku ya Bwana.
You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.
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Wameona ubatili, na uganga wa uongo, hao wasemao, Bwana asema; lakini Bwana hakuwatuma; nao wamewatumainisha watu ya kuwa neno lile litatimizwa.
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
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Je! Hamkuona maono ya bure, hamkunena mabashiri ya uongo? Nanyi mwasema, Bwana asema; ila mimi sikusema neno.
Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?
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Basi tazama, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Kwa sababu mmenena ubatili, na kuona uongo, basi, kwa sababu hiyo, mimi ni juu yenu, asema Bwana MUNGU.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.
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Na mkono wangu utakuwa juu ya manabii wanaoona ubatili, na kutabiri uongo; hawatakuwa katika mashauri ya watu wangu, wala hawataandikwa katika maandiko ya nyumba ya Israeli, wala hawataingia katika nchi ya Israeli; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana MUNGU.
My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.
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Kwa sababu hiyo, kwa sababu wameshawishi watu wangu, wakisema, Amani; wala hapana amani; na mtu mmoja ajengapo ukuta, tazama, waupaka chokaa isiyokorogwa vema;
Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
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basi waambie hao wanaoupaka ukuta chokaa isiyokorogwa vema, ya kwamba utaanguka; kutakuwa mvua ya kufurika; nanyi, enyi mvua ya mawe makubwa ya barafu, mtaanguka; na upepo wa dhoruba utaupasua.
tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.
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Na huo ukuta utakapoanguka, je! Hamtaambiwa, Ku wapi kupaka kwenu mlikoupaka?
Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’
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Basi Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Nitaupasua kwa upepo wa dhoruba, katika ghadhabu yangu; tena kutakuwa mvua ya barafu ya kufurika katika hasira yangu; na mawe makubwa ya barafu katika hasira ya kuukomesha.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.
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Ndivyo nitakavyoubomoa ukuta mlioupaka chokaa isiyokorogwa vema, na kuuangusha chini, hata misingi yake itafunuliwa; nao utaanguka, nanyi mtaangamizwa katikati yake; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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Ndivyo nitakavyotimiza ghadhabu yangu juu ya ukuta ule, na juu yao walioupaka chokaa isiyokorogwa vema; nami nitawaambieni, Ukuta huo hauko sasa, wala wao walioupaka hawako;
And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it—
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yaani, manabii wa Israeli, watabirio habari za Yerusalemu, na kuona maono ya amani katika habari zake; wala hapana amani, asema Bwana MUNGU.
those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’
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Na wewe, mwanadamu, kaza uso wako juu ya binti za watu wako, watabirio kwa akili zao wenyewe; ukatabiri juu yao,
Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
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useme, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Ole wao wanawake wale, washonao hirizi katika viungo vyote vya mikono, wawekao leso juu ya vichwa vya kila kimo, ili wawinde roho za watu; je! Mtaziwinda roho za watu wangu, na kuzihifadhi hai roho zenu wenyewe?
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
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Nanyi mmeninajisi kati ya watu wangu, kwa ajili ya makonzi ya shayiri na vipande vya mkate, ili kuziua roho za watu ambao haiwapasi kufa, na kuzihifadhi hai roho za watu ambao haikuwapasa kuwa hai, kwa kuwaambia uongo watu wangu wasikilizao uongo.
You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
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Basi Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Tazama, mimi ni kinyume cha hirizi zenu, ambazo kwa hizo mnaziwinda roho za watu kama ndege, nami nitazitoa katika mikono yenu kwa nguvu; nami nitaziachilia roho zile mnazoziwinda kama ndege.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.
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Na leso zenu nazo nitazirarua, na kuwaokoa watu wangu katika mikono yenu, wala hawatakuwa katika mikono yenu tena kuwindwa; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
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Kwa kuwa ninyi mmemhuzunisha moyo mwenye haki kwa uongo, ambaye mimi sikumhuzunisha; na kuitia nguvu mikono ya mtu mbaya, hata asigeuke, na kuiacha njia yake mbaya, na kuhifadhika;
Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
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basi, kwa sababu hiyo ninyi hamtaona tena ubatili, wala kutabiri mambo; nami nitawaokoa watu wangu katika mikono yenu; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”