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Neno la Bwana likanijia tena, kusema,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, mwambie mkuu wa Tiro, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Kwa kuwa moyo wako
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
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Tazama, una hekima kuliko Danieli; hapana neno la siri watu wawezalo kukuficha;
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!
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kwa hekima yako na kwa fahamu zako umejipatia utajiri, nawe umepata dhahabu na
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
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kwa hekima yako nyingi, na kwa biashara yako, umeongeza utajiri wako, na moyo
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
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basi, kwa hiyo, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Kwa kuwa umeweka moyo wako kama moyo wa
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
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basi, tazama, nitaleta wageni juu yako, watu wa mataifa wenye kutisha; nao
behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.
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Watakushusha hata shimoni; nawe utakufa kifo chao waliouawa kati ya bahari.
They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
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Je! Utazidi kusema mbele yake huyo akuuaye, Mimi ni Mungu? Lakini u mwanadamu,
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
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Utakufa kifo cha hao wasiotahiriwa, kwa mikono ya wageni; kwa maana mimi
You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”
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Tena neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, umfanyie maombolezo mfalme wa Tiro, umwambie, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi;
“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
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Ulikuwa ndani ya Adeni, bustani ya Mungu; kila jiwe la thamani lilikuwa kifuniko
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
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Wewe ulikuwa kerubi mwenye kutiwa mafuta afunikaye; nami nalikuweka hata ukawa
You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
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Ulikuwa mkamilifu katika njia zako tangu siku ile ulipoumbwa, hata uovu
From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.
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Kwa wingi wa uchuuzi wako watu walikujaza udhalimu ndani yako, nawe umetenda
By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
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Moyo wako uliinuka kwa sababu ya uzuri wako; umeiharibu hekima yako kwa sababu
Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
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Kwa wingi wa maovu yako, katika uovu wa uchuuzi wako, umepatia unajisi
By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.
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Wote wakujuao kati ya kabila za watu watakustaajabia; umekuwa kitu cha kutisha,
All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
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Neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, uuelekezee Sidoni uso wako, ukatabiri juu yake,
“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
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useme, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Tazama, mimi ni juu yako, Ee Sidoni, nami
And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
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Maana nitampelekea tauni, na damu, katika njia kuu zake, na hao waliotiwa jeraha
I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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Wala hautakuwapo mchongoma uchomao kwa nyumba ya Israeli; wala mwiba uumizao
For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
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Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Nitakapokuwa nimewakusanya nyumba ya Israeli, na kuwatoa
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
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Nao watakaa humo salama; naam, watajenga nyumba, na kupanda mashamba ya
And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”