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Katika mwaka wa kumi, mwezi wa kumi, siku ya kumi na mbili ya mwezi, neno la
In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako juu ya Farao, mfalme wa Misri, ukatabiri juu yake, na
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
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nena, useme, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Tazama, mimi ni juu yako, Ewe Farao, mfalme
Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
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Nami nitatia kulabu katika taya zako, nami nitawashikamanisha samaki wa mito yako
But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
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Nami nitakuacha hali umetupwa jangwani, wewe na samaki wote wa mito yako;
I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.
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Na watu wote wakaao Misri watajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana, kwa sababu wamekuwa
Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.
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Walipokushika kwa mkono wako, ulivunjika, ukawararua mabega yao yote; nao
When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
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Basi, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Tazama, nitaleta upanga juu yako, nami nitakatilia
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.
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Nayo nchi ya Misri itakuwa ukiwa na jangwa; nao watajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana;
The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’
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Basi, tazama, mimi ni juu yako, na juu ya mito yako, nami nitaifanya nchi ya
therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.
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Hautapita kati yake mguu wa mwanadamu, wala hautapita kati yake mguu wa mnyama,
No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.
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Nami nitaifanya nchi ya Misri kuwa ukiwa, kati ya nchi zilizo ukiwa, na miji
I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.
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Maana Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Mwisho wa miaka arobaini nitawakusanya Wamisri, na
For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered.
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nami nitawarejeza Wamisri walio katika hali ya kufungwa, nami nitawarudisha hata
I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
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Utakuwa duni kuliko falme zote; wala hautajiinua tena juu ya mataifa; nami
Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.
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Wala hautakuwa tena tumaini la nyumba ya Israeli, kufanya maovu yakumbukwe,
Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
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Ikawa katika mwaka wa ishirini na saba, mwezi wa kwanza, siku ya kwanza ya
In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, alilihudumisha jeshi lake huduma kuu
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
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Basi, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Tazama, nitampa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli,
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
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Nimempa nchi ya Misri kuwa malipo ya huduma aliyohudumu, kwa sababu walifanya
I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.
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Siku ile nitawachipushia nyumba ya Israeli pembe, nami nitakujalia kufumbua
In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”