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Neno la Bwana likanijia tena, kusema,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, tabiri, useme, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Pigeni makelele ya uchungu, Ole
“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’
3
Kwa maana siku ile i karibu, siku ile ya Bwana i karibu, siku ya mawingu; itakuwa
For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
4
Na upanga utakuja juu ya Misri, na dhiki itakuwa katika Kushi, watakapoanguka
A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
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Kushi, na Putu, na Ludi, na watu wote waliochanganyika, na Kubu, na wana wa nchi
Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
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Bwana asema hivi; Nao pia wanaoitegemeza Misri wataanguka, na kiburi cha uwezo
For this is what the LORD says: The allies of Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD.
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Nao watakuwa ukiwa, kati ya nchi zilizo ukiwa, na miji yake itakuwamo kati ya
They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
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Nao watajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapoweka moto katika Misri, na hao wote
Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.
9
Katika siku hiyo watatoka wajumbe mbele zangu katika merikebu, ili kuwatia hofu
On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.
10
Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Pia nitaukomesha wingi wa watu wa Misri, kwa mkono wa
This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
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Yeye, na watu wake pamoja naye, watu wa mataifa watishao, wataletwa waingie
He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
12
Nami nitaikausha mito, na kuiuza nchi, na kuitia katika mikono ya watu wabaya;
I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Pia nitaviharibu vinyago, nami nitavikomesha vitu vya
This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.
14
Nami nitaifanya Pathrosi kuwa ukiwa, nami nitatia moto katika Soani, nami
I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
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Nami nitamwaga ghadhabu yangu juu ya Sini, ngome ya Misri, nami nitakatilia
I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes.
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Nami nitatia moto katika Misri; Sini itakuwa katika dhiki kuu, na No itavunjika
I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.
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Vijana wa Oni, na wa Pi-besethi, wataanguka kwa upanga; na miji hiyo itakwenda
The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.
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Huko Tapanesi nako mchana utakuwa giza, nitakapovunja huko kongwa za Misri, na
The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
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Hivyo ndivyo nitakavyotekeleza hukumu katika Misri; nao watajua ya kuwa mimi
So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
20
Ikawa katika mwaka wa kumi na mmoja, mwezi wa kwanza, siku ya saba ya mwezi,
In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Mwanadamu, nimeuvunja mkono wa Farao, mfalme wa Misri, na tazama, haukufungwa
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
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Basi Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Tazama, mimi ni juu ya Farao, mfalme wa Misri, nami
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.
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Nami nitawatawanya Wamisri kati ya mataifa, na kuwatapanya kati ya nchi
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
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Nami nitaitia nguvu mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli, na kuutia upanga wangu katika
I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
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Nami nitaitegemeza mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli, na mikono ya Farao itaanguka; nao
I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.
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Nami nitawatawanya Wamisri kati ya mataifa, na kuwatapanya kati ya nchi
I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”