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Tena neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Na wewe, mwanadamu, Bwana MUNGU aiambia hivi nchi ya Israeli; Ni mwisho; mwisho umezijia pembe nne za nchi.
“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
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Sasa mwisho huu unakupata, nami nitakuletea hasira yangu, nitakuhukumu sawasawa na njia zako; nami nitakupatiliza machukizo yako yote.
The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
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Jicho langu halitakuachilia, wala sitaona huruma; bali nitakupatiliza njia zako, na machukizo yako yatakuwa katikati yako; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
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Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Ni jambo baya, jambo baya la namna ya peke yake; angalia, linakuja.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming!
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Mwisho umekuja, mwisho huu umekuja; unaamka ukupate; angalia, unakuja.
The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!
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Ajali yako imekujia, wewe ukaaye katika nchi hii; majira yamewadia, siku ile inakaribia; siku ya fujo, wala si ya shangwe milimani.
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
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Basi hivi karibu nitamwaga ghadhabu yangu juu yako, nitazitimiza hasira zangu juu yako, nami nitakuhukumu sawasawa na njia zako; nami nitakupatiliza machukizo yako yote.
Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
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Jicho langu halitaachilia, wala sitaona huruma; nitakupatiliza njia zako na machukizo yako yote yatakuwa katikati yako; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi, Bwana, napiga.
I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.
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Angalia, siku hiyo; angalia, inakuja; ajali yako imetokea; fimbo imechanua, kiburi kimechipuka.
Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
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Udhalimu umeinuka, ukawa fimbo ya uovu; hapana mtu atakayesalia miongoni mwao, wala katika jamii yao, wala kitu katika utajiri wao; wala hakutakuwa kutukuka kati yao.
Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.
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Majira yamewadia, siku ile inakaribia; huyo anunuaye asifurahi, wala asihuzunike auzaye; maana ghadhabu imewapata wote jamii.
The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.
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Kwa maana auzaye hatakirudia kilichouzwa, wajapokuwa wangali hai; kwa sababu maono haya yawahusu wote jamii; hapana mmoja atakayerudi; wala hapana mtu atakayejitia nguvu katika uovu wa maisha yake.
The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life.
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Wamepiga tarumbeta, wameweka vitu vyote tayari; lakini hapana aendaye vitani; maana ghadhabu yangu imewapata wote jamii.
They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.
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Upanga uko nje, na tauni na njaa zimo ndani; yeye aliye nje mashambani atakufa kwa upanga; na yeye aliye ndani ya mji, njaa na tauni zitamla.
The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.
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Lakini watakaokimbia watakimbia, nao watakuwa juu ya milima kama hua wa bondeni, wote wakilia, kila mmoja katika uovu wake.
The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
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Mikono yote itakuwa dhaifu, na magoti yote yatalegea kama maji.
Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.
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Tena watajifungia nguo za magunia, na utisho utawafunika; na aibu itakuwa juu ya nyuso zote, na upaa juu ya vichwa vyao vyote.
They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.
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Watatupa fedha yao katika njia kuu za mji, na dhahabu yao itakuwa kama kitu cha unajisi; fedha yao na dhahabu yao hazitaweza kuwaokoa siku ya ghadhabu ya Bwana; hawatajishibisha roho zao, wala hawatajijaza matumbo yao; kwa sababu zilikuwa kwazo la uovu wao.
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.
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Na uzuri wa pambo lake, yeye aliuweka katika enzi, lakini wao walifanya sanamu za machukizo yao, na vitu vyao vichukizavyo, ndani yake; ndiyo maana nimeifanya kuwa kama kitu cha unajisi kwao.
His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
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Nami nitapatia katika mikono ya wageni pawe mateka yao, na katika mikono ya waovu wa duniani pawe mawindo yao, nao watapanajisi.
And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.
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Tena nitaugeuza uso wangu usiwaelekee, nao watapatia unajisi mahali pangu pa siri; na wanyang'anyi wataingia humo na kupatia unajisi.
I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.
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Ufue mnyororo; kwa maana nchi hii imejaa hukumu za damu, nao mji umejaa udhalimu.
Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
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Kwa sababu hiyo nitawaleta watu wa mataifa walio wabaya kabisa, nao watazimiliki nyumba zao; tena nitakikomesha kiburi chao wenye nguvu; na mahali pao patakatifu patatiwa unajisi.
So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.
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Uharibifu unakuja; nao watatafuta amani, lakini haitapatikana.
Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.
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Madhara yatakuja juu ya madhara, na habari ya shari juu ya habari ya shari; nao watakwenda kwa nabii kutaka maono; lakini hiyo sheria itampotea kuhani, na mashauri yatawapotea wazee.
Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.
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Mfalme ataomboleza, na mkuu atavikwa ukiwa, na mikono ya watu wa nchi itataabika; nitawatenda sawasawa na njia yao; nami nitawahukumu sawasawa na kustahili kwao; nao watajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”