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Mimi nitasimama katika zamu yangu, nitajiweka juu ya mnara, nitaangalia ili nione atakaloniambia, na jinsi nitakavyojibu katika habari ya kulalamika kwangu.
I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.
2
Bwana akanijibu, akasema, Iandike njozi ukaifanye iwe wazi sana katika vibao, ili aisomaye apate kuisoma kama maji.
Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
3
Maana njozi hii bado ni kwa wakati ulioamriwa, inafanya haraka ili kuufikilia mwisho wake, wala haitasema uongo; ijapokawia, ingojee; kwa kuwa haina budi kuja, haitakawia.
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
4
Tazama, roho yake hujivuna, haina unyofu ndani yake; lakini mwenye haki ataishi kwa imani yake.
Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
5
Naam, pamoja na hayo, divai ni mchumi mdanganyifu, mtu wa kiburi asiyekaa nyumbani mwake; huongeza tamaa yake kama kuzimu, naye huwa kama mauti, hawezi kushibishwa; bali hujikusanyia mataifa yote; hujiwekea kabila zote chungu chungu.
and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
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Je! Hawa wote hawatapiga mfano juu yake, na mithali ya kusimanga juu yake, wakisema, Ole wake yeye aongezaye kisicho mali yake! Hata lini? Na ole wake yeye ajitwikaye mzigo wa rehani!
Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
7
Je! Hawatainuka ghafula wao watakaokuuma, hawataamka wao watakaokusumbua, nawe utakuwa mateka kwao?
Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.
8
Kwa sababu umeteka nyara mataifa mengi, mabaki yote ya kabila watakuteka wewe; kwa sababu ya damu ya watu, na kwa sababu ya udhalimu iliotendwa nchi hii, na mji huu, na watu wote wanaokaa ndani yake.
Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
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Ole wake yeye aipatiaye nyumba yake mapato mabaya, ili apate kukiweka kioto chake juu, apate kujiepusha na mkono wa uovu!
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
10
Wewe umeifanyia nyumba yako kusudi la aibu, kwa kukatilia mbali watu wengi, nawe umetenda dhambi juu ya roho yako.
You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
11
Kwa maana jiwe litapiga kelele katika ukuta, nayo boriti katika miti italijibu.
For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.
12
Ole wake yeye ajengaye mji kwa damu, awekaye imara mji mkubwa kwa uovu!
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
13
Angalieni; je! Jambo hili halikutoka kwa Bwana wa majeshi, kwamba watu wajishughulikie moto, na mataifa wajisumbue kwa ajili ya ubatili?
Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
14
Kwa maana dunia itajazwa maarifa ya utukufu wa Bwana, kama maji yaifunikavyo bahari.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
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Ole wake yeye ampaye jirani yake kileo, wewe utiaye sumu yako, na kumlevya pia, ili kuutazama uchi wao!
Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
16
Umejaa aibu badala ya utukufu; unywe nawe, uwe kama mtu asiyetahiriwa; kikombe cha mkono wa kuume wa Bwana kitageuzwa ukipokee, na aibu kuu itakuwa juu ya utukufu wako.
You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
17
Kwa maana udhalimu uliotendwa juu ya Lebanoni utakufunikiza, na kuangamizwa kwao wanyama kutakutia hofu; kwa sababu ya damu ya watu, na kwa sababu ya udhalimu iliotendwa nchi hii, na mji huu, na watu wote wanaokaa ndani yake.
For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
18
Sanamu ya kuchora yafaa nini, hata yeye aliyeifanya ameichora? Sanamu ya kuyeyuka, nayo ni mwalimu wa uongo, yafaa nini, hata yeye aliyeifanya aiwekee tumaini lake, na kufanya sanamu zisizoweza kusema?
What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
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Ole wake yeye auambiaye mti, Amka; aliambiaye jiwe lisiloweza kusema, Ondoka! Je! Kitu hicho kitafundisha? Tazama, kimefunikwa kwa dhahabu na fedha, wala hamna pumzi ndani yake kabisa.
Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”
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Lakini Bwana yumo ndani ya hekalu lake takatifu; dunia yote na inyamaze kimya mbele zake.
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.