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Katika mwezi wa saba, siku ya ishirini na moja ya mwezi, neno la Bwana lilikuja kwa kinywa cha Hagai nabii, kusema,
On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
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Sema sasa na Zerubabeli, mwana wa Shealtieli, liwali wa Yuda, na Yoshua, mwana wa Yehosadaki, kuhani mkuu, na hayo mabaki ya watu, ukisema,
“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,
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Miongoni mwenu amebaki nani aliyeiona nyumba hii katika utukufu wake wa kwanza? Nanyi mnaionaje sasa? Je! Mbele ya macho yenu, siyo kama si kitu?
‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’
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Lakini sasa uwe hodari, Ee Zerubabeli, asema Bwana; nawe uwe hodari, Ee Yoshua, mwana wa Yehosadaki, kuhani mkuu, nanyi iweni hodari, enyi watu wote wa nchi hii, asema Bwana; mkafanye kazi, kwa kuwa mimi ni pamoja nanyi, asema Bwana wa majeshi;
But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.
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kama neno lile nililoagana nanyi mlipotoka katika nchi ya Misri; na roho yangu inakaa kati yenu; msiogope.
This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
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Kwa maana Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Mara moja tena, ni kitambo kidogo tu, nami nitazitikisa hizo mbingu, na hii nchi, na bahari, na nchi kavu;
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
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nami nitatikisa mataifa yote, na vitu vinavyotamaniwa na mataifa yote vitakuja; nami nitaijaza nyumba hii utukufu, asema Bwana wa majeshi.
I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
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Fedha ni mali yangu, na dhahabu ni mali yangu, asema Bwana wa majeshi.
The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.
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Utukufu wa mwisho wa nyumba hii utakuwa mkuu kuliko utukufu wake wa kwanza, asema Bwana wa majeshi; na katika mahali hapa nitawapa amani, asema Bwana wa majeshi.
The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”
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Siku ya ishirini na nne, ya mwezi wa kenda, katika mwaka wa pili wa Dario, neno la Bwana lilikuja kwa kinywa cha Hagai nabii, kusema,
On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,
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Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Waulizeni sasa makuhani katika habari ya sheria, mkisema,
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.
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Mtu akichukua nyama takatifu katika upindo wa nguo yake, naye akagusa kwa upindo wake mkate, au ugali, au divai, au mafuta, au chakula cho chote, je! Kitu hicho kitakuwa kitakatifu? Makuhani wakajibu, wakasema, La.
If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.
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Ndipo Hagai akasema, Kama mtu aliyetiwa unajisi kwa kugusa maiti, akigusa kimojawapo cha vitu hivi, je! Kitakuwa najisi? Makuhani wakajibu, wakasema, Kitakuwa najisi.
So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.
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Ndipo Hagai akajibu, akasema, Hivyo ndivyo walivyo watu hawa, na hivyo ndivyo lilivyo taifa hili mbele zangu, asema Bwana; na hivyo ndivyo ilivyo kila kazi ya mikono yao; na kitu hicho wakitoacho sadaka huko ni najisi.
Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.
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Na sasa nawaomba, tafakarini; tangu siku hii na siku zilizopita; kabla halijatiwa bado jiwe juu ya jiwe katika nyumba ya Bwana;
Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,
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katika wakati huo wote, mtu alipofikia chungu ya vipimo ishirini, palikuwa na vipimo kumi tu; na mtu alipofikia shinikizo apate kuteka divai ya vyombo hamsini, palikuwa na divai ya vyombo ishirini tu.
from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.
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Naliwapiga kwa ukavu, na ukungu, na mvua ya mawe, katika kazi zote za mikono yenu; lakini hamkunielekea mimi, asema Bwana.
I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.
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Tafakarini, nawaomba; tangu siku hii ya leo na siku zijazo; tangu siku ya ishirini na nne ya mwezi wa kenda, naam, tangu siku hiyo ulipowekwa msingi wa hekalu la Bwana tafakarini haya.
Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully:
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Je! Mbegu ingali ghalani? Naam, huo mzabibu, wala mtini, wala mkomamanga, wala mzeituni, haikuzaa kitu; tangu siku hii ya leo nitawabariki.
Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”
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Kisha neno la Bwana likamjia Hagai mara ya pili, siku ya ishirini na nne ya mwezi, kusema,
For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,
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Sema na Zerubabeli, liwali wa Yuda, ukisema, Nitazitikisa mbingu na dunia;
“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
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nami nitakipindua kiti cha enzi cha falme, nami nitaziharibu nguvu za falme za mataifa; nami nitayapindua magari, na hao wapandao ndani yake; farasi na hao wawapandao wataanguka chini; kila mtu kwa upanga wa ndugu yake.
I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
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Katika siku ile, asema Bwana wa majeshi, nitakutwaa wewe, Ee Zerubabeli, mtumishi wangu, mwana wa Shealtieli, asema Bwana, nami nitakufanya kuwa kama pete yenye muhuri; kwa kuwa nimekuchagua, asema Bwana wa majeshi.
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”