1
Ufunuo juu ya bara ya bahari. Kama tufani za Negebu zikaribiavyo kwa kasi,inakuja kutoka bara,toka nchi itishayo.
This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
2
Nimeonyeshwa maono magumu; atendaye hila anatenda hila, mharibu anaharibu. Panda juu, Ee Elamu; husuru, Ee Umedi; mimi ninakomesha maombolezo yake yote.
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
3
Kwa sababu hiyo viuno vyangu vimejaa maumivu, utungu umenishika, kama utungu wa mwanamke azaaye; ninaumwa sana, nisiweze kusikia; nimefadhaishwa wa hofu, nisiweze kuona.
Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
4
Moyo wangu unapiga-piga, utisho umenitaabisha, gizagiza la jioni nilipendalo limegeuka likanitetemesha.
My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.
5
Wanaandika meza, wanaweka ulinzi, wanakula, wanakunywa. Simameni, enyi wakuu, itieni ngao mafuta.
They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
6
Maana Bwana ameniambia hivi, Enenda, weka mlinzi; aonayo na ayatangaze.
For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
7
Naye akiona kundi la wapanda farasi, wakienda wawili wawili, na kundi la punda, na kundi la ngamia; asikilize sana, akijitahidi kusikiliza.
When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”
8
Ndipo akalia kama simba, Ee Bwana, mimi nasimama daima juu ya mnara wakati wa mchana, na kila usiku ninakaa katika zamu ya ulinzi wangu.
Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
9
Na, tazama, linakuja kundi la watu, wapanda farasi, wakienda wawili wawili. Akajibu na kusema, Babeli umeanguka, umeanguka; na sanamu zote za miungu yake zimevunjwa chini.
Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
10
Ewe niliyekufikicha, na nafaka ya sakafu yangu; Hayo niliyoyasikia kwa Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, nimewapasha habari zake.
O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.
11
Ufunuo juu ya Duma. Mtu ananililia toka Seiri, Ee mlinzi, habari gani za usiku? Ee mlinzi, habari gani za usiku?
This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12
Mlinzi akasema, Mchana unakuja na usiku pia; mkitaka kuuliza, ulizeni; njoni tena.
The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”
13
Ufunuo juu ya Arabuni. Ndani ya msitu wa Arabuni mtalala, Enyi misafara ya Wadedani.
This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.
14
Waleteeni wenye kiu maji, Enyi wenyeji wa nchi ya Tema; Nendeni kuwalaki wakimbiao na chakula chao.
Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.
15
Kwa maana wanakimbia mbele ya panga, Upanga uliofutwa, na upinde uliopindwa, Na mbele ya ukali wa vita.
For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.
16
Kwa sababu Bwana ameniambia hivi, Katika muda wa mwaka, kama miaka ya mtu mwenye kuajiriwa, utaangamia utukufu wote wa Kedari.
For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.
17
Na mabaki ya hesabu ya wavuta pinde, hao mashujaa wa Kedari watakuwa wachache; maana Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, amenena neno hili.
The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.