1
Ufunuo juu ya bonde la maono. Sasa una nini, wewe, Hata umepanda pia juu ya dari za nyumba?
This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,
2
Ewe uliyejaa makelele, Mji wa ghasia, mji wenye furaha; Watu wako waliouawa hawakuuawa kwa upanga, Wala hawakufa vitani.
O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.
3
Wakuu wako wote wamekimbia pamoja, Wamefungwa wasiutumie upinde. Wote walioonekana wamefungwa pamoja, Wamekimbia mbali sana.
All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.
4
Kwa sababu hiyo nasema, Geuza uso wako usinitazame, nipate kulia kwa uchungu; usijishughulishe kunifariji, kwa ajili ya kuharibika kwake binti ya watu wangu.
Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
5
Kwa maana siku ya kutaabika, siku ya kukanyagwa, siku ya fujo inakuja, itokayo kwa Bwana, Bwana wa majeshi, katika bonde la Maono; inabomoa kuta; na kuililia milima.
For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.
6
Na Elamu wameshika podo, pamoja na magari ya vita, na watu wenye kupanda farasi; na Kiri wameifunua ngao.
Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
7
Hata ikawa mabonde yako mateule yamejaa magari ya vita, nao wapandao farasi wamejipanga wakielekea malango.
Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the gates.
8
Kisha alikiondoa kifuniko cha Yuda, nawe siku hiyo ulivitazama vyombo vya vita katika nyumba ya mwituni.
He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.
9
Nanyi mlipaona mahali palipobomoka katika mji wa Daudi ya kuwa ni pengi, nanyi mliyakusanya maji ya birika la chini.
You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
10
Nanyi mlizihesabu nyumba za Yerusalemu, mkazibomoa nyumba ili kuutia nguvu ukuta.
You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.
11
Nanyi mlifanya birika la maji katikati ya kuta mbili, la kuwekea maji ya birika la kale; lakini hamkumwangalia yeye aliyeyafanya hayo, wala kumjali yeye aliyeyatengeneza zamani.
You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.
12
Siku hiyo Bwana, Bwana wa majeshi, akawaita watu walie na kuomboleza, na kung'oa nywele zao, na kuvaa nguo za magunia;
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
13
na kumbe! Furaha, na kuchekelea, na kuchinja ng'ombe, na kuchinja kondoo, na kula nyama, na kunywa mvinyo; tule, tunywe, kwa maana kesho tutakufa.
But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
14
Na yeye Bwana wa majeshi akafunua haya masikioni mwangu, Ni kweli, uovu huu hautatakaswa wala kuwatokeni hata mfe; asema Bwana, Bwana wa majeshi.
The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts.
15
Bwana, Bwana wa majeshi, asema hivi, Haya! Enenda kwa huyu mtunza hazina, yaani, Shebna, aliye juu ya nyumba, ukamwambie,
This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
16
Unafanyaje hapa? Nawe una nani hapa? Hata ukachimba kaburi hapa; ukamchimbia kaburi huko juu, na kumchongea makao katika jabali!
What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
17
Tazama, Bwana atakutupa kwa nguvu, kama mtu mwenye nguvu; naam, atakuzonga-zonga.
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
18
Hakika atakukunja na kukutupa kama mpira, mpaka nchi iliyo mbali; huko utakufa, na magari ya utukufu wako yatakuwa kuko huko, ewe uliye aibu ya nyumba ya bwana wako.
roll you into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master.
19
Nami nitakusukuma na kukutoa katika mahali pako, naye atakushusha utoke hapa usimamapo.
I will remove you from office, and you will be ousted from your position.
20
Na itakuwa katika siku ile nitamwita mtumishi wangu Eliakimu, mwana wa Hilkia;
On that day I will summon My servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
21
nami nitamvika vazi lako, nitamtia nguvu kwa mshipi wako, nami nitamkabidhi yeye mamlaka yako; naye atakuwa baba kwa wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, na kwa nyumba ya Yuda.
I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
22
Na ufunguo wa nyumba ya Daudi nitauweka begani mwake; yeye atafungua wala hapana atakayefunga; naye atafunga wala hapana atakayefungua.
I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
23
Nami nitamkaza kama msumari mahali palipo imara; naye atakuwa kiti cha utukufu kwa nyumba ya baba yake.
I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
24
Nao wataangika juu yake utukufu wote wa nyumba ya baba yake; wazao wake na watoto wao, kila chombo kidogo tangu vyombo vya vikombe hata vyombo vya makopo vyote pia.
So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.
25
Katika siku ile, asema Bwana wa majeshi, ule msumari uliokazwa katika mahali palipo imara utalegea; nao utakatwa na kuanguka chini, na ule mzigo uliokuwa juu yake utakatiliwa mbali; maana Bwana amesema haya.
In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.