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Na nimwimbie mpenzi wangu wimbo wa mpenzi wangu katika habari za shamba lake la mizabibu. Mpenzi wangu alikuwa na shamba la mizabibu, Kilimani penye kuzaa sana;
I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
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Akafanya handaki kulizunguka pande zote, Akatoa mawe yake, Akapanda ndani yake mzabibu ulio mzuri, Akajenga mnara katikati yake, Akachimba shinikizo ndani yake; Akatumaini ya kuwa utazaa zabibu, Nao ukazaa zabibu-mwitu.
He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
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Na sasa, enyi wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, nanyi watu wa Yuda, amueni, nawasihi, kati ya mimi na shamba langu la mizabibu.
“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
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Je! Ni kazi gani iliyoweza kutendeka ndani ya shamba langu la mizabibu nisiyoitenda? Basi, nilipotumaini ya kuwa litazaa zabibu, mbona lilizaa zabibu-mwitu?
What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
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Haya basi, sasa nitawaambieni nitakalolitenda shamba langu la mizabibu; nitaondoa kitalu chake, nalo litaliwa; nitabomoa ukuta wake, nalo litakanyagwa;
Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.
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nami nitaliharibu; wala halitapogolewa wala kulimwa, bali litamea mbigili na miiba; nami nitayaamuru mawingu yasinyeshe mvua juu yake.
I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
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Kwa maana shamba la mizabibu la Bwana wa majeshi ndilo nyumba ya Israeli, na watu wa Yuda ni mche wake wa kupendeza; akatumaini kuona hukumu ya haki, na kumbe! Aliona dhuluma; alitumaini kuona haki, na kumbe! Alisikia kilio.
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
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Ole wao waongezao nyumba baada ya nyumba, na kuweka shamba karibu na shamba, hata hapana nafasi tena, nanyi hamna budi kukaa peke yenu kati ya nchi!
Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
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Bwana wa majeshi asema katika masikio yangu, Hakika majumba mengi yatakuwa ukiwa, naam, majumba makubwa, mazuri, yatakuwa hayana watu.
I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
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Kwa maana shamba la mizabibu la eka kumi litatoa bathi moja tu, na homeri ya mbegu itatoa efa tu.
For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”
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Ole wao waamkao asubuhi na mapema, wapate kufuata kileo; wakishinda sana hata usiku wa manane mpaka mvinyo imewaka kama moto ndani yao!
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
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Na kinubi, na zeze, na matari, na filimbi, na mvinyo, zote ziko katika karamu zao; lakini hawaiangalii kazi ya Bwana wala kuyafikiri matendo ya mikono yake.
At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
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Kwa sababu hiyo watu wangu wamechukuliwa mateka, kwa kukosa kuwa na maarifa; na watu wao wenye cheo wana njaa, na wengi wao waona kiu sana.
Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.
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Kwa hiyo kuzimu kumeongeza tamaa yake, kumefunua kinywa chake bila kiasi; na utukufu wao, na wingi wao, na ghasia yao, naye pia afurahiye miongoni mwao, hushuka na kuingia humo.
Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
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Na mtu mnyonge ainamishwa, na mtu mkubwa amedhilika, na macho yao walioinuka hunyenyekezwa,
So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.
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bali Bwana wa majeshi ametukuzwa katika hukumu, na Mungu aliye Mtakatifu ametakaswa katika haki.
But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
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Ndipo wana-kondoo watakapolisha kama katika malisho yao wenyewe, na mahali pao waliowanda, palipoachwa ukiwa, wageni watakula.
Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
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Ole wao wavutao uovu kwa kamba za ubatili, na dhambi kama kwa kamba za gari!
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
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Wasema, Na afanye haraka, aihimize kazi yake, tupate kuiona; na likaribie shauri lake aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli, tupate kuliona.
to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
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Ole wao wasemao kwamba uovu ni wema, na kwamba wema ni uovu; watiao giza badala ya nuru, na nuru badala ya giza; watiao uchungu badala ya utamu, na utamu badala ya uchungu!
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
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Ole wao walio wenye hekima katika macho yao wenyewe, na wenye busara katika fikira zao wenyewe!
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
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Ole wao walio hodari kunywa kileo chenye nguvu, watu waume wenye nguvu kuchanganya vileo;
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
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wampao haki mwenye uovu, ili wapewe ijara, na kumwondolea mwenye haki haki yake!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
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Kwa hiyo kama vile mwali wa moto uteketezavyo mabua makavu, na kama manyasi makavu yaangukavyo katika mwali wa moto; kadhalika shina lao litakuwa kama ubovu, na ua lao litapeperushwa juu kama mavumbi; kwa sababu wameikataa sheria ya Bwana wa majeshi, na kulidharau neno lake aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
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Kwa sababu hiyo hasira ya Bwana imewaka juu ya watu wake, naye amenyosha mkono wake juu yao; akawapiga, navyo vilima vilitetemeka, na mizoga yao ilikuwa kama takataka katika njia kuu. Pamoja na hayo yote hasira yake haikugeukia mbali, lakini mkono wake umenyoshwa hata sasa.
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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Naye atawatwekea bendera mataifa toka mbali, Naye atawapigia miunzi tokea mwisho wa nchi; Na tazama, watakuja mbio mbio upesi sana.
He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!
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Miongoni mwao hakuna achokaye wala kukwaa; Hakuna asinziaye wala kulala usingizi; Wala mshipi wa viuno vyao hautalegea. Wala ukanda wa viatu vyao hautakatika;
None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
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Mishale yao ni mikali, na pindi zao zote zimepindika; Kwato za farasi zao zitahesabika kama gumegume; Na gurudumu zao kama kisulisuli;
Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
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Ngurumo yao itakuwa kama ya simba; Watanguruma kama wana-simba; Naam, watanguruma na kukamata mateka, Na kuyachukua na kwenda zao salama, Wala hakuna mtu atakayeokoa.
Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it.
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Nao watanguruma juu yao siku hiyo Kama ngurumo ya bahari; Na mtu akiitazama nchi, ataona giza na dhiki Nayo nuru imetiwa giza katika mawingu yake.
In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.