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Bwana akaniambia, Ujipatie ubao mkubwa ukaandike juu yake kwa kalamu ya binadamu, Kwa Maher-shalal-hash-bazi;
Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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nami nitajipatia mashahidi waaminifu ili kuandika habari, yaani, Uria, kuhani, na Zekaria, mwana wa Yeberekia.
And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
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Nami nikamwendea huyo nabii mke, naye akapata mimba, akazaa mtoto mwanamume. Kisha Bwana akaniambia, Mwite jina lake Maher-shalal-hash-bazi.
And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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Kwa maana kabla mtoto huyo hajapata kujua kusema, Baba yangu, na Mama yangu, hazina za Dameski na mateka ya Samaria yatachukuliwa mbele ya mfalme wa Ashuru.
For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
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Kisha Bwana akasema nami mara ya pili, akaniambia,
And the LORD spoke to me further:
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Kwa sababu watu hawa wameyakataa maji ya Shiloa yapitayo polepole, na kufurahi kwa ajili ya Resini na huyo mwana wa Remalia,
“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
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basi sasa angalia; Bwana aleta juu yao maji ya huo Mto, yenye nguvu, mengi sana, nayo ni mfalme wa Ashuru na utukufu wake wote; naye atakuja, na kupita juu ya mifereji yake yote, atafurika juu ya kingo zake zote;
the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
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naye atapita, atapita kwa kasi na kuingia Yuda; atafurika na kupita katikati, atafika hata shingoni; na kule kuyanyosha mabawa yake kutaujaza upana wa nchi yako, Ee Imanueli.
It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
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Fanyeni ghasia, enyi kabila za watu, Nanyi mtavunjwa vipande vipande; Tegeni masikio, ninyi nyote wa nchi zilizo mbali; Jikazeni viuno, nanyi mtavunjwa vipande vipande; Jikazeni viuno, nanyi mtavunjwa vipande vipande.
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
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Fanyeni shauri pamoja, nalo litabatilika; Semeni neno, lakini halitasimama; Kwa maana Mungu yu pamoja nasi.
Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
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Maana Bwana aliniambia hivi, kwa mkono hodari, akanifundisha nisiende katika njia ya watu hawa, akisema,
For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:
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Msiseme, Ni fitina, katika habari za mambo yote ambayo watu hawa watasema, Ni fitina; msihofu kwa hofu yao, wala msiogope.
“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
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Bwana wa majeshi ndiye mtakayemtakasa; na awe yeye hofu yenu, na awe yeye utisho wenu.
The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
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Naye atakuwa ni mahali patakatifu; bali ni jiwe la kujikwaza na mwamba wa kujikwaa kwa nyumba za Israeli zote mbili, na mtego na tanzi kwa wenyeji wa Yerusalemu.
And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
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Na wengi watajikwaa juu yake, na kuanguka na kuvunjika, na kunaswa na kukamatwa.
Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
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Ufunge huo ushuhuda, ukaitie muhuri sheria kati ya wanafunzi wangu.
Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.
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Nami nitamngojea Bwana, awafichaye uso wake nyumba ya Yakobo, nami nitamtazamia.
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
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Angalieni, mimi na watoto hawa niliopewa na Bwana tu ishara na ajabu katika Israeli, zitokazo kwa Bwana wa majeshi, yeye akaaye katika mlima Sayuni.
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
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Na wakati watakapokuambia, Tafuta habari kwa watu wenye pepo na kwa wachawi; waliao kama ndege na kunong'ona; je! Haiwapasi watu kutafuta habari kwa Mungu wao? Je! Waende kwa watu waliokufa kwa ajili ya watu walio hai?
When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
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Na waende kwa sheria na ushuhuda; ikiwa hawasemi sawasawa na neno hili, bila shaka kwa hao hapana asubuhi.
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
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Nao watapita katikati yake, wamedhikika sana na kuwa na njaa; na itakuwa watakapoona njaa, watalalamika na kuapa kwa mfalme wao, na kwa Mungu wao, na kuelekeza nyuso zao juu;
They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
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nao wataiangalia nchi, na, tazama, shida na giza; hapana changamko kwa sababu ya dhiki; nao watafukuzwa na kuingia katika giza kubwa.
Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.