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Ndipo Bwana akaniambia, Hata wangesimama mbele zangu Musa na Samweli, moyo wangu usingewaelekea watu hawa; watupe, watoke mbele za macho yangu, wakaende zao.
Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!
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Kisha itakuwa, hapo watakapokuambia, Tutoke, tuende wapi? Utawaambia, Bwana asema hivi, Walioandikiwa kufa, watakwenda kufa; au kufa kwa upanga, watakufa kwa upanga; au kufa kwa njaa, watakufa kwa njaa, au kutekwa nyara, watakuwa mateka.
If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
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Nami nitaamrisha juu yao namna nne, asema Bwana; upanga uue, na mbwa wararue, na ndege wa angani, na wanyama wakali wa nchi, wale na kuangamiza.
I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
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Nami nitawafanya kuwa kitu cha kutisha katika falme zote za duniani, kwa sababu ya Manase, mwana wa Hezekia mfalme wa Yuda, kwa sababu ya mambo aliyoyatenda katika Yerusalemu.
I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
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Maana ni nani atakayekuhurumia, Ee Yerusalemu? Au ni nani atakayekulilia? Au ni nani atakayegeuka upande ili kuuliza habari za hali yako?
Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
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Umenikataa mimi, asema Bwana, umerudi nyuma; ndiyo maana nimenyosha mkono wangu juu yako, na kukuangamiza; nimechoka kwa kughairi.
You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion.
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Nami nimewapepea kwa kipepeo katika malango ya nchi nimewaondolea watoto wao, nimewaharibu watu wangu; hata hivyo hawakurudi na kuziacha njia zao.
I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.
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Wajane wao wameongezeka kwangu kuliko mchanga wa bahari; nimeleta mwenye kuteka wakati wa adhuhuri juu ya mama wa vijana; nimeleta hamu na maogofyo yampate ghafula.
I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.
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Mwanamke aliyezaa watoto saba anazimia; ametoa roho; jua lake limekuchwa, ungali ni wakati wa mchana; ametahayarika na kufedheheka; na mabaki yao nitawatoa kwa upanga mbele ya adui zao, asema Bwana.
The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.
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Ole wangu, mama yangu, kwa kuwa umenizaa mtu wa kuteta, na mtu wa kushindana na dunia yote! Mimi sikukopesha kwa riba, wala watu hawakunikopesha kwa riba; lakini kila mmoja wao hunilaani.
Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
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Bwana akasema, Hakika nitakutia nguvu upate mema; hakika nitamlazimisha adui akusihi wakati wa uovu, na wakati wa taabu.
The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
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Je! Mtu aweza kuvunja chuma, naam, chuma kitokacho kaskazini, au shaba?
Can anyone smash iron—iron from the north—or bronze?
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Mali yako na hazina zako nitazitoa kuwa nyara, bila kulipwa thamani yake; naam, kwa sababu ya dhambi zako zote, hata katika mipaka yako yote.
Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.
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Nami nitakulazimisha kuwatumikia adui zako katika nchi usiyoijua; maana moto umewashwa katika hasira yangu, utakaowateketeza ninyi.
Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.”
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Ee Bwana, unajua wewe; unikumbuke, unijilie, ukanilipie kisasi juu yao wanaoniudhi; usiniondoe kwa uvumilivu wako; ujue ya kuwa ni kwa ajili yako nilivyopatikana na mashutumu.
You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
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Maneno yako yalionekana, nami nikayala; na maneno yako yalikuwa ni furaha kwangu, na shangwe ya moyo wangu; maana nimeitwa kwa jina lako, Ee Bwana, Mungu wa majeshi.
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
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Sikuketi katika mkutano wao wanaojifurahisha, wala sikufurahi, naliketi peke yangu kwa sababu ya mkono wako; kwa maana umenijaza ghadhabu.
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
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Mbona maumivu yangu ni ya daima, na jeraha yangu haina dawa, inakataa kuponywa? Je! Yamkini wewe utakuwa kwangu kama kijito kidanganyacho, na kama maji yasiyodumu?
Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there.
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Kwa sababu hiyo Bwana asema hivi, Ukirudi, ndipo mimi nitakapokurejeza, upate kusimama mbele zangu; nawe ukitoa kilicho cha thamani katika kilicho kibovu, utakuwa kama kinywa changu; nao watakurudia wewe, bali hutawarudia wao.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
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Nami nitakufanya kuwa kama ukuta wa boma la shaba juu ya watu hawa; nao watapigana nawe; lakini hawatakushinda; maana mimi nipo pamoja nawe, ili nikuokoe, na kukuponya, asema Bwana.
Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
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Nami nitakuokoa na mkono wa watu wabaya, nami nitakukomboa katika mkono wao wenye kutisha.
I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”