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Neno hili ndilo lililomjia Yeremia, katika habari za watu wote wa Yuda; katika mwaka wa nne wa Yehoyakimu, mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda mwaka ule ndio mwaka wa kwanza wa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli;
This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
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ambalo Yeremia, nabii, aliwaambia watu wote wa Yuda, na wenyeji wote wa Yerusalemu, kusema,
So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:
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Tangu mwaka wa kumi na tatu wa kutawala kwake Yosia, mwana wa Amoni, mfalme wa Yuda, hata siku hii ya leo, miaka hii ishirini na mitatu, neno la Bwana limenijia, nami nimesema nanyi, nikiamka mapema na kusema; lakini ninyi hamkusikiliza.
“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
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Naye Bwana ametuma kwenu watumishi wake wote, hao manabii, akiamka mapema na kuwatuma, lakini ninyi hamkusikiliza, wala hamkutega masikio yenu, msikilize.
And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.
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Akasema, Rudini sasa, kila mtu na aiache njia yake mbaya; uacheni uovu wa matendo yenu, mkae katika nchi ambayo Bwana aliwapa, ninyi na baba zenu, tangu zamani za kale na hata milele;
The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.
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wala msiwafuate miungu mingine, ili kuwatumikia na kuwasujudia, wala msinikasirishe kwa kazi ya mikono yenu; basi, mimi sitawadhuru ninyi kwa dhara lo lote.
Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’
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Lakini ninyi hamkunisikiliza, asema Bwana; ili mnikasirishe kwa kazi ya mikono yenu, na kujidhuru nafsi zenu.
‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’
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Basi Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Kwa kuwa hamkuyasikiliza maneno yangu,
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,
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angalieni, nitapeleka watu na kuzitwaa jamaa zote za upande wa kaskazini, asema Bwana, nami nitatuma ujumbe kwa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, mtumishi wangu, nami nitawaleta juu ya nchi hii, na juu yao wakaao ndani yake, na juu ya mataifa haya yote yaliyopo pande zote; nami nitawaangamiza kabisa, na kuwafanya kitu cha kushangaza, na kitu cha kuzomewa, na ukiwa wa daima.
behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.
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Tena, nitawaondolea sauti ya kicheko, na sauti ya furaha, sauti ya bwana arusi, na sauti ya bibi arusi, sauti ya mawe ya kusagia, na nuru ya mishumaa.
Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
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Na nchi hii yote pia itakuwa ukiwa, na kitu cha kushangaza; nayo mataifa haya watamtumikia mfalme wa Babeli miaka sabini.
And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
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Na itakuwa miaka hiyo sabini itakapotimia, nitamwadhibu mfalme wa Babeli, na taifa lile, asema Bwana, kwa sababu ya uovu wao, nayo nchi ya Wakaldayo pia; nami nitaifanya kuwa ukiwa wa milele.
But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
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Nami nitaleta juu ya nchi ile maneno yangu yote niliyoyanena juu yake, naam, yote yaliyoandikwa ndani ya kitabu hiki, aliyotabiri Yeremia juu ya mataifa haya yote.
I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.
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Kwa maana mataifa mengi na wafalme wakuu watawatumikisha; naam, hao pia; nami nitawalipa kwa kadiri ya matendo yao, na kwa kadiri ya kazi ya mikono yao.
For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”
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Maana Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, aniambia hivi, Pokea kikombe cha divai ya ghadhabu hii mkononi mwangu, ukawanyweshe mataifa yote, ambao nitakupeleka kwao;
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
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nao watakunywa, na kulewalewa, na kufanya wazimu, kwa sababu ya upanga nitakaoupeleka kati yao.
And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
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Ndipo nikakipokea kikombe kile mkononi mwa Bwana, nikawanywesha mataifa yote, ambao Bwana alinipeleka kwao;
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,
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yaani, Yerusalemu, na miji ya Yuda, na wafalme wake, na wakuu wake, ili kuwafanya kuwa ukiwa, na ajabu, na mazomeo, na laana; vile vile kama ilivyo leo;
to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;
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Farao, mfalme wa Misri, na watumishi wake na wakuu wake na watu wake wote;
Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;
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na watu wote waliochanganyika pamoja, na wafalme wote wa nchi ya Uzi, na wafalme wote wa nchi ya Wafilisti, na Ashkeloni, na Gaza, na Ekroni, na mabaki ya Ashdodi;
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
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Edomu, na Moabu, na wana wa Amoni;
Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;
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na wafalme wote wa Tiro, na wafalme wote wa Sidoni, na wafalme wote wa kisiwa kilicho ng'ambo ya pili ya bahari;
all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
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Dedani, na Tema, na Buzi, na watu wote wakatao denge;
Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;
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na wafalme wote wa Arabuni, na wafalme wote wa watu waliochanganyika wakaao jangwani;
all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;
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na wafalme wote wa Zimri, na wafalme wote wa Elamu, na wafalme wote wa Wamedi;
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
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na wafalme wote wa kaskazini, walio mbali na walio karibu, wote pamoja; na wafalme wote wa dunia, wakaao juu ya uso wa dunia; na mfalme wa Sheshaki atakunywa baada yao.
all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.
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Nawe utawaambia hivi, Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Nyweni, na kulewa, na kutapika, na kuanguka msiinuke tena, kwa sababu ya upanga nitakaoupeleka kati yenu.
“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
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Tena itakuwa, kama wakikataa kukipokea kikombe kile mkononi mwako, wanywe, ndipo utakapowaambia, Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Lazima mtakunywa.
If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!
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Maana angalieni, ninaanza kutenda mabaya katika mji uitwao kwa jina langu, je! Mtaachiliwa ninyi msiadhibiwe? Hamtaachiliwa msiadhibiwe; kwa maana nitauita upanga ule uwapige wote wakaao katika dunia, asema Bwana wa majeshi.
For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
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Basi, tabiri wewe maneno haya yote juu yao, na kuwaambia, Bwana atanguruma toka juu, Naye atatoa sauti yake toka patakatifu pake; Atanguruma sana juu ya zizi lake; Atapiga kelele kama mtu akanyagaye zabibu, Juu ya wenyeji wote wa dunia.
So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.
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Mshindo utafika hata mwisho wa dunia; Maana Bwana ana mashindano na mataifa, Atateta na watu wote wenye mwili; Na waovu atawatoa wauawe kwa upanga; asema Bwana.
The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.
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Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Tazama, uovu utatokea toka taifa hata taifa, na tufani kuu itainuliwa toka pande za mwisho wa dunia.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”
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Na waliouawa na Bwana siku ile watakuwapo, toka upande mmoja wa dunia hata upande wa pili; hawataliliwa, wala kukusanywa, wala kuzikwa; watakuwa samadi juu ya uso wa nchi.
Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.
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Pigeni yowe, enyi wachungaji, na kulia; na kugaagaa katika majivu, enyi mlio hodari katika kundi; maana siku za kuuawa kwenu zimetimia kabisa, nami nitawavunja vipande vipande, nanyi mtaanguka kama chombo cha anasa.
Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.
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Nao wachungaji watakuwa hawana njia ya kukimbia, wala walio hodari katika kundi hawataokoka.
Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.
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Sauti ya kilio cha wachungaji, na sauti ya kupiga yowe kwao walio hodari katika kundi, kwa maana Bwana anayaharibu malisho yao.
Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.
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Na mazizi yenye amani yamenyamazishwa, kwa sababu ya hasira kali ya Bwana.
The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.
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Ameacha mahali pake pa kujificha, kama simba; maana nchi yao imekuwa kitu cha kushangaza, kwa sababu ya ukali wa upanga uoneao, na kwa sababu ya hasira yake kali.
He has left His den like a lion, for their land has been made a desolation by the sword of the oppressor, and because of the fierce anger of the LORD.