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Habari za Moabu. Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Ole wake Nebo! Kwa maana umeharibika; Kiriathaimu umeaibishwa, umetwaliwa; Misgabu umeaibishwa, nao umebomolewa.
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
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Sifa za Moabu haziko tena; katika Heshboni wameazimia mabaya juu yake, Haya! Njoni, na tumkatilie mbali asiwe taifa. Wewe nawe, Ee Madmena, utanyamazishwa; upanga utakufuatia.
There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
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Sauti ya kilio toka Horonaimu, Ya kutekwa na uharibifu mkuu.
A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’
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Moabu umeharibika; Wadogo wake wamewasikiza watu kilio.
Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out.
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Kwa maana watu wapandapo huko Luhithi Watapanda wasiache kulia; Nao watu watelemkapo huko Horonaimu Wameisikia huzuni ya kilio cha uharibifu.
For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
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Haya! Kimbieni! Jiokoeni nafsi zenu! Mkawe kama mtu aliye mkiwa.
‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’
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Maana, kwa kuwa umeyatumainia matendo yako, na hazina zako, wewe nawe utatwaliwa; na Kemoshi atatoka aende katika uhamisho, makuhani wake na wakuu wake pamoja.
Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
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Naye mwenye kuteka nyara atakuja juu ya kila mji, wala hapana mji utakaookoka; bonde nalo litaangamia, nayo nchi tambarare itaharibiwa; kama Bwana alivyosema.
The destroyer will move against every city, and not one town will escape. The valley will also be ruined, and the high plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has said.
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Mpe Moabu mabawa, apate kuruka na kwenda zake; na miji yake itakuwa ukiwa, isiwe na mtu wa kukaa ndani yake.
Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.
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Na alaaniwe mtu afanyaye kazi ya Bwana kwa ulegevu; na alaaniwe auzuiaye upanga wake usimwage damu.
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
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Moabu amestarehe tangu ujana wake, naye ametulia juu ya sira zake, wala hakumiminwa kutoka chombo kimoja kutiwa chombo kingine, wala hakwenda kufungwa; kwa hiyo ladha yake anakaa nayo, wala harufu yake haikubadilika.
Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
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Basi, tazama, siku zinakuja, asema Bwana, ambazo nitampelekea wamiminao, nao watammimina, nao watamwaga vyote vilivyomo vyomboni mwake, na kuzivunja chupa zake vipande vipande.
Therefore behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will send to him wanderers, who will pour him out. They will empty his vessels and shatter his jars.
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Na Moabu ataona haya kwa ajili ya Kemoshi, kama nyumba ya Israeli ilivyoona haya kwa ajili ya Betheli, matumaini yao.
Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.
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Mwasemaje ninyi, Sisi tu mashujaa, watu hodari wa vita.
How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’?
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Moabu ameharibika, na moshi wa miji yake umepanda; na vijana wake wateule wametelemka kwenda kuchinjwa, asema Mfalme, ambaye jina lake ni Bwana wa majeshi.
Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
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Msiba wa Moabu umefika karibu, Na mateso yake yanafanya haraka.
Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.
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Ninyi nyote mnaomzunguka, mlilieni, Nanyi nyote mlijuao jina lake, semeni, Jinsi ilivyovunjika fimbo ya enzi, Fimbo ile iliyokuwa nzuri!
Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered—the glorious staff!
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Ee binti ukaaye Diboni, Shuka toka utukufu wako, ukae katika kiu; Maana atekaye Moabu amepanda juu yako, Ameziharibu ngome zako.
Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
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Wewe ukaaye Aroeri, Simama kando ya njia upeleleze; Mwulize mwanamume akimbiaye na mwanamke atorokaye, Sema, Imetendeka nini?
Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
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Moabu ameaibishwa, kwa maana amevunjika; Pigeni yowe na kulia; Tangazeni habari hii katika Arnoni, Ya kuwa Moabu ameharibika.
Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
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Na hukumu imeifikilia nchi tambarare; juu ya Holoni, na juu ya Yasa, na juu ya Mefaathi;
Judgment has come upon the high plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
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na juu ya Diboni, na juu ya Nebo, na juu ya Beth-diblathaimu;
upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
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na juu ya Kiriathaimu, na juu ya Beth-gamuli, na juu ya Beth-meoni;
upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
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na juu ya Keriothi, na juu ya Bozra, na juu ya miji yote ya nchi ya Moabu, iliyo mbali na iliyo karibu.
upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
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Pembe ya Moabu imekatika, na mkono wake umevunjika, asema Bwana. Mlevyeni; kwa maana alijitukuza juu ya Bwana
The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.
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na Moabu atagaa-gaa katika matapiko yake, naye atadhihakiwa. Kwa maana Israeli, je! Hakuwa dhihaka kwako?
“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
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Alionekana kati ya wevi? Maana kila umtajapo watikisa kichwa chako.
Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.
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Enyi mkaao Moabu, iacheni miji, Enendeni kukaa majabalini; Mkawe kama njiwa afanyaye kioto chake Katika ubavu wa mdomo wa shimo.
Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.
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Tumesikia habari za kiburi cha Moabu; Ya kuwa ana kiburi kingi; Jeuri yake, na kiburi chake, na majivuno yake, Na jinsi alivyotakabari moyoni mwake.
We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
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Najua ghadhabu yake, asema Bwana, ya kuwa si kitu; majisifu yake hayakutenda neno lo lote.
I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.
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Kwa sababu hiyo nitampigia yowe Moabu, naam, nitapiga kelele kwa ajili ya Moabu yote; nitawaombolezea watu wa Kir-heresi.
Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
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Nitakulilia, Ee mzabibu wa Sibma, kwa vilio vipitavyo vilio vya Yazeri; matawi yako yalipita juu ya bahari, yalifika hata bahari ya Yazeri; atekaye nyara ameyaangukia matunda yako ya wakati wa jua, na mavuno yako ya zabibu.
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
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Furaha na shangwe zimeondoshwa, katika shamba lizaalo sana, na katika nchi ya Moabu; nami nimeikomesha divai katika mashinikizo; hapana mtu atakayekanyaga zabibu kwa shangwe; shangwe ile itakuwa si shangwe.
Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.
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Toka kilio cha Heshboni mpaka Eleale, naam, mpaka Yahasa, wametoa sauti zao, toka Soari mpaka Horonaimu, hata Eglath-shelishia; maana maji ya Nimrimu nayo yatakuwa ukiwa.
There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
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Pamoja na hayo, asema Bwana, nitamkomesha katika Moabu mtu atoaye sadaka katika mahali pa juu, naye awafukiziaye uvumba miungu yake.
In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.
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Kwa sababu hiyo moyo wangu watoa sauti kama filimbi kwa ajili ya Moabu, na kwa ajili ya watu wa Kir-heresi, moyo wangu watoa sauti kama filimbi; kwa kuwa wingi aliojipatia umepotea.
Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
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Maana kila kichwa kina upaa, na ndevu zote zimenyolewa; mikono yote ina alama za chale, na viuno vyote vimevikwa nguo za magunia.
For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
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Juu ya dari zote za nyumba za Moabu, na katika njia kuu zake, pana maombolezo, kila mahali; kwa maana nimevunja Moabu kama chombo kisichopendeza, asema Bwana.
On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.
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Jinsi alivyovunjika! Pigeni yowe! Jinsi Moabu alivyogeuza kisogo kwa haya! Hivyo ndivyo Moabu atakavyokuwa dhihaka, na sababu ya kuwashangaza watu wote wamzungukao.
“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”
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Maana Bwana asema hivi, Tazama, ataruka kama tai, na kutandaza mabawa yake juu ya Moabu.
For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.
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Miji imetwaliwa, ngome zimeshambuliwa, na mioyo ya mashujaa wa Moabu siku hiyo itakuwa kama moyo wa mwanamke katika utungu wake.
Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
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Na Moabu ataangamizwa, asiwe taifa tena, kwa sababu alijitukuza juu ya Bwana.
Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.
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Hofu, na shimo, na mtego, zaja juu yako, Ee mwenyeji wa Moabu, asema Bwana.
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
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Aikimbiaye hofu ataanguka shimoni; na yeye atokaye shimoni atanaswa kwa mtego; maana nitaleta juu yake, yaani, juu ya Moabu, mwaka wa kujiliwa kwake, asema Bwana.
“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
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Wamekimbia, wasio na nguvu Wanasimama chini ya kivuli cha Heshboni; Ila moto umetoka katika Heshboni, Na mwali wa moto toka kati ya Sihoni Nao umekula pembe ya Moabu, Na utosi wa kichwa wa watu wapigao kelele.
“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.
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Ole wako! Ee Moabu, Watu wa Kemoshi wamepotea; Maana wana wako wamechukuliwa mateka, Na binti zako wamekwenda utumwani.
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
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Lakini nitawarudisha watu wa Moabu walio utumwani, siku za mwisho, asema Bwana. Hukumu ya Moabu imefikilia hapa.
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.