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Katika siku hiyo watu wa nyumba ya Daudi, na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, watafunguliwa chemchemi kwa dhambi na kwa unajisi.
“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
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Kisha itakuwa katika siku hiyo, asema Bwana wa majeshi, nitakatilia mbali majina ya sanamu katika nchi, yasikumbukwe tena; pia nitawafukuza manabii, na roho ya uchafu, watoke katika nchi.
And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.
3
Tena itakuwa ya kwamba, mtu awaye yote atakapotoa unabii, basi baba yake na mama yake waliomzaa watamwambia, Hutaishi; kwa maana unanena maneno ya uongo kwa jina la Bwana; na baba yake na mama yake waliomzaa watamtumbua atoapo unabii.
And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
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Tena itakuwa siku hiyo, ya kwamba manabii, kila mmoja wao, atayaonea haya maono yake atoapo unabii; wala hawatavaa joho ya nywele ili kudanganya watu;
And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
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bali atasema, Mimi si nabii kamwe; mimi ni mkulima wa nchi; kwa maana nalifanywa mtumwa tokea ujana wangu.
He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’
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Na mtu atamwambia, Je! Jeraha hizi ulizo nazo kati ya mikono yako ni nini? Naye atajibu, Ni jeraha nilizotiwa katika nyumba ya rafiki zangu.
If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’
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Amka, Ee upanga, juu ya mchungaji wangu, na juu ya mtu aliye mwenzangu, asema Bwana wa majeshi; mpige mchungaji, nao kondoo watatawanyika; nami nitaugeuza mkono wangu juu ya wadogo.
Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
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Hata itakuwa, ya kwamba katika nchi yote mafungu mawili yatakatiliwa mbali, nao watakufa, asema Bwana; lakini fungu la tatu litabaki humo.
And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.
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Nami nitalileta fungu lile la tatu na kulipitisha kati ya moto, nami nitawasafisha kama fedha isafishwavyo, nami nitawajaribu kama dhahabu ijaribiwavyo; wataliitia jina langu, nami nitawasikia; mimi nitasema, Watu hawa ndio wangu; nao watasema, Bwana ndiye Mungu wangu.
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”