Ezekiel 4
1 Thou therefore O son of man Take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, —and portray thereon a city, even Jerusalem.
“Mwanadamu, sasa chukua tofali, uliweke mbele yako na uchore juu yake ramani ya mji wa Yerusalemu.
2 Then shalt thou lay siege against it And build up against it a siege-wall And cast up against it, a mound, — And set against it camps, And place against it battering-rams, round about.
Kisha uuzingire: Simamisha askari dhidi yake kuuzunguka, uzunguke kwa majeshi, weka kambi dhidi yake pande zote pamoja na magogo ya kubomolea boma vitani.
3 Thou, therefore take thee a pan of iron, and set it for a wall of iron, between thee and the city, —then shalt thou direct thy face against it and it shall come into siege and thou shalt lay siege to it, a sign, shall it be to the house of Israel.
Kisha chukua bamba la chuma, ukalisimamishe liwe kama ukuta wa chuma kati yako na huo mji, nawe uuelekeze uso wako. Huo mji utakuwa katika hali ya kuzingirwa, nawe utauzingira. Hii itakuwa ishara kwa nyumba ya Israeli.
4 Thou, therefore lie thou on thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it, — during the number of the days which thou shalt lie thereon, shalt thou bear their punishment.
“Kisha ulale kwa upande wako wa kushoto na uweke dhambi za nyumba ya Israeli juu yake. Utazibeba dhambi zao kwa idadi ya siku utakazolala kwa huo upande mmoja.
5 I therefore have appointed thee the years of their punishment, by the number of days a hundred and ninety days, —so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
Nimekupangia idadi ya siku kama miaka ya dhambi yao. Kwa hiyo kwa siku 390 utabeba dhambi za nyumba ya Israeli.
6 And when thou hast ended these, then shalt thou lie, on thy right side. a second time, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah, — forty days, one day for each year, have I appointed thee.
“Baada ya kumaliza hili, lala chini tena, wakati huu ulale chini kwa upande wa kuume, uchukue dhambi za nyumba ya Yuda. Nimekupangia siku arobaini, siku moja kwa kila mwaka mmoja.
7 Thus then unto the siege of Jerusalem, shalt thou direct thy face, with thine arm made bare, —so shalt thou prophesy against it.
Geuza uso wako uelekeze kwenye kuzingirwa kwa Yerusalemu na mkono wako ambao haukuvikwa nguo tabiri dhidi yake.
8 And lo! I have laid upon thee-bands, —and thou shalt not turn thee from thy one side to thine other, until thou have ended the days of thy siege.
Nitakufunga kwa kamba ili usiweze kugeuka kutoka upande mmoja hadi upande mwingine, mpaka hapo utakapokuwa umetimiza siku za kuzingirwa kwako.
9 Thou, therefore, take thee wheat and barley and peas and lentils and millet and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make them ready for thee as bread, —during the number of days which thou art lying on thy side. a hundred and ninety days, shalt thou eat it;
“Chukua ngano na shayiri, maharagwe na dengu, mtama na mawele, uviweke na kuvihifadhi vyote kwenye gudulia la kuhifadhia, na uvitumie kujitengenezea mkate. Utaula mkate huo kwa hizo siku 390 utakazokuwa umelala kwa upande mmoja.
10 and thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight twenty shekels a day, — from time to time, shalt thou eat it;
Pima shekeli ishirini za chakula utakachokula kwa kila siku, nawe utakula kwa wakati uliopangwa.
11 and water by measure, shalt thou drink the sixth part of a hin, -from time to time shalt thou drink;
Pia pima maji moja ya sita ya hini, nawe utakunywa kwa wakati uliopangwa.
12 and as a barley cake, shalt thou eat it, —and the same with dung proceeding from man, shalt thou bake, before their eyes.
Nawe utakula chakula kama vile ambavyo ungekula mkate wa shayiri, uoke mkate mbele ya macho ya watu, ukitumia kinyesi cha mwanadamu.”
13 Then said Yahweh, In like manner, shall the sons of Israel eat their bread defiled, —among the nations whither I will drive them.
Bwana akasema, “Hivi ndivyo watu wa Israeli watakavyokula chakula kilicho najisi miongoni mwa mataifa ninakowapeleka.”
14 Then said, I, Ah! My Lord. Yahweh, lo! my person, hath not been defiled: neither of what hath died of itself nor of what hath been torn in pieces: have I eaten, from my youthful days even unto now, neither hath come into my mouth the flesh of a foul thing.
Ndipo nikasema, “Sivyo Bwana Mwenyezi! Kamwe mimi sijajitia unajisi. Tangu ujana wangu hadi sasa sijala kamwe kitu chochote kilichokufa au kilichoraruliwa na wanyama wa mwituni. Hakuna nyama yeyote najisi iliyoingia kinywani mwangu.”
15 So then he said unto me, See I have granted thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, —and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereupon.
Akasema, “Vema sana, basi nitakuruhusu uoke mkate wako kwa kutumia kinyesi cha ngʼombe badala ya kinyesi cha mwanadamu.”
16 And he said unto me, Son of man Behold me! breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, So shall they eat bread by weight and with anxious care, And water by measure, and in astonishment, shall they drink:
Ndipo Mungu akaniambia, “Mwanadamu, mimi nitakatilia mbali upatikanaji wa chakula katika Yerusalemu. Watu watakula chakula cha kupimwa kwa wasiwasi pamoja na maji ya kupimiwa kwa kukata tamaa,
17 that they may lack bread and water and be astonished one with another, and pine away in their punishment.
kwa kuwa chakula na maji vitakuwa adimu. Watastajabiana kila mmoja, nao watadhoofika kwa sababu ya dhambi yao.
