Ezekiel 5
1 “Also, you human, [when you start doing those things, ] take a sharp sword and use it like [SIM] a razor to shave your head and your beard. Then put the hair that you shaved off on scales, and divide the [into three equal parts].
“Kisha wewe mwana wa adamu, chukua upanga mkali kama wembe wa kinyozi kwa ajili yako mwenyewe, na pitisha hayo makali juu ya kichwa chako na ndevu zako, kisha chukua mizani za kupimia uzito na uzigawanye nywele zako.
2 When the time during [you will symbolize that] the city will be [by enemy troops] ends, put a third of the hair inside [drawing of the] city and burn it. Take another third of the hair, [scatter it] all [the drawing of] the city, and then strike it with your sword. That will symbolize that I will strike the people of Jerusalem [their enemies’] swords. Then allow the wind to scatter the other third of the hair. That will symbolize [even if they flee from the city], I will [cause their enemies to] pursue them and attack them with swords.
Choma theluthi ya tatu ya hiyo kwa moto katikati ya mji wakati siku za kuzingirwa zitakapokamilika, na chukua theluthi ya nywele na uipige kwa panga na kuuzunguka mji. Kisha tawanya theluthi yake kwenye upepo, na nitasogeza panga karibu ili kufukuza watu.
3 Take a few of your hairs and tuck them into the folds of your robe.
Lakini chukua kiasi kidogo cha nywele na zifunge kwenye pindo za nguo yako.
4 Then take a few of those hairs, throw them into the fire, and burn them up. [That will symbolize that] a fire will spread from Jerusalem [and destroy things] throughout Israel.
Kisha chukua tena zile nyewele na zitupe katikati ya moto; na zichome kwenye moto; kutoka hapo utatoka nje kwenda nyumba zote za Israeli.”
5 This is what [I, ] Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘[drawing will represent] Jerusalem, [the city which] I have set in the center of the nations, with [other] countries around it.
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, “Hii ndio Yerusalemu katikati ya mataifa, nilipomuweka, na ambapo nilipomzunguka kwa nchi zingine.
6 But the wicked people of Jerusalem rebelled against [obeying] my commands, and [they show that] they are more wicked than the people of the surrounding countries. They rejected my laws and refused to obey my commands.’
Lakini anaudhaifu wa kukataa amri zangu zaidi kuliko mataifa yalivyo, na sheria yangu zaidi kuliko mataifa ambayo yanayomzunguka. Watu wamezikataa humuku zangu na kuacha kutembea katika sheria zangu.”
7 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘You people of Jerusalem have been more rebellious than the people of the nations around you; you have not obeyed any of my laws [DOU]. You have not even obeyed the laws of the nations around you!’
Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, “Kwa sababu mmekuwa kikwazo kuliko mataifa ambayo yanayowazunguka na kuacha kutembea kwenye amri zangu wala kutenda kulingana na amri zangu, wala hata kutenda kulingana na amri za mataifa yanayowazunguka,”
8 Therefore, this is [I, ] Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘I am opposed to [you people of] Jerusalem. I will punish you, and the [people of other] nations will see it happen.
kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi, “Tazama! Mimi mwenyewe nitatenda juu yenu. Nitato hukumu kati yenu ili mataifa waone.
9 Because of all your detestable [idols], I will punish [people of Jerusalem] like I have never done before and will never do again.
Nitawafanyia yale ambayo sijawahi kuyafanya na kile ambacho sintokifanya tena, kwa sababu ya matendo yenu ya kuchukiza.
10 As a result, parents among you will eat their children, and children will eat their [because there will be nothing else to eat]. I will punish you [severely], and I will cause those who will still be alive to be scattered in all directions [IDM].’
Kwa hiyo baba watawala watoto kati yenu, na watoto watawala baba zao, kwa kuwa nitafanya hukumu juu yenu na kuwatawanya kila mahali wote ninyi mliobaki.
11 Therefore, I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that as surely as I am alive, because you have polluted my temple with all your disgusting [statues of idols] and by the other detestable things that you do, I will no longer bless you. I will not pity [you] or act mercifully [toward you].
Kwa hiyo, kama niishivyo-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo-bila shaka hii ilikuwa kwa sababu umapanajisi patakatifu pangu kwa mambo ya machukizo yako yote na kwa matendo yako yote niyachukiayo, kwamba mimi mwenyewe nitakupunguza katika hesabu; jicho langu halitakuhurumia, na sintoacha kukuharibu.
12 One-third of your people will die inside the city because of the plagues [they will experience] or by (famine/lack of food). One-third of your people will be killed [your enemies’] swords outside the city. And one-third I will cause to be scattered in all directions; [your enemies] will [still] pursue you and kill you with their swords.
Theluthi yenu mtakufa kwa tauni, na wataliwa na njaa katikati yenu. Theluthi wataanguka kwa upanga likiwazunguka. Kisha nitawatawanya theluthi katika mahali pote, na nitafuatisha upanga kuwafukuza pia.
13 Then I will no longer be angry with you; I will stop punishing [MTY] you after I have gotten revenge on you. And when I stop punishing you, you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken to you because I have been very strongly concerned [what you have done].
Hivi ndivyo ghadhabu yangu itavyokamilika, na nitasababisha ghadhabu yangu juu yao hata kulala. Nitajiridhisha, na watajua kwamba, mimi Yahwe, nimenena kwa ghadhabu yangu wakati nitakapo kamilisha ghadhabu yangu dhidi yao.
14 I will cause your [city] to be a ruins, with the result that [people of other] nations that are around you will pass by and see it and sneer at you.
Nitakufanya mkiwa kwa mataifa yanayokuzunguka kwenye uso wa kila mtu apitaye karibu.
15 They will make fun of you and taunt you. When I severely punish you because of my being very angry [DOU] with you, they will be horrified and they will be warned. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
Hivyo Yerusalemu itakuwa jambo kwa watu wengine kushutumu na kufanya mzaha, na chukizo kwa mataifa ambayo yanayowazunguka. Nitafanya hukumu dhidi yenu kwa ghadhabu na hasira, na kwa kukemea kwa hasira-Mimi, Yahwe nimesema hivi!
16 When I cut off your food supply and cause there to be more famine, [it will be as though] [MET] I am shooting at you with my arrows that will destroy you.
Nitatuma mishale mikali ya njaa juu yenu ambayo itakuwa na maana ya kwamba nitawaharibu. Kwa kuwa nitaongeza njaa juu yenu na kuvunja tegemeo lenu la mkate.
17 I will cause you to experience a famine, and I will send wild beasts to attack you and your children, and [all] your children will be killed. You will experience plagues and wars, and I will cause [your enemies] to attack you with their swords. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”
Nitaleta njaa na majanga dhidi yenu hivyo mtakuwa wagumba. Tauni na damu zitapita kati yako, na nitaleta upanga dhidi yenu-Mimi Yahwe, nimesema hivi.”
