Ezekiel 37
1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
Mkono wa Yahwe ulikuwa juu yangu, na akanitoa kwa Roho wa Bwana Yahwe na kuniweka chini katikati ya bonde; lilikuwa limejaa mifupa.
2 And caused me to pass by them on every side: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
Kisha akanifanya kupita kati yao kuizunguka pande zote. Tazama! Mingi yao mikubwa ilikuwa katika bonde! Ilikuwa mikavu sana.
3 And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
Akanambia, “Mwanadamu, Je! Hii mifupa inaweza kuishi kinyume?” Hivyo nikasema, “Bwana Yahwe, wajua wewe pekee.”
4 Again he said to me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say to them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Kisha akanambia, “Tabiri juu ya hii mifupa na iambie, 'Mifupa mikavu. Lisikilizeni neno la Yahwe.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi kwenye hii mifupa: Tazama! nakaribia kuweka pumzi juu yenu, nanyi mtaishi.
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Nitaweka mishipa juu yenu na kuleta nyama juu yenu. Nitawafunika kwa ngozi na kuweka pumzi ndani yenu hivyo mtaishi. Kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.”'
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Hivyo nimetoa unabii kama nilivyokuwa nimeamriwa: nimetabiri, tazama, sauti ikaja, iliyokuwa ya mtetememo. Kisha mifupa ikasogeleana pamoja-mfupa juu ya mfupa.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
Nikatazama na, kumbe, mishipa ilikuwa juu sasa, na nyama ikatoka juu na ngozi ikazifunika. Lakini hapakuwa na pumzi juu yao.
9 Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Kisha Yahwe akanambia, “Itabirie pumzi, tabiri, mwanadamu, na iambie pumzi, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Pumzi, hutoka pepo nne, na pumzi juu ya hawa walioawa, hivyo wanaweza kuishi.”'
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Hivyo nimetabiri kama nilivyokuwa nimeamriwa; pumzi ikawajilia na wakaishi. Kisha wakasimama kwa miguu yao, jeshi moja kubwa sana.
11 Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off on our part.
Kisha Yahwe akanambia, “Mwanadamu, mifupa hii yote ni ya nyumba ya Israeli. Tazama! Wanasema, 'Mifupa yetu imekauka, na tumaini letu limepotea. Tumekatwa.'
12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
Kwa hiyo tabiri na waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Nitayafunua makabiri yenu na kuwapandisha kutoka kwayo, watu wangu. Nitakurudisha hata katika nchi ya Israeli.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you out of your graves,
Kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe, nitakapo yafunua makaburi yenu na kuwatoa kutoka kwao, watu wangu.
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Nitaweka Roho wangu ndani yenu hivyo mtaishi, na nitawafanya kupumzika katika nchi yenu mtakapojua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe. Nasema na nitayafanya hayo-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”'
15 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, likisema,
16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
“Sasa wewe, mwanadamu, chukua fimbo moja kwa ajili yako na andika juu yake, 'Kwa ajili Yuda na kwa ajili ya watu wa Israeli, wenzake,' Kisha fimbo nyingine andika juu yake, 'Kwa kuwa Yusufu, tawi la Efraimu, na kwa ajili ya watu wa Israeli, wenzake.
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand.
Walete wote pamoja kwenye fimbo moja, ili wawe kitu kimoja katika mkono wako.
18 And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?
Wakati watu wako watakapokwambia na kusema, 'Je! hutatuambia haya mambo yako yana maana gani?'
19 Say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
kisha waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Nalichukua tawi la Yusufu ambalo lipo kwenye mkono wa Efraimu na kabila za Israeli wenzake na kuungana nalo hata kwenye tawi la Yuda, ili kwamba wawe tawi moja, na watakuwa kitu kimoja katika mikono yangu.'
20 And the sticks on which thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.
Shika kwenye mkono wako na matawi uliyoandika mbele ya macho yao.
21 And say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, where they are gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
Waambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! nakaribia kuwachukua watu wa Israeli kutoka miongoni mwa mataifa walipoenda. Nitawakusanya kutoka nchi zilizozunguka na nitawaleta kwenye nchi yao.
22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:
Nitawafanya kuwa taifa moja katika nchi, juu ya milima ya Israeli, na kutakuwa na mfalme mmoja kama mfalme juu yao wote, na hawatakuwa mataifa mawili tena. Hawatagawanyika kwenye falme mbili tena.
23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
Kisha hawatajitia unajisi tena kwa sanamu zao, mambo yao yachukizao, au dhambi zao nyingine. Kwa kuwa nitawaokoa kutoka matendo yao ya uongo ambayo wamefanya dhambi, na nitawatakasa, hivyo watakuwa watu wangu nami nitakuwa Mungu wao.
24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
Daudi mtumishi wangu atakuwa mfalme juu yao. Hivyo kutakuwa na mchungaji mmoja juu yao wote, na wataishi kulingana na sheria zangu na watazitunza amri zangu na kuzitii.
25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell in it, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
Wataishi katika nchi niliwapatia watumishi wangu Yakobo, ambapo baba zenu walipoishi. Wataishi humo milele-wao, watoto wao, na wajukuu zao, kwa Daudi mtumishi wangu atakuwa mkuu wao milele.
26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
Nitaweka agano la amani pamoja nao. Litakuwa agano la milele pamoja nao. Nitawaweka na kuwazidisha na kupaweka mahali patakatifu pangu katikati yao milele.
27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Maskani yangu yatakuwa pamoja nao; Nitakuwa Mungu wao, na watakuwa watu wangu.
28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD sanctifieth Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
Kisha mataifa watajua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe niliyewatenga Israeli, wakati mahali pangu patakatifu patakapokuwa katikati yao milele.”
