Ezekieli 22
1 Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
2 “Sasa wewe, mwanadamu, Je! Utanihukumu? Utauhukumu mji kwa damu? Mfanye ajue machukizo yake yote.
'And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,
3 Utasema, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Huu ndiyo mji umbao umwagao damu kati yake ili kwamba mda wake ufike; mji ufanyao sanamu ili ujitie unajisi.
and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.
4 Umekuwa na hatia kwa damu uliyoimwaga, na kufanya unajisi kwa sanamu ulizozitengeneza. Kwa kuwa umezileta karibu siku zako na kuzikaribia siku zako za mwisho. Kwa hiyo nitakufanya lawama kwa mataifa na kejeli katika uso wa kila nchi.
By thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou hast been defiled, And thou causest thy days to draw near, And art come in unto thine years, Therefore I have given thee a reproach to nations, And a derision to all the lands.
5 Wote walio karibu na wale walio mbali nawe watakudhihaki, wewe mji mchafu, ujulikanao kila mahali kwa sifa mbaya kama kujaa machafuko.
The near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name — abounding in trouble.
6 Tazama! Wakuu wa Israeli, kila mmoja kwa nguvu yake, wamekuja kwako kumwaga damu.
Lo, princes of Israel — each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.
7 Wamefanya udanganyifu kwa baba na mama ndani yako, na wametenda yaliyo kinyume juu ya wageni kati yako. Wamewatenda vibaya yatima na wajane ndani mwako.
Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
8 Umevidharau vitu vyangu vitakatifu na kuinajisi Sabato yangu.
My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.
9 Watu wasingiziaji wamekuja kati yako ili kumwaga damu, na hula juu ya milima. Hufanya uovu kati yako.
Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.
10 Uchi wa baba umefunuliwa ndani yako. Wamemtukana mwanamke mchafu ndani yako wakati wa uchafu wake.
The nakedness of a father hath one uncovered in thee, The defiled of impurity they humbled in thee.
11 Watu waliofanya machukizo pamoja na wake za majirani zao, na watu wafanyao uchafu wa aibu kwa mke wa mwanao mwenyewe; watu wawatukanao dada zao wenyewe-binti za baba zao wenyewe-haya yote yapo miongoni mwanu.
And each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath defiled through wickedness, And each his sister, his father's daughter, hath humbled in thee.
12 Hawa watu huchukua rushwa kati yenu ili kumwaga damu. Umechukua faida na kuongeza riba nyingi sana, na umenisahau-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.
A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!
13 Tazama! Kwa mkono wangu nimeipiga faida ambayo uliyoitengeneza kwa njia isiyo halali, na damu iliyo kati yako.
And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.
14 Je! Moyo wako utasimama, mikono yako itakuwa hodari katika siku wakati mimi mwenyewe nitakapo kushughulikia? Mimi, Yahwe, nasema hivi, na nitalifanya.
Doth thy heart stand — are thy hands strong, For the days that I am dealing with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done [it].
15 Hivyo nitakutawanya kati ya mataifa na kukutawanya kati ya nchi mbali mbali. Katika njia hii, nitausafisha uchafu kutoka kwako.
And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.
16 Hivyo utakuwa mchafu machoni mwa mataifa. Kisha utajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.”'
And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.'
17 Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man,
18 “Mwanadamu, nyumba ya Israeli imekuwa takataka kwangu. Wote wamekuwa masazo ya shaba na bati, na chuma na risasi kati yenu. Watakuwa kama takataka ya fedha katika tanuu.
The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace — dross hath silver been,
19 Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, 'Kwa sababu mmekuwa kama takataka, kwa hiyo, tazama! Nataka kuwakusanya katikakati ya mji wa Yerusalemu.
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem,
20 Kama kukusanya fedha na shaba, chuma, risasi na chuma kati ya tanuu ili kuvifukutia moto na kuviyeyusha juu yake, nitawayeyusha. Hivyo nitawakusanya katika hasira yangu na ghadhabu. Nitawaweka hapo na kufukutisha moto juu yake ili kuiyeyusha; hivyo nitawakusanya katika hasira yangu na ghadhabu yangu, na nitawaweka hapo na kuwayeyusha.
A gathering of silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Unto the midst of a furnace — to blow on it fire, to melt it, So do I gather in Mine anger and in My fury, And I have let rest, and have melted you.
21 Basi nitawakusanya na kuwafukutia kwa moto wa hasira yangu juu yenu hivyo basi mtamwagwa kati yake.
And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst.
22 Kama kuyeyusha fedha kati ya tanuu, mtayeyushwa chini kati yake, na mtajua yakwamba mimi, Yahwe, nimemwaga ghdhabu yangu juu yenu!”'
As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, I have poured out My fury upon you.'
23 Neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
24 “Mwanadamu, mwambie, 'Wewe ni nchi ambayo haijasafishwa. Hakuna mvua siku ya hasira!
'Son of man, say to it, Thou [art] a land, It [is] not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.
25 Kuna njama ya manabii wake kati yake, kama simba angurumaye akirarua mawindo. Wamekula uhai na kuchukua utajiri wa thamani; wamewafanya wajane wengi ndani yake!
A conspiracy of its prophets [is] in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst.
26 Makuhani wake hufanya kinyume na sheria yangu, na wamevinajisi vitu vyangu vitakatifu. Hawawezi kutofautisha kati ya vitu vitakatifu na vitu vya najisi. Wanaficha macho yao kutoka Sabato zangu hivyo basi nimetiwa unajisi kati yao.
Its priests have wronged My law, And they pollute My holy things, Between holy and common they have not made separation, And between the unclean and the clean they have not made known, And from my sabbaths they have hidden their eyes, And I am pierced in their midst.
27 Wakuu wake ndani mwake wamekuwa kama mbwa mwitu wakirarua mawindo yao. Wamemwaga damu na kuharibu maisha, ili kupata faida kwa njia ya udanganyifu.
Its princes in its midst [are] as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
28 Manabii wake wamepakwa chokaa; wanaona maono ya uongo na kutabiri uongo kwao. Wanasema “Bwana Yahwe asema hivi”' wakati Yahwe hajanena.
And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, 'Thus said the Lord Jehovah:' And Jehovah hath not spoken.
29 Watu wa nchi wamewakandamiza kwa kutaka kwa nguvu na kuwanyang'anya kwa nguvu, na wamewatesa maskini na wahitaji, na kuwakandamiza wageni bila haki.
The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed — without judgment.
30 Hivyo nimetafuta mtu kutoka kwao ambaye ataweza kujenga ukuta na ambaye atakayeweza kusimama mbele yangu katika uvunjaji wake kwa ajili ya nchi basi sitaweza kuiharibu, lakini sikuona mtu.
And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land — not to destroy it, And I have not found.
31 Hivyo nitaimwaga ghadhabu yangu juu yao. Nitawamaliza kwa moto wa ghadhabu yangu na kuweka njia yao juu ya vichwa vyao wenyewe-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo.”'
And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
