The End of Nineveh
1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Ole wake mji wa damu! Umejaa mambo ya uongo na unyang'anyi; mateka hayaondoki.
2 the noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
Kelele za mjeledi, kelele za magurudumu yafanyayo kishindo; na farasi wenye kupara-para, na magari ya vita yenye kuruka-ruka;
3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
mpanda farasi akipanda, na upanga ukimeta-meta, na mkuki ukimemetuka; na wingi wa waliouawa, na chungu kubwa ya mizoga; mizoga haina mwisho; wanajikwaa juu ya mizoga yao.
4 because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
Kwa sababu ya wingi wa ukahaba wa yule kahaba mzuri, yule bibi wa mambo ya uchawi, auzaye mataifa kwa ukahaba wake, na jamaa za watu kwa uchawi wake.
5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
Tazama, mimi ni juu yako, asema Bwana wa majeshi; nami nitafunua marinda yako mbele ya uso wako; nami nitawaonyesha mataifa uchi wako, na falme aibu yako.
6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
Nami nitatupa uchafu uchukizao juu yako, kukufanya uwe mchafu, nami nitakufanya kuwa kitu cha kutazamwa kwa dharau.
7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
Hata itakuwa, wote wakutazamao watakukimbia, wakisema, Ninawi umeharibika; ni nani atakayeuhurumia? Nikutafutie wapi wafariji?
8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
Je! Wewe u mwema kuliko No-amoni, uliowekwa kati ya mito, uliozungukwa na maji; ambao boma lake lilikuwa bahari, na bahari ilikuwa ukuta wake.
9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Kushi na Misri walikuwa nguvu zake, nazo zilikuwa hazina mpaka; Putu na Walibia walikuwa wasaidizi wake.
10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Hata hivyo alichukuliwa mbali, alikwenda utumwani; watoto wake wachanga walisetwa kwenye maachano ya njia kuu zote; watu wake wenye heshima wakapigiwa kura, na wakuu wake wote wakafungwa kwa minyororo.
11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
Tena utalewa, utafichwa; tena utatafuta ngome kwa sababu ya adui.
12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
Ngome zako zote zitakuwa kama mitini yenye tini zilizoiva kwanza; ikitikisika zaanguka katika kinywa chake alaye.
13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Tazama, watu wako walio ndani yako ni wanawake; malango ya nchi yako yamekuwa wazi kabisa mbele ya adui zako; moto umeteketeza mapingo yako.
14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
Teka maji yawe tayari kwa kuzingirwa kwako; Zitie nguvu ngome zako; Ingia katika udongo, yakanyage matope, Itie nguvu tanuru ya kuokea matofali.
15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
Huko moto utakuteketeza; Upanga utakukatilia mbali; Utakumeza kama tunutu alavyo; Jifanye kuwa wengi kama tunutu! Jifanye kuwa wengi kama nzige!
16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.
Umeongeza wafanya biashara wako kuwa wengi kuliko nyota za mbinguni; tunutu huharibu; kisha huruka juu na kwenda zake.
17 Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are .
Watu wako waliotiwa taji ni kama nzige, na majemadari wako ni kama makundi ya mapanzi, watuao katika vitalu siku ya baridi, lakini jua lipandapo huruka juu na kwenda zao, na mahali pao walipo hapajulikani.
18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them .
Wachungaji wako wanalala usingizi, Ee mfalme wa Ashuru; watu wako wenye heshima wamepumzika; watu wako wametawanyika juu ya milima, wala hapana mtu wa kuwakusanya.
19 There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Jeraha yako haipunguziki; jeraha yako ni nzito sana; wote wasikiao habari zako wapiga makofi juu yako; kwa maana ni nani ambaye uovu wako haukupita juu yake daima?
