Rebukes the King
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
Neno hili ndilo lililomjia Yeremia, kutoka kwa Bwana, hapo Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, na jeshi lake lote, na falme zote za dunia zilizokuwa chini ya mamlaka yake, na kabila zote za watu, walipopigana na Yerusalemu, na miji yake yote, kusema,
2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Enenda ukaseme na Sedekia, mfalme wa Yuda, ukamwambie, Bwana asema hivi, Tazama, nitatia mji huu katika mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli, naye atauteketeza kwa moto;
3 and thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
tena wewe hutaokoka mkononi mwake, lakini utakamatwa kweli kweli, na kutiwa katika mikono yake; na macho yako yatayatazama macho ya mfalme wa Babeli, naye atasema nawe mdomo kwa mdomo, nawe utakwenda Babeli.
4 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
Hata hivyo lisikie neno la Bwana, Ee Sedekia, mfalme wa Yuda; Bwana asema hivi katika habari zako; hutakufa kwa upanga;
5 but thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying , Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.
utakufa katika amani; na kwa mafukizo ya baba zako, wafalme wa zamani waliokutangulia, ndivyo watakavyokufukizia; nao watakulilia, Aa, Bwana! Kwa maana mimi nimelinena neno hili, asema Bwana.
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
Basi Yeremia, nabii, akamwambia Sedekia, mfalme wa Yuda, maneno hayo yote katika Yerusalemu,
7 when the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
wakati ule jeshi la Babeli walipopigana na Yerusalemu na miji yote ya Yuda iliyosalia, na Lakishi, na Azeka; kwa maana miji hiyo tu ndiyo iliyosalia katika miji ya Yuda yenye maboma.
8 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
Neno hili ndilo lililomjia Yeremia, kutoka kwa Bwana, baada ya wakati ule mfalme Sedekia alipofanya agano na watu wote waliokuwa katika Yerusalemu, kuwatangazia habari ya uhuru;
9 that every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit , of a Jew his brother.
ya kwamba kila mtu amweke huru mtumwa wake, na kila mtu amweke huru mjakazi wake, ikiwa yule mwanamume au yule mwanamke ni Mwebrania; mtu ye yote asiwatumikishe, yaani, asimtumikishe Myahudi, nduguye;
10 Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
na wakuu wote, na watu wote, wakati, waliofanya agano hilo, ya kwamba kila mtu amweke huru mtumwa wake na mjakazi wake, mtu ye yote asiwatumikishe tena; wakatii, wakawaacha.
11 But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
Lakini baadaye wakaghairi, wakawarudisha watumwa wale, na wajakazi wale, ambao wamewaacha huru, nao wakawatia utumwani wawe watumwa na wajakazi wao.
12 Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Basi, neno la Bwana likamjia Yeremia, kutoka kwa Bwana, kusema,
13 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Nalifanya agano na baba zenu, siku ile nilipowatoa katika nchi ya Misri, katika nyumba ya utumwa, nikisema,
14 at the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
Mwisho wa kila mwaka wa saba kila mtu na amweke huru ndugu yake aliye Mwebrania, aliyeuzwa kwako na kukutumikia miaka sita utamwacha atoke kwako huru, lakini baba zenu hawakunisikiliza, wala hawakutega masikio yao.
15 And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
Na ninyi mlikuwa mmegeuka, mkafanya yaliyo haki machoni pangu, kwa kumtangazia uhuru kila mtu ndugu yake; nanyi mlikuwa mmefanya agano mbele zangu, katika nyumba ile iitwayo kwa jina langu;
16 but ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
lakini mlighairi, na kulitukana jina langu; kila mtu akamrudisha mtumwa wake na mjakazi wake, ambao mmewaweka huru kama walivyopenda wenyewe, mkawatia utumwani tena, wawe watumwa wenu na wajakazi wenu.
17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
Basi Bwana asema hivi, Hamkunisikiliza kumtangazia uhuru kila mtu ndugu yake, na kila mtu jirani yake; tazama, mimi nawatangazieni uhuru, asema Bwana, yaani, wa upanga, na njaa, na tauni; nami nitawatoa ninyi mtupwe huko na huko katika falme zote za dunia.
18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
Na watu hao waliolivunja agano langu, wasioyatimiza maneno ya agano lile, walilolifanya mbele zangu, wakati ule walipomkata ndama vipande viwili, wakapita katikati ya vipande vile;
19 the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
wakuu wa Yuda, na wakuu wa Yerusalemu, matowashi, na makuhani, na watu wote wa nchi, waliopita katikati ya vipande vile vya huyo ndama;
20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
mimi nitawatia katika mikono ya adui zao, na katika mikono ya watu wale wanaowatafuta roho zao, na mizoga yao itakuwa ni chakula cha ndege za mbinguni, na cha wanyama wakali wa nchi.
21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.
Na Sedekia, mfalme wa Yuda, na wakuu wake nitawatia katika mikono ya adui zao, na katika mikono ya watu wale wanaowatafuta roho zao, na katika mikono ya jeshi la mfalme wa Babeli, waliokwenda zao na kuwaacheni.
22 Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
Tazama, nitawapa amri yangu, asema Bwana, na kuwarejeza kwenye mji huu; nao watapigana nao, na kuutwaa, na kuuteketeza kwa moto; nami nitaifanya miji ya Yuda kuwa ukiwa, isikaliwe na mtu.
