The City of God
Look to the Lord
1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.
Ufunuo wa neno la Bwana, lililosemwa juu ya nchi ya Hadraki, na Dameski itakuwa mahali pake pa kustarehe; kwa maana jicho la mwanadamu na la kabila zote za Israeli linamwelekea Bwana;
2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
na Hamathi pia iliyo mpakani mwake; na Tiro, na Sidoni, kwa maana ana akili nyingi.
3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
Na Tiro alijijengea ngome, akakusanya fedha kama mchanga, dhahabu safi kama matope ya njia kuu.
4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
Tazama, Bwana atamwondolea mali zake, naye ataupiga uwezo wake alio nao baharini, naye mwenyewe atateketezwa kwa moto.
5 Ashkelon shall see it , and fear; Gaza also shall see it , and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
Ashkeloni ataona haya na kuogopa; Gaza pia, naye atafadhaika sana; na Ekroni, kwa maana taraja lake litatahayarika; na mfalme ataangamia toka Gaza, na Ashkeloni atakuwa hana watu.
6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Na mwana wa haramu atatawala huko Ashdodi, nami nitakatilia mbali kiburi cha Wafilisti.
7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
Nami nitaondoa damu yake kinywani mwake, na machukizo yake nitayatoa katika meno yake; yeye naye atakuwa ni mabaki kwa Mungu wetu; naye atakuwa kama mtu mkuu katika Yuda, na Ekroni kama Myebusi.
8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
Nami nitapiga kambi yangu pande zote za nyumba yangu ili kuwapinga adui, mtu awaye yote asipite ndani yake wala kurudi; wala mtu aoneaye hatapita tena kati yao; kwa maana sasa nimeona kwa macho yangu.
The King of Peace
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Furahi sana, Ee binti Sayuni; Piga kelele, Ee binti Yerusalemu; Tazama, mfalme wako anakuja kwako; Ni mwenye haki, naye ana wokovu; Ni mnyenyekevu, amepanda punda, Naam, mwana-punda, mtoto wa punda.
10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Na gari la vita nitaliondoa liwe mbali na Efraimu, na farasi awe mbali na Yerusalemu, na upinde wa vita utaondolewa mbali; naye atawahubiri mataifa yote habari za amani; na mamlaka yake yatakuwa toka bahari hata bahari, na toka Mto hata miisho ya dunia.
11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Na kwa habari zako wewe, kwa sababu ya damu ya agano lako, nimewatoa wafungwa wako katika shimo lile lisilo na maji.
12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
Irudieni ngome, enyi wafungwa wa tumaini; hata hivi leo nasema ya kwamba nitakurudishia maradufu.
13 when I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
Maana nimejipindia Yuda, nimeujaza upinde wangu Efraimu; nami nitawaondokesha wana wako, Ee Sayuni, wapigane na wana wako, Ee Uyunani, nami nitakufanya wewe kuwa kama upanga wa shujaa.
14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
Naye Bwana ataonekana juu yao, Na mshale wake utatoka kama umeme; Na Bwana MUNGU ataipiga tarumbeta, Naye atakwenda kwa pepo za kisulisuli za kusini.
He Will Save His People
15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
Bwana wa majeshi atawalinda; Nao watakula na kuyakanyaga mawe ya teo; Nao watakunywa na kufanya kelele kama kwa divai; Nao watajazwa kama mabakuli, kama pembe za madhabahu.
16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
Na Bwana, Mungu wao, atawaokoa siku hiyo, Kama kundi la watu wake; Kwa maana watakuwa kama vito vya taji, Vikimeta-meta juu ya nchi yake.
17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
Maana wema wake, jinsi ulivyo mwingi! Na uzuri wake, jinsi ulivyo mwingi! Nafaka itawasitawisha vijana wanaume, Na divai mpya vijana wanawake.
