The March of Exiles
1 The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia tena, kusema,
2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
Mwanadamu, wewe unakaa kati ya nyumba iliyoasi, watu ambao wana macho ya kuona, ila hawaoni, wana masikio ya kusikia, ila hawasikii; kwa maana ni nyumba iliyoasi.
3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
Basi, mwanadamu, funga tayari vyombo kwa uhamisho, ukahame wakati wa mchana mbele ya macho yao; nawe utahama toka mahali pako hapa mpaka mahali pengine mbele ya macho yao; labda watafahamu, wajapokuwa ni nyumba iliyoasi.
4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.
Nawe utatoa vyombo vyako, wakati wa mchana, mbele ya macho yao, kana kwamba ni vyombo vya kuhamishwa; nawe mwenyewe utatoka, wakati wa jioni, mbele ya macho yao, kama watu watokavyo katika kuhamishwa.
5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
Toboa mahali ukutani mbele ya macho yao, ukachukue vitu kwa kuvipitisha pale.
6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
Mbele ya macho yao utajitwika begani pako, na kuvichukua nje gizani; utafunika uso wako, hata usiione nchi; kwa maana nimekuweka uwe ishara kwa nyumba ya Israeli.
7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
Nikafanya vile vile kama nilivyoamriwa; nalitoa vyombo vyangu wakati wa mchana kana kwamba ni vyombo vya kuhamishwa, na wakati wa jioni nikautoboa ukuta kwa mkono wangu; nikavitoa gizani, nikavichukua begani, mbele ya macho yao.
8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
Asubuhi neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Mwanadamu, nyumba ya Israeli, je! Nyumba ile iliyoasi, hawakukuambia, Unafanya nini wewe?
10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
Waambie, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Ufunuo huu wamhusu mkuu wa Yerusalemu, na nyumba yote ya Israeli walio kati yao.
11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
Sema, Mimi ni ishara kwenu; kama mimi nilivyotenda, wao nao watatendwa vile vile; watahamishwa, watakwenda kufungwa.
12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.
Naye mkuu aliye kati yao atachukua begani katika giza; naye atatoka kwenda zake; watatoboa mahali ukutani, wapate kuvichukua vyombo vyao nje; atafunika uso wake, kwa sababu hataiona nchi kwa macho yake.
13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
Tena wavu wangu nitautandika juu yake, naye atanaswa kwa mtego wangu; nami nitampeleka Babeli, mpaka nchi ya Wakaldayo; lakini hataiona, angawa atakufa huko.
14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
Nami nitawatawanya kwa pepo zote wote wamzungukao ili wamsaidie, na vikosi vyake vyote; nami nitaufuta upanga nyuma yao.
15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
Nao watajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana; nitakapowatawanya kati ya mataifa, na kuwatupa-tupa katika nchi zote.
16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Lakini nitawasaza watu wachache miongoni mwao na kuwaokoa na upanga, na njaa, na tauni ili watangaze habari ya machukizo yao yote, kati ya mataifa huko waendako; nao watajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
17 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Tena neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
Mwanadamu, ule chakula chako kwa matetemo, ukanywe maji yako kwa kutetemeka na kwa kuyatunza sana;
19 and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
ukawaambie watu wa nchi, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi, katika habari zao wakaao Yerusalemu, na katika nchi ya Israeli; Watakula chakula chao kwa kukitunza sana, na maji yao watayanywa kwa ushangao, nchi yao iwe ukiwa, kwa kukosa vitu vyote viijazavyo, kwa sababu ya udhalimu wao wote wakaao ndani yake.
20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Na miji yote yenye watu itakuwa maganjo, nayo nchi itakuwa ukiwa; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana.
21 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Mwanadamu, ni mithali gani hii mliyo nayo katika nchi ya Israeli, mkisema, Siku hizo zinakawia na maono yote hayatimizwi.
23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
Basi uwaambie, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Nitaikomesha mithali hii, wasiitumie tena kama mithali katika Israeli; lakini uwaambie, Siku hizo ni karibu, na utimilizo wa maono yote.
24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Kwa maana hayatakuwapo tena maono yo yote ya ubatili, wala ubashiri wa kujipendekeza, katika nyumba ya Israeli.
25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
Maana mimi ni Bwana; mimi nitanena, na neno lile nitakalolinena litatimizwa; wala halitakawilishwa tena; maana katika siku zenu, Ewe nyumba iliyoasi, nitalinena neno hilo na kulitimiza, asema Bwana MUNGU.
26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia tena, kusema,
27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come , and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
Mwanadamu, tazama, hao wa nyumba ya Israeli husema, Maono hayo ayaonayo ni ya siku nyingi zijazo, naye anatabiri habari ya nyakati zilizo mbali sana.
28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
Basi uwaambie, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Maneno yangu hayatakawilishwa tena hata moja, bali neno nitakalolinena litatimizwa, asema Bwana MUNGU.
