1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Maneno ya Yeremia, mwana wa Hilkia, mmoja wa makuhani waliokuwa katika Anathothi, katika nchi ya Benyamini;
2 to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
ambaye neno la Bwana lilimjia katika siku za Yosia, mwana wa Amoni, mfalme wa Yuda, katika mwaka wa kumi na tatu wa kumiliki kwake.
3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
Tena lilikuja siku za Yehoyakimu, mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda, hata mwisho wa mwaka wa kumi na mmoja wa Sedekia, mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda; hata wakati ulipochukuliwa mateka Yerusalemu, katika mwezi wa tano.
The Prophet's Call
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Neno la Bwana lilinijia, kusema,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Kabla sijakuumba katika tumbo nalikujua, na kabla hujatoka tumboni, nalikutakasa; nimekuweka kuwa nabii wa mataifa.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Ndipo niliposema, Aa, Bwana MUNGU! Tazama, siwezi kusema; maana mimi ni mtoto.
7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Lakini Bwana akaniambia, Usiseme, Mimi ni mtoto; maana utakwenda kwa kila mtu nitakayekutuma kwake, nawe utasema kila neno nitakalokuamuru.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Usiogope kwa sababu ya hao maana mimi nipo pamoja nawe nikuokoe, asema Bwana.
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Ndipo Bwana akaunyosha mkono wake, akanigusa kinywa changu; Bwana akaniambia, Tazama, nimetia maneno yangu kinywani mwako;
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
angalia, nimekuweka leo juu ya mataifa na juu ya falme, ili kung'oa, na kubomoa, na kuharibu, na kuangamiza; ili kujenga na kupanda.
11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
Tena neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema, Yeremia, waona nini? Nikasema, Naona ufito wa mlozi.
12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Ndipo Bwana akaniambia, Umeona vema, kwa maana ninaliangalia neno langu, ili nilitimize.
13 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
Neno la Bwana likanijia mara ya pili, kusema, Waona nini? Nikasema, Naona sufuria lenye maji yatokotayo, na mdomo wake unaelekea toka upande wa kaskazini.
14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
Ndipo Bwana akaniambia, Toka kaskazini mabaya yatatokea, na kuwapata watu wote wakaao katika nchi hii.
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
Kwa kuwa, tazama, nitaziita jamaa zote za falme za kaskazini, asema Bwana; nao watakuja, na kuweka kila mtu kiti chake cha enzi mbele ya mahali pa kuingilia malango ya Yerusalemu, na kuzielekea kuta zake pande zote, na kuielekea miji yote ya Yuda.
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
Nami nitatamka hukumu zangu juu yao kwa habari ya uovu wao wote; kwa kuwa wameniacha mimi, wakaifukizia uvumba miungu mingine, wakaziabudu kazi za mikono yao wenyewe.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
Haya basi, wewe jifunge viuno, ukaondoke ukawaambie maneno yote niliyokuamuru; usifadhaike kwa ajili yao, nisije nikakufadhaisha wewe mbele yao.
18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
Maana, tazama, nimekufanya leo kuwa mji wenye boma, na nguzo ya chuma, na kuta za shaba, juu ya nchi yote; juu ya wafalme wa Yuda, na juu ya wakuu wake, na juu ya makuhani wake, na juu ya watu wa nchi hii.
19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
Nao watapigana nawe; lakini hawatakushinda; maana mimi nipo pamoja nawe, asema Bwana, ili nikuokoe.
