Commends the Rechabites
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Neno hili ndilo lililomjia Yeremia, kutoka kwa Bwana, katika siku za Yehoyakimu, mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda, kusema,
2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
Enenda nyumbani kwa Warekabi, ukanene nao, ukawalete nyumbani kwa Bwana, katika chumba kimoja, ukawape divai wanywe.
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
Basi nikamtwaa Yaazania, mwana wa Yeremia, mwana wa Habasinia, na ndugu zake, na wanawe wote, na nyumba yote ya Warekabi;
4 and I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
nikawaleta ndani ya nyumba ya Bwana, ndani ya chumba cha wana wa Hanani, mwana wa Igdalia, mtu wa Mungu, kilichokuwa karibu na chumba cha wakuu, nacho kilikuwa juu ya chumba cha Maaseya, mwana wa Shalumu, bawabu;
5 and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
nikaweka mabakuli yaliyojaa divai, na vikombe, mbele ya wana wa nyumba ya Warekabi, nikawaambia, Nyweni divai.
6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
Lakini wakasema, Hatutakunywa divai; kwa maana Yonadabu, mwana wa Rekabu, baba yetu, alituamuru, akisema, Msinywe divai, ninyi wala wana wenu, hata milele;
7 neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.
wala msijenge nyumba, wala msipande mbegu, wala msipande mizabibu, wala msiwe nayo; bali siku zenu zote mtakaa katika hema; mpate kuishi siku nyingi katika nchi ambayo mtakaa ndani yake hali ya wageni.
8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;
Nasi tumeitii sauti ya Yonadabu, mwana wa Rekabu, baba yetu, katika yote aliyotuamuru, kwamba tusinywe divai siku zetu zote, sisi, na wake zetu, na wana wetu, na binti zetu;
9 nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
wala tusijijengee nyumba za kukaa; wala hatuna shamba la mizabibu, wala konde, wala mbegu;
10 but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
bali tumekaa katika hema, nasi tumetii; tukafanya sawasawa na yote aliyotuamuru Yonadabu, baba yetu.
11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.
Lakini ikawa, Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, alipopanda akaingia nchi hii, ndipo tukasema, Haya! Twende Yerusalemu, tukiliogopa jeshi la Wakaldayo, na tukiliogopa jeshi la Washami; basi hivyo tunakaa Yerusalemu.
12 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Ndipo neno la Bwana likamjia Yeremia, kusema,
13 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Enenda ukawaambie wana wa Yuda, na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu, Je! Hamtaki kupokea mafundisho, myasikilize maneno yangu? Asema Bwana.
14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
Maneno ya Yonadabu, mwana wa Rekabu, aliyowaamuru wanawe, kwamba wasinywe divai, yametimizwa, na hata leo hawanywi; maana waitii hiyo amri ya baba yao; lakini mimi nimesema nanyi, nikiamka mapema na kunena, bali ninyi hamkunisikiliza mimi.
15 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them , saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
Pia naliwapeleka watumishi wangu wote, manabii, kwenu ninyi, nikiamka mapema na kuwapeleka, nikisema, Rudini sasa, kila mtu na aiache njia yake mbaya, mkatengeneze matendo yenu, wala msiwafuate miungu mingine, ili kuwatumikia, nanyi mtakaa katika nchi hii, niliyowapa ninyi na baba zenu; lakini hamkutega masikio yenu, wala hamkunisikiliza.
16 Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:
Basi, kwa kuwa wana wa Yonadabu, mwana wa Rekabu, wameitimiza amri ya baba yao aliyowaamuru, lakini watu hawa hawakunisikiliza mimi;
17 therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.
kwa sababu hiyo, asema Bwana, Mungu wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli; Tazama nitaleta juu ya Yuda, na juu ya wenyeji wote wa Yerusalemu, mabaya yote niliyoyatamka juu yao; kwa sababu nimesema nao, wasinisikilize; nimewaita, wala hawakuniitikia.
18 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
Naye Yeremia akawaambia watu wa nyumba ya Warekabi, Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Kwa sababu mmeitii amri ya Yonadabu, baba yenu, na kuyashika maagizo yake yote, na kutenda sawasawa na yote aliyowaamuru;
19 therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
basi, kwa sababu hiyo, Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Yonadabu, mwana wa Rekabu, hatakosa kuwa na mtu wa kusimama mbele zangu hata milele.
