1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
Kama ukitaka kurudi, Ee Israeli, asema Bwana, utanirudia mimi; na kama ukitaka kuyaondoa machukizo yako, yasiwe mbele ya macho yangu, ndipo hutaondolewa;
2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
nawe utaapa hivi, Kama Bwana aishivyo, katika kweli, na katika hukumu, na katika haki ndipo mataifa watajibariki katika yeye, nao watajitukuza katika yeye.
3 For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Maana Bwana awaambia hivi watu wa Yuda na Yerusalemu Ulimeni udongo katika konde zenu, wala msipande mbegu kati ya miiba.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it , because of the evil of your doings.
Jitahirini kwa Bwana, mkaziondoe govi za mioyo yenu, enyi watu wa Yuda na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu; ghadhabu yangu isije ikatoka kama moto, ikawaka hata mtu asiweze kuizima, kwa sababu ya uovu wa matendo yenu.
The Coming Judgement
5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
Tangazeni katika Yuda, hubirini katika Yerusalemu, na kusema, Pigeni baragumu katika nchi, pigeni kelele sana, na kusema, Jikusanyeni pamoja, tukaingie katika miji yenye boma.
6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Twekeni bendera kuelekea Sayuni; kimbieni mpate kuwa salama, msikawie; kwa maana nitaleta mabaya toka kaskazini, na maangamivu makuu.
7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
Simba ametoka katika kichaka chake, ndiye aangamizaye mataifa; ameanza kushika njia, ametoka katika mahali pake; ili aifanye nchi yako kuwa ukiwa, miji yako ifanywe maganjo, asibaki mwenyeji ndani yake.
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Kwa sababu hiyo jifungeni nguo za magunia; ombolezeni na kulia kwa uchungu; kwa maana hasira kali ya Bwana haikugeuka na kutuacha.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
Na katika siku hiyo itakuwa, asema Bwana, moyo wa mfalme utapotea, na moyo wa wakuu wake; na makuhani watastaajabu, na manabii watashangaa.
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
Nami nikasema, Aa, Bwana MUNGU! Hakika umewadanganya sana watu hawa na Yerusalemu, ukisema, Mtakuwa na amani lakini upanga umeingia katika nafsi za watu.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
Wakati ule watu hawa na Yerusalemu wataambiwa neno hili, Upepo wa moto utokao katika vilele vya nyikani visivyo na miti, ukimwelekea binti ya watu wangu, hauwi upepo wa kupepeta, wala upepo wa kutakasa;
12 even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
ni upepo wa nguvu kuliko hizo utakaokuja kwa ajili yangu; sasa mimi nitatoa hukumu juu yao.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Tazama atapanda juu kama mawingu, na magari yake ya vita yatakuwa kama kisulisuli; farasi zake ni wepesi kuliko tai. Ole wetu, kwa sababu tumeharibika.
14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Ee Yerusalemu, jioshe moyo wako usiwe na uovu, upate kuokoka. Mawazo yako mabaya yatakaa ndani yako hata lini?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
Maana sauti yatangaza habari toka Dani, yahubiri uovu toka vilima vya Efraimu;
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
Wapasheni mataifa habari; angalieni, hubirini juu ya Yerusalemu, ya kwamba walinzi wanatoka katika nchi ya mbali, wanatoa sauti yao juu ya miji ya Yuda.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
Kama watu walindao shamba, wameuzunguka wauhusuru; kwa sababu ameniasi mimi, asema Bwana.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
Njia yako na matendo yako yamekupatia haya; huu ndio uovu wako; kwa maana ni uchungu, hakika unafikilia hata moyo wako.
The Prophet's Grief
19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Mtima wangu, mtima wangu! Naumwa katika moyo wangu wa ndani; moyo wangu umefadhaika ndani yangu; siwezi kunyamaza; kwa sababu umesikia, Ee nafsi yangu, sauti ya tarumbeta, mshindo wa vita.
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Uangamivu baada ya uangamivu umetangazwa; kwa maana nchi yote imeharibika; hema zangu zimetekwa nyara ghafula, na mapazia yangu katika dakika moja.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Niione bendera hata lini, na kuisikia sauti ya tarumbeta?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Kwa maana watu wangu ni wapumbavu, hawanijui; ni watoto waliopungukiwa na akili, wala hawana ufahamu; ni wenye akili katika kutenda mabaya, bali katika kutenda mema hawana maarifa.
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Naliiangalia nchi, na tazama, ilikuwa ukiwa, haina watu; naliziangalia mbingu, nazo zilikuwa hazina nuru.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
Naliiangalia milima, na tazama, ilitetemeka, na milima yote ilisogea huko na huko.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
Nikaangalia, na tazama, hapakuwa na mtu hata mmoja, na ndege wote wa angani wamekwenda zao.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
Nikaangalia, na tazama, shamba lililozaa sana limekuwa ukiwa, na miji yake yote ilikuwa imebomoka mbele za Bwana, na mbele za hasira yake kali.
27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
Maana Bwana asema hivi, Nchi yote itakuwa ukiwa; lakini sitaikomesha kabisa.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it , I have purposed it , and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
Kwa ajili ya hayo nchi itaomboleza, na mbingu zitakuwa nyeusi; kwa sababu mimi nimeyanena haya, na kuyakusudia, wala sikujuta wala mimi sitarudi nyuma niyaache.
29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
Mji mzima unakimbia, kwa sababu ya mshindo wa wapanda farasi na wenye pinde wanaingia vichakani, wanapanda juu ya majabali; kila mji umeachwa, hapana hata mtu mmoja akaaye ndani yake.
30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
Na wewe, utakapotekwa, utafanyaje? Ujapojivika mavazi mekundu, ujapojipamba mapambo ya dhahabu, ujapojitia wanja machoni, unajifanya kuwa mzuri bure tu; wapenzi wako wanakudharau; wanakutafuta roho yako.
31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying , Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Kwa maana nimesikia sauti, kama sauti ya mwanamke wakati wa utungu wake, na sauti yake aumwaye, kama mwanamke azaaye mtoto wake wa kwanza, sauti ya binti Sayuni, atwetaye kupata pumzi, na kunyosha mikono yake, akisema, Ole wangu, sasa! Kwa maana roho yangu inazimia mbele ya wauaji.
