A Measuring Line
1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Kisha nikainua macho yangu, nikaona, na tazama, mtu mwenye kamba ya kupimia mkononi mwake.
2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Ndipo nikasema, Unakwenda wapi? Akaniambia, Ninakwenda kuupima Yerusalemu, nione upana wake ulivyo na urefu wake ulivyo.
3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Na tazama, yule malaika aliyesema nami akasimama karibu, na malaika mwingine akatoka ili kuonana naye;
4 and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
naye akamwambia, Piga mbio, kamwambie kijana huyu, na kusema, Yerusalemu utakaliwa na watu, kama vijiji visivyo na kuta, kwa sababu ya wingi wa watu na mifugo iliyomo ndani yake.
5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Kwa maana mimi, asema Bwana, nitakuwa ukuta wa moto kuuzunguka pande zote, nami nitakuwa huo utukufu ndani yake.
6 Ho, ho, come forth , and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
Haya! Haya! Ikimbieni nchi ya kaskazini, asema Bwana; kwa maana mimi nimewatawanya ninyi kama pepo nne za mbinguni, asema Bwana.
7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Haya! Ee Sayuni, jiponye, wewe ukaaye pamoja na binti Babeli.
8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Kwa maana Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, Ili nitafute utukufu amenituma kwa mataifa wale waliowateka ninyi; maana yeye awagusaye ninyi aigusa mboni ya jicho lake.
9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
Kwa maana, tazama, nitatikisa mkono wangu juu yao, nao watakuwa mateka ya hao waliowatumikia; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa Bwana wa majeshi amenituma.
10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
Imba, ufurahi, Ee binti Sayuni; maana, tazama, ninakuja, nami nitakaa kati yako, asema Bwana.
11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
Na mataifa mengi watajiunga na Bwana katika siku ile, nao watakuwa watu wangu; nami nitakaa kati yako, nawe utajua ya kuwa Bwana wa majeshi amenituma kwako.
12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
Na Bwana atairithi Yuda, iwe sehemu yake katika nchi takatifu, naye atachagua Yerusalemu tena.
13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Nyamazeni, ninyi nyote wenye mwili, mbele za Bwana; kwa maana ameamka, na kutoka katika maskani yake takatifu.
