Jerusalem's Danger
1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Ole wake yeye aliyeasi na kutiwa unajisi, mji wa udhalimu!
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
Hakuitii sauti; hakukubali kurudiwa; hakumwamini Bwana; hakumkaribia Mungu wake.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Wakuu wake walio ndani yake ni simba wangurumao; makadhi wake ni mbwa-mwitu wa jioni; hawasazi kitu cho chote hata siku ya pili.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Manabii wake ni watu hafifu, wadanganyifu; makuhani wake wamepatia unajisi patakatifu, wameifanyia sheria udhalimu.
5 The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
Bwana kati yake ni mwenye haki; hatatenda uovu; kila asubuhi hudhihirisha hukumu yake, wala hakomi; bali mtu asiye haki hajui kuona haya.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
Nimekatilia mbali mataifa, buruji zao zina ukiwa; nimeziharibu njia kuu zao, hata hapana mmoja apitaye; miji yao imeangamizwa; hamna mtu hata mmoja, wala hapana akaaye huko.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
Nalisema, Hakika utaniogopa, utakubali kurudiwa; ili yasikatiliwe mbali makao yake, sawasawa ya yote niliyoagiza katika habari zake; lakini waliondoka mapema na kuyaharibu matendo yao yote.
Jerusalem's Deliverance
8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Basi ningojeni, asema Bwana, hata siku ile nitakapoondoka kuteka mateka; maana nimeazimia kuwakusanya mataifa, ili nizikutanishe falme, nipate kuwamwagia ghadhabu yangu; naam, ukali wote wa hasira yangu; kwa maana dunia yote itateketezwa kwa moto wa wivu wangu.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
Maana hapo ndipo nitakapowarudishia mataifa lugha iliyo safi, wapate kuliitia jina la Bwana, wamtumikie kwa nia moja.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
Maana toka nchi iliyo mbali na mito ya Kushi, waniombao dua, yaani, binti za watu wangu waliotawanyika, wataleta matoleo yangu.
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
Siku ile hutatahayarikia matendo yako yote uliyoniasi; maana hapo nitawaondoa watu wako wanaotakabari na kujivuna, wasiwe kati yako, wala hutatakabari tena katika mlima wangu mtakatifu.
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
Lakini nitasaza ndani yako watu walioonewa na maskini, nao watalitumainia jina la Bwana.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Mabaki ya Israeli hawatatenda uovu, wala kusema uongo; wala ulimi wa hadaa hautaonekana kinywani mwao; kwa maana watakula na kulala, wala hapana mtu atakayewaogofya.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Imba, Ee binti Sayuni; piga kelele, Ee Israeli; Furahi na kushangilia kwa moyo wako wote, Ee binti Yerusalemu.
15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
Bwana ameziondoa hukumu zako, Amemtupa nje adui yako; Mfalme wa Israeli, naam, yeye Bwana, yu katikati yako; Hutaogopa uovu tena.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
Katika siku ile Yerusalemu utaambiwa, Usiogope, Ee Sayuni; mikono yako isilegee.
17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Bwana, Mungu wako, yu katikati yako shujaa awezaye kuokoa; Atakushangilia kwa furaha kuu, Atakutuliza katika upendo wake, Atakufurahia kwa kuimba.
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
Nitawakusanya wanaousikitikia mkutano wa ibada, hao waliokuwa wa kwako; ambao mzigo uliokuwa juu yake ulikuwa fedheha kwao.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Tazama, wakati huo nitawapatiliza watu wote wanaokutesa; nami nitamponya yeye achechemeaye, nami nitamkusanya yeye aliyefukuzwa; nami nitawafanya kuwa sifa na jina, hao ambao fedheha yao ilikuwa katika dunia yote.
20 At that time will I bring you again , even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Wakati huo nitawaingizeni, na wakati huo nitawakusanya; kwa maana nitawafanya ninyi kuwa sifa na jina, miongoni mwa watu wote wa dunia, nitakapowarudisha wafungwa wenu mbele ya macho yenu, asema Bwana.
