Swahili - The Book of Prophet Jeremiah

Yeremia

SURAYA1

1ManenoyaYeremia,mwanawaHilkia,wamakuhani waliokuwakatikaAnathothikatikanchiyaBenyamini.

2ambayenenolaBwanalilimjiakatikasikuzaYosia, mwanawaAmoni,mfalmewaYuda,katikamwakawa kuminatatuwakumilikikwake

3IlikujapiakatikasikuzaYehoyakimu+mwanawa Yosia,mfalmewaYuda,hadimwishowamwakawakumi nammojawaSedekia+mwanawaYosiamfalmewaYuda, +hadiuhamishowaYerusalemukatikamweziwatano

4NdiponenolaBWANAlikanijia,kusema, 5Kablasijakuumbakatikatumbonalikujua;nakabla hujatokatumboni,nalikutakasa,nanimekuwekakuwa nabiiwamataifa.

6Ndiponikasema,Aa,BwanaMUNGU!tazama,siwezi kusema,kwamaanamiminimtoto

7LakiniBwanaakaniambia,Usiseme,Miminimtoto; 8Usiogopenyusozao,maanamiminipopamojanaweili nikuokoe,asemaBWANA

9NdipoBwanaakaunyoshamkonowake,akanigusa kinywachanguBwanaakaniambia,Tazama,nimetia manenoyangukinywanimwako

10Tazama,nimekuwekaleojuuyamataifanajuuyafalme, ilikung'oa,nakubomoa,nakuharibu,nakuangamiza,ili kujenganakupanda

11TenanenolaBwanalikanijia,kusema,Yeremia,waona nini?Nikasema,naonafimboyamlozi

12NdipoBwanaakaniambia,Umeonavema; 13NenolaBwanalikanijiamarayapili,kusema,Waona nini?Nikasema,Naonasufuriainayotokota;nausowake unaelekeakaskazini.

14NdipoBwanaakaniambia,Kutokakaskazinimabaya yatatokeajuuyawakaajiwotewanchi

15Maana,tazama,nitaziitajamaazotezafalmeza kaskazini,asemaBwana;naowatakuja,naowatawekakila mtukitichakechaenzipenyemaingilioyamalangoya Yerusalemu,najuuyakutazakezotepandezote,najuuya mijiyoteyaYuda

16Naminitatoahukumuzangujuuyaokwahabariya uovuwaowote,ambaowameniachamimi,nakufukizia uvumbamiungumingine,nakuabudukazizamikonoyao wenyewe

17Basiwewejifungeviuno,uondoke,ukawaambieyote nikuamuruyo;

18Kwamaanatazama,nimekufanyaleokuwamjiwenye boma,nanguzoyachuma,nakutazashabajuuyanchi yote,juuyawafalmewaYuda,najuuyawakuuwake,na juuyamakuhaniwake,najuuyawatuwanchi

19Naowatapigananawe;lakinihawatakushindawewe; kwamaanamiminipopamojanawe,asemaBwana,ili nikuokoe

SURAYA2

1TenanenolaBWANAlikanijia,kusema, 2EnendaukaliemasikionimwaYerusalemu,ukisema, Bwanaasemahivi;Nakukumbukawewe,wemawaujana

wako,upendowawachumbawako,uliponifuatajangwani, katikanchiisiyopandwambegu

3IsraeliwalikuwawatakatifukwaBwana,namalimbuko yamazaoyake;mabayayatawajilia,asemaBWANA

4LisikieninenolaBWANA,enyinyumbayaYakobo,na jamaazotezanyumbayaIsraeli; 5Bwanaasemahivi,Babazenuwalionauovuganikwangu, hatawakaendambalinami,wakafuataubatili,wakawa ubatili?

6Walahawakusema,YukowapiYehovaaliyetutoakatika nchiyaMisri,aliyetuongozakatikajangwa,katikanchiya nyikanayamashimo,katikanchiyaukame,nayauvuli wamauti,katikanchiambayohapanamtualiyepitakati yake,walaisiyokaamtu?

7Naminikawaletakatikanchiyenyerutuba,mlematunda yakenawemawake;lakinimlipoingiamliitianchiyangu unajisi,naurithiwangukuwachukizo

8Makuhanihawakusema,YukowapiBwana?nawashikao sheriahawakunijua;wachungajinaowaliniasi,namanabii walitabirikwaBaali,wakafuatamamboyasiyofaa

9Kwahiyonitatetananyibado,asemaBwana,nami nitatetanawanawawatotowenu

10KwamaanapitenikatikavisiwavyaKitimu,mkaone; mkapelekewatuKedari,mkafikirisana,mkaonekama kunajambokamahilo

11Je!taifalimebadilishamiunguyao,ambayosimiungu bado?lakiniwatuwanguwameubadiliutukufuwaokwa mamboyasiyofaa

12Enyimbingu,shangaenikwaajiliyajambohili,na kuogopasana,kuwaukiwasana,asemaBwana

13Kwamaanawatuwanguwametendamaovumawili; wameniachamiminiliyechemchemiyamajiyauzima, wamejichimbiamabirika,mabirikayaliyopasuka, yasiyowezakuhifadhimaji

14Je!Israelinimtumishi?yeyenimtumwaaliyezaliwa nyumbani?kwaniniameharibika?

15Wana-simbawakamngurumia,nakupigakelele,na kuifanyanchiyakekuwaukiwa;

16TenawanawaNofunaTahapanesiwamekuvunjautosi wakichwa

17Je!hukujileteahaya,kwakumwachaBwana,Mungu wako,alipokuongozanjiani?

18NasasaunaninikatikanjiayaMisri,ilikunywamajiya Sihori?auunaninikatikanjiayaAshuru,ilikunywamaji yaMto?

19Uovuwakomwenyeweutakurudi,namaasiyako yatakukemea;

20Maanatanguzamanizakalenimeivunjanirayako,na kuvipasuavifungovyako;naweulisema,sitakosa; unapotanga-tangajuuyakilakilimakirefu,nachiniyakila mtimbichi,ukifanyaukahaba

21Lakinimiminalikuwanimekupandawewekuwa mzabibumzurisana,mbegunzurikabisa;

22Maanaingawautajioshakwamagadi,nakujitwalia sabuninyingi,lakiniuovuwakoumeandikwambelezangu, asemaBwanaMUNGU.

23Wawezajekusema,Mimisikutiwaunajisi,sikuwafuata Mabaali?Iangalienjiayakobondeni,ujueulilofanya; 24punda-mwitualiyezoeanyika,avutayeupepokwa mapenziyake;katikatukiolakeninaniawezayekumzuia? wotewamtafutaohawatajichoka;katikamweziwake watamwona.

25Zuiamguuwakousiwebilaviatu,nakoolakolisiwena kiu;lakiniulisema,Hakunatumaini;kwamaana nimewapendawageni,naminitawafuata

26Kamavilemwivianavyoaibishwaakipatikana,ndivyo nyumbayaIsraeliitakavyoaibika;wao,nawafalmewao, nawakuuwao,namakuhaniwao,namanabiiwao; 27wakiuambiamti,Wewendiwebabayangu;nakwajiwe, Umenitoa;kwamaanawamenipamgongo,walasinyuso zao;lakiniwakatiwataabuyaowatasema,Inuka,utuokoe

28Lakiniikowapimiunguyakouliyojifanyia?na wasimame,kamawawezakukuokoawakatiwataabuyako; kwamaanamiunguyako,EeYuda,nikamahesabuyamiji yako.

29Kwaninimnanitetea?ninyinyotemmeniasi,asema BWANA

30Nimewapigawatotowenubure;hawakupokeakurudiwa; upangawenuwenyeweumewalamanabiiwenu,kama simbaaharibuye

31Enyikizazi,lioneninenolaBwana.Je!nimekuwa jangwakwaIsraeli?nchiyagiza?kwaninihusemawatu wangu,Sisitumabwana;hatutakujakwakotena?

32Je!mjakaziawezakusahaumapamboyake,aubibiarusi mavaziyake?lakiniwatuwanguwamenisahausikuzisizo nahesabu

33Mbonawasafishanjiayakokutafutamapenzi?kwahiyo umewafundishawaovunjiazako

34Tenakatikavazilakoimeonekanadamuyarohoza maskiniwasionahatia;

35Lakiniwasema,Kwakuwamimisinahatia,hakika hasirayakeitageukakutokakwanguTazama,nitakuteta, kwasababuunasema,Sikufanyadhambi.

36Mbonaunaendahukunahukuilikuibadilinjiayako? naweutaaibishwakwaajiliyaMisri,kamaulivyoaibishwa kwaajiliyaAshuru.

37Naam,naweutatokakwake,namikonoyakojuuya kichwachako;

SURAYA3

1Wanasema,Je!nchihiyohaitatiwaunajisisana?lakini umefanyauzinzinawapenziwengi;lakininirudienimimi, asemaBWANA

2Inuamachoyakomahalipajuu,uonemahaliambapo hukulazwaKatikanjiaumeketikwaajiliyao,kama Mwarabunyikani;naweumeitianchiunajisikwauzinzi wakonakwauovuwako.

3Kwahiyomanyunyuyamezuiliwa,walahapakuwana mvuayavuli;naweulikuwanakipajichausochakahaba, ulikataakutahayari

4Je!tokeasasahutanilii,Babayangu,weweukiongoziwa ujanawangu?

5Je!ataihifadhihasirayakemilele?ataiwekampaka mwisho?Tazama,umesemanakufanyamaovukama ulivyoweza

6BwanaakaniambiatenakatikasikuzamfalmeYosia,Je! amepandajuuyakilamlimamrefu,nachiniyakilamti wenyemajanimabichi,akafanyaukahabahuko.

7Naminikasema,baadayayeyekufanyamambohaya yote,UnigeukiemimiLakinihakurudiNadadayake, Yudamwenyehiana,akaonajambohilo.

8Naminikaona,haponilipomwachaIsraelimwenyekuasi, kwasababuzotezauzinzi,nikampahatiyatalaka;lakini

dadayakeYudamwenyehianahakuogopa,baliakaenda akafanyauzinzipia.

9Ikawakwasababuyaupumbavuwauasheratiwake, aliitianchiunajisi,nakuzininamawenamiti.

10Lakinipamojanahayoyote,dadayakemwenyehiana, Yuda,hakunirudiamimikwamoyowakewote,balikwa unafiki,asemaBWANA

11Bwanaakaniambia,Israelimwenyekuasiamejifanya kuwanahakikulikoYudamwenyehiana

12Enendaukatangazemanenohayaupandewakaskazini, useme,Rudi,EeIsraelimwenyekuasi,asemaBwana;wala sitawaangukianinyihasirayangu,kwamaanamimini mwenyerehema,asemaBWANA,sitashikahasirahata milele

13Ukirituuovuwako,yakuwaumemwasiBwana, Munguwako,nanjiazakoumezisambazakwawageni chiniyakilamtimbichi,walahamkuitiisautiyangu,asema Bwana

14Geukeni,enyiwatotowenyekuasi,asemaBwana;kwa maananimewaoaninyi;naminitawatwaammojawamji mmoja,nawawiliwajamaamoja,naminitawaletaSayuni; 15Naminitawapaninyiwachungajiwaupendezaomoyo wangu,ambaowatawalishaninyikwamaarifanaufahamu 16Naitakuwa,mtakapokuwamkiongezekanakuongezeka katikanchi,sikuzile,asemaBwana,hawatasematena, SandukulaaganolaBwana;walahawataizuru;walahilo halitafanyikatena

17WakatihuowatauitaYerusalemukitichaenzicha Bwana;namataifayoteyatakusanyikahuko,kwajinala Bwana,hukoYerusalemu;

18KatikasikuhizonyumbayaYudaitatembeapamojana nyumbayaIsraeli,naowatatokanchiyakaskazinihadi nchiniliyowapababazenuiweurithi

19Lakininikasema,Je!nikasema,Mtaniita,Babayangu; walausiniache

20Hakikakamavilemkeamwachavyomumewekwa hiana,ndivyomlivyonitendakwahiana,enyinyumbaya Israeli,asemaBwana

21Sautiilisikikajuuyamahalipajuu,kilionaduaza wanawaIsraeli;kwamaanawameipotoshanjiayao,nao wamemsahauBwana,Munguwao

22Rudini,enyiwatotowenyekuasi,naminitaponyamaasi yenu.Tazama,tunakujakwako;kwakuwawewendiwe Bwana,Munguwetu

23Hakikawokovuunatumainiwaburekutokamilimanina kutokakatikawingiwamilima.HakikawokovuwaIsraeli ukatikaBwana,Munguwetu

24Kwaniaibuimeilakaziyababazetutanguujanawetu; kondoozaonang’ombezao,wanawaonabintizao

25Tunalalachinikatikaaibuyetu,nafedhehayetu inatufunika;

SURAYA4

1Kamaukirudi,EeIsraeli,asemaBwana,ukanirudiamimi; 2naweutaapa,AishivyoBwana,katikakweli,nakatika hukumu,nakatikahaki;namataifawatajibarikikatika yeye,nakatikayeyewatajisifu

3MaanaBwanaawaambiahiviwatuwaYudana Yerusalemu,Limenimashambayenu,walamsipande mbegukatiyamiiba

4JitahirinikwaBwana,mkaondoegovizamioyoyenu, enyiwatuwaYuda,nawenyejiwaYerusalemu; 5TangazenikatikaYuda,tangazenikatikaYerusalemu; mkaseme,Pigenitarumbetakatikanchi,lieni,jikusanyeni, mkaseme,Kusanyikeni,natwendekatikamijiyenyeboma. 6TwekenibenderakuelekeaSayuni;ondokeni,msikae; maananitaletamabayakutokakaskazini,nauharibifu mkuu.

7Simbaamepandakutokakatikakichakachake,na mwenyekuharibumataifayukonjiani;ametokamahali pakeilikuifanyanchiyakokuwaukiwa;namijiyako itafanywaukiwa,isiwenamkaaji

8Kwasababuhiijivikeninguozamagunia,lieninakupiga yowe;kwamaanahasirakaliyaBwanahaijarudinyuma kutokakwetu

9Naitakuwakatikasikuhiyo,asemaBwana,moyowa mfalmeutapotea,namoyowawakuu;namakuhani watashangaa,namanabiiwatastaajabu

10Ndiponikasema,Aa,BwanaMUNGU!hakika umewadanganyasanawatuhawanaYerusalemu,ukisema, Mtakuwanaamani;kumbeupangaunaifikianafsi 11WakatihuowatuhawanaYerusalemuwataambiwa, Upepomkaliwamahalipajuunyikanikuelekeabintiya watuwangu,sikupepeta,walakusafisha; 12hataupepomkalikutokamahalihapoutanijia;sasa naminitatoahukumujuuyao

13Tazama,atapandajuukamamawingu,namagariyake yavitayatakuwakamakisulisuli;farasizakeniwepesi kulikotaiOlewetu!maanatumeharibiwa

14EeYerusalemu,safishamoyowakonauovu,iliupate kuokolewa.Mawazoyakoyaubatiliyatakaandaniyako hatalini?

15KwamaanasautiinatangazakutokaDani,nakutangaza matesokutokakatikamilimayaEfraimu.

16Waambienimataifa;tazama,tangazenijuuya Yerusalemu,yakwambawalinziwanakujakutokanchiya mbali,nakutoasautizaojuuyamijiyaYuda.

17Kamawalinziwashambawamemzungukapandezote; kwasababuamekuwaakiniasi,asemaBWANA

18Njiayakonamatendoyakoyamekuleteamambohayo; huondiouovuwako,kwakuwaniuchungu,kwakuwa unafikamoyonimwako

19Matumboyangu,matumboyangu!Nimeumiamoyoni mwangu;moyowanguunapigakelelendaniyangu;Siwezi kunyamaza,kwasababuumesikia,Eenafsiyangu,sautiya tarumbeta,sautiyavita.

20Uharibifujuuyauharibifuumepigiwakelele;maana nchiyoteimeharibiwa;hemazanguzimebomolewaghafula, namapaziayangumaramoja

21Hatalininitaionabendera,nakusikiasautiyatarumbeta?

22Kwamaanawatuwanguniwapumbavu,hawanijui;ni watotowapumbavu,walahawanaakili;niwenyehekima katikakutendamabaya,lakinikatikakutendamema hawanamaarifa

23Naliitazamadunia,natazama,ilikuwaukiwa,tena utupu;nambingu,nazohazikuwananuru

24Nalitazamamilima,natazama,ilitetemeka,navilima vyotevilitikisika

25Nikatazama,natazama,hapakuwanamtu,nandege wotewaanganiwalikuwawamekimbia.

26Nikatazama,natazama,mahalipamavunopalikuwa nyika,namijiyakeyoteimebomolewambelezausowa Bwana,nakwahasirayakekali

27MaanaBwanaasemahivi,Nchiyoteitakuwaukiwa; lakinisitaimalizakabisa.

28Kwaajiliyahayoduniaitaomboleza,nambingujuu zitakuwanyeusi;

29Mjimzimautakimbiakwakishindochawapandafarasi nawapigapinde;wataingiakatikavichaka,nakupandajuu yamiamba;kilamjiutaachwa,walahapanamtu atakayekaandaniyake

30Nautakapotekwautafanyanini?Ujapojivikanguo nyekundu,ukijipambakwamapamboyadhahabu, ijapokuwaumepasuausowakokwauchoraji,utajipendeza bure;wapenziwakowatakudharau,watatafutamaishayako 31Maananimesikiasautikamayamwanamkemwenye utunguwakuzaa,nautungukamawaazaayemtotowake wakwanza;maananafsiyanguimechokakwasababuya wauaji.

SURAYA5

1PigenimbiohukunahukukatikanjiazaYerusalemu, mkaonesasa,nakujua,nakutafutakatikanjiazakekuu, kamamwawezakupatamtu,kamayukomtuyeyote atendayehaki,aitafutayekweli;naminitasamehe 2Nawajaposema,Bwanaaishi;Hakikawanaapakwa uwongo.

3EeBwana,machoyakosijuuyakweli?Umewapiga, lakinihawakuhuzunika;umewaangamiza,lakini wamekataakurudiwa;wamefanyanyusozaokuwangumu kulikomwamba;wamekataakurudi

4Kwahiyonikasema,Hakikahawanimaskini;ni wapumbavu,kwamaanahawaijuinjiayaBWANA,wala hukumuyaMunguwao

5Nitawaendeawakuu,nakusemanao;kwamaanawao wameijuanjiayaBwana,nahukumuyaMunguwao; 6Kwahiyosimbakutokamsituniatawaua,nambwamwituwajioniatawateka,chuiatailindamijiyao;kilamtu atokayehukoatararuliwa;kwasababumakosayaoni mengi,namaasiyaoyameongezeka

7Nikusamehejinsiganikwaajiliyajambohili?watoto wakowameniachamimi,nakuapakwawaleambaosi miungu;nilipokwishakuwalishahatakushiba,ndipo walifanyauzinzi,nakukutanikakwavikosikatikanyumba zamakahaba.

8Walikuwakamafarasiwalioshibaasubuhi;kilamtu alimliliamkewajiraniyake.

9Je!nisiwaadhibukwaajiliyamambohaya?asema BWANA;je!nafsiyanguhaitalipizakisasijuuyataifala namnahii?

10Pandenijuuyakutazake,mkaharibu;lakinimsimalize kabisa;ziondoeningomezake;kwamaanawaosiwa BWANA

11KwamaananyumbayaIsraelinanyumbayaYuda wamenitendakwahilanyingi,asemaBwana

12WamemkanaBwana,nakusema,Siyeye;walamabaya hayatatupata;walahatutaonaupangawalanjaa;

13Namanabiiwatakuwaupepo,walanenohalimondani yao;

14KwasababuhiyoBwana,Munguwamajeshiasema hivi,Kwasababumwasemanenohili,tazama,nitafanya

manenoyangukinywanimwakokuwamoto,nawatuhawa kuwakuni,naoutawala.

15Tazama,nitaletajuuyenutaifalambali,enyinyumba yaIsraeli,asemaBwana;

16Podolaonikamakaburilililowazi,woteniwatuhodari.

17Naowatakulamavunoyako,nachakulachako, ambachowanawakonabintizakowatakula;watakula kondoozakonang'ombezako;watakulamizabibuyakona mitiniyako;wataifanyamijiyakoyenyeboma,uliyokuwa ukiitumainiakuwamaskini

18Walakinikatikasikuhizo,asemaBwana, sitawakomeshakabisa

19Naitakuwa,hapomtakaposema,MbonaBwana,Mungu wetu,anatufanyiamambohayayote?ndipoutawajibu, Kamavilemlivyoniachamimi,nakutumikiamiungu migenikatikanchiyenu,ndivyomtakavyotumikiawageni katikanchiisiyoyenu

20TangazenijambohilikatikanyumbayaYakobo, litangazenikatikaYuda,mkisema, 21Sikienisasa,enyiwatuwajinga,msionaakili;wenye macho,lakinihawaoni;wenyemasikio,lakinihawasikii; 22Je!hamniogopimimi?asemaBWANA;je! hamtatetemekambelezausowangu,miminiliyeweka mchangakuwampakawabahari,kwaamriyamilele, usiwezekuipita;ingawawananguruma,lakinihawawezi kupitajuuyake?

23Lakiniwatuhawawanamoyowauasinauasi;wameasi nakuondoka.

24Walahawasemimioyonimwao,NatumcheBwana, Munguwetu,aletayemvuayamvuayamasikanayavuli kwamajirayake;

25Maovuyenuyamegeuzamambohaya,nadhambizenu zimewanyimamambomema

26Maanakatikawatuwanguwameonekanawatuwaovu; wanategamtego,wanakamatawatu

27Kamakizimbakimejaandege,ndivyonyumbazao zinavyojaaudanganyifu;

28Wamenona,wanang'aa,naam,hupitamatendoyawasio haki;nahakiyamasikinihawaihukumu

29Je!nisiwaadhibukwaajiliyamambohaya?asema BWANA;je!nafsiyanguhaitalipizakisasijuuyataifala namnahii?

30Jambolaajabunalakuchukizalimefanywakatikanchi; 31Manabiiwanatabiriuongo,namakuhaniwanatawala kwamikonoyao;nawatuwanguwanapendakuwahivyo; nanyimtafanyaninimwishowake?

SURAYA6

1EnyiwanawaBenyamini,jikusanyeniilikukimbia kutokakatiyaYerusalemu,pigenitarumbetakatikaTekoa, nakuwekaisharayamotokatikaBeth-hakeremu;kwa maanauovuunatokeakaskazini,nauharibifumkuu

2NimemfananishabintiSayuninamwanamkemzurina mtamu

3Wachungajinamakundiyaowatakujakwake;watapiga hemazaojuuyakepandezote;watalishakilamtumahali pake

4Tayarishenivitajuuyake;ondokeni,twendeadhuhuri Olewetu!maanamchanaunakwenda,kwamaanavivuli vyajionivimetanda

5Ondokeni,twendezetuusiku,natuyaharibumajumba yake.

6MaanaBwanawamajeshiasemahivi,Katamiti,na kuwekakilimajuuyaYerusalemu;yeyenidhulumakabisa katikatiyake.

7Kamavilechemchemiyatoavyomajiyake,ndivyoyeye atoavyouovuwake;mbeleyangukunahuzuninamajeraha 8Ufundishwe,EeYerusalemu,nafsiyanguisijeikaondoka kwako;nisijenikakufanyakuwaukiwa,nchiisiyokaliwa nawatu

9Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi,Wataokotakabisamabaki yaIsraeli,kamamzabibu;

10Nisemenananinakuwaonya,wapatekusikia?tazama, masikioyaohayajatahiriwa,walahawawezikusikiliza; tazama,nenolaBwanakwaoniaibu;hawanafurahanayo 11KwahiyonimejaaghadhabuyaBwana;Nimechoka kustahimili;nitaimiminajuuyawatotowaliokonje,najuu yamkutanowavijanapamoja;maanahatamumepamoja namkewatatwaliwa,mzeepamojanayeyealiyeshibasiku. 12Nanyumbazaozitageuzwakuwazawatuwengine, mashambayaonawakezaopamoja;

13Maanatangualiyemdogohataaliyemkubwamiongoni mwao,kilammojawaoamejiingizakatikakutamani;na tangunabiihatakuhanikilamtuanatendakwauongo 14Wameiponyajerahayabintiyawatuwangukwajuujuu tu,wakisema,Amani,amani;wakatihakunaamani 15Je!walionaaibuwalipofanyamachukizo?bali hawakuonahayahatakidogo,walahawakuweza kutahayari;kwahiyowataangukakatiyaowaangukao; 16Bwanaasemahivi,Simamenikatikanjia,mkaone, mkaulizehabarizamapitoyazamani,Iwapinjiailiyo njema,mkaiende,nanyimtapatarahanafsinimwenu Lakiniwalisema,Hatutakwendahumo

17Tenanikawekawalinzijuuyenu,nikisema,Isikieni sautiyatarumbetaLakiniwalisema,Hatusikii 18Kwahiyosikilizeni,enyimataifa,nanyimjue,enyi kusanyiko,nininikilichokatiyao.

19Sikia,Eedunia,tazama,nitaletamabayajuuyawatu hawa,naam,matundayamawazoyao,kwasababu hawakusikilizamanenoyangu,walasheriayangu,bali wameikataa

20KwaninikunileteauvumbakutokaSheba,nauvumba kutokanchiyambali?sadakazenuzakuteketezwa hazikubaliki,waladhabihuzenuhazikubalikikwangu

21KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi,Tazama,nitaweka makwazombeleyawatuhawa,nababanawana watawaangukiapamoja;jiraninarafikiyakewataangamia 22Bwanaasemahivi,Tazama,watuwanakujakutokanchi yakaskazini,nataifakubwalitainuliwakutokapandeza mwishozadunia

23Watashikaupindenamkuki;niwakatili,walahawana huruma;sautiyaoinavumakamabahari;naowamepanda farasi,wamejipangakamawatuwavitajuuyako,Eebinti Sayuni

24Tumesikiahabarizake,mikonoyetuimelegea,dhiki imetushika;

25Usitokenjekwendashambani,walausitembeenjiani; kwamaanaupangawaaduinahofuikopandezote 26Eebintiyawatuwangu,jivikenguoyagunia,na kugaagaakatikamajivu;fanyamaombolezokamaya mwanawapekee,maombolezoyauchungu;

27Nimekuwekauwemnaranangomekatiyawatuwangu, upatekujuanakuijaribunjiayao.

28Woteniwaasiwabaya,waendaokwamasingizio;ni shabanachuma;woteniwaharibifu.

29Mvukutoumeungua,risasiimeteketeakwamoto; mwanzihuyeyukabure,maanawaovuhawang'olewa

30Watuwatawaitafedhailiyokataliwa,kwasababuBwana amewakataa.

SURAYA7

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, kusema,

2SimamakatikalangolanyumbayaBwana,utangaze hukonenohili,useme,LisikieninenolaBwana,ninyi nyotewaYuda,mnaoingiakwamalangohayaili kumwabuduBwana

3Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi, Rekebisheninjiazenu,namatendoyenu,nami nitawakalishaninyimahalihapa

4Msitegemeemanenoyauongo,mkisema,Hekalula Bwana,HekalulaBwana,HekalulaBwana; 5Kwamaanamkitengenezakabisanjiazenunamatendo yenu;mkifanyahukumukatiyamtunajiraniyake; 6msipomdhulumumgeni,yatima,namjane,wala hammwagadamuyamtuasiyenahatiamahalihapa,wala hamtawafuatamiunguminginekwakuwadhuru; 7ndiponitawakalishamahalihapa,katikanchiniliyowapa babazenu,hatamilelenamilele

8Tazama,mnatumainiamanenoyauongoambayo hayawezikufaidika.

9Je!mtaiba,nakuua,nakuzini,nakuapakwauongo,na kumfukiziaBaaliuvumba,nakuifuatamiungumingine msiyoijua;

10kishamjenakusimamambelezangukatikanyumbahii, iitwayokwajinalangu,nakusema,Tumeokolewaili tufanyemachukizohayayote?

11Je!nyumbahii,iitwayokwajinalangu,imekuwapango lawanyang'anyimachonipenu?Tazama,miminimeona jambohili,asemaBWANA.

12Lakinienendenisasahatamahalipangupalipokuwa katikaShilo,nilipoliwekajinalanguhapokwanza,mkaone nilivyopatendakwaajiliyauovuwawatuwanguIsraeli.

13Nasasa,kwasababummezifanyakazihizizote,asema Bwana,naminikasemananyi,nikiamkamapemana kunena,lakinihamkusikia;nikawaita,lakinihamkuitika; 14Kwahiyonitaitendanyumbahii,iitwayokwajinalangu, mnayoitumainia,namahalipalenilipowapaninyinababa zenu,kamanilivyoitendaShilo

15Naminitawatupaninyimbalinamachoyangu,kama vilenilivyowatupanjenduguzenuwote,yaani,wazao wotewaEfraimu.

16Kwahiyoweweusiwaombeewatuhawa,wala usiwapaziekilio,walasala,walausiniombee,kwamaana sitakusikia

17Je!huoniwanayofanyakatikamijiyaYudanakatika njiakuuzaYerusalemu?

18Watotohuokotakuni,nababazaohuwashamoto,na wanawakehukandaungawao,ilikumfanyiziamikate malkiawambinguni,nakuwamiminiamiungumingine sadakazakinywaji,wapatekunikasirisha 19Je,wananikasirisha?asemaBWANA;

20BasiBwanaMUNGUasemahivi;Tazama,hasira yangunaghadhabuyanguzitamwagwajuuyamahalihapa, juuyawanadamu,najuuyawanyama,najuuyamitiya kondeni,najuuyamatundayanchi;nayoitawaka,wala haitazimika.

21Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; Wekenisadakazenuzakuteketezwapamojanadhabihu zenu,mlenyama.

22Kwamaanasikusemanababazenu,walasikuwaamuru, sikuilenilipowatoakatikanchiyaMisri,kuhusumatoleo yakuteketezwaaudhabihu;

23Lakininiliwaamurunenohili,nikisema,Sikilizenisauti yangu,naminitakuwaMunguwenu,nanyimtakuwawatu wangu;

24Lakinihawakusikiliza,walakutegasikiolao,bali walikwendakatikamashaurinaukaidiwamioyoyao mibaya,wakarudinyuma,walasimbele

25TangusikubabazenuwalipotokakatikanchiyaMisri hataleo,nimetumakwenuwatumishiwanguwotemanabii, nikiamkamapemakilasikunakuwatuma;

26Lakinihawakunisikiliza,walahawakutegamasikioyao, baliwalifanyashingozaokuwangumu,walifanyamabaya kulikobabazao

27Kwahiyoutawaambiamanenohayayote;lakini hawatakusikiliza;naweutawaita;lakinihawatakujibu.

28Lakiniutawaambia,HilinitaifalisiloitiisautiyaBwana, Munguwao,walakupokeakurudiwa;

29Katanywelezako,EeYerusalemu,uzitupe,ukafanye maombolezojuuyamahalipajuu;kwamaanaBWANA amekikataanakukiachakizazichaghadhabuyake

30MaanawanawaYudawametendamaovumachoni pangu,asemaBwana;

31NaowamejengamahalipajuupaTofethi,palipokatika bondelamwanawaHinomu,ilikuwateketezawanawao nabintizaokatikamoto;ambayosikuwaamuru,wala hayakuingiamoyonimwangu

32Basi,angalieni,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana,ambazo halitaitwatenaTofethi,walabondelamwanawaHinomu, baliBondelaMachinjo;

33Namizogayawatuhawaitakuwachakulachandegewa anganinachawanyamawanchi;walahakuna atakayewafukuza

34NdiponitakomeshakatikamijiyaYuda,nakatikanjia kuuzaYerusalemu,sautiyashangwe,nasautiyashangwe, nasautiyabwanaarusi,nasautiyabibi-arusi;kwamaana nchiitakuwaukiwa.

SURAYA8

1Wakatihuo,asemaBwana,wataitoakatikamakaburiyao mifupayawafalmewaYuda,namifupayawakuuwake, namifupayamakuhani,namifupayamanabii,namifupa yawenyejiwaYerusalemu;

2Naowatazitandazambeleyajua,namwezi,najeshilote lambinguni,waliowapenda,nawalewaliowatumikia,na walewaliofuata,nawalewaliowatafuta,nawale waliowaabudu;watakuwasamadijuuyausowanchi.

3Nakifokitachaguliwakulikouhainamabakiyoteya mabakiyajamaahiimbovu,waliosaliamahalipote nilipowafukuza,asemaYehovawamajeshi.

4Tenautawaambia,Bwanaasemahivi;Je!wataanguka, wasiinuke?atageuka,asirudi?

5KwaninibasiwatuhawawaYerusalemuwamerudi nyumakwakuasidaima?wanashikiliasanahila, wanakataakurudi

6Nilisikilizanakusikia,lakinihawakusemasawasawa; kilamtuakageukianjiayake,kamafarasiakimbiavyo vitani

7Naam,korongombinguniajuanyakatizakezilizoamriwa; nahuanakorongonambayuwayuhuzingatiawakatiwa kujakwao;lakiniwatuwanguhawaijuihukumuya BWANA

8Mwasemaje,Sisitunaakili,natoratiyaBwanatunayo pamojanasi?Hakikaameifanyabure;kalamuyawaandishi nibure.

9Wenyehekimawametahayarika,wamefadhaikana kukamatwa;tazama,wamelikataanenolaBwana;nawana hekimaganindaniyao?

10Kwahiyonitawapawenginewakezao,namashamba yaonitawapawalewatakaowarithi; 11Kwamaanawameiponyajerahayabintiyawatuwangu kwajuujuutu,wakisema,Amani,amani;wakatihakuna amani

12Je!walionaaibuwalipofanyamachukizo?bali hawakuonahayahatakidogo,walahawakuwezakutahayari; kwahiyowataangukakatiyaowaangukao;wakatiwa kujiliwakwaowatatupwachini,asemaBWANA.

13Hakikanitawaangamiza,asemaBwana;navitu ambavyonimewapavitapitakutokakwao

14Kwaninitunakaatuli?jikusanyeni,tukaingiekatika mijiyenyeboma,tukanyamazehuko;kwakuwaBwana, Munguwetu,ametunyamazisha,ametunyweshamajiya uchungu,kwasababutumemtendaBwanadhambi.

15Tulitazamiaamani,lakinihakunajemalililokuja;na kwawakatiwaafya,natazamataabu!

16SautiyamkoromowafarasiwakeilisikikakutokaDani; kwamaanawamekuja,nakuilanchi,navyotevilivyomo; mji,nawakaaondaniyake

17Kwamaana,tazama,nitatumanyoka,namende,kati yenu,ambaohawatarogwa,naowatawauma,asemaBwana 18Nilipojifarijidhidiyahuzuni,moyowanguumezimia ndaniyangu.

19Tazama,sautiyakiliochabintiyawatuwangu,kwa ajiliyaowakaaokatikanchiyambali,Je!Bwanahayuko Sayuni?mfalmewakesindaniyake?Kwanini wameniudhikwasanamuzaozakuchonga,nakwaubatili wakigeni?

20Mavunoyamepita,wakatiwakiangaziumekwisha,nasi hatujaokoka

21Nimeumiakwaajiliyamajeruhiyabintiyawatuwangu; miminimweusi;mshangaoumenishika

22Je!hakunazerikatikaGileadi;hakunamgangahapo?

Mbonabasiafyayabintiyawatuwanguhaijapona?

SURAYA9

1Laitikichwachangukingekuwamaji,namachoyangu chemchemiyamachozi,ilinipatekuliamchananausiku kwaajiliyawaliouawawabintiyawatuwangu!

2Laitiningekuwanamakaoyawasafirinyikani;ilinipate kuwaachawatuwangu,nakwendakwao!maanawoteni wazinzi,kusanyikolawatuwadanganyifu.

3Nawanapindandimizaokamaupindewaokwauongo, lakinisimashujaawaukweliduniani;kwamaana

huendeleatokaubayahataubaya,walahawanijuimimi, asemaBWANA.

4Jihadharinikilamtunajiraniyake,walamsimwamini nduguyeyote;

5Naowatamdanganyakilamtujiraniyake,wala hawatasemakweli;wamefundishandimizaokusema uongo,nakujichoshakutendauovu

6Makaoyakoyamokatikatiyaudanganyifu;kwahila wanakataakunijuamimi,asemaBWANA

7KwahiyoBwanawamajeshiasemahivi,Tazama, nitawayeyusha,nakuwajaribu;kwaninitafanyajekwabinti yawatuwangu?

8Ndimizaonikamamshaleunaofyatuliwa;husemahadaa; 9Je!nisiwaadhibukwaajiliyamambohaya?asema BWANA;je!nafsiyanguhaitalipizakisasijuuyataifala namnahii?

10Kwaajiliyamilimanitafanyakilionakuomboleza,na kwaajiliyamakaoyanyikanitafanyamaombolezo,kwa sababuyameteketezwa,hatahapanamtuawezayekupita katikatiyake;walawatuhawawezikusikiasautiya ng'ombe;ndegewaanganinamnyamapiawamekimbia; wamekwenda.

11NaminitafanyaYerusalemukuwamagofu,napangola mazimwi;naminitaifanyamijiyaYudakuwaukiwa,isiyo namkaaji.

12Ninanimwenyehekima,apatekuelewahaya?tenani naniambayekinywachaBwanakimenenanaye,iliapate kutangaza,kwaajiliyanininchiitaharibika,na kuteketezwakamajangwa,kwambahapanamtuapitaye ndaniyake?

13Bwanaasema,Kwasababuwameiachasheriayangu niliyowekambeleyao,walahawakuitiisautiyangu,wala kuenendandaniyake;

14lakiniwamefuataukaidiwamioyoyaowenyewe,na Mabaali,ambayobabazaowaliwafundisha;

15Kwahiyo,Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi;Tazama,nitawalisha,naam,watuhawa,pakanga,na kuwanyweshamajiyauchungu

16Naminitawatawanyakatiyamataifa,ambaowaowala babazaohawakuwajua;naminitatumaupanganyumayao, hatanitakapowaangamiza

17Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi,Fikirinininyi,mkawaite wanawakewaombolezao,waje;nawatumewanawake wajanjawaje;

18Nawafanyeharakawatulilie,ilimachoyetu yachuruzikemachozi,nakopezetuzibubujikemaji.

19Kwamaanasautiyamaombolezoimesikikakutoka Sayuni,Jinsitulivyoharibiwa!tumefedhehekasana,kwa sababutumeiachanchi,kwasababumakaoyetuyametutoa 20LakinilisikieninenolaBWANA,enyiwanawake,na masikioyenuyapokeenenolakinywachake, mkawafundishebintizenukuomboleza,nakilamtujirani yakemaombolezo

21Maanamautiimepandamadirishanimwetu,imeingia katikamajumbayetu,ilikuwakatiliambaliwatotowanje, navijanakatikanjiakuu

22Nena,Bwanaasemahivi,Hatamizogayawanadamu itaangukakamasamadijuuyashamba,nakamakonzi baadayawavunaji,walahapanaatakayeikusanya

23Bwanaasemahivi,Mwenyehekimaasijisifukwa sababuyahekimayake,walamwenyenguvuasijisifukwa

Yeremia

sababuyanguvuzake,walatajiriasijisifukwasababuya utajiriwake;

24Baliyeyeajisifuyenaajisifukwasababuhii,ya kwambaananifahamumimi,nakunijua,yakuwamimi ndimiBWANA,nitendayewema,nahukumu,nahaki, katikanchi;

25Tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, nitakapowaadhibuwotewaliotahiriwapamojanahao wasiotahiriwa;

26Misri,naYuda,naEdomu,nawanawaAmoni,na Moabu,nawotewaliokatikapembezamwisho,wakaao jangwani;

SURAYA10

1LisikieninenoambaloBwanaanawaambianinyi,enyi nyumbayaIsraeli

2Bwanaasemahivi,Msijifunzenjiazamataifa,wala msishangaekwaajiliyaisharazambinguni;kwamaana mataifawamefadhaikakwaajiliyao

3Kwamaanadesturizawatuniubatili;maanamtuhukata mtimsituni,kaziyamikonoyafundikwashoka.

4Huipambakwafedhanadhahabu;wanaifungiakwa misumarinanyundo,iliisiyumbe

5Wamenyookakamamtende,lakinihawasemi;hawana budikubebwa,kwasababuhawawezikwenda Msiwaogope;kwamaanahawawezikutendamaovu,wala sindaniyaokutendamema.

6Kwakuwahakunaaliyekamawewe,EeBwana;weweni mkuu,najinalakonikuukatikauweza

7Ninaniasiyekucha,EeMfalmewamataifa?kwakuwa katikawatuwotewenyehekimawamataifa,nakatika falmezaozote,hakunakamawewe

8Lakiniwoteniwapumbavunawapumbavu;

9Fedhailiyotandazwakuwamabambaimeletwakutoka Tarshishi,nadhahabukutokaUfazi,kaziyafundina mikonoyamfuachuma;mavaziyaonirangiyabuluuna zambarau;hayoyotenikaziyawastadi

10LakiniBWANAndiyeMunguwakweli,yeyendiye Mungualiyehai,namfalmewamilele; 11Mtawaambiahivi,Miunguhiyoisiyozifanyambinguna nchi,ndiyoitakayoangamiakatikanchi,nachiniya mbinguhizi.

12Ameiumbaduniakwauwezawake,ameuthibitisha ulimwengukwahekimayake,nakwafikirazake amezitandazambingu.

13Atoaposautiyake,panawingiwamajimbinguni,naye hupandishamawingukutokamiishoyadunia;afanyaye umemenamvua,nakuutoaupepokatikahazinazake

14Kilamtunimpumbavukatikamaarifayake; 15Hayoniubatili,nakaziyamakosa;wakatiwakujiliwa kwaoyataangamia.

16FungulaYakobosikamawao,maanayeyendiye Muumbawavituvyote;naIsraelinifimboyaurithiwake; Bwanawamajeshindilojinalake

17Kusanyabidhaazakokutokakatikanchi,Eeukaajiwa ngome.

18MaanaBwanaasemahivi,Tazama,nitawatupanje wenyejiwanchimarahii,naminitawatesa,iliwapate kuiona.

19Olewangukwauchunguwangu!jerahalangunikubwa; lakininikasema,Hakikahuunihuzuni,namisinabudi kuuvumilia

20maskaniyanguimeharibiwa,kambazanguzote zimekatika;watotowanguwamenitoka,walahawapo; 21Kwamaanawachungajiwamekuwakamawajinga,wala hawakumtafutaBwana;kwahiyohawatafanikiwa,na makundiyaoyoteyametawanyika.

22Tazama,kelelezauharibifuzimekuja,namshindo mkuukutokanchiyakaskazini,ilikuifanyamijiyaYuda kuwaukiwa,napangolamazimwi

23EeBwana,najuayakuwanjiayamwanadamuhaimo katikanafsiyake;

24EeBwana,unirudi,balikwahukumu;sikwahasira yako,usijeukaniangamiza

25Uwamwageghadhabuyakojuuyamataifawasiokujua, najuuyajamaazisizoliitiajinalako;

SURAYA11

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, kusema, 2Sikienimanenoyaaganohili,mkasemenawatuwa Yuda,nawenyejiwaYerusalemu; 3Naweuwaambie,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; Naalaaniwemtuasiyetiimanenoyaaganohili; 4niliyowaamurubabazenu,sikuilenilipowatoakatika nchiyaMisri,katikatanuruyachuma,nikisema,Sikilizeni sautiyangu,nakufanyakamayoteniwaamuruyo; 5ilinipatekutimizakiaponilichowaapiababazenu,ya kwambanitawapanchiinayotiririkamaziwanaasali,kama hivileoNdiponikajibu,nikasema,Naiwehivyo,Bwana 6NdipoBwanaakaniambia,Tangazamanenohayayote katikamijiyaYuda,nakatikanjiakuuzaYerusalemu, ukisema,Sikienimanenoyaaganohili,mkayafanye 7Kwamaananiliwaadhibusanababazenusikuile nilipowatoakatikanchiyaMisrihataleohii,nikiamka mapemanakuwaonya,nikisema,Sikilizenisautiyangu 8Lakinihawakutii,walahawakutegamasikioyao,bali walikwendakilamtukatikaukaidiwamoyowakembaya; lakinihawakuzifanya

9Bwanaakaniambia,fitinaimeonekanakatiyawatuwa Yuda,nakatiyawenyejiwaYerusalemu.

10Wameurudiamaovuyababazao,waliokataakuyasikia manenoyangu;wakaifuatamiungumingineilikuitumikia; nyumbayaIsraelinanyumbayaYudawamelivunjaagano langunililofanyanababazao

11KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi,Tazama,nitaletamabaya juuyao,ambayohawatawezakuyakimbia;nawajaponililia, sitawasikiliza

12NdipomijiyaYudanawenyejiwaYerusalemu watakwendanakuililiamiunguambayowanaifukizia uvumba,lakinihaitawaokoahatakidogowakatiwataabu yao

13Maanamiunguyako,EeYuda,ilikuwakamahesabuya mijiyako;nakamahesabuyanjiazaYerusalemu mmejengamadhabahukwakituhichochaaibu, madhabahuzakufukiziauvumbaBaali

14Kwahiyoweweusiwaombeewatuhawa,wala usiwapaziekilio,walamaombi; 15Je!utendapomabayandipohufurahi

16Bwanaalikuitajinalako,Mzeitunimbichi,mzuri, wenyematundamazuri;

17KwamaanaBwanawamajeshi,aliyekupanda, ametamkamabayajuuyako,kwaajiliyamaovuya nyumbayaIsraeli,nayanyumbayaYuda,ambayo wametendajuuyaowenyeweilikunikasirishakwa kumfukiziaBaaliuvumba

18NayeBwanaamenijulisha,naminajua;

19Lakinimiminilikuwakamamwana-kondooaung'ombe anayepelekwakuchinjwa;walasikujuayakuwawalifanya mashaurijuuyangu,wakisema,Natuuangamizemti pamojanamatundayake,natumkatiliembalinanchiya waliohai,jinalakelisikumbukwetena.

20Lakini,EeBwanawamajeshi,uhukumuyekwahaki, weweunayejaribuviunonamoyo,nanionekisasichako juuyao;

21KwahiyoBwanaasemahivijuuyawatuwaAnathothi, wanaotafutarohoyako,wakisema,Usitabirikwajinala Bwana,usijeukafakwamikonoyetu;

22KwahiyoBwanawamajeshiasemahivi,Tazama, nitawaadhibu;wanawaonabintizaowatakufakwanjaa;

23Walahapatakuwanamabakiyao;kwamaananitaleta mabayajuuyawatuwaAnathothi,mwakawakujiliwa kwao

SURAYA12

1EeBwana,wewenimwenyehakinitetaponawe,lakini nanisemenawehabarizahukumuzako;kwanini wanafurahiwotewatendaohila?

2Umewapanda,naam,wametiamizizi,wamekua,naam, wanazaamatunda;Ukaribuvinywanimwao,nambalina viunovyao

3Lakiniwewe,Bwana,wanijua;umeniona,nakuujaribu moyowangukukuelekeawewe; 4Hatalininchiitaomboleza,namimeayakilashamba itakauka,kwaajiliyauovuwaowakaaondaniyake? wanyamanandegewanaangamizwa;kwasababuwalisema, Hatauonamwishowetu

5Ikiwaumepigambiopamojanawaendaokwamiguu,nao wamekuchosha,basiwawezajekushindananafarasi?na ikiwakatikanchiyaamaniuliyoitumainia,wamekuchosha, utafanyajekatikaeneolaYordani?

6Kwamaanahatanduguzako,nanyumbayababayako, wamekutendeakwahila;naam,wameitaumatiwawatu nyumayako;usiwaamini,wajapokuambiamanenomazuri.

7Nimeiachanyumbayangu,nimeuachaurithiwangu; Nimemtiakipenzichanafsiyangumkononimwaaduizake.

8Urithiwangukwangunikamasimbamwituni;inapiga keleledhidiyangu,kwahiyonimeichukia

9Urithiwangukwangunikamandegemwenyemadoadoa, Ndegewakimzungukapandezote;njoni,wakusanye wanyamawotewamwituni,njoonimle

10Wachungajiwengiwameliharibushambalangula mizabibu,wamelikanyagafungulanguchiniyamiguu, wamelifanyafungulanguzurikuwajangwalisilonawatu

11Wameifanyakuwaukiwa,nayoinaombolezakwakuwa niukiwa;nchiyoteimekuwaukiwa,kwasababuhakuna mtuanayelitiamoyoni

12Waharibuwamefikajuuyamahalipotepajuukatika nyika;kwamaanaupangawaBwanautakulatokaupande

mmojawanchihataupandewapiliwanchi;hakuna mwenyemwiliatakayekuwanaamani.

13Wamepandangano,lakiniwatavunamiiba;wamejitia uchungu,lakinihawatapatafaida;

14Bwanaasemahivijuuyajiranizanguwotewabaya, wanaogusaurithiniliowarithishawatuwanguIsraeli; Tazama,nitawang'oakatikanchiyao,nakuing'oanyumba yaYudakatiyao.

15Naitakuwa,baadayakuwang’oa,nitarudi,na kuwahurumia,nakuwarudisha,kilamtukwenyeurithi wake,nakilamtukatikanchiyake

16Naitakuwaikiwawatajifunzakwabidiinjiazawatu wangu,kuapakwajinalangu,AishivyoBwana;kama walivyowafundishawatuwangukuapakwaBaali;ndipo watakapojengwakatiyawatuwangu

17Lakinikamahawatatii,nitaling'oataifahilona kuliangamizakabisa,asemaYehova

SURAYA13

1Bwanaakaniambiahivi,Enendaukajipatiemshipiwa kitani,ukajivikeviunovyako,walausiutiemajini.

2BasinikanunuamshipikamanenolaBWANA, nikaufungakiunonimwangu

3NenolaBwanalikanijiamarayapili,kusema, 4Chukuamshipiulioutwaa,ulioviunonimwako,uondoke, uendeEufrate,ukaufichehukokatikashimolamwamba 5Basinikaenda,nikaifichakaribunaEufrati,kamaBwana alivyoniamuru

6Ikawabaadayasikunyingi,Bwanaakaniambia,Ondoka, nendaEufrati,ukauchukuehukomshipi,niliokuamuru kuufichahuko

7KishanikaendampakaEufrati,nikachimba,nikautwaa mshipimahalipalenilipouficha;natazama,ulemshipi ulikuwaumeharibika,haufaikitu

8NdiponenolaBWANAlikanijia,kusema, 9Bwanaasemahivi,Hivindivyonitakavyoharibukiburi chaYuda,nakiburikikuuchaYerusalemu

10Watuhawawabaya,wanaokataakuyasikiamaneno yangu,waendaokatikaukaidiwamioyoyao,nakuifuata miunguminginenakuitumikianakuiabudu,watakuwa kamamshipihuuusiofaakitu

11Maanakamavilemshipiunavyoshikamanakiunoni mwamtu,ndivyonilivyoifanyanyumbayoteyaIsraeli ishikamanenami,nanyumbayoteyaYuda,asemaBwana; wapatekuwawatuwangu,najina,nasifa,nautukufu; lakinihawakutakakusikia

12Kwahiyoutawaambianenohili;Bwana,Munguwa Israeli,asemahivi,Kilachupaitajazwadivai;nao watakuambia,Je!hatujuiyakuwakilachupaitajazwadivai?

13ndipoutawaambia,Bwanaasemahivi,Tazama, nitawajazauleviwenyejiwotewanchihii,hatawafalme wanaoketikatikakitichaenzichaDaudi,namakuhani,na manabii,nawenyejiwotewaYerusalemu

14Naminitawagonganishawaokwawao,naam,babana wanapamoja,asemaBwana; 15Sikieni,tegenimasikio;msijivune;kwamaana BWANAamenena

16MpeniutukufuBwana,Munguwenu,kablahajaleta giza,nakablamiguuyenuhaijajikwaajuuyamilimayenye giza,nahapomnapotazamianuru,hajaigeuzakuwauvuli wamauti,nakuifanyagizakuu

17Lakinikamahamtakikusikia,nafsiyanguitaliamahali pasirikwaajiliyakiburichenu;najicholangulitaliasana, nakububujikwanamachozi,kwasababukundila BWANAlimechukuliwamateka.

18Mwambiemfalmenamalkia,Jinyenyekezeni,ketini, kwamaanaenzizenuzitashuka,naam,tajiyautukufu wenu

19Mijiyakusiniitafungwa,walahapanaatakayeifungua; 20Inuamachoyako,ukawaonewalewatokaokaskazini; likowapikundiulilopewa,kundilakonzuri?

21Utasemaniniatakapokuadhibu?kwamaana umewafundishakuwamaakidanawakuujuuyako;je!

22Naweukisemamoyonimwako,Mbonamambohaya yamenipata?Kwasababuyawingiwauovuwako,nguo zakozimefunuliwa,navisiginovyakovimefunuliwa

23Je!Mwethiopiaawezakubadilingoziyake,auchui madoayake?ndiponinyinanyimpatekutendamema, ninyimliozoeakutendamabaya

24Kwahiyonitawatawanyakamamakapiyapitayona upepowanyika

25Hiindiyokurayako,sehemuyavipimovyakokutoka kwangu,asemaBwana;kwasababuumenisahau,na kuutumainiauwongo

26Kwahiyonitaifunuamavaziyakojuuyausowako,ili aibuyakoionekane.

27Nimeonauzinziwako,nakuuguakwako,uasheratiwa uzinziwako,namachukizoyakojuuyavilimavya mashambani.Olewako,EeYerusalemu!hutakikuwasafi? itakuwalinimaramoja?

SURAYA14

1NenolaBwanalililomjiaYeremiakatikahabariyanjaa 2Yudaanaomboleza,namalangoyakeyamedhoofika;ni weusichini;nakiliochaYerusalemukimepaajuu

3Nawakuuwaowamewatumawatotowaomajini; walirudinavyombovyaovikiwatupu;walionaaibuna kufadhaika,nakufunikavichwavyao

4Kwasababuardhiimepasuka,kwasababuhapakuwana mvuakatikanchi,wakulimawametahayarika,wamefunika vichwavyao

5Naam,ayalanayehuzaakondeni,nakumwacha,kwa sababuhakunamajani.

6Napunda-mwituwalisimamamahalipajuu,wakapumua upepokamajoka;machoyaoyamezimia,kwasababu hapakuwanamajani.

7EeBwana,ingawamaovuyetuyanatushuhudia,utende kwaajiliyajinalako;tumekutendadhambi.

8EetumainilaIsraeli,mwokoziwakewakatiwataabu, kwaniniuwekamamgenikatikanchi,nakamamsafiri anayekengeukailikulalausikummoja?

9Kwaniniuwekamamtualiyestaajabu,kamashujaa asiyewezakuokoa?lakiniwewe,Bwana,ukatikatiyetu, nasitumeitwakwajinalako;usituache

10Bwanaawaambiahiviwatuhawa,Ndivyo walivyopendakutanga-tanga,hawakuizuiamiguuyao,kwa hiyoBwanahawakubali;sasaataukumbukauovuwao,na kuzipatilizadhambizao

11NdipoBwanaakaniambia,Usiwaombeewatuhawa mema.

12Wafungapo,sitasikiakiliochao;naowatoaposadakaza kuteketezwanasadaka,sitazikubali;balinitawaangamiza kwaupanga,nakwanjaa,nakwatauni

13Ndiponikasema,Aa,BwanaMUNGU!tazama,manabii wanawaambia,Hamtaonaupanga,walahamtakuwananjaa; lakininitawapaamaniyahakikamahalihapa

14NdipoBwanaakaniambia,Haomanabiiwanatabiri uongokwajinalangu;mimisikuwatuma,wala sikuwaamuru,walasikusemanao;

15KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi,katikahabarizamanabii wanaotabirikwajinalangu,walamimisikuwatuma,lakini wanasema,Upangananjaahazitakuwakokatikanchihii; Kwaupangananjaamanabiihaowataangamizwa.

16Nawatuwanaowatoleaunabiiwatatupwanjekatikanjia zaYerusalemukwasababuyanjaanaupanga;wala hawatakuwanamtuwakuwazika,wao,nawakezao,wala wanawao,walabintizao;kwamaananitamwagauovu waojuuyao

17Kwahivyoutawaambianenohili;Machoyanguna yachuruzikemachoziusikunamchana,walayasikome; 18Nikitokanjekwendashambani,tazama,waliouawakwa upanga;nanikiingiamjini,tazamawaliowagonjwakwa njaa!naam,nabiinakuhaniwanazunguka-zungukampaka nchiwasiyoijua

19Je!umemkataaYudakabisa?je!nafsiyakoimeichukia Sayuni?kwaniniumetupiganahatunauponyaji? tulitazamiaamani,walahapanajema;nakwawakatiwa kuponywa,natazama,taabu!

20EeBwana,tunakiriuovuwetu,nauovuwababazetu; kwamaanatumekutendadhambi

21Usituchukie,kwaajiliyajinalako,usidharaukiticha enzichautukufuwako;kumbuka,usilivunjeaganolako pamojanasi

22Je,kunayeyotemiongonimwaubatiliwamataifa awezayekunyeshamvua?aumbinguzawezakutoa manyunyu?siwewe,EeBwana,Munguwetu?kwahiyo tutakungojawewe,kwakuwawewendiyeuliyevifanya vituhivivyote

SURAYA15

1NdipoBwanaakaniambia,Hatawangesimamambele yanguMusanaSamweli,moyowanguusingewaelekea watuhawa;

2Naitakuwa,wakikuambia,Tutokewapi?ndipo utawaambia,Bwanaasemahivi;Walewaliowakufa,wafe; nawaliowakuuawakwaupanga,watauawakwaupanga; nawaliokatikanjaa,waendekwenyenjaa;nawaliowa kufungwa,waendeutumwani

3Naminitawekajuuyaoainanne,asemaBwana,upanga wakuua,nambwawakurarua,nandegewaangani,na hayawaniwanchi,kulanakuharibu.

4Naminitawafanyawatishwekatikafalmezotezadunia, kwaajiliyaManasemwanawaHezekia,mfalmewaYuda, kwaajiliyahayoaliyoyafanyakatikaYerusalemu

5Kwamaananinaniatakayekuhurumia,EeYerusalemu? auninaniatakayekulilia?auninaniatakayekwendakando kukuulizaunaendeleaje?

6Umeniacha,asemaBwana,umerudinyuma;kwahiyo nitaunyoshamkonowangujuuyako,nakukuangamiza; nimechoshwanakutubu

7Naminitawapepetakwakipepeokatikamalangoyanchi; nitawaondoleawatoto,nitawaangamizawatuwangu,kwa kuwahawakuziachanjiazao

8Wajanewaowameongezekakwangukulikomchangawa bahari;nimeletajuuyaojuuyamamawavijanamtekaji nyarawakatiwaadhuhuri;

9Yeyealiyezaasabaamezimia,amekataroho;jualake limetuakungalimchana;ametahayarikanakufadhaika;na mabakiyaonitawatoakwaupangambeleyaaduizao, asemaBWANA

10Olewangu,mamayangu,kwakuwaumenizaamtuwa fitinanamtuwakushindananaduniayote!Sikukopesha kwariba,walawatuhawakunikopeshakwariba;lakinikila mmojawaoananilaani

11Bwanaakasema,Hakikaitakuwaherikwamabakiyako; Hakikamiminitamfanyiaaduikukusihiwakatiwasharina wakatiwadhiki

12Je!chumakitavunjachumachakaskazininachuma?

13Maliyakonahazinazakonitazitoaziwenyara,bila thamani,nakwadhambizakozotekatikamipakayako yote

14Naminitakupitishapamojanaaduizakompakanchi usiyoijua;kwamaanamotoumewashwakatikahasira yangu,naounawakajuuyenu

15EeBwana,wewewajua;usiniondoleekatikauvumilivu wako;

16Manenoyakoyalionekana,naminikala;nanenolako lilikuwafurahakwangunashangweyamoyowangu, maananimeitwakwajinalako,EeBWANA,Munguwa majeshi

17Sikuketikatikamkutanowawenyemizaha,wala sikufurahi;Niliketipekeyangukwasababuyamkono wako,kwamaanaumenijazaghadhabu

18Kwaninimaumivuyanguniyadaima,najerahalangu haliponyeki,ambalolinakataakuponywa?Je!utakuwa kwangukamamwongo,nakamamajiyasiyokoma?

19KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi,Ukirudi,basi, nitakurudisha,naweutasimamambeleyangu;lakiniwewe usirudikwao

20Naminitakufanyakuwaukutawabomalashabakwa watuhawa,naowatapigananawe,lakinihawatakushinda; 21Naminitakukomboakutokakatikamkonowawaovu, naminitakukomboakutokakatikamkonowawatu watishao

SURAYA16

1TenanenolaBWANAlikanijia,kusema, 2Usijitwaliemke,walahutakuwanawanawalabinti mahalihapa

3KwamaanaBwanaasemahivi,katikahabarizawanana bintiwaliozaliwamahalihapa,nakatikahabarizamama zaowaliowazaa,nakatikahabarizababazaowaliowazaa katikanchihii;

4Watakufakwamautimabaya;hawataliliwa;wala hawatazikwa;lakiniwatakuwakamasamadijuuyausowa nchi,naowataangamizwakwaupangananjaa;namizoga yaoitakuwachakulachandegewaanganinachawanyama wanchi

5MaanaBwanaasemahivi,Usiingiekatikanyumbaya maombolezo,walausiendekuwaombolezea,wala kuwaomboleza;

6Wakubwakwawadogowatakufakatikanchihii, hawatazikwa,walawatuhawatawalilia,wala hawatajikatakata,walakujitiauparakwaajiliyao;

7Walawatuhawatatoamachozikwaajiliyaokatika kuomboleza,ilikuwafarijikwaajiliyawafu;walawatu hawatawanyweshakikombechafarajakwaajiliyababa yaoaumamayao

8Piausiingiendaniyanyumbayakaramu,ilikuketi pamojanaoilikulanakunywa

9KwamaanaBwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi;tazama,nitakomeshamahalihapambeleyamacho yenu,nakatikasikuzenu,sautiyafuraha,nasautiya shangwe,nasautiyabwanaarusi,nasautiyabibiarusi.

10Naitakuwa,utakapowajulishawatuhawamanenohaya yote,naowatakuambia,MbonaBwanaametamkamabaya hayamakubwayotejuuyetu?auuovuwetuninini?auni dhambiyetuganituliyomtendaBwana,Munguwetu?

11ndipoutawaambia,Kwasababubabazenuwameniacha mimi,asemaBwana,nakuifuatamiungumingine,na kuitumikia,nakuiabudu,nakuniachamimi,wala hawakuishikasheriayangu;

12Nanyimmefanyamabayakulikobabazenu;kwamaana, tazama,kilammojawenuanaenendakwaukaidiwamoyo wakembaya,iliwasinisikilize;

13Kwahiyonitawatupanjeyanchihiimpakanchi msiyoijua,walaninyiwalababazenu;nahukomtatumikia miunguminginemchananausiku;ambapositakuonyesha upendeleo.

14Kwahiyo,angalieni,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, ambazohawatasematena,AishivyoBwana,aliyewatoa wanawaIsraelikatikanchiyaMisri;

15Lakini,AishivyoBwana,aliyewapandishawanawa Israelikutokanchiyakaskazini,nakatikanchizote alikowafukuza;naminitawarudishakatikanchiyao niliyowapababazao

16Angalieni,nitawaitawavuviwengi,asemaBwana,nao watawavua;nabaadayenitatumawawindajiwengi,nao watawawindakutokakatikakilamlima,nakilakilima,na katikamashimoyamiamba

17Maanamachoyanguyanazitazamanjiazaozote; 18Nakwanzanitalipauovuwaonadhambiyaomaradufu; kwasababuwameitiaunajisinchiyangu,wameujazaurithi wangukwamizogayavituvyaovyakuchukizanavya kuchukiza

19EeBwana,nguvuzangu,nangomeyangu,nakimbilio langukatikasikuyataabu,Mataifawatakujiakutoka miishoyadunia,naowatasema,Hakikababazetuwalirithi uongo,ubatili,namamboambayohayanafaida. 20Je!

21Kwahiyo,tazama,marahiimojanitawajulisha, nitawajulishamkonowangunauwezowangu;naowatajua yakuwajinalanguniBWANA.

SURAYA17

1DhambiyaYudaimeandikwakwakalamuyachuma,na nchayaalmasi;imechorwakatikambaozamioyoyao,na katikapembezamadhabahuzenu; 2watotowaowakizikumbukamadhabahuzaonamaashera yaokandoyamitimibichijuuyavilimavirefu.

3Eemlimawanguulioshambani,nitazitoamalizakona hazinazakozoteziwenyara,namahalipakopajuukwa dhambi,katikamipakayakoyote

4Nawewe,naam,wewemwenyewe,utaachaurithiwako niliokupa;naminitakutumikishakwaaduizakokatikanchi usiyoijua;kwamaanammewashamotokatikahasirayangu, utakaowakamilele

5Bwanaasemahivi;Amelaaniwamtuyuleamtegemeaye mwanadamu,Amfanyayemwanadamukuwakingayake NamoyonimwakeamemwachaBWANA

6Maanaatakuwakamakichakanyikani,walahataona yatakapokujamema;baliatakaamahalipalipoukame nyikani,katikanchiyachumviisiyokaliwanawatu.

7HerimtuyuleanayemtegemeaBwana,ambayeBwanani tumainilake

8Maanaatakuwakamamtiuliopandwakandoyamaji, uenezaomiziziyakekaribunamto;walahautahangaika mwakawaukame,walahautaachakuzaamatunda

9Moyohuwamdanganyifukulikovituvyote,unaugonjwa wakufisha;naniawezayekuujua?

10Mimi,Bwana,nauchunguzamoyo,navijaribuviuno, hatakumpakilamtukiasichanjiazake,kiasichamatunda yamatendoyake

11Kamakwareasiavyojuuyamayai;basiyeyeapataye mali,nasikwahaki,ataziachakatikatiyasikuzake,na mwishowakeatakuwampumbavu

12Kitichaenzichautukufu,kilichojuutangumwanzoni mahalipapatakatifupetu.

13EeBwana,tumainilaIsraeli,wotewakuachao watatahayarika,naowaniachaowataandikwakatikanchi, kwasababuwamemwachaBwana,chemchemiyamajiya uzima

14Uniponye,EeBwana,naminitapona;uniokoe,nami nitaokoka,kwamaanawewendiwesifayangu.

15Tazama,wananiambia,NenolaBwanalikowapi?ije sasa

16Lakinimimi,sikufanyaharakakuachakuwamchungaji ilikukufuata;wewewajua:yaliyotokamidomonimwangu yalikuwambeleyako

17Usiwekitishokwangu;Ndiwetumainilangusikuya ubaya

18Waaibishwewalewanaonitesa,lakinimimi nisiaibishwe;nawafadhaike,lakinimiminisifadhaike; uwaleteesikuyauovu,uwaangamizekwauharibifu maradufu

19Bwanaaliniambiahivi;Nendaukasimamekatikalango lawanawawatu,waingiapowafalmewaYuda,nakwa kutokakwalo,nakatikamalangoyoteyaYerusalemu; 20uwaambie,LisikieninenolaBWANA,enyiwafalme waYuda,naYudawote,nawakaajiwotewaYerusalemu, mnaoingiakwamalangohaya;

21Bwanaasemahivi;Jihadharininafsizenu,msichukue mzigosikuyasabato,walamsiuingizendanikwamalango yaYerusalemu;

22walamsitoemzigokatikanyumbazenusikuyasabato, walamsifanyekaziyoyote,baliitakasenisikuyaSabato, kamanilivyowaamurubabazenu.

23Lakinihawakutii,walakutegamasikioyao,bali walifanyashingozaokuwangumu,iliwasisikie,wala kupokeamafundisho.

24Naitakuwa,kamamkinisikilizakwabidii,asema Bwana,msiingizemzigowowotekatikamalangoyamji

huusikuyasabato,balikuitakasasikuyasabato,msifanye kaziyoyotendaniyake;

25Ndipowafalmenawakuuwalioketikatikakitichaenzi chaDaudiwataingiakatikamalangoyamjihuu, wamepandamagarinafarasi,waonawakuuwao,watuwa Yuda,nawenyejiwaYerusalemu;namjihuuutakaa milele

26NaowatakujakutokakatikamijiyaYuda,nakutoka mahalipalipoizungukaYerusalemu,nanchiyaBenyamini, nakutokanchitambarare,nakutokamilimani,nakutoka kusini,wakiletasadakazakuteketezwa,nadhabihu,na sadakazaunga,nauvumba,nakuletadhabihuzasifa katikanyumbayaBwana.

27Lakiniikiwahamtakikunisikilizakuitakasasikuya Sabato,walamsiwekemzigo,hatakuingiakatikamalango yaYerusalemusikuyasabato;ndiponitawashamoto katikamalangoyake,naoutayateketezamajumbaya Yerusalemu,walahautazimika

SURAYA18

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, kusema, 2Ondoka,ukashukempakanyumbayamfinyanzi,nahuko nitakusikilizamanenoyangu.

3Kishanikashukampakanyumbayamfinyanzi,natazama, alikuwaakifanyakazikwenyemagurudumu

4Nachomboalichofanyakwaudongokikaharibika mkononimwamfinyanzi,akakifanyatenachombokingine, kamaalivyoonavemamfinyanzikukifanya

5NdiponenolaBWANAlikanijia,kusema, 6EenyumbayaIsraeli,je,siwezikuwatendeakama mfinyanzihuyu?asemaBWANAAngalieni,kamavile udongoulivyokatikamkonowamfinyanzi,ndivyomlivyo ninyimkononimwangu,enyinyumbayaIsraeli 7Wakatiwowotenitakaponenahabarizataifa,nahabariza ufalme,kuung'oa,nakuubomoa,nakuuangamiza; 8taifalilenililolinenalikighairi,nakuachamaovuyao, naminitaghairimabayaniliyoazimiakuwatenda

9Namaranitakaponenajuuyataifa,nahabarizaufalme, kuujenganakuupanda; 10kamalikitendamaovumachonipangu,walalisitiisauti yangu,basinitaghairimema,niliyosemanitawatendea.

11Basisasa,nenanawatuwaYuda,nawenyejiwa Yerusalemu,uwaambie,Bwanaasemahivi;Angalieni, natungamabayajuuyenu,nakupangashaurijuuyenu; 12Wakasema,Hatunatumaini;

13KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi;Ulizenisasakatiya mataifa,ninanialiyesikiamanenokamahaya?Bikirawa Israeliamefanyajambolakuchukizasana

14Je!Aumajiyabaridiyanayotiririkakutokamahali pengineyataachwa?

15Kwasababuwatuwanguwamenisahau,wamefukizia ubatiliuvumba,naowamewakwazakatikanjiazaona kuziachanjiazazamani,iliwaendekatikamapito,katika njiaisiyotengenezwa;

16ilikuifanyanchiyaokuwaukiwa,nakuzomewadaima; kilamtuapitayeatashangaanakutikisakichwa

17Nitawatawanyakamakwaupepowamasharikimbele yaadui;Nitawaonyeshamgongo,walasiuso,sikuya msibawao

18Ndipowakasema,Njoni,natufanyemashaurijuuya Yeremia;kwamaanatoratihaitampoteakuhani,wala shaurihalitapoteakwamwenyehekima,walanenokwa nabii.Njoonitumpigekwandimi,walatusiyasikilize manenoyakeyoyote.

19EeBwana,unisikilizemimi,uisikilizesautiyao wanaotetanami

20Je!ubayautalipwakwawema?maanawameichimbia nafsiyangushimoKumbukayakuwamiminilisimama mbeleyakoilinisemememakwaajiliyao,nakuigeuzia mbalighadhabuyako

21Kwahiyouwatiewatotowaokatikanjaa,nakumwaga damuyaokwanguvuzaupanga;nawakezaowafiwena watotowao,nawawewajane;nawatuwaowauawe;vijana waowauawekwaupangavitani

22Kilionakisikikekatikanyumbazao,utakapoletajeshi juuyaoghafula;

23Lakiniwewe,Bwana,unajuamashauriyaoyotejuu yanguyakutakakuniua;uwatendeehiviwakatiwahasira yako

SURAYA19

1Bwanaasemahivi,Enendaukachukuekiribacha mfinyanzi,ukawatwaebaadhiyawazeewawatu,nawazee wamakuhani;

2KishauendempakabondelamwanawaHinomu,lililo karibunamaingilioyalangolamashariki,ukahubirihuko manenonitakayokuambia;

3useme,LisikieninenolaBwana,enyiwafalmewaYuda, nanyiwenyejiwaYerusalemu;Bwanawamajeshi,Mungu waIsraeli,asemahivi;Tazama,nitaletamabayajuuya mahalihapa,ambayokilamtuasikiaye,masikioyake yatawasha.

4kwasababuwameniachamimi,nakupafanyamahali hapakuwakamaugeni,naowamefukiziauvumbamiungu mingine,ambayowaowalababazaohawakuijua,wala wafalmewaYuda,naowamepajazamahalihapadamuya wasionahatia;

5TenawamejengamahalipajuupaBaali,ilikuwateketeza wanawaokwamotokuwadhabihuzakuteketezwakwa Baali,jamboambalosikuwaamuru,walakulinena,wala halikuingiamoyonimwangu;

6Kwahiyo,angalieni,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, ambazomahalihapahapataitwatenaTofethi,walaBonde lamwanawaHinomu,bali,BondelaMachinjo.

7NaminitalitanguashaurilaYudanaYerusalemumahali hapa;naminitawaangushakwaupangambeleyaaduizao, nakwamikonoyawalewanaotafutarohozao;namizoga yaonitaitoaiwechakulachandegewaanganinacha wanyamawanchi

8Naminitaufanyamjihuukuwaukiwa,nakitucha kuzomewa;kilamtuapitayeatastaajabunakuzomeakwa sababuyamapigoyakeyote

9Naminitawalishanyamayawanawaonanyamayabinti zao,naowatakulakilamtunyamayarafikiyakekatika kuzingirwanadhiki,ambayoaduizao,nawale wanaotafutauhaiwao,watawatianguvuni

10Naweutaivunjailechupambeleyamachoyawatu wanaokwendapamojanawe; 11nakuwaambia,Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi;Ndivyo nitakavyowavunjawatuhawanamjihuu,kamamtu

avunjavyochombochamfinyanzi,kisichoweza kutengenezwatena;

12Ndivyonitakavyopatendamahalihapa,asemaBwana, nawakaaondaniyake,nahatakuufanyamjihuukuwa kamaTofethi;

13NanyumbazaYerusalemu,nanyumbazawafalmewa Yuda,zitatiwaunajisikamamahalipaTofethi,kwasababu yanyumbazoteambazojuuyapaazaowamefukizia uvumbajeshilotelambinguni,nakuwamiminiamiungu minginematoleoyakinywaji

14NdipoYeremiaakajakutokaTofethi,ambakoBwana alikuwaamemtumakutabiri;akasimamakatikauawa nyumbayaBwana;akawaambiawatuwote,

15Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; Tazama,nitaletajuuyamjihuu,najuuyamijiyakeyote, mabayayoteniliyoyanenajuuyake,kwasababu wamefanyashingozaokuwangumu,wasiyasikiemaneno yangu

SURAYA20

1BasiPashuri,mwanawaImeri,kuhani,aliyekuwaliwali mkuukatikanyumbayaBwana,akasikiakwambaYeremia alikuwaakitabirimambohaya

2NdipoPashuriakampiganabiiYeremia,akamtiakatika mikatale,iliyokuwakatikalangolajuulaBenyamini,lililo karibunanyumbayaBwana

3Ikawasikuyapiliyake,PashuriakamtoaYeremiakatika mikataleNdipoYeremiaakamwambia,Bwanahakukuita jinalakoPashuri,baliMagormisabibu

4KwamaanaBwanaasemahivi,Tazama,nitakufanya kuwakitishokwakomwenyewe,nakwarafikizakowote; naowataangukakwaupangawaaduizao,namachoyako yatayaona;naminitatiaYudayotemkononimwamfalme waBabeli,nayeatawachukuamatekampakaBabeli,na kuwauakwaupanga

5Tenanitatianguvuzotezamjihuu,nakazizakezote,na vituvyakevyotevyathamani,nahazinazotezawafalme waYuda,nitazitiamkononimwaaduizao,ambao watawatekanyara,nakuwateka,nakuwapelekaBabeli.

6Nawewe,Pashuri,nawotewakaaokatikanyumbayako, mtakwendautumwani;naweutafikaBabeli,nahuko utakufa,nahukoutazikwa,wewenarafikizakowote, uliowatabiriauongo

7EeBwana,umenidanganya,nikadanganywa;weweuna nguvukulikomimi,naweumeshinda;

8Maanatanguniliposema,nalilia,naliliajeurinauharibifu; kwasababunenolaBwanalimekuwashutumukwangu,na dhihaka,kilasiku

9Ndiponikasema,Sitamtaja,walasitasematenakwajina lakeLakininenolakelilikuwamoyonimwangukama motouwakao,uliofungwakatikamifupayangu,nami nilichokakwakustahimili,walasikuwezakukaa

10Kwamaananilisikiamatukanoyawengi,hofupande zoteRipoti,wanasema,natutaripotiJamaazanguwote walikuwawakingojeanisitishwe,wakisema,Labda atadanganywa,nasitutamshinda,nasitutajilipizakisasi kwake

11LakiniBwanayupamojanamikamashujaamwenye kutisha;kwahiyowatesiwanguwatajikwaa,wala hawatashinda;maanahawatafanikiwa;aibuyaoyamilele haitasahauliwakamwe

12Lakini,EeBwanawamajeshi,uwajaribuyewenyehaki, nakuonaviunonamoyo,nanionekisasichakojuuyao; 13MwimbieniBwana,mhimidiniBwana; 14Nailaaniwesikuniliyozaliwa,isibarikiwesikuambayo mamayangualinizaa.

15Naalaaniwemtuyulealiyemleteababayanguhabari, akisema,Umezaliwamtotomwanamume;kumfurahisha sana.

16MtuhuyonaawekamamijialiyoipinduaBwana, asighairi;naasikiekilioasubuhi,nakeleleadhuhuri; 17Kwasababuhakuniuatangutumboni;aukwamba mamayanguangekuwakaburilangu,natumbolakeliwe kubwapamojanamidaima.

18Mbonanilitokatumboniilikuonataabunahuzuni,hata sikuzanguzikamilikekwaaibu?

SURAYA21

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, hapomfalmeSedekiaalipompelekeaPashuri,mwanawa Melkia,naSefania,mwanawaMaaseya,kuhani,kusema, 2Tafadhali,utuombeekwaBwana;kwamaana Nebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,anafanyavitajuuyetu; ikiwaBwanaatatutendeasawasawanamaajabuyakeyote, iliapandekutokakwetu.

3NdipoYeremiaakawaambia,MwambieniSedekiahivi; 4Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Angalieni, nitazirudishanyumasilahazavitazilizomikononimwenu, ambazomnapigananazojuuyamfalmewaBabeli,najuu yaWakaldayo,wanaowazingiranjeyakuta,nami nitawakusanyakatikatiyamjihuu.

5Namimwenyewenitapiganananyikwamkono ulionyoshwanakwamkonowenyenguvu,naam,kwa hasira,nakwaghadhabu,nakwaghadhabukuu.

6Naminitawapigawenyejiwamjihuu,mwanadamuna mnyamapia;watakufakwataunikuu

7Nabaadaye,asemaBwana,nitamtiaSedekia,mfalmewa Yuda,nawatumishiwake,nawatu,nahaowaliosalia katikamjihuunatauni,naupanga,nakatikanjaa,na kuwatiakatikamkonowaNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli, nakatikamikonoyaaduizao,nakatikamikonoyawale wanaowatafutarohozao;nayeatawauakwaupanga; hatawahurumia,walahatawahurumia,walahatawahurumia.

8Naweutawaambiawatuhawa,Bwanaasemahivi; Tazama,nawekambeleyakonjiayauzima,nanjiaya mauti.

9Yeyeatakaayekatikamjihuuatakufakwaupanga,na kwanjaa,nakwatauni;

10Maananimeuelekezausowangujuuyamjihuukwa mabaya,walasikwamema,asemaBwana;

11NakwahabariyanyumbayamfalmewaYuda,useme, LisikieninenolaBwana;

12EenyumbayaDaudi,Bwanaasemahivi;Fanyeni hukumuasubuhi,mkamkomboeyeyealiyetekwanamkono wamdhalimu,ghadhabuyanguisijeikatokakamamoto,na kuwakahatahakunaawezayekuuzima,kwasababuya uovuwamatendoyenu.

13Tazama,miminijuuyako,Eeukaajiwabondeni,na mwambawauwanda,asemaBwana;wasemao,Ninani atakayeshukajuuyetu?auninaniatakayeingiakatika makaoyetu?

14Lakininitawaadhibukwakadiriyamatundayamatendo yenu,asemaBwana;naminitawashamotokatikamsitu wake,naoutateketezavituvyotevinavyouzunguka

SURAYA22

1Bwanaasemahivi;Shukampakanyumbayamfalmewa Yuda,ukasemehukonenohili; 2useme,LisikienenolaBwana,EemfalmewaYuda, aketiyekatikakitichaenzichaDaudi,wewenawatumishi wako,nawatuwakowanaoingiakwamalangohaya; 3Bwanaasemahivi;Fanyenihukumunahaki, mkamkomboealiyetekwanamkonowamdhulumu;wala msimdhulumumgeni,nayatima,walamjane,wala msimwagedamuisiyonahatiamahalihapa

4Kwamaanamkitendanenohilikwelikweli,ndipo wataingiakwamalangoyanyumbahiiwafalmewalioketi katikakitichaenzichaDaudi,wamepandamagarinafarasi, yeyenawatumishiwakenawatuwake.

5Lakinikamahamtakikusikiamanenohaya,naapakwa nafsiyangu,asemaBwana,yakwambanyumbahii itakuwaukiwa.

6MaanaBwanaaiambianyumbayamfalmewaYudahivi; WeweuGileadikwangu,nakichwachaLebanoni;lakini hakikanitakufanyakuwajangwa,namijiisiyokaliwana watu

7Naminitawekawaangamizijuuyako,kilamtunasilaha zake;

8Namataifamengiyatapitakaribunamjihuu,nao watamwambiakilamtujiraniyake,MbonaBwana ameutendahivimjihuumkubwa?

9Ndipowatajibu,Kwasababuwameliachaaganola Bwana,Munguwao,nakuabudumiungumingine,na kuitumikia.

10Msimliliealiyekufa,walamsimwomboleze,bali mlilienisanayeyeaendayezake;

11MaanaBwanaasemahivikatikahabarizaShalumu, mwanawaYosia,mfalmewaYuda,aliyetawalamahalipa Yosiababaye,aliyetokamahalihapa;Hatarudihukotena; 12Lakiniatafiamahalipalewalipomchukuamateka,wala hataionanchihiitena

13Olewakeyeyeaijengayenyumbayakekwaudhalimu, navyumbavyakekwauovu;atumiayeutumishiwajirani yakebilaujira,walahamtoikwakaziyake;

14Asemaye,Nitajijengeanyumbapana,navyumba vikubwa,nakujikatiamadirisha;nayoimefunikwakwa mierezi,nakupakwaranginyekundu

15Je!Je!babayakohakulanakunywa,nakufanya hukumunahaki,ndipoakapataheri?

16Aliihukumukesiyamaskininawahitaji;basiakafurahi; hukusikunijuamimi?asemaBWANA

17Lakinimachoyakonamoyowakosikatikatamaayako, nakumwagadamuisiyonahatia,nakudhulumu,na kufanyajeuri

18BasiBwanaasemahivikatikahabarizaYehoyakimu, mwanawaYosia,mfalmewaYuda;Hawatamwombolezea, wakisema,Nduguyangu!au,Ahdada!hawatamlilia, wakisema,Ala!Auutukufuwake!

19Atazikwakwamazikoyapunda,atavutwanakutupwa njeyamalangoyaYerusalemu.

20PandeniLebanoni,mkalie;Pazasautiyakokatika Bashani,uliekutokakatikavijia;kwamaanawapenzi wakowotewameangamia

21Nalisemanawekatikakufanikiwakwako;lakini ulisema,sitasikia.Hiindiyodesturiyakotanguujanawako, hatahukuitiisautiyangu

22Upepoutawalawachungajiwakowote,nawapenzi wakowatakwendakufungwa;

23EeukaajiwaLebanoni,ujengayekiotachakokatika mierezi,jinsiutakavyokuwananeemautunguutakapokujia, nautungukamawamwanamkemwenyekuzaa!

24Kamamiminiishivyo,asemaBwana,ingawaKonia, mwanawaYehoyakimu,mfalmewaYuda,angekuwa muhurikatikamkonowanguwakuume,ningekung'oa huko;

25Naminitakutiakatikamikonoyawalewanaotafutauhai wako,nakatikamikonoyawaleunaowaogopa,naam, katikamkonowaNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,na katikamkonowaWakaldayo.

26Naminitakutupawewe,namamayakoaliyekuzaa, mpakanchinyingineambayohamkuzaliwa;nanyimtafia huko.

27Lakinikatikanchiwatakayoirudia,hawatarudihuko 28Je,mtuhuyuKonianisanamuiliyodharauliwa iliyovunjika?Yeyenichombokisichonarahandaniyake? Mbonawametupwanje,yeyenauzaowake,nakutupwa katikanchiwasiyoijua?

29Eenchi,dunia,dunia,lisikienenolaYehova.

30Bwanaasemahivi,Andikenikwambamtuhuyuhana mtoto,mtuambayehatafanikiwakatikasikuzake; SURAYA23

1Olewaowachungajiwanaoharibunakuwatawanya kondoowamalishoyangu!asemaBWANA

2KwahiyoBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,juuya wachungajiwanaowalishawatuwangu;Mmetawanya kundilangu,nakuwafukuza,walahamkuwatazama; tazama,nitawapatilizauovuwamatendoyenu,asema BWANA.

3Naminitawakusanyamabakiyakundilangukatikanchi zotenilikowafukuza,naminitawarudishamazizinimwao; naowatazaanakuongezeka.

4Naminitawekajuuyaowachungajiwatakaowalisha,nao hawataogopatena,walahawatafadhaika,wala hawatapungukiwa,asemaBWANA.

5Tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, nitakapomchipushiaDaudiChipukizilahaki;

6KatikasikuzakeYudaataokolewa,naIsraeliatakaa salama,nahilindilojinalakeatakaloitwa,BWANA NDIYEHAKIYETU

7Kwahiyo,tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana,ambazo hawatasematena,AishivyoBwana,aliyewatoawanawa IsraelikatikanchiyaMisri;

8Lakini,AishivyoBwana,aliyewapandishana kuwaongozawazaowanyumbayaIsraelikutokanchiya kaskazini,nakutokanchizotenilikowafukuza;nao watakaakatikanchiyaowenyewe

9Moyowangundaniyanguumevunjikakwasababuya manabii;mifupayanguyoteinatetemeka;Miminikama mlevi,nakamamtualiyeshindwanadivai,kwaajiliya Bwananakwaajiliyamanenoyakematakatifu

10Kwamaananchiimejaawazinzi;kwamaananchi inaombolezakwasababuyakuapa;mahalipazuripanyika pamekauka,nanjiayaonimbaya,nanguvuzaosisawa 11Kwamaananabiinakuhaniwoteniunajisi;naam, katikanyumbayangunimeonauovuwao,asemaBWANA. 12Kwahiyonjiayaoitakuwakwaokamanjiautelezi gizani;watasukumwanakuangukahumo;maananitaleta mabayajuuyao,mwakawakujiliwakwao,asemaBwana. 13NaminimeonaupumbavukatikamanabiiwaSamaria; walitabirikwaBaali,nakuwakoseshawatuwanguIsraeli 14TenakatikamanabiiwaYerusalemunimeonajambola kuchukizasana;

15BasiBwanawamajeshiasemahivi,katikahabariza manabii;Tazama,nitawalishapakanga,nakuwanywesha majiyauchungu;

16Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi,Msisikilizemanenoya manabiiwanaowatabiria;

17Tenahuwaambiawalewanaonidharau,Bwanaamesema, Mtakuwanaamani;naohumwambiakilamtuaendayekwa ukawaidawamoyowakemwenyewe,Hakunabaya litakalowapataninyi

18MaananinanialiyesimamakatikashaurilaBwana, akalionanakulisikianenolake?ninanialiyeshikaneno lakenakulisikia?

19Tazama,tufaniyaBwana,kwaghadhabuyake, imetokeatufaniyaupepomkali;

20HasirayaBwanahaitarudi,hataatakapokwisha kutekeleza,nakuyatimizamawazoyamoyowake;

21Mimisikuwatumamanabiihawa,lakiniwalikimbia; sikusemanao,lakiniwalitabiri

22Lakinikamawangesimamakatikashaurilangu,na kuwafanyawatuwanguwasikiemanenoyangu,ndipo wangewageuzanakuachanjiayaombaya,nauovuwa matendoyao.

23Je!miminiMungualiyekaribu,asemaBwana,mimisi Mungualiyembali?

24Je!asemaBWANA.Je!sijazambingunanchi?asema BWANA

25Nimesikiawaliyosemamanabii,wanaotabiriuongokwa jinalangu,wakisema,Nimeotandoto,nimeotandoto.

26Jambohililitakuwakatikamioyoyamanabii wanaotabiriuongohatalini?ndio,waonimanabiiwa hadaayamioyoyaowenyewe;

27Wanaofikiriakuwasahaulishawatuwangujinalangu kwandotozao,wanazomwambiakilamtujiraniyake, kamababazaowalivyolisahaujinalangukwaBaali.

28Nabiialiyenandotonaasemendotoyake;nayeyealiye nanenolangu,naasemenenolangukwauaminifu.Makapi nininikwangano?asemaBWANA

29Je!nenolangusikamamoto?asemaBWANA;nakama nyundoivunjayomwambavipandevipande?

30Kwahiyo,tazama,miminijuuyamanabii,asema Bwana,wanaoibamanenoyangukilamtukutokakwa jiraniyake

31Tazama,miminijuuyamanabii,asemaBwana,watu watumiaondimizao,nakusema,Yeyeasema

32Tazama,miminijuuyahaowanaotabirindotozauongo, asemaBwana,nakuziambia,nakuwakoseshawatuwangu kwauongowao,nakwaupuziwao;lakinimimi sikuwatuma,walasikuwaamuru;kwahiyohawatawafaa watuhawahatakidogo,asemaBwana

33Nawatuhawa,aunabii,aukuhani,watakapokuuliza, wakisema,MzigowaBwananinini?basiutawaambia, Mzigogani?naminitawaachaninyi,asemaBWANA

34Nakwahabariyanabii,nakuhani,nawatu, watakaosema,MzigowaBwana,nitamwadhibumtuhuyo nanyumbayake

35Mtamwambiahivikilamtunajiraniyake,nakilamtu nanduguyake,Bwanaamejibunini?na,Bwanaamesema nini?

36NamzigowaBwanamsiutajietena;kwamaana mmeyapotoshamanenoyaMungualiyehai,yaBwanawa majeshi,Munguwetu

37Mwambienabiihivi,Bwanaamekujibunini?na,Bwana amesemanini?

38Lakinikwakuwamwasema,MzigowaBwana;kwa hiyoBwanaasemahivi;Kwasababumwasemanenohili, MzigowaBwana,naminimetumakwenu,nikisema, Msiseme,MzigowaBwana;

39Kwahiyo,tazama,mimi,naam,mimi,nitawasahau ninyikabisa,naminitawaachaninyi,naulemjiniliowapa ninyinababazenu,naminitawatupaninyikutokambele zangu;

40Naminitaletajuuyenufedhehayamilele,naaibuya milele,ambayohaitasahauliwa

SURAYA24

1Bwanaakanionyesha,natazama,vikapuviwilivyatini vimewekwambeleyahekalulaBwana,baadaya Nebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,kuwachukuamateka Yekonia,mwanawaYehoyakimu,mfalmewaYuda,na wakuuwaYuda,pamojanamaseremala,nawafuachuma, kutokaYerusalemu,nakuwaletaBabeli

2Kikapukimojakilikuwanatininzurisana,kamaziletini zilizoanzakuiva;

3NdipoBwanaakaniambia,Unaonanini,Yeremia? Nikasema,Tini;tininzuri,nzurisana;nauovu,mbayasana, usiowezakuliwa,nimbayasana

4NenolaBwanalikanijiatena,kusema, 5Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Kamaviletinihizi nzuri,ndivyonitakavyowakubaliwalewaliochukuliwa matekawaYuda,ambaonimewatoamahalihapana kuwapelekakatikanchiyaWakaldayokwafaidayao.

6Kwamaananitawaelekezeamachoyangukwawema, naminitawarudishakatikanchihii;naminitawajenga,wala sitawabomoa;naminitawapanda,walasitawang'oa.

7Naminitawapamoyowakunijuamimi,yakuwamimi ndimiBwana;naowatakuwawatuwangu,naminitakuwa Munguwao,kwamaanawatanirudiakwamoyowaowote 8Nakamaviletinimbayazisizowezakuliwanimbaya sana;hakikaBwanaasemahivi,Ndivyonitakavyompa Sedekia,mfalmewaYuda,nawakuuwake,namabakiya Yerusalemu,waliosaliakatikanchihii,nahaowakaao katikanchiyaMisri;

9Naminitawatoawatishwekatikafalmezotezaduniakwa madharayao,waweaibunamithali,nadhihaka,nalaana, katikakilamahalinitakapowafukuza.

10Naminitatumaupanga,nanjaa,natauni,katiyao,hata watakapokwishakutokakatikanchiniliyowapawaona babazao.

SURAYA25

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremiakatikahabarizawatu wotewaYuda,katikamwakawannewaYehoyakimu, mwanawaYosia,mfalmewaYuda,ndiomwakawa kwanzawaNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli;

2NabiiYeremiaaliwaambiawatuwotewaYuda,na wenyejiwotewaYerusalemu,akisema,

3TangumwakawakuminatatuwaYosia,mwanawa Amoni,mfalmewaYuda,hataleo,ndiyomwakawa ishirininatatu,nenolaBwanalimenijia,nami nimewaambianinyi,nikiamkamapemanakunena;lakini hamkusikiliza.

4NayeBwanaametumakwenuwatumishiwakewote manabii,akiamkamapemanakuwatuma;lakini hamkusikiliza,walahamkutegamasikioyenukusikia.

5Wakasema,Rudinisasa,kilamtunakuiachanjiayake mbaya,nauovuwamatendoyenu;

6walamsifuatemiungumingineilikuitumikiana kuiabudu,walamsinikasirishekwakazizamikonoyenu; namisitakudhuru

7Lakinininyihamkunisikiliza,asemaBwana;ilimpate kunikasirishakwakazizamikonoyenukwamadharayenu wenyewe

8KwahiyoBwanawamajeshiasemahivi;Kwasababu hamkuyasikiamanenoyangu,

9Tazama,nitatumawatunakuzitwaajamaazoteza kaskazini,asemaBwana,naNebukadreza,mfalmewa Babeli,mtumishiwangu,naminitawaletajuuyanchihii, najuuyawakaajiwake,najuuyamataifahayayote yanayozungukapandezote,naminitawaangamizakabisa, nakuwafanyakuwaajabu,nakituchakuzomewa,na ukiwawamilele

10Tenanitaondoakwaosautiyafuraha,nasautiya shangwe,nasautiyabwanaarusi,nasautiyabibiarusi,na sautiyamaweyakusagia,namwangawataa

11Nanchihiiyoteitakuwaukiwa,nakituchakushangaza; namataifahayayatamtumikiamfalmewaBabelimudawa miakasabini

12Naitakuwa,miakasabiniitakapotimia,nitamwadhibu mfalmewaBabeli,nataifalile,asemaBwana,kwaajiliya uovuwao,nanchiyaWakaldayo,naminitaifanyaukiwa wamilele.

13Naminitaletajuuyanchihiyomanenoyanguyote niliyoyanenajuuyake,naam,yoteyaliyoandikwakatika kitabuhiki,ambayoYeremiaametabirijuuyamataifayote. 14Maanamataifamenginawafalmewakuu watawatumikiawaonao,naminitawalipasawasawana matendoyao,nakwakadiriyakazizamikonoyao wenyewe

15KwamaanaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,aniambiahivi; Chukuakikombehikichadivaiyaghadhabumkononi mwangu,ukawanyweshemataifayote,ambaonitakutuma kwao

16Naowatakunywa,nakutikisika,nakuwawazimu,kwa sababuyaupanganitakaoutumakatiyao

17NdiponikakitwaakikombemkononimwaBwana, nikawanyweshamataifayote,ambaoBwanaalinituma kwao;

18yaani,Yerusalemu,namijiyaYuda,nawafalmewake, nawakuuwake,ilikuwafanyakuwaukiwa,naajabu,na kuzomewa,nalaana;kamailivyoleo;

19Farao,mfalmewaMisri,nawatumishiwake,nawakuu wake,nawatuwakewote;

20nawatuwotewaliochanganyika,nawafalmewotewa nchiyaUsi,nawafalmewotewanchiyaWafilisti,na Ashkeloni,naAza,naEkroni,namabakiyaAshdodi; 21Edomu,naMoabu,nawanawaAmoni; 22nawafalmewotewaTiro,nawafalmewotewaSidoni, nawafalmewavisiwavilivyong’amboyabahari; 23Dedani,naTema,naBuzi,nawotewaliokatikapembe zamwisho;

24nawafalmewotewaArabuni,nawafalmewotewa watuwaliochanganyikawakaaonyikani; 25nawafalmewotewaZimri,nawafalmewotewaElamu, nawafalmewotewaWamedi;

26nawafalmewotewakaskazini,waliombalinawalio karibu,mmojabaadayamwingine,nafalmezoteza ulimwenguzilizojuuyausowadunia;namfalmewa Sheshakiatakunywabaadayao

27Basiutawaambia,Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli, asemahivi;Kunyweni,nakulewa,nakutapika,na kuanguka,walamsiinuketena,kwasababuyaupanga nitakaoutumakatiyenu.

28Tenaitakuwa,wakikataakukitwaakikombemkononi mwako,wanywe,ndipoutawaambia,Bwanawamajeshi asemahivi;Hakikamtakunywa.

29Kwamaana,tazama,ninaanzakuletamabayajuuyamji unaoitwakwajinalangu,naje!Hamtakosakuadhibiwa; kwamaananitaitaupangajuuyawakaaowotewadunia, asemaBWANAwamajeshi

30Basiwewetabirijuuyaomanenohayayote,na kuwaambia,Bwanaatangurumakutokajuu,naatatoasauti yakekutokakatikamaskaniyaketakatifu;atangurumakwa nguvujuuyamakaoyake;atapigakelele,kama wakanyagaozabibu,juuyawakaaowotewadunia.

31Keleleitakujahatamiishoyadunia;kwakuwa BWANAanamatetonamataifa,atatetanawotewenye mwili;waovuatawatoakwaupanga,asemaBWANA.

32Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi,Tazama,uovuutatoka taifahatataifa,natufanikuuitainukakutokakatikamipaka yadunia.

33NahaowaliouawanaBwanawatakuwasikuhiyo, kutokamwishommojawaduniahatamwishomwingine wadunia;watakuwasamadijuuyanchi.

34Pigeniyowe,enyiwachungaji,nakulia;nakugaagaa katikamajivu,enyiwakuuwakundi;kwamaanasikuza kuchinjwakwenunazakutawanywakwenuzimetimia; nanyimtaangukakamachombokipendezacho

35Wachungajihawatakuwananjiayakukimbia,wala wakubwawakundihawataponyoka

36Sautiyakiliochawachungaji,nakiliochawakuuwa kundi,itasikiwa;kwamaanaBwanaameyaharibumalisho yao.

37Namakaoyaamaniyameharibiwakwasababuyahasira kaliyaYehova

38Ameyaachamafichoyakekamasimba;kwamaananchi yaoimekuwaukiwa,kwasababuyaukaliwamdhalimu,na kwasababuyahasirayakekali.

SURAYA26

1HapomwanzowakumilikikwakeYehoyakimu,mwana waYosia,mfalmewaYuda,lilikujanenohilikutokakwa BWANA,kusema, 2Bwanaasemahivi;Simamakatikauawanyumbaya Bwana,ukaiambiemijiyoteyaYuda,wajaokuabudu katikanyumbayaBwana,manenoyotenikuagizayo kuwaambia;usipunguzenenololote:

3ikiwezekanawatasikiza,nakughairi,kilamtunakuiacha njiayakembaya,ilinipatekughairimabaya,ninayokusudia kuwatendakwasababuyaubayawamatendoyao

4Naweutawaambia,Bwanaasemahivi;Ikiwahamtaki kunisikiliza,kuenendakatikasheriayanguniliyoiweka mbeleyenu;

5ilikusikilizamanenoyawatumishiwangu,manabii, niliowatumakwenu,nikiamkaasubuhinamapema,na kuwatuma,lakinihamkusikiliza;

6NdiponitaifanyanyumbahiikuwakamaShilo,namji huunitaufanyakuwalaanakwamataifayoteyadunia

7Basimakuhaninamanabiinawatuwotewakamsikia YeremiaakisemamanenohayakatikanyumbayaYehova.

8Ikawa,YeremiaalipokwishakusemahayoyoteBwana aliyomwamuruawaambiewatuwote,makuhani,na manabii,nawatuwote,wakamkamata,wakasema,Hakika utakufa

9MbonaumetabirikwajinalaBwana,ukisema,Nyumba hiiitakuwakamaShilo,namjihuuutakuwaukiwa, hautakuwanamtu?Nawatuwotewakakusanyikajuuya YeremiakatikanyumbayaBwana

10WakuuwaYudawaliposikiamanenohayo,wakapanda kutokakatikanyumbayamfalmehadikwenyenyumbaya Yehova,wakaketikwenyemwingiliowalangojipyala nyumbayaYehova.

11Ndipomakuhaninamanabiiwakawaambiawakuuna watuwote,wakisema,Mtuhuyuanastahilikufa;kwa maanaametoaunabiijuuyamjihuu,kamamlivyosikia kwamasikioyenu

12NdipoYeremiaakawaambiawakuuwotenawatuwote, akisema,Bwanaalinitumanitoeunabiijuuyanyumbahii najuuyamjihuumanenoyotemliyoyasikia

13Basisasarekebisheninjiazenu,namatendoyenu, mkaitiisautiyaBwana,Munguwenu;nayeBwana atayaghairimabayaaliyoyanenajuuyenu

14Lakinimimi,tazama,nikomkononimwenu; 15Lakinijuenihakikayakwambamkiniua,mtaletadamu isiyonahatiajuuyenuwenyewe,najuuyamjihuu,najuu yawenyejiwake;

16Ndipowakuunawatuwotewakawaambiamakuhanina manabii;Mtuhuyuhastahilikufa,maanaamesemanasi kwajinalaBWANA,Munguwetu

17Ndipowakasimamabaadhiyawazeewanchi, wakanenanamkutanowotewawatu,wakisema, 18Mika,Mwerashi,alitoaunabiikatikasikuzaHezekia mfalmewaYuda,akanenanawatuwotewaYuda, akasema,Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi;Sayuniitalimwa kamashamba,naYerusalemuutakuwamagofu,namlima wanyumbakamamahalipajuupamsitu

19Je!HezekiamfalmewaYudanaYudawotewalimuua hatakidogo?Je!hakumchaBWANA,nakumwomba BWANA,nayeBWANAakaghairimabayaaliyoyanena

Yeremia juuyao?Hivyondivyotunavyowezakujileteauovu mkubwajuuyanafsizetu.

20Tenakulikuwanamtummojaaliyetabirikwajinala Yehova,UriamwanawaShemayawaKiriath-yearimu, ambayealitabirijuuyajijihilinajuuyanchihiikulingana namanenoyoteyaYeremia

21MfalmeYehoyakimu,namashujaawakewote,na wakuuwote,waliposikiamanenoyake,mfalmeakataka kumwua;lakiniUriaaliposikia,akaogopa,akakimbia, akaendaMisri;

22MfalmeYehoyakimuakatumawatuwaendeMisri, yaani,ElnathanimwanawaAkbori,nawatufulanipamoja nayempakaMisri.

23WakamtoaUriakutokaMisri,wakamletakwamfalme Yehoyakimu;ambaowalimuuakwaupanga,nakutupa maitiyakekatikamakaburiyawatuwakawaida.

24LakinimkonowaAhikamumwanawaShafaniulikuwa pamojanaYeremia,iliwasimtiemkononimwawatuili wamwue.

SURAYA27

1HapomwanzowakumilikikwakeYehoyakimu,mwana waYosia,mfalmewaYuda,nenohilililimjiaYeremia, kutokakwaBwana,kusema, 2Bwanaaniambiahivi;jifanyievifungonanira,uzitie shingonimwako;

3naupelekekwamfalmewaEdomu,nakwamfalmewa Moabu,nakwamfalmewawanawaAmoni,nakwa mfalmewaTiro,nakwamfalmewaSidoni,kwamkono wawajumbewaliokujaYerusalemukwaSedekiamfalme waYuda;

4uwaamuruwawaambiebwanazao,Bwanawamajeshi, MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Mtawaambiahivimabwana zenu;

5Miminimeiumbadunia,mwanadamunamnyamaaliye juuyanchi,kwauwezawangumkuunakwamkono wanguulionyoshwa,naminimewapayeyeambayemimi nimeonakuwainafaa

6Nasasanimetianchihizizotemkononimwa Nebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,mtumishiwangu;na wanyamawaporininimempapiawamtumikie

7Namataifayotewatamtumikiayeye,namwanawe,na mjukuuwake,hatawakatiwanchiyakeutakapokuja; ndipomataifamenginawafalmewakuuwatamtumikia

8Naitakuwa,kwambataifanaufalmeambao hautamtumikiaNebukadrezayeyeyule,mfalmewaBabeli, naambaohawatatiashingozaochiniyanirayamfalmewa Babeli,nitaliadhibutaifahilo,asemaBWANA,kwa upanga,nakwanjaa,nakwatauni,hata nitakapowaangamizakwamkonowake

9Kwahiyomsiwasikilizemanabiiwenu,walawaaguzi wenu,walawaotajiwenu,walawaloziwenu,wala wachawiwenu,wanaowaambia,wakisema, HamtamtumikiamfalmewaBabeli;

10Kwamaanawanawatabiriauongo,ilikuwawekaninyi mbalinanchiyenu;nakwambaniwatoenje,nanyi mtaangamia

11Balimataifawatakaotiashingozaochiniyaniraya mfalmewaBabeli,nakumtumikia,haonitawaachawakae katikanchiyaowenyewe,asemaBwana;naowatailimana kukaahumo

12TenanikamwambiaSedekiamfalmewaYuda sawasawanamanenohayoyote,nikasema,Tienishingo zenuchiniyanirayamfalmewaBabeli,mkamtumikie yeyenawatuwake,mkaishi.

13Mbonamnatakakufa,wewenawatuwako,kwaupanga, nakwanjaa,nakwatauni,kamaBwanaalivyonenajuuya taifalilelisilotakakumtumikiamfalmewaBabeli?

14Basimsisikilizemanenoyamanabiiwanaowaambia, wakisema,HamtamtumikiamfalmewaBabeli,kwamaana wanawatabiriauongo

15Kwamaanamimisikuwatuma,asemaBwana,lakini wanatabiriuongokwajinalangu;iliniwatoenje,na kuangamia,ninyinamanabiiwanaowatabiria.

16Tenanikasemanamakuhaninawatuhawawote, nikasema,Bwanaasemahivi;Msisikilizemanenoya manabiiwenuwanaowatabiria,wakisema,Tazama, vyombovyanyumbayaBWANAvitaletwaupesikutoka Babeli;kwamaanawanawatabiriauongo

17Msiwasikilize;mtumikienimfalmewaBabeli,mkaishi; kwaninimjihuuufanyweukiwa?

18Lakiniikiwawaonimanabii,nanenolaYehovaliko pamojanao,nawamwombeYehovawamajeshi,ili vyombovilivyosaliakatikanyumbayaYehova,nakatika nyumbayamfalmewaYuda,nakatikaYerusalemu, visiendeBabeli.

19KwamaanaBwanawamajeshiasemahivi,katika habarizanguzo,nakatikahabarizabahari,najuuya matako,nakatikahabarizavyombovilivyosaliakatikamji huu;

20ambayoNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,hakuichukua, hapoalipomchukuaYekonia,mwanawaYehoyakimu, mfalmewaYuda,kutokaYerusalemumpakaBabeli,na wakuuwotewaYudanaYerusalemu;

21Naam,Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi,katikahabarizavyombovilivyosaliakatikanyumba yaBwana,nakatikanyumbayamfalmewaYuda,na Yerusalemu;

22WatachukuliwampakaBabeli,naowatakuwahukohata sikuilenitakapowajilia,asemaBwana;ndipo nitawapandishanakuwarudishamahalihapa.

SURAYA28

1Ikawamwakauleule,mwanzowakumilikikwake Sedekia,mfalmewaYuda,katikamwakawanne,na mweziwatano,Hanania,mwanawaAzuri,nabii,wa Gibeoni,akaniambiandaniyanyumbayaBwana,mbeleya makuhaninawatuwote,akisema,

2Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi, NimeivunjanirayamfalmewaBabeli

3Ndaniyamiakamiwilimizimanitavirudishamahalihapa vyombovyotevyanyumbayaBwana,ambavyo Nebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,alivichukuamahalihapa, akavipelekaBabeli;

4NaminitawarudishamahalihapaYekonia,mwanawa Yehoyakimu,mfalmewaYuda,pamojanawafungwawote waYuda,waliokwendaBabeli,asemaBwana;

5NdiponabiiYeremiaakamwambianabiiHananiambele yamakuhaninambeleyawatuwotewaliosimamakatika nyumbayaYehova.

6NabiiYeremiaakasema,Amina,Bwananaafanyehivi; Bwananaayatimizemanenoyakouliyotabiri,kuvirudisha

tenavyombovyanyumbayaBwana,nawote waliochukuliwamatekakutokaBabelimpakamahalihapa. 7Walakinilisikiesasanenohilininenalomasikionimwako, namasikionimwawatuhawawote;

8Manabiiwalionitanguliamiminakablayakozamaniza kalewalitabirijuuyanchinyingi,najuuyafalmekubwa, juuyavita,najuuyamabaya,najuuyatauni

9Nabiiatabiriyehabarizaamani,nenolanabiihuyo litakapotimia,ndiponabiihuyoatajulikanakwamba BWANAamemtumakwelikweli

10NdiponabiiHananiaakaichukuanirakutokashingoni mwanabiiYeremia,nakuivunja

11Hananiaakanenambeleyawatuwote,akasema,Bwana asemahivi;VivyohivyonitaivunjanirayaNebukadneza mfalmewaBabelikutokashingonimwamataifayote katikamudawamiakamiwilimizima.NanabiiYeremia akaendazake

12NdiponenolaBwanalikamjiaYeremianabii,baadaya Hananianabiikuivunjanirakutokashingonimwanabii Yeremia,kusema, 13EnendaukamwambieHanania,ukisema,Bwanaasema hivi;Umezivunjanirazamti;lakiniutawafanyianiraza chuma

14MaanaBwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi;Nimewekanirayachumajuuyashingoyamataifa hayayote,iliwamtumikieNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli; naowatamtumikia;naminimempawanyamawaporinipia 15NdiponabiiYeremiaakamwambianabiiHanania,Sikia sasa,EeHanania;BWANAhakukutuma;lakiniwewe unawatumainishawatuhawakwauongo 16KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi;Tazama,nitakutupautoke juuyausowanchi;mwakahuuutakufa,kwasababu umetoamafundishoyauasijuuyaBwana 17BasiHananianabiiakafamwakauohuowamweziwa saba

SURAYA29

1BasihayandiyomanenoyawarakaambaonabiiYeremia aliutumakutokaYerusalemukwawazeewaliosalia waliochukuliwamateka,nakwamakuhani,nakwamanabii, nakwawatuwote,ambaoNebukadrezaaliwachukua matekakutokaYerusalemumpakaBabeli; 2(BaadayahayomfalmeYekonia,namalkia,na matowashi,nawakuuwaYudanaYerusalemu,na maseremala,nawahunzi,kuondokaYerusalemu;)

3kwamkonowaElasamwanawaShafaninaGemaria mwanawaHilkia,ambaoSedekiamfalmewaYuda aliwatumaBabulonikwaNebukadrezamfalmewa Babuloni

4Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,awaambiahivi watuwotewaliochukuliwamateka,niliowafanya wachukuliwekutokaYerusalemumpakaBabeli;

5Jengeninyumbanakukaandaniyake;lindenibustani, mlematundayake;

6Oeniwakezenu,mkazaewananabinti;mkawaozewana wenu,nabintizenuwaolewewaume,iliwazaewanana binti;ilimpatekuongezekahuko,walamsipunguzwe

7Mkatakieniamanimjihuuambaonimewafanya mchukuliwemateka,mkauombeekwaBwana;kwamaana katikaamaniyakeninyimtakuwanaamani

8MaanaBwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; Manabiiwenunawaaguziwenuwaliokatiyenu wasiwadanganye,walamsisikilizendotozenumnazoota 9Maanawanawatabirianinyiuongokwajinalangu;mimi sikuwatuma,asemaBwana.

10KwamaanaBwanaasemahivi,Ijapokuwamiakasabini itakapotimiahukoBabeli,nitawajilia,nakulitimizaneno langujemakwenu,kwakuwarudishamahalihapa.

11Maananayajuamawazoninayowawazianinyi,asema Bwana,nimawazoyaamaniwalasiyamabaya,kuwapa ninyitumainisikuzenuzamwisho

12Ndipomtaniita,nanyimtakwendanakuniomba,nami nitawasikiliza.

13Nanyimtanitafutanakuniona,mtakaponitafutakwa moyowenuwote

14Naminitaonekanakwenu,asemaBwana,nami nitawarudishawatuwenuwaliofungwa,nami nitawakusanyaninyikutokakatikamataifayote,nakutoka mahalipotenilipowafukuza,asemaBwana;nami nitawaletatenamahalipalenilipowafanyamchukuliwe mateka

15Kwasababummesema,Bwanaametuinuliamanabii katikaBabeli;

16JuenikwambaBwanaasemahivikatikahabariza mfalmeaketiyekatikakitichaenzichaDaudi,najuuya watuwotewakaaokatikamjihuu,najuuyanduguzenu ambaohawajatokapamojananyikwendautumwani;

17Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi;Tazama,nitatumajuu yaoupanga,nanjaa,natauni,naminitawafanyakuwa kamatinimbovu,zisizowezakuliwa,kwakuwanimbaya sana.

18Naminitawatesakwaupanga,kwanjaa,nakwatauni, naminitawatoawatishwekatikafalmezotezadunia,wawe laana,naajabu,nakituchakuzomewa,naaibu,katiya mataifayotenilikowafukuza;

19kwasababuhawakuyasikilizamanenoyangu,asema Bwana,niliyotumakwaokwamkonowawatumishiwangu manabii,nikiamkamapemanakuwatuma;lakini hamkutakakusikia,asemaBWANA

20Basi,lisikieninenolaBwana,ninyinyotewauhamisho, niliowatumakutokaYerusalemumpakaBabeli

21Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; tazama,nitawatiamkononimwaNebukadreza,mfalmewa Babeli;nayeatawauambeleyamachoyenu;

22Nakutokakwaoitachukuliwalaananawafungwawote waYuda,waliokoBabeli,wakisema,BWANAakufanye kamaSedekianakamaAhabu,ambaomfalmewaBabeli aliwaokamotoni; 23kwasababuwamefanyauovukatikaIsraeli,wamefanya uzinzinawakezajiranizao,naowamesemamanenoya uongokwajinalangu,ambayosikuwaamuru;hatamimi najua,naminishahidi,asemaBWANA.

24NaweutamwambiaShemaya,Mnehelami,ukisema, 25Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,Kwa kuwaumetumabaruakwajinalakokwawatuwote waliokoYerusalemu,nakwaSefania,mwanawaMaaseya, kuhani,nakwamakuhaniwote,ukisema, 26Bwanaamekuwekawewekuwakuhanibadalaya Yehoyadakuhani,iliuwewasimamizikatikanyumbaya Bwana,kwaajiliyakilamtualiyenawazimu,nakujifanya nabii,hataumtiegerezani,nakatikamikatale

27KwaninibasihukumkemeaYeremiawaAnathothi, ajifanyayekuwanabiikwenu?

28KwahiyoalitumaujumbekwetuBabeli,akisema, Uhamishohuuniwamudamrefu;mkapandebustani,mle matundayake.

29KuhaniSefaniaakaisomabaruahiyomasikionimwa nabiiYeremia

30NdiponenolaBwanalikamjiaYeremia,kusema, 31Utumewatuwotewaliohamishwa,ukisema,Bwana asemahivikatikahabarizaShemaya,Mnehelami;kwa sababuShemayaamewatabiria,walamimisikumtuma, nayeakawatumainishaninyiuongo;

32KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi;Tazama,nitamwadhibu Shemaya,Mnehelami,nauzaowake;hatakuwanamtuwa kukaakatiyawatuhawa;walahataonamema nitakayowatendeawatuwangu,asemaBWANA;kwa sababuamefundishauasijuuyaBwana

SURAYA30

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, kusema, 2Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,Yaandikekatika kitabumanenoyoteniliyokuambia

3Maana,tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, nitakapowarudishawatuwanguIsraelinaYudawafungwa, asemaBwana,naminitawarudishahatanchiniliyowapa babazao,naowataimiliki.

4NahayandiyomanenoambayoYehovaalisemakuhusu IsraelinakuhusuYuda

5KwamaanaBwanaasemahivi;Tumesikiasautiya kutetemeka,yahofu,nasioyaamani

6Ulizenisasa,mkaonekamamwanamumeanautungu?

Mbonanimwonekilamwanamumeamewekamikonoyake viunoni,kamamwanamkemwenyekuzaa,nanyusozote zimepauka?

7Ole!kwamaanasikuhiyonikuu,hatahapana inayofanananayo;niwakatiwataabuyaYakobo;lakini ataokolewakutokahumo

8Kwamaanaitakuwakatikasikuhiyo,asemaBWANA wamajeshi,nitaivunjanirayakeitokeshingonimwako,na kuvipasuavifungovyako,walawagenihawatamtumikia tena;

9lakiniwatamtumikiaBwana,Munguwao,naDaudi mfalmewao,nitakayewainulia

10Basiusiogope,EeYakobo,mtumishiwangu,asema Bwana;walausifadhaike,EeIsraeli;kwamaana,tazama, nitakuokoakutokambali,nawazaowakokutokakatika nchiyauhamishowao;naYakoboatarudi,nayeatastarehe, nakutulia,walahapanamtuatakayemtiahofu

11Maanamiminipopamojanawe,asemaBwana,ili nikuokoe;

12KwamaanaBwanaasemahivi,Jerahalakohaliponyeki, najerahayakonikubwa

13Hakunaakuteteeyeiliupatekufungwa;hunadawaza kuponya

14Wapenziwakowotewamekusahau;hawakutafutiwewe; kwamaananimekupigakwajerahalaadui,kwaadhabuya mtumkatili,kwaajiliyawingiwauovuwako;kwasababu dhambizakoziliongezeka.

15Kwaniniunaliakwaajiliyamatesoyako?huzuniyako haiwezikuponywa,kwasababuyawingiwamaovuyako;

16Kwahiyowotewanaokulawataliwa;naaduizakowote, kilammojawao,watakwendakufungwa;nahao waliokutekanyarawatakuwamateka,nawotewakuwindao nitawatoawawemawindo.

17Maananitakurudishiaafya,naminitakuponyajeraha zako,asemaBwana;kwasababuwalikuita,mwenye kutupwa,wakisema,HuuniSayuni,ambaohapanamtu autafutaye.

18Bwanaasemahivi;Tazama,nitawarejezatenahemaza Yakobowaliohamishwa,nakuyarehemumakaoyake;na mjiutajengwajuuyalundolakemwenyewe,najumbala kifalmelitakaasawasawanadesturiyake

19Nakwaoitasikiwashukrani,nasautiyaowafurahio; naminitawazidisha,walahawatakuwawachache;nami nitawatukuza,walahawatakuwawadogo

20Watotowaonaowatakuwakamazamani,namkutano waoutaimarishwambelezangu,naminitawaadhibuwote wanaowaonea

21Nawakuuwaowatakuwawawaowenyewe,naliwali waoatatokakatiyao;naminitamletakaribu,naye atanikaribia;asemaBWANA

22Nanyimtakuwawatuwangu,naminitakuwaMungu wenu

23Tazama,tufaniyaBwanainatokakwaghadhabu,tufani yakisulisuliidumuyo;

24HasirakaliyaBwanahaitarudi,hataatakapokwisha kuifanya,nakuyatimizamakusudiyamoyowake;

SURAYA31

1Wakatihuohuo,asemaBwana,nitakuwaMunguwa jamaazotezaIsraeli,naowatakuwawatuwangu 2Bwanaasemahivi,Watuwalewaliosalianaupanga walipataneemajangwani;hataIsraeli,nilipokwenda kumpumzisha

3Bwanaalinitokeazamani,akisema,Naam,nimekupenda kwaupendowamilele,kwahiyonimekuvutakwafadhili.

4Tenanitakujenga,naweutajengwa,EebikirawaIsraeli; 5BadoutapandamizabibujuuyamilimayaSamaria; 6Kwamaanakutakuwanasikuambayowalinziwatapiga kelelejuuyavilimavyaEfraimu,+‘Ondokenininyi,na twendejuuSayunikwaYehova,Munguwetu

7KwamaanaBwanaasemahivi;MwimbieniYakobokwa furaha,mpigienikelelemkuuwamataifa,tangazeni,sifuni, semeni,EeBwana,uwaokoewatuwako,mabakiyaIsraeli 8Tazama,nitawaletakutokanchiyakaskazini,na kuwakusanyakutokakatikamipakayadunia,napamoja naovipofunavilema,mwanamkemwenyemimbana mwenyeutungupamoja;kundikubwalitarudihuko 9Watakujakwakulia,nakwaduanitawaongoza; nitawatembezakaribunamitoyamajikatikanjia iliyonyoka,ambayohawatajikwaa;kwamaanamimini babawaIsraeli,naEfraimunimzaliwawanguwakwanza 10LisikieninenolaBWANA,enyimataifa,litangazeni katikavisiwavilivyombali,useme,Yeyealiyewatawanya Israelindiyeatakayemkusanya,nakumlinda,kama mchungajialindavyokundilake.

11KwamaanaBwanaamemkomboaYakobo,na kumkomboakatikamkonowakeyeyealiyekuwananguvu kulikoyeye.

12KwahiyowatakujanakuimbakatikakilelechaSayuni, naowatatiririkapamojakwawemawaBwana,kwangano,

Yeremia nakwadivai,nakwamafuta,nakwawachangawakondoo nawang'ombe;walahawatahuzunikatenakamwe.

13Ndipobikiraatafurahikatikakucheza,vijananawazee pamoja;kwamaananitageuzamaombolezoyaokuwa furaha,naminitawafariji,nakuwafurahishakutokanana huzuniyao

14Naminitaishibishanafsiyamakuhanikwaunono,na watuwanguwatashibishwanawemawangu,asemaBwana. 15Bwanaasemahivi;SautiilisikikahukoRama, maombolezonakiliochauchungu;Raheliakiwalilia watotowakealikataakufarijiwakwaajiliyawatotowake, kwasababuhawakuwa

16Bwanaasemahivi;Zuiasautiyako,usilie,namacho yakoyasitokemachozi;naowatakujatenakutokanchiya adui

17Tenalikotumainikatikamwishowako,asemaBwana, kwambawatotowakowatarudimpakampakawao wenyewe

18HakikanimemsikiaEfraimuakijililiahivi;Uliniadhibu, naminikaadhibiwakamang'ombedumeasiyefaakongwa; kwakuwawewendiweBWANA,Munguwangu

19Hakikabaadayakugeuzwakwangu,nalitubu;nabaada yakufundishwa,nalijipigapajalangu;

20Je,Efraimunimwanangumpendwa?nimtotowa kupendeza?maanatangunilipomsemavibaya,bado namkumbukasana;hakikanitamrehemu,asemaBWANA 21Jiwekeealamazanjia,jifanyiechungu,uelekezemoyo wakokwenyenjiakuu,njiaileuliyoiendea;

22Hataliniutatanga-tanga,Eebintimwenyekuasi?kwa maanaBWANAameumbajambojipyaduniani, mwanamkeatamlindamwanamume.

23Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Bado watatumianenohilikatikanchiyaYudanakatikamiji yake,nitakapowarudishawatuwaowauhamisho;Bwana akubariki,Eemakaoyahaki,namlimawautakatifu

24NakatikaYudayenyewe,nakatikamijiyakeyote, watakaawakulima,nahaowaendaopamojanamakundi.

25Kwamaananimeishibishanafsiiliyochoka,nami nimeijazakilanafsiyenyehuzuni

26Juuyahayoniliamka,nanikaona;nausingiziwangu ulikuwamtamukwangu

27Tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana,nitakapoipanda nyumbayaIsraeli,nanyumbayaYuda,mbeguya mwanadamunambeguyamnyama

28Naitakuwa,kamavilenilivyowaangalia,kung'oa,na kubomoa,nakuangusha,nakuharibu,nakutesa;ndivyo nitakavyowaangalia,ilikujenganakupanda,asema BWANA.

29Sikuzilehawatasematena,Babawamekulazabibu mbichi,namenoyawatotoyametiwaganzi

30Lakinikilamtuatakufakwaajiliyauovuwake mwenyewe;kilamtualayezabibumbichi,menoyake yatatiwaganzi

31Tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana,nitakapofanya aganojipyananyumbayaIsraeli,nanyumbayaYuda;

32Sisawasawanaaganolilenililofanyanababazao,siku ilenilipowashikamkonoilikuwatoakatikanchiyaMisri; ambaloaganolanguwalilivunja,ingawanalikuwamume kwao,asemaBWANA;

33Lakinihilindiloaganonitakalofanyananyumbaya Israeli;Baadayasikuzile,asemaBwana,nitatiasheria

yangundaniyao,nakatikamioyoyaonitaiandika;nami nitakuwaMunguwao,naowatakuwawatuwangu.

34Naohawatafundishatenakilamtujiraniyake,nakila mtunduguyake,wakisema,MjueBwana;

35Bwanaasemahivi,atoayejualiwenuruwakatiwa mchana,nasheriazamwezinanyotaziwenuruwakatiwa usiku,yeyeaitengayebaharinamawimbiyakeyavumapo; BWANAwamajeshindilojinalake;

36Amrihizozikiondokambelezangu,asemaBwana, ndipowazaowaIsraelinaowataachakuwataifambele zanguhatamilele

37Bwanaasemahivi;Ikiwambingujuuyawezakupimwa, namisingiyaduniakuchunguzwachini,miminami nitawatupiliambaliwazaowotewaIsraelikwaajiliyayote waliyoyafanya,asemaBWANA

38Tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana,mjihuu utajengwakwaajiliyaBwana,tokamnarawaHananeli hatalangolapembeni

39Nauziwakupimiabadoutatokambeleyakejuuya kilimachaGarebu,nakuzungukampakaGoa

40Nabondelotelamizoga,namajivu,namashambayote mpakakijitochaKidroni,mpakapembeyalangolafarasi kuelekeamashariki,litakuwatakatifukwaBwana; haitang'olewa,walahaitabomolewatenamilele

SURAYA32

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, katikamwakawakumiwaSedekia,mfalmewaYuda, ambaoulikuwamwakawakuminananewaNebukadreza 2KwamaanawakatihuojeshilamfalmewaBabeli liliuzingiraYerusalemu,naYeremianabiialikuwa amefungwakatikauawawalinzi,uliokuwakatikanyumba yamfalmewaYuda.

3KwamaanaSedekia,mfalmewaYuda,alikuwa amemfungia,akisema,Mbonaunatabiri,nakusema, BWANAasemahivi,Tazama,nitautiamjihuumkononi mwamfalmewaBabeli,nayeatautwaa;

4NayeSedekia,mfalmewaYuda,hataokokakutoka katikamkonowaWakaldayo,balihakikaatatiwamkononi mwamfalmewaBabeli,nayeatasemanayemdomokwa mdomo,namachoyakeyatatazamamachoyake; 5NayeatampelekaSedekiampakaBabeli,nayeatakuwa hukohatanitakapomjia,asemaYehova;

6Yeremiaakasema,NenolaBwanalilinijia,kusema, 7Tazama,Hanameli,mwanawaShalumu,mjombawako, atakujakwako,nakukuambia,Ununueshambalangulililo katikaAnathothi;

8BasiHanameli,mwanawamjombawangu,akanijia katikauawawalinzi,sawasawananenolaBwana, akaniambia,Tafadhaliulinunueshambalangulililokatika Anathothi,katikanchiyaBenyamini,kwamaanahakiya urithiniyako,naukomboziniwako;nunuamwenyewe NdiponikajuayakuwahilindilonenolaBWANA 9NikanunuashambalaHanamelimwanawamjomba wangu,lililokuwaAnathothi,nikampimiazilefedha, shekelikuminasabazafedha.

10Nikaitiasahihiilehati,nikaitiamuhuri,nikawaita mashahidi,nikampimiailefedhakatikamizani

11Basinikakitwaahatiyaununuzi,ileiliyotiwamuhuri kwasherianadesturi,naileiliyofunguliwa;

12NikampaBarukumwanawaNeria,mwanawaMaaseya, hatiyaununuzi,machonipaHanameli,mwanawamjomba wangu,nambeleyamachoyamashahidiwalioandikisha kitabuchaununuzi,mbeleyaWayahudiwotewalioketi katikauawawalinzi.

13NikamwagizaBarukumbeleyao,nikisema, 14Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; Chukuaushahidihuu,ushahidihuuwaununuzi,ambao umetiwamuhuri,naushahidihuuuliowazi;ukavitiekatika chombochaudongo,vikaesikunyingi

15KwamaanaBwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli, asemahivi;Nyumbanamashambanamashambaya mizabibuyatamilikiwatenakatikanchihii.

16BasinilipompaBaruku,mwanawaNeria,hatiya ununuzi,nikamwombaBwana,nikisema, 17EeBwanaMUNGU!tazama,weweumezifanyambingu nanchikwauwezawakomkuunakwamkonowako ulionyoshwa,walahapananenolililogumukwako; 18Wewehuwafanyiaelfuelfufadhili,nakuwalipamaovu yababavifuanimwawatotowaobaadayao;

19Mkuuwashauri,nahodariwakazi,kwamaanamacho yakoyakowazijuuyanjiazotezawanadamu,kumpakila mtukiasichanjiazake,nakwakadiriyamatundaya matendoyake;

20uliowekaisharanamaajabukatikanchiyaMisrihata leo,nakatikaIsraeli,nakatiyawanadamuwengine;nawe ukajifanyiajina,kamahivileo;

21ukawatoawatuwakoIsraelikatikanchiyaMisrikwa ishara,nakwaajabu,nakwamkonowenyenguvu,nakwa mkonoulionyoshwa,nakwautishomwingi;

22naweumewapanchihii,uliyowaapiababazaokwamba utawapa,nchiijaayomaziwanaasali;

23Wakaingia,wakaimiliki;lakinihawakuitiisautiyako, walahawakuenendakatikasheriayako;hawakufanyaneno lolotekatikayoteuliyowaamuruwayafanye;kwahiyo umeletamabayahayayotejuuyao;

24Tazama,vilimavimeufikiliamjiilikuutwaa;namji umetiwakatikamikonoyaWakaldayowanaopigananao, kwasababuyaupanga,nanjaa,natauni;natazama, unaona.

25Nawe,EeBwanaMUNGU,umeniambia,Jinunulie shambakwafedha,ukawaitemashahidi;maanamji umetiwamkononimwaWakaldayo.

26NdiponenolaBwanalikamjiaYeremia,kusema, 27Tazama,miminiBwana,Munguwawotewenyemwili; je!

28KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi;tazama,nitautiamjihuu katikamikonoyaWakaldayo,nakatikamkonowa Nebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,nayeatauteka; 29NaWakaldayo,wanaopigananajijihili,watakujana kuuchomamotomjihuu,nakuuteketezapamojanazile nyumbaambazojuuyapaazaowamemfukiziaBaali uvumba,nakumiminamatoleoyakinywajikwamiungu mingine,ilikunikasirisha

30KwamaanawanawaIsraelinawanawaYuda wametendamaovutumbelezangutanguujanawao;kwa maanawanawaIsraeliwamenikasirishatukwakaziya mikonoyao,asemaBwana

31Maanamjihuuumekuwakisasichahasirayanguna ghadhabuyangutangusikuilewalipoujengahataleo;ili niiondoembeleyausowangu,

32kwasababuyamaovuyoteyawanawaIsraelinawana waYuda,waliyofanyailikunikasirisha,wao,nawafalme wao,nawakuuwao,namakuhaniwao,namanabiiwao,na watuwaYuda,nawakaajiwaYerusalemu.

33Naowamenigeuziavisogo,walasinyusozao;

34Lakiniwaliwekamachukizoyaondaniyanyumba, iitwayokwajinalangu,ilikuinajisi

35WakajengamahalipajuupaBaali,palipokatikabonde lamwanawaHinomu,ilikuwapitishawanawaonabinti zaomotonikwaMoleki;ambayosikuwaamuru,wala haikuingiamoyonimwangu,kwambawalifanyechukizo hili,nakuwakoseshaYuda

36BasisasaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,katika habarizamjihuu,ambaoninyimwasema,Utatiwa mkononimwamfalmewaBabelikwaupanga,nakwanjaa, nakwatauni;

37Tazama,nitawakusanyakutokanchizote nilikowafukuzakwahasirayangu,naghadhabuyangu,na ghadhabukuu;naminitawarudishamahalihapa,nami nitawakalishasalama;

38Naowatakuwawatuwangu,naminitakuwaMunguwao; 39Naminitawapamoyommojananjiamoja,wapate kunichamimimilele,kwamemayao,nayawatotowao baadayao;

40Naminitafanyanaoaganolamilele,kwambasitageuka nakuwaachailikuwatendeamema;lakininitatiahofu yangumioyonimwao,iliwasiniache

41Naam,nitafurahijuuyaoilikuwatendeamema,nami nitawapandakatikanchihiihakikakwamoyowanguwote nakwarohoyanguyote

42MaanaBwanaasemahivi;Kamavilenilivyoleta mabayahayayotemakubwajuuyawatuhawa,ndivyo nitakavyoletajuuyaomemayoteniliyowaahidi

43Namashambayatanunuliwakatikanchihii,ambayo mwasema,Niukiwa,hainamwanadamuwalamnyama; imetiwakatikamikonoyaWakaldayo

44Watuwatanunuamashambakwafedha,nakuandika hati,nakuzitiamuhuri,nakuchukuamashahidikatikanchi yaBenyamini,nakatikapandezotezaYerusalemu,na katikamijiyaYuda,nakatikamijiyamilimani,nakatika mijiyabondeni,nakatikamijiyakusini;kwamaana nitawarudishawafungwawao,asemaBWANA

SURAYA33

1TenanenolaBwanalikamjiaYeremiamarayapili, alipokuwabadoamefungwakatikauawawalinzi,kusema, 2Bwana,aliyeliumba,yeyealiyeliumbailialifanyeimara, asemahivi;BWANAndilojinalake;

3Niite,naminitakuitikia,naminitakuonyeshamambo makubwa,magumuusiyoyajua

4KwamaanaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi,katika habarizanyumbazamjihuu,nakatikahabarizanyumba zawafalmewaYuda,zilizobomolewakwavilimanakwa upanga;

5WanakujakupigananaWakaldayo,lakininikuwajaza mizogayawatu,ambaonimewauakwahasirayanguna ghadhabuyangu,nakwaajiliyauovuwoteambao nimeufichausowangukutokakatikajijihili

6Tazama,nitauleteaafyanauponyaji,naminitawaponya, naminitawafunuliawingiwaamaninakweli

7NaminitawarudishawafungwawaYuda,nawafungwa waIsraeli,naminitawajengakamahapokwanza.

8Naminitawasafishanauovuwaowoteambaokwahuo wamenitendadhambi;naminitawasamehemaovuyaoyote, ambayokwayowamefanyadhambi,naambayokwayo wameniasi

9Nalitakuwakwangujinalafuraha,sifanaheshima mbeleyamataifayoteyadunia,yatakayosikiamemayote nitakayowatendea;

10Bwanaasemahivi;Tenapatakuwanahabarikatika mahalihapa,mnaposema,patakuwaukiwa,bila mwanadamuwalamnyama,hatakatikamijiyaYuda,na katikanjiakuuzaYerusalemu,zilizoukiwa,zisizonamtu, walamwenyeji,walamnyama;

11Sautiyafuraha,nasautiyashangwe,sautiyabwana arusi,nasautiyabibiarusi,sautiyaowasemao,Msifuni BWANAwamajeshi;kwamaanafadhilizakenizamilele; nawaowaletaodhabihuzasifanyumbanimwaBwana Maananitawarudishawatuwanchihiikufungwa,kama hapokwanza,asemaBWANA

12Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi;Tenamahalihapa, palipoukiwa,bilamwanadamuwalamnyama,nakatika mijiyakeyote,kutakuwanamaskaniyawachungajina kulazamakundiyao

13Katikamijiyamilimani,katikamijiyaBondeni,na katikamijiyaNegebu,nakatikanchiyaBenyamini,na katikapandezotezaYerusalemu,nakatikamijiyaYuda, makundiyatapitatenachiniyamikonoyakeyeye awaambiaye,asemaBWANA

14Tazama,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana,nitakapolitimiza nenolilejemanililowaahidinyumbayaIsraelinanyumba yaYuda

15Katikasikuzile,nawakatihuo,nitamchipushiaDaudi Chipukizilahaki;nayeatafanyahukumunahakikatika nchi

16KatikasikuhizoYudaataokolewa,naYerusalemu atakaasalama,najinaatakaloitwanihili,Bwanahakiyetu. 17MaanaBwanaasemahivi;Daudihatakosamtuwa kuketikatikakitichaenzichanyumbayaIsraeli; 18walamakuhaniWalawihawatakosamtumbeleyangu wakutoasadakazakuteketezwa,nakuwashasadakaza unga,nakutoadhabihudaima

19NenolaYehovalikamjiaYeremia,kusema, 20Bwanaasemahivi;Ikiwamwawezakulivunjaagano langulamchana,naaganolangulausiku,kwambakusiwe namchananausikukwamajirayake; 21NdipoaganolangunililofanyanaDaudimtumishi wangulitavunjwa,hataasiwenamwanawakutawala katikakitichakechaenzi;naWalawimakuhani, wahudumuwangu

22Kamajeshilambingunilisivyowezakuhesabiwa,wala mchangawabaharikupimwa;

23TenanenolaYehovalikamjiaYeremia,kusema, 24Je!hivyowamewadharauwatuwangu,hatawasiwe taifatenambeleyao

25Bwanaasemahivi;Ikiwaaganolangusilamchanana usiku,nakamasikuziwekaamrizambingunanchi; 26NdiponitawatupiliambaliwazaowaYakobo,naDaudi, mtumishiwangu,ilikwambasitamtwaahatammojawa wazaowakekuwamtawalajuuyauzaowaIbrahimu,na Isaka,nawaYakobo;

SURAYA34

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, wakatiNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,najeshilakelote, nafalmezotezaduniazilizochiniyamamlakayake,na mataifayote,walipopigananaYerusalemu,namijiyake yote,kusema;

2Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Nendaukaseme naSedekiamfalmewaYuda,umwambie,Bwanaasema hivi;Tazama,nitautiamjihuumkononimwamfalmewa Babeli,nayeatauteketezakwamoto;

3Walahutaokokamkononimwake,balihakika utakamatwa,nakutiwamkononimwake;namachoyako yatayatazamamachoyamfalmewaBabeli,nayeatasema nawemdomokwamdomo,naweutakwendaBabeli

4LakinilisikienenolaBwana,EeSedekia,mfalmewa Yuda;BWANAasemahivijuuyako,hutakufakwaupanga; 5lakiniutakufakwaamani;naowatakuomboleza, wakisema,Ala!maanamiminimelitamkanenohili,asema BWANA

6NdiponabiiYeremiaakamwambiaSedekiamfalmewa YudamanenohayoyotehukoYerusalemu.

7wakatijeshilamfalmewaBabelililipopiganana Yerusalemu,namijiyoteyaYudailiyosalia,juuyaLakishi, najuuyaAzeka;

8NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, baadayamfalmeSedekiakufanyaaganonawatuwote waliokuwakoYerusalemu,kuwatangaziauhuru;

9ilikilamtuamwachemtumwawake,nakilamtumjakazi wake,ambayeniMwebraniaauMwebrania,waendehuru; ilimtuyeyoteasijitumikiekwao,yaani,Myahudindugu yake

10Basiwakuuwotenawatuwotewaliokuwawameingia katikaagano,waliposikiakwambakilamtuanapaswa kumwachahurumtumwawake,nakilamtumjakaziwake, ilikwambamtuyeyoteasiwatumikietena,ndipowalipotii, nakuwaachawaendezao.

11Lakinibaadayewakageuka,wakawarudishawale watumwanawajakazi,waliowaachahuru,wakawafanya watumwanawajakazi.

12KwahiyonenolaYehovalikamjiaYeremiakutokakwa Yehova,kusema,

13Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Nilifanyaagano nababazenu,sikuilenilipowatoakatikanchiyaMisri, katikanyumbayautumwa,nikisema;

14Mwishonimwamiakasabakilammojawenu atawaachilianduguyakeMwebraniaambayeameuzwa kwako;nayeatakapokutumikiamiakasita,utamwacha aendezakohuru;lakinibabazakohawakunisikiliza,wala hawakutegamasikioyao

15Nanyisasammegeuka,nakufanyayaliyosawamachoni pangu,kwakutangazauhurukilamtukwajiraniyake; nanyimlifanyaaganombelezangukatikanyumbaiitwayo kwajinalangu;

16Lakinininyimligeukanakulitiaunajisijinalangu, mkawarudishakilamtumtumwawake,nakilamtu mjakaziwake,mliowaachahurukamawapendavyo, mkawafanyakuwawatumwanawajakazikwenu

17KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi;Hamkunisikilizamimi katikakutangazauhuru,kilamtukwanduguyake,nakila mtujiraniyake;naminitakufanyakuwakitucha kutetemekakatikafalmezotezadunia

18Naminitawapawatuwalewaliolihalifuaganolangu, ambaohawakufanyamanenoyaaganowalilofanyambele zangu,hapowalipomkatandamavipandeviwili,nakupita katiyasehemuzake; 19wakuuwaYuda,nawakuuwaYerusalemu,na matowashi,namakuhani,nawatuwotewanchi,waliopita katiyahizosehemuzandama; 20naminitawatiakatikamikonoyaaduizao,nakatika mikonoyawalewanaotafutauhaiwao;namizogayao itakuwachakulachandegewaanganinawanyamawanchi 21NaSedekia,mfalmewaYuda,nawakuuwake, nitawatiakatikamikonoyaaduizao,nakatikamikonoya walewanaotafutakuwaua,nakatikamkonowajeshila mfalmewaBabiloni,waliopandakutokakwenu 22Tazama,nitaamuru,asemaBwana,nakuwarudisha katikamjihuu;naowatapigananao,nakuutwaa,na kuuteketezakwamoto;naminitaifanyamijiyaYudakuwa ukiwa,isiyonamtu

SURAYA35

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, sikuzaYehoyakimu,mwanawaYosia,mfalmewaYuda, kusema,

2EnendanyumbanikwaWarekabi,usemenao,ukawalete nyumbanimwaBwana,katikachumbakimoja,ukawape divaiwanywe

3NdiponikamtwaaYaazania,mwanawaYeremia,mwana waHabazinia,nanduguze,nawanawewote,nanyumba yoteyaWarekabi;

4NikawaletakatikanyumbayaYehova,katikachumba chawanawaHanani,mwanawaIgdalia,mtuwaMungu, kilichokuwakaribunachumbachawakuu,kilichokuwajuu yachumbachaMaaseya,mwanawaShalumu,mlinziwa mlango;

5NikawekambeleyawanawanyumbayaWarekabi masufuriayaliyojaadivai,navikombe,nikawaambia, Kunywenidivai

6Lakiniwakasema,Hatutakunywadivai,kwamaana YonadabumwanawaRekabu,babayetu,alituamuru, akisema,Msinywedivai,ninyi,walawanaomilele;

7walamsijengenyumba,walamsipandembegu,wala msipandemizabibu,walamsiwenakitu;mpatekukaasiku nyingikatikanchimtakayokuwawageni

8HivyotumeitiisautiyaYonadabu,mwanawaRekabu, babayetu,katikayotealiyotuagiza,yakutokunywadivai sikuzetuzote,sisi,nawakezetu,nawanawetu,nabinti zetu;

9walahatunanyumbazakukaa,walahatunashambala mizabibu,walashamba,walambegu;

10Lakinisisitumekaakatikamahema,nakutii,nakufanya sawasawanayoteambayoYonadabubabayetualituamuru.

11Lakiniikawa,Nebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli, alipopandakuingianchi,tulisema,Njoni,twende YerusalemukwakuogopajeshilaWakaldayo,nakwaajili yajeshilaWashami;basitukakaaYerusalemu 12NdiponenolaBwanalikamjiaYeremia,kusema, 13Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; NendaukawaambiewatuwaYudanawenyejiwa Yerusalemu,Je!asemaBWANA.

14ManenoyaYonadabumwanawaRekabu, aliyowaamuruwanawewasinywedivai,yametimizwa;

maanahataleohawanywikitu,baliwanatiiamriyababa yao;lakinihamkunisikiliza.

15Tenanimetumakwenuwatumishiwanguwotemanabii, nikiamkamapemanakuwatuma,nikisema,Rudinisasa, kilamtunakuiachanjiayakembaya,mkatengeneze matendoyenu,walamsiifuatemiunguminginena kuitumikia;nanyimtakaakatikanchiniliyowapaninyina babazenu;lakinihamkutegasikiolenu,wala hamkunisikilizamimi

16kwasababuwanawaYehonadabu,mwanawaRekabu, wameishikaamriyababayao,aliyowaamuru;lakiniwatu hawahawakunisikiliza;

17Kwahiyo,Bwana,Munguwamajeshi,Munguwa Israeli,asemahivi;Tazama,nitaletajuuyaYuda,najuuya wenyejiwotewaYerusalemumabayayoteniliyoyanena juuyao;kwasababunimesemanao,lakinihawakusikia; naminimewaita,lakinihawakuitika

18YeremiaakawaambianyumbayaWarekabi,Bwanawa majeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Kwasababu mmeitiiamriyaYonadabubabayenu,nakuyashika mausiayakeyote,nakufanyasawasawanayote aliyowaamuruninyi;

19Kwahiyo,Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi;YonadabumwanawaRekabuhatakosamtuwa kusimamambeleyangumilele.

SURAYA36

1IkawakatikamwakawannewaYehoyakimu,mwanawa Yosia,mfalmewaYuda,nenohilililimjiaYeremia,kutoka kwaBwana,kusema,

2Chukuakitabuchakukunjwa,uandikendaniyake manenoyoteniliyokuambiajuuyaIsraeli,najuuyaYuda, najuuyamataifayote,tangusikuileniliyosemanawe, tangusikuzaYosia,hataleo

3LabdanyumbayaYudawatasikiamabayayote ninayokusudiakuwatenda;iliwapatekurejeakilamtuna kuiachanjiayakembaya;ilinipatekuwasameheuovuwao nadhambiyao

4NdipoYeremiaakamwitaBaruku,mwanawaNeria, nayeBarukuakaandikakatikagombolakitabumaneno yoteyaBwana,kutokakinywanimwaYeremia,ambayo alikuwaamemwambia.

5YeremiaakamwamuruBaruku,akisema,Mimi nimefungwa;siwezikuingianyumbanimwaBWANA; 6Basienendawewe,ukasomekatikagombo,uliloandika kutokakinywanimwangu,manenoyaBwanamasikioni mwawatukatikanyumbayaBwana,sikuyakufunga; naweuyasomemasikionimwaYudawote,wanaotoka katikamijiyao

7LabdamaombiyaoyatawasilishwambelezaBwana,na kurudi,kilamtunakuiachanjiayakembaya;

8BasiBaruku,mwanawaNeria,akafanyasawasawana hayoyotenabiiYeremia,aliyomwamuru,akisomakatika kitabumanenoyaBwanakatikanyumbayaBwana

9IkawakatikamwakawatanowaYehoyakimumwanawa Yosia,mfalmewaYuda,katikamweziwakenda, wakatangazakufungambelezaYehovakwawatuwote katikaYerusalemu,nakwawatuwotewaliokuja YerusalemukutokamijiyaYuda.

10NdipoBarukuakasomakatikakitabumanenoya YeremiakatikanyumbayaYehova,katikachumbacha

Gemaria,mwanawaShafani,mwandishi,katikauawajuu, penyemaingilioyalangojipyalanyumbayaYehova, masikionimwawatuwote

11Mikaya,mwanawaGemaria,mwanawaShafani, aliposikiamanenoyoteyaBwanakutokakatikakilekitabu; 12Kishaakashukandaniyanyumbayamfalme,ndaniya chumbachamwandishi,natazama,wakuuwotewalikuwa wameketihumo,Elishamamwandishi,naDelayamwana waShemaya,naElnathanimwanawaAkbori,naGemaria mwanawaShafani,naSedekiamwanawaHanania,na wakuuwote

13NdipoMikayaakawaelezamanenoyotealiyoyasikia, hapoBarukualipokisomakilekitabumasikionimwawatu.

14BasiwakuuwotewakamtumaYehudi,mwanawa Nethania,mwanawaShelemia,mwanawaKushi,kwa Baruku,kumwambia,Ishikemkononimwakokitabu ulichosomakatikamasikioyawatu,ujeBasiBaruku, mwanawaNeria,akalitwaalilegombomkononimwake, akawaendea.

15Wakamwambia,Ketisasa,uisomemasikionimwetu BasiBarukuakaisomamasikionimwao

16Ikawa,waliposikiamanenohayoyote,wakaogopawao kwawao,wakamwambiaBaruku,Bilashakatutamwambia mfalmemanenohayayote

17WakamwulizaBaruku,wakisema,Sasatuambie,Jinsi ganiuliyaandikamanenohayayotekinywanimwake?

18NdipoBarukuakawajibu,Aliniambiamanenohayayote kwakinywachake,naminikayaandikakwawinokitabuni.

19NdipowakuuwakamwambiaBaruku,Enenda ukajifiche,wewenaYeremia;walamtuasijueulipo

20Wakaingiakwamfalmendaniyaua,lakiniwakaweka gombokatikachumbachaElishamamwandishi, wakayanenamanenoyotemasikionimwamfalme

21BasimfalmeakamtumaYehudialetegombo,naye akalitoakatikachumbachaElishamamwandishiNaye Yehudiakakisomamasikionimwamfalme,namasikioni mwawakuuwotewaliosimamakaribunamfalme.

22Basimfalmealikuwaakiketikatikanyumbayabaridi katikamweziwakenda;

23Ikawa,Yehudialipokwishakusomavichapovitatuau vinne,akakikatakwakilekisuchakuandika,nakukitupa ndaniyamotouliokuwajuuyajiko,hatakitabuchote kikalikatikamotouliokuwajuuyamoto.

24Lakinihawakuogopa,walahawakuraruamavaziyao, walamfalme,walawatumishiwakeyeyotealiyesikia manenohayoyote.

25LakiniElnathaninaDelayanaGemariawalikuwa wamemsihimfalmeiliasiliteketezelilegombo,lakini hakuwasikiliza

26MfalmeakawaamuruYerameeli,mwanawamfalme,na Seraya,mwanawaAzrieli,naShelemia,mwanawa Abdeeli,wamkamateBaruku,mwandishi,naYeremia, nabii;lakiniBwanaakawaficha

27NdiponenolaYehovalikamjiaYeremia,baadaya mfalmekuliteketezalilegombo,namanenoaliyoyaandika BarukukwakinywachaYeremia,kusema, 28Chukuatenagombolingine,ukaandikendaniyake manenoyoteyakwanza,yaliyokuwakatikagombola kwanza,ambaloYehoyakimumfalmewaYudaalilichoma

29NaweumwambieYehoyakimu,mfalmewaYuda, Bwanaasemahivi;Umeliteketezagombohili,ukisema, Mbonaumeandikahumo,kusema,MfalmewaBabeli

atakujabilashakanakuiharibunchihii,nakuwakomesha humomwanadamunamnyama?

30BasiBwanaasemahivijuuyaYehoyakimu,mfalmewa Yuda;Hatakuwanamtuwakuketikatikakitichaenzicha Daudi,namaitiyakeitatupwanjewakatiwamchanakwa jotokali,nausikukwenyebaridikali

31Naminitamwadhibuyeyenauzaowakenawatumishi wakekwaajiliyauovuwao;naminitaletajuuyao,najuu yawenyejiwaYerusalemu,najuuyawatuwaYuda, mabayayoteniliyoyanenajuuyao;lakinihawakusikiliza 32NdipoYeremiaakatwaagombolingine,akampaBaruku, mwandishi,mwanawaNeria;ambayealiandikandaniyake kutokakinywanimwaYeremiamanenoyoteyakitabukile YehoyakimumfalmewaYudaalichoteketezamotoni;

SURAYA37

1NayeSedekia,mwanawaYosia,akamilikibadalaya Konia,mwanawaYehoyakimu,ambayeNebukadreza, mfalmewaBabeli,alimfanyamfalmekatikanchiyaYuda 2Lakiniyeye,nawatumishiwake,walawatuwanchi, hawakusikilizamanenoyaBwana,aliyosemakwakinywa chanabiiYeremia

3MfalmeSedekiaakatumaYehukalimwanawaShelemia naSefaniamwanawaMaaseyakuhanikwaYeremianabii, kusema,“UtuombeesasakwaYehovaMunguwetu

4BasiYeremiaakaingianakutokakatiyawatu,kwa maanawalikuwahawajamtiagerezani.

5NdipojeshilaFaraolilikuwalimetokaMisri,na WakaldayowaliouzingiraYerusalemuwaliposikiahabari zao,wakatokaYerusalemu.

6NdiponenolaBwanalikamjianabiiYeremia,kusema, 7Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Mwambienihivi mfalmewaYuda,aliyewatumakwangukuniuliza; Angalieni,jeshilaFarao,lililotokakujakuwasaidia, litarudiMisrikatikanchiyaowenyewe

8NaWakaldayowatakujatena,nakupigananamjihuu,na kuutwaa,nakuuteketezakwamoto

9Bwanaasemahivi;Msijidanganye,mkisema,Wakaldayo hakikawataondokakwetu,kwamaanahawataondoka.

10Kwamaanaijapokuwamngalipigajeshilotela Wakaldayowanaopiganananyi,nakusaliakatiyaowatu waliojeruhiwatu,wangeinukakilamtuhemanimwake,na kuuteketezamjihuukwamoto

11Ikawa,jeshilaWakaldayolilipovunjwakutoka YerusalemukwahofuyajeshilaFarao;

12NdipoYeremiaakatokaYerusalemuilikwendampaka nchiyaBenyamini,iliajitengenahukokatiyawatu.

13NayealipokuwakatikalangolaBenyamini,mkuuwa walinzialikuwapo,jinalakeakiitwaIriya,mwanawa Shelemia,mwanawaHanania;akamshikaYeremianabii, akisema,WeweunawakimbiliaWakaldayo.

14NdipoYeremiaakasema,Niuongo;Sitawaendea WakaldayoLakiniyeyehakumsikiliza;basiIriya akamtwaaYeremia,akamletakwawakuu

15KwahiyowakuuwakamkasirikiaYeremia,wakampiga, nakumtiagerezani,katikanyumbayaYonathani mwandishi;kwamaanawalikuwawameifanyagereza 16Yeremiaalipoingiashimoni,nandaniyavyumba,naye Yeremiaakakaahumosikunyingi;

17NdipomfalmeSedekiaakatumawatu,akamchukua; mfalmeakamwulizakwasirinyumbanimwake,akasema,

Je!Yeremiaakasema,Yuko;maanaalisema,utatiwa mkononimwamfalmewaBabeli.

18TenaYeremiaakamwambiamfalmeSedekia,Nimekosa ninijuuyako,aujuuyawatumishiwako,aujuuyawatu hawa,hatakunitiagerezani?

19Wakowapisasamanabiiwenuwaliowatabiria, wakisema,MfalmewaBabelihatakujajuuyenu,walajuu yanchihii?

20Basi,usikiesasa,Eebwanawangumfalme,duayangu naikubaliwembelezako;iliusinirudishenyumbanikwa Yonathani,mwandishi,nisijenikafiahuko 21NdipomfalmeSedekiaakaamurukwambaYeremia amwekendaniyauawawalinzi,nakwambawampekila sikukipandechamkatekutokakatikabarabarayawaokaji, mpakamkatewoteumekwishajijiniHivyoYeremia akakaakatikauawawalinzi.

SURAYA38

1NdipoShefatia,mwanawaMatani,naGedalia,mwana waPashuri,naYukali,mwanawaShelemia,naPashuri, mwanawaMalkia,wakayasikiamanenoambayoYeremia alikuwaamewaambiawatuwote,akisema, 2Bwanaasemahivi,Yeyeatakayesaliakatikamjihuu atakufakwaupanga,nakwanjaa,nakwatauni;maana maishayakeyatakuwamawindo,nayeataishi

3Bwanaasemahivi,Bilashakamjihuuutatiwamkononi mwajeshilamfalmewaBabeli,naowatauteka.

4Basiwakuuwakamwambiamfalme,Twakuomba,mtu huyuauawe,kwamaanandivyoanavyoidhoofishamikono yawatuwavitawaliosaliakatikamjihuu,namikonoya watuwote,kwakuwaambiamanenokamahayo;

5NdipomfalmeSedekiaakasema,Tazama,yumkononi mwenu,kwamaanamfalmesiyeyeawezayekufanyaneno lolotejuuyenu

6NdipowakamtwaaYeremia,wakamtupakatikashimola Malkia,mwanawamfalme,lililokatikaUawaWalinzi; Nandaniyashimohapakuwanamaji,ilamatopetu;basi Yeremiaakazamakatikamatope

7BasiEbedmeleki,Mwethiopia,mmojawamatowashi, aliyekuwakatikanyumbayamfalme,aliposikiaya kwambawamemtiaYeremiashimoni;basimfalmeakiketi katikalangolaBenyamini;

8Ebedmelekiakatokakatikanyumbayamfalme, akamwambiamfalme, 9Bwanawangumfalme,watuhawawametendamabaya katikayotewaliyomtendaYeremianabii,ambaye wamemtupashimoni;nayenikamakufakwanjaamahali hapoalipo,kwamaanahakunamkatetenamjini

10NdipomfalmeakamwamuruEbedmeleki,Mkushi, akisema,Chukuahapawatuthelathinipamojanawe,umtoe nabiiYeremiashimoni,kablahajafa.

11BasiEbedmelekiakawachukuawatuhaopamojanaye, akaingiandaniyanyumbayamfalmechiniyahazina, akachukuahumovitambaakuukuunavitambaavilivyooza, akavishushakwaYeremiashimonikwakamba

12Ebedmeleki,Mwethiopia,akamwambiaYeremia,Weka sasavitambaahivikuukuunavitambaavilivyoozachiniya makwapayakochiniyakambaNayeYeremiaakafanya hivyo.

13BasiwakamvutaYeremiakwakamba,wakampandisha kutokashimoni;

14NdipomfalmeSedekiaakatumawatuakamletanabii YeremiakwakempakalangolatatulanyumbayaBwana; mfalmeakamwambiaYeremia,Nitakuulizaneno; usinifichechochote.

15NdipoYeremiaakamwambiaSedekia,Nikikupasha habari,hutaniuahakika?nanikikupashauri,hutanisikiliza? 16BasimfalmeSedekiaakamwapiaYeremiakwasiri, akisema,KamaaishivyoBwana,aliyetufanyanafsihii, sitakuua,walasitakutiakatikamikonoyawatuhawa wakutafutaorohoyako

17NdipoYeremiaakamwambiaSedekia,Bwana,Mungu wamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;kamaukitoka kuwaendeawakuuwamfalmewaBabeli,rohoyakoitaishi, namjihuuhautateketezwakwamoto;naweutaishipamoja nanyumbayako;

18Lakiniusipotokakuwaendeawakuuwamfalmewa Babeli,mjihuuutatiwakatikamikonoyaWakaldayo,nao watauteketezakwamoto,nawehutaokokamikononimwao 19MfalmeSedekiaakamwambiaYeremia,“Ninawaogopa WayahudiwanaowashambuliaWakaldayo,wasije wakanitiamkononimwao,naowakanidhihaki

20LakiniYeremiaakasema,Hawatakuokoa.Nakusihi, uitiisautiyaBwana,nikuambiayo;naweutakuwaheri,na rohoyakoitaishi

21Lakiniukikataakutoka,nenohilindiloalilonionyesha BWANA

22Natazama,wanawakewotewaliosaliakatikanyumba yamfalmewaYudawatatolewakwawakuuwamfalmewa Babeli,naowanawakehaowatasema,Rafikizako wamekuwekajuuyakonakukushinda;

23Kwahiyowatawatoawakezakowotenawatotowako wotekwaWakaldayo,nawehutaokokakutokamikononi mwao,lakiniutakamatwanamkonowamfalmewa Babuloni,naweutauteketezamjihuukwamoto.

24NdipoSedekiaakamwambiaYeremia,Mtuyeyote asijuemanenohaya,nawehutakufa

25Lakiniwakuuwakisikiayakwambanilizungumzanawe, wakijakwakonakukuambia,Sasatuambieulilomwambia mfalme,usitufiche,nasihatutakuua;piakilemfalme alichokuambia.

26Ndipoutawaambia,Nilipelekaduayangumbeleya mfalme,kwambaasinirudishenyumbanikwaYonathani, ilinifehuko.

27NdipowakuuwotewakamwendeaYeremia, wakamwuliza,nayeakawaambiasawasawanamaneno hayoyotemfalmealiyoamuru.Basiwakaachakusema naye;maanajambohilohalikufahamika

28BasiYeremiaakakaakatikaUawaWalinzihatasikuile Yerusalemuilipotwaliwa;

SURAYA39

1KatikamwakawakendawaSedekiamfalmewaYuda, mweziwakumi,NebukadrezamfalmewaBabelialikuja najeshilakelotejuuyaYerusalemu,wakauzingira

2KatikamwakawakuminamojawaSedekia,mweziwa nne,sikuyakendayamwezihuo,jijililibomolewa.

3NawakuuwotewamfalmewaBabiloniwakaingiana kuketikatikalangolakatikati,yaani,Nergal-sharezeri, Samgarnebo,Sarsekimu,Rabsarisi,Nergal-sharezeri, Rabmagi,pamojanawakuuwotewamfalmewaBabeli

4Ikawa,Sedekia,mfalmewaYuda,alipowaona,nawatu wotewavita,wakakimbia,wakatokanjeyajijiusiku,kwa njiayabustaniyamfalme,karibunalangolililokatikatiya zilekutambili;

5LakinijeshilaWakaldayowakawafuatia,wakampata SedekiakatikanchitambararezaYeriko,nao walipomkamata,wakampandishakwaNebukadreza, mfalmewaBabeli,hukoRiblakatikanchiyaHamathi, nayeakatoahukumujuuyake

6NdipomfalmewaBabeliakawauawanawaSedekia hukoRiblambeleyamachoyake;namfalmewaBabeli akawauawakuuwotewaYuda

7TenaakamkoosheamachoSedekia,akamfungakwa minyororo,iliampelekeBabeli

8Wakaldayowakaiteketezakwamotonyumbayamfalme, nanyumbazawatu,wakazibomoakutazaYerusalemu.

9NdipoNebuzaradani,amiriwaaskariwalinzi, akawachukuamatekampakaBabelimabakiyawatu waliosaliakatikamji,nawalewalioasi,waliomwasi,na watuwenginewaliosalia

10LakiniNebuzaradani,amiriwaaskariwalinzi, akawaachabaadhiyawatuwaliomaskini,wasionakitu, katikanchiyaYuda,akawapamashambayamizabibuna mashambawakatihuohuo

11BasiNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,akampa NebuzaradanimkuuwaaskariwalinzihabarizaYeremia, akisema, 12Mtwae,ukamwangaliesana,walausimdhuru;bali umfanyiekamaatakavyokuambia

13BasiNebuzaradani,amiriwaaskariwalinzi,na Nebushasbani,Rabsarisi,naNergal-sharezeri,Rabmagi,na wakuuwotewamfalmewaBabeli; 14naowakatumawatu,wakamchukuaYeremiakatikaua wawalinzi,wakamwekakwaGedalia,mwanawaAhikamu, mwanawaShafani,iliamchukuenyumbanikwake; 15NenolaBwanalikamjiaYeremia,alipokuwa amefungwakatikauawawalinzi,kusema, 16Enenda,ukasemenaEbedmeleki,Mkushi,ukisema, Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;Tazama, nitaletamanenoyangujuuyamjihuukwamabaya,walasi kwamema;nayoyatatimizwasikuhiyombeleyako 17Lakinimiminitakuokoasikuhiyo,asemaBwana,wala hutatiwakatikamikonoyawatuunaowaogopa.

18Kwamaanahakikanitakuokoa,walahutaangukakwa upanga,baliuhaiwakoutakuwanyarakwako,kwasababu umenitumainimimi,asemaBwana.

SURAYA40

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremia,kutokakwaBwana, baadayaNebuzaradani,amiriwaaskariwalinzi, alipomwachaaendezakekutokaRama,alipokuwa amemchukuaamefungwaminyororo,pamojanawatuwote waliochukuliwamatekawaYerusalemunaYuda, waliochukuliwamatekampakaBabeli

2MkuuwaaskariwalinziakamtwaaYeremia, akamwambia,Bwana,Munguwako,amesemamabaya hayajuuyamahalihapa

3SasaBwanaameyaleta,nakufanyakamaalivyosema; kwasababummemtendaBwanadhambi,walahamkuitii sautiyake,kwahiyonenohililimewapataninyi

4Nasasa,tazama,ninakufungualeokutokakatika minyororoiliyomkononimwako.Ukionavemakwenda pamojanamiBabeli,njoo;lakinikamaukionanivibaya kwendapamojanamiBabeli,acha;tazama,nchiyoteiko mbeleyako;

5Hataalipokuwahajarudi,akasema,RudipiakwaGedalia, mwanawaAhikamu,mwanawaShafani,ambayemfalme waBabeliamemwekakuwaliwalijuuyamijiyaYuda, ukaepamojanayekatiyawatu;Basimkuuwaaskari walinziakampachakulanazawadi,akamruhusuaende zake

6NdipoYeremiaakaendakwaGedalia,mwanawa Ahikamu,hukoMispa;akakaapamojanayekatiyawatu waliosaliakatikanchi

7Sasawakuuwotewamajeshiwaliokuwamashambani,+ waonawatuwao,waliposikiakwambamfalmewa BabuloniamemwekaGedalia+mwanawaAhikamukuwa liwalikatikanchi,+nakwambaalikuwaamewekachini yakewanaume,+wanawake,watoto,+namaskiniwanchi, +miongonimwawaleambaohawakuchukuliwa uhamishoniBabiloni

8NdipowakajakwaGedaliahukoMispa,yaani,Ishmaeli mwanawaNethania,naYohanani,naYonathani,wanawa Karea,naSeraya,mwanawaTanhumethi,nawanawaEfai, Mnetofa,naYezania,mwanawaMwaakathi,waonawatu wao

9NayeGedalia,mwanawaAhikamu,mwanawaShafani, akawaapiawaonawatuwao,akisema,Msiogope kuwatumikiaWakaldayo;kaenikatikanchi,mkamtumikie mfalmewaBabeli;

10Lakinimimi,tazama,nitakaaMispa,ilikuwatumikia Wakaldayo,watakaotujia;

11VivyohivyoWayahudiwotewaliokuwakatikaMoabu, nakatiyaWaamoni,nakatikaEdomu,nawaliokuwa katikanchizote,waliposikiakwambamfalmewaBabeli ameachamabakiyaYuda,nakwambaamemwekaGedalia mwanawaAhikamu,mwanawaShafani,juuyao;

12HataWayahudiwotewakarudikutokamahalipote walikofukuzwa,wakajakatikanchiyaYudakwaGedalia, hukoMispa,wakakusanyadivainamatundayakiangazi kwawingisana

13Zaidiyahayo,YohananimwanawaKarea,nawakuu wotewamajeshiwaliokuwamashambani,wakajakwa GedaliahukoMispa;

14wakamwambia,Je!LakiniGedaliamwanawaAhikamu hakuwaamini.

15NdipoYohananimwanawaKareaakamwambia GedaliahukoMispakwasiri,nakumwambia,Tafadhali, niruhusuniende,nikamuueIshmaelimwanawaNethania, walahapanamtuatakayejua;

16LakiniGedaliamwanawaAhikamuakamwambia YohananimwanawaKarea,Usifanyejambohili;

SURAYA41

1Ikawakatikamweziwasaba,Ishmaeli,mwanawa Nethania,mwanawaElishama,wauzaowakifalme,na wakuuwamfalme,watukumipamojanaye, wakamwendeaGedalia,mwanawaAhikamu,hukoMispa; nahukowalikulamkatepamojahukoMispa.

2NdipoIshmaelimwanawaNethania,nawalewatukumi waliokuwapamojanaye,wakasimama,wakampiga

GedaliamwanawaAhikamu,mwanawaShafani,kwa upanga,wakamwua,yeyeambayemfalmewaBabeli amemwekakuwaliwalijuuyanchi

3IshmaelipiaakawauaWayahudiwotewaliokuwapamoja naye,yaani,pamojanaGedalia,hukoMispa,na Wakaldayowaliopatikanahuko,nawatuwavita 4IkawasikuyapilibaadayakumwuaGedalia,wala hapanamtualiyejua.

5WakajawatukutokaShekemu,naShilo,naSamaria, watuthemanini,wenyendevuzaowamenyolewa,nanguo zaozimeraruliwa,nakujikatakata,nadhabihunauvumba mikononimwao,ilikuziletanyumbanikwaBwana 6IshmaelimwanawaNethaniaakatokaMispailikuwalaki, akiliaalipokuwaakienda;ikawa,alipokutananao, akawaambia,NjonikwaGedalia,mwanawaAhikamu 7Ikawa,walipofikakatikatiyajiji,Ishmaelimwanawa Nethaniaakawauanakuwatupandaniyashimo,yeyena watuwaliokuwapamojanaye

8Lakiniwakaonekanawatukumimiongonimwao waliomwambiaIshmaeli,Usituue,kwamaanatunaakiba shambani,zangano,nashayiri,namafuta,naasaliBasi akaacha,walahakuwauwapamojananduguzao.

9BasilileshimoambaloIshmaelialikuwaametupamizoga yoteyawatuambaoalikuwaamewauakwasababuya Gedalia,ndiloshimoambalomfalmeAsaalikuwa ametengenezakwakumwogopaBaashamfalmewaIsraeli, naIshmaelimwanawaNethaniaakalijazawalewaliouawa 10NdipoIshmaeliakawachukuamatekamabakiyawatu wotewaliokuwakatikaMispa,+yaani,bintizamfalme+ nawatuwotewaliobakihukoMispa,+ambao Nebuzaradani+mkuuwawalinzialikuwaamewekachini yausimamiziwaGedalia+mwanawaAhikamu; 11LakiniYohana,mwanawaKarea,nawakuuwotewa majeshiwaliokuwapamojanaye,waliposikiamaovuyote ambayoIshmaelimwanawaNethaniaalikuwaameyafanya 12Ndipowakawachukuawatuwote,wakaendakupigana naIshmaelimwanawaNethania,wakamkutakaribuna majimengiyaliyokoGibeoni

13Ikawa,watuwotewaliokuwapamojanaIshmaeli walipomwonaYohanani,mwanawaKarea,nawakuuwote wamajeshiwaliokuwapamojanaye,wakafurahi

14BasiwatuwoteambaoIshmaelialikuwaamewachukua matekakutokaMispawakazungukanakurudi,wakaenda kwaYohananimwanawaKarea

15LakiniIshmaelimwanawaNethaniaalitorokakutoka kwaYohananipamojanawatuwanane,akaendakwa Waamoni

16NdipoYohanani,mwanawaKarea,nawakuuwotewa majeshiwaliokuwapamojanaye,mabakiyoteyawatu ambaoalikuwaamewakomboakutokakwaIshmaeli mwanawaNethania,kutokaMispa,baadayakumwua GedaliamwanawaAhikamu,mashujaawavita,na wanawake,nawatoto,natowashialiowarudishakutoka Gibeoni

17Wakaondoka,wakakaakatikamaskaniyaKimhamu, iliyokaribunaBethlehemu,iliwaendeMisri; 18kwaajiliyaWakaldayo;kwamaanawaliwaogopa,kwa sababuIshmaelimwanawaNethaniaalikuwaamemwua GedaliamwanawaAhikamu,ambayemfalmewaBabiloni alimwekakuwaliwalikatikanchi.

SURAYA42

1Ndipowakuuwotewamajeshi,naYohana,mwanawa Karea,naYezania,mwanawaHoshaya,nawatuwote, tangumdogohataaliyemkubwazaidi,wakakaribia; 2wakamwambianabiiYeremia,Tafadhali,duayetuna ikubaliwembelezako,utuombeekwaBwana,Mungu wako,kwaajiliyamabakihayayote;(maanatumesaliatu wachachemiongonimwawengi,kamavilemachoyako yatutazamavyo;)

3iliBwana,Munguwako,atuonyeshenjiatunayoweza kuiendea,najambotunalowezakufanya

4NdiponabiiYeremiaakawaambia,Nimewasikia;tazama, nitamwombaBwana,Munguwenu,sawasawanamaneno yenu;naitakuwa,nenololoteatakayowajibuBWANA, nitawaambia;Sitakunyimachochote.

5WakamwambiaYeremia,Bwananaaweshahidiwa kwelinamwaminifukatiyetu,ikiwahatutafanyasawasawa namanenoyoteambayoBwana,Munguwako,atakutuma kwetu

6Likiwajema,aulikiwabaya,tutaitiisautiyaBwana, Munguwetu,ambayetunakutumakwake;ilituwenaheri, tunapoitiisautiyaBwana,Munguwetu

7Ikawabaadayasikukumi,nenolaBwanalikamjia Yeremia.

8NdipoakamwitaYohananimwanawaKarea,nawakuu wotewamajeshiwaliokuwapamojanaye,nawatuwote, tangumdogohatamkubwa;

9akawaambia,Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi, ambayemlinitumakwakeilinileteduazenumbelezake; 10Ikiwabadomtakaakatikanchihii,nitawajenga,wala sitawaangusha,naminitawapanda,walasitawang’oa; 11MsimwogopemfalmewaBabeliambayemnamwogopa; msimwogope,asemaBWANA,maanamiminipopamoja nanyiilikuwaokoanakuwaokoanamkonowake

12Naminitawaonyesharehema,iliawarehemu,na kuwarudishakatikanchiyenuwenyewe.

13Lakinimkisema,Hatutakaakatikanchihii,walakuitii sautiyaBwana,Munguwenu; 14wakisema,La;lakinitutaingiakatikanchiyaMisri, ambapohatutaonavita,walahatutasikiasautiyatarumbeta, walahatutaonanjaayachakula;nahukotutakaa

15BasisasalisikieninenolaBwana,enyimabakiyaYuda; Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi;kama mkielekezanyusozenukabisakuingiaMisri,nakwenda kukaahuko;

16Ndipoitakuwa,upangamliouogopautawapatahuko katikanchiyaMisri,nanjaamliyoiogopaitawafuatahuko Misri;nahukomtafia

17Ndivyoitakavyokuwakwawatuwotewanaoelekeza nyusozaokuingiaMisrinakukaahuko;watakufakwa upanga,nakwanjaa,nakwatauni;walahapanahata mmojawaoatakayesalia,walakuokokakatikamabaya nitakayoletajuuyao

18MaanaBwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi;Kamavilehasirayangunaghadhabuyangu ilivyomwagwajuuyawenyejiwaYerusalemu;ndivyo ghadhabuyanguitakavyomwagikajuuyenu,mtakapoingia Misri;nanyimtakuwalaana,naajabu,nalaana,naaibu; nanyihamtapaonatenamahalihapa. 19Bwanaamesemajuuyenu,enyimabakiyaYuda; MsiendeMisri;juenihakikayakuwanimewaonyaleo

20Kwamaanamlijidanganyamioyonimwenu,hapo mliponitumakwaBwana,Munguwenu,mkisema, UtuombeekwaBwana,Munguwetu;nasawasawanahayo yoteatakayosemaBwana,Munguwetu,tuambienihivyo, nasitutayafanya.

21Nasasanimewaarifuhivileo;lakinihamkuitiisautiya Bwana,Munguwenu,walanenololotealilonitumakwenu 22Basisasajuenihakikayakwambamtakufakwaupanga, nakwanjaa,nakwatauni,katikamahalipalemnapotamani kwendakukaa

SURAYA43

1Ikawa,Yeremiaalipokwishakuwaambiawatuwote manenoyoteyaBwana,Munguwao,ambayoBwana, Munguwao,alikuwaamemtumakwao,yaani,maneno hayoyote;

2NdipoAzaria,mwanawaHoshaya,naYohana,mwana waKarea,nawatuwotewenyekiburi,wakamwambia Yeremia,Unasemauongo;

3LakiniBaruku,mwanawaNeria,anakuchocheajuuyetu, ilikututiamikononimwaWakaldayo,iliwatuue,na kutuchukuamatekampakaBabeli

4BasiYohanani,mwanawaKarea,nawakuuwotewa jeshi,nawatuwote,hawakuitiisautiyaBwana,wakae katikanchiyaYuda

5LakiniYohanani,mwanawaKarea,nawakuuwotewa majeshi,wakawatwaamabakiyoteyaYuda,waliokuwa wamerudikutokakatikamataifayote,ambakowalikuwa wamefukuzwa,ilikukaakatikanchiyaYuda;

6hatawanaume,nawanawake,nawatoto,nabintiza mfalme,nakilamtuambayeNebuzaradaniamiriwaaskari walinzialikuwaamemwachapamojanaGedaliamwanawa Ahikamu,mwanawaShafani,naYeremia,nabii,na BarukumwanawaNeria

7BasiwakaingianchiyaMisri,kwamaanahawakuitii sautiyaBwana;wakafikahataTahpanesi.

8NdiponenolaBwanalikamjiaYeremiahukoTahpanesi, kusema,

9Twaamawemakubwamkononimwako,uyafichekatika udongokatikatanuruyamatofali,iliyopenyemaingilioya nyumbayaFarao,hukoTahpanesi,machonipawatuwa Yuda;

10uwaambie,Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli, asemahivi;tazama,nitatumanakumtwaaNebukadreza, mfalmewaBabeli,mtumishiwangu,naminitawekakiti chakechaenzijuuyamawehayaniliyoyaficha;naye atatandazahemayakeyakifalmejuuyao.

11Nayeatakapokuja,ataipiganchiyaMisri,nakuwatoa waliowakuuawawafe;nawaliowakufungwa,waende utumwani;nawaliowaupangakwaupanga

12Naminitawashamotokatikanyumbazamiunguya Misri;nayeatawateketeza,nakuwachukuamateka;naye atajivikanchiyaMisri,kamamchungajiavaavyovazilake; nayeatatokahukokwaamani

13NayeatazivunjanguzozaBeth-shemeshi,iliyokokatika nchiyaMisri;nanyumbazamiunguyaWamisri ataziteketezakwamoto

SURAYA44

1NenohilindilolililomjiaYeremiakatikahabariza WayahudiwotewanaokaakatikanchiyaMisri,wakaao Migdoli,naTahpanesi,naNofu,nakatikanchiyaPathrosi, kusema,

2Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; MmeonamabayayoteniliyoletajuuyaYerusalemu,najuu yamijiyoteyaYuda;natazama,leoniukiwa,walahapana mtuakaayendaniyake;

3kwasababuyauovuwaowalioufanyailikunikasirisha, kwakwendakufukizauvumba,nakutumikiamiungu mingine,ambayohawakuijua,wao,ninyi,walababazenu.

4Lakininaliwapelekeawatumishiwanguwotemanabii kwenu,nikiamkamapemanakuwatuma,nikisema, Msifanyechukizohilininalolichukia.

5Lakinihawakusikiliza,walahawakutegamasikioyao,ili waacheuovuwao,wasiifukizieuvumbamiungumingine

6Kwahiyoghadhabuyangunahasirayanguilimwagika, ikawakakatikamijiyaYuda,nakatikanjiakuuza Yerusalemu;nayoniukiwanaukiwa,kamahivileo

7Basisasa,Bwana,Munguwamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli, asemahivi;Mbonamnazifanyianafsizenuuovuhuu mkubwa,kuwakatiliambalimwanamumenamwanamke, mtotonaanyonyayekatikaYuda,msiwaachiemtuyeyote; 8kwakunikasirishakwakazizamikonoyenu,kwa kuwafukiziauvumbamiunguminginekatikanchiyaMisri, mlikokwendakukaakukaa,ilikujikatiliambalinafsizenu, nanyimpatekuwalaananalaanakatiyamataifayoteya dunia?

+9Je!

10Hawajanyenyekezwahataleo,walahawakuogopa,wala hawakuenendakatikasheriayangu,walakatikaamrizangu, nilizowekambeleyenunambeleyababazenu.

11Kwahiyo,Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema hivi;Tazama,nitauelekezausowangujuuyenuniwaletee mabaya,nakukatiliambaliYudayote.

12NaminitawatwaamabakiyaYuda,walioelekezanyuso zaokuingiakatikanchiyaMisriilikukaahukougenini, naowataangamizwawotenakuangukakatikanchiya Misri;wataangamizwakwaupanganakwanjaa;watakufa, tangumdogohataaliyemkubwazaidi,kwaupanganakwa njaa;naowatakuwalaana,naajabu,nalaana,naaibu.

13KwamaananitawaadhibuwakaaokatikanchiyaMisri, kamanilivyoiadhibuYerusalemu,kwaupanga,nakwa njaa,nakwatauni;

14hatapasiwepohatammojawamabakiyaYuda, waliokwendanchiyaMisrikukaahuko,atakayeokokaau kubaki,iliwarudinchiyaYuda,ambayowanatamani kurudiilikukaahuko;

15Ndipowanaumewotewaliojuayakuwawakezao wamefukiziauvumbamiungumingine,nawanawakewote waliosimamakaribu,umatimkubwa,watuwotewaliokaa katikanchiyaMisri,katikaPathrosi,wakamjibuYeremia, wakisema,

16Kwahabariyanenohiloulilotuambiakwajinala Bwana,hatutakusikiliza.

17Lakinisisihakikatutafanyanenololotelitakalotoka katikavinywavyetuwenyewe,kumfukiziauvumbamalkia wambinguni,nakummiminiasadakazakinywaji,kama tulivyofanya,sisi,nababazetu,nawafalmewetu,na

Yeremia wakuuwetu,katikamijiyaYuda,nakatikanjiakuuza Yerusalemu;

18Lakinitangutulipoachakumfukiziauvumbamalkiawa mbinguni,nakummiminiasadakazakinywaji, tumepungukiwanavituvyote,nakuangamizwakwa upanganakwanjaa

19Natulipomfukiziauvumbamalkiawambinguni,na kummiminiasadakazakinywaji,je!

20NdipoYeremiaakawaambiawatuwote,wanaumena wanawake,nawatuwotewaliomjibu,akisema, 21UvumbamliofukizakatikamijiyaYuda,nakatikanjia kuuzaYerusalemu,ninyi,nababazenu,nawafalmewenu, nawakuuwenu,nawatuwanchi,je!

22hataBwanaasiwezekustahimilitena,kwasababuya uovuwamatendoyenu,nakwasababuyamachukizo mliyoyafanya;kwahiyonchiyenuimekuwaukiwa,na ajabu,nalaana,isiyonamwenyeji,kamahivileo 23kwasababummefukizauvumba,nakwasababu mmemtendaBwanadhambi,walahamkuitiisautiya Bwana,walahamkuenendakatikasheriayake,walakatika amrizake,walakatikashuhudazake;kwahiyomabaya hayayamewapata,kamahivileo.

24TenaYeremiaakawaambiawatuwote,nawanawake wote,LisikieninenolaBwana,ninyiYudawotewalio katikanchiyaMisri;

25Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; Ninyinawakezenummenenakwavinywavyenu,na kutimiakwamikonoyenu,mkisema,Bilashaka tutazitimizanadhirizetutulizoziweka,kumfukiziauvumba malkiawambinguni,nakummiminiasadakazakinywaji;

26BasilisikieninenolaBwana,enyiYudawote,mkaao katikanchiyaMisri;Tazama,nimeapakwajinalangukuu, asemaBwana,yakwambajinalanguhalitatajwatena katikakinywachamtuyeyotewaYuda,katikanchiyote yaMisri,akisema,AishivyoBwanaMUNGU

27Tazama,nitawaangalianiwaleteemabaya,walasimema; nawatuwotewaYudawaliokatikanchiyaMisri wataangamizwakwaupanganakwanjaa,hata watakapokomakabisa

28Lakiniwatuwachachewatakaookokaupangawatarudi kutokanchiyaMisrinakuingiakatikanchiyaYuda,na mabakiyoteyaYuda,ambaowamekwendakatikanchiya Misrikukaahuko,watajuanimanenoyananiyatasimama, yanguauyao

29Nahiiitakuwaisharakwenu,asemaBwana,yakwamba nitawaadhibuninyimahalihapa,mpatekujuayakuwa manenoyanguyatasimamajuuyenukuwatendeamabaya; 30Bwanaasemahivi;Tazama,nitamtiaFaraoHofra, mfalmewaMisri,katikamikonoyaaduizake,nakatika mikonoyawalewanaotafutarohoyake;kamavile nilivyomtiaSedekia,mfalmewaYuda,mkononimwa Nebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,aduiyake,aliyetafuta rohoyake

SURAYA45

1NenohiliambalonabiiYeremiaalimwambiaBaruku, mwanawaNeria,alipoyaandikamanenohayokatika kitabu,kwakinywachaYeremia,katikamwakawannewa Yehoyakimu,mwanawaYosia,mfalmewaYuda,kusema, 2Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli,akuambiahivi,EeBaruku;

3Ulisema,Olewangusasa!kwamaanaBwanaameongeza huzunijuuyahuzuniyangu;Nilizimiakwakuugua kwangu,nasikupataraha

4Mwambie,Bwanaasemahivi;Tazama,nilichojenga nitakibomoa,nanilichopandanitaking'oa,naam,nchihii yote

5Je,unajitafutiamambomakuu?usiwatafute;maana, tazama,nitaletamabayajuuyawotewenyemwili,asema Bwana;

SURAYA46

1NenolaBwanalililomjianabiiYeremiajuuyamataifa; 2JuuyaMisri,juuyajeshilaFarao-nekomfalmewaMisri, lililokuwakaribunamtoEufratihukoKarkemishi,ambalo NebukadrezamfalmewaBabelialilipigakatikamwakawa nnewaYehoyakimumwanawaYosia,mfalmewaYuda

3Tengenezeningaonangao,mkaribievita

4Fungafarasi;inukeni,enyiwapandafarasi,simamenina kofiazenu;kazamikuki,navaenibrigandine

5Mbonanimewaonawakifadhaikanakurudinyuma?na mashujaawaowamepigwachini,naowamekimbiapasipo kusita,walahawatazamiinyuma;kwamaanahofuilikuwa pandezote,asemaBWANA

6Wenyembiowasitoroke,walashujaaasiepuke; watajikwaa,nakuangukaupandewakaskazinikaribuna mtoFrati

7Ninanihuyuajayekamamto,Ambayemajiyake hutikiswakamamito?

8Misriinapanukakamamto,namajiyakeyanatikisika kamamito;nayeasema,Nitapandanakuifunikadunia; nitauharibumjinawakaajiwake

9Pandeni,enyifarasi;nahasira,enyimagariyavita;na watokemashujaa;WakushinaWalibia,washikaongao;na watuwaLidia,washikaonakupindaupinde

10KwamaanahiindiyosikuyaBwana,Munguwa majeshi,sikuyakisasi,ilikulipizakisasijuuyaaduizake; naupangautakula,naoutashibanakulewakwadamuyao; 11PandauendeGileadi,ukatwaezeri,Eebikira,binti Misri,utatumiadawanyingibure;kwamaanahutapona.

12Mataifawamesikiajuuyaaibuyako,nakiliochako kimeijazanchi;

13NenohiliambaloBWANAalimwambianabiiYeremia, jinsiNebukadrezamfalmewaBabeliatakavyokujana kuipiganchiyaMisri

14TangazenihabarikatikaMisri,tangazenikatikaMigdoli, natangazenikatikaNofunaTahpanesi;semeni,Simameni, mkajiweketayari;kwamaanaupangautakulapandezote zako

15Kwaniniwatuwakomashujaawamechukuliwambali? hawakusimama,kwasababuBwanaaliwafukuza

16Aliwaangushawengi,naam,mmojaakamwangukia mwingine,nawakasema,Ondokeni,natwendetenakwa watuwetuwenyewe,nanchiyakuzaliwakwetu,tuuache upangawakuonea

17Wakapigakelelehuko,FaraomfalmewaMisrinikelele tu;amepitishawakatiuliowekwa.

18Kamamiminiishivyo,asemaMfalme,ambayejinalake niBwanawamajeshi,HakikakamaTaborinikatiya milima,nakamaKarmelikaribunabahari,ndivyo atakavyokuja

19EebintiukaayeMisri,jiweketayarikwendakufungwa;

20Misrinikamandamamzurisana,lakiniuharibifu unakuja;inatokakaskazini.

21Tenawatuwakewalioajiriwawakokatikatiyakekama ng'ombewanono;maanawaonaowamerudinyuma, wamekimbiapamoja;hawakusimama,kwasababusikuya msibawaoimewajilia,nawakatiwakujiliwakwao 22Sautiyakeitaendakamanyoka;kwamaana watakwendapamojanajeshi,nakujajuuyakekwa mashoka,kamawapasuajiwakuni

23Wataukatamsituwake,asemaBwana,ingawahauwezi kutafutwa;kwasababuniwengikulikopanzi,nao hawahesabiki

24BintiyaMisriataaibishwa;atatiwamikononimwawatu wakaskazini

25Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asema;Tazama, nitawaadhibumakutanoyaNo,naFarao,naMisri,na miunguyao,nawafalmewao;hataFarao,nawote wanaomtumaini;

26Naminitawatiakatikamikonoyawalewanaotafutauhai wao,nakatikamkonowaNebukadrezamfalmewaBabeli, nakatikamikonoyawatumishiwake;

27Lakiniusiogopewewe,EeYakobo,mtumishiwangu, walausifadhaike,EeIsraeli;naYakoboatarudi,na kustarehenakustarehe,walahapanamtuatakayemtiahofu 28Usiogope,EeYakobo,mtumishiwangu,asemaBwana, maanamiminipamojanawe;kwamaananitayakomesha kabisamataifayotenilikokufukuza;lakinisitakuachabila adhabukabisa.

SURAYA47

1NenolaBwanalililomjiaYeremianabiijuuyaWafilisti, kablaFaraohajapigaGaza

2Bwanaasemahivi;Tazama,majiyanainukakutoka kaskazini,nayoyatakuwamtoufurikao,nayo yataigharikishanchinavyotevilivyomo;mji,nahao wakaaondaniyake;ndipowatuwatalia,nawenyejiwote wanchiwataomboleza

3Kwasautiyakukanyagakwatozafarasiwakehodari, kwamwendowakasiwamagariyakeyavita,nakwasauti yangurumoyamagurudumuyake,akinababahawatarudi nyumakwawatotowaokwasababuyamikonodhaifu; 4kwasababuyasikuileinayokujakuwatekanyara Wafilistiwote,nakuwakatiliambalikilamsaidizi aliyesaliakutokaTironaSidoni;kwamaanaBwana atawatekanyaraWafilisti,mabakiyanchiyaKaftori.

5UpaaumekujajuuyaGaza;Ashkeloniimekatiliwambali pamojanamabakiyabondelao;utajikatahatalini?

6EeupangawaBwana,hataliniutatulia?jitiekwenyeala yako,pumzikanautulie

7Utawezajekutulia,kwakuwaBwanaameiagizajuuya Ashkeloni,najuuyaufuowabahari?hapondipo alipoiweka

SURAYA48

1JuuyaMoabuBwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli, asemahivi;OlewakeNebo!kwamaanaumeharibiwa; Kiriathaimuumefedhehekanakutekwa;Misgabu imefedhehekanakufadhaika.

2SifazaMoabuhazitakuwapotena;katikaHeshboni wamekusudiamabayajuuyake;njooni,natuukateusiwe taifaNaweutakatwa,eeWazimu;upangautakuandama 3SautiyakilioitatokaHoronaimu,uharibifunauharibifu mkuu.

4Moabuameangamizwa;watotowakewadogowametoa kilio

5KwamaanakatikakukweakwaLuhithiwatakwea wakiliadaima;kwamaanakatikakuteremkaHoronaimu aduiwamesikiakiliochauharibifu

6Kimbieni,ziokoeninafsizenu,mkawekamakichaka nyikani

7Kwamaanaumezitumainiakazizakonahazinazako, naweutatwaliwa;naKemoshiatakwendautumwani, pamojanamakuhaniwakenawakuuwake

8Namtekajinyaraatakujajuuyakilamji,walahakuna mjiutakaookoka;

9MpeniMoabumbawa,iliakimbienakuondoka;

10NaalaaniwemtuafanyayekaziyaBwanakwahila,na alaaniweauzuiayeupangawakeusimwagedamu

11Moabuamestarehetanguujanawake,naameketijuuya sirazake,walahakumiminwakutokachombohadichombo, walahajachukuliwamateka;kwahiyoladhayakeilikaa ndaniyake,walaharufuyakehaikubadilika

12Basi,angalieni,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, nitakapotumakwakewatuwakutanga-tanga;

13NaMoabuwataonaaibukwaajiliyaKemoshi,kama nyumbayaIsraeliwalivyoaibikakwaajiliyaBetheli, tumainilao

14Mwasemaje,Sisituwatuhodarinahodariwavita?

15Moabuametekwanyara,amepandakutokamijini mwake,navijanawakewateulewameshukakwenda kuchinjwa,asemaMfalme,ambayejinalakeniBwanawa majeshi.

16MsibawaMoabuumekaribiakuja,nataabuyakeina harakasana

17Ninyinyotemnaomzunguka,mlilieni;nanyinyote mnaojuajinalakesemeni,Jinsifimboyenyenguvu ilivyovunjika,nailefimbonzuri!

18EebintiukaayeDiboni,shukakutokakatikautukufu wako,ukaekatikakiu;kwamaanamtekajinyarawa Moabuatakujajuuyako,nakuziharibungomezako

19EeukaajiwaAroeri,simamakandoyanjia, ukaipeleleze;muulizeyeyealiyekimbia,nayeye aliyeokoka,useme,Je!

20Moabuamefadhaika;kwamaanaimebomolewa;yowe nakulia;semenihukoArnoni,yakwambaMoabu ametekwa;

21Nahukumuimekujajuuyanchitambarare;juuya Holoni,naYahaza,naMefaathi;

22najuuyaDiboni,naNebo,naBeth-diblathaimu; 23najuuyaKiriathaimu,naBeth-gamuli,naBethmeoni; 24najuuyaKeriothi,najuuyaBosra,najuuyamijiyote yanchiyaMoabu,iliyombaliauiliyokaribu

25PembeyaMoabuimekatwa,namkonowake umevunjwa,asemaBwana

26Mlewesheni,kwamaanaamejitukuzajuuyaBwana; Moabunayeatagaagaakatikamatapikoyake,naye atakuwamzaha

27Je!Israelihakuwadhihakakwako?alipatikanakatiya wezi?maanatanguuliponenahabarizake,ulirukarukakwa furaha

28EnyimkaaokatikaMoabu,iachenimiji,mkaendaniya jabali;

29TumesikiakiburichaMoabu,(anakiburisana) majivunoyake,nakiburichake,nakiburichake,na majivunoyamoyowake.

30Naijuaghadhabuyake,asemaBwana;lakinihaitakuwa hivyo;uongowakehautafanyahivyo

31KwahiyonitaombolezakwaajiliyaMoabu,nami nitaliakwaajiliyaMoabuyote;moyowanguutaomboleza kwaajiliyawatuwaKirheresi

32EemzabibuwaSibma,nitakuliliakwakiliochaYazeri; mimeayakoimevukabahari,imefikahatabahariyaYazeri; 33Furahanashangwezimeondolewakatikashambala shambanakutokakatikanchiyaMoabu;nami nimeikomeshadivaikatikamashinikizo;hapana atakayekanyagakwakelele;kelelezaohazitakuwakelele.

34TangukiliochaHeshbonimpakaEleale,nampaka Yahazi,wametoasautizao,tokaSoarimpakaHoronaimu, kamandamawamiakamitatu;kwamaanamajiya Nimrimuyatakuwaukiwa

35TenanitamkomeshakatikaMoabu,asemaBwana,yeye atoayesadakamahalipajuu,nayeyeafukiziayeuvumba miunguyake

36Kwahiyomoyowanguutaliakamafilimbikwaajiliya Moabu,namoyowanguutawapigiawatuwaKirheresi kamafilimbi;

37Kwamaanakilakichwakitakuwanaupara,nakila ndevuzimekatwa;

38KutakuwanamaombolezojuuyadarizotezaMoabuna katikanjiakuuzake;kwamaananimeivunjaMoabukama chombokisichopendeza,asemaBwana.

39Watapigayowe,wakisema,Jinsiilivyobomolewa!jinsi Moabuamegeuzamgongokwaaibu!ndivyoMoabu atakuwadhihakanafadhaakwawotewanaomzunguka.

40MaanaBwanaasemahivi;Tazama,atarukakamatai,na kutandazambawazakejuuyaMoabu

41Keriothiimetwaliwa,nangomezimeshangazwa,na mioyoyamashujaakatikaMoabusikuhiyoitakuwakama moyowamwanamkekatikautunguwake

42NaMoabuataangamizwaasiwetaifa,kwasababu amejitukuzajuuyaBwana

43Hofu,nashimo,namtego,vitakuwajuuyako,Eeukaaji waMoabu,asemaBwana.

44Akimbiayehofuataangukashimoni;nayeyeatokaye shimoniatanaswakatikamtego;maananitaletajuuyake, yaani,juuyaMoabu,mwakawakujiliwakwao,asema BWANA

45WaliokimbiawalisimamachiniyauvuliwaHeshboni kwasababuyajeshi;lakinimotoutatokaHeshboni,na mwaliwamotokutokakatikatiyaSihoni,naoutateketeza pembeyaMoabu,nautosiwakichwachawatuwenye ghasia.

46Olewako,EeMoabu!watuwaKemoshiwameangamia; kwamaanawanawakowamechukuliwamateka,nabinti zakowamechukuliwamateka

47LakininitawarejezawafungwawaMoabukatikasikuza mwisho,asemaBwana.Mpakahapandiohukumuya Moabu

SURAYA49

1KatikahabarizawanawaAmoni,Bwanaasemahivi;Je! Israelihawanawana?Je,hanamrithi?Mbonabasimfalme waoamrithiGadi,nawatuwakewanakaakatikamijiyake?

2Kwahiyo,angalieni,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, nitakapofanyasautikuuyavitakatikaRabayaWaamoni; nalolitakuwarundolaukiwa,nabintizakewatateketezwa kwamoto;

3Pigayowe,EeHeshboni,kwamaanaAiumeharibiwa; lieni,enyibintizaRaba,jivikeninguozamagunia; omboleza,nakukimbiahukonahukokandoyaua;kwa maanamfalmewaoatakwendautumwani,namakuhani wakenawakuuwakepamoja

4Mbonaunajisifukwaajiliyamabonde,bondelako litiririkalo,Eebintimwenyekuasi?aliyezitumainiahazina zake,akisema,Ninaniatakayenijia?

5Tazama,nitaletahofujuuyako,asemaBwana,MUNGU wamajeshi,kutokakwawotewakuzungukao;nanyi mtafukuzwakilamtumojakwamoja;walahakuna atakayemkusanyamtuasiyenakifani

6NabaadayenitawarejezawafungwawawanawaAmoni, asemaBwana

7KatikahabarizaEdomu,Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi; Je!hakunahekimatenahukoTemani?mashauri yamepoteakwawenyebusara?hekimayaoimetoweka?

8Kimbieni,rudini,kaenivilindini,enyimkaaoDedani; kwamaananitaletamsibawaEsaujuuyake,wakati nitakapomwadhibu

9Ikiwawavunajizabibuwakijakwako,hawataacha masazoyazabibu?ikiwaweziusiku,wataharibuhata washibishwe

10LakininimemwekaEsauwazi,nimefunuamahalipake pasiri,walahatawezakujificha;

11Waacheyatimawako,miminitawahifadhihai;na wajanewakonawanitumainimimi

12MaanaBwanaasemahivi;Tazama,waleambao hawakuhukumiwakukinyweakikombehakika wamekunywa;nawewendiyeutakayeachakuadhibiwa kabisa?hutakosakuadhibiwa,lakinihakikautakunywa.

13Maananimeapakwanafsiyangu,asemaBwana,ya kwambaBosrautakuwaukiwa,naaibu,naukiwa,nalaana; namijiyakeyoteitakuwamagofuyamilele.

14NimesikiauvumikutokakwaBwana,namjumbe ametumwakwamataifa,akisema,Kusanyikeni,mjejuu yake,minukekupigana.

15Maana,tazama,nitakufanyamdogokatiyamataifa,Na mwenyekudharauliwakatiyawanadamu.

16Kutishakwakokumekudanganya,nakiburichamoyo wako,weweukaayekatikapangozamiamba,wewe ushikayeurefuwamlima;

17TenaEdomuitakuwaukiwa;

18KamavilekatikakupinduliwakwaSodomanaGomora namijijiraniyake,asemaBwana,hapanamtuatakayekaa humo,walamwanadamuhatakaandaniyake

19Tazama,atapandakamasimbakutokakatikakiburicha Yordanijuuyakaolawatuwenyenguvu;lakini nitamkimbizaghafulaatokekwake;kwanininanikama mimi?naninaniatakayeniwekeawakati?nanimchungaji yupiatakayesimamambeleyangu?

20BasilisikienishaurilaBwana,alilofanyajuuyaEdomu; namakusudiyake,aliyoyakusudiajuuyawenyejiwa

TemaniHakikawaliowadogowakundiwatawavuta; hakikaatayafanyamakaoyaokuwaukiwapamojanao.

21Nchiinatetemekakwasautiyakuangukakwao,kwa sautiyakiliochakekilisikikakatikaBahariyaShamu.

22Tazama,atapandajuunakurukakamatai,nakutandaza mbawazakejuuyaBosra;nasikuhiyomioyoyamashujaa waEdomuitakuwakamamoyowamwanamkekatika utunguwake.

23KuhusuDamaskoHamathiimefadhaika,naArpadi; kwamaanawamesikiahabarimbaya;kunahuzunijuuya bahari;haiwezikuwakimya

24Damaskoumedhoofika,nayeamegeukaakikimbia,na hofuimemshika;

25Jinsimjiwasifahaukuachwa,mjiwafurahayangu!

26Kwahiyovijanawakewataangukakatikanjiakuuzake, nawatuwotewavitawatakatiliwambalisikuhiyo,asema Bwanawamajeshi

27NaminitawashamotokatikaukutawaDamasko,nao utayateketezamajumbayaBen-hadadi.

28KatikahabarizaKedari,nakuhusufalmezaHazori, ambazoNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,atazipiga,Bwana asemahivi;Ondokeni,mwendeKedari,mkawanyang'anye watuwamashariki

29Mahemayaonamakundiyaowatayachukua; watajitwaliamapaziayao,navyombovyaovyote,na ngamiazao;naowatawaita,Hofuikopandezote

30Kimbieni,nendenimbalisana,kaenichinisana,enyi mkaaoHazori,asemaBwana;kwamaanaNebukadreza, mfalmewaBabeli,amefanyashaurijuuyenu,naye amepangakusudijuuyenu

31Ondokeni,mwendekwataifalililonamali,linalokaa bilawasiwasi,asemaBwana,ambalohalinamalangowala makomeo,wakaaopekeyao

32Nangamiazaowatakuwamateka,nawingiwamifugo yaoitakuwanyara;naminitaletamsibawaokutokapande zakezote,asemaBWANA

33NaHazoriutakuwamakaoyambweha,naukiwamilele; 34NenolaYehovalililomjianabiiYeremiajuuyaElamu, mwanzowakutawalakwakeSedekia,mfalmewaYuda, kusema, 35Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi;Tazama,nitauvunja upindewaElamu,mkuuwanguvuzao

36NajuuyaElamunitaletapeponnekutokapembenneza mbingu,naminitawatawanyakuelekeapepohizozote;na hapatakuwanataifaambalowatuwaElamuwaliofukuzwa hawatafika.

37KwamaananitawafanyaElamukuwanahofumbeleya aduizao,nambeleyahaowanaotafutakuwaua;nami nitaletamabayajuuyao,naam,hasirayangukali,asema Bwana;naminitatumaupanganyumayao,hata niwaangamize;

38NaminitawekakitichanguchaenzihukoElamu,nami nitamwangamizamfalmenawakuuwatokehuko,asema Bwana

39Lakiniitakuwakatikasikuzamwisho,nitawarejeza wafungwawaElamu,asemaBwana

SURAYA50

1NenoambaloBwanaalinenajuuyaBabeli,najuuya nchiyaWakaldayokwakinywachanabiiYeremia

2Tangazenikatiyamataifa,tangazeni,nakuwekabendera; tangazeni,walamsifiche,semeni,Babeliumetwaliwa,Beli ameaibishwa,Merodakiamevunjwavipandevipande; sanamuzakezimefedheheshwa,sanamuzakezimevunjwa vipandevipande.

3Kwamaanakutokakaskazinitaifalinakujajuuyake, ambalolitaifanyanchiyakekuwaukiwa,walahapanamtu atakayekaandaniyake;

4Katikasikuhizo,nawakatihuo,asemaBwana,wanawa Israeliwatakuja,waonawanawaYudapamoja,wakienda nakulia;watakwendanakumtafutaBwana,Munguwao 5WataiulizanjiayaSayuni,nyusozaozikielekeahuko, wakisema,Njoni,tujiungenaBwanakatikaaganolamilele ambalohalitasahauliwa

6Watuwanguwamekuwakondoowaliopotea;wachungaji waowamewapoteza,wamewapotoshamilimani; wamekwendatokamlimahatakilima,wamesahaumahali paopakupumzika

7Wotewaliowakutawamewala,nawatesiwaowalisema, Sisihatunahatia,kwasababuwametendadhambijuuya Bwana,maskaniyahaki,naam,Bwana,tumainilababa zao.

8OndokenikutokakatiyaBabeli,natokenikatikanchiya Wakaldayo,nakuwakamambuziwaumembeleya makundi.

9Kwamaana,tazama,nitainuanakuletajuuyaBabeli kusanyikolamataifamakubwakutokanchiyakaskazini, naowatajipangajuuyake;kutokahukoatatwaliwa; mishaleyaoitakuwakamayashujaashujaa;hakuna atakayerudibure

10NaUkaldayoutakuwamateka;wotewanaomteka watashiba,asemaBwana

11Kwasababumlifurahikwasababumlifurahi,enyi mnaoharibuurithiwangu,kwasababummenonakama ndamakwenyemajani,nakungurumakamang'ombe;

12Mamayenuatafedhehekasana;yeyealiyekuzaa atatahayarika;tazama,wamwishowamataifaatakuwa jangwa,nchikavu,najangwa

13KwasababuyaghadhabuyaBwanahaitakaliwana watu,baliitakuwaukiwakabisa;

14JipangenikupigananaBabelipandezote;ninyinyote wapindaoupindempigieni,msiachemishale;

15Pigenikelelejuuyakepandezote;ametoamkonowake, misingiyakeimeanguka,kutazakezimebomolewa;kama yeyealivyofanya,mtendeeniyeye

16MkatenimpanzikutokaBabeli,nayeyeashikaye munduwakatiwamavuno;

17Israelinikondooaliyetawanyika;simbawamemfukuza; kwanzamfalmewaAshuruamemla;namwisho Nebukadrezahuyu,mfalmewaBabeli,ameivunjamifupa yake

18Basi,Bwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli,asemahivi; Tazama,nitamwadhibumfalmewaBabelinanchiyake, kamanilivyomwadhibumfalmewaAshuru

19NaminitawarudishaIsraelikwenyemaskaniyake,naye atalishakatikaKarmelinaBashani,nanafsiyakeitashiba juuyamilimayaEfraimunaGileadi.

20Katikasikuhizo,nawakatihuo,asemaBwana,uovuwa Israeliutatafutwa,walahautapatikana;nadhambizaYuda, nazohazitaonekana;kwamaananitawasamehewale ninaowahifadhi

21PandajuuyanchiyaMerataimu,naam,juuyake,na haowakaaoPekodi;

22Sautiyavitaikokatikanchi,nauharibifumkuu

23Jinsinyundoyaduniayoteinavyokatwanakuvunjwa! jinsiBabeliumekuwaukiwakatiyamataifa!

24Nimekutegeamtego,naweumenaswa,EeBabeli,nawe hukujua;

25Bwanaamefunguaghalalakelasilaha,nayeamezitoa silahazaghadhabuyake;

26Njoonijuuyakekutokampakawamwisho,fungueni ghalazake;

27Wauening'ombewakewote;washukekwenda kuchinjwa:olewao!kwamaanasikuyaoimekuja,wakati wakujiliwakwao

28Sautiyawalewanaokimbianakutorokakutokakatika nchiyaBabeli,kutangazakatikaSayunikisasichaYehova Munguwetu,kisasichahekalulake

29WaiteniwapigamishalejuuyaBabeli;msimponyoke hatammojawao;mlipenikwakadiriyakaziyake; sawasawanayotealiyoyatenda,mtendeeniyeye;kwa maanaamejivunajuuyaBwana,juuyaMtakatifuwa Israeli.

30Kwahiyovijanawakewataangukakatikanjiakuu,na watuwakewavitawotewatakatiliwambalisikuhiyo, asemaBwana.

31Tazama,miminijuuyako,Eemwenyekiburi,asema BwanaMUNGUwamajeshi;

32Namwenyekiburiatajikwaanakuanguka,walahapana atakayemwinua;naminitawashamotokatikamijiyake, naoutateketezapandezotezinazomzunguka

33Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi;WanawaIsraelina wanawaYudawalionewapamoja;nawotewaliowachukua matekawaliwashikasana;wakakataakuwaachawaende zao.

34Mkomboziwaoananguvu;Bwanawamajeshindilo jinalake;atawateteakabisa,iliapatekuistareheshanchi,na kuwafadhaishawakaaoBabeli.

35UpangaukojuuyaWakaldayo,asemaBwana,najuuya wakaajiwaBabeli,najuuyawakuuwake,najuuyawatu wakewenyehekima.

36Upangaukojuuyawaongo;naowatachukia;upangau juuyamashujaawake;naowatafadhaika

37Upangaukojuuyafarasizao,najuuyamagariyao,na juuyawatuwotewaliochanganyikawaliokatikatiyake; naowatakuwakamawanawake;upangaujuuyahazina zake;naowataibiwa.

38Ukameujuuyamajiyake;nazozitakauka;kwamaana ninchiyasanamuzakuchonga,naowanawazimujuuya sanamuzao

39Kwahiyowanyamawanyikanipamojanahayawaniwa visiwawatakaahumo,nabundiwatakaahumo;wala haitakaliwandaniyaketangukizazihatakizazi.

40kamavileMungualivyoiangamizaSodomanaGomora, namijiyajiraniyake,asemaBwana;hivyohatakaamtu ndaniyake,walahatakaamwanawabinadamundaniyake

41Tazama,watuwatakujakutokakaskazini,nataifa kubwa,nawafalmewengiwatainuliwakutokakwenye mipakayadunia

42Watashikaupindenamkuki,niwakatili,walahawataki kuonyesharehema;

43MfalmewaBabeliamesikiahabarizao,namikonoyake imelegea;

44Tazama,atakweakamasimbakutokakatikakiburicha Yordanimpakakaolawatuwenyenguvu,lakini nitawakimbizakwaghafulakutokakwake;kwanininani kamamimi?naninaniatakayeniwekeawakati?nani mchungajiyupiatakayesimamambeleyangu?

45BasilisikienishaurilaBwana,alilofanyajuuyaBabeli; namakusudiyake,aliyoyakusudiajuuyanchiya Wakaldayo;Hakikawaliowadogowakundiwatawavuta nje;

46KwasautiyakutekwakwaBabeliduniainatikisika,na kiliochasikikakatiyamataifa

SURAYA51

1Bwanaasemahivi;Tazama,nitainuajuuyaBabeli,na juuyaowakaaokatiyaowainukaojuuyangu,upepowa uharibifu;

2NaminitatumawapepeompakaBabeli,watakaopepeta, nakuiondoanchiyakekuwatupu;kwamaanakatikasiku yataabuwatakuwajuuyakepandezote

3Mpigaupindenaapigeupindewakeapindaye,najuu yakeyeyeajiinuayekatikavazilake;walamsiwaachilie vijanawake;liangamizenijeshilakelote

4Ndivyowaliouawawataangukakatikanchiya Wakaldayo,nahaowaliotumbuliwakatikanjiakuuzake.

5KwamaanaIsraeli,walaYuda,hawakuachwanaMungu wake,Bwanawamajeshi;ingawanchiyaoilikuwaimejaa dhambidhidiyaMtakatifuwaIsraeli.

6KimbienikutokakatiyaBabeli,kilamtunaajiokoenafsi yake;kwamaanahuundiowakatiwakisasichaBWANA; atamlipayeyemalipoyake.

7Babeliumekuwakikombechadhahabumkononimwa Bwana,kilicholevyaduniayote;kwahiyomataifayana wazimu.

8Babeliumeangukanakuangamizwaghafula;mpokee zerikwamaumivuyake,labdaatapona

9TungetakakuuponyaBabeli,lakinihaujaponywa; mwacheni,twendezetu,kilamtukatikanchiyake mwenyewe;maanahukumuyakeimefikambinguni,nayo imeinuliwahatamawinguni.

10Bwanaameidhihirishahakiyetu;

11Itienimishaleangavu;zikusanyeningao;Bwana ameziinuarohozawafalmewaUmedi;kwamaanani kisasichaBWANA,kisasichahekalulake

12TwekenibenderajuuyakutazaBabeli,fanyeniulinzi kuwaimara,wawekeniwalinzi,wawekeniwatuwaviziao; 13Eweukaayejuuyamajimengi,uliyenahazinanyingi, mwishowakoumefika,nakipimochatamaayako.

14Bwanawamajeshiameapakwanafsiyake,akisema, Hakikanitakujazawatukamamadumadu;naowatapiga kelelejuuyako

15Ameiumbaduniakwauwezawake,ameuthibitisha ulimwengukwahekimayake,nakwaufahamuwake amezitandazambingu

16Atoaposautiyake,panawingiwamajimbinguni;naye hupandishamivukekutokamiishoyadunia;hufanya umemekwamvua,nakuutoaupepokatikahazinazake.

17Kilamtunimpumbavukwamaarifayake;kilamwanzi ameaibishwanasanamuyakuchonga;maanasanamuyake yakusubuniuongo,walahamnapumzindaniyake.

18Niubatili,kaziyamakosa;wakatiwakujiliwakwao wataangamia

19FungulaYakobosikamahao;kwamaanayeyendiye Muumbawavituvyote,naIsraelinifimboyaurithiwake; Bwanawamajeshindilojinalake

20Weweurungulangunasilahazanguzavita;

21Nakwawewenitamvunja-vunjafarasinayeye ampandaye;nakwawewenitalivunja-vunjagarilavitana yeyeampandaye;

22Kwawewepianitawavunja-vunjamwanamumena mwanamke;nakwawewenitawavunja-vunjamzeena kijana;nakwawewenitawavunja-vunjakijananamjakazi;

23Naminitamvunja-vunjamchungajinakundilake;na kwawewenitamvunja-vunjamkulimanajoziyang'ombe wake;nakwawewenitawavunja-vunjamaakidana watawala

24NaminitawalipaBabelinawakaajiwotewaUkaldayo mabayayaoyotewaliyotendakatikaSayunimbeleya machoyenu,asemaYehova

25Tazama,miminijuuyako,Eemlimauharibuo,asema Bwana,weweuharibuyeduniayote;

26Walahawatatwaakwakojiweliwelapembeni,wala jiweliwemsingi;lakiniutakuwaukiwamilele,asema BWANA.

27Twekenibenderakatikanchi,pigenitarumbetakatiya mataifa,yawekenimataifatayarijuuyake;wachagueni jemadarijuuyake;wafanyefarasiwapandekamaviwavi.

28Tayarishenimataifajuuyake,pamojanawafalmewa Wamedi,namaakidawao,nawakuuwakewote,nanchi yoteyamilkiyake.

29Nayonchiitatetemekanakuomboleza;

30MashujaawaBabeliwameachakupigana,wamekaa katikangomezao;wakawakamawanawake; wameteketezamakaoyake;mapingoyakeyamevunjika

31Msimamizimmojaatapigambiokukutananamjumbe mwingine,namjumbemmojakukutananamwenzake,ili kumwarifumfalmewaBabeliyakwambamjiwake umetekwaupandemmoja;

32Nakwambavijiavimezimishwa,namatete yameteketezwakwamoto,nawatuwavitawameingiwana hofu

33KwamaanaBwanawamajeshi,MunguwaIsraeli, asemahivi;BintiBabelinikamakiwanjachakupuria,ni wakatiwakupuranafaka;badokitambokidogonawakati wamavunoyakeutafika.

34Nebukadrezaamenila,ameniponda,amenifanyakuwa chombotupu,amenimezakamajoka,amelijazatumbolake vituvyanguvyaanasa,amenitupanje.

35Udhalimuniliotendwamiminamwiliwangunauwe juuyaBabeli,akaayeSayuniatasema;nadamuyangujuu yawakaajiwaUkaldayo,Yerusalemuutasema

36KwahiyoBwanaasemahivi;Tazama,nitakutetea,na kulipizakisasikwaajiliyako;naminitaikaushabahariyake, nakukaushachemchemizake.

37NaBabeliutakuwamagofu,makaoyambweha,ajabu, nakuzomewa,bilamkaaji

38Watangurumapamojakamasimba,watapigakelele kamawana-simba

39Katikahariyaonitawafanyiakaramuzao,nami nitawalevya,iliwafurahi,nakulalausingiziwamilele, wasiamke,asemaBWANA

40Nitawashushachinikamawana-kondookwenda kuchinjwa,kamakondoo-dumepamojanambuzi

41JinsiganiSheshakiimetwaliwa!nasifazadunianzima zinashangazwaje!jinsiBabeliumekuwaushangaokatiya mataifa!

42BahariimepandajuuyaBabeli,imefunikwanawingi wamawimbiyake.

43Mijiyakeniukiwa,nchikavu,najangwa,nchiisiyokaa mtu,walamwanadamuhapitindaniyake

44NaminitamwadhibuBelikatikaBabeli,naminitatoa katikakinywachakekilealichokimeza;

45Enyiwatuwangu,tokenikatiyake,mkajiokoekilamtu nafsiyakenahasirakaliyaBwana

46Namioyoyenuisizimie,nanyimkaogopahabari itakayosikiwakatikanchi;uvumiutakujamwakammoja, nabaadayemwakamwingineuvumi,najeurikatikanchi, mtawalajuuyamtawala

47Kwahiyo,angalieni,sikuzinakuja,nitakapozihukumu sanamuzakuchongazaBabeli;

48Ndipombingu,nadunia,navyotevilivyomo,vitaimba kwaajiliyaBabeli;

49KamavileBabelialivyowaangushawaliouawawa Israeli,ndivyowalivyoangukawaliouawakatikaduniayote kwaBabeli.

50Ninyimliookokaupanga,nendenizenu,msisimame; 51Tumefedheheka,kwasababutumesikiamatukano,aibu imefunikanyusozetu;kwamaanawageniwameingia katikapatakatifupanyumbayaBwana

52Kwahiyo,angalieni,sikuzinakuja,asemaBwana, nitakapozihukumusanamuzakezakuchonga,nakatika nchiyakeyotewaliojeruhiwawataugua

53IngawaBabeliingepaajuumbinguni,naijapokuwa ingeifanyangomeiliyojuuyangomezake,lakiniwatekaji nyarakutokakwanguwatamjia,asemaBWANA

54SautiyakilioinatokaBabeli,nauharibifumkuukutoka katikanchiyaWakaldayo.

55KwasababuBwanaameuharibuBabeli,nakuiharibu sautikuukutokakwake;mawimbiyakeyanapovumakama majimengi,sautiyaoinasikika.

56Kwasababumtekajinyaraamekujajuuyake,yaani,juu yaBabeli,namashujaawakewametwaliwa,kilapindezao zimevunjwa;

57Naminitawalevyawakuuwake,nawatuwakewenye hekima,maakidawake,nawatawalawake,namashujaa wake;naowatalalausingiziwamilele,walahawataamka, asemaMfalme,ambayejinalakeniBwanawamajeshi

58Bwanawamajeshiasemahivi;KutapanazaBabeli zitabomolewakabisa,namalangoyakemarefu yatateketezwakwamoto;nawatuwatajitaabishabure,na watukatikamoto,naowatachoka.

59NenoambaloYeremianabiialimwamuruSeraya mwanawaNeria,mwanawaMaaseya,alipokwenda BabilonipamojanaSedekiamfalmewaYuda,katika mwakawannewakutawalakwake.NahuyuSeraya alikuwamkuumtulivu

60BasiYeremiaakaandikakatikakitabumabayayote yatakayokujajuuyaBabeli,manenohayayote yaliyoandikwajuuyaBabeli

61YeremiaakamwambiaSeraya,UtakapofikaBabeli,na kuona,nakusomamanenohayayote;

62Ndipoutasema,EeBwana,weweumesemajuuya mahalihapa,kukatiliambali,walapasiwenamtuyeyote ndaniyake,walamwanadamuwalamnyama,bali patakuwaukiwamilele

63Naitakuwa,utakapokwishakukisomakitabuhiki, utakifungajiwe,nakukitupakatikatiyaEufrate; 64Naweutasema,HivyondivyoBabeliutakavyozama, walahautainukakutokananamabayanitakayoletajuuyake; naowatachoka.HadihapanimanenoyaYeremia.

SURAYA52

1Sedekiaalikuwanaumriwamiakaishirininammoja alipoanzakutawala,akatawalamiakakuminammojahuko YerusalemunajinalamamayakealiitwaHamutalibinti YeremiawaLibna

2AkafanyamaovumachonipaBwana,sawasawanayote aliyofanyaYehoyakimu

3KwamaanakwasababuyahasirayaYehovajambohilo lilitokeakatikaYerusalemunaYuda,hataalipowafukuza kutokambeleyake,+ndipoSedekiaakamwasimfalmewa Babuloni

4Ikawakatikamwakawakendawakutawalakwake, katikamweziwakumi,sikuyakumiyamwezihuo, NebukadrezamfalmewaBabeliakaja,yeyenajeshilake lote,juuyaYerusalemu,akapigakambijuuyake,akajenga ngomekuuzungukapandezote

5Basimjiukahusuriwahatamwakawakuminammojawa mfalmeSedekia.

6Mnamomweziwanne,sikuyakendayamwezihuo, njaailikuwakalisanamjini,nawatuwanchihawakuwana chakula.

7Kishamjiukabomolewa,watuwotewavitawakakimbia, wakatokanjeyamjiusikukwanjiayalangolililokatikati yazilekutambili,karibunabustaniyamfalme;(basi Wakaldayowalikuwawakiuzungukamji)naowakaenda kwanjiayaAraba

8LakinijeshilaWakaldayowakamfuatiamfalme, wakampataSedekiakatikanchitambararezaYeriko;na jeshilakelotelikatawanyikakutokakwake

9Ndipowakamkamatamfalme,wakampandishakwa mfalmewaBabelihukoRiblakatikanchiyaHamathi; ambapoalitoahukumujuuyake

10MfalmewaBabeliakawauawanawaSedekiambeleya machoyake,nawakuuwotewaYudaakawauahukoRibla 11KishaakayapofushamachoyaSedekia;namfalmewa Babeliakamfungakwaminyororo,akamchukuampaka Babeli,akamtiagerezanihatasikuyakufakwake

12Katikamweziwatano,sikuyakumiyamwezi,ambao ulikuwamwakawakuminakendawaNebukadreza mfalmewaBabuloni,Nebuzaradani,mkuuwawalinzi, aliyekuwamtumishiwamfalmewaBabeli,akaingia Yerusalemu;

13akaiteketezanyumbayaBwana,nanyumbayamfalme; nanyumbazotezaYerusalemu,nanyumbazotezawakuu, akaziteketezakwamoto;

14NajeshilotelaWakaldayo,waliokuwapamojanaamiri waaskariwalinzi,wakazibomoakutazotezaYerusalemu pandezote

15NdipoNebuzaradani,amiriwaaskariwalinzi, akawachukuamatekabaadhiyamaskiniwawatu,na mabakiyawatuwaliosaliakatikamji,nawalewalioasi, waliomwangukiamfalmewaBabeli,nawatuwengine wote.

16LakiniNebuzaradani,amiriwaaskariwalinzi, akawaachabaadhiyawatuwaliomaskiniwanchi,kuwa watunzamizabibunawakulima 17Nanguzozashabazilizokuwamonyumbanimwa Bwana,namatako,nailebahariyashaba,iliyokuwakatika nyumbayaBwana,Wakaldayowakavivunja,wakaichukua shabayakeyotempakaBabeli

18Namasufuria,namajembe,namikasi,namabakuli,na miiko,navyombovyotevyashabawalivyokuwa wakivitumikia,wakavichukua

19namabakuli,navyetezo,namabakuli,namikate,na vinara,namiiko,navikombe;kilekilichokuwacha dhahabukatikadhahabu,nakilekilichokuwachafedha katikafedha,amiriwaaskariwalinziakamchukua

20zilenguzombili,baharimoja,nang'ombekumina wawiliwashabawaliokuwachiniyamatako,ambayo mfalmeSulemanialiifanyakatikanyumbayaBwana; shabayavyombohivyovyotehaikuwanauzaniwa kupimia.

21Nakwahabariyanguzo,urefuwanguzomojaulikuwa dhiraakuminaminane;nauziwadhiraakuminambili ukaizunguka;naunenewakeulikuwavidolevinne; 22Natajiyashabailikuwajuuyake;naurefuwatajimoja ulikuwadhiraatano,nawavunamakomamangajuuyataji pandezote,zotezilikuwazashaba.Nguzoyapilipiana makomamangayalikuwakamahaya

23Kulikuwanamakomamangatisininasitaupande mmoja;namakomamangayotekwenyewavuyalikuwa miakuzungukapandezote

24MkuuwawalinziakamtwaaSeraya,kuhanimkuu,na Sefania,kuhaniwapili,nawalinziwatatuwamlango; 25Tenaakamtwaatowashikatikamji,aliyekuwa msimamiziwawatuwavita;nawatusabakatiyahao waliokuwakaribunausowamfalme,walioonekanamjini; namwandishimkuuwajeshi,aliyewakusanyawatuwa nchi;nawatusitiniwawatuwanchi,walioonekana katikatiyamji.

26BasiNebuzaradanimkuuwawalinziakawachukua, akawaletakwamfalmewaBabelihukoRibla

27MfalmewaBabeliakawapiganakuwauahukoRibla katikanchiyaHamathiHivyoYudaalichukuliwamateka kutokakatikanchiyakemwenyewe

28HawandiowatuambaoNebukadrezaaliwachukua mateka;mwakawasabaWayahudielfutatunaishirinina watatu;

29KatikamwakawakuminananewaNebukadreza aliwachukuamatekakutokaYerusalemuwatumianane thelathininawawili;

30KatikamwakawaishirininatatuwaNebukadreza, Nebuzaradani,amiriwaaskariwalinzi,akawachukua matekaWayahudiwatumiasabaarobaininawatano;watu wotewalikuwaelfunnenamiasita.

31Ikawakatikamwakawathelathininasabawa kuhamishwakwaYehoyakini,mfalmewaYuda,katika mweziwakuminambili,sikuyaishirininatanoyamwezi huo,EvilmerodakimfalmewaBabelikatikamwakawa kwanzawakumilikikwakeakakiinuakichwacha YehoyakinimfalmewaYuda,akamtoagerezani;

32Akasemanayemanenoyaupole,akawekakitichake chaenzijuuyavitivyawafalmewaliokuwapamojanaye hukoBabeli;

33Akabadilimavaziyakeyakifungo,nayeakalachakula mbeleyakesikuzotezamaishayake.

34Nakwamlowake,alipewamlowasikuzotenamfalme waBabeli,kilasikusehemuyake,hatasikuyakufakwake, sikuzotezamaishayake.

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