MKRISTO KUWA NABII WA UONGO.
MHUBIRI: VENIUS G MLANGU.
Yeremia 7:1-2,4-16
[1]Neno hili ndilo lililomjia Yeremia, kutoka kwa BWANA, kusema,
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2]Simama langoni pa nyumba ya BWANA, ukatangaze hapo neno hili, ukisema, Sikilizeni neno la BWANA, ninyi nyote wa Yuda, mnaoingia katika malango haya ili kumwabudu BWANA.
Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
[4]Msitumainie maneno ya uongo, mkisema, Hekalu la BWANA, Hekalu la BWANA, Hekalu la BWANA ndiyo haya.
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
[5]Maana kama mkitengeneza kabisa njia zenu na matendo yenu; kama mkihukumu hukumu ya haki kati ya mtu na jirani yake;
For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
[6]kama hamwonei mgeni, wala yatima, wala mjane, wala kumwaga damu isiyo na hatia mahali hapa, wala kuifuata miungu mingine kwa hasara yenu wenyewe;
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
[7]ndipo nitakapowakalisha mahali hapa, katika nchi hii niliyowapa baba zenu, tokea zamani hata milele.
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
[8]Angalieni, mnatumainia maneno ya uongo, yasiyoweza kufaidia.
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
[9]Je! Mtaiba, na kuua, na kuzini, na kuapa kwa uongo, na kumfukizia Baali uvumba, na kuifuata miungu mingine ambayo hamkuijua;
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
[10]kisha mtakuja na kusimama mbele zangu katika nyumba hii, iitwayo Kwa Jina Langu, na kusema, Tumepona; ili mpate kufanya machukizo hayo yote?
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
[11]Je! Nyumba hii, Iitwayo Kwa Jina langu, imekuwa pango la wanyang’anyi machoni penu? Angalieni, mimi, naam, mimi, nimeliona jambo hili, asema BWANA.
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
[12]Lakini enendeni sasa hata mahali pangu palipokuwapo katika Shilo, nilipolikalisha jina langu hapo kwanza, mkaone nilivyopatenda kwa sababu ya uovu wa watu wangu Israeli.
But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
[13]Na sasa, kwa sababu mmezifanya kazi hizi zote asema BWANA, nami nikasema nanyi, nikiamka mapema na kunena, lakini hamkusikia; nami nikawaita wala hamkuniitikia;
And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
[14]basi, nitaitenda nyumba hii, iitwayo kwa jina langu, mnayoitumainia, na mahali hapa nilipowapa ninyi na baba zenu, kama nilivyopatenda Shilo.
Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
[15]Nami nitawatupa ninyi mbali na macho yangu, kama nilivyowatupa ndugu zenu wote, yaani, wazao wote wa Efraimu.
And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
[16]Basi, wewe usiwaombee watu hawa, wala usiwapazie sauti yako, wala kuwaombea dua, wala usinisihi kwa ajili yao; kwa maana sitakusikiliza.
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
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