1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.32.2 great: Heb. heavy 3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.32.4 rash: Heb. hasty32.4 plainly: or, elegantly 5The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. 6For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.32.7 the needy…: or, he speaketh against the poor in judgment 8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.32.8 stand: or, be established
9¶ Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. 10Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.32.10 Many…: Heb. Days above a year 11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. 12They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.32.12 pleasant…: Heb. fields of desire 13Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:32.13 yea…: or, burning upon 14Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;32.14 forts…: or, clifts and watchtowers 15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 16Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 19When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.32.19 low in…: or, utterly abased 20Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Ufalme Wa Haki
132:1 2Nya 31:20; Eze 37:24; Za 72:1-4; Yer 23:5; Isa 28:6; Za 149:2; Isa 6:5Tazama, mfalme atatawala kwa uadilifu
na watawala watatawala kwa haki.
232:2 1Fal 18:4; Isa 4:6; Za 55:8; 23:2; Isa 49:10; Yer 31:9; Za 107:35Kila mtu atakuwa kama kivuli cha kujificha kutokana na upepo
na kimbilio kutokana na dhoruba,
kama vijito vya maji jangwani
na kivuli cha mwamba mkubwa katika ardhi yenye kiu.
332:3 Isa 29:18; 42:7, 16; Kum 29:4Ndipo macho ya wale wanaoona hayatafumbwa tena,
nayo masikio ya wale wanaosikia yatasikiliza.
432:4 Isa 6:10; 29:24; 35:6Moyo wa mtu mwenye hamaki utafahamu na kuelewa,
nao ulimi wenye kigugumizi utanena kwa ufasaha.
532:5 1Sam 25:25Mpumbavu hataitwa tena muungwana,
wala mtu mbaya kabisa kupewa heshima ya juu.
632:6 Isa 3:15; Mit 19:3; Isa 9:16-17; Mit 24:2; Isa 26:10Kwa kuwa mpumbavu hunena upumbavu,
moyo wake hushughulika na uovu:
Hutenda mambo yasiyo ya kumcha Mungu,
na hueneza habari za makosa kuhusu Bwana;
yeye huwaacha wenye njaa bila kitu,
na wenye kiu huwanyima maji.
732:7 Yer 5:26-28; Dan 12:10; Mik 7:3; Isa 29:19-20; Za 72:4; Isa 29:21Taratibu za mtu mbaya kabisa ni ovu,
hufanya mipango miovu
ili kumwangamiza maskini kwa uongo,
hata wakati ambapo hoja za mhitaji ni za haki.
832:8 1Nya 29:9; Mit 11:25; Isa 14:24Lakini mtu muungwana hufanya mipango ya kiungwana,
na kwa matendo ya kiungwana yeye hufanikiwa.
Wanawake Wa Yerusalemu
932:9 Isa 28:23; Dan 4:4; Amo 6:1; Sef 2:15Enyi wanawake wenye kuridhika sana,
amkeni na mnisikilize.
Enyi binti mnaojisikia kuwa salama,
sikieni lile ninalotaka kuwaambia!
1032:10 Isa 5:5-6; 24:7; 37:30Muda zaidi kidogo ya mwaka mmoja,
ninyi mnaojisikia salama mtatetemeka,
mavuno ya zabibu yatakoma
na mavuno ya matunda hayatakuwepo.
1132:11 Nah 3:5; Mik 1:8; Isa 34:14; 47:2; 3:24Tetemekeni, enyi wanawake wenye kuridhika,
tetemekeni kwa hofu, enyi binti mnaojisikia salama!
Vueni nguo zenu,
vaeni nguo ya gunia viunoni mwenu.
1232:12 Nah 2:7; Isa 16:9Pigeni matiti yenu kwa ajili ya mashamba mazuri,
kwa ajili ya mizabibu iliyozaa vizuri
1332:13 Hos 9:6; 10:8; Isa 23:7; 24:11na kwa ajili ya nchi ya watu wangu,
nchi ambayo miiba na michongoma imemea:
naam, ombolezeni kwa ajili ya nyumba zote za furaha
na kwa ajili ya mji huu wenye kufanya sherehe.
1432:14 Isa 13:22; 27:10; 2:15; 34:13; 6:11; 5:17; Za 104:11Ngome itaachwa,
mji wenye kelele nyingi utahamwa,
ngome ndani ya mji na mnara wa ulinzi vitakuwa ukiwa milele,
mahali pazuri pa punda na malisho ya makundi ya kondoo,
1532:15 Yoe 2:28; Eze 37:9; Za 107:35; Isa 29:17; 11:2mpaka Roho amwagwe juu yetu kutoka juu,
nalo jangwa kuwa shamba lenye rutuba,
na shamba lenye rutuba kuwa kama msitu.
1632:16 Isa 9:7; 28:6; 35:1, 6; 42:11; Za 48:1; Isa 1:26Haki itakaa katika jangwa,
na uadilifu utakaa katika shamba lenye rutuba.
1732:17 Za 85:10; 119:165; Rum 14:17; Ebr 12:11Matunda ya haki yatakuwa amani,
matokeo ya haki yatakuwa utulivu
na matumaini milele.
1832:18 Yos 1:13; 11:18; Hos 2:18-23; Amo 9:14Watu wangu wataishi katika makao ya mahali pa amani,
katika nyumba zilizo salama,
katika mahali pa kupumzika pasipo na usumbufu.
1932:19 Isa 19:18; 24:10; 28:17; 30:30; Zek 11:2; Ay 40:11Hata kama mvua ya mawe iangushe msitu
na mji ubomolewe kabisa,
2032:20 Mhu 11:1; Isa 30:24; Ay 39:8; Kum 28:12tazama jinsi utakavyobarikiwa,
ukipanda mbegu yako katika kila kijito,
na kuwaacha ngʼombe wako
na punda wajilishe kwa uhuru.
