1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. 2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. 3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. 4And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. 5The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. 6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.33.6 salvation: Heb. salvations 7Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.33.7 valiant…: or, messengers 8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man. 9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.33.9 hewn…: or, withered away 10Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself. 11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you. 12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
13¶ Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. 14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? 15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;33.15 righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses33.15 uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses33.15 oppressions: or, deceits33.15 blood: Heb. bloods 16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.33.16 high: Heb. heights, or, high places 17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.33.17 that…: Heb. of far distances 18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?33.18 receiver: Heb. weigher? 19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.33.19 stammering: or, ridiculous 20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 21But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.33.21 of…: Heb. broad of spaces, or, hands 22For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.33.22 lawgiver: Heb. statutemaker 23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.33.23 Thy…: or, They have forsaken thy tacklings 24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Taabu Na Msaada
133:1 Hab 2:8; Yer 30:16; Eze 39:10; 2Fal 19:21; Isa 31:8; 21:2; Mt 7:2Ole wako wewe, ee mharabu,
wewe ambaye hukuharibiwa!
Ole wako, ee msaliti,
wewe ambaye hukusalitiwa!
Utakapokwisha kuharibu,
utaharibiwa;
utakapokwisha kusaliti,
utasalitiwa.
233:2 Za 13:5; Isa 59:16; 25:9; 5:30; Ezr 9:8; Mwa 43:29; Isa 40:10Ee Bwana, uturehemu,
tunakutamani.
Uwe nguvu yetu kila asubuhi
na wokovu wetu wakati wa taabu.
333:3 Za 12:5; Hes 10:35; Za 46:6; 68:33; Isa 59:16-18Kwa ngurumo ya sauti yako, mataifa yanakimbia;
unapoinuka, mataifa hutawanyika.
433:4 Hes 14:3; 2Fal 7:16; Isa 17:5; Yoe 3:13Mateka yenu, enyi mataifa, yamevunwa kama vile wafanyavyo madumadu,
kama kundi la nzige watu huvamia juu yake.
533:5 Za 97:9; Isa 5:16; 28:6; Ay 16:19; Isa 9:7; 1:26Bwana ametukuka, kwa kuwa anakaa mahali palipoinuka,
ataijaza Sayuni kwa haki na uadilifu.
633:6 Isa 12:2; Mt 6:33; Mit 1:7; Mwa 39:3; Ay 22:25; 1Sam 11:2-3Atakuwa msingi ulio imara kwa wakati wenu,
ghala za wokovu tele, hekima na maarifa;
kumcha Bwana ni ufunguo wa hazina hii.
733:7 Isa 10:34; 2Fal 18:37Angalia, watu wake mashujaa wanapiga kelele kwa nguvu barabarani,
wajumbe wa amani wanalia kwa uchungu.
833:8 Amu 5:6; Isa 30:21; 60:15; Zek 7:14; 2Fal 18:14Njia kuu zimeachwa,
hakuna wasafiri barabarani.
Mkataba umevunjika,
mashahidi wake wamedharauliwa,33:8 Au: miji yake imedharauliwa.
hakuna yeyote anayeheshimiwa.
933:9 Isa 3:26; 2Fal 19:23; Isa 24:4; 3:26; Yer 22:6; Kum 32:35-43; Mik 7:14Ardhi inaomboleza33:9 Au: Ardhi inakauka. na kuchakaa,
Lebanoni imeaibika na kunyauka,
Sharoni ni kama Araba,
nayo Bashani na Karmeli
wanapukutisha majani yao.
1033:10 Isa 33:3; 2:21; 5:16“Sasa nitainuka,” asema Bwana.
“Sasa nitatukuzwa;
sasa nitainuliwa juu.
1133:11 Za 7:14; Yak 1:5; Isa 26:18; 59:4Mlichukua mimba ya makapi,
mkazaa mabua,
pumzi yenu ni moto uwateketezao.
1233:12 Amo 2:1; Isa 5:6; 10:17; 27:11Mataifa yatachomwa kama ichomwavyo chokaa,
kama vichaka vya miiba vilivyokatwa ndivyo watakavyochomwa.”
1333:13 Za 48:10; Isa 48:16; 49:1Ninyi mlio mbali sana, sikieni lile nililofanya;
ninyi mlio karibu, tambueni uweza wangu!
1433:14 Isa 32:11; Zek 13:9; Ebr 12:29; Isa 30:30; 1:28-31Wenye dhambi katika Sayuni wametiwa hofu,
kutetemeka kumewakumba wasiomcha Mungu:
“Ni nani miongoni mwetu awezaye kuishi na moto ulao?
Ni nani miongoni mwetu awezaye kuishi na moto unaowaka milele?”
1533:15 Za 15:2; 119:37; Isa 58:8; Za 24:4; Eze 22:13; Mit 15:27Yeye aendaye kwa uadilifu
na kusema lililo haki,
yeye anayekataa faida ipatikanayo kwa dhuluma
na kuizuia mikono yake isipokee rushwa,
yeye azuiaye masikio yake dhidi ya mashauri ya mauaji,
na yeye afumbaye macho yake yasitazame sana uovu:
1633:16 Isa 25:4; Za 18:1-2; Isa 65:13; Kum 32:13; Isa 48:21; 49:10huyu ndiye mtu atakayeishi mahali pa juu,
ambaye kimbilio lake litakuwa ngome ya mlimani.
Atapewa mkate wake,
na maji yake hayatakoma.
1733:17 Isa 6:5; 4:2; 26:10Macho yenu yatamwona mfalme katika uzuri wake
na kuiona nchi inayoenea mbali.
1833:18 1Kor 1:20; Isa 17:14; 2:15Katika mawazo yenu mtaifikiria hofu iliyopita:
“Yuko wapi yule afisa mkuu?
Yuko wapi yule aliyechukua ushuru?
Yuko wapi afisa msimamizi wa minara?”
1933:19 Mwa 11:7; Yer 5:15; Isa 28:11Hutawaona tena wale watu wenye kiburi,
wale watu wenye usemi wa mafumbo,
wenye lugha ngeni, isiyoeleweka.
2033:20 Isa 32:18; Za 46:5; 125:1-2; Mwa 26:22; Isa 41:18; 48:18Mtazame Sayuni, mji wa sikukuu zetu;
macho yenu yatauona Yerusalemu,
mahali pa amani pa kuishi, hema ambalo halitaondolewa,
nguzo zake hazitangʼolewa kamwe,
wala hakuna kamba yake yoyote itakayokatika.
2133:21 Kut 17:6; Nah 3:8; Zek 2:5; Isa 10:34Huko Bwana atakuwa Mwenye Nguvu wetu.
Patakuwa kama mahali pa mito mipana na vijito.
Hakuna jahazi lenye makasia litakalopita huko,
wala hakuna meli yenye nguvu itakayopita huko.
2233:22 Yak 4:12; Mt 21:5; Isa 11:4; Za 89:18; Isa 2:3Kwa kuwa Bwana ni mwamuzi wetu,
Bwana ndiye mtoa sheria wetu,
Bwana ni mfalme wetu,
yeye ndiye atakayetuokoa.
2333:23 2Fal 7:8-16Kamba zenu za merikebu zimelegea:
Mlingoti haukusimama imara,
nalo tanga halikukunjuliwa.
Wingi wa mateka yatagawanywa,
hata yeye aliye mlemavu atachukua nyara.
2433:24 Hes 23:21; Rum 11:27; 1Yn 1:7-9; Isa 30:26; 2Nya 6:21; Yer 31:34; 33:18Hakuna yeyote aishiye Sayuni atakayesema, “Mimi ni mgonjwa”;
nazo dhambi za wale waishio humo zitasamehewa.
