Roho Itendayo Dhambi Itakufa
1Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema: 218:2 Isa 3:15; Mao 5:7; Ay 21:19; Yer 31:29“Je, ninyi watu mna maana gani kutumia mithali hii inayohusu nchi ya Israeli:
“ ‘Baba wamekula zabibu zenye chachu,
nayo meno ya watoto yametiwa ganzi’?
318:3 Za 49:4“Hakika kama niishivyo, asema Bwana Mwenyezi, hamtatumia tena mithali hii katika Israeli. 418:4 Mwa 18:32; Rum 6:23; Ebr 12:9; 2Fal 14:6; Mit 13:21; Kut 17:14; Ay 21:20; Isa 42:5; Eze 33:8Kwa kuwa kila roho ni mali yangu, kama vile ilivyo roho ya baba, vivyo hivyo roho ya mtoto ni mali yangu. Roho itendayo dhambi ndiyo itakayokufa.
5“Mtu aweza kuwa ni mwenye haki
atendaye yaliyo haki na sawa.
618:6 Eze 6:2; 22:9; Kum 4:19; Amo 5:26; Ebr 13:4; Eze 6:13; Law 15:24Hakula katika mahali pa ibada za miungu
kwenye milima
wala hakuziinulia macho sanamu
za nyumba ya Israeli.
Hakumtia unajisi mke wa jirani yake,
wala hakukutana kimwili na mwanamke
wakati wa siku zake za hedhi.
718:7 Yak 5:4; Kut 22:26; Kum 24:12; 24:12; 15:11; Lk 3:11; Kut 20:15; Ay 22:7Hamwonei mtu yeyote,
bali hurudisha kilichowekwa rehani kwake.
Hanyangʼanyi, bali huwapa wenye njaa chakula chake
na huwapa nguo walio uchi.
818:8 Zek 8:16; Kut 18:21; Kum 23:19-20; Yer 22:3; Kut 22:25; Law 25:35-37Hakopeshi kwa riba
wala hajipatii faida ya ziada.
Huuzuia mkono wake usifanye mabaya,
naye huhukumu kwa haki kati ya mtu na mtu.
918:9 Hab 2:4; Law 18:5; Amo 5:4; Law 19:37; Eze 11:12; 20:11Huzifuata amri zangu
na kuzishika sheria zangu kwa uaminifu.
Huyo mtu ni mwenye haki;
hakika ataishi,
asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
1018:10 Kut 21:12; Eze 22:6“Aweza kuwa ana mwana jeuri, amwagaye damu au atendaye mojawapo ya mambo haya 1118:11 Kut 22:22; Ay 24:9; Isa 54:9; 59:6-7; Hab 2:6; Kut 22:17; Eze 16:49(ingawa baba yake hakufanya mojawapo ya haya):
“Hula katika mahali pa ibada za miungu kwenye milima.
Humtia unajisi mke wa jirani yake.
1218:12 Kut 22:22; 22:27; Ay 24:9; Amo 4:1; 2Fal 21:11Huwaonea maskini na wahitaji.
Hunyangʼanyana.
Harudishi kile kilichowekwa rehani kwake.
Huziinulia sanamu macho.
Hufanya mambo ya machukizo.
1318:13 Kut 22:25; Law 20:9; Hos 12:14; Eze 33:4-5Hukopesha kwa riba na kutafuta faida ya ziada.
Je, mtu wa namna hii ataishi? Hapana, hataishi! Kwa sababu amefanya mambo haya yote ya machukizo, hakika atauawa na damu yake itakuwa juu ya kichwa chake mwenyewe.
1418:14 2Nya 34:21; Mit 23:24“Lakini yawezekana mwana huyo ana mwana aonaye dhambi hizi zote anazofanya baba yake, naye ingawa anaziona, yeye hafanyi mabaya kama haya:
1518:15 Eze 22:9; Za 24:4“Hakula katika mahali pa ibada za miungu
kwenye milima,
wala hainulii macho sanamu
za nyumba ya Israeli.
Hakumtia unajisi
mke wa jirani yake.
1618:16 Kut 22:27; Ay 22:7; Mit 22:9; Za 41:1; Eze 16:49; Isa 7:10Hakumwonea mtu yeyote
wala hakutaka rehani kwa ajili ya mkopo.
Hanyangʼanyi,
bali huwapa wenye njaa chakula chake
na huwapa nguo walio uchi.
1718:17 Za 1:2Huuzuia mkono wake usitende dhambi,
hakopeshi kwa riba
wala hajipatii faida ya ziada.
Huzishika amri zangu
na kuzifuata sheria zangu.
Hatakufa kwa ajili ya dhambi za baba yake; hakika ataishi. 1818:18 Eze 3:18Lakini baba yake atakufa kwa ajili ya dhambi yake mwenyewe, kwa sababu alitoza bei isiyo halali kwa nguvu, akamnyangʼanya ndugu yake na kufanya yaliyo mabaya miongoni mwa watu wake.
1918:19 Kut 20:5; Kum 5:9; Yer 15:4; Zek 1:3-6“Lakini mnauliza, ‘Kwa nini mwana asiadhibiwe kwa uovu wa baba yake?’ Kwa vile mwana ametenda yaliyo haki na sawa na amekuwa mwangalifu kuzishika amri zangu zote, hakika ataishi. 2018:20 Kum 24:16; Rum 2:9; Isa 3:10; Hes 15:31; 1Fal 8:32; 2Fal 14:6; Eze 7:27; Mt 16:27Roho itendayo dhambi ndiyo itakayokufa. Mwana hataadhibiwa kwa ajili ya makosa ya baba yake, wala baba hataadhibiwa kwa ajili ya makosa ya mwanawe. Haki ya mtu mwenye haki itahesabiwa juu yake na uovu wa mtu mwovu utalipizwa juu yake.
2118:21 Eze 13:22; 33:12-19; Yer 18:8; Mwa 26:5“Lakini mtu mwovu akiacha dhambi zake zote alizozitenda na kushika amri zangu zote na kufanya lililo haki na sawa, hakika ataishi, hatakufa. 2218:22 Dan 4:27; Mik 7:19; Mit 18:20-24; Isa 43:25Hakuna kosa lolote alilotenda litakalokumbukwa juu yake. Kwa ajili ya mambo ya haki aliyoyatenda, ataishi. 2318:23 Mao 3:33; 2Pet 3:9; 1Tim 2:4; Za 147:11; Ay 37:23; Eze 16:6; Mik 7:18Je, mimi ninafurahia kifo cha mtu mwovu? Asema Bwana Mwenyezi. Je, si mimi ninafurahi wanapogeuka kutoka njia zao mbaya na kuishi?
2418:24 Ay 35:8; 2Pet 2:20-22; Ebr 10:38; Yer 34:6; Eze 15:8; 1Sam 15:11; 2Nya 24:17-20“Lakini kama mtu mwenye haki akiacha haki yake na kutenda dhambi na kufanya mambo ya machukizo ambayo mtu mwovu hufanya, Je, ataishi? Hakuna hata mojawapo ya matendo ya haki aliyotenda litakalokumbukwa. Kwa sababu ya kukosa uaminifu kwake anayo hatia na kwa sababu ya dhambi alizozitenda, atakufa.
2518:25 Sef 3:5; Mal 3:1-17; Mwa 18:25; Yer 2:29; Eze 33:17; Mal 2:17“Lakini mnasema, ‘Njia ya Bwana si ya haki.’ Sikia, ee nyumba ya Israeli: Njia yangu siyo iliyo ya haki? Je, si njia zenu ndizo ambazo si za haki? 2618:26 Eze 18:24Kama mtu mwenye haki akiacha haki yake na kutenda dhambi, atakufa kwa ajili ya dhambi yake, kwa sababu ya dhambi alizotenda, atakufa. 2718:27 Isa 1:18; Eze 13:22Lakini mtu mwovu akigeuka kutoka maovu aliyoyatenda na kufanya yaliyo haki na sawa, ataokoa maisha yake. 2818:28 Eze 18:14; Isa 55:7Kwa kuwa anayafikiria na kugeuka kutoka makosa yake yote aliyoyatenda na kuyaacha, hakika ataishi, hatakufa. 29Lakini nyumba ya Israeli inasema, ‘Njia za Bwana si haki.’ Je, njia zangu si za haki, ee nyumba ya Israeli? Je, si njia zenu ndizo ambazo si za haki?”
3018:30 Yer 35:15; Eze 7:13; Mt 3:2; Hos 12:6; 1Pet 1:17; Isa 27“Kwa hiyo, ee nyumba ya Israeli, nitawahukumu, kila mmoja sawasawa na njia zake, asema Bwana Mwenyezi. Tubuni! Geukeni kutoka makosa yenu yote, ndipo dhambi haitakuwa anguko lenu. 3118:31 Za 51:10; Isa 1:16-17; Eze 36:26; Efe 4:22; Amu 6:8; Yer 27:13; Eze 11:19Tupilieni mbali makosa yenu yote mliyoyatenda, nanyi mpate moyo mpya na roho mpya. Kwa nini mfe, ee nyumba ya Israeli? 3218:32 2Nya 7:14; Ay 37:23; Eze 33:11; Ay 22:23; Isa 55:7; Mal 3:7; Eze 16:6Kwa maana sifurahii kifo cha mtu awaye yote afaye katika uovu, asema Bwana Mwenyezi. Tubuni basi, mkaishi!
1The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? 3As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
5¶ But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,18.5 that…: Heb. judgment and justice 6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, 9Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
10¶ If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,18.10 robber: or, breaker up of an house18.10 that doeth…: or, that doeth to his brother besides any of these 11And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife, 12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 13Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.18.13 blood: Heb. bloods
14¶ Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 15That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, 16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,18.16 hath not…: Heb. hath not pledged the pledge, or, taken to pledge 17That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
19¶ Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
24¶ But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
25¶ Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 26When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.18.30 yourselves: or, others
31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.18.32 yourselves: or, others
