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!
The one who sins will die
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2‘What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
‘ “The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge”?
3‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. 4For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child – both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
5‘Suppose there is a righteous man
who does what is just and right.
6He does not eat at the mountain shrines
or look to the idols of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbour’s wife
or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.
7He does not oppress anyone,
but returns what he took in pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery,
but gives his food to the hungry
and provides clothing for the naked.
8He does not lend to them at interest
or take a profit from them.
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
and judges fairly between two parties.
9He follows my decrees
and faithfully keeps my laws.
That man is righteous;
he will surely live,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
10‘Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things18:10 Or things to a brother 11(though the father has done none of them):
‘He eats at the mountain shrines.
He defiles his neighbour’s wife.
12He oppresses the poor and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.
13He lends at interest and takes a profit.
Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.
14‘But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:
15‘He does not eat at the mountain shrines
or look to the idols of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbour’s wife.
16He does not oppress anyone
or require a pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery,
but gives his food to the hungry
and provides clothing for the naked.
17He withholds his hand from ill-treating the poor
and takes no interest or profit from them.
He keeps my laws and follows my decrees.
He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live. 18But his father will die for his own sin, because he practised extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.
19‘Yet you ask, “Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?” Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live. 20The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
21‘But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die. 22None of the offences they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live. 23Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?
24‘But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.
25‘Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not just.” Hear, you Israelites: is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? 26If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die. 27But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. 28Because they consider all the offences they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die. 29Yet the Israelites say, “The way of the Lord is not just.” Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
30‘Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offences; then sin will not be your downfall. 31Rid yourselves of all the offences you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? 32For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!
