Ukame, Njaa Na Upanga
1Hili ndilo neno la Bwana kwa Yeremia kuhusu ukame:
214:2 Isa 3:26; Yer 8:21; Mit 21:13“Yuda anaomboleza,
miji yake inayodhoofika;
wanaomboleza kwa ajili ya nchi,
nacho kilio kinapanda kutoka Yerusalemu.
314:3 Kum 28:48; 2Fal 18:31; 2Sam 15:30; Es 6:12; Ay 6:19-20Wakuu wanawatuma watumishi wao maji;
wanakwenda visimani
lakini humo hakuna maji.
Wanarudi na vyombo bila maji;
wakiwa na hofu na kukata tamaa,
wanafunika vichwa vyao.
414:4 Amo 4:8; Zek 14:17; Yer 3:3; 12:11Ardhi imepasuka nyufa
kwa sababu hakuna mvua katika nchi;
wakulima wana hofu
na wanafunika vichwa vyao.
514:5 Isa 15:6Hata kulungu mashambani
anamwacha mtoto wake aliyezaliwa wakati huo huo
kwa sababu hakuna majani.
614:6 Ay 39:5-6; Yer 2:24; Za 104:11; Mwa 47:4Punda-mwitu wanasimama juu ya miinuko iliyo kame
na kutweta kama mbweha;
macho yao yanakosa nguvu za kuona
kwa ajili ya kukosa malisho.”
714:7 Isa 3:9; Hos 5:5; Yer 2:19; 8:14; Za 25:11; 79:9; 1Sam 12:22Ingawa dhambi zetu zinashuhudia juu yetu,
Ee Bwana, tenda jambo kwa ajili ya jina lako.
Kwa kuwa kukengeuka kwetu ni kukubwa,
nasi tumetenda dhambi dhidi yako.
814:8 Za 9:18; Mdo 28:20; Yer 17:13; 50:7; Za 18:46; Isa 25:9Ee Tumaini la Israeli,
Mwokozi wake wakati wa taabu,
kwa nini unakuwa kama mgeni katika nchi,
kama msafiri anayekaa kwa usiku mmoja tu?
914:9 Isa 50:2; Mwa 17:7; Yer 8:19; 15:16; Kut 29:45; Isa 63:19; Za 27:9Mbona unakuwa kama mtu aliyeshtukizwa,
kama shujaa asiye na uwezo wa kuokoa?
Wewe uko katikati yetu, Ee Bwana,
nasi tunaitwa kwa jina lako;
usituache!
1014:10 Yer 2:25; Za 119:101; Yer 6:20; Hes 8:13; Ebr 8:12; Amo 5:22; Hos 7:2; 9:9; Yer 44:21Hili ndilo Bwana asemalo kuhusu watu hawa:
“Wanapenda sana kutangatanga,
hawaizuii miguu yao.
Hivyo Bwana hawakubali;
sasa ataukumbuka uovu wao
na kuwaadhibu kwa ajili ya dhambi zao.”
1114:11 Kut 32:10; 1Sam 2:25Kisha Bwana akaniambia, “Usiombe kwa ajili ya mafanikio ya watu hawa. 1214:12 Kum 1:45; 1Sam 8:18; Yer 7:21; Law 1:1-17; Yer 11:11; Amo 5:22; Isa 51:19; Yer 9:16Ingawa wanafunga, sitasikiliza kilio chao; hata wakitoa dhabihu za kuteketezwa na dhabihu za nafaka, sitazikubali. Badala yake, nitawaangamiza kwa upanga, njaa na tauni.”
13Lakini nikasema, “Aa, Bwana Mwenyezi, manabii wanaendelea kuwaambia, ‘Hamtaona upanga wala kukabiliwa na njaa. Naam, nitawapa amani ya kudumu mahali hapa.’ ”
1414:14 Yer 23:25; 2The 2:9-11; Eze 13:2-6; Yer 23:16; Mao 2:9; Eze 12:24; Yer 27:14Ndipo Bwana akaniambia, “Manabii wanatabiri uongo kwa jina langu. Sikuwatuma, wala sikuwaweka, wala sikusema nao. Wanawatabiria maono ya uongo, maaguzi, maono ya sanamu zisizofaa kitu, na madanganyo ya mawazo yao wenyewe. 1514:15 Yer 20:6; Eze 14:9; Yer 16:4; Mao 1:19; Yer 23:15; 5:12-13Kwa hiyo, hili ndilo Bwana asemalo kuhusu manabii wanaotabiri kwa jina langu: Mimi sikuwatuma, lakini wanasema, ‘Hakuna upanga wala njaa itakayoigusa nchi hii.’ Manabii hao hao watakufa kwa upanga na njaa. 1614:16 Yer 17:10; Mit 1:31; Yer 7:33; Za 79:3; Mt 15:14Nao watu hao wanaowatabiria watatupwa nje katika barabara za Yerusalemu kwa sababu ya njaa na upanga. Hapatakuwepo yeyote wa kuwazika wao au wake zao, wana wao au binti zao. Nitawamwagia maafa wanayostahili.
1714:17 Za 119:136; Yer 8:21; Mao 1:16; 2Fal 19:21; Yer 23:12“Nena nao neno hili:
“ ‘Macho yangu na yatiririkwe na machozi
usiku na mchana bila kukoma;
kwa kuwa binti yangu aliye bikira, yaani watu wangu,
amepata jeraha baya,
pigo la kuangamiza.
1814:18 Eze 7:14-15; 2Nya 36:10; Yer 13:17Kama nikienda mashambani,
ninaona wale waliouawa kwa upanga;
kama nikienda mjini,
ninaona maangamizi ya njaa.
Nabii na kuhani kwa pamoja
wamekwenda katika nchi wasiyoijua.’ ”
1914:19 Yer 7:29; 30:12-13; 8:15; Isa 1:6Je, umemkataa Yuda kabisa?
Umemchukia Sayuni kabisa?
Kwa nini umetuumiza
hata hatuwezi kuponyeka?
Tulitarajia amani,
lakini hakuna jema lililotujia;
tulitarajia wakati wa kupona
lakini kuna hofu kuu tu.
2014:20 Amu 10:10; Dan 9:7-8; Yer 3:13; Law 26:40; 1Fal 8:47; Ezr 9:6Ee Bwana, tunatambua uovu wetu
na kosa la baba zetu;
kweli tumetenda dhambi dhidi yako.
2114:21 Yer 17:12; Yos 7:9; Isa 62:7; Yer 3:17; Kut 2:24Kwa ajili ya jina lako usituchukie kabisa;
usikidharau kiti chako cha enzi kilichotukuka.
Kumbuka agano lako nasi
na usilivunje.
2214:22 1Fal 8:36; Isa 30:23; Za 135:7; Isa 41:24; 44:10; Yer 10:15Je, kuna sanamu yoyote isiyofaa kitu ya mataifa
iwezayo kuleta mvua?
Je, anga peke yake zaweza kutoa mvua?
La hasha, ni wewe peke yako,
Ee Bwana, Mungu wetu.
Kwa hiyo tumaini letu liko kwako,
kwa kuwa wewe ndiwe ufanyaye haya yote.
Drought, Famine, Sword
1This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2“Judah mourns,
her cities languish;
they wail for the land,
and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3The nobles send their servants for water;
they go to the cisterns
but find no water.
They return with their jars unfilled;
dismayed and despairing,
they cover their heads.
4The ground is cracked
because there is no rain in the land;
the farmers are dismayed
and cover their heads.
5Even the doe in the field
deserts her newborn fawn
because there is no grass.
6Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights
and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
for lack of food.”
7Although our sins testify against us,
do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.
For we have often rebelled;
we have sinned against you.
8You who are the hope of Israel,
its Savior in times of distress,
why are you like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler who stays only a night?
9Why are you like a man taken by surprise,
like a warrior powerless to save?
You are among us, Lord,
and we bear your name;
do not forsake us!
10This is what the Lord says about this people:
“They greatly love to wander;
they do not restrain their feet.
So the Lord does not accept them;
he will now remember their wickedness
and punish them for their sins.”
11Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people. 12Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry; though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword, famine and plague.”
13But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place.’ ”
14Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations and the delusions of their own minds. 15Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. 16And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons and their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.
17“Speak this word to them:
“ ‘Let my eyes overflow with tears
night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin Daughter, my people,
has suffered a grievous wound,
a crushing blow.
18If I go into the country,
I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
I see the ravages of famine.
Both prophet and priest
have gone to a land they know not.’ ”
19Have you rejected Judah completely?
Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
so that we cannot be healed?
We hoped for peace
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.
20We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord,
and the guilt of our ancestors;
we have indeed sinned against you.
21For the sake of your name do not despise us;
do not dishonor your glorious throne.
Remember your covenant with us
and do not break it.
22Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain?
Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
Therefore our hope is in you,
for you are the one who does all this.
