Mahamisho Kurudi Kwa Shangwe
131:1 Law 26:12; Yer 30:22“Wakati huo, nitakuwa Mungu wa koo zote za Israeli nao watakuwa watu wangu,” asema Bwana.
231:2 Hes 14:20; Kut 33:14; Kum 12:9Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Watu watakaopona upanga
watapata upendeleo jangwani;
nitakuja niwape Israeli pumziko.”
331:3 Rum 11:28; Kum 4:37; Hos 11:4; Yn 6:44Bwana alitutokea wakati uliopita, akisema:
“Nimekupenda kwa upendo wa milele,
nimekuvuta kwa wema.
431:4 Yer 30:18-19; 2Fal 19:21; Mwa 31:27; Kut 15:20; Yer 30:19Nitakujenga tena nawe utajengeka upya,
ewe Bikira Israeli.
Utachukua tena matari yako
na kwenda kucheza na wenye furaha.
531:5 Yer 33:13; Oba 1:19; Isa 65:12; Amo 9:14; Kum 20:6; Yer 50:19; Isa 37:30Utapanda tena shamba la mizabibu
juu ya vilima vya Samaria,
wakulima watapanda
na kufurahia matunda yake.
631:6 Kum 33:19; Mik 4:2; Isa 52:8; 56:10; Yer 50:4-5Itakuja siku wakati walinzi watakapowapigia kelele
juu ya vilima vya Efraimu wakisema,
‘Njooni, twendeni juu Sayuni,
kwake Bwana Mungu wetu.’ ”
731:7 Kum 28:13; Isa 61:9; Za 14:7; 28:9; Isa 37:31; 12:6Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Mwimbieni Yakobo kwa furaha,
mpigieni kelele aliye mkuu wa mataifa.
Zifanyeni sifa zenu zisikike, nanyi mseme,
‘Ee Bwana, okoa watu wako,
mabaki ya Israeli.’
831:8 Yer 3:18; Mwa 33:13; Za 106:47; Isa 42:16; Eze 34:16; 34:12-14Tazama, nitawaleta kutoka nchi ya kaskazini
na kuwakusanya kutoka miisho ya dunia.
Miongoni mwao watakuwepo vipofu na viwete,
mama wajawazito na wenye utungu wa kuzaa.
Umati mkubwa wa watu utarudi.
931:9 Ezr 3:12; Za 126:5; Isa 63:13; Za 126:5; Isa 63:13; 40:4; 49:11; Kut 4:22; Hes 20:8Watakuja wakilia;
wataomba wakati ninawarudisha.
Nitawaongoza kando ya vijito vya maji
katika mapito yaliyo tambarare ambapo hawatajikwaa,
kwa sababu mimi ndimi baba wa Israeli,
naye Efraimu ni mzaliwa wangu wa kwanza.
1031:10 Isa 66:19; Kum 30:4; Isa 11:12; 40:11; Eze 34:12; Yer 25:22; Law 26:33“Sikieni neno la Bwana, enyi mataifa,
litangazeni katika nchi za pwani ya mbali:
‘Yeye aliyewatawanya Israeli atawakusanya
na atalichunga kundi lake la kondoo kama mchungaji.’
1131:11 Kut 6:6; Isa 44:23; Za 142:6; 9:16Kwa kuwa Bwana atamlipia fidia Yakobo
na kuwakomboa mkononi mwa walio na nguvu kuliko wao.
1231:12 Eze 40:2; Mik 4:1; Yoe 3:18; Hes 18:12; Hos 2:21-22; Wim 4:15; Yn 16:22; Isa 58:11; Wim 4:15; Isa 30:19Watakuja na kupiga kelele kwa furaha katika miinuko ya Sayuni;
watashangilia ukarimu wa Bwana:
nafaka, divai mpya na mafuta,
wana-kondoo wachanga
na ndama wa makundi ya ngʼombe nitakaowapa.
Watakuwa kama bustani iliyonyeshewa vizuri,
wala hawatahuzunika tena.
1331:13 Isa 61:3; Za 30:11; Isa 51:11Kisha wanawali watacheza na kufurahi,
vijana waume na wazee pia.
Nitageuza maombolezo yao kuwa furaha,
nitawapa faraja na furaha badala ya huzuni.
1431:14 Law 7:35-36; Za 36:8; Isa 30:23Nitawashibisha makuhani kwa wingi,
nao watu wangu watajazwa kwa ukarimu wangu,”
asema Bwana.
1531:15 Yos 18:25; Mwa 37:35; Yer 10:20; Mt 2:17-18; Ay 7:21Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Sauti imesikika huko Rama,
maombolezo na kilio kikubwa,
Raheli akiwalilia watoto wake
na anakataa kufarijiwa,
kwa sababu watoto wake hawako tena.”
1631:16 Za 30:5; Isa 25:8; Rut 2:12; Eze 11:17-18; 2Nya 15:7; Yer 30:3; Isa 30:19Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Izuie sauti yako kulia,
na macho yako yasitoe machozi,
kwa kuwa kazi yako itapata thawabu,”
asema Bwana.
“Watarudi kutoka nchi ya adui.
17Kwa hiyo kuna tumaini kwa siku zijazo,”
asema Bwana.
“Watoto wako watarudi nchi yao yenyewe.
1831:18 Ay 5:17; Hos 4:16; 10:11; Za 80:3-4; Mao 5:21; Yer 50:11“Hakika nimeyasikia maombolezo ya Efraimu:
‘Ulinirudi kama ndama mkaidi,
nami nimekubali kutii.
Unirudishe, nami nitarudi,
kwa sababu wewe ndiwe Bwana, Mungu wangu.
1931:19 Za 95:10; Eze 36:31; 21:12; Lk 18:13; Yer 8:4; Ezr 9:6; Za 25:7Baada ya kupotea, nilitubu;
baada ya kuelewa, nilijipiga kifua.
Niliaibika na kuona haya
kwa sababu niliibeba aibu ya ujana wangu.’
2031:20 Isa 44:21; Hos 4:4; Mik 7:18; 1Fal 3:26; Mao 3:33; Isa 55:7Je, Efraimu si mwanangu mpendwa,
mtoto ninayependezwa naye?
Ingawa mara kwa mara ninanena dhidi yake,
bado ninamkumbuka.
Kwa hiyo moyo wangu unamwonea shauku,
nina huruma kubwa kwa ajili yake,”
asema Bwana.
2131:21 Isa 35:8; Yer 50:5; Isa 52:11; Yer 3:12; Eze 21:19“Weka alama za barabara,
weka vibao vya kuelekeza.
Zingatia vyema njia kuu,
barabara ile unayoipita.
Rudi, ee Bikira Israeli,
rudi kwenye miji yako.
2231:22 Yer 2:23; Hos 4:16; Isa 43:19; Kum 32:10Utatangatanga hata lini,
ee binti usiye mwaminifu?
Bwana ameumba kitu kipya duniani:
mwanamke atamlinda mwanaume.”
2331:23 Yer 30:18; Isa 1:26; Zek 8:3; Mwa 28:3; Hes 6:24; Isa 2:2; Za 48:1Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu wa Israeli, asemalo, “Nitakapowarudisha toka nchi ya kutekwa kwenu, watu walio katika nchi ya Yuda na miji yake kwa mara nyingine tena watatumia maneno haya: ‘Bwana akubariki, ee makao ya haki, ee mlima mtakatifu.’ 2431:24 Yer 33:12, 18; Zek 8:4-8; Yer 30:18Watu wataishi pamoja katika Yuda na miji yake yote, wakulima na wote wanaohamahama na mifugo yao. 2531:25 Yn 4:14; Isa 40:29Nitawaburudisha waliochoka na kuwatuliza walio na huzuni.”
26Kwa jambo hili niliamka na kuangalia pande zote. Usingizi wangu ulikuwa mtamu kwangu.
2731:27 Eze 36:9-11; Hos 2:23; Yer 16:14Bwana asema, “Siku zinakuja, nitakapoongeza idadi ya watu, na kuzidisha hesabu ya mifugo katika nyumba ya Israeli na nyumba ya Yuda. 2831:28 Yer 18:8; 44:27; Kum 30; 9; Amo 9:14; Ay 29:2; Eze 36:10-11; Yer 1:10Kama vile nilivyowaangalia ili kungʼoa na kubomoa, kuharibu, kuangamiza na kuleta maafa juu yao, vivyo hivyo nitawaangalia ili kujenga na kupanda,” asema Bwana. 2931:29 Mwa 9:25; Kum 24:16; Eze 18:2; Mao 5:7“Katika siku hizo, watu hawatasema tena,
“ ‘Baba wamekula zabibu chachu,
nayo meno ya watoto yakatiwa ganzi.’
3031:30 2Fal 14:6; Gal 6:7; Isa 3:11Badala yake, kila mmoja atakufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zake mwenyewe; yeyote alaye zabibu chachu, meno yake mwenyewe yatatiwa ganzi.
3131:31 Kum 29:14; Ebr 8:8-12; Yer 33:14; Lk 22:20; Isa 42:6; 54:10; Ebr 10:16-17“Siku zinakuja,” asema Bwana,
“nitakapofanya agano jipya
na nyumba ya Israeli
na nyumba ya Yuda.
3231:32 Kut 24:8; Kum 5:3; 1:31; Yer 11:4; Isa 54:5Halitafanana na agano
nililofanya na baba zao
wakati nilipowashika mkono
kuwaongoza watoke Misri,
kwa sababu walivunja agano langu,
ijapokuwa nilikuwa mume kwao,”
asema Bwana.
3331:33 Kum 6:6; 2Kor 3:3; Yer 24:7; Ebr 10:16; Za 40:8; Kut 4:15“Hili ndilo agano nitakalofanya na nyumba ya Israeli
baada ya siku zile,” asema Bwana.
“Nitaweka sheria yangu katika nia zao,
na kuiandika mioyoni mwao.
Nitakuwa Mungu wao,
nao watakuwa watu wangu.
3431:34 1Yn 2:27; Yn 6:45; Isa 54:13; Za 85:2; Mik 7:19; Rum 11:27; Isa 11:9Mtu hatamfundisha tena jirani yake,
wala mtu kumfundisha ndugu yake akisema, ‘Mjue Bwana Mungu,’
kwa sababu wote watanijua mimi,
tangu aliye mdogo kabisa kwao, hadi aliye mkuu sana,”
asema Bwana.
“Kwa sababu nitasamehe uovu wao,
wala sitazikumbuka dhambi zao tena.”
3531:35 Za 136:7-9; Mwa 1; 16; Yer 10:16; Kut 14:21; Za 93:3Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana,
yeye aliyeweka jua
liwake mchana,
yeye anayeamuru mwezi na nyota
kungʼaa usiku,
yeye aichafuaye bahari
ili mawimbi yake yangurume;
Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ndilo jina lake:
3631:36 Ay 38:33; Isa 54:9-10; Za 89:36-37; Yer 33:20-26“Ikiwa amri hizi zitaondoka machoni pangu,”
asema Bwana,
“ndipo wazao wa Israeli watakoma
kuwa taifa mbele yangu daima.”
3731:37 Ay 38:5; Yer 33:22, 24, 26; Rum 11:1-5Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Ikiwa mbingu zilizo juu zitaweza kupimika
na misingi ya dunia chini
ikaweza kuchunguzwa,
ndipo nitakapowakataa wazao wote wa Israeli
kwa sababu ya yote waliyoyatenda,”
asema Bwana.
3831:38 Yer 30:18; Neh 3:1; 2Nya 25:23; Zek 14:10; Yer 24:6; 2Fal 14:13“Siku zinakuja,” asema Bwana, “wakati mji huu utajengwa upya kwa ajili yangu, kuanzia mnara wa Hananeli hadi Lango la Pembeni. 3931:39 1Fal 7:23Kamba ya kupimia itaanzia hapo kuendelea hadi kwenye kilima cha Garebu, na kisha kugeuka kuelekea Goa. 4031:40 Yer 2:23; 7:31-32; 1Sam 15:23; Yn 18:1; 2Fal 11:16; Yoe 3:17; Zek 14:21Bonde lote watupwapo maiti na majivu pia na matuta yote kutoka Bonde la Kidroni upande wa mashariki hadi pembe ya Lango la Farasi, itakuwa takatifu kwa Bwana. Kamwe mji huu hautangʼolewa tena wala kubomolewa.”
1At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 2Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. 3The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.31.3 of…: Heb. from afar31.3 with lovingkindness…: have I extended lovingkindness unto thee 4Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.31.4 tabrets: or, timbrels 5Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.31.5 eat…: Heb. profane them 6For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. 7For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. 8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. 9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.31.9 supplications: or, favours
10¶ Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 11For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. 12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. 13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
15¶ Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. 16Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. 17And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
18¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God. 19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.31.20 are…: Heb. sound 21Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
22¶ How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. 23Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. 24And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. 25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. 26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
27¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD. 29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. 30But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
31¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:31.32 although…: or, should I have continued an husband unto them? 33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
35¶ Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: 36If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 37Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
38¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. 39And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. 40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
