Mhubiri 4:1
Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Nikatazama tena nikaona uonevu wote uliokuwa unafanyika chini ya jua: Nikaona machozi ya walioonewa, wala hawana wa kuwafariji; uwezo ulikuwa upande wa wale wanaowaonea, wala hawana wa kuwafariji.
Ecclesiastes 4:1 in English
Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Berean Standard Bible
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
Context
1Nikatazama tena nikaona uonevu wote uliokuwa unafanyika chini ya jua:
Nikaona machozi ya walioonewa,
wala hawana wa kuwafariji;
uwezo ulikuwa upande wa wale wanaowaonea,
wala hawana wa kuwafariji. 2Nami nikasema kwamba wafu,
waliokwisha kufa,
wana furaha kuliko watu walio hai,
ambao bado wanaishi. 3Lakini aliye bora kuliko hao wawili
ni yule ambaye hajazaliwa bado,
ambaye hajaona ule uovu
unaofanyika chini ya jua.
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