Native Bible

Jeremiah 45:5 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Je, utajitafutia mambo makubwa kwa ajili yako mwenyewe? Usiyatafute hayo. Kwa kuwa nitaleta maangamizi juu ya watu wote, asema Bwana, lakini popote utakapokwenda, nitayaokoa maisha yako.’ ”

Jeremiah 45:5 in English

Jeremiah 45:5 · Berean Standard Bible

But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”

Context

3Ulisema, ‘Ole wangu! Bwana ameongeza huzuni juu ya maumivu yangu, nimechoka kwa kulia kwa uchungu wala sipati pumziko.’ ” 4Bwana akasema, “Mwambie hivi: ‘Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: Nitakibomoa kile nilichokijenga, na kungʼoa kile nilichokipanda katika nchi yote. 5Je, utajitafutia mambo makubwa kwa ajili yako mwenyewe? Usiyatafute hayo. Kwa kuwa nitaleta maangamizi juu ya watu wote, asema Bwana, lakini popote utakapokwenda, nitayaokoa maisha yako.’ ”

Swahili text and audio: Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.