Yeremia 5:26
Jeremiah 5:26 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
“Miongoni mwa watu wangu wamo walio waovu wanaovizia kama watu wanaotega ndege, na kama wale wanaoweka mitego kuwakamata watu.
Jeremiah 5:26 in English
Jeremiah 5:26 · Berean Standard Bible
For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
Context
24Wao hawaambiani wenyewe,
‘Sisi na tumwogope Bwana Mungu wetu,
anayetupatia mvua za masika na za vuli kwa majira yake,
anayetuhakikishia majuma ya mavuno kwa utaratibu.’ 25Matendo yenu mabaya yamezuia haya yote,
dhambi zenu zimewazuia msipate mema. 26“Miongoni mwa watu wangu wamo walio waovu
wanaovizia kama watu wanaotega ndege,
na kama wale wanaoweka mitego
kuwakamata watu. 27Kama vitundu vilivyojaa ndege,
nyumba zao zimejaa udanganyifu;
wamekuwa matajiri na wenye nguvu, 28wamenenepa na kunawiri.
Matendo yao maovu hayana kikomo;
hawatetei mashauri ya yatima wapate kushinda,
hawatetei haki za maskini.
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