Yoeli 1:8
Joel 1:8 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Omboleza kama bikira aliyevaa nguo ya gunia anayehuzunika kwa ajili ya mume wa ujana wake.
Joel 1:8 in English
Joel 1:8 · Berean Standard Bible
Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
Context
6Taifa limevamia nchi yangu,
lenye nguvu tena lisilo na idadi;
lina meno ya simba,
magego ya simba jike. 7Limeharibu mizabibu yangu
na kuangamiza mitini yangu.
Limebambua magome yake
na kuyatupilia mbali,
likayaacha matawi yake yakiwa meupe. 8Omboleza kama bikira aliyevaa nguo ya gunia
anayehuzunika kwa ajili ya mume wa ujana wake. 9Sadaka za nafaka na sadaka za kinywaji
zimekatiliwa mbali kutoka nyumba ya Bwana.
Makuhani wanaomboleza,
wale wanaohudumu mbele za Bwana. 10Mashamba yameharibiwa,
ardhi imekauka;
nafaka imeharibiwa,
mvinyo mpya umekauka,
mafuta yamekoma.
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