Maombolezo 2:16
Lamentations 2:16 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Adui zako wote wanapanua vinywa vyao dhidi yako, wanadhihaki na kusaga meno yao na kusema, “Tumemmeza. Hii ndiyo siku tuliyoingojea, tumeishi na kuiona.”
Lamentations 2:16 in English
Lamentations 2:16 · Berean Standard Bible
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
Context
14Maono ya manabii wako
yalikuwa ya uongo na yasiyofaa kitu,
hawakuifunua dhambi yako
ili kukuzuilia kwenda utumwani.
Maneno waliyokupa
yalikuwa ya uongo na ya kupotosha. 15Wote wapitiao njia yako
wanakupigia makofi,
wanakudhihaki na kutikisa vichwa vyao
kwa Binti Yerusalemu:
“Huu ndio ule mji ulioitwa
mkamilifu wa uzuri,
furaha ya dunia yote?” 16Adui zako wote wanapanua
vinywa vyao dhidi yako,
wanadhihaki na kusaga meno yao
na kusema, “Tumemmeza.
Hii ndiyo siku tuliyoingojea,
tumeishi na kuiona.” 17Bwana amefanya lile alilolipanga;
ametimiza neno lake
aliloliamuru siku za kale.
Amekuangusha bila huruma,
amewaacha adui wakusimange,
ametukuza pembe ya adui yako. 18Mioyo ya watu
inamlilia Bwana.
Ee ukuta wa Binti Sayuni,
machozi yako na yatiririke kama mto
usiku na mchana;
usijipe nafuu,
macho yako yasipumzike.
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