Maombolezo 4:2
Lamentations 4:2 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Wana wa Sayuni wenye thamani, ambao mwanzo uzito wa thamani yao ulikuwa wa dhahabu, sasa wanaangaliwa kama vyungu vya udongo, kazi ya mikono ya mfinyanzi!
Lamentations 4:2 in English
Lamentations 4:2 · Berean Standard Bible
How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
Context
1Jinsi dhahabu ilivyopoteza mngʼao wake,
dhahabu iliyo safi haingʼai!
Vito vya thamani vimetawanywa
kwenye mwanzo wa kila barabara. 2Wana wa Sayuni wenye thamani,
ambao mwanzo uzito wa thamani yao
ulikuwa wa dhahabu,
sasa wanaangaliwa kama vyungu vya udongo,
kazi ya mikono ya mfinyanzi! 3Hata mbweha hutoa matiti yao
kunyonyesha watoto wao,
lakini watu wangu wamekuwa wasio na huruma
kama mbuni jangwani. 4Kwa sababu ya kiu ulimi wa mtoto mchanga
umegandamana na kaakaa la kinywa chake,
watoto huomba mkate,
lakini hakuna yeyote awapaye.
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