Maombolezo 4:6
Lamentations 4:6 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Adhabu ya watu wangu ni kubwa kuliko ile ya Sodoma, ambayo ilipinduliwa ghafula bila kuwepo mkono wa msaada.
Lamentations 4:6 in English
Lamentations 4:6 · Berean Standard Bible
The punishment * of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
Context
4Kwa sababu ya kiu ulimi wa mtoto mchanga
umegandamana na kaakaa la kinywa chake,
watoto huomba mkate,
lakini hakuna yeyote awapaye. 5Wale waliokula vyakula vya kifahari
ni maskini barabarani.
Wale waliokuzwa wakivaa nguo za zambarau
sasa wanalalia majivu. 6Adhabu ya watu wangu
ni kubwa kuliko ile ya Sodoma,
ambayo ilipinduliwa ghafula
bila kuwepo mkono wa msaada. 7Wakuu wao walikuwa wamengʼaa kuliko theluji
na weupe kuliko maziwa,
miili yao ilikuwa myekundu kuliko marijani,
kuonekana kwao kama yakuti samawi. 8Lakini sasa ni weusi kuliko masizi;
hawatambulikani barabarani.
Ngozi yao imeshikamana juu ya mifupa yao,
imekuwa mikavu kama fimbo.
Swahili text and audio: Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.