Jeremiah 14
1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia ĩkoniĩ ihinda rĩrĩa kwagĩte mbura:
2 “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
“Bũrũri wa Juda nĩũracakaya, namo matũũra makuo makoorwo nĩ hinya; nĩmararĩrĩra bũrũri, nakĩo kĩrĩro nĩkĩambatĩte na igũrũ kiumĩte Jerusalemu.
3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
Andũ arĩa marĩ igweta maratũma ndungata ciao igatahe maaĩ; irathiĩ marima-inĩ ikaaga maaĩ. Iracooka na ndigithũ itarĩ kĩndũ; ikehumbĩra mĩtwe iconokete na ikuĩte ngoro.
4 The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Thĩ nĩyatũkangĩte, nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ mbura yurĩte bũrũri-inĩ, arĩmi nao magakua ngoro, makehumbĩra mĩtwe.
5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
O nayo thwariga nĩĩteete gacaũ kayo gaaciarwo o ro ũguo kũu werũ-inĩ, nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ nyeki.
6 Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
Njagĩ nacio irũgamĩte tũrĩma-igũrũ kũrĩa gũtakũraga kĩndũ, ikĩhũmahũmaga ta mbwe; nĩciũrĩte maitho nĩ kwaga mahuti ma kũrĩa.”
7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
O na gũtuĩka mehia maitũ nĩmaroimbũra ũũru ũrĩa twĩkĩte, Wee Jehova-rĩ, ĩka ũndũ nĩ tondũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩaku. Nĩgũkorwo gũcooka na thuutha gwitũ nĩ kũnene; nĩtũkwĩhĩirie.
8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
Wee Kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩa Isiraeli, o wee Mũhonokia wao hĩndĩ ĩrĩa marĩ na mĩnyamaro, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtuĩke ta mũgeni bũrũri-inĩ, kana ta mũgendi ũraarĩrĩire ũtukũ o ũmwe?
9 Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũikare ta mũndũ mũmaku, ũgaikara ta njamba ĩrĩ hinya ĩtangĩhota kũhonokania? Wee Jehova-rĩ, ũrĩ gatagatĩ gaitũ, na ithuĩ tũgeetanio na rĩĩtwa rĩaku; ndũkanatũtirike!
10 This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and call their sins to account.”
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ ũhoro ũkoniĩ andũ aya: “Nĩmendete kũũrũũra mũno; nĩmaregete kũgirĩrĩria magũrũ mao. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nake Jehova ndangĩmetĩkĩra; rĩu nĩekũririkana waganu wao, na amaherithie nĩ ũndũ wa mehia mao.”
11 Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga kũhoera andũ aya atĩ nĩguo mone wega.
12 Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”
O na mangĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio, ndigathikĩrĩria kĩrĩro kĩao; o na mangĩndutĩra maruta ma njino na maruta ma mũtu-rĩ, ndikametĩkĩra. Nĩ kũniina ngaamaniina na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, o na mũthiro.”
13 “Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
No ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Wũi, Mwathani Jehova, anabii mameeraga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtikoona rũhiũ rwa njora kana mũhatĩrĩrio nĩ ngʼaragu. Ti-itherũ, nĩngamũhe thayũ wa gũtũũra kũndũ gũkũ.’”
14 “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Anabii acio mararatha ũhoro wa maheeni makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa. Niĩ ndimatũmĩte, kana ngamathuura, o na kana ngamaarĩria. Maramũrathĩra mohoro ma cioneki cia maheeni, na ũragũri wa tũhũ, na kũhooya mĩhianano, na maũndũ ma maheeni marĩa methugundĩire na meciiria mao.
15 Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga ũhoro ũkoniĩ anabii arĩa mararatha maũndũ makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa: Niĩ ndiamatũmĩte, no-o moigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Gũtirĩ rũhiũ rwa njora kana ngʼaragu ikaahutia bũrũri ũyũ.’ Anabii o acio makaaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.
Nao andũ acio marathagĩrwo mohoro nĩo, magaikanio na kũu njĩra-inĩ cia itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu tondũ wa ngʼaragu na rũhiũ rwa njora. Gũtikoneka mũndũ wa kũmathika, kana wa gũthika atumia ao, o na kana wa gũthika ariũ ao na airĩtu ao. Nĩngamaitĩrĩria mũtino ũrĩa ũmagĩrĩire.
17 You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
“Maarĩrie ũhoro ũyũ, ũmeere atĩrĩ: “‘Rekei maitho makwa maite maithori ũtukũ na mũthenya mategũtigithĩria; nĩgũkorwo mũirĩtu wakwa gathirange, o acio andũ akwa, nĩmũgurarie ũũru, akagũthwo igũtha rĩa kũmũhehenja.
18 If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
Ingĩtoonya bũrũri-inĩ, nyonaga arĩa moragĩtwo na rũhiũ rwa njora; ingĩtoonya itũũra inene, nyonaga arĩa manyariirĩtwo nĩ ngʼaragu. Mũnabii na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, eerĩ nĩmathiĩte bũrũri matooĩ.’”
19 Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
Rĩu-rĩ, kaĩ ũregete Juda biũ? Anga nĩũnyararĩte Zayuni? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtũhũũre, nginya tũkaaga kĩhonia? Twerĩgĩrĩire thayũ, no gũtirĩ wega tuonete, tũgeterera ihinda rĩa kũhonanio, no rĩrĩ, no maũndũ ma kũmakania tuonete.
20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.
Nĩtũkumbũra waganu witũ, Wee Jehova, o na wĩhia wa maithe maitũ; nĩ ũndũ ti-itherũ nĩtũkwĩhĩirie.
21 For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
Twagũthaitha ũtige gũtũthũũra, nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩaku; ndũgaaconorithie gĩtĩ gĩaku kĩa ũnene kĩrĩa kĩrĩ riiri. Ririkana kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa warĩkanĩire na ithuĩ, na ndũgagĩthũkie.
22 Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Nĩ kũrĩ mũhianano o na ũmwe wa ĩyo ĩtarĩ kĩene ya ndũrĩrĩ ũngiuria mbura? Matu mo mene nĩmoiragia mbura? Aca, nĩwe, Wee Jehova Ngai witũ, uuragia mbura. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro giitũ kĩrĩ harĩwe, nĩgũkorwo wee nĩwe wĩkaga maũndũ macio mothe.
