< Amos 5 >

1 Give ear to this word, my song of sorrow over you, O children of Israel.
Ta iguai ũhoro ũyũ, inyuĩ nyũmba ya Isiraeli, mũigue ngĩcakaya nĩ ũndũ wanyu:
2 The virgin of Israel has been made low, never again to be lifted up: she is stretched out by herself on her land; there is no one to put her on her feet again.
“Mũirĩtu gathirange, nĩwe Isiraeli, nĩagwĩte, na ndagookĩra rĩngĩ, atiganĩirio bũrũri-nĩ wake mwene, hatarĩ na mũndũ wa kũmũũkĩria.”
3 For these are the words of the Lord God: The town which was able to send out a thousand, will have only a hundred; and that which sent out a hundred, will have only ten, in Israel.
Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Itũũra inene rĩrĩa rĩatũmaga thigari ngiri cia Isiraeli-rĩ, no thigari igana igaatigara; narĩo itũũra rĩrĩa rĩatũmaga thigari igana-rĩ, no thigari ikũmi igaatigara.”
4 For these are the words of the Lord to the children of Israel: Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have life:
Jehova ekwĩra nyũmba ya Isiraeli atĩrĩ: “Njariai mũtũũre muoyo;
5 Do not be looking for help to Beth-el, and do not go to Gilgal, or make your way to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal will certainly be taken prisoner, and Beth-el will come to nothing.
tigai kũrongooria Betheli, tigai gũthiĩ Giligali, na mũtikanyiite rũgendo rwa gũthiĩ Birishiba. Tondũ andũ a Giligali ti-itherũ nĩmagatahwo, na andũ a Betheli matuuo kĩndũ hatarĩ.”
6 Go to the Lord for help so that you may have life; for fear that he may come like fire bursting out in the family of Joseph, causing destruction, and there will be no one to put it out in Beth-el.
Rongoriai Jehova, mũtũũre muoyo, ndakae gũtuthũkĩra nyũmba ya Jusufu ta mwaki; naguo mwaki ũcio nĩũkaniinana, nakuo Betheli kwage mũndũ ũngĩhota kũũhoria.
7 You who make the work of judging a bitter thing, crushing down righteousness to the earth;
Inyuĩ arĩa mũgarũraga kĩhooto gĩgatuĩka ũrũrũ, na mũkarangĩrĩria ũthingu thĩ
8 Go for help to him who makes Orion and the Pleiades, by whom the deep dark is turned into morning, who makes the day black with night; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, sending them out over the face of the earth: the Lord is his name;
(we ũrĩa wombire njata iria ciĩtagwo Kĩrĩmĩra na Karaũ, o we ũrĩa ũgarũraga nduma ndumanu ĩgatuĩka rũciinĩ, na agatumania mũthenya ũgatuĩka ũtukũ, ũrĩa wĩtaga maaĩ ma iria rĩrĩa inene akamaitũrũra gũkũ thĩ-rĩ: Jehova nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake;
9 Who sends sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the walled town.
areehagĩra kĩĩhitho kĩrũmu mwanangĩko o rĩmwe ta rũheni, narĩo itũũra inene rĩrĩa rĩirigĩre akarĩanangithia),
10 They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.
inyuĩ mũthũũraga ũrĩa ũkananagia maũndũ iciirĩro-inĩ, nake ũrĩa waragia ũhoro wa ma mũkamũmena.
11 So because the poor man is crushed under your feet, and you take taxes from him of grain: you have made for yourselves houses of cut stone, but you will not take your rest in them; the fair vine-gardens planted by your hands will not give you wine.
Mũrangagĩrĩria mũthĩĩni, na mũkamũtunya ngano na hinya. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, o na gũtuĩka nĩmwakĩte nyũmba nene cia mahiga-rĩ, mũtigacitũũra; o na gũtuĩka nĩmũhaandĩte mĩgũnda mĩega ya mĩthabibũ-rĩ, mũtikanyua ndibei yayo.
12 For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.
Tondũ niĩ nĩnjũũĩ ũrĩa mahĩtia manyu maigana, na ngamenya ũrĩa mehia manyu marĩ manene. Inyuĩ mũhinyagĩrĩria andũ arĩa athingu, na mũkaamũkĩra mahaki, na mũkaagithia athĩĩni kĩhooto maciirĩro-inĩ.
13 So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.
Tondũ ũcio mũndũ ũrĩa mũbacĩrĩri no gũkira akiraga ki mahinda ta macio, tondũ nĩ mahinda mooru.
14 Go after good and not evil, so that life may be yours: and so the Lord, the God of armies, will be with you, as you say.
Rongoriai maũndũ marĩa mega, no ti marĩa mooru, nĩguo mũtũũre muoyo. Nake Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩarĩkoragwo hamwe na inyuĩ, o ta ũrĩa mũtũire muugaga.
15 Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.
Thũũrai maũndũ marĩa mooru, mwendage marĩa mega; tũũriai kĩhooto maciirĩro-inĩ. Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ahota kũiguĩra matigari ma Jusufu tha.
16 So these are the words of the Lord, the God of armies, the Lord: There will be weeping in all the open spaces; and in all the streets they will say, Sorrow! sorrow! and they will get in the farmer to the weeping, and the makers of sad songs to give cries of grief.
Tondũ ũcio-rĩ, Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, o we Mwathani, ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Nĩgũkaagĩa na mũcakayo njĩra-inĩ ciothe iria nene, na kĩrĩro kĩa ruo rwa ngoro ihaaro-inĩ ciothe. Arĩmi nĩmagatũmanĩrwo moke marĩre, nao arĩa macakayaga moke macakae.
17 In all the vine-gardens there will be cries of grief: for I will go through among you, says the Lord.
Nĩgũkaagĩa mũcakayo mĩgũnda-inĩ yothe ya mĩthabibũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩngatuĩkanĩria gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
18 Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.
Kaĩ inyuĩ mwĩriragĩria mũthenya wa Jehova mũrĩ na haaro-ĩ! Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mwĩrirĩrie mũthenya ũcio wa Jehova? Mũthenya ũcio ũgaatuĩka nduma, no ti ũtheri.
19 As if a man, running away from a lion, came face to face with a bear; or went into the house and put his hand on the wall and got a bite from a snake.
Ũgaatuĩka ta mũndũ akĩũrĩra mũrũũthi, agatũngana na nduba, kana atoonye nyũmba yake, nake aigĩrĩra guoko gwake rũthingo-inĩ, arũmwo nĩ nyoka.
20 Will not the day of the Lord be dark and not light? even very dark, with no light shining in it?
Githĩ mũthenya ũcio wa Jehova ndũgaagĩtuĩka nduma, no ti ũtheri; ĩĩ, nduma ndumanu, gũtarĩ na mũrũri wa ũtheri?
21 Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings.
“Niĩ nĩthũire na nganyarara ciathĩ cianyu; ndingĩkirĩrĩria ciũngano cianyu.
22 Even if you give me your burned offerings and your meal offerings, I will not take pleasure in them: I will have nothing to do with the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
O na mũngĩndehera maruta ma njino, na maruta ma ngano-rĩ, ndikametĩkĩra. O na mũngĩkarehe maruta marĩa mega ma ũiguano-rĩ, ndikamarũmbũiya.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs; my ears are shut to the melody of your instruments.
Thengiai inegene rĩu rĩa nyĩmbo cianyu! Ndigathikĩrĩria mĩgambo ya inanda cianyu cia mũgeeto.
24 But let the right go rolling on like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
No kĩhooto nĩkĩrekwo gĩthererage ta rũũĩ, na ũthingu ũthererage ta karũũĩ gatahũũaga.
25 Did you come to me with offerings of beasts and meal offerings in the waste land for forty years, O Israel?
“Inyuĩ nyũmba ya Isiraeli-rĩ, nĩmwandutagĩra magongona na maruta mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna mũrĩ kũu werũ-inĩ?
26 Truly, you will take up Saccuth your king and Kaiwan your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.
Nĩmũtũũgĩrĩtie ihooero rĩa mũthamaki wanyu, o na njikarĩro ya mĩhianano yanyu, o njata ĩyo ya ngai yanyu, ĩrĩa mwethondekeire inyuĩ ene.
27 And I will send you away as prisoners farther than Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of armies.
Tondũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩngatũma mũtahwo mũtwarwo mbere ya Dameski,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, ũrĩa wĩtagwo Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.

< Amos 5 >