Ezekiel 9
1 Then crying out in my hearing in a loud voice, he said, Let the overseers of the town come near, every man armed.
Tete mesee wòdo ɣli sesĩe gblɔ be, “Mikplɔ dua ŋu dzɔlawo va afii, ɖe sia ɖe natsɔ aʋawɔnu ɖe asi”
2 And six men came from the way of the higher doorway looking to the north, every man with his axe in his hand: and one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's inkpot at his side. And they went in and took their places by the brass altar.
Mekpɔ ame ade wotso dzigbegbo si dze ŋgɔ anyiehe la gbɔ gbɔna; ɖe sia ɖe lé aʋawɔnu dziŋɔ aɖe ɖe asi. Ame aɖe nɔ wo dome, edo aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe awu, eye wòkpla agbalẽŋlɔnuwo ɖe eƒe axame. Woge ɖe eme, eye wotsi tsitre ɖe akɔblivɔsamlekpui la xa.
3 And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the winged ones on which it was resting, to the doorstep of the house. And crying out to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's inkpot at his side,
Azɔ la, Israel ƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ho tso kerubiawo tame, afi si wònɔ tsã, eye wòyi gbedoxɔ la ƒe kpui nu. Tete Yehowa yɔ ame si do aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe awu, ame si ƒe aklito agbalẽŋlɔnuwo le la,
4 The Lord said to him, Go through the town, through the middle of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the brows of the men who are sorrowing and crying for all the disgusting things which are done in it.
eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Yi, nàto Yerusalem du la katã me, eye nàde dzesi ŋgonu na ame siwo se veve eye wole nu xam le ŋunyɔnu siwo wowɔna le dua me la ŋuti.”
5 And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity:
Esi menɔ to ɖom la, egblɔ na ame bubuawo be, “Midze eyome to du la me, eye miawu amewo. Migakpɔ nublanui na ame aɖeke loo, alo miaƒe dɔ me natrɔ ɖe ame aɖeke ŋu o.
6 Give up to destruction old men and young men and virgins, little children and women: but do not come near any man who has the mark on him: and make a start at my holy place. So they made a start with the old men who were before the house.
Miwu ŋutsu tsitsiwo, ɖekakpuiwo, ɖetugbiwo, nyɔnuwo kple ɖeviwo siaa, gake migaka asi ame aɖeke si ŋu dzesi le la ŋu o.” Midze egɔme tso ame tsitsi siwo nɔ gbedoxɔ la ŋgɔ la dzi.
7 And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.
Eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Migblẽ kɔ ɖo na gbedoxɔ la, eye miana ame kukuawo nayɔ eƒe xɔxɔnu. Miyi!” Ale woyi, eye wode asi ameawo wuwu me le du la katã me.
8 Now while they were doing so, and I was untouched, I went down on my face, and crying out, I said, Ah, Lord! will you give all the rest of Israel to destruction in letting loose your wrath on Jerusalem?
Esi wonɔ ameawo wum, eye nye ɖeka metsi anyi la, metsyɔ mo anyi, eye medo ɣli be, “Ao! Aƒetɔ Yehowa! Ɖe nèle Israel ƒe ame mamlɛawo katã tsrɔ̃ ge le wò dɔmedzoe kɔkɔ sia ɖe Yerusalem ŋu la mea?”
9 Then he said to me, The sin of the children of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is full of blood and the town full of evil ways: for they say, The Lord has gone away from the land, and the Lord does not see.
Eɖo eŋu nam be, “Israel kple Yuda ƒe aƒe la ƒe nu vɔ̃ sɔ gbɔ ŋutɔŋutɔ, ʋukɔkɔɖi xɔ anyigba la dzi, eye nu madzɔmadzɔ wɔwɔ yɔ du la me. Wogblɔna be, ‘Yehowa gbe nu le anyigba la gbɔ. Yehowa mekpɔa nu o.’
10 And as for me, my eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity, but I will send the punishment of their ways on their heads.
Eya ta nyemakpɔ nublanui na wo alo atsɔe ake wo o, ke boŋ mana nu si wowɔ la nava woawo ŋutɔ ƒe ta dzi.”
11 Then the man clothed in linen, who had the inkpot at his side, came back and said, I have done what you gave me orders to do.
Tete ame si do aklala biɖibiɖi ƒe awu, eye agbalẽŋlɔnuwo le eƒe axame la gblɔ be, “Mewɔ nu si nèɖo nam be mawɔ.”
