Isaiah 28
1 Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory which is on the head of those who are overcome by strong drink!
Ahụhụ ga-adịrị okpueze okoko ọhịa ahụ, nke bụ mpako Ifrem, obodo ahụ ndị ya na-aṅụbiga mmanya oke ji anya isi. Obodo ahụ e wukwasịrị na mbara ala ndagwurugwu mara mma. Obodo ahụ ịma mma ya na-ada dịka okoko osisi e kpukwasịrị ndị ndu ya mmanya na-egbu nʼisi.
2 See, the Lord has a strong and cruel one; like a rain of ice, a storm of destruction, like the overflowing of a strong river, he will violently overcome them.
Lee, Onyenwe anyị nwere otu onye dị ike, onye nwekwara ume, dịka oke mmiri ozuzu nke akụmmiri igwe na dịka oke ifufe na-eweta mbibi, dịka oke mmiri ozuzo na-erubiga oke na dịka oke mmiri ozuzo bu idee mmiri ji ike ekwo, ọ ga-eji ike tụpụ ya nʼala.
3 The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Okpueze okoko osisi, bụ mpako nke ndị Ifrem na-aṅụbiga mmanya oke, ga-abụ ihe a ga-azọtọkwa nʼokpuru ụkwụ.
4 And the dead flower of his glory, which is on the head of the fertile valley, will be like the first early fruit before the summer; which a man takes and puts in his mouth the minute he sees it.
Okoko ọhịa nke na-akpọnwụ akpọnwụ, nke bụ ebube ịma mma ya, nke dị nʼisi ndagwurugwu na-emepụta ihe, ga-adị ka mkpụrụ fiig chara tupu oge owuwe ihe ubi eruo, nke mgbe onye ọbụla hụrụ ha na-ewere ha nʼaka, tinye nʼọnụ ya, loo ha.
5 In that day will the Lord of armies be a crown of glory, and a fair ornament, to the rest of his people;
Nʼụbọchị ahụ, Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile nʼonwe ya, ga-aghọrọ ndị ya fọdụrụ nʼala ahụ okpueze mara mma, ọ ga-aghọkwara ha okoko mara mma.
6 And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.
Ọ ga-abụ mmụọ nke ikpe ziri ezi nye ndị ikpe. Ọ ga-abụkwa ike nye ndị na-achụghachi ndị iro azụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ama.
7 And further, these are uncertain through wine, and have gone out of the right way through strong drink: the priest and the prophet are uncertain through strong drink, they are overcome by wine, they have gone out of the way through strong drink; their vision is false, they go wrong in their decisions.
Ndị a kwa na-adagharị site na mmanya sitekwa nʼihe ọṅụṅụ na-aba nʼanya. Ndị nchụaja na ndị amụma na-adagharị site na ihe ọṅụṅụ na-aba nʼanya, mmanya emeela na ha amakwaghị ihe ha na-eme; ha na-adagharị site nʼihe ọṅụṅụ na-aba nʼanya ha na-adagharị mgbe ha na-ahụ ọhụ dị iche iche, ha na-asọ ngọngọ mgbe ha nʼekpe ikpe.
8 For all the tables are covered with coughed-up food, so that there is not a clean place.
Nʼihi na tebul ha niile jupụtara nʼihe ọgbụgbọ ruru unyi. O nwekwaghị ebe dị ọcha.
9 To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast?
“Ọ bụ onye ka ọ na-achọ ikuziri ihe? Ọ bụ onye ka ọ na-achọ ka ọ ghọta ozi ya? Ọ bụ ụmụnta ndị a kwusịrị ịṅụ mmiri ara, bụ ndị a ka napụrụ ara?
10 For it is one rule after another; one line after another; here a little, there a little.
Nʼihi na ọ na-agbalị izi anyị ihe dịka e si dee ya, ahịrị ime nke a, nʼahịrị ime nke ọzọ, nʼusoro tụkwasị nʼusoro, nwantịntị nʼebe a, nwantịntị nʼebe ahụ.”
11 No, but with broken talk, and with a strange tongue, he will give his word to this people:
Nʼezie, Chineke ga-eji ndị na-asụ asụsụ unu na-amaghị zi unu ihe.
12 To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.
Nʼihi na ọ gwara unu okwu sị, “Lee, nke a bụ ebe izuike ahụ, ebe onye ike gwụrụ nwere ike ịnọ zuru ike; nke a bụ ebe ịgbaume ahụ.” Ma ha jụrụ ige ya ntị.
13 For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little, there a little; so that they may go on their way, and falling back may be broken, and taken in the net.
Ọ bụ nʼihi ya ka e ji na-ezi unu okwu Onyenwe anyị nʼahịrị nʼahịrị, nʼusoro nʼusoro; nwantịntị nʼebe a, nwantịntị nʼebe ahụ, ka unu gaa sụọ ngọngọ dalaa azụ, ka unu bụrụ ndị e tihịara ahụ, ndị ọnya mara, ndị e jidekwara.
14 Give ear then to the word of the Lord, you men of pride, the rulers of this people in Jerusalem:
Nʼihi nke a, nụrụnụ okwu Onyenwe anyị, unu ndị na-akwa emo, ndị ọchịchị Jerusalem dị nʼaka.
15 Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue: (Sheol h7585)
Nʼihi na unu ekwuola sị, “Anyị na ọnwụ agbaala ndụ, anyị na ala mmụọ enwekọọkwala otu mkpebi. Mgbe ịla nʼiyi ahụ dị ukwuu ga-esi nʼebe anyị nọ gafee, ọ gaghị erute anyị, nʼihi na anyị emeela ka okwu ụgha bụrụ ebe mgbaba anyị; ọ bụkwa nʼime okwu ụgha ka anyị na-ezo onwe anyị.” (Sheol h7585)
16 For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.
Ma otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Lee, ana m atọgbọ na Zayọn otu nkume, nke anwapụtarala. Nkume nkuku dị oke ọnụahịa, nʼihi ntọala siri ike. Onye nke kweere na ya egwu agaghị ejide ya.
17 And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.
Ikpe ziri ezi ga-abụ eriri ọtụtụ nke ji atụ ihe, ezi omume ga-abụkwa ihe ịtụ mgbidi; akụmmiri nke oke mmiri ozuzo, ga-ekpochapụ ebe mgbaba unu, okwu ụgha unu, mmiri ga-etojukwa nʼebe nzuzo unu.
18 And the help you were looking for from death will come to nothing, and your agreement with the underworld will be broken; when the overflowing waters come through, then you will be overcome by them. (Sheol h7585)
Mgbe ahụ, a ga-akagbu ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ unu na ọnwụ gbara; mkpebi unu na ala mmụọ agaghị eguzokwa. Mgbe oke ịla nʼiyi ahụ si nʼebe unu nọ na-agafe, ọ ga-azọda unu. (Sheol h7585)
19 Whenever they come through they will overtake you; for they will come through morning after morning, by day and by night: and the news will be nothing but fear.
Mgbe ọbụla o si nʼebe unu nọ na-agafe, ọ ga-eburu unu, maọbụ nʼụtụtụ, ehihie, maọbụ nʼabalị, oge niile, mgbe mgbe.” Mgbe ahụ, obi unu ga-aghọta okwu Chineke; ọ ga-ewetara unu ahụ ịma jijiji.
20 For the bed is not long enough for a man to be stretched out on: and the cover is not wide enough for him to be covered with.
Ihe ndina dị mkpụmkpụ, mmadụ enweghị ike esetipụ onwe ya nʼelu ya; akwa mkpuchi dị oke warawara, mmadụ enweghị ike iji ya fụchizie ahụ nke ọma.
21 For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon; so that he may do his work — strange is his work; and give effect to his act — unnatural is his act.
Onyenwe anyị ga-ebili dịka o mere nʼugwu Perazim, ọ ga-akpalị onwe ya dịka o mekwara na Ndagwurugwu Gibiọn, ịrụ ọrụ ya, ọrụ ya nke dị ike nʼịkọwa, na ịrụzu ọrụ ya, ụdị nke a na-atụghị anya ya.
22 And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.
Ugbu a, ya mere, kwụsịnụ ịkwa emo, ka a ghara ime ka ahụhụ unu dị ukwuu karịa. Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị, Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile agwala m na o kpebiela ịla unu nʼiyi.
23 Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.
Geenụ ntị, nụrụnụ olu m, ṅaanụ ntị nʼihe m na-agwa unu.
24 Is the ploughman for ever ploughing? does he not get the earth ready and broken up for the seed?
Ọ bụ ụbọchị niile ka onye ọrụ ubi na-akọ ala ubi ya hapụ ịkụnye ya mkpụrụ? Ọ bụ mgbe niile ka ọ na-egwuze ala ubi ya ime ka ọ dị larịị, ma ọ gaghị akụnye ya mkpụrụ ọbụla?
25 When the face of the earth has been levelled, does he not put in the different sorts of seed, and the grain in lines, and the barley in its place, and the spelt at the edge?
Mgbe o gwuzesịrị ya, ọ naghị aghasa mkpụrụ karawe, ghasaakwa kumin? Ọ bụ na ọ naghị akụnye ọka wiiti nʼahịrị nke ya, ọka balị nʼebe o kwesiri, na spelti nʼebe o kwesiri?
26 For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.
Ọ maara ihe o kwesiri ime, nʼihi na Chineke na-ezi ụzọ ziri ezi.
27 For the fitches are not crushed with a sharp instrument, and a cart-wheel is not rolled over the cummin; but the grain of the fitches is hammered out with a stick, and of the cummin with a rod.
Nʼihi na ejighị igwe eji azọcha mkpụrụ ọka etichapụta mkpụrụ karawe, maọbụ kpọree ụkwụ igwe nʼelu kumin, kama ọ bụ mkpọrọ ka e ji etichapụta kumin, werekwa osisi nta kwesiri ekwesi kupụta karawe.
28 Is the grain for bread crushed? He does not go on crushing it for ever, but he lets his cart-wheels and his horses go over it without crushing it.
A na-akwọ ọka e ji eme achịcha akwọ, ọ bụghị ruo mgbe ebighị ebi ka a na-anọgide na-etichapụta ya. E nwere ike jiri ụkwụ igwe ụgbọala ịnyịnya na-adọkpụ zọchaa ha, ma ọ bụghị ka a kwọpịasịa mkpụrụ ha.
29 This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.
Ihe ndị a niile na-esite nʼaka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-abịa, onye nzube ya dị ịtụnanya, onye amamihe ya dị ebube.
