Jeremiah 45

1 The words which Jeremiah the prophet said to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he put these words down in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; he said,

Okwu ndị Jeremaya onye amụma gwara Baruk nwa Neraya, mgbe o dere okwu ndị a nʼakwụkwọ dịka Jeremaya na-akpọpụta ha, nʼafọ nke anọ nke ọchịchị Jehoiakim nwa Josaya eze Juda. Jeremaya gwara Baruk sị,

2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of you, O Baruch:

“Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke Izrel na-agwa gị, gị Baruk,

3 You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.

Ị sịrị, ‘Ahụhụ dịịrị m! Lee na Onyenwe anyị atụkwasịrịla m mwute nʼelu ihe mgbu nke m nwere. Ike ịsụ ude agwụla m, ma ruo ugbu a, achọtabeghị m izuike.’

4 This is what you are to say to him: The Lord has said, Truly, the building which I put up will be broken down, and that which was planted by me will be uprooted, and this through all the land;

Ma ihe ndị a ka ị ga-agwa ya, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Aga m akwada ihe ndị ahụ niile m wuru, hopukwa ihe ndị ahụ niile m kụrụ nʼala a niile.

5 And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.

Ma gị onwe gị, ị na-achọrọ onwe gị ihe ukwu? Achọkwala ha. Nʼihi na, lee, aga m eme ka ihe ọjọọ bịakwasị mmadụ niile, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, ma aga m eme ka ị jiri ndụ gị gbapụ jee ebe ọbụla ị ga-eje.’”