Jeremiah 8
1 At that time, says the Lord, they will take the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their resting-places:
“‘Jehova ekuuga atĩ ihinda rĩu, mahĩndĩ ma athamaki na ma anene a Juda, na mahĩndĩ ma athĩnjĩri-Ngai na ma anabii, o na mahĩndĩ ma andũ a Jerusalemu nĩmakarutwo mbĩrĩra-inĩ ciao.
2 And they will put them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, whose lovers and servants they have been, after whom they have gone, to whom they have made prayers, and to whom they have given worship: they will not be put together or placed in the earth; they will be waste on the face of the earth.
Makaanĩkĩrwo riũa, na mweri, na njata ciothe cia igũrũ, icio mendete na magacitungatĩra, o icio maarũmĩrĩire, na magatuĩria kĩrĩra harĩ cio, na magacihooya. Mahĩndĩ macio matikoonganio kana mathikwo, no magaatuĩka ta rũrua rũharaganĩtio gũkũ thĩ.
3 And death will be desired more than life by the rest of this evil family who are still living in all the places where I have sent them away, says the Lord of armies.
Kũrĩa guothe ngaamathaamĩria, matigari mothe ma rũrĩrĩ rũrũ rwaganu, makeeriragĩria gũkua handũ ha gũtũũra muoyo, ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.’
4 Further, you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Will those who are falling not be lifted up again? will he who has gone away not come back?
“Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, “‘Andũ mangĩgũa thĩ-rĩ, githĩ maticookaga gũũkĩra? Mũndũ angĩhĩtia njĩra-rĩ, githĩ ndamĩcookagĩrĩra?
5 Why do these people of Jerusalem go back, for ever turning away? they will not give up their deceit, they will not come back.
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte andũ aya mathiĩ na mbere kũũhutatĩra? Andũ a Jerusalemu maahutatagĩra nĩkĩ? Matũũrĩte marũmĩtie maũndũ ma maheeni, makarega gũcooka.
6 I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.
Nĩndĩmathikĩrĩirie wega mũno, no matiaragia ũndũ ũrĩa wagĩrĩire. Gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao wĩriraga waganu wake, akoiga atĩrĩ, “Njĩkĩte ũguo nĩkĩ?” O mũndũ wao arũmagĩrĩra njĩra yake o ta mbarathi ĩtengʼerete ĩtoonye mbaara-inĩ.
7 Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord.
Mũrũaru ũrĩ rĩera-inĩ nĩũmenyaga mahinda maguo ma gũcooka, o nacio ndirahũgĩ, na thũngũrũrũ, na nyamĩndigi nĩcimenyaga mahinda ma cio ma gũcooka. No andũ akwa matiũĩ maũndũ marĩa Jehova endaga mekwo.
8 How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false.
“‘Mwakĩhota atĩa kuuga atĩrĩ, “Tũrĩ oogĩ, nĩ ũndũ tũrĩ na watho wa Jehova,” o rĩrĩa karamu ka maheeni ka aandĩki-marũa kaũgarũrĩte gakaũtua wa maheeni?
9 The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?
Andũ arĩa oogĩ nĩmagaconorithio; nĩmakagega na magwatio nĩ mũtego. Kuona atĩ nĩmareganĩte na ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova, ũũgĩ ũrĩa makĩrĩ naguo nĩ ũrĩkũ?
10 So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, atumia ao nĩngamaheana kũrĩ arũme angĩ, nayo mĩgũnda yao ndĩmĩheane kũrĩ andũ ageni. Kuuma ũrĩa mũnini nginya ũrĩa mũnene, othe nĩmakoroketio nĩ kwenda kwĩguna; anabii o hamwe na athĩnjĩri-Ngai, othe nĩmaheenanagia.
11 And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Mohaga kĩronda kĩa andũ akwa taarĩ kĩronda kĩa andũ matagurarĩtio mũno. Moigaga atĩrĩ, “Gwĩ thayũ, gwĩ thayũ,” o rĩrĩa gũtarĩ thayũ.
12 Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.
Hihi nĩmaconokaga nĩ mũtugo ũcio wao ũrĩ magigi? Aca, maticonokaga o na hanini; o na matirĩ rũkobe. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio o nao makaagũanĩra na arĩa makaagũa; nĩmakarũndwo rĩrĩa makaaherithio, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
13 I will put an end to them completely, says the Lord: there are no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is dry.
“‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, nĩnganina magetha mao, mĩthabibũ ndĩgaakorwo ĩrĩ na thabibũ. Gũtikagĩa na ngũyũ mĩkũyũ-inĩ, namo mathangũ mayo nĩmakahooha. Kĩndũ kĩrĩa gĩothe ndĩmaheete nĩmagatunywo.’”
14 Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord.
“Tũikarĩte haha nĩkĩ? Cookanĩrĩrai hamwe! Nĩtũũrei, tũtoonye matũũra marĩa mairigĩirwo na hinya tũgakuĩre kuo! Nĩgũkorwo Jehova Ngai witũ nĩwe ũtwathĩrĩirie gĩkuũ, agatũhe maaĩ maroge tũnyue, nĩ ũndũ nĩtũmwĩhĩirie.
15 We were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there is only a great fear.
Tũtũũrĩte twĩrĩgĩrĩire atĩ nĩgũkũgĩa thayũ, no gũtirĩ ũndũ mwega ũtũkorete, tũkerĩgĩrĩra ihinda rĩa kũhonio, no rĩrĩ, no kĩmako kĩonekaga.
16 The loud breathing of the horses comes to our ears from Dan: at the sound of the outcry of his war-horses, all the land is shaking with fear; for they have come, and have made a meal of the land and everything in it; the town and the people living in it.
Mũtiihĩre wa mbarathi cia thũ ũraiguuo kuuma Dani; mbarathi ciao cia njamba iraania bũrũri wothe ũkainaina. Mookĩte kũrĩa bũrũri na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ kuo, na marĩe itũũra inene na arĩa othe matũũraga kuo.”
17 See, I will send snakes and poison-snakes among you, against which the wonder-worker has no power; and they will give you wounds which may not be made well, says the Lord.
“Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngamũrehithĩria nyoka irĩ thumu gatagatĩ kanyu, ndĩmũrehithĩrie nduĩra iria itangĩhoorereka, nacio nĩikamũrũma,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
18 Sorrow has come on me! my heart in me is feeble.
Wee ũũhooreragia rĩrĩa ndĩ na kĩeha-rĩ, ngoro yakwa nĩĩringĩkĩte.
19 The voice of the cry of the daughter of my people comes from a far land: Is the Lord not in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they made me angry with their images and their strange gods which are no gods?
Ta thikĩrĩria kĩrĩro kĩa andũ akwa marĩ bũrũri wa kũraya: “Atĩrĩrĩ, githĩ Jehova ndarĩ kũu Zayuni? Mũthamaki wakuo-rĩ, kaĩ atatũũraga kuo?” “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte maathirĩkie nĩguo ndaakare na ũndũ wa mĩhianano ĩyo yao methondekeire, makandakaria na mĩhianano ĩyo yao ya kũngĩ ĩtarĩ kĩene?”
20 The grain-cutting is past, the summer is ended, and no salvation has come to us.
“Ihinda rĩa magetha nĩrĩhĩtũku, nayo hĩndĩ ya riũa ĩgathira, na tũtihonoketio.”
21 For the destruction of the daughter of my people I am broken: I am dressed in the clothing of grief; fear has taken me in its grip.
Kuona atĩ andũ akwa nĩmahehenjetwo-rĩ, o na niĩ ndĩmũhehenje; nĩndĩracaaya na nĩnyiitĩtwo nĩ kĩmako kĩnene.
22 Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?
Kaĩ gũtarĩ ndawa kũu Gileadi? Gũtirĩ mũthondekani kuo? Ironda cia andũ akwa cikĩagĩte kũhona nĩkĩ?
