Ezekiel 21
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
2 “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and pour in drops toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the soil of Israel.
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, roria ũthiũ waku Jerusalemu, na ũhunjie ũhoro wa gũũkĩrĩrwo kwa handũ-harĩa-haamũre. Ratha ũhoro wa gũũkĩrĩrwo kwa bũrũri ũcio wa Isiraeli,
3 And you shall say to the land of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, and I will cast my sword from its sheath, and I will slay the just and the impious among you.
ũwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Nĩngũgũũkĩrĩra. Nĩngũcomora rũhiũ rwakwa rwa njora kuuma njora-inĩ, na ngwehererie andũ arĩa athingu na arĩa aaganu.
4 But in as much as I have slain among you the just and the impious, for this reason my sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.
Tondũ nĩngũkwehereria andũ arĩa athingu na arĩa aaganu-rĩ, rũhiũ rwakwa rwa njora nĩrũgacomorerwo mũndũ o wothe kuuma mwena wa gũthini nginya mwena wa gathigathini.
5 So may all flesh know that I, the Lord, have led my sword out of its sheath irrevocably.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo, andũ othe nĩmakamenya atĩ niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ njomorete rũhiũ rwakwa rwa njora kuuma njora-inĩ; rũtigacookio rĩngĩ njora-inĩ.’
6 And as for you, son of man, groan in the breaking of your back, and groan in bitterness before them.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wee mũrũ wa mũndũ caaya! Caaĩra mbere yao, ũrĩ mũthĩĩnĩku ngoro na ũrĩ na kĩeha kĩnene.
7 And when they will say to you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say: ‘On behalf of the report, for it is approaching. And every heart will waste away, and every hand will be broken, and every spirit will be weakened, and water will flow across every knee.’ Behold, it is approaching and it will happen, says the Lord God.”
Na rĩrĩa magaakũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Ũracaaya nĩkĩ?’ ũkameera atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũrĩa ũroka. Ngoro o yothe nĩĩkaringĩka, na guoko o guothe kwage hinya; roho o wothe nĩũkaringĩka na iru o rĩothe nĩrĩkaregera o ta ũrĩa maaĩ mereeraga.’ Ũhoro ũcio nĩũrooka! Ti-itherũ, ũhoro ũcio nĩũgekĩka, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.”
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Nakĩo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
9 “Son of man, prophesy, and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: Speak: The sword! The sword has been sharpened and polished!
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, ratha ũhoro, uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani ekuuga ũũ: “‘Harĩ rũhiũ rwa njora, harĩ rũhiũ rwa njora, rũnooretwo rũkohĩga, na rũgathũũo rũkahenia,
10 It has been sharpened, so that it may cut down victims! It has been polished, so that it may shine! You are disturbing the scepter of my son. You have cut down every tree.
rũnooretwo rũrĩ rwa kũũragana, na rũgathũũo nĩguo rũhenagie ta rũheni! “‘Anga nĩtũgagĩkenera mũthĩgi wa ũthamaki wa mũrũ wakwa Juda? Rũhiũ rũu rwa njora nĩrũiraga mũthĩgi o wothe ta ũcio.
11 And I have sent it to be made smooth, so that it may be handled. This sword has been sharpened, and it has been polished, so that it may be in the hand of the one who kills.
“‘Rũhiũ rũu rwa njora rũthuurĩtwo nĩguo rũthũũo, nĩguo rũnyiitagwo na guoko; nĩrũnoore na rũgathũũo, na nĩrũhaarĩirio nĩguo rũneanwo guoko-inĩ kwa mũũragani.
12 Cry out and wail, O son of man! For this has been done among my people, this is among all the leaders of Israel, who have fled. They have been handed over to the sword, with my people. Therefore, slap your thigh,
Rĩra na ũgirĩke, wee mũrũ wa mũndũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩrũũkĩrĩire andũ akwa, o na rũgookĩrĩra athamaki othe a Isiraeli. Nĩmaneanĩtwo rũhiũ-inĩ rwa njora marĩ hamwe na andũ akwa. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio wĩhũũre gĩthũri.
13 for it has been tested. And this one, when he will have overthrown the scepter, will not be, says the Lord God.
“‘Ti-itherũ kũgeranio nĩgũgooka. Gũgaagĩikara atĩa angĩkorwo mũthĩgi ũcio wa ũthamaki wa Juda, ũrĩa ũiragwo nĩ rũhiũ rũu rwa njora ndũgathiĩ na mbere? Ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.’
14 You therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike hand against hand, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled. This is the sword of the great slaughter, which causes them to be utterly stupefied,
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wee mũrũ wa mũndũ-rĩ, ratha ũhoro, na ũhũũre hĩ. Naruo rũhiũ rũu rwa njora ũreke rũringe maita meerĩ, o na nĩrũringe maita matatũ. Nĩ rũhiũ rwa njora rwa kũũragana, nĩ rũhiũ rwa njora rwa kũũragana kũnene, rũramahatĩrĩria na mĩena yothe.
15 and to waste away in heart, and which multiplies ruin. At all their gates, I have presented the consternation of the sword, which has been sharpened and polished so as to shine, which has been dressed for the slaughter.
Nĩgeetha ngoro iringĩke, nao arĩa magwĩte maingĩhe, nĩnjigĩte rũhiũ rwa njora rwa kũũragana ihingo-inĩ ciao ciothe. Hĩ! Rũthondeketwo rũhenagie ta rũheni, rũnyiitĩtwo nĩguo rũũragane.
16 Be sharpened! Go to the right or to the left, whichever way is the desire of your face.
Wee rũhiũ rwa njora, temanga mwena wa ũrĩo, na ningĩ ũtemange mwena wa ũmotho, na ũtemange kũrĩa guothe ũũgĩ waku ũngĩerekerio.
17 And then I will clap hand against hand, and I will fulfill my indignation. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Niĩ o na niĩ-rĩ, nĩngahũũra hĩ, namo mangʼũrĩ makwa mahũahũe. Nĩ niĩ Jehova njugĩte ũguo.”
18 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
19 “And as for you, son of man, set for yourself two ways, so that the sword of the king of Babylon may approach. Both shall go forth from one land. And with a hand, he will grasp and cast lots; he will cast at the head of the way of the community.
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, tema njĩra igĩrĩ cia kũgererwo nĩ rũhiũ rwa njora rwa mũthamaki wa Babuloni, cierĩ ciumĩte bũrũri o ũmwe. Haanda rũũri harĩa njĩra yahũkĩire ĩrorete itũũra inene.
20 You shall appoint a way, so that the sword may approach to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, or to Judah, into Jerusalem, greatly fortified.
Tema njĩra ĩmwe ĩrĩa rũhiũ rũu rwa njora rũkaagerera rũgĩthiĩ gũũkĩrĩra Raba kũu kwa Aamoni, na ĩngĩ ya kũgerwo nĩruo rũgĩthiĩ gũũkĩrĩra Juda hamwe na Jerusalemu kũu kũirigĩre.
21 For the king of Babylon stood at the fork, at the head of the two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows; he inquired of idols, and he consulted entrails.
Nĩgũkorwo mũthamaki wa Babuloni akaarũgama maahũkanĩro ma njĩra ĩyo, harĩa njĩra icio cierĩ ciahũkanĩire, nĩguo aragũrie: Akaahũthĩra mĩguĩ agĩcuuka mĩtĩ, na ahooe kĩrĩra harĩ mĩhianano yake, na arorithie ini.
22 To his right was set the divination over Jerusalem, to place battering rams so as to open a mouth for the slaughter, to lift up the voice of wailing, to place battering rams opposite the gates, to cast up a rampart, to build fortifications.
Guoko-inĩ gwake kwa ũrĩo, mũtĩ nĩũkagwĩra Jerusalemu, kũrĩa akaigithia mĩgogo ya kũmomora rũirigo, na arute watho wa kũũraganwo, na kuugĩrĩrio mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara, nayo mĩgogo ya kũmomora ĩigwo ĩhingĩrĩirie ihingo, na aigithie kĩhumbu, na gwakwo ngathĩ ndaaya cia mbaara cia gũteithia gũtharĩkĩra itũũra.
23 And he shall be, in their eyes, like someone consulting an oracle in vain, or imitating the leisure of Sabbaths. But he will call to mind iniquities, so that it will be captured.
Ũndũ ũcio nĩũkoneka ta ũtarĩ wa ma kũrĩ andũ arĩa mehĩtĩte atĩ nĩmarĩmwathĩkagĩra, nowe nĩakamaririkania mahĩtia mao, acooke amanyiite mĩgwate.
24 Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Because you have been remembered in your iniquities, and you have revealed your betrayals, and your sins have appeared within all your plans, because, I say, you have been remembered, you will be captured by a hand.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: ‘Tondũ inyuĩ andũ aya nĩmũtũmĩte mahĩtia manyu maririkanwo nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ũremi wanyu wonekanĩte, ũkaguũria mehia manyu makoneka maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa mwĩkaga; nĩ ũndũ nĩmwĩkĩte ũguo-rĩ, nĩmũkanyiitwo mĩgwate.
25 But as for you, O impious leader of Israel, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity:
“‘Wee mũthamaki ũyũ wa Isiraeli, o wee mwaganu na ndũrĩka, mũthenya waku nĩmũkinyu, na ihinda rĩaku rĩa kũherithio rĩgakinya mũthia.
26 Thus says the Lord God: Take away the diadem, remove the crown. Is this not what has exalted the lowly one, and brought low the sublime one?
Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Ruta kĩremba, na weherie tanji. Maũndũ matigacooka gũikara ta ũrĩa maatariĩ: Arĩa anini nĩmagatũũgĩrio, nao arĩa atũũgĩrie nĩmakanyiihio.
27 Iniquity, iniquity, iniquity I will make it. And this was not done until the one arrived to whom judgment belongs, and I will hand it over to him.
Nĩ mwanangĩko! Ĩĩ nĩ mwanangĩko! Nĩngarĩanangithia! Rĩtigacookererio nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ũcio mwene rĩo agooka; ũcio nĩwe ngaarĩneana kũrĩ we.’
28 And as for you, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus says the Lord God to the sons of Ammon, and to their disgrace, and you shall say: O sword, O sword, unsheathe yourself so as to slay; polish yourself so as to kill and to shine,
“Nawe mũrũ wa mũndũ, ratha ũhoro, uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũhoro-inĩ ũkoniĩ Aamoni na irumi ciao: “‘Harĩ rũhiũ rwa njora, harĩ rũhiũ rwa njora, rũcomoretwo rũũragane, na rũthũũĩtwo rũrĩ rwa kũniinana, na rwakũhenia ta rũheni!
29 while they look upon you in vain, and they divine lies, so that you may be given over to the necks of the wounded impious, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity.
O na gũkorwo nĩ kũrĩ cioneki cia maheeni igũkoniĩ, na ũragũri wa maheeni ũgũkoniĩ-rĩ, nĩrũkaigĩrĩrwo ngingo cia arĩa aaganu, arĩa marĩ a kũũragwo, arĩa mũthenya wao ũkinyĩte, o acio ihinda rĩao rĩa kũherithio rĩkinyĩte mũthia.
30 Be returned to your sheath! I will judge you in the place where you were created, in the land of your nativity.
Cookia rũhiũ njora thĩinĩ. Ũrĩ kũu wee wombĩirwo, o kũu bũrũri-inĩ ũcio wa maithe manyu, nĩkuo ngaagũtuĩra ciira.
31 And I will pour out upon you my indignation. In the fire of my fury, I will fan you, and I will give you over to the hands of cruel men, who have devised destruction.
Nĩngagũitĩrĩria mangʼũrĩ makwa, na ngũũkĩrĩre na mĩhũmũ ya marakara makwa mahiũ; nĩngakũneana moko-inĩ ma andũ matarĩ tha, andũ ohĩgĩrĩru na kũniinana.
32 You will be food for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the land; you will be delivered to oblivion. For I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Wee ũgaatuĩka ngũ cia gwakia mwaki ũcio, nayo thakame yaku ĩgaitĩrwo kũu bũrũri waku, ndũgacooka kũririkanwo; nĩgũkorwo niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ njarĩtie.’”
