Jeremiah 11
1 The word that came from the Lord to Jeremias, saying:
Nke a bụ okwu nke sị nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ bịakwute Jeremaya,
2 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
“Gee ntị nʼihe niile metụtara ọgbụgba ndụ a, gwakwa ndị Juda, na ndị bi na Jerusalem.
3 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Cursed is the man that shall not hearken to the words of this covenant,
Gwa ha na nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel kwuru, ‘Onye a bụrụ ọnụ ka mmadụ ahụ bụ nke na-adịghị edebe ihe niile banyere ọgbụgba ndụ a,
4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying: Hear ye my voice, and do all things that I command you: and you shall be my people, and I will be your God:
bụ nke m nyere nna nna unu ha, mgbe m si nʼIjipt, site nʼoke ọkụ e ji agbaze igwe, kpọpụta ha.’ Asịrị m, Ruberenụ m isi, meekwa ihe niile m nyere unu nʼiwu, unu ga-abụ ndị m, mụ onwe m kwa ga-abụkwa Chineke unu.
5 That I may accomplish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said: Amen, O Lord.
‘Mgbe ahụ, aga m emezu iyi ahụ m ṅụụrụ nna nna unu ha, inye ha ala mmiri ara ehi na mmanụ aṅụ na-eru na ya,’ ya bụ, ala ahụ unu bi nʼime ya taa.” Azara m sị, “Amen, Onyenwe anyị.”
6 And the Lord said to me: Proclaim aloud all these words in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear ye the words of the covenant, and do them:
Onyenwe anyị sịrị m, “Kpọsaa okwu ndị a nʼobodo Juda niile, na nʼokporoụzọ Jerusalem niile, ‘Geenụ ntị nʼiwu nke ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ, ma mezuo ihe o kwuru.
7 For protesting I conjured your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt even to this day: rising early I conjured them, and said: Hearken ye to my voice:
Site nʼoge ahụ m si nʼala Ijipt kpọpụta nna nna unu ha ruo taa, adọọla m unu aka na ntị mgbe mgbe sị, “Ruberenụ m isi.”
8 And they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear: but walked every one in the perverseness of his own wicked heart: and I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not.
Ma ha jụrụ ige ntị. Ha akpọkwaghị okwu m mkpa dịrị ha. Kama ha jegharịrị nʼisiike nke obi ọjọọ ha. Ọ bụ nke a mere m ji mee ka ọbụbụ ọnụ niile nke ya na ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ so bịakwasị ha, dịka m buru ụzọ nye nʼiwu, ma ihe ndị a emeghị ka ha jezie ije.’”
9 And the Lord said to me: A conspiracy is found among the men of Juda, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara m sị, “Achọpụtala na-enwere njikọta na ịgba izu mmegide nʼetiti ndị Juda na ndị bi na Jerusalem.
10 They are returned to the former iniquities of their fathers, who refused to hear my words: so these likewise have gone after strange gods, to serve them: the house of Israel, and the house of Juda have made void my covenant, which I made with their fathers.
Ha alaghachila azụ nʼụdị mmehie ahụ nna nna ha mehiere, bụ ndị ahụ jụrụ ige ntị nʼokwu m. Ha agbasoola chi ndị ọzọ na-efe ha. Ụlọ Izrel na ụlọ Juda adịghị edebekwa ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ mụ na nna nna ha gbara.
11 Wherefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring in evils upon them, which they shall not be able to escape: and they shall cry to me, and I will not hearken to them.
Nʼihi ya, nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru, ‘Aga m eme ka mbibi, nke ha na-enweghị ike ịgbanarị, bịakwasị ha. Ọ bụrụkwa na ha akpọkuo m agaghị m aṅa ntị.
12 And the cities of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall go, and cry to the gods to whom they offer sacrifice, and they shall not save them in the time of their affliction.
Ndị obodo Juda na ndị bi na Jerusalem ga-apụ kpọkuo chi ndị ahụ niile ha na-achụrụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ, ma chi ndị a agaghị enyere ha aka mgbe mbibi a bịakwasịrị ha.
13 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Juda: and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem thou hast set up altars of confusion, altars to offer sacrifice to Baalim.
Gị, bụ Juda, nwere ọtụtụ chi dị iche iche dịka obodo dị nʼime gị si dị ọtụtụ. Ebe ịchụ aja i wukwara nʼihi ịchụrụ chi ahụ na-eweta ihere bụ Baal aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ, dịkwa ọtụtụ dịka okporoụzọ dị na Jerusalem.’
14 Therefore, do not thou pray for this people, and do not take up praise and prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time of their cry to me, in the time of their affliction.
“Ekperela ndị a ekpere, arịọkwala arịrịọ ọbụla nʼihi ha. Nʼihi na agaghị m ege ntị mgbe ha ga-akpọku m nʼoge ihe mgbu ha.
15 What is the meaning that my beloved hath wrought muck wickedness in my house? shall the holy flesh take away from thee thy crimes, in which thou hast boasted?
“Gịnị ka onye m hụrụ nʼanya na-eme nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwuu m, mgbe ya na ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ na-ejikọta onwe ha nʼotu ịtụ atụmatụ ihe ọjọọ? Anụ e doro nsọ apụghị ime ka ahụhụ unu kwesiri ịnata hapụ ịbịakwasị unu. A sị na o si otu a dịrị, mgbe ahụ, unu pụrụ ịṅụrị ọṅụ mgbe unu na-eme ihe ọjọọ unu.”
16 The Lord called thy name, a plentiful olive tree, fair, fruitful, and beautiful: at the noise of a word, a great fire was kindled in it and the branches thereof are burnt.
Aha Onyenwe anyị nyere gị bụ Osisi oliv dị ndụ, nke na-amị mkpụrụ mara mma. Ma ọ bụ olu mkpọtụ nke oke mmiri ozuzo ka ọ ga-eji mụkwasị gị ọkụ; alaka gị ga-agbajisikwa.
17 And the Lord of hosts that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee: for the evils of the house of Israel, and the house of Juda, which they have done to themselves, to provoke me, offering sacrifice to Baalim.
Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile bụ onye ahụ kụnyere gị nʼala, e nyela iwu na mbibi ga-abịakwasị gị, nʼihi na ndị Izrel na Juda emeela ihe ọjọọ, kpasuo m iwe site nʼịchụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nye Baal.
18 But thou, O Lord, hast shewn me, and I have known: then thou shewedst me their doings.
Ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị kpughere izuzu ọjọọ ha nye m; amatakwara m ihe ha na-ezube, nʼihi na o gosiri m ya nʼoge ahụ.
19 And I was as a meek lamb, that is carried to be a victim: and I knew not that they had devised counsels against me, saying: Let us put wood on his bread, and cut him off from the land of the living, and let his name be remembered no more.
Mụ onwe m dị ka nwa atụrụ dị nwayọọ nke e du na-aga ebe a ga-egbu ya. Ma aghọtaghị m na ọ bụ m ka ha zubererị nzube ọjọọ megide. Ha kwuru sị, “Bịanụ ka anyị bibie osisi a na mkpụrụ ya. Ka anyị site nʼala ndị dị ndụ wezuga ya, ka a hapụ ichetakwa aha ya ọzọ”
20 But thou, O Lord of Sabaoth, who judgest justly, and triest the reins and hearts, let me see thy revenge on them: for to thee I have revealed my cause.
Ma gị, Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, ị bụ onye na-ekpe ikpe ziri ezi, na-anwapụtakwa obi mmadụ na mmụọ ya. Mee ka m hụ mgbe ị ga-abọ ọbọ megide ha, nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼaka gị ka m na-etinye okwu a metụtara m.
21 Therefore thus saith the Lord to the men of Anathoth, who seek thy life, and say: Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of the Lord, and thou shalt not die in our hands.
Ya mere, nke a ka Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu banyere ndị Anatot ahụ na-achọ ịnapụ gị ndụ gị, ndị ahụ na-asị gị, “Ebukwala amụma site nʼaha Onyenwe anyị ka ị ghara ịnwụ nʼaka anyị.”
22 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will visit upon them: and their young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine.
Nʼihi nke a Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, sị, “Aga m ata ha ahụhụ. Ụmụ okorobịa ha ga-anwụ site na mma agha, ụnwụ ga-egbukwa ụmụ ha ndị ikom na ndị inyom.
23 And there shall be no remains of them: for I will bring in evil upon the men of Anathoth, the year of their visitation.
O nweghị ndị ga-afọdụ ndụ nʼime ha nʼihi na a ga-eme ka oke mbibi bịakwasị ndị Anatot nʼafọ ahụ m ga-ata ha ahụhụ.”
