Jeremiah 26
1 In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, came this word from the Lord, saying:
Na mmalite oge ahụ, Jehoiakim nwa Josaya eze Juda bidoro ịchị ndị Juda, Onyenwe anyị mere ka okwu ya rute Jeremaya ntị.
2 Thus saith the Lord: Stand in the court of the house of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Juda, out of which they come, to adore in the house of the Lord, all the words which I have commanded thee to to speak unto them: leave not out one word.
Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “Guzo nʼogige ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị. Nọdụ nʼebe ahụ gwa ndị niile si nʼobodo Juda bịa ịkpọ isiala nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị okwu. Gwa ha ihe ahụ niile m nyere gị nʼiwu. Mee ka ihe ndị ahụ niile m nyere gị nʼiwu rute ha ntị, na-afọdụghị otu.
3 If so be they will hearken and be converted every one from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil that I think to do unto them for the wickedness of their doings.
Ma eleghị anya ha ga-anụ, si na mmehie ha chegharịa. Mgbe ahụ, mụ onwe m ga-eme ka ihe ọjọọ ahụ m na-ezube na ọ ga-abịakwasị ha ghara ịbịakwasị ha.
4 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: If you will not hearken to me to walk in my law, which I have given to you:
Gwa ha sị, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru: Ọ bụrụ na unu ajụ ige m ntị, jụkwa ịgbaso iwu m, nke m nyere unu.
5 To give ear to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you rising up early: and sending, and you have not hearkened:
Ọ bụrụkwa na unu ajụ ige ntị nʼokwu ndị ohu m bụ ndị amụma ahụ m ziteere unu site nʼoge ruo nʼoge (ndị unu nọgidekwara jụ ige ntị),
6 I will make this house like Silo: and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
mgbe ahụ, aga m eme ka ụlọnsọ a dịrị ka Shaịlo. Aga m emekwa ka obodo a bụrụ obodo a bụrụ ọnụ nʼetiti mba niile dị nʼụwa.’”
7 And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord.
Ndị nchụaja, na ndị amụma, na ndị mmadụ ndị ọzọ nọ nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị nụrụ mgbe Jeremaya kwuru okwu ndị a niile.
8 And when Jeremias made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests, and the prophets, and all the people laid hold on him, saying: Let him be put to death.
Mgbe Jeremaya kwusiri okwu ndị ahụ Onyenwe anyị sị ya kwuo, ndị nchụaja ahụ, na ndị mmadụ ndị ọzọ, na ndị amụma ahụ niile, jidere ya sị ya, “Ị ghaghị ịnwụ!
9 Why hath he prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying: This house shall be like Silo; and this city shall be made desolate, without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered together against Jeremias in the house of the Lord.
Gịnị mere i ji buo amụma na ụlọnsọ a ga-adị ka Shaịlo? Gịnịkwa mere i ji akwado na obodo a ga-aghọ mkpọmkpọ ebe, nke onye ọbụla na-agaghị ebikwa nʼime ya?” Nʼoge ahụ, ndị mmadụ ahụ niile gbara Jeremaya gburugburu nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.
10 And the princes of Juda heard these words: and they went up from the king’s house into the house of the Lord, and sat in the entry of the new gate of the house of the Lord.
Mgbe ndịisi ọchịchị Juda nụrụ ihe ndị a na-eme, ha sitere nʼụlọeze bilie pụọ, jee nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị. Mgbe ha ruru nʼebe ahụ, ha weere ọnọdụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ọhụrụ nke dị nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.
11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying: The judgement of death is for this man: because he hath prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.
Mgbe ahụ, ndị nchụaja na ndị amụma gwara ndịisi ọchịchị ahụ okwu sị ha: “O kwesiri ka a maa nwoke a ikpe ọnwụ, nʼihi na o buru amụma megide obodo a. Unu onwe unu ji ntị unu nụrụ ihe o kwuru.”
12 Then Jeremias spoke to all the princes, and to all the people, saying: The Lord sent me to prophesy concerning this house, and concerning this city all the words you have heard.
Mgbe ahụ, Jeremaya gwara ndịisi ọchịchị ahụ na mmadụ niile nọ nʼebe ahụ okwu sị ha, “Ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị zitere m ibu amụma megide ụlọnsọ a na obodo a. Okwu niile m kwuru, nke unu nụrụ, bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị ziri m ikwu.
13 Now therefore amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God: and the Lord will repent of the evil that he hath spoken against you.
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu emee ka ụzọ unu na omume unu zie ezi, ọ bụrụ na unu erube isi nye Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu, mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị ga-eme ka ihe ọjọọ ahụ o zubere na ọ ga-abịakwasị unu ghara ịbịakwasị unu.
14 But as for me, behold I am in your hands: do with me what is good and right in your eyes:
Ma nʼebe mụ onwe m nọ, lee adị m unu nʼaka, jirinụ m mee ihe ọbụla ziri unu ezi nʼanya nke dịkwa mma nʼanya unu.
15 But know ye, and understand, that if you put me to death, you will shed innocent blood against your own selves, and against this city, and the inhabitants thereof. For in truth the Lord sent me to you, to speak all these words in your hearing.
Ma ghọtakwanụ nke ọma, na ọ bụrụ na unu emee ka m nwụọ, unu ga-eweta ikpe ọmụma nke igbu onye aka ya dị ọcha nʼisi unu. Ikpe ọmụma ga-adịkwara obodo a na ndị bi nʼime ya, nʼihi na eziokwu, Onyenwe anyị zitere m ikwupụta na ntị unu okwu ndị a niile.”
16 Then the princes, and all the people said to the priests, and to the prophets: There is no judgement of death for this man: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.
Mgbe ahụ, ndịisi ọchịchị na ndị mmadụ ahụ niile gwara ndị nchụaja na ndị amụma okwu sị ha, “O kwesighị ka a maa nwoke a ikpe ọnwụ nʼihi na ọ gwara anyị okwu site nʼaha Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị.”
17 And some of the ancients of the land rose up: and they spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:
Ụfọdụ nʼime ndị okenye nọ nʼebe ahụ pụtara nʼihu ọha mmadụ ahụ gwa ha okwu sị,
18 Micheas of Morasthi was a prophet in the days of Ezechias king of Juda, and he spoke to all the people of Juda, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Sion shall be ploughed like a field, and Jerusalem shall be a heap of stones: and the mountain of the house the high places of woods.
“Maịka onye Moreshet buru amụma nʼoge Hezekaya, bụ eze Juda. Ọ gwara ndị Juda niile, sị ha, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru: “‘A ga-akọgharị Zayọn dịka ala ubi. Jerusalem ga-aghọ ebe e kpokọtara nkume na ngwongwo ụlọ dakpọrọ adakpọ, ugwu nke ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ ga-aghọ ebe dị elu nke oke ọhịa tochiri.’
19 Did Ezechias king of Juda, and all Juda, condemn him to death? did they not fear the Lord, and beseech the face of the Lord: and the Lord repented of the evil that they had spoken against them? therefore we are doing a great evil against our souls.
“Hezekaya bụ eze Juda, na ndị Juda niile, ha mere ya ka ọ nwụọ? Hezekaya ọ tụghị egwu Onyenwe anyị, rịọọ amara na ihuọma ya? Ọ bụ na Onyenwe anyị atụgharịghị uche, mee ka ihe ọjọọ o kwuru megide ya gharakwa imezu? Ma anyị na-achọ iwetara onwe anyị ihe ọjọọ nke oke mbibi.”
20 There was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urias the son of Semei of Cariathiarim: and he prophesied against this city, and against this land, according to all the words of Jeremias.
(Ụraya nwa Shemaya, onye si Kiriat Jearim pụta, bụkwa onye ọzọ buru amụma site nʼaha Onyenwe anyị. Amụma o buru megide obodo a na ala a bụkwa ụdị amụma nke Jeremaya na-ebu.
21 And Joakim, and all his men in power, and his princes heard these words: and the king sought to put him to death. And Urias heard it, and was afraid, and fled and went into Egypt.
Mgbe Jehoiakim bụ eze na ndịisi ọchịchị nụrụ amụma Ụraya na-ebu, ha gbalịrị ijide ya gbuo ya, ma Ụraya nụrụ ihe ha zubere ime. Ya mere, Ụraya nụrụ ya gbapụ ọsọ gbalaa Ijipt nʼihi egwu.
22 And king Joakim sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achobor, and men with him into Egypt.
Ma eze bụ Jehoiakim, zipụrụ Elnatan nwa Akboa na ụfọdụ ndị ikom ọzọ ka ha gaa Ijipt jide Ụraya.
23 And they brought Urias out of Egypt: and brought him to king Joakim, and he slew him with the sword: and he cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
Ha si nʼIjipt kpọlata Ụraya, duru ya gaa nʼihu Jehoiakim bụ eze, onye nyere iwu ka e jiri mma agha gbuo ya. A tụnyere ozu ya nʼebe a na-eli ndị mmadụ efu nʼala ahụ.)
24 So the hand of Ahicam the son of Saphan was with Jeremias, that he should not be delivered into the hands of the people, to put him to death.
Ma otu ọ dị, Ahikam nwa Shefan, dịnyeere Jeremaya, nʼihi ya a raraghị Jeremaya nye nʼaka ndị mmadụ ka ha gbuo ya.
