Jeremiah 35
1 The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying:
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte kũrĩ Jehova hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Jehoiakimu mũrũ wa Josia, mũthamaki wa Juda, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
2 Go to the house of the Rechabites: and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers of the treasures, and thou shalt give them wine to drink.
“Thiĩ kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Rekabu, ũmeere moke kanyũmba-inĩ kamwe ga tũtũ tũrĩ rwere-inĩ rwa nyũmba ya Jehova, nawe ũmahe ndibei manyue.”
3 And I took Jezonias the son of Jeremias the son of Habsanias, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩthiĩ ngĩgĩĩra Jaazania mũrũ wa Jeremia mũrũ wa Habazania, hamwe na ariũ a ithe, o na ariũ ake othe, na andũ a nyũmba ĩyo yothe ya Rekabu.
4 And I brought them into the house of the Lord, to the treasure house of the sons of Hanan, the son of Jegedelias the man of God, which was by the treasure house of the princes, above the treasure of Maasias the son of Sellum, who was keeper of the entry.
Ngĩmarehe thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova, ngĩmatoonyia kanyũmba ka ariũ a Hanani mũrũ wa Igidalia, mũndũ wa Ngai. Kanyũmba kau kaariganĩtie na kanyũmba ka anene, karĩa kaarĩ hau igũrũ rĩa nyũmba ya Maaseia mũrũ wa Shalumu, ũrĩa warĩ mũikaria wa mũrango.
5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups: and I said to them: Drink ye wine.
Ngĩcooka ngĩiga mbakũri ciyũrĩte ndibei, o na ngĩiga ikombe mbere ya andũ acio a nyũmba ya Rekabu, ngĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nyuai ndibei ĩno.”
6 And they answered: We will not drink wine: because Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying: You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your children, for ever:
No-o magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtinyuuaga ndibei, nĩ ũndũ ithe witũ wa tene, Jonadabu mũrũ wa Rekabu, nĩatũtigĩire watho, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtikananyue ndibei, inyuĩ ene kana njiaro cianyu.
7 Neither shall ye build houses, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyards, nor have any: but you shall dwell in tents all your days, that you may live many days upon the face of the earth, in which you are strangers.
Ningĩ-rĩ, mũtikanaake nyũmba, kana mũhaande mbeũ, kana mũhaande mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ; mũtikanagĩe na kĩndũ o na kĩmwe kĩa indo icio, no rĩrĩ, mũgũtũũra mũikaraga hema-inĩ. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũgatũũra matukũ maingĩ bũrũri ũyũ mũikaraga ta mũrĩ ageni.’
8 Therefore we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all things that he commanded us: so as to drink no wine all our days: neither we, nor our wives, nor our sons, nor our daughters:
Nĩtũtũũrĩte twathĩkĩire ũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ithe witũ wa tene Jonadabu mũrũ wa Rekabu aatwathire. Gũtirĩ mũndũ witũ ithuĩ, kana atumia aitũ, kana ariũ na airĩtu aitũ, ũrĩ wanyua ndibei,
9 Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed:
kana agĩaka nyũmba ya gũtũũrwo, kana akĩgĩa mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ, kana ithaka, o na kana akehaandĩra irio.
10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have been obedient according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Tũtũũrĩte hema-inĩ twathĩkagĩra ũrĩa wothe ithe witũ wa tene Jonadabu aatwathire.
11 But when Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up to our land, we said: Come, let us go into Jerusalem from the face of the army of the Chaldeans, and from the face of the army of Syria: and we have remained in Jerusalem.
No rĩrĩa Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni aahithũkĩire bũrũri ũyũ, nĩtwoigire atĩrĩ: ‘Ũkĩrai, no nginya tũthiĩ Jerusalemu tũũrĩre mbũtũ cia ita cia Babuloni na cia Asuriata.’ Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkoretwo tũgĩikara gũkũ Jerusalemu.”
12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying:
Ningĩ ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩgĩkinyĩra Jeremia, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will you not receive instruction, to obey my words, saith the Lord?
“Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: Thiĩ ũkeere andũ a Juda na arĩa othe matũũraga Jerusalemu atĩrĩ: ‘Kaĩ inyuĩ mũtangĩĩruta ũndũ nĩguo mwathĩkĩre ciugo ciakwa?’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, by which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, have prevailed: and they have drunk none to this day, because they have obeyed the commandment of their father: but I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, and you have not obeyed me.
‘Jonadabu mũrũ wa Rekabu aathire ariũ ake matikananyue ndibei, naguo watho ũcio wake matũũrĩte maũhingagia. O na nginya ũmũthĩ matinyuuaga ndibei, nĩgũkorwo nĩmathĩkagĩra watho ũcio wa ithe wao wa tene. No rĩrĩ, inyuĩ ndĩmwarĩirie kaingĩ kaingĩ, no mũtirĩ mwanjathĩkĩra.
15 And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early, and sending and saying: Return ye every man from his wicked way, and make your ways good: and follow not strange gods, nor worship them, and you shall dwell in the land, which I gave you and your fathers: and you have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me.
Ndĩmũtũmĩire ndungata ciakwa ciothe cia anabii kaingĩ kaingĩ. Nao mamwĩraga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ o wothe wanyu no nginya atigane na mĩthiĩre yake ya waganu na aagĩrie ciĩko ciake; tigai kũrũmĩrĩra ngai ingĩ kana gũcitungatagĩra. Na inyuĩ nĩmũgatũũra bũrũri ũyũ ndaamũheire inyuĩ o na maithe manyu.” No inyuĩ mũtiigana kũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio kana gũũthikĩrĩria.
16 So the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have constantly kept the commandment of their father, which he commanded them: but this people hath not obeyed me.
Njiaro icio cia Jonadabu mũrũ wa Rekabu nĩihingĩtie watho ũcio ithe wao wa tene aacitigĩire, no andũ aya matinjathĩkĩire.’
17 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will bring upon Juda, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, and they have not heard: I have called to them, and they have not answered me.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: ‘Ta thikĩrĩriai! Nĩngũrehithĩria Juda o na mũndũ wothe ũtũũraga Jerusalemu mwanangĩko ũrĩa wothe ndoigire nĩngamarehere. Niĩ ndaamaarĩirie, no-o makĩrega gũthikĩrĩria; ndaametire no-o makĩrega kũnjĩtĩka.’”
18 And Jeremias said to the house of the Rechabites: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and have kept all his precepts, and have done all that he commanded you:
Nake Jeremia agĩcooka akĩĩra andũ a nyũmba ya Rekabu atĩrĩ, “Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: ‘Inyuĩ nĩmwathĩkĩire watho wa Jonadabu, ithe wanyu wa tene, na mũkarũmĩrĩra mataaro make mothe, na nĩmwĩkĩte ũrĩa wothe aamwathire.’
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of host the God of Israel: There shall not be wanting a man of the race of Jonadab the son of Rechab, standing before me for ever.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: ‘Jonadabu mũrũ wa Rekabu ndarĩ hĩndĩ akaaga mũndũ wa kũndungatĩra.’”
