Jeremiah 13
1 This is what the Lord told me to do: Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it on, but don't wash it.
Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị gwara m, “Gaa, zụta mgbado ukwu akwa ọcha nke a na-eke nʼukwu. Ị zụtachaa ya, kekwasị ya nʼukwu gị. Ma ekwekwala ka o metụ na mmiri.”
2 So I went and bought a loincloth as the Lord had instructed me, and I put it on.
Ejere m zụta ajị ahụ dịka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, kee ya nʼukwu m.
3 Then the Lord gave me another message:
Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere m nke ugboro abụọ, sị m,
4 Take the loincloth that you bought and put on, and go immediately to the River Perath and hide it there in a hole among the rocks.
“Were ajị ahụ ị zụtara, nke i kekwasịrị nʼukwu gị, bilie, jee nʼosimiri Yufretis. I ruo, zoo ihe okike ukwu ahụ na mgbawa nkume dị nʼebe ahụ.”
5 So I went and hid it at the River Perath, as the Lord had told me.
Ya mere, apụrụ m, jee, zoo ya na Yufretis dịka Onyenwe anyị gwara m.
6 A long time later the Lord told me, Go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I ordered you to hide there.
Mgbe ọtụtụ ụbọchị gasịrị, Onyenwe anyị gwara m okwu sị m, “Bilie, jeghachi Yufretis. I jeruo, wepụta ajị ahụ m sị gị zoo nʼebe ahụ.”
7 I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and removed it from where I'd hidden it. Obviously it was ruined—completely useless.
Ya mere, agara m Yufretis, gwupụta ajị ahụ site nʼebe m zoro ya, ma mgbe m wepụtara ya, ahụrụ m na o mebiela, na ọ bakwaghị uru ọbụla.
8 Then a message from the Lord came to me:
Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
9 This is what the Lord says: I will ruin the arrogance of Judah and the great arrogance of Jerusalem in exactly the same way.
“Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, ‘Nʼotu aka ahụ, mụ onwe m ga-ebibi mpako Juda na oke mpako Jerusalem.
10 These evil people refuse to listen to what I tell them. They follow their own stubborn and evil thinking and run off to worship other gods—they will be like this loincloth, completely useless.
Ndị ajọ omume ahụ, bụ ndị jụrụ ige ntị nʼokwu m, ndị ahụ na-ejegharị nʼisiike nke obi ha na-agbaso chi ndị ọzọ na-efe ma na-akpọkwa isiala nye ha. Ha ga-adịka belịt a, nke na-abakwaghị uru ọbụla.
11 In the same way that a loincloth holds tightly to the body, so I made all the people of Israel and Judah hold tightly to me, declares the Lord. Then they could have been my people, representing me, giving me honor and praise. But they refused to listen.
Nʼihi na dịka belịt mmadụ kere nʼukwu ya si arapara ya nʼukwu, otu a ka m si mee ka ụlọ Izrel niile, na ụlọ Juda niile rapara m nʼahụ,’ ime ka ha ghọọ ndị m, ndị a ga-esite na ha bulie aha m elu, nye m otuto na nsọpụrụ. Ma ha ajụla ige ntị.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
12 So tell them this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Every wine jar shall be filled with wine. When they reply, “Don't we know that already? Of course every wine jar should be filled with wine!”
Sị ha, “Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel kwuru: A ga-agbaju karama akpụkpọ ọbụla mmanya. Ọ bụrụ na ha sị gị, ‘Ọ bụ na anyị amaghị na a na-agbaju karama akpụkpọ ọbụla mmanya?’
13 then tell them that this is what the Lord says: I'm going to make everyone who lives in this land drunk—the kings sitting on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem.
Mgbe ahụ gwa ha, ‘Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu, Aga m eme ka ndị bi nʼala a ṅụbiga mmanya oke, ma onye eze na-anọkwasị nʼocheeze Devid, ma ndị nchụaja, na ndị amụma niile bi na Jerusalem.
14 I'm going to smash them against each other like wine jars, both parents and children, declares the Lord. I won't let any mercy or pity or compassion stop me from destroying them.
Aga m atụpịakwa ha, otu onye nʼelu ibe ya, nna na ụmụ ya nʼelu ibe ha kwa. Agaghị m ekwe ka obi ọmịiko, maọbụ obi ebere gbochie m ibibi ha.’” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
15 Listen and pay attention. Don't be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken.
Nụrụnụ, geekwanụ ntị, unu ebulila onwe unu elu, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ekwuola ya.
16 Honor the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before you trip and fall in the twilight on the mountains. You long for light to come, but he send only gloom and complete darkness.
Nyenụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu nsọpụrụ. Tupu o mee ka ọchịchịrị dakwasị unu; tupu unu akpọbie ụkwụ unu nʼelu ugwu gbara ọchịchịrị. Unu na-ele anya ìhè ma ọ ga-eme ka ihe ahụ ghọọrọ unu oke ọchịchịrị. Ọ ga-agbanwe ihe ahụ, mee ka ọ ghọọ onyinyo ọnwụ.
17 But if you refuse to listen, I will weep secretly inside because of your pride. My tears pouring down because the Lord's flock has been captured.
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu ajụ ige ntị. Ọ bụ na nzuzo ka m ga-anọ kwaa akwa nʼihi mpako unu. Anya mmiri ga-esi m nʼanya pụta; anya mmiri ga-esi na ya na-eruda nke ukwuu nʼihi na igwe atụrụ Onyenwe anyị ka a ga-adọta nʼagha.
18 Tell the king and the queen mother: Get down from your thrones, because your splendid crowns have fallen from your heads.
Gwanụ eze na nne eze okwu sị ha, “Sitenụ nʼocheeze unu rịdata, nʼihi na okpueze ọma unu ga-esi nʼisi unu dapụ.”
19 The towns in the Negev are surrounded; no one can get through to them. The whole of Judah has been taken away into exile, everyone has been exiled.
A ga-emechi obodo niile nke Negeb. Ọ dịkwaghị onye ga-emeghe ha. A ga-adọtakwa Juda niile nʼagha buru ha kpamkpam buga ha nʼala ọzọ.
20 Look up and you'll see the invaders coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you to look after? Where are the sheep you were so proud of?
Welienụ anya unu ka unu hụrụ ndị ahụ si nʼugwu na-abịa. Ebee ka igwe ewu na atụrụ ndị ahụ e tinyere unu nʼaka nọ, igwe ewu na atụrụ ahụ unu ji na-anya isi?
21 What are you going to say when he puts your enemies in charge of you, people you once counted as your friends? Won't you suffer pains like a woman in labor?
Gịnị ka ị ga-asị mgbe Onyenwe anyị mere ka ndị ahụ ị gụrụ dịka ndị enyi gị bịa buso gị agha? Ihe mgbu nke ga-abịakwasị gị ọ gaghị adị ka ihe mgbu na-abịakwasị nwanyị ime na-eme?
22 If you say to yourself, Why has this happened to me? it's because you have been so wicked. That's why your skirts were stripped off and you were raped.
Mgbe ahụ, ị ga-ajụkwa obi gị ajụjụ sị, “Gịnị mere ihe ndị a ji dakwasị m?” Ọ bụ nʼihi ịba ụba nke mmehie gị ka e ji dọwaa uwe mwụda gị, merụọ gị ahụ nʼakụkụ ahụ gị niile.
23 Can Ethiopians change the color of their skin? Can a leopard change its spots? In the same way you can't change and do good because you're so used to doing evil.
Onye Kush ọ pụrụ ịgbanwe akpụkpọ ahụ ya? Agụ ọ pụrụ ịgbanwe akpụkpọ ahụ ya tụrụ agwa agwa? Nʼụzọ dị otu a kwa, unu ndị ihe ọjọọ riri ahụ apụghị ime ezi ihe.
24 I'm going to scatter you like chaff blown away by the desert wind.
“Aga m efesasị unu dịka ahịhịa ọka kpọrọ nkụ, nke oke ifufe si nʼọzara na-ebugharị.
25 This is what's going to happen to you; this is what I have decided to do to you, declares the Lord, because you have forgotten me and believed in lies.
Nke a bụ ihe unu fetara na nza, oke nke m kwadoro si nʼaka m inye unu.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri. “Nʼihi na unu echefuola m, tụkwasị obi unu na chi okwu ụgha dị iche iche.
26 I will pull your skirts up over your face, so you will be seen naked and ashamed.
Ya mere, aga m ekpughepụ uwe i yi nʼahụ, jiri ya kpuchie gị ihu, si otu a gbaa gị ọtọ. Ihere ga-emekwa gị.
27 I watched your acts of adultery and lust, how you prostituted yourselves shamelessly, worshiping idols on the hills and in the fields. Yes, I saw the disgusting things you did. Disaster is coming to you, Jerusalem! How long are you going to remain unclean?
Mgbe ahụ, ịkwa iko gị niile ga-apụta ihe ya na agụụ ihe ọjọọ niile na-agụ gị, na ọnọdụ enweghị ihere nke ịgba akwụna gị niile! Nʼihi na ahụla m omume rụrụ arụ gị niile, nke ị na-eme nʼelu ugwu, na nʼime ọhịa. Ahụhụ dịrị gị, Jerusalem! Ruo ole mgbe ka ị ga-anọgide nʼime adịghị ọcha gị?”
