< Ezekiel 17 >
1 And the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, saying,
Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
2 Sonne of man, put foorth a parable and speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel,
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, gwatania ndaĩ na warĩrie andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli na ngerekano.
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God, The great eagle with great wings, and long wings, and ful of fethers, which had diuers colours, came vnto Lebanon, and tooke the highest branch of the cedar,
Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Nderi nene ĩrĩ na mathagu marĩ hinya, na njoya ndaaya, na macoya ma marangi maingĩ nĩyokire Lebanoni. Ĩkĩnyiita gacũmbĩrĩ ka mũtarakwa,
4 And brake off the toppe of his twigge, and caried it into the land of marchants, and set it in a citie of marchants.
ĩkiuna thuuna ya gacũmbĩrĩ kau, na ĩkĩmĩtwara bũrũri wa onjoria, nayo ĩkĩmĩhaanda thĩinĩ wa itũũra inene rĩa onjoria.
5 Hee tooke also of the seede of the lande, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: hee placed it by great waters, and set it as a willowe tree.
“‘Ĩgĩcooka ĩgĩkuua mbeũ imwe cia bũrũri wanyu, na ĩgĩcihaanda tĩĩri-inĩ mũnoru. Ĩgĩcihaanda ta mũtĩ ũrĩa ũkũraga hakuhĩ na maaĩ maingĩ,
6 And it budded vp, and was like a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward it, and the rootes thereof were vnder it: so it became a vine, and it brought foorth branches, and shot foorth buds.
naguo ũkĩringũra, ũgĩtuĩka mũthabibũ mũkuhĩ ũtheeremete. Honge ciaguo ikĩmĩhũgũkĩra, no mĩri yaguo ĩgĩkorwo ĩthiĩte na thĩ rungu rwayo. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũgĩtuĩka mũthabibũ, ũkĩruta honge irĩ na tũhwangʼa tũrĩ na mathangũ.
7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers, and beholde, this vine did turne her rootes toward it, and spred foorth her branches toward it, that she might water it by the trenches of her plantation.
“‘No nĩ kwarĩ na nderi ĩngĩ nene yarĩ na mathagu maarĩ na hinya, na maiyũrĩte njoya. Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthabibũ ũcio ũgĩtwara mĩri yaguo yerekeire na kũrĩ nderi ĩyo uumĩte hau wahaandĩtwo, naguo ũgĩtambũrũkia honge ciaguo harĩ yo nĩguo wone maaĩ.
8 It was planted in a good soyle by great waters, that it should bring forth branches, and beare fruite, and be an excellent vine.
Nĩwahaandĩtwo tĩĩri-inĩ mwega handũ harĩ na maaĩ maingĩ nĩguo ũrute honge, na ũciare maciaro, na ũtuĩke mũthabibũ ũrĩ na riiri.’
9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, Shall it prosper? shall he not pull vp the rootes thereof, and destroy the fruite thereof, and cause them to drie? all the leaues of her bud shall wither without great power, or many people, to plucke it vp by the rootes thereof.
“Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga: Hihi nĩũgatheerema? Githĩ ndũkamunywo, na maciaro maguo mahũrũrwo nĩguo ũhoohe? Mathangũ maguo mothe ma mũringũrano nĩmakahooha. Ndũkabatara guoko kũrĩ na hinya, kana andũ aingĩ a kũũmunya na mĩri.
10 Beholde, it was planted: but shall it prosper? shall it not be dried vp, and wither? when the East winde shall touch it, it shall wither in the trenches, where it grewe.
O na ũngĩmunywo, ũhaandwo handũ hangĩ-rĩ, hihi nĩũgatheerema? Githĩ ndũkahooha biũ rĩrĩa rũhuho rwa mwena wa irathĩro rũkaũhuruta, naguo ũhoohere o hau wakũrĩire?’”
11 Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
12 Say now to this rebellious house, Know ye not, what these things meane? tell them, Behold, the King of Babel is come to Ierusalem, and hath taken the King thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babel,
“Ũria andũ a nyũmba ĩno ya ũremi atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtiramenya gĩtũmi kĩa maũndũ macio?’ Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩathiire Jerusalemu, agĩtaha mũthamaki wakuo na andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta akuo, akĩmatwara nginya Babuloni.
13 And hath taken one of the Kings seede, and made a couenant with him, and hath taken an othe of him: he hath also taken the princes of the land,
Ningĩ akĩoya mũndũ ũmwe wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki akĩrĩkanĩra kĩrĩkanĩro nake, na akĩmwĩhĩtithia. Ningĩ agĩcooka akĩoya atongoria a bũrũri ũcio agĩthiĩ nao,
14 That the kingdome might be in subiection, and not lift it selfe vp, but keepe their couenant, and stand to it.
nĩguo ũthamaki ũcio wagithio hinya, ndũkanehaande rĩngĩ, no ũtũũragio nĩ gwathĩkĩra kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu gĩake.
15 But he rebelled against him, and sent his ambassadours into Egypt, that they might giue him horses, and much people: shall hee prosper? shall he escape, that doeth such things? or shall he breake the couenant, and be deliuered?
No rĩrĩ, mũthamaki ũcio akĩmũremera na ũndũ wa gũtũma abarũthi ake mathiĩ bũrũri wa Misiri makamũrehere mbarathi na mbũtũ nene ya ita. Hihi nĩekũhootana? Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩkaga ciĩko ta icio no ehonokie? Mũndũ ũcio aakĩhota gũthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro na acooke ehonokie?
16 As I liue, saith the Lord God, he shall die in the middes of Babel, in the place of the King, that had made him King, whose othe he despised, and whose couenant made with him, he brake.
“‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, mũndũ ũcio agaakuĩra kũu Babuloni, bũrũri wa mũthamaki ũcio wamũikarĩirie gĩtĩ kĩa ũthamaki, ũcio aanyararire mwĩhĩtwa wake na agĩthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro gĩake.
17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mightie hoste, and great multitude of people, mainteine him in the warre, when they haue cast vp mounts, and builded ramparts to destroy many persons.
Firaũni hamwe na mbũtũ yake ya hinya ya ita o na kĩrĩndĩ kĩingĩ, matikamũteithia mbaara-inĩ, rĩrĩa ihumbu ĩgaakwo na gũthiũrũrũkĩrio na rũirigo nĩguo mĩoyo mĩingĩ ĩniinwo.
18 For he hath despised the othe, and broken ye couenant (yet lo, he had giuen his hand) because he hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
Nĩanyararire mwĩhĩtwa ũcio na ũndũ wa gũthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu. Tondũ nĩanyiitanĩire na kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu, no agĩcooka gwĩka maũndũ macio mothe-rĩ, ndakahonoka.
19 Therefore, thus sayth the Lord God, As I liue, I wil surely bring mine othe that he hath despised, and my couenant that he hath broken vpon his owne head.
“‘Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, nĩngatũma acookererwo nĩ mwĩhĩtwa ũcio wakwa aanyararire o na kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa kĩu aathũkirie.
20 And I wil spread my net vpon him, and he shalbe taken in my net, and I wil bring him to Babel, and will enter into iudgement with him there for his trespas that he hath committed against me.
Nĩngamũtambũrũkĩria wabu wakwa, nake agwatio nĩ mũtego wakwa. Nĩngamũrehe Babuloni ndĩmũciirithĩrie kuo, tondũ nĩagire kwĩhokeka harĩ niĩ.
21 And all that flee from him with all his hoste, shall fall by the sword, and they that remaine, shalbe scattered towarde all the windes: and ye shall know that I the Lord haue spoken it.
Nacio mbũtũ ciake cia thigari ciothe iria ikoora nĩikooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, namo matigari mao mahurunjĩrwo huho-inĩ ciothe. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenya atĩ niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ njarĩtie.
22 Thus saith the Lord God, I wil also take off the top of this hie cedar, and wil set it, and cut off the top of the tender plant thereof, and I wil plant it vpon an hie mountaine and great.
“‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Niĩ mwene nĩngatua karũhonge kuuma gacũmbĩrĩ ka mũtarakwa ndĩkahaande. Ngaatua karũhonge koororo ka mũthunano kuuma gacũmbĩrĩ kaguo, na ndĩkahaande kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩraihu na gĩtũũgĩru na igũrũ.
23 Euen in the hie mountaine of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughes and beare fruite, and be an excellent cedar, and vnder it shall remaine all birds, and euery foule shall dwell in the shadow of the branches thereof.
Kũu kĩrĩma-igũrũ gĩa Isiraeli nĩkuo ngakahaanda; nĩgakaruta honge na gaciare maciaro, naguo nĩũgatuĩka mũtarakwa ũrĩ na riiri. Nyoni cia mĩthemba yothe nĩigaaka itara ciacio honge-inĩ ciaguo; nĩigatũũra kĩĩruru-inĩ kĩa honge ciaguo.
24 And all the trees of the fielde shall knowe that I the Lord haue brought downe the hie tree, and exalted the lowe tree, that I haue dried vp the greene tree, and made the drie tree to florish: I the Lord haue spoken it, and haue done it.
Mĩtĩ yothe ya mũgũnda nĩĩkamenya atĩ niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ nyiihagia mũtĩ ũrĩa mũraihu na ngatũma mũtĩ ũrĩa mũkuhĩ ũkũre ũraihe. Nĩnyũmagia mũtĩ ũrĩa mũruru, naguo mũtĩ ũrĩa mũũmũ ngatũma ũrure. “‘Niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ njarĩtie, na nĩngwĩka ũguo.’”