Ezekiel 24
1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
O ruo nʼafọ nke itoolu, nʼọnwa nke iri, nʼụbọchị nke iri, okwu nke Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
2 Son of man, write you the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
“Nwa nke mmadụ, detuo ụbọchị taa nʼakwụkwọ, nʼihi na ọ bụ taa ka eze Babilọn gbara Jerusalem gburugburu.
3 And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Ugbu a, tụọrọ ndị a na-enupu isi ilu a, gwa ha: ‘Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru: “‘Sikwasịnụ ite ahụ nʼọkụ; sikwasị ya kunyekwanụ mmiri nʼime ya.
4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Tinyenụ anụ a bọrọ abọ nʼime ya. Tinye anụ dị mma, apata ya na aka ya. Tinyekwa ọkpụkpụ ndị ahụ dị mma nʼime ya.
5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
Werenụ naanị ndị kachasị mma na ndị ahọpụtara site nʼigwe ewu na atụrụ, kwajuokwa nkụ nʼokpuru ya maka ọkpụkpụ ndị ahụ, mee ya ka ọ gbọọ nke ọma, sie ọkpụkpụ ndị ahụ nʼime ya.
6 Why thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall on it.
“‘Nʼihi na Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “‘Ahụhụ dịrị obodo ahụ a na-awụsi ọbara nʼime ya. E, ahụhụ dịrị ite ahụ nchara dị nʼime ya, nke a na-apụghị ịsachapụ nchara ya. Wepụtasịanụ ha nʼotu nʼotu. Ka a hapụ ifekwa nza mgbe a na-eme nke a.
7 For her blood is in the middle of her; she set it on the top of a rock; she poured it not on the ground, to cover it with dust;
“‘Nʼihi na ọbara ọ wụsiri dị nʼetiti ya. Ọ bụkwa nʼelu nkume ka a wụsiri ya. Ọ bụghị nʼelu ala efu, ebe e nwere ike jiri aja kpochie ya.
8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood on the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
Ọ bụ nʼihi ikpali ọnụma na ịbọ ọbọ ka m ji hapụ ọbara ahụ nʼelu nkume, ebe a na-apụghị iji aja kpochie ya.
9 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
“‘Ya mere, ihe a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu, “‘Ahụhụ dịrị gị obodo ahụ na-awụsi ọbara. Mụ onwe m ga-akwanyekwa nkụ dị ukwuu nʼọkụ.
10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
Chịkọtaanụ nkụ dị ukwuu, mụnyekwanụ ọkụ. Jirinụ ụda dị iche iche sizie anụ ahụ nke ọma; surekwaanụ ọkpụkpụ ya ọkụ.
11 Then set it empty on the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
Sinyekwanụ ite ahụ ihe na-adịghị nʼime ya nʼọkụ, tutu ruo mgbe ọ nụrụ ọkụ, chagharịa, gbazee ihe niile na-abụghị ọla dị nʼime ya ga-asọpụtasị, nchara ya ga-agwụsịkwa.
12 She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
Ndọgbu nʼọrụ niile a emeghị ka nchara ahụ pụọ. Ọ bụladị ọkụ dị ukwuu ahụ a kwanyere nʼokpuru ya emeghị ka ọ gbazee.
13 In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged from your filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest on you.
“‘Ugbu a, adịghị ọcha gị sitere na ndụ ọjọọ nke ịkwa iko gị. Nʼihi na m agbalịala ime ka ị dị ọcha, ma i kweghị adị ọcha site na mmerụ gị, ị gaghị adịkwa ọcha ọzọ tutu ruo mgbe ọnụma m megide gị zuruoke.
14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your doings, shall they judge you, says the Lord GOD.
“‘Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị ekwuola ya. Oge m ji emezu ihe m kwuru eruola. Agaghị m ahapụ imezu ya. Agaghị m eme ebere maọbụ weghachi aka m azụ. A ga-ekpe gị ikpe dịka omume na obibi ndụ gị si dị. Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya.’”
15 Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
16 Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet neither shall you mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.
“Nwa nke mmadụ, ana m aga iwere ihe otiti napụ gị onye ahụ ihe ya na-atọ gị ụtọ. Ma mgbe o mere, ị gaghị eti aka nʼobi maọbụ kwaa akwa. Anya mmiri agakwaghị esi gị nʼanya pụta.
17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of your head on you, and put on your shoes on your feet, and cover not your lips, and eat not the bread of men.
I nwere ike sụọ ude, ma asụsila ya ike. Ị gaghị eru uju nʼihi onye nwụrụ anwụ. Kechie isi gị, yirikwa akpụkpọụkwụ gị, ekpuchila egbugbere ọnụ gị, maọbụ rie nri ndị na-eru ụjụ na-eri.”
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
Agwara m ndị mmadụ okwu a nʼụtụtụ, ma nʼanyasị nwunye m nwụrụ. Nʼụtụtụ echi ya, emere m ihe niile dịka e siri nye m ya nʼiwu.
19 And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?
Mgbe ahụ, ndị mmadụ sịrị m, “Ị gaghị agwa anyị ihe ihe ndị a pụtara? Gịnị mere iji eme omume dị otu a?”
20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ya mere a sịrị m ha, “Okwu nke Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere m,
21 Speak to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left shall fall by the sword.
Gwa ụlọ Izrel, ‘Ihe ndị a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu: Ana m aga ime ka ebe nsọ m ghara ị dị nsọ, bụ ebe e wusiri ike nke unu ji na-anya isi, ihe na-amasị anya unu, nke ihe banyere ya na-atọ obi unu ụtọ. Ụmụ unu ndị ikom na ndị inyom, ndị unu hapụrụ ga-ada site na mma agha.
22 And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Mgbe ahụ, unu ga-eme dịka m mere. Unu agaghị ekpuchi egbugbere ọnụ unu, maọbụ rie nri ndị na-eru ụjụ kwesiri iri.
23 And your tires shall be on your heads, and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
Ihe ikechi isi unu ga-adịgide nʼisi unu, akpụkpọụkwụ unu ga-adịkwa nʼụkwụ unu. Unu agaghị akwa akwa maọbụ tie aka nʼobi, kama unu ga-ata ahụ nʼihi mmehie unu, sụkwaa ude nʼetiti onwe unu.
24 Thus Ezekiel is to you a sign: according to all that he has done shall you do: and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Izikiel ga-abụrụ unu ihe ịmaatụ. Unu ga-emekwa dịka o mere mgbe ihe ndị a mezuru. Unu ga-amata nʼezie na mụ onwe m bụ Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị.’
25 Also, you son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
“Ma gị, nwa nke mmadụ, nʼụbọchị ahụ m napụrụ ha ebe ha siri ike, nke bụ ọṅụ ha na ebube ha, na ihe anya ha na-achọsi ike; na ihe na-atọ obi ha ụtọ, na ụmụ ha ndị ikom na ụmụ ha ndị inyom,
26 That he that escapes in that day shall come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears?
nʼụbọchị ahụ, ọ bụ onye na-agba ọsọ ndụ ga-agbakwute gị ịkọrọ gị ihe mere.
27 In that day shall your mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and you shall speak, and be no more dumb: and you shall be a sign to them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Nʼoge ahụ, ị ga-asaghe ọnụ gị. Gị na onye ahụ na-agba ọsọ ndụ ga-ekwurịta okwu. Ị gaghị anọkwa juu ọzọ. Nʼihi ya, ị ga-aghọrọ ha ihe ịrịbama. Ha ga-amatakwa na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị.”
