Ezekiel 22
1 MOREOVER the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, nĩũkũrĩtuĩra ciira? Nĩũgũtuĩra ciira itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩitithagia thakame? Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩonie maũndũ marĩa mothe rĩĩkaga marĩ magigi,
3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
ũrĩĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Wee itũũra inene rĩrĩa rĩĩrehithagĩria mũtino nĩ ũndũ wa gũitithia thakame kũu thĩinĩ warĩo, na rĩgethaahia nĩ ũndũ wa gũthondeka mĩhianano,
4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
nĩũhĩtĩtie nĩ ũndũ wa thakame ĩrĩa ũitĩte, na nĩũthaahĩtio nĩ mĩhianano ĩrĩa ũthondekete. Nĩũtũmĩte matukũ maku makinye mũthia, o naguo mũthia wa mĩaka yaku nĩmũkinyu. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngatũma ũtuĩke kĩndũ kĩmeneku harĩ ndũrĩrĩ, na kĩndũ gĩa gũthekererwo nĩ mabũrũri macio mothe.
5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
Andũ arĩa marĩ gũkuhĩ na arĩa marĩ kũraya nĩmagakũnyũrũragia, wee itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene ũrĩ ngumo njũru, na ũkaiyũra ngũĩ.
6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
“‘Ta rora ũrĩa o ũmwe wa athamaki a Isiraeli arĩa marĩ thĩinĩ waku ahũthagĩra hinya wake ũũru agĩitithia thakame.
7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
Nĩmagithĩtie ithe wa ciana o na nyina gĩtĩĩo marĩ kũu thĩinĩ waku; na marĩ thĩinĩ waku nĩmahinyĩrĩirie ageni na makanyariira mwana ũrĩa ũkuĩrĩirwo nĩ ithe, o na mũtumia wa ndigwa.
8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
Wee-rĩ, nĩũnyararĩte indo ciakwa iria nyamũre, o na ũgathaahia Thabatũ ciakwa.
9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
Kũu thĩinĩ waku nĩ kũrĩ andũ maiganagĩrĩra igenyo, na mendete ũiti wa thakame; na thĩinĩ waku nĩ kũrĩ andũ marĩĩaga irio mahooero ma irĩma-igũrũ, na mageeka ciĩko cia ũũra-thoni.
10 In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
Nĩ kũrĩ andũ thĩinĩ waku mataheaga ũrĩrĩ wa maithe mao gĩtĩĩo; na thĩinĩ waku nĩ kũrĩ andũ mathũkagia atumia nĩ ũndũ wa gũthiĩ nao mahinda-inĩ mao ma mweri, ihinda-inĩ rĩrĩa marĩ na thaahu.
11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
Kũu thĩinĩ waku nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ wĩkaga maũndũ marĩ magigi na mũtumia wa mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ, nake ũngĩ ndangĩconoka agĩthũkia mũtumia wa mũriũ, ũngĩ nake agathũkagia mwarĩ wa nyina, o ũcio mwarĩ wa ithe.
12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
Andũ maamũkagĩra mahaki marĩ thĩinĩ waku nĩguo maite thakame; wee ũrĩ mũrĩa-ngʼũũrũ, na nĩwamũkagĩra uumithio mũkĩru, na ũkoona uumithio ũtarĩ kĩhooto kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa angĩ na njĩra ya ũhahanyi. Wee nĩũriganĩirwo nĩ niĩ, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
13 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
“‘Ti-itherũ nĩngahũũra hĩ nĩ ũndũ wa uumithio ũcio wonete ũtarĩ wa kĩhooto, na nĩ ũndũ wa thakame ĩrĩa ũitithĩtie kũu thĩinĩ waku.
14 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.
Mũthenya ũrĩa ngaakũherithia-rĩ ũmĩrĩru waku nĩũgetiiria, kana moko maku magĩe na hinya? Niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ njarĩtie ũhoro ũcio, na nĩ niĩ ngaawĩka.
15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
Nĩngakũharaganĩria ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ, na ngũhurunjĩre mabũrũri-inĩ; na nĩngakinyia thaahu waku mũthia.
16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa wee ũgaakorwo ũthaahĩte maitho-inĩ ma ndũrĩrĩ, nĩũkamenya atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.’”
17 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Ningĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
18 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, harĩ niĩ-rĩ, andũ a nyũmba ĩno ya Isiraeli matuĩkĩte o ta gĩko kĩrĩa gĩtigaraga rĩrĩa cuuma ĩratherio na mwaki wa ũturi; acio othe matuĩkĩte o ta gĩcango, na ibati, na kĩgera, o na ngocorai marĩ mwaki-inĩ wa ũturi. O no ta gĩko kĩrĩa gĩtigaraga rĩrĩa betha ĩratherio na mwaki wa ũturi.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: ‘Tondũ inyuothe nĩmũtuĩkĩte gĩko kĩrĩa gĩtigaraga rĩrĩa cuuma ĩratherio na mwaki wa ũturi, nĩngamũcookanĩrĩria kũu Jerusalemu.
20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
O ta ũrĩa andũ macookanagĩrĩria betha, na gĩcango, na kĩgera, na ngocorai, o na ibati icua-inĩ rĩa mwaki nĩguo itwekio na mwaki mũhiũ-rĩ, ũguo nĩguo o na niĩ ngaamũcookanĩrĩria ndĩ na marakara na mangʼũrĩ, na ndĩmũikie kũu thĩinĩ wa itũũra inene ndĩmũtwekerie kuo.
21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
Nĩngamũcookanĩrĩria na ndĩmũhurutĩre na mangʼũrĩ makwa mahiũ, na inyuĩ nĩmũgatwekerio o kũu thĩinĩ warĩo.
22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you.
O ta ũrĩa betha ĩtwekagĩrio icua-inĩ rĩa mwaki, ũguo noguo o na inyuĩ mũgaatwekerio kũu thĩinĩ warĩo, na inyuĩ nĩmũkamenya atĩ niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ ndĩmũitĩrĩirie mangʼũrĩ makwa.’”
23 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
O rĩngĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, ĩra bũrũri ũcio atĩrĩ, ‘Wee-rĩ, ũrĩ bũrũri ũkoretwo wagĩte mbura kana rũthuthuũ, mũthenya ũrĩa wa mangʼũrĩ.’
25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
Nĩ kũrĩ na ndundu ya gũũkanĩrĩra ya anene akuo marĩ thĩinĩ waguo, nao matariĩ ta mũrũũthi ũkũrarama ũgĩtambuura kĩrĩa ũnyiitĩte; marĩĩaga andũ, na magakuua mĩthithũ na indo cia goro, na magatũma kũgĩe na atumia aingĩ a ndigwa thĩinĩ waguo.
26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Athĩnjĩri-Ngai akuo mahũthagĩra hinya makiuna watho wakwa, na magathaahia indo ciakwa iria nyamũre; matikũũranaga indo iria nyamũre na iria itarĩ nyamũre; marutanaga atĩ gũtirĩ ngũũrani ya indo irĩ thaahu na iria itarĩ thaahu; na mahingaga maitho matikamenyerere Thabatũ ciakwa, nĩguo ngarumagwo gatagatĩ-inĩ kao.
27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Anene akuo arĩa marĩ kuo matariĩ ta njũũi igĩtambuura kĩrĩa inyiitĩte; maitaga thakame na makooraga andũ, nĩguo megwatĩre uumithio ũrĩa ũtagĩrĩire.
28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken.
Anabii akuo mamahakagĩra ciĩko icio coka mwerũ, na njĩra ya kũmoonera cioneki cia maheeni, na ũragũri wa maheeni. Moigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ’, o rĩrĩa Jehova atarĩ ũndũ oigĩte.
29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Andũ a bũrũri ũcio mahũthagĩra ũhahanyi na ũtunyani; mahinyagĩrĩria athĩĩni na abatari, na makanyariira andũ a kũngĩ, makamaagithia kĩhooto.
30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
“Ndaacaririe mũndũ thĩinĩ wao ũngĩaka rũthingo na arũgame mbere yakwa mwanya-inĩ, agitĩre bũrũri ũcio, nĩguo ndikaũniine o kũũniina, no ndiigana kuona o na ũmwe.
31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngamaitĩrĩria mangʼũrĩ makwa, na ndĩmaniine na marakara makwa mahiũ, na ndĩmacookererie maũndũ marĩa mothe mekĩte, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.”
