Jeremiah 5
1 RUN ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
“Jegharịa nʼokporoụzọ niile dị na Jerusalem, legharịa anya, ma mara, chọkwanụ gburugburu nʼama ya niile. Ma unu ọ ga-achọpụta otu onye, bụ onye na-eme ihe ziri ezi, na onye na-achọ eziokwu. M ga-agbagharakwa obodo a
2 And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
Ọ bụ ezie, na ha na-asị, ‘Dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ,’ ma ha ka na-aṅụ iyi nʼokwu ụgha.”
3 O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Onyenwe anyị, anya gị abụọ ọ bụghị eziokwu ka ọ na-achọ? Ị tiela ha ihe, ma o metụghị ha nʼahụ. I gwepịara ha, ma ha ekweghị a nabata ịdọ aka na ntị. Ha emeela ka ihu ha sie ike karịa nkume, ha ajụla ịchịgharị.
4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
Mgbe ahụ, a sịrị, “Ndị a bụ naanị ndị ogbenye na ndị na-enweghị uche, ha amaghị ihe ọbụla gbasara ụzọ Onyenwe anyị, na iwu nke Chineke ha.
5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Aga m ejekwuru ndị ndu, gwa ha okwu sị, nʼezie ha maara ihe gbasara ụzọ Onyenwe anyị, marakwa iwu niile nke Chineke ha.” Ma ha onwe ha nʼotu obi agbajiela ịyagba ahụ, tijiekwa agbụ niile.
6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Ya mere, aga m eme ka ọdụm si nʼoke ọhịa bịa lụso ha ọgụ; nkịta ọhịa bi nʼọzara ga-ebibi ha. Otu a kwa, agụ ga-abịa makpuru nso nso obodo ha ịdọkasị onye ọbụla si nʼime obodo ahụ na-apụta. Ihe ndị a ga-emezu nʼihi na nnupu isi ha adịla ukwuu, na nʼihi na ndaghachi azụ ha site na iso ụzọ m adịla ukwuu.
7 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
“Nʼihi gịnị ka m ga-eji gbaghara unu? Lee na ụmụ unu ahapụla m, na-agbaso, ma na-eji chi ndị na-abụghị chi na-aṅụ iyi. Ọ bụ m gbooro ha mkpa ha, ma ha nọgidere na-akwa iko. Ha jikwa ụlọ ndị akwụna mere ebe ha na-ezukọ.
8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
Ha rijuru afọ, gbaa abụba dị ka oke ịnyịnya. Onye ọbụla nʼime ha kwa na-esigharị imi na-akpọku nwunye na-abụghị nke ya.
9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Ma Onyenwe anyị na-ajụ ajụjụ sị, m ga-ahapụ ịta ha ahụhụ nʼihi ihe ndị a niile? M ga-ahapụ ịbọtara mkpụrụobi m ọbọ megide mba dị otu a?”
10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.
“Baanụ nʼime ubi vaịnị ha a gbara ogige kposaa ihe dị nʼime ya, ma unu emebila ya kpamkpam. Gbajisienụ alaka ya nʼihi na o nweghị oge ndị a ji bụrụ ndị nke Onyenwe anyị.
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.
Onyenwe anyị ekwuola ya sị, Lee, ụlọ Izrel na ụlọ Juda egosila na ha abụghị ndị e kwesiri ịtụkwasị obi.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
12 They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Ha ekwuola okwu ụgha megide Onyenwe anyị. E, ha ekwuola sị, “O nweghị ihe Ọ ga-eme! Ihe ọjọọ ọbụla agaghị adakwasị anyị; mbibi nke ụnwụ na mma agha na-eweta agaghị erute anyị nso.
13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Ndị amụma ndị a niile dịka ikuku, nke okwu nwere isi na-adịghị nʼime ha. Ya mere, ka ihe ahụ niile ha buru nʼamụma bịakwasị ha.”
14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Nʼihi ihe ndị a niile, ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, “Nʼihi na okwu ndị a esitela nʼọnụ ndị a pụta, aga m eme ka okwu m, nke si gị nʼọnụ na-apụta, ghọọ ọkụ. Aga m emekwa ka ndị a ghọọ nkụ ọkụ ahụ ga-erepịa.
15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Unu bụ ndị Izrel,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, “Aga m eme ka otu mba si nʼebe dị anya bịa megide unu. Ọ bụ mba na-adị site na mgbe ochie, mba dị ike, nke unu na-adịghị anụ asụsụ ha, ndị unu na-adịghị aghọta okwu ha.
16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
Akpa àkụ ha dịka ili ghere oghe; ha niile bụkwa ndị dike nʼagha.
17 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Ha ga-eripịa ihe niile unu wetara nʼubi, ya na nri niile unu nwere. Ha ga-ebibi ụmụ unu ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị. Ha ga-ebibi igwe ewu na atụrụ unu, na igwe ehi unu. Ha ga-ebibikwa osisi vaịnị na osisi fiig unu. Ọ bụ mma agha ha ka ha ga-eji bibie obodo unu niile e wusiri ike, bụ obodo ndị ahụ niile unu na-atụkwasị uche.
18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.
“Ma ọ bụladị na nʼụbọchị ndị ahụ,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, “Agaghị m ebibicha unu kpamkpam.
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Ọ ga-erukwa, mgbe ndị mmadụ ga-ajụ ajụjụ sị, ‘Gịnị mere Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị ji mee anyị ihe dị otu a?’ Unu ga-agwa ha sị, ‘Dịka unu si gbakụta ya azụ malite ife chi ndị mba ọzọ nʼala nke aka unu, otu a ka unu ga-esi kpọọ isiala nye ndị mba ọzọ nʼala na-abụghị nke unu.’
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
“Kwupụta ihe a ka ụlọ Jekọb nụrụ ya, kwusaa ya na Juda.
21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Nụrụnụ ihe ndị a, unu ndị nzuzu na ndị na-enweghị uche, unu ndị nwere anya nke na-adịghị ahụ ụzọ, na unu ndị nwere ntị nke na-adịghị anụ ihe.
22 Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, na-ajụ sị, o kwesighị ka unu tụọ m egwu?” “O kwesighị ka unu maa jijiji nʼihu m? Emeela m ka uzuzu bụrụ oke osimiri nwere. Ọ bụkwa ụkpụrụ ebighị ebi nke ọ na-enweghị ike ịgafe. Ebili mmiri nwere ike magharịa, ma nke a apụghị ime ka osimiri si nʼọnọdụ ya wezuga onwe ya. Osimiri nwere ike bigbọọ, ma ọ pụghị ịgafe oke ahụ.
23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
Ma ndị a nwere obi nke na-enupu isi, na obi nke na-adịghị ekwe ekwe. Ha atụgharịala wezuga onwe ha.
24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Ha adịghị asị onwe ha, ‘Ka anyị tụọ egwu Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị, onye na-enye anyị mmiri ozuzo nʼoge ya, ọ bụkwa ya na-eme ka anyị na-ewebata ihe ubi anyị nʼoge ya.’
25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
Ajọ omume unu emeela ka ihe ndị a hapụ irute unu aka. Mmehie unu anapụla unu ihe ọma gaara abụ nke unu.
26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
“E nwere ndị ajọ mmadụ nʼetiti ndị m, ndị na-edo onwe ha dịka ndị mmadụ na-esiri nnụnụ ọnya, dịka ndị na-esi ọnya ka ha nwude mmadụ.
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Dịka nkata a kpara nke nnụnụ jupụtara nʼime ya, ụlọ ndị dị otu a jupụtara nʼaghụghọ. Nʼihi nke a, ha ghọrọ ndị ọgaranya na ndị dị ike,
28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
ha amaala abụba, anụ ahụ ha na-akwọkwa mụrụmụrụ. Ajọ ọrụ ha enweghị nsọtụ; ha adịghị achọkwa ikpe ziri ezi. Ha adịghị ekwuchite ọnụ onye na-enweghị nna; ha adịghị ekwuchitekwa ọnụ ndị ogbenye ime ka ha nweta ihe ruuru ha.
29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
M ga-ahapụ ịta ha ahụhụ nʼihi ihe ndị a niile?” ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, na-ajụ. “M ga-ahapụ ịbọrọ onwe m ọbọ megide mba dị otu a?
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
“Ihe ọjọọ nke jọbigara njọ oke emeela nʼala a.
31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Lee, ndị amụma na-ebu naanị amụma ụgha, ndị nchụaja na-achịkwa ndị m site nʼọchịchị nke nʼaka ike, ma lee, ndị m hụrụ ndụ dị otu a nʼanya. Gịnịkwa ka unu ga-eme nʼoge ikpeazụ.”
