< Jezekiel 27 >

1 And the word of the Lord came to me saying,
Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
2 And you, son of man, take up a lamentation against Sor;
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, cakaya nĩ ũndũ wa Turo.
3 and you shall say to Sor that dwells at the entrance of the sea, to the mart of the nations coming from many islands, Thus says the Lord to Sor; You have said, I have clothed myself with my beauty.
Ĩra Turo, itũũra rĩu rĩrĩ itoonyero-inĩ rĩa iria, rĩu rĩonjoranagia na andũ a ndwere-inĩ nyingĩ cia iria atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: “‘Uugaga atĩrĩ, wee Turo, “Niĩ thakarĩte ngarĩkia.”
4 In the heart of the sea your sons have put beauty upon you for Beelim.
Wathani waku warĩ o kũu iria gatagatĩ; aaki aku nĩo maatũmire ũthaka waku ũkinyanĩre.
5 Cedar in Senir was employed for you in building: boards of cypress timber were taken out of Libanus, and wood to make you masts of fir.
Maagũthondekeire mbaũ ciaku ciothe na mĩkarakaba kuuma Seniru; nĩmooire mĩtarakwa ya kuuma Lebanoni nĩguo magũthondekere mũtĩ wa kĩbebero.
6 They made your oars [of wood] out of the land of Basan; your sacred utensils they made of ivory, your shady houses of wood from the isles of Chetiim.
Nayo mĩtĩ ya gũtwarithia marikabu makĩmĩthondeka na mĩgandi kuuma Bashani; nacio mbaũ cia mĩthithinda cioimĩte ndwere-inĩ cia iria rĩa Kitimu, magĩgwakĩra nacio marikabu thĩinĩ, igemetio na mĩguongo.
7 Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt supplied the couch, to put honor upon you, and to clothe you with blue and purple from the isles of Elisai; and they became your coverings.
Taama mwega wa gatani ũrĩa mũgemie wa kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri nĩguo warĩ gĩtama gĩaku gĩa gũtwara marikabu, na noguo warĩ bendera yaku; ciandarũa ciaku cia kũhumbĩra igũrũ na cio ciarĩ cia rangi wa bururu na wa ndathi, kuuma ndwere-inĩ cia iria mwena wa Elisha.
8 And your princes were the dwellers in Sidon, and the Aradians were your rowers: your wise men, O Sor, who were in you, these were your pilots.
Andũ a Sidoni na Arivadi nĩo maatwarithagia marikabu ciaku; nao andũ aku arĩa oogĩ, wee Turo, nĩo maarutaga wĩra marikabu-inĩ.
9 The elders of the Biblians, and their wise men, who were in you, these helped your counsel: and all the ships of the sea and their rowers traded for you to the utmost west.
Mabundi arĩa akũrũ a Gebali nĩo maarutaga wĩra wa gũthinga mĩanya kũu marikabu-inĩ. Marikabu ciothe cia iria-inĩ na atwarithia a cio mookĩte kũu nĩguo mũthogorane nao indo ciaku.
10 Persians and Lydians and Libyans were in your army: your warriors hung in you shields and helmets; these gave [you] your glory.
“‘Andũ a Perisia, na Ludu, na Putu nĩo maatungataga marĩ thigari mbũtũ-inĩ ciaku cia ita. Maacuuragia ngo na ngũbia ciao cia kĩgera thingo-inĩ ciaku, igakũrehagĩra riiri.
11 The sons of the Aradians and your army were upon the walls; there were guards in your towers: they hung their quivers on your battlements round about; these completed your beauty.
Andũ a Arivadi na Heleki nĩo maarangagĩra thingo ciaku mĩena yothe; nao andũ a Gamadi nĩo maakoragwo marĩ mĩthiringo-inĩ yaku ĩrĩa mĩraihu na igũrũ. Maacuuragia ngo ciao gũthiũrũrũkĩria thingo ciaku; magĩtũma ũthaka waku ũkinyanĩre.
12 The Carthaginians were your merchants because of the abundance of all your strength; they furnished your market with silver, and gold, and iron, and tin, and lead.
“‘Andũ a Tarishishi nĩmarutithanirie wĩra wa wonjoria nawe nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa warĩ na ũtonga mũnene wa indo; nĩmakũũranagia indo ciaku cia wonjoria na betha, na kĩgera, na mabati, na ngocorai.
13 Greece, both the whole [world], and the adjacent coasts, these traded with you in the persons of men, and they gave [as] your merchandise vessels of brass.
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Javani, na Tubali, na Mesheki nĩmoonjorithanagia nawe; maakũũranagia indo ciaku na ngombo, na indo ciao cia gĩcango.
14 Out of the house of Thogarma horses and horsemen furnished the market.
“‘Andũ a Bethi-Togarima nĩmakũũranagia indo ciaku cia wonjoria na mbarathi cia wĩra, na mbarathi cia ita, o na nyũmbũ ciao.
15 The sons of the Rhodians were your merchants; from the islands they multiplied your merchandise, [even] elephants' teeth: and to them that came in you did return your prices,
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Dedani nĩmoonjorithanagia nawe, na mabũrũri maingĩ ma ndwere-inĩ cia iria maarĩ agũri a indo ciaku; maakũrĩhaga na mĩguongo na mĩbĩngũ.
16 [even] men [as] your merchandise, from the multitude of your trading [population], myrrh and embroidered works from Tharsis: Ramoth also and Chorchor furnished your market.
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Suriata nĩmarutithanirie wĩra wa wonjoria nawe tondũ wa indo ciaku kũingĩha; nĩmakũũranirie indo ciaku cia wonjoria na tũhiga twa thumarati, na mataama ma rangi wa ndathi, na nguo iria ngʼemie, na gatani ĩrĩa njega, na maricani, o na tũhiga twa goro tũrĩa tũtune.
17 Juda and the children of Israel, these were your merchants; in the sale of corn and ointments and cassia: and they gave the best honey, and oil, and resin, to your trading [population].
“‘Juda na Isiraeli nĩmoonjorithanagia nawe; magĩkũũrania indo ciaku cia wonjoria na ngano ya kuuma Minithu, na theremende, na ũũkĩ, na maguta, na ũbani.
18 [The people of] Damascus were your merchants by reason of the abundance of all your power; wine out of Chelbon, and wool from Miletus; and they brought wine into your market.
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Dameski, tondũ wa indo ciaku nyingĩ na ũtonga waku mũnene wa indo, nĩmarutithanirie wĩra wa kwonjorithia nawe wa wendia wa ndibei ya kuuma Helibona, na guoya wa ngʼondu wa kuuma Zaharu.
19 Out of Asel [came] wrought iron, and there is the sound of wheels among your trading [population].
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Avedani, na Ajavani moimĩte Uzali nĩmagũraga indo ciaku cia wonjoria; nĩmakũũranagia indo ciaku cia wonjoria na igera iria ndure, na mahuti marĩa manungi wega, o na mũtarathini.
20 [The people of] Daedan were your merchants, with choice cattle for chariots.
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Dedani nĩo mwonjorithanagia nao matandĩko ma mbarathi.
21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, these were your traders with you, [bringing] camels, and lambs, and rams, in which they trade with you.
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Arabia na anene othe a Kedari maarĩ agũri a indo ciaku; nĩmarutithanirie wĩra wa wonjoria nawe wa tũgondu, na ndũrũme, na mbũri.
22 The merchants of Sabba and Ramma, these were your merchants, with choice spices, and precious stones: and they brought gold to your market.
“‘Nao onjoria a kuuma Sheba na Rama nĩmoonjorithanagia nawe; nĩ ũndũ indo ciaku cia wonjoria maacikũũranagia na indo iria njega mũno cia mĩthemba yothe ya mahuti manungi wega, na tũhiga twa goro, na thahabu.
23 Charra, and Chanaa, these were your merchants: Assur, and Charman, were your merchants:
“‘Ningĩ andũ a Harani, na Kane, na Edeni, marĩ hamwe na onjoria a Sheba, na Ashuri, na Kilimadi nĩmoonjorithanagia nawe.
24 bringing [for] merchandise blue, and choice stores bound with cords, and cypress wood.
Kũu ndũnyũ-inĩ yaku-rĩ, nĩmoonjorithanagia nawe nguo iria thaka, na itambaya cia bururu, na nguo iria ngʼemie, na mĩgeka ya marangi maingĩ ĩtumĩtwo na ndigi njogothe ikundĩkĩtwo ikanyiitio.
25 Ships were your merchants, in abundance, with your trading [population]: and you were filled and very heavily loaded in the heart of the sea.
“‘Marikabu cia Tarishishi nĩcio igũkuuagĩra indo ciaku cia wonjoria. Ũiyũrĩrĩirio mĩrigo mĩritũ o kũu iria gatagatĩ.
26 Your rowers have brought you into great waters: the south wind has broken you in the heart of the sea.
Andũ aku arĩa matwarithagia marikabu magũtwaraga maria-inĩ gatagatĩ. No rĩrĩ, rũhuho rwa mwena wa irathĩro nĩrũgakuunanga ũtuĩkange icunjĩ ũrĩ kũu iria gatagatĩ.
27 Your forces, and your gain, and that of your traders, and your rowers, and your pilots, and your counselors, and they that traffic with you, and all your warriors that are in you: and all your company in the midst of you shall perish in the heart of the sea, in the day of your fall.
Ũtonga waku, na indo ciaku cia wonjoria, na cia wendia, na thigari ciaku cia iria-inĩ, na arĩa marutaga wĩra marikabu-inĩ, na arĩa marutaga wĩra wa gũthinga, na onjorithia aku, na thigari ciaku ciothe, na mũndũ ũngĩ o wothe ũrĩ marikabu-inĩ, nĩmagatoonyerera iria gatagatĩ mũthenya ũrĩa marikabu yaku ĩkoinĩkanga.
28 At the cry of your voice your pilots shall be greatly terrified.
Mabũrũri marĩa mariganĩtie na iria nĩmagathingitha hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aruti wĩra aku a marikabu-inĩ magaakaya.
29 And all the rowers and the mariners shall come down from the ships, and the pilots of the sea shall stand on the land.
Arĩa othe mahutanagia na mĩiko ya gũtwarithia marikabu nĩmagatiganĩria marikabu ciao; thigari cia iria-inĩ na arĩa othe marutaga wĩra marikabu-inĩ makaarũgama hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria.
30 And they shall wail over you with their voice, and cry bitterly, and put earth on their heads, and spread ashes under them.
Makaanĩrĩra, makũrĩrĩre marĩ na ruo; makeitĩrĩria rũkũngũ mĩtwe, na megaragarie mũhu-inĩ.
Makenja mĩtwe yao nĩ ũndũ waku, na mehumbe nguo cia makũnia. Nĩmagakũrĩrĩra marĩ na ruo rwa ngoro, na macakae nĩ kĩeha.
32 And their sons shall take up a [lament] for you, even a lamentation for Sor, [saying],
Na hĩndĩ ĩyo maragirĩka magĩgũcakayagĩra-rĩ, nĩmakambĩrĩria macakaya magũkoniĩ, makiugaga atĩrĩ: “Nũũ ũrĩ wakirio ta Turo, athiũrũrũkĩirio nĩ iria?”
33 How large a reward have you gained from the sea? you have filled nations out of your abundance; and out of your mixed merchandise you have enriched all the kings of the earth.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa indo ciaku cia wonjoria ciatwaragwo iria-inĩ-rĩ, nĩwaiganithirie mabataro ma ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ; nĩ ũndũ wa ũtonga waku mũnene, na ũingĩ wa indo ciaku cia wonjoria, ũgĩtongia athamaki a thĩ.
34 Now are you broken in the sea, your traders are in the deep water, and all your company in the midst of you: all your rowers have fallen.
Rĩu nĩwanangĩtwo nĩ iria o kũu maaĩ-inĩ marĩa mariku; nĩũtoonyereire hamwe na indo ciaku cia wonjoria, o na arĩa othe mũtwaranaga nao.
35 All the dwellers in the islands have mourned over you, and their kings have been utterly amazed, and their countenance has wept.
Arĩa othe matũũraga mabũrũri-inĩ marĩa marĩ ndwere-inĩ cia iria nĩmamakĩte nĩ ũndũ waku; athamaki ao mainainaga nĩ kũmaka, na magathita ithiithi nĩ guoya.
36 Merchants from the nations have hissed at you; you are utterly destroyed, and shall not be any more for ever.
Nao onjoria marĩ gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ nĩmarakũnyũrũria; nĩũkinyĩte mũthia wa kũguoyohithania, nawe ndũgacooka kuonwo rĩngĩ.’”

< Jezekiel 27 >