Jeremiah 21
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashchur the son of Malkiyah, and Zephanyah the son of Ma'asseyah the priest, saying,
Ndị a bụ okwu Onyenwe anyị, nke ruru Jeremaya ntị mgbe eze Zedekaya zigara Pashua nwa Malkija, na onye nchụaja bụ Zefanaya nwa Maaseia,
2 Inquire, I pray thee, in our behalf of the Lord; for Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon maketh war against us; peradventure the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous deeds, so that he may withdraw from us.
sị, “Jụtara anyị ase site nʼaka Onyenwe anyị, nʼihi na Nebukadneza eze Babilọn na-ebuso anyị agha. Eleghị anya Onyenwe anyị ga-emere anyị ihe ịtụnanya dịka oge gara aga, nke ga-eme ka o si nʼebe anyị nọ wezuga onwe ya.”
3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
Ma Jeremaya zara sị ha, “Gwanụ Zedekaya sị ya,
4 Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, who besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
‘Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel kwuru: Lee ejikerela m ugbu a ichigharị ihe agha niile dị unu nʼaka, nke unu ji na-ebuso eze Babilọn na ndị Kaldịa gbara obodo unu gburugburu agha, e, ejikerela m ichigharị ha megide unu. Aga m akpọbata ha nʼime obodo a.
5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, and in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
Mụ onwe m ga-eji aka e setịpụrụ nke ọma, na aka dị ike, nke iwe na ọnụma dị ukwuu, buo agha megide unu.
6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: of a great pestilence shall they die.
Aga m etida ndị niile bi nʼobodo a, ma mmadụ ma anụ ọhịa. Ha ga-anwụkwa site nʼoke ihe otiti, nke m ga-eme ka ọ bịakwasị ha.
7 And afterward, saith the Lord, will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and those that are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he will not spare them, nor have pity, nor have mercy.
Mgbe nke a mesịrị, Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, aga m ewere Zedekaya eze Juda, na ndịisi ọchịchị ya, na ndị niile bi nʼobodo a, ndị mma agha na ụnwụ na ihe otiti ndị a na-egbughị, nyefee ha nʼaka Nebukadneza eze Babilọn, na nʼaka ndị iro ha, ndị na-achọsi ndụ ha ike. Ọ ga-eji mma agha gbuo ha. Ọ gaghị emere ha ebere, ọ gaghị egosikwa ha ọmịiko.’
8 And unto this people shalt thou say, Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
“Tinyere nke a, gwanụ ndị mmadụ niile, ‘na ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru: Lee, ana m eche nʼihu unu ụzọ abụọ, ụzọ na-eduba na ndụ, na ụzọ na-eduba nʼọnwụ.
9 He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, or by the famine, or by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and runneth away to the Chaldeans that besiege you, shall remain alive, and his life shall be unto him as a booty.
Onye ọbụla nʼime unu nọgidere nʼobodo a ka mma agha, maọbụ ụnwụ, maọbụ ihe otiti ga-egbu. Ma onye ọbụla nʼime unu pụkwuru ndị Kaldịa gbara obodo unu gburugburu, were onwe ya nyefee ha nʼaka, ga-adị ndụ; ọ ga-echebekwa ndụ ya.
10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: into the hand of the king of Babylon shall it be given up, and he will burn it with fire.
Ekpebiela m imesi obodo a ike; o nweghị ihe ọma ọbụla ga-esi nʼaka m rute ha, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri. A ga-enyefe obodo a nʼaka eze Babilọn, onye ga-eji ọkụ laa ya nʼiyi.’
11 And to the house of the king of Judah [say], Hear ye the word of the Lord:
“Karịchasịa, gwa ndị ezinaụlọ eze Juda sị, ‘Nụrụnụ okwu Onyenwe anyị.
12 O house of David, thus hath said the Lord, Exercise justice on [every] morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor; lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Unu ụlọ Devid, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “‘Kpeenụ ikpe ziri ezi kwa ụtụtụ niile; napụtanụ ndị a na-emegbu emegbu site nʼaka ndị na-emegbu ha. Napụtakwanụ ndị a na-apụnara ihe ha nwere site nʼaka ndị na-apụnara ha ihe ndị a. Ọ bụrụ na unu emeghị otu a, iwe m ga-abịakwasị unu, dịka ọkụ nʼihi ajọ omume unu, ọ dịkwaghị onye pụrụ ime ka ọ kwụsị.
13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitress of the valley, [about] the rock of the plain, saith the Lord; who say, Who shall descend down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
Edoola m onwe m megide gị, Jerusalem, gị onye bi nʼebe dị elu karịa ndagwurugwu a, onye bi nʼebe dị elu nke dị larịị, Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri. Gị onye na-asị “Onye pụrụ ibuso anyị agha? Onye kwa pụrụ ịbata nʼebe anyị e wusiri ike?”
14 But I will inflict punishment on you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall devour all its environs.
Aga m enye gị ahụhụ nke ruuru gị nʼihi ajọ omume gị, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri. Aga m amụnye ọkụ nʼoke ọhịa gị niile, nke ga-erechapụ ihe niile dị gị gburugburu.’”
