Jeremiah 42
1 Then came near all the captains of the armies, and Jochanan the son of Kareach, and Yezanyah the son of Hosha'yah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo anene othe a mbũtũ cia ita, hamwe na Johanani mũrũ wa Karea, na Jezania mũrũ wa Hoshaia, na andũ othe kuuma ũrĩa mũnini nginya ũrĩa mũnene, magĩthiĩ harĩ
2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our humble supplication be accepted before thee, and pray in our behalf unto the Lord thy God, in behalf of all this remnant; [for we are left but a few of many, as thy own eyes do see us: ]
Jeremia ũcio mũnabii, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Twagũthaitha ĩtĩkĩra kũigua gũthaithana gwitũ, ũhooe Jehova Ngai waku nĩ ũndũ wa matigari maya mothe. Nĩgũkorwo o ta ũrĩa ũroona, o na gũtuĩka rĩmwe twarĩ aingĩ, rĩu tũtigaire o andũ anini.
3 That the Lord thy God may tell us the way whereon we should walk, and the thing that we should do.
Tũhooere harĩ Jehova Ngai waku nĩguo atwĩre kũrĩa twagĩrĩirwo nĩgũthiĩ, na ũndũ ũrĩa twagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka.”
4 Then said Jeremiah the prophet unto them, I have heard you: behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord will answer you, I will tell unto you; I will withhold not a word from you.
Jeremia ũcio mũnabii akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩndamũigua, na no nginya ndĩmũhooere harĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu o ta ũguo mũnjũũrĩtie njĩke; nĩngamwĩra ũrĩa wothe Jehova ekuuga, na ndirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe ngaaga kũmwĩra.”
5 But they said to Jeremiah, May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not act entirely according to all the word with which the Lord thy God may send thee to us:
Hĩndĩ ĩyo makĩĩra Jeremia atĩrĩ, “Jehova arotuĩka mũira wa ma na mwĩhokeku wa gũtũũkĩrĩra, tũngĩkaaga gwĩka kũringana na ũrĩa wothe Jehova Ngai waku agaagũtũma ũtwĩre.
6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will hearken to the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; in order that it may be well with us, when we hearken to the voice of the Lord our God.
Ũndũ ũrĩa ũgũtwĩra, ũrĩ mwega kana ũrĩ mũũru, nĩtũgwathĩkĩra Jehova Ngai witũ, o ũcio tũragũtũma kũrĩ we, nĩgeetha na ithuĩ tuonage maũndũ mega, nĩ ũndũ nĩtũgwathĩkĩra Jehova Ngai witũ.”
7 And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.
Mĩthenya ikũmi yathira, ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova nĩyakinyĩrĩire Jeremia.
8 Then called he Jochanan the son of Kareach, and all the captains of the armies who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩĩta Johanani mũrũ wa Karea, marĩ na anene othe a mbũtũ cia ita acio maarĩ nake, o na andũ acio angĩ othe kuuma ũrĩa mũnini nginya ũrĩa mũnene, makĩũngana hamwe.
9 And he said unto them, Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your humble supplication before him:
Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli o ũcio mwandekirie kũrĩ we ndĩmũtwarĩre mathaithana manyu, ekuuga:
10 If ye will indeed remain in this land, then will I build you up, and I will not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I have bethought me of the evil that I have done unto you.
‘Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũngĩikara gũkũ bũrũri ũyũ, nĩngatũma mũikare mũgaacĩire, na ndigacooka kũmũhurunja; nĩngamũhaanda na ndigacooka kũmũmunya, tondũ nĩndĩraigua kĩeha nĩ ũndũ wa mwanangĩko ũrĩa ndĩmũreheire.
11 Be ye not afraid because of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid: have no fear of him, saith the Lord; for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you out of his hand.
Tigai gwĩtigĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni, ũcio mwĩtigĩrĩte. Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, mũtikamwĩtigĩre, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ, nĩngamũhonokia ndĩmũrute moko-inĩ make.
12 And I will give unto you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and let you return to your own land.
Nĩngamũiguĩra tha, nĩguo o nake ndũme amũiguĩre tha, amũcookie bũrũri ũyũ wanyu kĩũmbe.’
13 But if ye say, We will not remain in this land, so as not to hearken to the voice of the Lord your God,
“No rĩrĩ, mũngĩkiuga atĩ, ‘Ithuĩ tũtigũikara gũkũ bũrũri ũyũ,’ na nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũremere Jehova Ngai wanyu,
14 Saying, No; but into the land of Egypt will we go, that we may not see war, nor hear the sound of the cornet, and that we may not have hunger for bread; and there will we dwell;
na kana muuge atĩrĩ, ‘Aca, ithuĩ tũgũthiĩ gũtũũra bũrũri wa Misiri, kũrĩa tũtagacooka kuona mbaara, kana kũigua karumbeta, kana ngʼaragu nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga mũgate,’
15 And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye will indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go thither to sojourn there:
Kĩiguei ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova, inyuĩ matigari ma Juda. Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: ‘Mũngĩkorwo nĩmũtuĩte atĩ nĩmũgũthiĩ bũrũri wa Misiri, na inyuĩ mũthiĩ mũgatũũre kuo-rĩ,
16 Then shall the sword, of which ye are afraid, there overtake you in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye are in dread, shall there cleave close unto you in Egypt; and there shall ye die.
hĩndĩ ĩyo rũhiũ rwa njora rũu mwĩtigĩrĩte, nĩrũkamũhĩta kuo, na ngʼaragu ĩyo ĩramũmakia nĩĩkamũrũmĩrĩra nginya bũrũri wa Misiri, na kũu nĩkuo mũgaakuĩra.
17 So shall be all the men that have set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there, —they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and they shall have none that remaineth or escapeth from the evil that I am bringing over them.
Ti-itherũ, arĩa othe matuĩte atĩ nĩmegũthiĩ bũrũri wa Misiri magatũũre kuo, makooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, o na mũthiro; gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao ũgaatigara kana orĩre mwanangĩko ũrĩa ngaamarehithĩria.’
18 For thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, As my anger and my fury were poured forth over the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so shall my fury be poured forth over you, when ye enter into Egypt; and ye shall become an oath, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a disgrace; and ye shall never see this place again.
Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ: ‘O ta ũrĩa marakara na mangʼũrĩ makwa maitĩrĩirio andũ arĩa maatũũraga Jerusalemu-rĩ, ũguo noguo mũgaitĩrĩrio mangʼũrĩ makwa rĩrĩa mũgaathiĩ kũu bũrũri wa Misiri. Mũgaatuĩka ta kĩndũ kĩrume, na mũtuĩke kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi, o na kĩndũ gĩa gũtuĩrwo ciira, na kĩa njono; mũtikoona kũndũ gũkũ rĩngĩ.’
19 The Lord hath spoken concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah, “Ye shall not go into Egypt:” ye must know for certain that I have warned you this day.
“Inyuĩ matigari maya ma Juda, Jehova amwĩrĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtigaathiĩ bũrũri wa Misiri.’ Menyai wega ũndũ ũyũ: Ũmũthĩ ũyũ nĩndamũmenyithia
20 For ye have dissembled in regard to what your intentions are; for ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray in our behalf unto the Lord our God: and in accordance with all that the Lord our God may say, so tell unto us, and we will do it.
atĩ nĩmweĩĩkire ũũru rĩrĩa mwandũmire thiĩ kũrĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu, mũkĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Tũhooere kũrĩ Jehova Ngai witũ; twĩre ũrĩa wothe ekuuga, na ithuĩ nĩtũkũwĩka.’
21 And I have told it to you this day; but ye have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord your God, and this in all with which he hath sent me unto you.
Niĩ nĩndamũcookeria ũhoro ũcio ũmũthĩ, no rĩrĩ, mũtiathĩkĩire Jehova Ngai wanyu harĩ maũndũ macio mothe aandũmĩte ndĩmwĩre.
22 But now know for certain that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩu menyai wega ũũ: Nĩmũkooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, o na mũthiro mũrĩ kũndũ kũu mũrenda gũthiĩ gũtũũra.”
