< Ezekiel 23 >

1 The word of YHWH came again to me, saying,
Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
2 "Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, nĩ kwarĩ na andũ-a-nja eerĩ, airĩtu a nyina ũmwe.
3 and they played the prostitute in Egypt; they played the prostitute in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.
Nĩmatuĩkire ahũũri maraya kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, makĩambĩrĩria ũmaraya kuuma marĩ ethĩ. Marĩ kũu bũrũri-inĩ ũcio nĩmahutagio nyondo, na makahambatwo ithũri cia ũirĩtu wao.
4 Their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.
Ũrĩa mũkũrũ eetagwo Ohola, nake mwarĩ wa nyina eetagwo Oholiba. Maarĩ akwa, nao magĩciara aanake na airĩtu. Ohola nĩwe Samaria, nake Oholiba nĩwe Jerusalemu.
5 "Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
“Ohola nĩahũũraga ũmaraya o na arĩ wakwa; nake nĩeriragĩria endwa ake, na nĩo andũ a Ashuri, o acio maarĩ njamba cia ita
6 who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
mehumbĩte nguo cia rangi wa bururu, na aathani na anene a ita, acio othe maarĩ andũ ethĩ ciĩrorerwa, o arĩa maathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi.
7 She bestowed her prostitution on them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.
Nĩeneanire ta mũmaraya harĩ andũ othe arĩa atĩĩku thĩinĩ wa Ashuri, na agĩĩthaahia na mĩhianano yothe ya mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa eeriragĩria.
8 Neither has she left her prostitution since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their prostitution on her.
Ndaatiganire na ũmaraya ũcio aambĩrĩirie arĩ bũrũri wa Misiri, rĩrĩa andũ maakomaga nake arĩ mwĩthĩ na makahambataga gĩthũri kĩa ũirĩtu wake, o na magĩkĩrĩrĩria kũhũũra ũmaraya nake.
9 Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩmũneana harĩ endwa ake, nĩo andũ a Ashuri o acio eeriragĩria.
10 These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they killed with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.
Nĩmamũrutire nguo, makĩmũtunya ariũ na aarĩ ake, na makĩmũũraga na rũhiũ rwa njora. Nĩatuĩkire wa kuunagwo thimo gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ-a-nja, nake nĩ aaherithirio.
11 "Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her prostitution which were more than the prostitution of her sister.
“Mwarĩ wa nyina Oholiba nĩeyoneire maũndũ macio, no merirĩria-inĩ make o na ũmaraya-inĩ wake nĩeekire mĩtugo mĩaganu gũkĩra mwarĩ wa nyina.
12 She doted on the Assyrians, governors and rulers, her neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.
O nake nĩeriragĩria andũ a Ashuri, arĩa maarĩ aathani na anene a ita, na njamba cia ita ciĩhumbĩte nguo irĩ riiri, o arĩa maathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi, acio othe maarĩ andũ ethĩ ciĩrorerwa.
13 I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.
Nĩndonire atĩ o nake nĩethaahĩtie; eerĩ maathiiaga na mĩthiĩre ĩhaanaine.
14 She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
“No rĩrĩ, we nĩakĩrĩrĩirie kũhũũra ũmaraya. Nĩoonire arũme makururĩtwo rũthingo-inĩ, nayo yarĩ mĩhiano ya Akalidei ĩkururĩtwo na rangi mũtune,
15 wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
meeohete mĩcibi njohero na iremba mĩtwe icunjuurĩte; othe monekaga mahaana ta atwarithia a ngaari cia mbarathi cia ita a Babuloni, andũ a gũciarĩrwo Kalidei.
16 As soon as she saw them she doted on them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
O rĩrĩa aamoonire, nĩamerirĩirie, akĩmatũmĩra andũ kũu Kalidei.
17 The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.
Ningĩ andũ a Babuloni magĩũka kũrĩ we, kũu kĩrĩrĩ-inĩ kĩa wendo, nao makĩmũthaahia nĩ ũndũ wa merirĩria mao. Thuutha wa gũthaahio nĩo, agĩtigana nao, akĩira ngoro nĩo.
18 So she uncovered her prostitution, and uncovered her nakedness: then my soul was alienated from her, like as my soul was alienated from her sister.
Rĩrĩa aathiire na mbere na ũmaraya wake atekũhitha, na akĩguũria njaga yake, niĩ na niĩ nĩndatiganire nake ngĩmũmena, ngĩtigana nake o ta ũrĩa ndaatiganire na mwarĩ wa nyina.
19 Yet she multiplied her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth, in which she had played the prostitute in the land of Egypt.
No rĩrĩ, we aakĩrĩrĩirie kũhũũra ũmaraya aaririkana matukũ marĩa aarĩ mwĩthĩ, rĩrĩa aarĩ mũmaraya kũu bũrũri wa Misiri.
20 She doted on their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of donkeys, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
Arĩ kũu, akĩĩrirĩria endwa ake, arĩa ciĩga ciao ciatariĩ ta cia ndigiri, na hinya wao wa ũndũrũme woimaga ta wa mbarathi.
21 Thus you called to memory the lewdness of your youth, in the handling of your bosom by the Egyptians for the breasts of your youth.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũkĩĩrirĩria ũũra-thoni wa wĩthĩ waku, rĩrĩa wahambatagwo gĩthũri na ũkahutio nyondo ciaku cia ũirĩtu ũrĩ kũu bũrũri wa Misiri.
22 "Therefore, Oholibah, thus says YHWH: 'Look, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your soul is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side:
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wee Oholiba, Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Nĩngarahũra endwa aku magũũkĩrĩre, acio watiganire nao ũkĩmamena, ndĩmarehe magũũkĩrĩre kuuma mĩena yothe,
23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses.
andũ a Babuloni na Akalidei othe, na andũ a kuuma Pekodi, na Shoa, na Koa, marĩ hamwe na andũ a Ashuri othe, aanake arĩa ciĩrorerwa, arĩa othe matuĩtwo abarũthi na anene a ita, na anene a ngaari cia mbarathi cia ita na andũ arĩa marĩ igweta inene, nao othe mathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi.
24 And they shall come against you armed with chariots, and wagons, and with a huge army; they shall come against you on every side with large shields and small shields and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they will judge you by their own standards.
Nĩmagagũũkĩrĩra marĩ na matharaita, na ngaari cia mbarathi cia ita, na makaari, na marĩ na kĩrĩndĩ kĩingĩ; nao mabange magũũkĩrĩre kuuma mĩena yothe, marĩ na ngo iria nene na iria nini, na mekĩrĩte ngũbia cia kĩgera mĩtwe. Nĩngakũneana kũrĩ o ũherithio, nao nĩmagakũherithia kũringana na ũrĩa matuuanagĩra ciira.
25 I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal with you in fury; they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire.
Nĩngerekeria marakara makwa ndĩ na ũiru ngũũkĩrĩre, nao nĩmagakũherithia marĩ na marakara manene. Nĩmagagũtinia maniũrũ na matũ, nao andũ anyu arĩa magaatigara nĩmakaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora. Magaataha ariũ anyu na aarĩ anyu, nao arĩa anyu magaatigara nĩmakaniinwo na mwaki.
26 They shall also strip you of your clothes, and take away your beautiful jewels.
Ningĩ nĩmagakũruta nguo na makuue mathaga maku marĩa mega.
27 Thus will I make your lewdness to cease from you, and your prostitution brought from the land of Egypt; so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩnganiina ũũra-thoni na ũmaraya ũrĩa wee waambĩrĩirie ũrĩ kũu bũrũri wa Misiri. Ndũkarora maũndũ macio ũmerirĩrie, kana ũririkane bũrũri wa Misiri rĩngĩ.
28 "'For thus says YHWH: Look, I will deliver you into the hand of them whom you hate, into the hand of them from whom your soul is alienated;
“Nĩgũkorwo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Ndĩ hakuhĩ gũkũneana kũrĩ acio ũthũire, ngũneane kũrĩ acio wamenire ũkĩmahutatĩra.
29 and they shall deal with you in hatred, and shall take away all your labor, and shall leave you naked and bare; and the nakedness of your prostitution shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.
Magaakũherithia marĩ na rũthũũro, na magũtunye indo ciaku ciothe iria ũnogeire. Magaagũtiga njaga, ũrĩ ũtheri, nacio thoni cia ũmaraya waku nĩikaguũrio. Naguo ũũra-thoni na ũmaraya waku.
30 These things shall be done to you, because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.
nĩcio ikũreheire maũndũ macio, nĩgũkorwo nĩwerirĩirie ndũrĩrĩ icio, na ũgĩĩthaahia na mĩhianano yacio.
31 You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.'
Wee ũrũmĩrĩire mĩthiĩre ya mwarĩ wa nyũkwa; nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngakũnengera gĩkombe gĩake ũkĩnyiite na guoko gwaku.
32 "Thus says YHWH: 'You will drink of your sister's cup, which is deep and large; you will be ridiculed and held in derision; it contains much.
“Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: “Wee ũkaanyuĩra gĩkombe kĩa mwarĩ wa nyũkwa, gĩkombe kĩnene na kĩriku; nĩgĩkarehe kĩnyararo na itheko, nĩgũkorwo nĩkĩiyũrĩrĩru mũno.
33 You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.
Wee nĩũkaiyũrwo nĩ ũrĩĩu na kĩeha, gĩkombe kĩu kĩa mwanangĩko na ihooru, gĩkombe kĩu kĩa mwarĩ wa nyũkwa Samaria.
34 You shall even drink it and drain it out, and you shall gnaw the broken pieces of it, and shall tear your breasts; for I have spoken it,' says YHWH.
Ũgaakĩnyuĩra na ũkĩinĩkĩrĩre; ũgaakĩringithia thĩ, kĩenyũkange icere, na wĩtarũrange nyondo. Nĩ niĩ njarĩtie ũhoro ũcio, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
35 "Therefore thus says YHWH: 'Because you have forgotten me, and cast me behind your back, therefore you also bear your lewdness and your prostitution.'"
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Kuona atĩ wee nĩũriganĩirwo nĩ niĩ na ũkanjikia na thuutha waku, no nginya ũcookererwo nĩ maciaro ma ũũra-thoni waku na ũmaraya waku.”
36 YHWH said moreover to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.
Jehova aanjĩĩrire atĩrĩ: Mũrũ wa mũndũ, nĩũgũtuĩra Ohola na Oholiba ciira? Nĩ ũndũ ũcio marũithie nĩ ũndũ wa mĩtugo yao ĩrĩ magigi,
37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and with their idols have they committed adultery; and they have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass through the fire to them to be devoured.
nĩgũkorwo nĩmatharĩtie, namo moko mao maiyũrĩte thakame. Matharĩtie na mĩhianano yao; o na makamĩrutĩra ciana ciao magongona, iria manjiarĩire, ituĩke irio ciayo.
38 Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my Sabbaths.
O na ningĩ ũndũ ũngĩ manjĩkĩte nĩ ũyũ: Ihinda o rĩu nĩmathaahirie handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, na magĩthũkia Thabatũ ciakwa.
39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and look, thus have they done in the midst of my house.
Mũthenya o ro ũcio maarutire ciana ciao igongona kũrĩ mĩhianano yao-rĩ, noguo maatoonyire handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre na makĩhathaahia. Ũguo nĩguo meekire thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yakwa.
40 "'Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and look, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,
“O na ningĩ magĩtũmanĩra arũme arĩa mookire kuuma kũraya, na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maakinyire, mũgĩĩthamba nĩ ũndũ wao, na mũkĩĩhaka rangi maitho, na mũkĩĩgemia na mathaga.
41 and sit on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.'
Ningĩ mũgĩikarĩra ũrĩrĩ warĩtwo na ũkagemio mũno, na hau mbere yaguo hakaigwo metha ĩrĩa mwaigagĩrĩra ũbumba na maguta marĩa maarĩ makwa.
42 The voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on their hands twain, and beautiful crowns on their heads.
“Nake nĩarigiicĩirio nĩ kĩrĩndĩ kĩingĩ kĩanegenaga gĩtekũmaka; andũ a Sabea makĩrehwo kuuma werũ-inĩ, marĩ hamwe na gĩkundi kĩa andũ matarĩ igweta, nao magĩĩkĩra mũtumia ũcio na mwarĩ wa nyina bangiri moko, na makĩmekĩra tanji thaka mĩtwe.
43 Then I said of her who was old in adulteries, 'Now will they play the prostitute with her, and she with them.'
Ningĩ ngĩaria ũhoro wa ũcio waniinĩtwo hinya nĩ ũtharia, ngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Rĩu nĩmarekwo mamũhũthĩre ta mũmaraya, nĩgũkorwo ũguo nĩguo atariĩ.’
44 They went in to her, as they go in to a prostitute: so went they in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.
Nao magĩkoma nake. O ta ũrĩa arũme makomaga na mũmaraya, ũguo nĩguo maakomire na andũ-a-nja acio maagĩte thoni, nao nĩo Ohola na Oholiba.
45 Righteous men, they shall judge them with the judgment of adulteresses, and with the judgment of women who shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
No andũ arĩa athingu nĩmakamaherithia na iherithia rĩa andũ-a-nja arĩa matharagia na magaitithia thakame, tondũ nĩmatharagia, na moko mao maiyũrĩte thakame.
46 "For thus says YHWH: 'I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.
“Mwathani Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Mareherei kĩrĩndĩ kĩmookĩrĩre, na mũmaneane maguoyohithio na matahwo.
47 The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall kill their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
Kĩrĩndĩ kĩu nĩgĩkamahũũra na mahiga nyuguto na kĩmatemange na hiũ ciao cia njora; gĩkooraga aanake na airĩtu ao, na gĩcine nyũmba ciao.
48 'Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩnganiina ũũra-thoni kũu bũrũri ũcio nĩguo andũ-a-nja othe makaanio, matikaneke maũndũ ma ũtharia ta inyuĩ.
49 They shall recompense your lewdness on you, and you shall bear the sins of your idols; and you shall know that I am YHWH.'"
Inyuĩ nĩmũkaherithio nĩ ũndũ wa ũũra-thoni wanyu, na mũcookererwo nĩ maciaro ma mehia manyu ma kũhooya mĩhianano. Na inyuĩ hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenya atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Mwathani Jehova.”

< Ezekiel 23 >