Jeremiah 18
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte harĩ Jehova, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
“Ikũrũka ũthiĩ nyũmba-inĩ ya mũũmbi wa nyũngũ, na wakinya kũu nĩkuo ngũkũheera ndũmĩrĩri yakwa.”
3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought his work on the wheels.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩikũrũka ngĩthiĩ kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya mũũmbi wa nyũngũ, ngĩkora akĩruta wĩra na ngaari yake ya kũũmba nyũngũ.
4 And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
No rĩrĩ, nyũngũ ĩrĩa ombaga na rĩũmba nĩyathũkire ĩrĩ o moko-inĩ make; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũũmbi ũcio agĩcooka akĩũmba nyũngũ ĩngĩ na rĩũmba o rĩu, akĩmĩthondeka o ta ũrĩa onire yagĩrĩire gũthondekwo.
5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
“Inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, githĩ to njĩke na inyuĩ o ta ũrĩa mũũmbi ũyũ wa nyũngũ ekaga?” Ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “O ta rĩũmba rĩrĩ guoko-inĩ kwa mũũmbi-rĩ, ũguo nĩguo mũtariĩ mũrĩ guoko-inĩ gwakwa, inyuĩ andũ aya a nyũmba ya Isiraeli.
7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
Hĩndĩ o yothe ingĩkaanĩrĩra, njuge rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki mũna ũmunyũrwo na mĩri, na unangwo, o na ũniinwo,
8 if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
naruo rũrĩrĩ rũu ngaanĩtie rũngĩĩrira, rũtigane na ũũru waruo, nĩngaigua tha, njage kũrũĩka ũũru ũcio njiirĩire kũrũĩka.
9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
Ningĩ ihinda rĩngĩ ingĩkaanĩrĩra njuge rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki mũna wakwo nĩguo wĩhaande,
10 if it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
naruo rũrĩrĩ rũu rũcooke rwĩke maũndũ marĩa nyonaga marĩ mooru na rwage kũnjathĩkĩra-rĩ, nĩngericũkwo, njage kũrũĩka wega ũcio njugĩte nĩngũrũĩka.
11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩu ĩra andũ a Juda na arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ta rorai muone! Nĩndĩrahaarĩria kũmũrehera mwanangĩko na ngathugunda njĩra ya kũmũũkĩrĩra. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, garũrũkai mũtigane na mĩthiĩre yanyu mĩũru, mũndũ o mũndũ wanyu, na mũgarũrĩre mĩthiĩre yanyu na ciĩko cianyu.’
12 But they say, There is no hope: for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
No-o magaacookia moige atĩrĩ, ‘Hatirĩ bata wa gũtaarwo. Tũgũthiĩ na mbere na mĩbango iitũ; mũndũ o mũndũ witũ ekũrũmĩrĩra ũremi wa ngoro yake thũku.’”
13 Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Tuĩriai harĩ ndũrĩrĩ: Nũũ ũrĩ waigua ũndũ ta ũyũ? Ũndũ ũrĩ magigi mũno nĩwĩkĩtwo nĩ Isiraeli, ũrĩa mũirĩtu gathirange!
14 Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
Tharunji ya Lebanoni-rĩ, ĩrĩ yaaga hurũrũka-inĩ ciakĩo cia mahiga? Maaĩ mahehu makĩo marĩa moimaga matherũkĩro-inĩ ma kũraya-rĩ, marĩ maga gũtherera?
15 For my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way not cast up;
No rĩrĩ, andũ akwa nĩmariganĩirwo nĩ niĩ; macinagĩra mĩhianano ĩtarĩ kĩene ũbumba, ĩrĩa yatũmire mahĩngwo mĩthiĩre-inĩ yao, makĩaga kũrũmĩrĩra mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa ya tene. Yatũmire magerere tũcĩra twa mĩkĩra, o na barabara iria itarĩ thondeke.
16 to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
Bũrũri wao ũgaatigwo ũrĩ mwanangĩku, ũgaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũnyararwo nginya tene; arĩa othe makaahĩtũkĩra kuo-rĩ, nĩmakagega makĩinagia mĩtwe.
17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will look upon their back, and not their face, in the day of their calamity.
O ta rũhuho rũkĩhurutana kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, noguo ngaamahurunja mbere ya thũ ciao; ngaamahutatĩra na njage kũmoonia ũthiũ wakwa mũthenya ũrĩa magaakorwo nĩ mwanangĩko.”
18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũkai tũciirĩre ũrĩa tũgũũkĩrĩra Jeremia; nĩ ũndũ ũrutani wa watho ũrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai marutanaga ndũkoora, kana kĩrĩra kĩa andũ arĩa oogĩ kĩũre, o na kana ndũmĩrĩri ya anabii yũre. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũkai, tũmũtharĩkĩre na nĩmĩ ciitũ, na tũtikarũmbũiye ũndũ o wothe ekuuga.”
19 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Ta thikĩrĩria, Wee Jehova; igua ũrĩa aya aathitangi maroiga!
20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy fury from them.
Wega-rĩ, no ũrĩhwo na ũũru? No rĩrĩ, andũ acio nĩmanyenjeire irima. Ta ririkana ũrĩa ndaarũgamire mbere yaku, na ngĩmarĩrĩria, nĩguo ngirĩrĩrie marakara maku matikamakore.
21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men smitten of the sword in battle.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rekereria ciana ciao ngʼaragu; cineane, iniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora. Reke atumia ao matigwo matarĩ ciana, na marĩ a ndigwa; rekereria arũme ao mooragwo, o nao aanake ao mooragĩrwo mbaara-inĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora.
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Kĩrĩro kĩroiguuo kuuma nyũmba-inĩ ciao rĩrĩa ũkaarehe andũ a kũmatharĩkĩra hi na hi, nĩ ũndũ nĩmanyenjeire irima nĩguo maanyite, na makanyumbĩkĩra mĩtego ya kũnyiita magũrũ makwa.
23 Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight: but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.
No wee nĩũũĩ, Wee Jehova, ũrĩa wothe manjiirĩire nĩguo manjũrage. Tiga kũmarekera mahĩtia mao, kana kũhuura mehia macio mao mehere ũthiũ-inĩ waku. No marongʼaũranĩrio thĩ mbere yaku; meeke maũndũ macio rĩrĩa ũgaakorwo ũrakarĩte.
