Jeremiah 8
1 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
“‘Jehova ekuuga atĩ ihinda rĩu, mahĩndĩ ma athamaki na ma anene a Juda, na mahĩndĩ ma athĩnjĩri-Ngai na ma anabii, o na mahĩndĩ ma andũ a Jerusalemu nĩmakarutwo mbĩrĩra-inĩ ciao.
2 and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
Makaanĩkĩrwo riũa, na mweri, na njata ciothe cia igũrũ, icio mendete na magacitungatĩra, o icio maarũmĩrĩire, na magatuĩria kĩrĩra harĩ cio, na magacihooya. Mahĩndĩ macio matikoonganio kana mathikwo, no magaatuĩka ta rũrua rũharaganĩtio gũkũ thĩ.
3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
Kũrĩa guothe ngaamathaamĩria, matigari mothe ma rũrĩrĩ rũrũ rwaganu, makeeriragĩria gũkua handũ ha gũtũũra muoyo, ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.’
4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD: shall men fall, and not rise up again? shall one turn away, and not return?
“Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, “‘Andũ mangĩgũa thĩ-rĩ, githĩ maticookaga gũũkĩra? Mũndũ angĩhĩtia njĩra-rĩ, githĩ ndamĩcookagĩrĩra?
5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte andũ aya mathiĩ na mbere kũũhutatĩra? Andũ a Jerusalemu maahutatagĩra nĩkĩ? Matũũrĩte marũmĩtie maũndũ ma maheeni, makarega gũcooka.
6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.
Nĩndĩmathikĩrĩirie wega mũno, no matiaragia ũndũ ũrĩa wagĩrĩire. Gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao wĩriraga waganu wake, akoiga atĩrĩ, “Njĩkĩte ũguo nĩkĩ?” O mũndũ wao arũmagĩrĩra njĩra yake o ta mbarathi ĩtengʼerete ĩtoonye mbaara-inĩ.
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the ordinance of the LORD.
Mũrũaru ũrĩ rĩera-inĩ nĩũmenyaga mahinda maguo ma gũcooka, o nacio ndirahũgĩ, na thũngũrũrũ, na nyamĩndigi nĩcimenyaga mahinda ma cio ma gũcooka. No andũ akwa matiũĩ maũndũ marĩa Jehova endaga mekwo.
8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.
“‘Mwakĩhota atĩa kuuga atĩrĩ, “Tũrĩ oogĩ, nĩ ũndũ tũrĩ na watho wa Jehova,” o rĩrĩa karamu ka maheeni ka aandĩki-marũa kaũgarũrĩte gakaũtua wa maheeni?
9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
Andũ arĩa oogĩ nĩmagaconorithio; nĩmakagega na magwatio nĩ mũtego. Kuona atĩ nĩmareganĩte na ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova, ũũgĩ ũrĩa makĩrĩ naguo nĩ ũrĩkũ?
10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, atumia ao nĩngamaheana kũrĩ arũme angĩ, nayo mĩgũnda yao ndĩmĩheane kũrĩ andũ ageni. Kuuma ũrĩa mũnini nginya ũrĩa mũnene, othe nĩmakoroketio nĩ kwenda kwĩguna; anabii o hamwe na athĩnjĩri-Ngai, othe nĩmaheenanagia.
11 And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Mohaga kĩronda kĩa andũ akwa taarĩ kĩronda kĩa andũ matagurarĩtio mũno. Moigaga atĩrĩ, “Gwĩ thayũ, gwĩ thayũ,” o rĩrĩa gũtarĩ thayũ.
12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
Hihi nĩmaconokaga nĩ mũtugo ũcio wao ũrĩ magigi? Aca, maticonokaga o na hanini; o na matirĩ rũkobe. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio o nao makaagũanĩra na arĩa makaagũa; nĩmakarũndwo rĩrĩa makaaherithio, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
13 I will utterly consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and [the things that] I have given them shall pass away from them.
“‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, nĩnganina magetha mao, mĩthabibũ ndĩgaakorwo ĩrĩ na thabibũ. Gũtikagĩa na ngũyũ mĩkũyũ-inĩ, namo mathangũ mayo nĩmakahooha. Kĩndũ kĩrĩa gĩothe ndĩmaheete nĩmagatunywo.’”
14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
“Tũikarĩte haha nĩkĩ? Cookanĩrĩrai hamwe! Nĩtũũrei, tũtoonye matũũra marĩa mairigĩirwo na hinya tũgakuĩre kuo! Nĩgũkorwo Jehova Ngai witũ nĩwe ũtwathĩrĩirie gĩkuũ, agatũhe maaĩ maroge tũnyue, nĩ ũndũ nĩtũmwĩhĩirie.
15 We looked for peace, but no good came; [and] for a time of healing, and behold dismay!
Tũtũũrĩte twĩrĩgĩrĩire atĩ nĩgũkũgĩa thayũ, no gũtirĩ ũndũ mwega ũtũkorete, tũkerĩgĩrĩra ihinda rĩa kũhonio, no rĩrĩ, no kĩmako kĩonekaga.
16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those that dwell therein.
Mũtiihĩre wa mbarathi cia thũ ũraiguuo kuuma Dani; mbarathi ciao cia njamba iraania bũrũri wothe ũkainaina. Mookĩte kũrĩa bũrũri na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ kuo, na marĩe itũũra inene na arĩa othe matũũraga kuo.”
17 For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
“Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngamũrehithĩria nyoka irĩ thumu gatagatĩ kanyu, ndĩmũrehithĩrie nduĩra iria itangĩhoorereka, nacio nĩikamũrũma,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
18 Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.
Wee ũũhooreragia rĩrĩa ndĩ na kĩeha-rĩ, ngoro yakwa nĩĩringĩkĩte.
19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
Ta thikĩrĩria kĩrĩro kĩa andũ akwa marĩ bũrũri wa kũraya: “Atĩrĩrĩ, githĩ Jehova ndarĩ kũu Zayuni? Mũthamaki wakuo-rĩ, kaĩ atatũũraga kuo?” “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte maathirĩkie nĩguo ndaakare na ũndũ wa mĩhianano ĩyo yao methondekeire, makandakaria na mĩhianano ĩyo yao ya kũngĩ ĩtarĩ kĩene?”
20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
“Ihinda rĩa magetha nĩrĩhĩtũku, nayo hĩndĩ ya riũa ĩgathira, na tũtihonoketio.”
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
Kuona atĩ andũ akwa nĩmahehenjetwo-rĩ, o na niĩ ndĩmũhehenje; nĩndĩracaaya na nĩnyiitĩtwo nĩ kĩmako kĩnene.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Kaĩ gũtarĩ ndawa kũu Gileadi? Gũtirĩ mũthondekani kuo? Ironda cia andũ akwa cikĩagĩte kũhona nĩkĩ?
