Ezekiel 3
1 Then said he unto me, Son of man What thou findest, eat, —eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, rie ihe a m gaje inye gị. Taa akwụkwọ a a fụkọrọ afụkọ; pụọ gaa gwa ụmụ Izrel okwu.”
2 So I opened my mouth, —and he caused me to eat this roll.
Ya mere, a saghere m ọnụ m, o nyere m akwụkwọ ahụ a fụkọrọ afụkọ ka m rie.
3 Then said he unto me Son of man. Thy belly, cause thou to eat and thy bowels, fill thou with this roll which I am giving unto thee. So I did eat, and it became in my mouth, as honey for sweetness.
Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, taa akwụkwọ a niile m nyere gị, tajuo ya afọ gị.” Atara m ya. Ma mgbe m na-ata ya, ọ tọrọ m ụtọ nʼọnụ dịka a ga-asị na ọ bụ mmanụ aṅụ.
4 Then said he unto me, — Son of man Go get thee unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak with my words, unto them.
Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, bilie jekwuru ụmụ Izrel gwa ha okwu m niile.
5 For not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue, art thou sent —[but] unto the house of Israel:
Nʼihi na-ezighị m gị ka i jekwuru mba ndị okwu ha edoghị anya na ndị a naghị aghọta asụsụ ha, kama ọ bụ ijekwuru ụlọ Izrel.
6 not unto many peoples deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose words thou couldst not understand, —surely if unto them I had sent thee, they would have hearkened unto thee.
Ezikwaghị m gị ka i jekwuru mba nwere asụsụ na-edoghị anya, nke ị na-adịghị aghọta okwu ha. Nʼihi na a sị na ọ bụ ndị dị otu a ka m zigara gị ka i jekwuru, ha gaara ege gị ntị.
7 But the house of Israel will not be willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto me, —for all the house of Israel are bold of forehead and hard of heart.
Ma ụlọ Izrel agaghị ekwe gee gị ntị, nʼihi na ha jụrụ ige m ntị. Nʼihi na ụlọ Izrel bụ ndị obi ha siri ike, na ndị isiike.
8 Lo! I have made thy face bold like as their faces, and thy forehead bold like as their forehead.
Lee, emeela m ka ihu gị sie ike karịa nke ha, ka egedege ihu gị siekwa ike karịa nke ha.
9 As an adamant harder than flint, have I made thy forehead, —thou shalt not fear them neither shalt thou be dismayed at their faces, For a perverse house, they are!
Aga m emekwa ka egedege ihu gị dị ka nkume siri ike, sie ike karịa nkume. Nʼihi ya, atụla ha egwu; ọ bụ ezie na ha bụ ndị na-enupu isi, ma atụla ihu ha egwu.”
10 Then said he unto me, — Son of man. All my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive thou into thy heart and in thine ears, hear thou:
Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, gee ntị nke ọma nʼokwu ndị a niile m na-agwa gị, tinyekwa ha nʼuche gị.
11 then go get thee unto them of the captivity, unto the sons of thy people, and thou shalt speak unto them and say unto them, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.
Jekwuru ndị gị a dọtara nʼagha nọ na mba ọzọ, sị ha, ‘Ihe ndị a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu,’ Gwa ha ya, ma ha gere gị ntị ma ha egeghị gị ntị.”
12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, — Blessed be the glory of Yahweh. From his place!
Mgbe ahụ, Mmụọ ahụ buliri m elu. Anụrụ m olu mere oke ụzụ nʼazụ m, mgbe ebube nke Onyenwe anyị sị nʼọnọdụ ya bilie.
13 Yea the sound of the wings of the living ones, gently touching each other, and the sound of the wheels, along with them, even the sound of a great rushing.
Ọ bụ ụzụ nke nku ihe ndị ahụ dị ndụ na-eme mgbe ha na-emetụrịta nku ibe ha; ọ bụkwa ụzụ ụkwụ wịịlu ha nke dị nʼakụkụ ha.
14 So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away, —and I went bitterly, in the rage of my spirit, but the hand of Yahweh upon me was strong.
Mmụọ ahụ buliri m, bupụ m. Ejegharịrị m nʼobi ilu na iwe nke mmụọ m, ebe aka Onyenwe anyị dịkwa ike nʼahụ m.
15 Thus came I unto them of the captivity, at Tel-abib. who were dwelling towards he river Chebar and I dwelt where They were dwelling; yea I dwelt there seven days, stunned in their midst,
A bịakwutere m ndị ahụ a dọọrọ nʼagha, ha aga biri na Tel Abib nʼakụkụ osimiri Keba. Nʼebe ahụ, bụ ebe ha na-ebi, anọdụrụ m nʼetiti ha abalị asaa, nʼọnọdụ obi ilu na ọnụma.
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Yahweh came unto me saying
Mgbe abalị asaa gasịrị, okwu Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere m,
17 Son of man, A watchman, have I appointed thee to the house of Israel, —and thou shalt hear, at my mouth a message, and shalt warn them from me.
“Nwa nke mmadụ, emeela m gị ka ị bụrụ onye nche nye ụlọ Izrel. Nʼihi ya, gee ntị nʼihe m na-ekwu, ka ị dọọrọ m ha aka na ntị.
18 When I say to the lawless man— Thou shalt surely die, and thou hast not given him warning, neither hast spoken to warn the lawless man from his lawless way, to save himself alive the same lawless man in his iniquity shall die, but his blood, at thy hand, will I require.
Mgbe m na-asị onye ajọ omume, ‘Ị ghaghị ịnwụ,’ ma ọ bụrụ na ị dọghị ya aka na ntị, maọbụ ị kwughị okwu ime ka ha chigharịa site nʼụzọ ọjọọ ha niile pụta nʼihi ịzọpụta ndụ ha, onye ahụ na-emebi iwu ga-anwụ nʼihi mmehie ya niile, ma nʼaka gị ka m ga-ajụta ọbara ha.
19 Whereas when thou hast warned a lawless man, and he hath not turned from his lawlessness and from his lawless way he in his iniquity shall die, but Thou hast delivered thine own soul.
Ma ọ bụrụ na ị dọọ onye ajọ omume aka na ntị, ma ha esighị nʼajọ omume maọbụ nʼụzọ ọjọọ ha niile chigharịa, ha ga-anwụ nʼihi mmehie, ma ndụ gị ka ị zọpụtara.
20 And when a righteous man hath turned from his righteousness, and committed perversity, and I have suffered a stumbling- block to be laid before him he shall die, —though thou hast not warned him, in his sin, shall he die, neither shall be remembered his righteous deeds which he hath done, but his blood, at thy hand will I require;
“Ma ọ bụrụ na onye ezi omume esite nʼụzọ ezi omume ya wezuga onwe ya bido ime ihe ọjọọ, m siere ha ọnya, ha ga-anwụ nʼihi na ị dọghị ha aka na ntị, ha ga-anwụ nʼihi mmehie ha. Agaghịkwa echeta ihe ọma niile ndị ha mere, ma ị ga-aza ajụjụ maka ọnwụ ha.
21 whereas when Thou hast warned a righteous man. That a righteous man must not sin and he hath not sinned, he shall surely live in that he took warning, and thou hast delivered thine own soul.
Ma ọ bụrụ na ị dọọ onye ezi omume aka na ntị ka ọ ghara ime mmehie, ha gharakwa ime mmehie, ha ga-adị ndụ nʼihi na ha nabatara ịdọ aka na ntị ahụ. Gị onwe gị azọpụtakwala ndụ gị, nʼụzọ dị otu a.”
22 Then came upon me there the hand of Yahweh, —and he said unto me, Arise go forth into the valley, and there, will I speak with thee.
Aka Onyenwe anyị dịgidesịrị ike nʼahụ m nʼebe ahụ. Ma ọ sịrị m, “Bilie gaa nʼebe ahụ obosara ala dị ka m gwa gị okwu nʼebe ahụ,”
23 So I arose and went forth into the valley, and lo! there the glory of Yahweh, standing, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar, -and I fell upon my face.
Ebiliri m gaa nʼebe ahụ ala dị larịị. Ebube Onyenwe anyị guzo nʼebe ahụ dịka ebube nke m hụrụ nʼakụkụ iyi Keba. Adara m kpuo ihu m nʼala.
24 Then the Spirit entered into me, and caused me to stand upon my feet, —and he spake with me and said unto me, Go in shut thyself up, in the midst of thine own house,
Mgbe ahụ, Mmụọ ahụ banyere nʼime m mee ka m guzo ọtọ nʼụkwụ m abụọ. Ọ gwara m okwu sị m, “Gaa, baa nʼụlọ, mechibido onwe gị ụzọ.
25 And thou—O son of man, lo! they have put upon thee bands, and they will bind thee therewith, -. so that thou go not forth in their midst;
Ma gị, nwa nke mmadụ, a ga-eji ụdọ kee gị ka ị ghara inwe ike ịpụ gaa nʼetiti ndị mmadụ.
26 thy tongue also, will I cause to cleave unto the roof of thy mouth, so shalt thou be dumb and not be to them a reprover, — For a perverse house, they are!
Aga m eme ka ire gị rapara nʼakpo ọnụ gị, ka ị ghọọ onye ogbi, gharakwa ịbụ onye na-adọ ha aka na ntị, nʼihi na ha bụ ndị na-enupu isi.
27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, —He that is minded to hear, let him hear, And he that is minded to forbear, let him forbear! For a perverse house, they are!
Ma mgbe ọbụla m ziri gị ozi, aga m atọghepụ ire gị. Ị ga-asịkwa ha, ‘Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru.’ Ka onye nwere ntị nụrụ, ka onye nke na-achọghị ịnụ ghara ịnụ, nʼihi na ha bụ ndị na-enupu isi.
