< Jeremiah 27 >

1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh, saying:
O kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ kĩa wathani wa Zedekia mũrũ wa Josia, mũthamaki wa Juda, ndũmĩrĩri ĩno nĩyakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte kũrĩ Jehova:
2 Thus, said Yahweh unto me, Make thee, bonds and bars, and put them upon thine own neck.
Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩthondekere icooki rĩa mĩkwa na mĩtĩ mĩkĩranie, ũcooke ũmĩĩkĩre ngingo.
3 Then shalt thou send them unto the king of Edom and unto the king of Moab and unto the king of the sons of Ammon, and unto the king of Tyre and unto the king of Zidon, —by the hand of messengers coming into Jerusalem, unto Zedekiah king of Judah.
Ũcooke ũtũme ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ athamaki a Edomu, na Moabi, na Amoni, na Turo na Sidoni ũmĩnengerete abarũthi ao arĩa mokĩte Jerusalemu kũrĩ Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda.
4 And thou shall give them charge unto their lords saying, —Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, Thus shall ye say unto your lords: —
Mahe ndũmĩrĩri matwarĩre anene ao, ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: “Ĩrai anene anyu atĩrĩ:
5 I, made The earth—The man and the beast that are on the face of the earth—By my great power, And by mine outstretched arm, —And gave it to whomsoever was right in mine own eyes.
Niĩ nĩ niĩ ndombire thĩ na andũ arĩa marĩ kuo o na nyamũ iria irĩ kuo na hinya wakwa mũnene na ndambũrũkĩtie guoko gwakwa, na ndĩmĩheaga o mũndũ ũrĩa ingĩenda kũhe.
6 Now, therefore, I, have given all these lands, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon my servant, —Moreover also, the wild beast of the field, have I given him, to serve him.
Na rĩu nĩngũneana mabũrũri manyu mothe kũrĩ ndungata yakwa Nebukadinezaru, mũthamaki wa Babuloni; nĩngũtũma o na nyamũ cia gĩthaka imũtungatagĩre.
7 Therefore shall all the nations serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, —until the time even of his own land, itself arrive, when many nations and great kings, shall use him as a slave.
Ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩikamũtungatĩra we, na mũriũ, o na mwana wa mũriũ, nginya rĩrĩa ihinda rĩa bũrũri wake rĩgaakinya; hĩndĩ ĩyo ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ na athamaki anene nĩmakamũtua wa kũmatungatagĩra arĩ o.
8 And it shall come to pass that, the nation or kingdom which will not serve him, even Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, —with sword and with famine, and with pestilence, will I bring punishment upon that nation, Declareth Yahweh, until I have consumed them by his hand.
“‘“No rĩrĩ, rũrĩrĩ o ruothe kana ũthamaki o wothe arĩa makaaga gũtungatĩra Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni, kana marege kũinamia ngingo mekĩrwo icooki rĩake, nĩngaherithia rũrĩrĩ rũu na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, na mũthiro, nginya rĩrĩa ngarũniinithia na guoko gwake, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
9 Ye, therefore do not ye hearken unto your prophets, nor unto your diviners, nor unto your dreams, nor unto your users of hidden arts nor unto your mutterers of incantations, —in that, they, are speaking unto you saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, tigai gũthikĩrĩria anabii anyu, na arathi anyu, na ataũri-a-irooto, na aragũri, kana andũ-ago, o acio mamwĩraga atĩrĩ: ‘Inyuĩ mũtirĩ hĩndĩ mũgaatungatĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni.’
10 for falsehood, are they prophesying unto you, that ye may be far removed from off your own soil, and I drive you out, and ye be destroyed
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩ ũhoro wa maheeni mamũrathagĩra, marĩa magaatũma mũtahwo, mũtwarwo kũndũ kũraya na bũrũri wanyu; ngamũingata, mũniinwo biũ.
11 But the nation that shall bring its neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let them remain in quietness upon their own soil, Declareth Yahweh, and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
No rũrĩrĩ rũrĩa ruothe rũkainamia ngingo rwĩkĩrwo icooki rĩa mũthamaki wa Babuloni na rũmũtungatĩre-rĩ, nĩngetĩkĩria rũrĩrĩ rũu rũtũũre bũrũri-inĩ wao kĩũmbe, marĩmage na maikarage kuo, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.”’”
12 Also unto Zedekiah king of Judah, spake I, according to all these words saying, -Bring your necks into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people and live!
Nĩndaheanire ndũmĩrĩri o ro ĩyo kũrĩ Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda. Ngĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Inamia ngingo yaku, wĩkĩrwo icooki rĩa mũthamaki wa Babuloni; mũtungatĩre we mwene na andũ ake, na nĩũgũtũũra muoyo.
13 Wherefore, should ye die, thou, and thy people, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, —as Yahweh hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
Wee mwene mũrĩ na andũ aku-rĩ, mũgũkĩĩninithia nĩkĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, o na mũthiro, o icio Jehova atuĩrĩire rũrĩrĩ o ruothe rũrĩa rũtagatungatĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni?
14 Do not, then hearken unto the words of the prophets who are speaking unto you, saying—Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon, —for falsehood, are they prophesying unto you.
Tiga gũthikĩrĩria ũhoro wa anabii acio makwĩraga atĩrĩ, ‘Wee ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũgaatungatĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni,’ tondũ makũrathagĩra ũhoro wa maheeni.
15 For I have not sent them, Declareth Yahweh, but they are prophesying in my name, falsely, —to the end I may drive you out and ye be destroyed, ye and the prophets who are prophesying unto you.
‘Niĩ ndimatũmĩte,’ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. ‘Mararatha ũhoro wa maheeni, makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngamũingata, na inyuĩ mũniinwo biũ, wee hamwe na anabii acio makũrathagĩra mohoro.’”
16 Also unto the priests, and unto all this people, spake I, saying, Thus! saith Yahweh, Do not hearken unto the words of your prophets, who are prophesying unto you saying, Lo! the vessels of the house of Yahweh, are to be brought back out of Babylon now, quickly; for falsehood, are they prophesying unto you.
Ngĩcooka ngĩĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai na andũ acio angĩ othe atĩrĩ: “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Tigai gũthikĩrĩria anabii acio mamwĩraga atĩrĩ, ‘Hatigairie o kahinda kanini, nacio indo iria ciarutirwo nyũmba ya Jehova icookio kuuma Babuloni.’ Maramũrathĩra ũhoro wa maheeni.
17 Do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon land live! wherefore, should this city become a desolation?
Tigai kũmathikĩrĩria. Tungatĩrai mũthamaki wa Babuloni, na nĩmũgũtũũra muoyo. Kaĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ rĩngĩkĩanangwo nĩkĩ?
18 But, if prophets, they are, and if the word of Yahweh is with them, let them intercede, I pray you, with Yahweh of hosts, that the vessels which are left remaining in the house of Yahweh and the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem, come not into Babylon.
Angĩkorwo acio nĩ anabii marĩ na ndũmĩrĩri kuuma kũrĩ Jehova-rĩ, nĩmagĩthaithe Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩguo indo iria itigarĩte gũkũ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova, o na thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya mũthamaki wa Juda, o na kũu Jerusalemu itigatwarwo Babuloni.
19 For Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts—Concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the stands, —and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city
Nĩ ũndũ ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe oigĩte ũhoro ũkoniĩ itugĩ cia hekarũ, na karia ka maaĩ, indo cia kũigĩrĩra iria ingĩ, na indo ciothe cia nyũmba ingĩkorwo itigaire gũkũ itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene,
20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not when he carried away captive Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, —with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem,
iria Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni ataakuuire hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aatahire Jekonia mũrũ wa Jehoiakimu mũthamaki wa Juda agĩthaamio arutĩtwo Jerusalemu na agĩtwarwo Babuloni, we mwene hamwe na andũ othe a Juda na a Jerusalemu arĩa maarĩ igweta:
21 Yea—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel Concerning the vessels that are left in thee house of Yahweh and the house of the king of Judah, and Jerusalem,
ĩĩ, ti-itherũ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli oigĩte atĩrĩ ũhoro ũkoniĩ indo icio itigaire thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova, o na thĩinĩ wa gĩikaro kĩa mũthamaki wa Juda, o na kũu Jerusalemu:
22 Into Babylon, shall they be taken And there, shall they remain, Until the day that I visit them, Declareth Yahweh, When I will bring them up, and restore them unto this place.
‘Nĩigatwarwo Babuloni, na igaikara kũu nginya mũthenya ũrĩa ngooka gũcigĩĩra,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. ‘Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngacirehe ndĩcicookie gũkũ.’”

< Jeremiah 27 >