Jeremiah 21
1 The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, and they said,
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte harĩ Jehova, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mũthamaki Zedekia amũtũmĩire Pashuri mũrũ wa Malikija, na Zefania mũrũ wa Maaseia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. Makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
2 “Seek advice from Yahweh on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war on us. Perhaps Yahweh will do miracles for us, as in times past, and will make him withdraw from us.”
“Tũtuĩrĩrie ũhoro harĩ Jehova, nĩ ũndũ Nebukadinezaru, mũthamaki wa Babuloni, nĩatũtharĩkĩire. Hihi Jehova nĩegũtwĩkĩra maũndũ ma magegania o ta ũrĩa anatwĩkĩra mahinda ma tene, nĩguo mũthamaki ũcio atweherere.”
3 So Jeremiah said to them, “This is what you must say to Zedekiah,
No Jeremia akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩrai Zedekia atĩrĩ,
4 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to turn back the instruments of war that are in your hand, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are closing you in from outside the walls! For I will gather them in the middle of this city.
‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: Ngirie gũtũma indo icio cia mbaara, o icio irĩ moko-inĩ manyu, iria mũrahũthĩra mũkĩrũa mbaara na mũthamaki wa Babuloni na andũ a Babuloni arĩa marĩ nja ya rũthingo mamũrigiicĩirie, imũcookerere imũhũũre inyuĩ ene. Andũ acio nao nĩngamacookanĩrĩria thĩinĩ wa itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene.
5 Then I myself will fight against you with a raised hand and a strong arm, and with wrath, fury, and great anger.
Niĩ mwene nĩngahũũrana na inyuĩ ndambũrũkĩtie guoko gwakwa, o na njĩkĩrĩte njora yakwa hinya, ndaakarĩte, na ndĩ na mangʼũrĩ na marũrũ maingĩ.
6 For I will attack the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a severe plague.
Nĩngahũũra kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩtũũraga itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene, andũ na nyamũ, ciothe ciũragwo na mũthiro mũũru mũno.
7 After this—this is Yahweh's declaration—Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, the people, and whoever remains in this city after the plague, the sword, and the famine, I will give them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their life. Then he will kill them with the edge of the sword. He will not pity them, spare them, or have compassion.'
Ningĩ Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Thuutha ũcio-rĩ, nĩnganeana Zedekia, mũthamaki wa Juda, na anene ake, o na andũ arĩa angĩ magaakorwo matigaire itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene, arĩa matooragirwo nĩ mũthiro ũcio, kana rũhiũ rwa njora, kana ngʼaragu, ndĩmaneane kũrĩ Nebukadinezaru, mũthamaki wa Babuloni, na kũrĩ thũ ciao iria ciendaga kũmaruta muoyo. Nĩakamooragithia na rũhiũ rwa njora; ndakamaiguĩra tha, kana amacaaĩre, o na kana amaiguĩre kĩeha.’
8 Then to this people you must say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to place before you the way of life and the way of death.
“O na ningĩ wĩre andũ acio atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngũiga njĩra ya muoyo, o na njĩra ya gĩkuũ mbere yanyu.
9 Anyone staying in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague; but anyone going out and falling on his knees before the Chaldeans who have closed in against you will live. He will escape with his life.
Mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũgũikara itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene, akooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, kana ngʼaragu, kana mũthiro. No ũrĩa wothe ũgaathiĩ eneane kũrĩ andũ a Babuloni arĩa mamũrigiicĩirie nĩagatũũra muoyo; nĩakahonokia muoyo wake.
10 For I have set my face against this city in order to bring disaster and not to bring good—this is Yahweh's declaration. It has been given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it.'
Nĩnduĩte atĩ nĩngũgera itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene ngero njũru, na ndirĩ wega ingĩrĩĩka, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. Nĩrĩkũneanwo moko-inĩ ma mũthamaki wa Babuloni, nake arĩniine na mwaki.’
11 Concerning the house of the king of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh.
“Ningĩ wĩre nyũmba ya ũthamaki wa Juda atĩrĩ, ‘Iguai ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova;
12 House of David, Yahweh says, 'Bring about justice in the morning. Rescue the one who has been robbed by the hand of the oppressor, or my fury will go out like fire and burn, and there is no one who can quench it, because of your evil deeds.
atĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Daudi, ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: “‘Tuithanagiai ciira na kĩhooto rũciinĩ o rũciinĩ; teithũrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũtunyĩtwo indo ciake kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa mũmũhinyĩrĩria, kana mangʼũrĩ makwa mamũũkĩrĩre maakanĩte ta mwaki nĩ ũndũ wa ũũru ũrĩa mwĩkĩte, maakane ta mwaki ũtangĩhoreka nĩ mũndũ.
13 See, inhabitant of the valley! I am against you, rock of the plain—this is Yahweh's declaration— I am against anyone who is saying, “Who will come down to attack us?” or “Who will enter our houses?”
Nĩngũmũũkĩrĩra, inyuĩ andũ a Jerusalemu, o inyuĩ mũtũũraga rũgongo igũrũ rwa gĩtuamba gĩkĩ, kũrĩa kwaraganu ndwaro-inĩ cia mahiga, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, o wee uugaga atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũngĩhota gũtũũkĩrĩra? Nũũ ũngĩkĩhota gũtoonya kĩũrĩro-inĩ giitũ?”
14 I have assigned the fruit of your practices to come against you—this is Yahweh's declaration— and I will light a fire in the thickets, and it will consume everything around it.'”
Nĩngamũherithia kũringana na ciĩko cianyu, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. Nĩngaakia mwaki mĩtitũ-inĩ yanyu, ũrĩa ũkaaniina kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩmũrigiicĩirie.’”
