Ezekiel 3
1 Moreover he said to me, Son of man, eat what thou findest; eat this scroll, and go speak to the house of Israel.
Nake mũndũ ũcio akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, rĩa kĩrĩa kĩrĩ mbere yaku, rĩa ibuku rĩĩrĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo; ũcooke ũthiĩ ũkaarĩrie andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli.”
2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that scroll.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩathamia kanua, nake akĩĩhe ibuku rĩu rĩa gĩkũnjo ndĩrĩrĩe.
3 And he said to me, Son of man, cause thy stomach to eat, and fill thy body with this scroll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Ningĩ akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, rĩa ibuku rĩĩrĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo ndĩrakũhe ũiyũrie nda yaku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩrĩrĩa, na rĩrĩ kanua-inĩ gakwa rĩarĩ na mũrĩo ta ũũkĩ.
4 And he said to me, Son of man, depart, go to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them.
Ningĩ agĩcooka akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ: “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, thiĩ o rĩu kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli ũmaarĩrie ciugo ciakwa.
5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Ndũratũmwo kũrĩ andũ a mwarĩrie ũtooĩ kana rũthiomi rũritũ, no nĩ kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli;
6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened to thee.
ti kũrĩ ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ iria ciaragia mwarĩrie ũtooĩ kana rũthiomi rũritũ, kana rũrĩ na ciugo iria ũtangĩmenya. Ti-itherũ, korwo nĩndagũtũmĩte kũrĩ o, nĩmangĩagũthikĩrĩirie.
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken to thee; for they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
No rĩrĩ, andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli matingĩenda gũkũigua, nĩ ũndũ matiendaga kũnjigua, nĩgũkorwo nyũmba yothe ya Isiraeli nĩyũmĩtie ngoro na ĩkangʼathia.
8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
No rĩrĩ, niĩ ngũtũma wage kuororoa na ũũmie ngoro o ta o.
9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
Nĩngũtũma gĩthiithi gĩaku kĩũme ta ihiga rĩrĩa rĩũmũ mũno, rĩrĩa rĩũmũ gũkĩra ihiga rĩa nyaigĩ. Ndũkametigĩre kana ũmakio nĩo, o na akorwo nĩ a nyũmba ya ũremi.”
10 Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak to thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears.
Ningĩ akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, thikĩrĩria wega na wĩkĩre ciugo iria ciothe ngũkwarĩria ngoro-inĩ.
11 And depart, go to them of the captivity, to the children of thy people, and speak to them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
Thiĩ o rĩu kũrĩ andũ anyu arĩa matahĩtwo warie nao. Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga,’ kana nĩmegũthikĩrĩria kana matigũthikĩrĩria.”
12 Then the spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Ningĩ Roho akĩnjoya na igũrũ, na ngĩigua mũgambo mũnene thuutha wakwa ũkĩruruma. (Riiri wa Jehova ũrogoocwo arĩ o kũu gĩikaro-inĩ gĩake!)
13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living beings that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and the noise of a great rushing.
Naguo warĩ mũgambo wa mathagu ma ciũmbe icio irĩ muoyo makĩhutania mo mene, na wa magũrũ ma ngaari marĩa maarĩ mĩena yacio, naguo warĩ mũgambo mũnene warurumaga.
14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
Roho agĩcooka akĩnjoya na igũrũ akĩnjeheria, na niĩ ngĩthiĩ ndĩ na marũrũ na marakara ngoro-inĩ, nakuo guoko kwa Jehova kũrĩa kwa hinya kwarĩ igũrũ rĩakwa.
15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there overwhelmed among them seven days.
Ngĩkinya kũrĩ arĩa maatahĩtwo, arĩa maatũũraga kũu Teli-Abibu, gũkuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Kebari, na ngĩikarania nao kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mũgwanja, makĩte mũno.
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩyo mũgwanja-rĩ, kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, nĩngũtuĩte mũrangĩri wa andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, nĩ ũndũ ũcio igua kiugo kĩrĩa ngwaria, na ũmeere ũrĩa ndĩramakaania.
18 When I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
Rĩrĩa ngwĩra mũndũ mwaganu atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ, nĩũgaakua,’ nawe wage kũmũkaania, kana kũmwarĩria atigane na mĩthiĩre yake ya waganu nĩguo ahonokie muoyo wake-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio mwaganu nĩagaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make, nawe nĩwe ngooria thakame yake.
19 Yet if thou shalt warn the wicked, and he will not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
No wee ũngĩkaania mũndũ ũcio mwaganu, nake arege kũgarũrũka atigane na waganu wake kana mĩthiĩre yake mĩũru-rĩ, we nĩagaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make; no wee-rĩ, nĩũgaakorwo ũhonoketie muoyo waku.
20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
“Ningĩ-rĩ, mũndũ mũthingu angĩgarũrũka atigane na ũthingu wake eke maũndũ mooru, na niĩ ndĩmwĩkĩrĩre mũhĩnga mbere yake-rĩ, nĩagaakua. Kũngĩkorwo ndwamũkaanirie-rĩ, nĩagaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make. Maũndũ marĩa aneeka ma ũthingu matikaaririkanwo, nawe nĩwe ngooria thakame yake.
21 Nevertheless if thou shalt warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
No rĩrĩ, wee ũngĩkaania mũndũ ũcio mũthingu atige kwĩhia, nake aage kwĩhia-rĩ, ti-itherũ nĩagatũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ nĩathikĩrĩirie ũguo wamũkaanirie, nawe-rĩ, nĩũgaakorwo ũhonoketie muoyo waku.”
22 And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said to me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
Guoko kwa Jehova kwarĩ igũrũ rĩakwa ndĩ o kũu, nake akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra ũthiĩ werũ-inĩ ũrĩa mwaraganu, na kũu nĩkuo ngũkwarĩria.”
23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩũkĩra ngĩthiĩ werũ-inĩ ũcio mwaraganu, naguo riiri wa Jehova warũngiĩ kuo, ũhaana ta riiri ũrĩa ndoonete hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Kebari, na niĩ ngĩĩgũithia, ngĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ.
24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spoke with me, and said to me, Go, shut thyself within thy house.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Roho agĩtoonya thĩinĩ wakwa, akĩnjoya akĩndũgamia na magũrũ makwa. Akĩnjarĩria, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũkehingĩre gwaku nyũmba.
25 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put cords upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
No rĩrĩ, wee mũrũ-wa-mũndũ, nĩmagakuoha na mĩhĩndo; ũgaikara ũrĩ muohe nĩguo ndũkoime ũthiĩ gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ.
26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
Niĩ nĩngatũma rũrĩmĩ rwaku rũnyiitane na karakara nĩguo ũkire wage kũmanegenia, o na akorwo o nĩ andũ a nyũmba ya ũremi.
27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.
No rĩrĩa ngaakwarĩria-rĩ, nĩngakũhingũra kanua, nawe nĩũkameera ũũ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ.’ Ũrĩa wothe ũngĩthikĩrĩria nĩathikĩrĩrie, nake ũrĩa wothe ũkũrega nĩarege; nĩgũkorwo o nĩ andũ a nyũmba ya ũremi.
