Jeremiah 21
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
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 “Please enquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may 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 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:
No Jeremia akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩrai Zedekia atĩrĩ,
4 ‘The LORD, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will gather them into 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 I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.
Niĩ mwene nĩngahũũrana na inyuĩ ndambũrũkĩtie guoko gwakwa, o na njĩkĩrĩte njora yakwa hinya, ndaakarĩte, na ndĩ na mangʼũrĩ na marũrũ maingĩ.
6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence.
Nĩngahũũra kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩtũũraga itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene, andũ na nyamũ, ciothe ciũragwo na mũthiro mũũru mũno.
7 Afterward,” says the LORD, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life. He will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them, have pity, or have mercy.”’
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 “You shall say to this people, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I set 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 He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and 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 on this city for evil, and not for good,” says the LORD. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’
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, hear the LORD’s word:
“Ningĩ wĩre nyũmba ya ũthamaki wa Juda atĩrĩ, ‘Iguai ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova;
12 House of David, the LORD says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
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 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says the LORD. ‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?” or, “Who would enter into our homes?”
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 will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’”
Nĩngamũherithia kũringana na ciĩko cianyu, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. Nĩngaakia mwaki mĩtitũ-inĩ yanyu, ũrĩa ũkaaniina kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩmũrigiicĩirie.’”
