Jeremiah 18
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte harĩ Jehova, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
2 “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.”
“Ikũrũka ũthiĩ nyũmba-inĩ ya mũũmbi wa nyũngũ, na wakinya kũu nĩkuo ngũkũheera ndũmĩrĩri yakwa.”
3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making something on the wheels.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩikũrũka ngĩthiĩ kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya mũũmbi wa nyũngũ, ngĩkora akĩruta wĩra na ngaari yake ya kũũmba nyũngũ.
4 When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
No rĩrĩ, nyũngũ ĩrĩa ombaga na rĩũmba nĩyathũkire ĩrĩ o moko-inĩ make; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũũmbi ũcio agĩcooka akĩũmba nyũngũ ĩngĩ na rĩũmba o rĩu, akĩmĩthondeka o ta ũrĩa onire yagĩrĩire gũthondekwo.
5 Then the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
6 “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
“Inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, githĩ to njĩke na inyuĩ o ta ũrĩa mũũmbi ũyũ wa nyũngũ ekaga?” Ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “O ta rĩũmba rĩrĩ guoko-inĩ kwa mũũmbi-rĩ, ũguo nĩguo mũtariĩ mũrĩ guoko-inĩ gwakwa, inyuĩ andũ aya a nyũmba ya Isiraeli.
7 At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,
Hĩndĩ o yothe ingĩkaanĩrĩra, njuge rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki mũna ũmunyũrwo na mĩri, na unangwo, o na ũniinwo,
8 if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
naruo rũrĩrĩ rũu ngaanĩtie rũngĩĩrira, rũtigane na ũũru waruo, nĩngaigua tha, njage kũrũĩka ũũru ũcio njiirĩire kũrũĩka.
9 At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,
Ningĩ ihinda rĩngĩ ingĩkaanĩrĩra njuge rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki mũna wakwo nĩguo wĩhaande,
10 if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.
naruo rũrĩrĩ rũu rũcooke rwĩke maũndũ marĩa nyonaga marĩ mooru na rwage kũnjathĩkĩra-rĩ, nĩngericũkwo, njage kũrũĩka wega ũcio njugĩte nĩngũrũĩka.
11 “Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a plan against you. Everyone return from his evil way now, and amend your ways and your doings.”’
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩu ĩra andũ a Juda na arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ta rorai muone! Nĩndĩrahaarĩria kũmũrehera mwanangĩko na ngathugunda njĩra ya kũmũũkĩrĩra. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, garũrũkai mũtigane na mĩthiĩre yanyu mĩũru, mũndũ o mũndũ wanyu, na mũgarũrĩre mĩthiĩre yanyu na ciĩko cianyu.’
12 But they say, ‘It is in vain; for we will walk after our own plans, and we will each follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
No-o magaacookia moige atĩrĩ, ‘Hatirĩ bata wa gũtaarwo. Tũgũthiĩ na mbere na mĩbango iitũ; mũndũ o mũndũ witũ ekũrũmĩrĩra ũremi wa ngoro yake thũku.’”
13 Therefore the LORD says: “Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has heard such things?’ The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Tuĩriai harĩ ndũrĩrĩ: Nũũ ũrĩ waigua ũndũ ta ũyũ? Ũndũ ũrĩ magigi mũno nĩwĩkĩtwo nĩ Isiraeli, ũrĩa mũirĩtu gathirange!
14 Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
Tharunji ya Lebanoni-rĩ, ĩrĩ yaaga hurũrũka-inĩ ciakĩo cia mahiga? Maaĩ mahehu makĩo marĩa moimaga matherũkĩro-inĩ ma kũraya-rĩ, marĩ maga gũtherera?
15 For my people have forgotten me. They have burned incense to false gods. They have been made to stumble in their ways in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up,
No rĩrĩ, andũ akwa nĩmariganĩirwo nĩ niĩ; macinagĩra mĩhianano ĩtarĩ kĩene ũbumba, ĩrĩa yatũmire mahĩngwo mĩthiĩre-inĩ yao, makĩaga kũrũmĩrĩra mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa ya tene. Yatũmire magerere tũcĩra twa mĩkĩra, o na barabara iria itarĩ thondeke.
16 to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and shake his head.
Bũrũri wao ũgaatigwo ũrĩ mwanangĩku, ũgaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũnyararwo nginya tene; arĩa othe makaahĩtũkĩra kuo-rĩ, nĩmakagega makĩinagia mĩtwe.
17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy. I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
O ta rũhuho rũkĩhurutana kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, noguo ngaamahurunja mbere ya thũ ciao; ngaamahutatĩra na njage kũmoonia ũthiũ wakwa mũthenya ũrĩa magaakorwo nĩ mwanangĩko.”
18 Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”
Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũkai tũciirĩre ũrĩa tũgũũkĩrĩra Jeremia; nĩ ũndũ ũrutani wa watho ũrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai marutanaga ndũkoora, kana kĩrĩra kĩa andũ arĩa oogĩ kĩũre, o na kana ndũmĩrĩri ya anabii yũre. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũkai, tũmũtharĩkĩre na nĩmĩ ciitũ, na tũtikarũmbũiye ũndũ o wothe ekuuga.”
19 Give heed to me, LORD, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
Ta thikĩrĩria, Wee Jehova; igua ũrĩa aya aathitangi maroiga!
20 Should evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
Wega-rĩ, no ũrĩhwo na ũũru? No rĩrĩ, andũ acio nĩmanyenjeire irima. Ta ririkana ũrĩa ndaarũgamire mbere yaku, na ngĩmarĩrĩria, nĩguo ngirĩrĩrie marakara maku matikamakore.
21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widows. Let their men be killed and their young men struck by the sword in battle.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rekereria ciana ciao ngʼaragu; cineane, iniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora. Reke atumia ao matigwo matarĩ ciana, na marĩ a ndigwa; rekereria arũme ao mooragwo, o nao aanake ao mooragĩrwo mbaara-inĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora.
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when you bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me and hidden snares for my feet.
Kĩrĩro kĩroiguuo kuuma nyũmba-inĩ ciao rĩrĩa ũkaarehe andũ a kũmatharĩkĩra hi na hi, nĩ ũndũ nĩmanyenjeire irima nĩguo maanyite, na makanyumbĩkĩra mĩtego ya kũnyiita magũrũ makwa.
23 Yet, LORD, you know all their counsel against me to kill me. Don’t forgive their iniquity. Don’t blot out their sin from your sight, Let them be overthrown before you. Deal with them in the time of your anger.
No wee nĩũũĩ, Wee Jehova, ũrĩa wothe manjiirĩire nĩguo manjũrage. Tiga kũmarekera mahĩtia mao, kana kũhuura mehia macio mao mehere ũthiũ-inĩ waku. No marongʼaũranĩrio thĩ mbere yaku; meeke maũndũ macio rĩrĩa ũgaakorwo ũrakarĩte.
