Ezekiel 15
1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
Okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
2 'Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?
“Nwa nke mmadụ, olee, ụzọ osisi vaịnị si pụọ iche site nʼalaka osisi ndị ọzọ dị nʼime oke ọhịa?
3 Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?
A na-esi nʼime osisi ya were mepụta ihe ọbụla bara uru? Ọ bụ site na ya ka a na-esi emepụta osisi nke e ji ekonye ihe?
4 Lo, to the fire it hath been given for fuel, Its two ends hath the fire eaten, And its midst hath been scorched! Is it profitable for work?
Uru ha bara bụ iji ha menye ọkụ. Ma mgbe isi ya abụọ repịara, mgbe etiti ya rekwara ọkụ, o nwere ihe ọzọ mmadụ nwere ike iji ya mee?
5 Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work?
Ọ bụrụ na ọ baghị uru mgbe o zuruoke, a ga-esi aṅa were ya mepụta ihe bara uru mgbe ọkụ repịasịrịla ya, ọ ghọọ unyi?
6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
“Nʼihi ya, ihe ndị a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu, dịka m sitere nʼetiti ọhịa niile wepụta osisi vaịnị nye ka ọ bụrụ nkụ e ji emenye ọkụ, otu a ka m ga-esi mesoo ndị bi na Jerusalem.
7 And I have set My face against them, From the fire they have gone forth, And the fire doth consume them, And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My setting My face against them.
Aga m eche ihu m imegide ha. Ọ bụ ezie na ha esitela nʼọkụ pụta, ma ọkụ ga-erepịa ha. Unu ga-amata na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị, mgbe m guzoro onwe m megide ha.
8 And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
Aga m emekwa ka ala ha tọgbọrọ nʼefu, nʼihi na ha bụ ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi. Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.”
