< Jeremiah 34 >

1 The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah — and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his force, and all kingdoms of the land of the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all its cities — saying:
Rĩrĩa Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni aarũaga mbaara na Jerusalemu na matũũra marĩa maarĩrigiicĩirie, arĩ na mbũtũ ciake cia ita, hamwe na mothamaki marĩa maathagwo nĩwe, na ndũrĩrĩ ciothe ciakuo, ndũmĩrĩri ĩno nĩyakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte kũrĩ Jehova, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
2 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel: Go, and thou hast spoken unto Zedekiah king of Judah, and hast said unto him, Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he hath burned it with fire,
“Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ: Thiĩ kũrĩ Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda, ũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ndĩ hakuhĩ kũneana itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni, nake nĩekũrĩcina na mwaki rĩthire.
3 and thou, thou dost not escape out of his hand, for thou art certainly caught, and into his hand thou art given, and thine eyes see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth with thy mouth speaketh, and Babylon thou enterest.
Nawe ndũkahonoka atĩ wĩeherie moko-inĩ make, tondũ ti-itherũ nĩũkanyiitwo na ũneanwo kũrĩ we. Nĩũkeyonera mũthamaki wa Babuloni na maitho maku, na nĩmũkaranĩria nake ũthiũ kwa ũthiũ. Nawe nĩũgatwarwo Babuloni.
4 'Only, hear a word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah, Thus said Jehovah unto thee: Thou dost not die by sword,
“‘No rĩrĩ, ta thikĩrĩria kĩĩranĩro kĩa Jehova, wee Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda. Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ ũhoro ũgũkoniĩ: Wee ndũkooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora;
5 in peace thou diest, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings who have been before thee, so they make a burning for thee; and Ah, lord, they lament for thee, for the word I have spoken — an affirmation of Jehovah.'
ũgaakua gĩkuũ gĩa thayũ. O ta ũrĩa andũ maakirie mwaki wa macakaya nĩ ũndũ wa gũtĩĩa maithe maku, o acio athamaki arĩa maarĩ mbere yaku-rĩ, ũguo noguo magaakia mwaki nĩ ũndũ wa gũgũtĩĩa na magũcakaĩre, makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Ĩiya, Mwathi witũ-ĩ!” Niĩ mwene nĩ niĩ ndakwĩrĩra ũhoro ũcio, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.’”
6 And Jeremiah the prophet speaketh unto Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem,
Nake Jeremia ũcio mũnabii akĩĩra Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda maũndũ macio mothe, arĩ kũu Jerusalemu,
7 and the forces of the king of Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that are left — against Lachish, and against Azekah, for these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses.
hĩndĩ ĩyo mbũtũ cia ita cia mũthamaki wa Babuloni ciahũũranaga na Jerusalemu o na matũũra macio mangĩ ma Juda marĩa meyũmĩrĩirie, nĩmo Lakishi na Azeka. Macio moiki no mo matũũra marĩa matigaire harĩ marĩa mairigĩirwo na hinya kũu Juda.
8 The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after the making by the king Zedekiah of a covenant with all the people who [are] in Jerusalem, to proclaim to them liberty,
Ndũmĩrĩri nĩyakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte kũrĩ Jehova thuutha wa Mũthamaki Zedekia kũrĩkanĩra kĩrĩkanĩro na andũ othe arĩa maarĩ Jerusalemu maanĩrĩre ũhoro wa kuohorwo kwa ngombo.
9 to send out each his man-servant, and each his maid-servant — the Hebrew and the Hebrewess — free, so as not to lay service on them, any on a Jew his brother;
Mũndũ o wothe angĩtuĩka nĩekuohora ngombo ciake cia Ahibirania, cia arũme na cia andũ-a-nja; gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ wagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũiga Mũyahudi ũrĩa ũngĩ arĩ ngombo.
10 and hearken do all the heads, and all the people who have come in to the covenant to send forth each his man-servant and each his maid-servant free, so as not to lay service on them any more, yea, they hearken, and send them away;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio anene othe o na andũ arĩa maatoonyire kĩrĩkanĩro-inĩ kĩu, magĩtĩkĩra atĩ nĩmekũrekereria ngombo ciao cia arũme na cia andũ-a-nja, na atĩ matigũcooka kũmaiga ũkombo-inĩ. Magĩgĩĩtĩkĩra ũhoro ũcio na makĩmarekereria.
11 and they turn afterwards, and cause the men-servants and the maid-servants to return, whom they had sent forth free, and they subdue them for men-servants and for maid-servants.
No rĩrĩ, thuutha-inĩ nĩmericũkirwo, makĩnyiita andũ acio mohorete na makĩmatua ngombo rĩngĩ.
12 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying:
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova nĩyakinyĩrĩire Jeremia, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
13 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I — I made a covenant with your fathers in the day of My bringing them forth from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants, saying,
“Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: Nĩndarĩkanĩire na maithe manyu ma tene rĩrĩa ndamarutire bũrũri wa Misiri, ngĩmaruta bũrũri wa ũkombo, ngĩmeera atĩrĩ,
14 At the end of seven years ye do send forth each his brother, the Hebrew, who is sold to thee, and hath served thee six years, yea, thou hast sent him forth free from thee: and your fathers hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear.
‘Hĩndĩ ciothe mwaka-inĩ wa mũgwanja, o mũndũ o mũndũ wanyu wothe no nginya arekagĩrĩrie mũrũ wa ithe Mũhibirania o wothe ũrĩa wĩyendetie kũrĩ we. Thuutha wa gũgũtungata mĩaka ĩtandatũ-rĩ, no nginya ũmũrekererie.’ No maithe manyu matiigana gũũthikĩrĩria kana kũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio wakwa.
15 'And ye turn back, ye to-day, and ye do that which is right in Mine eyes, to proclaim liberty each to his neighbour, and ye make a covenant before Me in the house over which My name is called.
Nĩmwĩrĩga kwĩrira, na mũgĩĩka maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire makĩonwo nĩ niĩ: Tondũ o ũmwe wanyu nĩanĩrĩire ũhoro wa kuohorwo kwa mũndũ o mũndũ bũrũri-inĩ. O na ningĩ mũkĩgĩa na kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu mũrĩ mbere yakwa thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ĩrĩa ĩĩtanĩtio na rĩĩtwa rĩakwa.
16 And — ye turn back, and pollute My name, and ye cause each his man-servant and each his maid-servant, whom he had sent forth free, (at their pleasure, ) to return, and ye subdue them to be to you for men-servants and for maid-servants.
No rĩu nĩmũgarũrũkĩte mũgathaahia rĩĩtwa rĩakwa; mũndũ o mũndũ wanyu nĩacooketie ngombo yake ya mũndũ mũrũme na ya mũndũ-wa-nja ĩrĩa ararekereirie ĩĩthiĩre o kũrĩa ĩngĩenda. Nĩmũmatuĩte ngombo cianyu rĩngĩ.
17 'Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto Me to proclaim freedom, each to his brother, and each to his neighbour; lo, I am proclaiming to you liberty — an affirmation of Jehovah — unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, and I have given you for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Inyuĩ nĩmwagĩte kũnjathĩkĩra: mũtianĩrĩire kuohorithio kwa andũ a bũrũri wanyu. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩu nĩngwanĩrĩra ‘kuohorithio’ kwanyu, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, nakuo nĩ ‘kuohorithio’ nĩguo mũũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na mũthiro, na ngʼaragu. Nĩngatũma mũtuĩke kĩndũ gĩa gũthũũrwo mũno mothamaki-inĩ mothe ma gũkũ thĩ.
18 'And I have given the men who are transgressing My covenant, who have not established the words of the covenant that they have made before Me, by the calf, that they have cut in two, and pass through between its pieces —
Andũ arĩa magararĩte kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa, na makaaga kũhingia mohoro ma kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu maarĩkanĩire marĩ mbere yakwa, ngaameka o ta njaũ ĩrĩa maatinanirie icunjĩ igĩrĩ, makĩgerera gatagatĩ ga icunjĩ icio ciayo.
19 heads of Judah, and heads of Jerusalem, the officers, and the priests, and all the people of the land those passing through between the pieces of the calf —
Atongoria a Juda na a Jerusalemu, na andũ arĩa mehokeirwo mawĩra ma kwa mũthamaki, na athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na andũ othe a bũrũri arĩa magereire gatagatĩ ga icunjĩ icio cierĩ cia njaũ ĩyo-rĩ,
20 yea, I have given them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and their carcase hath been for food to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth.
nĩngamaneana kũrĩ thũ ciao iria ciendaga kũmaruta muoyo. Ciimba ciao igaatuĩka irio cia nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ, na cia nyamũ cia gĩthaka.
21 'And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his heads, I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and into the hand of the forces of the king of Babylon, that are going up from off you.
“Nĩnganeana Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda na anene ake kũrĩ thũ ciao iria ciendaga kũmaruta muoyo, ndĩmaneane kũrĩ mbũtũ cia ita cia mũthamaki wa Babuloni, icio ciambĩte kũmweherera.
22 Lo, I am commanding — an affirmation of Jehovah — and have brought them back unto this city, and they have fought against it, and captured it, and burned it with fire, and the cities of Judah I do make a desolation — without inhabitant.'
Nĩngũruta watho, nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, na nĩngamacookia gũkũ itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene. Nĩmakahũũrana narĩo, marĩtahe na marĩcine. Ningĩ nĩngonũha matũũra ma Juda makire ihooru, na kwage mũndũ ũngĩtũũra kuo.”

< Jeremiah 34 >