Jeremiah 4
1 If thou dost turn back, O Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, unto Me turn back, And if thou dost turn aside Thine abominations from My face, Then thou dost not bemoan.
“Ọ bụrụ na unu bụ Izrel, ga-alọta, ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, mụ ka ị ga-alọghachikwute,” “Ọ bụrụ na unu ewezuga arụsị ndị ahụ rụrụ arụ site nʼihu m, hapụ isi ebe m nọ kpafuo,
2 And thou hast sworn — Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.
ọ bụrụkwa na unu ga-eji eziokwu, ikpe ziri ezi na ụzọ ezi omume ṅụọ iyi sị, ‘Dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ,’ mgbe ahụ mba niile ga-agọzi onwe ha site na ya nyakwaa isi nʼime ya.”
3 For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.
Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị na-agwa ndị Juda na Jerusalem sị, “Kọzeenụ ala ubi unu nke unu na-akọbeghị; unu akụnyela mkpụrụ ubi unu nʼetiti ogwu.
4 Be circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.
Bienụ onwe unu ugwu nye Onyenwe anyị, biekwanụ mkpụrụobi unu ugwu, unu ndị Juda na ndị bi na Jerusalem ma ọ bụghị otu a, iwe m ga-abịakwasị unu dịka ọkụ, nʼihi ihe ọjọọ niile unu mere, ọ ga-ere ma ọ dịkwaghị onye ga-emenyụ ya.
5 Declare in Judah, and in Jerusalem sound, And say ye, 'Blow a trumpet in the land,' Call ye fully, and say ye: 'Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced city.'
“Kwupụta ya na Juda, kwusaa ya na Jerusalem sị, ‘Fụọnụ opi nʼala ahụ niile.’ Tienụ mkpu nʼụzọ mmadụ ga-aghọta ya. Gwanụ ndị Juda na Jerusalem ka ha zukọtaa gbaga nʼobodo ndị ahụ niile e wusiri ike.
6 Lift up an ensign Zionward, Strengthen yourselves, stand not still, For evil I am bringing in from the north, And a great destruction.
Bulie ihe i gosi ụzọ ị ga Zayọn! Gbaganụ zoo onwe unu. Unu atụfula oge! Lee na mụ onwe m na-ewebata mbibi na ịla nʼiyi site nʼakụkụ ugwu.”
7 Gone up hath a lion from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations hath journeyed, He hath come forth from his place To make thy land become a desolation, Thy cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.
Dịka ọdụm si nʼebe o zoro onwe ya amapụta, ka onye a na-ebibi mba niile si abịa. Ọ hapụla ebe obibi ya, na-abịa ịla Juda nʼiyi. Ọ ga-etidasị obodo niile nke Juda, ọ dịkwaghị onye ga-ebi nʼime ha.
8 For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of Jehovah hath not turned back from us.
Ya mere, yikwasịnụ onwe unu uwe mkpe; kwaanụ akwa, tiekwanụ mkpu akwa, nʼihi na ọnụma Onyenwe anyị esitebeghị nʼebe Juda nọ wezuga onwe ya.
9 And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah: 'Perish doth the heart of the king, And the heart of the princes, And astonished have been the priests, And the prophets do wonder.'
“Nʼụbọchị ahụ,” ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, “Obi ndị eze na ndịisi ọchịchị ga-ada mba; ahụ ga-akpọnwụ ndị nchụaja, otu a kwa, ihe ga-eme ga-eju ndị amụma anya.”
10 And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, Surely thou hast entirely forgotten this people and Jerusalem, saying, Peace is for you, And struck hath a sword unto the soul!'
Mgbe ahụ ekwuru m sị; “Ewoo, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị lee na ị ghọgbuola ndị a na Jerusalem site na ị sị, ‘Unu ga-enwe udo,’ mgbe mma agha dị anyị nʼolu.”
11 At that time it is said of this people, And of Jerusalem: 'A dry wind of high places in the wilderness,' The way of the daughter of My people, (Not for winnowing, nor for cleansing, )
Nʼoge ahụ, a ga-agwa ndị a na Jerusalem, “Ifufe dị ọkụ, nke sitere nʼebe dị elu ihe na-adịghị si nʼọzara na-efebata irute ndị m. Ma ọ bụghị ifufe maka ịfụcha, maọbụ ime ka adị ọcha,
12 A full wind from these doth come for Me, Now, also, I speak judgments with them.
ọ bụ ifufe nke dị oke ike karịa nke na-esite na mụ. Ugbu a, ana m ekwupụta okwu ikpe m megide ha.”
13 Lo, as clouds he cometh up, And as a hurricane his chariots, Lighter than eagles have been his horses, Woe to us, for we have been spoiled.
Lee anya, ha na-abịa dịka igwe ojii. Ụgbọala agha ya na-abịa dịka oke ifufe, ịnyịnya ha niile na-agbasikwa ọsọ ike karịa ugo. Ahụhụ dịrị anyị, anyị abụrụla ndị e bibiri ebibi! Anyị abụrụla ndị na-aga ịla nʼiyi!
14 Wash from evil thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart Thoughts of thy strength?
Jerusalem, sachapụ mmehie dị gị nʼobi, ka a zọpụta gị. Ruo ole mgbe ka echiche mmehie ga-ejupụta gị obi?
15 For a voice is declaring from Dan, And sounding sorrow from mount Ephraim.
Otu olu na-akpọsa site na Dan, ọ na-akpọsa ịla nʼiyi site nʼugwu niile nke Ifrem.
16 Make ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: 'Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice.
“Gwa mba niile otu a, ha abịala, kpọsaa banyere Jerusalem: ‘Ndị agha ga-agba gị gburugburu na-abịa site nʼala dị anya, na-eti mkpu agha megide obodo niile nke Juda.
17 As the keepers of a field They have been against her round about, For with Me she hath been rebellious, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
Ha ga-agbakwa Jerusalem gburugburu dịka ndị agha na-eche ubi a gbara ogige nche, nʼihi na ndị bi nʼime ya enupula isi megide m,’” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya.
18 Thy way and thy doings have done these to thee, This [is] thy vexation, for [it is] bitter, For it hath struck unto thy heart.
“Ụzọ gị na omume gị niile buteere gị ihe ndị a. Nke a bụ ntaramahụhụ gị. Lee ka o si dị ilu! Lee ka o si emibanye nʼime obi.”
19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained [at] the walls of my heart, Make a noise for me doth My heart, I am not silent, For the voice of a trumpet I have heard, O my soul — a shout of battle!
Ihe mgbu a dị ukwuu. Lee na apụghị m ịnagide ya. Obi m o, obi m o! Lee ka obi m si ada m gbim gbim gbim. Apụghịkwa m ịnọ jụụ. Ana m anụ ụda opi ike, na-anụkwa ụzụ agha.
20 Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, For spoiled hath been all the land, Suddenly spoiled have been my tents, In a moment — my curtains.
Mbibi na-arị mbibi ibe ya elu, lee na a laala ala a niile nʼiyi. Na mberede, e bibiela ụlọ ikwu anyị niile; a dọkasịkwala akwa mgbochi ha niile.
21 Till when do I see an ensign? Do I hear the voice of a trumpet?
Ruo ole mgbe ka m ga-anọgide na-ahụ ọkọlọtọ agha ndị a a na-alụ? Ruo ole mgbe kwa ka m ga-anọgide na-anụ ụda opi ike?
22 For my people [are] foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons [are] they, yea, they [are] not intelligent, Wise [are] they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.
“Ndị m bụ ndị nzuzu, ha amaghị m. Ha bụ ụmụntakịrị ndị na-enweghị uche, ha enweghị nghọta ọbụla. Ha bụ ọkachamara nʼihe gbasara ajọ omume, ma ha amaghị otu esi eme ezi ihe ọbụla.”
23 I looked [to] the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.
Elere m anya nʼụwa hụ na ọ bụ ihe tọgbọrọ nʼefu, leekwa anya na mbara eluigwe, ma o nweghị ìhè dị ya.
24 I have looked [to] the mountains, And lo, they are trembling. And all the hills moved themselves lightly.
Elere m anya nʼugwu ukwu, hụ na ha na-ama jijiji, leekwa anya nʼugwu nta, hụ na ha na-aṅagharị aṅagharị.
25 I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.
Elere m anya ma ahụghị mmadụ ọbụla, ụmụ nnụnụ niile dị na mbara eluigwe efefusịala.
26 I have looked, and lo, The fruitful place [is] a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of Jehovah, Because of the fierceness of His anger.
Ala ọma ahụ aghọọla ọzara, obodo niile aghọọla mkputamkpu ebe nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, nʼihu oke iwe ya.
27 For thus said Jehovah: All the land is a desolation, but a completion I make not.
Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “A ga-ebibi ala ahụ niile, ma agaghị m ebibicha ya kpamkpam.
28 For this doth the land mourn, And black have been the heavens above, because I have spoken — I have purposed, And I have not repented, Nor do I turn back from it.
Ụwa ga-eru ụjụ, mbara eluigwe ga-agbakwa ọchịchịrị. Nʼihi na ekwuola ya, agaghị m agbanwe obi m. Ekpebiela m ya, agaghị m alakwa azụ nʼihe m zubere ime.”
29 From the voice of the horseman, And of him shooting with the bow, all the city is fleeing, They have come into thickets, And on cliffs they have gone up, All the city is forsaken, And there is no one dwelling in them.
Ndị mmadụ niile ga-agbapụ ọsọ site nʼobodo ha mgbe ha nụrụ ụzụ ndị agha na-agba ụta nọ nʼelu ịnyịnya na-abịa nso nso. Ha ga-ezo onwe ha nʼọhịa; ndị ọzọkwa ga-agbalaga zoo onwe ha nʼugwu ukwu. Obodo ha niile ga-atọgbọrọkwa nʼefu, mgbe ndị mmadụ si nʼime ya gbapụ ọsọ nʼihi oke ihe egwu.
30 And thou, O spoiled one, what dost thou? For thou puttest on scarlet, For thou adornest thyself [with] ornaments of gold. For thou rendest with pain thine eyes, In vain thou dost make thyself fair, Kicked against thee have doting ones, Thy life they do seek.
Gịnị bụ nke a, gị onye na-enweghị olileanya? Gịnị mere unu ji yiri uwe uhie, were ọlaolu ọlaedo dị oke ọnụ yiri nʼolu? Gịnị mere unu ji were ihe ịchọ mma tee nʼanya unu? Nʼefu ka unu na-eme onwe unu ka unu dị mma. Ndị iko unu na-elelị unu; ndụ unu ka ha na-achọkwa.
31 For a voice as of a sick woman I have heard, Distress, as of one bringing forth a first-born, The voice of the daughter of Zion, She bewaileth herself, she spreadeth out her hands, 'Woe to me now, for weary is my soul of slayers!'
Ana m anụ olu iti mkpu akwa nke yiri olu akwa nwanyị ime na-eme, ọ dị ka ude nwanyị na-agbalị ịmụpụta nwa mbụ ya. Ma olu akwa m nụrụ bụ nke ada Zayọn, ebe ọ nọ na-eku ume ike ike. Ọ dara nʼala gbasapụ aka ya, ma na-akwa akwa na-asị, “Onye nwụrụ anwụ ka m bụ! Lee, ndụ m ka e nyere ndị ogbu mmadụ.”
