Ezekieli 24
1 Mwaka-inĩ wa kenda, mũthenya wa ikũmi wa mweri wa ikũmi, kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, saying,
2 “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, andĩka mũthenya wa ũmũthĩ nĩ tarĩki ciigana, o ũyũ wa ũmũthĩ, tondũ mũthenya ũyũ wa ũmũthĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩarigiicĩirie Jerusalemu.
'Son of man, write for thee the name of the day — this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day —
3 Arĩria andũ aya a nyũmba ĩno nemi na ngerekano, ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “‘Hagĩra nyũngũ ya kũruga; mĩhagĩre na ũmĩitĩrĩre maaĩ.
and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set [it] on, and also to pour into it water,
4 Ĩkĩra icunjĩ cia nyama thĩinĩ wayo, icunjĩ ciothe iria njega, ta cia kũgũrũ na guoko. Mĩiyũrie na mahĩndĩ marĩa mega mũno;
To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.
5 oya nyamũ ĩrĩa njega mũno rũũru-inĩ. Igĩrĩra ngũ rungu rwayo nĩ ũndũ wa mahĩndĩ; reke ĩtherũke, namo mahĩndĩ mahĩĩre o kũu thĩinĩ wayo.
The choice of the flock to take, And also to pile of the bones under it, Boil it thoroughly, yea, cook its bones in its midst.
6 “‘Nĩgũkorwo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “‘Kaĩ itũũra rĩu inene rĩitithagia thakame rĩrĩ na haro-ĩ, o na nyũngũ ĩyo ĩrĩ na mũcura, ĩrĩa gĩkũrĩ kĩayo gĩtangĩthira! Mĩonorie kĩrungʼo, o kĩrungʼo, itegũcuukĩrwo mĩtĩ.
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe [to] the city of blood, A pot whose scum [is] in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.
7 “‘Nĩgũkorwo thakame ĩrĩa rĩitithĩtie ĩrĩ o thĩinĩ warĩo: Rĩamĩitire o kũu rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga itheri; rĩtiamĩitire tĩĩri-inĩ, harĩa rũkũngũ rũngĩamĩthikire.
For her blood in her midst hath been, On a clear place of a rock she hath set it, She hath not poured it on the earth, To cover it over with dust.
8 Nĩgeetha njarahũre mangʼũrĩ na ndĩĩrĩhĩrie-rĩ, ndaitire thakame yarĩo rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga itheri, nĩguo ndĩgathikwo.
To cause fury to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on a clear place of a rock — not to be covered.
9 “‘Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũũ nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga: “‘Kaĩ itũũra rĩu inene rĩitithagia thakame rĩrĩ na haaro-ĩ! O na niĩ nĩngacookanĩrĩria ngũ hĩba ndaaya na igũrũ.
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe [to] the city of blood, yea, I — I make great the pile.
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio iganĩrĩra ngũ, na wakie mwaki. Ruga nyama icio wega, na ũtukanie na indo cia gũcamia wega; namo mahĩndĩ ũreke macure.
Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.
11 Ningĩ ũhagĩre nyũngũ ĩyo theri makara-inĩ, nginya ĩhiũhe na gĩcango kĩayo gĩtunĩhe, nĩguo gĩko kĩayo gĩtweke, na gĩkũrĩ kĩayo gĩcinwo, gĩthire.
And cause it to stand on its coals empty, So that its brass is hot and burning, Melted hath been in its midst its uncleanness, Consumed is its scum.
12 Nĩkĩremete njĩra ciothe; gĩkũrĩ kĩu kĩayo ti kĩrute, o na gĩacinwo na mwaki.
[With] sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire [is] her scum.
13 “‘Rĩu-rĩ, gĩko gĩaku nĩ ũũra-thoni. Tondũ ngeretie gũgũtheria, no wee ndũngĩthera gĩko gĩaku, wee ndũngĩthera rĩngĩ nginya mangʼũrĩ makwa ma gũgũũkĩrĩra makahũahũa.
In thine uncleanness [is] wickedness, Because I have cleansed thee, And thou hast not been cleansed, From thine uncleanness thou art not cleansed again, Till I have caused My fury to rest on thee.
14 “‘Niĩ Jehova nĩnjarĩtie. Ihinda nĩikinyu njĩke ũndũ. Ndikerigĩrĩria; na ndikaiguanĩra tha kana ndĩĩricũkwo. Ũgaatuĩrwo ciira kũringana na mĩtugo yaku, na ciĩko ciaku, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.’”
I, Jehovah, hath spoken, It hath come, and I have done [it], I do not free, nor do I spare, nor do I repent, According to thy ways, and according to thine acts, they have judged thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'
15 Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
16 “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, atĩrĩ, ndĩ hakuhĩ gũkwehereria kĩrĩa gĩkenagia maitho maku mũno na igũtha o rĩmwe. No rĩrĩ, ndũgacakae kana ũrĩre, o na kana ũite maithori.
'Son of man, lo, I am taking from thee the desire of thine eyes by a stroke, and thou dost not mourn, nor weep, nor let thy tear come.
17 Caaya ũkirĩte; tiga kũrĩrĩra ũcio ũkuĩte. Ikara wĩohete kĩremba mũtwe na wĩkĩrĩte iraatũ magũrũ; ndũkehumbĩre kanua kana ũrĩe irio cia mũtugo wa hĩndĩ ya macakaya.”
Cease to groan, [for] the dead thou dost make no mourning, thy bonnet bind on thee, and thy shoes thou dost put on thy feet, and thou dost not cover over the upper lip, and bread of men thou dost not eat.'
18 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩrooka kwarĩria andũ rũciinĩ, na hwaĩ-inĩ ũcio mũtumia wakwa agĩkua. Rũciinĩ rũrũ rũngĩ ngĩĩka o ta ũrĩa ndaathĩtwo njĩke.
And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded.
19 Nao andũ acio makĩnjũũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ũtangĩtwĩra ũhoro wa maũndũ maya na ũrĩa matũkoniĩ?”
And the people say unto me, 'Dost thou not declare to us what these [are] to us, that thou art doing?'
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
And I say unto them, 'A word of Jehovah hath been unto me, saying:
21 Ĩra andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga: Ngirie gũthaahia handũ-hakwa-harĩa-haamũre, hau gĩikaro kĩa hinya kĩrĩa mwĩtĩĩaga nakĩo, o kĩu gĩkenagia maitho manyu, kĩrĩa mwendete. Ariũ na aarĩ anyu arĩa mwatigire na thuutha makaaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora.
Say to the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am polluting My sanctuary, The excellency of your strength, The desire of your eyes, and the pitied of your soul, And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left, by sword they do fall.
22 Na inyuĩ nĩmũgeeka o ta ũguo niĩ njĩkĩte. Mũtikehumbĩra kanua kana mũrĩe irio cia mũtugo wa hĩndĩ ya macakaya.
And ye have done as I have done, On the upper lip ye are not covered, And bread of men ye do not eat.
23 Nĩmũgaikara mwĩohete iremba mĩtwe na mwĩkĩrĩte iraatũ magũrũ. Mũtigacakaya kana mũrĩre, no nĩmũkahwererekera tondũ wa mehia manyu na mũcaayage thĩinĩ wanyu.
And your bonnets [are] on your heads, And your shoes [are] on your feet, Ye do not mourn nor do ye weep, And ye have wasted away for your iniquities, And ye have howled one unto another.
24 Ezekieli agaatuĩka rũũri harĩ inyuĩ; mũgeeka o ta ũguo we ekĩte. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maũndũ macio mageekĩka-rĩ, nĩrĩo mũkaamenya atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Mwathani Jehova.’
And Ezekiel hath been to you for a type, According to all that he hath done ye do; In its coming in — ye have known that I [am] the Lord Jehovah.
25 “Nawe mũrũ wa mũndũ, mũthenya ũrĩa ngeeheria gĩikaro kĩao kĩa hinya, gĩkeno kĩao na riiri wao, na kĩndũ kĩrĩa gĩkenagia maitho mao, na wendi wa ngoro ciao, na aanake na airĩtu ao o nao,
And thou, son of man, Is it not in the day of My taking from them their strength, The joy of their beauty, the desire of their eyes, And the song of their soul, Their sons and their daughters?
26 mũthenya ũcio mũndũ ũũrĩte kwao nĩagakũrehera ũhoro.
In that day come doth the escaped one to thee. To cause the ears to hear.
27 Hĩndĩ ĩyo kanua gaku nĩgagatumũka; nĩũkaria nake, na ndũgacooka gũkira. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio wee ũgaatuĩka rũũri harĩo, nao nĩmakamenya atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.”
In that day opened is thy mouth with the escaped, And thou speakest, and art not silent any more, And thou hast been to them for a type. And they have known that I [am] Jehovah.'
