Ezekieli 3

1 Nake mũndũ ũcio akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, rĩa kĩrĩa kĩrĩ mbere yaku, rĩa ibuku rĩĩrĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo; ũcooke ũthiĩ ũkaarĩrie andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli.”

Then said he unto me, Son of man What thou findest, eat, —eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

2 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩathamia kanua, nake akĩĩhe ibuku rĩu rĩa gĩkũnjo ndĩrĩrĩe.

So I opened my mouth, —and he caused me to eat this roll.

3 Ningĩ akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, rĩa ibuku rĩĩrĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo ndĩrakũhe ũiyũrie nda yaku.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩrĩrĩa, na rĩrĩ kanua-inĩ gakwa rĩarĩ na mũrĩo ta ũũkĩ.

Then said he unto me Son of man. Thy belly, cause thou to eat and thy bowels, fill thou with this roll which I am giving unto thee. So I did eat, and it became in my mouth, as honey for sweetness.

4 Ningĩ agĩcooka akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ: “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, thiĩ o rĩu kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli ũmaarĩrie ciugo ciakwa.

Then said he unto me, — Son of man Go get thee unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak with my words, unto them.

5 Ndũratũmwo kũrĩ andũ a mwarĩrie ũtooĩ kana rũthiomi rũritũ, no nĩ kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli;

For not unto a people deep of lip and heavy of tongue, art thou sent —[but] unto the house of Israel:

6 ti kũrĩ ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ iria ciaragia mwarĩrie ũtooĩ kana rũthiomi rũritũ, kana rũrĩ na ciugo iria ũtangĩmenya. Ti-itherũ, korwo nĩndagũtũmĩte kũrĩ o, nĩmangĩagũthikĩrĩirie.

not unto many peoples deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose words thou couldst not understand, —surely if unto them I had sent thee, they would have hearkened unto thee.

7 No rĩrĩ, andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli matingĩenda gũkũigua, nĩ ũndũ matiendaga kũnjigua, nĩgũkorwo nyũmba yothe ya Isiraeli nĩyũmĩtie ngoro na ĩkangʼathia.

But the house of Israel will not be willing to hearken unto thee, for they are not willing to hearken unto me, —for all the house of Israel are bold of forehead and hard of heart.

8 No rĩrĩ, niĩ ngũtũma wage kuororoa na ũũmie ngoro o ta o.

Lo! I have made thy face bold like as their faces, and thy forehead bold like as their forehead.

9 Nĩngũtũma gĩthiithi gĩaku kĩũme ta ihiga rĩrĩa rĩũmũ mũno, rĩrĩa rĩũmũ gũkĩra ihiga rĩa nyaigĩ. Ndũkametigĩre kana ũmakio nĩo, o na akorwo nĩ a nyũmba ya ũremi.”

As an adamant harder than flint, have I made thy forehead, —thou shalt not fear them neither shalt thou be dismayed at their faces, For a perverse house, they are!

10 Ningĩ akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, thikĩrĩria wega na wĩkĩre ciugo iria ciothe ngũkwarĩria ngoro-inĩ.

Then said he unto me, — Son of man. All my words which I shall speak unto thee, receive thou into thy heart and in thine ears, hear thou:

11 Thiĩ o rĩu kũrĩ andũ anyu arĩa matahĩtwo warie nao. Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga,’ kana nĩmegũthikĩrĩria kana matigũthikĩrĩria.”

then go get thee unto them of the captivity, unto the sons of thy people, and thou shalt speak unto them and say unto them, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.

12 Ningĩ Roho akĩnjoya na igũrũ, na ngĩigua mũgambo mũnene thuutha wakwa ũkĩruruma. (Riiri wa Jehova ũrogoocwo arĩ o kũu gĩikaro-inĩ gĩake!)

Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great rushing, — Blessed be the glory of Yahweh. From his place!

13 Naguo warĩ mũgambo wa mathagu ma ciũmbe icio irĩ muoyo makĩhutania mo mene, na wa magũrũ ma ngaari marĩa maarĩ mĩena yacio, naguo warĩ mũgambo mũnene warurumaga.

Yea the sound of the wings of the living ones, gently touching each other, and the sound of the wheels, along with them, even the sound of a great rushing.

14 Roho agĩcooka akĩnjoya na igũrũ akĩnjeheria, na niĩ ngĩthiĩ ndĩ na marũrũ na marakara ngoro-inĩ, nakuo guoko kwa Jehova kũrĩa kwa hinya kwarĩ igũrũ rĩakwa.

So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away, —and I went bitterly, in the rage of my spirit, but the hand of Yahweh upon me was strong.

15 Ngĩkinya kũrĩ arĩa maatahĩtwo, arĩa maatũũraga kũu Teli-Abibu, gũkuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Kebari, na ngĩikarania nao kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mũgwanja, makĩte mũno.

Thus came I unto them of the captivity, at Tel-abib. who were dwelling towards he river Chebar and I dwelt where They were dwelling; yea I dwelt there seven days, stunned in their midst,

16 Thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩyo mũgwanja-rĩ, kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,

And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Yahweh came unto me saying

17 “Mũrũ wa mũndũ, nĩngũtuĩte mũrangĩri wa andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, nĩ ũndũ ũcio igua kiugo kĩrĩa ngwaria, na ũmeere ũrĩa ndĩramakaania.

Son of man, A watchman, have I appointed thee to the house of Israel, —and thou shalt hear, at my mouth a message, and shalt warn them from me.

18 Rĩrĩa ngwĩra mũndũ mwaganu atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ, nĩũgaakua,’ nawe wage kũmũkaania, kana kũmwarĩria atigane na mĩthiĩre yake ya waganu nĩguo ahonokie muoyo wake-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio mwaganu nĩagaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make, nawe nĩwe ngooria thakame yake.

When I say to the lawless man— Thou shalt surely die, and thou hast not given him warning, neither hast spoken to warn the lawless man from his lawless way, to save himself alive the same lawless man in his iniquity shall die, but his blood, at thy hand, will I require.

19 No wee ũngĩkaania mũndũ ũcio mwaganu, nake arege kũgarũrũka atigane na waganu wake kana mĩthiĩre yake mĩũru-rĩ, we nĩagaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make; no wee-rĩ, nĩũgaakorwo ũhonoketie muoyo waku.

Whereas when thou hast warned a lawless man, and he hath not turned from his lawlessness and from his lawless way he in his iniquity shall die, but Thou hast delivered thine own soul.

20 “Ningĩ-rĩ, mũndũ mũthingu angĩgarũrũka atigane na ũthingu wake eke maũndũ mooru, na niĩ ndĩmwĩkĩrĩre mũhĩnga mbere yake-rĩ, nĩagaakua. Kũngĩkorwo ndwamũkaanirie-rĩ, nĩagaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make. Maũndũ marĩa aneeka ma ũthingu matikaaririkanwo, nawe nĩwe ngooria thakame yake.

And when a righteous man hath turned from his righteousness, and committed perversity, and I have suffered a stumbling- block to be laid before him he shall die, —though thou hast not warned him, in his sin, shall he die, neither shall be remembered his righteous deeds which he hath done, but his blood, at thy hand will I require;

21 No rĩrĩ, wee ũngĩkaania mũndũ ũcio mũthingu atige kwĩhia, nake aage kwĩhia-rĩ, ti-itherũ nĩagatũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ nĩathikĩrĩirie ũguo wamũkaanirie, nawe-rĩ, nĩũgaakorwo ũhonoketie muoyo waku.”

whereas when Thou hast warned a righteous man. That a righteous man must not sin and he hath not sinned, he shall surely live in that he took warning, and thou hast delivered thine own soul.

22 Guoko kwa Jehova kwarĩ igũrũ rĩakwa ndĩ o kũu, nake akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũkĩra ũthiĩ werũ-inĩ ũrĩa mwaraganu, na kũu nĩkuo ngũkwarĩria.”

Then came upon me there the hand of Yahweh, —and he said unto me, Arise go forth into the valley, and there, will I speak with thee.

23 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩũkĩra ngĩthiĩ werũ-inĩ ũcio mwaraganu, naguo riiri wa Jehova warũngiĩ kuo, ũhaana ta riiri ũrĩa ndoonete hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Kebari, na niĩ ngĩĩgũithia, ngĩturumithia ũthiũ thĩ.

So I arose and went forth into the valley, and lo! there the glory of Yahweh, standing, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar, -and I fell upon my face.

24 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Roho agĩtoonya thĩinĩ wakwa, akĩnjoya akĩndũgamia na magũrũ makwa. Akĩnjarĩria, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ũkehingĩre gwaku nyũmba.

Then the Spirit entered into me, and caused me to stand upon my feet, —and he spake with me and said unto me, Go in shut thyself up, in the midst of thine own house,

25 No rĩrĩ, wee mũrũ-wa-mũndũ, nĩmagakuoha na mĩhĩndo; ũgaikara ũrĩ muohe nĩguo ndũkoime ũthiĩ gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ.

And thou—O son of man, lo! they have put upon thee bands, and they will bind thee therewith, -. so that thou go not forth in their midst;

26 Niĩ nĩngatũma rũrĩmĩ rwaku rũnyiitane na karakara nĩguo ũkire wage kũmanegenia, o na akorwo o nĩ andũ a nyũmba ya ũremi.

thy tongue also, will I cause to cleave unto the roof of thy mouth, so shalt thou be dumb and not be to them a reprover, — For a perverse house, they are!

27 No rĩrĩa ngaakwarĩria-rĩ, nĩngakũhingũra kanua, nawe nĩũkameera ũũ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ.’ Ũrĩa wothe ũngĩthikĩrĩria nĩathikĩrĩrie, nake ũrĩa wothe ũkũrega nĩarege; nĩgũkorwo o nĩ andũ a nyũmba ya ũremi.

But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, —He that is minded to hear, let him hear, And he that is minded to forbear, let him forbear! For a perverse house, they are!