Jeremia 12
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, Wee Jehova ũtũũraga ũnduagĩra ciira na kĩhooto rĩrĩa rĩothe ndarehe ciira mbere yaku. No rĩrĩ, no nyende twaranĩrie nawe ũndũ ũkoniĩ kĩhooto gĩaku: Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mũthiĩre wa mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu ũgaacĩre? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga andũ arĩa matarĩ wĩtĩkio matũũre megangarĩte?
Righteous are you, O Lord, that I may make my defence to you, yes, I will speak to you [of] judgments. Why [is it] that the way of ungodly [men] prospers? [that] all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?
2 Ũmahaandĩte, nao makagĩa na mĩri; makũraga na magaciara maciaro. Ũgwetagwo hĩndĩ ciothe nĩ tũnua twao, no meciiria ma ngoro ciao marĩ haraaya nawe.
You have planted them, and they have taken root; they have begotten children, and become fruitful; you are near to their mouth, and far from their reins.
3 No rĩrĩ, Wee Jehova nĩũnjũũĩ; nĩwe ũnyonaga na ũkoiruuria meciiria makwa ũndũ ũgũkoniĩ. Maguucũrũrie ta ngʼondu irathiĩ gũthĩnjwo! Maamũre ũmetererie mũthenya wao wa kũũragwo!
But you, Lord, know me; you have proved my heart before you; purify them for the day of their slaughter.
4 Nĩ ihinda rĩigana atĩa bũrũri ũgũtũũra ũngʼarĩte, nayo nyeki mĩgũnda-inĩ yothe ĩikare ĩhoohete? Tondũ andũ arĩa matũũraga kuo nĩ andũ aaganu-rĩ, nyamũ na nyoni nĩithirĩte. Ningĩ, andũ acio maroiga atĩrĩ, “Ndakoona ũrĩa tũkaarĩkĩrĩria.”
How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of the field wither, for the wickedness of them, that dwell in it? the beasts and birds are utterly destroyed; because [the people] said, God shall not see our ways.
5 “Angĩkorwo nĩũtengʼeranĩtie na andũ marathiĩ na magũrũ nao magakũhũmia-rĩ, wakĩhota atĩa gũcindana na mbarathi? Angĩkorwo nĩũhĩngagwo ũkĩgerera bũrũri ũrĩ thayũ-rĩ, ũgaakĩhota atĩa gũtũrĩkania ihinga iria irĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Jorodani?
Your feet run, and they cause you to faint; how will you prepare [to ride] upon horses? and you have been confident in the land of your peace? how will you do in the roaring of Jordan?
6 Ariũ a maitũguo, na andũ a nyũmba ya thoguo-rĩ, o nao nĩmagũkunyanĩire; nĩmanĩrĩire na mũgambo magũũkĩrĩre. Ndũkae kũmeehoka, o na mangĩaria wega waku atĩa.
For even your brethren and the house of your father, even these have dealt treacherously with you; and they have cried out, they are gathered together in pursuit of you; trust not you in them, though they shall speak fair [words] to you.
7 “Niĩ nĩngũtirika nyũmba yakwa, na ndiganĩrie igai rĩakwa; nĩngũneana ũrĩa nyendete moko-inĩ ma thũ ciake.
I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given my beloved one into the hands of her enemies.
8 Igai rĩakwa rĩtuĩkĩte ta mũrũũthi ũrĩ gĩthaka-inĩ harĩ niĩ. Nĩkũrarama ũndaramĩire, nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngaũthũũra.
My inheritance has become to me as a lion in a forest; she has uttered her voice against me; therefore have I hated her.
9 Githĩ igai rĩakwa rĩtituĩkĩte ta nyoni ndĩa-nyama ĩrĩ maroro harĩ niĩ, ĩrĩa nyoni iria ingĩ ndĩa-nyama ĩthiũrũrũkagĩria ikamĩtharĩkĩra? Thiĩ ũkonganie nyamũ ciothe cia gĩthaka; cirehe imatambuure.
Is not my inheritance to me a hyaena's cave, or a cave round about her? Go you, gather together all the wild beasts of the field, and let them come to devour her.
10 Arĩithi aingĩ nĩmakananga mũgũnda wakwa wa mĩthabibũ, na marangĩrĩrie mũgũnda wakwa; nĩmagatũma mũgũnda wakwa ũrĩa mwega ũtuĩke rũngʼũrĩ rũkirĩte ihooru.
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have defiled my portion, they have made my desirable portion a trackless wilderness;
11 Magaatũma gũkire ihooru, gũtuĩke kũndũ kũngʼaru na gũkirĩte ihooru maitho-inĩ makwa; bũrũri ũcio wothe nĩũgathũkangio nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ mũndũ wakũũrũmbũiya.
it is made a complete ruin: for my sake the whole land has been utterly ruined, because there is none that lays [the matter] to heart.
12 Werũ-inĩ guothe kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru aniinani nĩkuo makaiyũra, nĩgũkorwo rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Jehova nĩrũkaniinana kuuma gĩturi kĩmwe kĩa bũrũri nginya kĩrĩa kĩngĩ; gũtigakorwo mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũgaakorwo na thayũ.
The ravagers are come to every passage in the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord will devour from one end of the land to the other: no flesh has any peace.
13 Makaahandaga ngano, makagetha mĩigua; makeenogia na matione kĩndũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, conokerai magetha manyu, tondũ wa marakara mahiũ ma Jehova.”
Sow wheat, and reap thorns; their portions shall not profit them: be ashamed of your boasting, because of reproach before the Lord.
14 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Ha ũhoro wa andũ acio aaganu maandigiicĩirie, o acio matunyaga andũ akwa a Isiraeli igai rĩrĩa ndaamaheire-rĩ, nĩngamamunya kuuma mabũrũri mao, na munye nyũmba ya Juda yume gatagatĩ kao.
For thus says the Lord, concerning all the evil neighbors that touch mine inheritance, which I have divided to my people Israel; Behold, I [will] draw them away from their land, and I will cast out Juda from the midst of them.
15 No rĩrĩ, thuutha wa kũmamunya nĩngacooka ndĩmaiguĩre tha na njookie o ũmwe wao igai-inĩ rĩake mwene, bũrũri-inĩ wake kĩũmbe.
And it shall come to pass, after I have cast them out, [that] I will return, and have mercy upon them, and will cause them to dwell every one in his inheritance, and every one in his land.
16 Ningĩ mangĩkeruta wega mĩthiĩre ya andũ akwa na mehĩte makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa moige atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo,’ o ta ũrĩa maarutire andũ akwa hĩndĩ ĩmwe kwĩhĩta makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Baali-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo nao nĩmakahaandwo marũme wega gatagatĩ ka andũ akwa.
And it shall be, if they will indeed learn the way of my people, to swear by my name, [saying], The Lord lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall [that nation] be built in the midst of my people.
17 No rĩrĩ, rũrĩrĩ o na rũrĩkũ rũngĩkaaga kũnjigua-rĩ, nĩngarũmunya na mĩri na ndĩrũniine biũ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
But if they will not return, then will I cut off that nation with utter ruin and destruction.
