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?
You are righteous, LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?
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. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
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 see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of 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 will the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals and birds are consumed; because they said, “He won’t see our latter end.”
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?
“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the 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 brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.
7 “Niĩ nĩngũtirika nyũmba yakwa, na ndiganĩrie igai rĩakwa; nĩngũneana ũrĩa nyendete moko-inĩ ma thũ ciake.
“I have forsaken my house. I have cast off my heritage. I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
8 Igai rĩakwa rĩtuĩkĩte ta mũrũũthi ũrĩ gĩthaka-inĩ harĩ niĩ. Nĩkũrarama ũndaramĩire, nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngaũthũũra.
My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me. Therefore I have 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 my heritage to me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her all around? Go, assemble all the animals of the field. Bring them to devour.
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 trodden my portion under foot. They have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
11 Magaatũma gũkire ihooru, gũtuĩke kũndũ kũngʼaru na gũkirĩte ihooru maitho-inĩ makwa; bũrũri ũcio wothe nĩũgathũkangio nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ mũndũ wakũũrũmbũiya.
They have made it a desolation. It mourns to me, being desolate. The whole land is made desolate, because no one cares.
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.
Destroyers have come on all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of the LORD devours from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land. No flesh has peace.
13 Makaahandaga ngano, makagetha mĩigua; makeenogia na matione kĩndũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, conokerai magetha manyu, tondũ wa marakara mahiũ ma Jehova.”
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have exhausted themselves, and profit nothing. You will be ashamed of your fruits, because of the LORD’s fierce anger.”
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.
The LORD says, “Concerning all my evil neighbors, who touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.
15 No rĩrĩ, thuutha wa kũmamunya nĩngacooka ndĩmaiguĩre tha na njookie o ũmwe wao igai-inĩ rĩake mwene, bũrũri-inĩ wake kĩũmbe.
It will happen that after I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them. I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to 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.
It will happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As the LORD lives;’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the middle 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 hear, then I will pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,” says the LORD.
