Jeremia 18
1 Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte harĩ Jehova, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying,
2 “Ikũrũka ũthiĩ nyũmba-inĩ ya mũũmbi wa nyũngũ, na wakinya kũu nĩkuo ngũkũheera ndũmĩrĩri yakwa.”
“Rise, and you have gone down [to] the potter’s house, and there I cause you to hear My words”;
3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩikũrũka ngĩthiĩ kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya mũũmbi wa nyũngũ, ngĩkora akĩruta wĩra na ngaari yake ya kũũmba nyũngũ.
and I go down [to] the potter’s house, and behold, he is doing a work on the stones,
4 No rĩrĩ, nyũngũ ĩrĩa ombaga na rĩũmba nĩyathũkire ĩrĩ o moko-inĩ make; nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũũmbi ũcio agĩcooka akĩũmba nyũngũ ĩngĩ na rĩũmba o rĩu, akĩmĩthondeka o ta ũrĩa onire yagĩrĩire gũthondekwo.
and the vessel that he is making is marred, as clay in the hand of the potter, and he has turned and he makes it another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.
5 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
6 “Inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, githĩ to njĩke na inyuĩ o ta ũrĩa mũũmbi ũyũ wa nyũngũ ekaga?” Ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “O ta rĩũmba rĩrĩ guoko-inĩ kwa mũũmbi-rĩ, ũguo nĩguo mũtariĩ mũrĩ guoko-inĩ gwakwa, inyuĩ andũ aya a nyũmba ya Isiraeli.
“O house of Israel, am I not able to do to you as this potter?” A declaration of YHWH. “Behold, as clay in the hand of the potter, So [are] you in My hand, O house of Israel.
7 Hĩndĩ o yothe ingĩkaanĩrĩra, njuge rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki mũna ũmunyũrwo na mĩri, na unangwo, o na ũniinwo,
The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,
8 naruo rũrĩrĩ rũu ngaanĩtie rũngĩĩrira, rũtigane na ũũru waruo, nĩngaigua tha, njage kũrũĩka ũũru ũcio njiirĩire kũrũĩka.
And that nation has turned from its evil, Because I have spoken against it, Then I have relented of the calamity that I thought to do to it.
9 Ningĩ ihinda rĩngĩ ingĩkaanĩrĩra njuge rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki mũna wakwo nĩguo wĩhaande,
And the moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant,
10 naruo rũrĩrĩ rũu rũcooke rwĩke maũndũ marĩa nyonaga marĩ mooru na rwage kũnjathĩkĩra-rĩ, nĩngericũkwo, njage kũrũĩka wega ũcio njugĩte nĩngũrũĩka.
And it has done evil in My eyes, So as not to listen to My voice, Then I have relented of the good That I have spoken of doing to it.
11 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩu ĩra andũ a Juda na arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ta rorai muone! Nĩndĩrahaarĩria kũmũrehera mwanangĩko na ngathugunda njĩra ya kũmũũkĩrĩra. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, garũrũkai mũtigane na mĩthiĩre yanyu mĩũru, mũndũ o mũndũ wanyu, na mũgarũrĩre mĩthiĩre yanyu na ciĩko cianyu.’
And now, speak now to men of Judah, And against inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am framing calamity against you, And devising a scheme against you; Please turn back, each from his evil way, And amend your ways and your doings.”
12 No-o magaacookia moige atĩrĩ, ‘Hatirĩ bata wa gũtaarwo. Tũgũthiĩ na mbere na mĩbango iitũ; mũndũ o mũndũ witũ ekũrũmĩrĩra ũremi wa ngoro yake thũku.’”
And they have said, “It is incurable, For we go after our own plans, And each of us does the stubbornness of his evil heart.”
13 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Tuĩriai harĩ ndũrĩrĩ: Nũũ ũrĩ waigua ũndũ ta ũyũ? Ũndũ ũrĩ magigi mũno nĩwĩkĩtwo nĩ Isiraeli, ũrĩa mũirĩtu gathirange!
Therefore, thus said YHWH: “Now ask among the nations, Who has heard such things? The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
14 Tharunji ya Lebanoni-rĩ, ĩrĩ yaaga hurũrũka-inĩ ciakĩo cia mahiga? Maaĩ mahehu makĩo marĩa moimaga matherũkĩro-inĩ ma kũraya-rĩ, marĩ maga gũtherera?
Does snow of Lebanon Cease from the rock of the field? Will the cold strange [waters] that are flowing be forsaken?
15 No rĩrĩ, andũ akwa nĩmariganĩirwo nĩ niĩ; macinagĩra mĩhianano ĩtarĩ kĩene ũbumba, ĩrĩa yatũmire mahĩngwo mĩthiĩre-inĩ yao, makĩaga kũrũmĩrĩra mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa ya tene. Yatũmire magerere tũcĩra twa mĩkĩra, o na barabara iria itarĩ thondeke.
But My people have forgotten Me, they make incense to a vain thing, And they cause them to stumble in their ways—paths of old, To walk in paths—a way not raised up,
16 Bũrũri wao ũgaatigwo ũrĩ mwanangĩku, ũgaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũnyararwo nginya tene; arĩa othe makaahĩtũkĩra kuo-rĩ, nĩmakagega makĩinagia mĩtwe.
To make their land become a desolation, A continuous hissing, Everyone passing by it is astonished, And bemoans with his head.
17 O ta rũhuho rũkĩhurutana kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, noguo ngaamahurunja mbere ya thũ ciao; ngaamahutatĩra na njage kũmoonia ũthiũ wakwa mũthenya ũrĩa magaakorwo nĩ mwanangĩko.”
I scatter them before an enemy as with an east wind, I show them the neck and not the face, In the day of their calamity.”
18 Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũkai tũciirĩre ũrĩa tũgũũkĩrĩra Jeremia; nĩ ũndũ ũrutani wa watho ũrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai marutanaga ndũkoora, kana kĩrĩra kĩa andũ arĩa oogĩ kĩũre, o na kana ndũmĩrĩri ya anabii yũre. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũkai, tũmũtharĩkĩre na nĩmĩ ciitũ, na tũtikarũmbũiye ũndũ o wothe ekuuga.”
And they say, “Come, And we devise schemes against Jeremiah, For law does not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we strike him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.”
19 Ta thikĩrĩria, Wee Jehova; igua ũrĩa aya aathitangi maroiga!
Give attention, O YHWH, to me, And listen to the voice of those contending with me.
20 Wega-rĩ, no ũrĩhwo na ũũru? No rĩrĩ, andũ acio nĩmanyenjeire irima. Ta ririkana ũrĩa ndaarũgamire mbere yaku, na ngĩmarĩrĩria, nĩguo ngirĩrĩrie marakara maku matikamakore.
Is evil repaid instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before You to speak good of them, To turn back Your wrath from them.
21 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rekereria ciana ciao ngʼaragu; cineane, iniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora. Reke atumia ao matigwo matarĩ ciana, na marĩ a ndigwa; rekereria arũme ao mooragwo, o nao aanake ao mooragĩrwo mbaara-inĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora.
Therefore, give up their sons to famine, And cause them to run on the sides of the sword, And their wives are bereaved and widows, And their men are slain by death, Their young men [are] struck by sword in battle,
22 Kĩrĩro kĩroiguuo kuuma nyũmba-inĩ ciao rĩrĩa ũkaarehe andũ a kũmatharĩkĩra hi na hi, nĩ ũndũ nĩmanyenjeire irima nĩguo maanyite, na makanyumbĩkĩra mĩtego ya kũnyiita magũrũ makwa.
A cry is heard from their houses, For You suddenly bring a troop against them, For they dug a pit to capture me, And they have hidden snares for my feet.
23 No wee nĩũũĩ, Wee Jehova, ũrĩa wothe manjiirĩire nĩguo manjũrage. Tiga kũmarekera mahĩtia mao, kana kũhuura mehia macio mao mehere ũthiũ-inĩ waku. No marongʼaũranĩrio thĩ mbere yaku; meeke maũndũ macio rĩrĩa ũgaakorwo ũrakarĩte.
And You, O YHWH, You have known, All their counsel against me [is] for death, You do not cover over their iniquity, Nor blot out their sin from before You, And they are made to stumble before You, Work against them in the time of Your anger!
