Jeremia 21
1 Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte harĩ Jehova, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mũthamaki Zedekia amũtũmĩire Pashuri mũrũ wa Malikija, na Zefania mũrũ wa Maaseia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. Makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashur, the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying:
2 “Tũtuĩrĩrie ũhoro harĩ Jehova, nĩ ũndũ Nebukadinezaru, mũthamaki wa Babuloni, nĩatũtharĩkĩire. Hihi Jehova nĩegũtwĩkĩra maũndũ ma magegania o ta ũrĩa anatwĩkĩra mahinda ma tene, nĩguo mũthamaki ũcio atweherere.”
Inquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, maketh war against us; whether Jehovah will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
3 No Jeremia akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Ĩrai Zedekia atĩrĩ,
And Jeremiah said to them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
4 ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: Ngirie gũtũma indo icio cia mbaara, o icio irĩ moko-inĩ manyu, iria mũrahũthĩra mũkĩrũa mbaara na mũthamaki wa Babuloni na andũ a Babuloni arĩa marĩ nja ya rũthingo mamũrigiicĩirie, imũcookerere imũhũũre inyuĩ ene. Andũ acio nao nĩngamacookanĩrĩria thĩinĩ wa itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene.
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war which are in your hands, with which ye fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldaeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them in the midst of this city.
5 Niĩ mwene nĩngahũũrana na inyuĩ ndambũrũkĩtie guoko gwakwa, o na njĩkĩrĩte njora yakwa hinya, ndaakarĩte, na ndĩ na mangʼũrĩ na marũrũ maingĩ.
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, with anger and fury and great wrath.
6 Nĩngahũũra kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩtũũraga itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene, andũ na nyamũ, ciothe ciũragwo na mũthiro mũũru mũno.
And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; by a great pestilence shall they die.
7 Ningĩ Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Thuutha ũcio-rĩ, nĩnganeana Zedekia, mũthamaki wa Juda, na anene ake, o na andũ arĩa angĩ magaakorwo matigaire itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene, arĩa matooragirwo nĩ mũthiro ũcio, kana rũhiũ rwa njora, kana ngʼaragu, ndĩmaneane kũrĩ Nebukadinezaru, mũthamaki wa Babuloni, na kũrĩ thũ ciao iria ciendaga kũmaruta muoyo. Nĩakamooragithia na rũhiũ rwa njora; ndakamaiguĩra tha, kana amacaaĩre, o na kana amaiguĩre kĩeha.’
And after this, saith Jehovah, I will deliver Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and those in the city who shall be left alive by the pestilence, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life; and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword. He shall not spare them, nor have pity, nor show mercy.
8 “O na ningĩ wĩre andũ acio atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngũiga njĩra ya muoyo, o na njĩra ya gĩkuũ mbere yanyu.
And to this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
9 Mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũgũikara itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene, akooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, kana ngʼaragu, kana mũthiro. No ũrĩa wothe ũgaathiĩ eneane kũrĩ andũ a Babuloni arĩa mamũrigiicĩirie nĩagatũũra muoyo; nĩakahonokia muoyo wake.
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence; but he that goeth out and surrendereth himself to the Chaldaeans that besiege you, he shall live, and bear away his life as a prey.
10 Nĩnduĩte atĩ nĩngũgera itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene ngero njũru, na ndirĩ wega ingĩrĩĩka, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. Nĩrĩkũneanwo moko-inĩ ma mũthamaki wa Babuloni, nake arĩniine na mwaki.’
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah. It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
11 “Ningĩ wĩre nyũmba ya ũthamaki wa Juda atĩrĩ, ‘Iguai ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova;
And to the house of the king of Judah: Hear ye the word of Jehovah,
12 atĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Daudi, ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: “‘Tuithanagiai ciira na kĩhooto rũciinĩ o rũciinĩ; teithũrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũtunyĩtwo indo ciake kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa mũmũhinyĩrĩria, kana mangʼũrĩ makwa mamũũkĩrĩre maakanĩte ta mwaki nĩ ũndũ wa ũũru ũrĩa mwĩkĩte, maakane ta mwaki ũtangĩhoreka nĩ mũndũ.
O house of David! Thus saith Jehovah: Administer justice in season, and deliver him that is spoiled from the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings!
13 Nĩngũmũũkĩrĩra, inyuĩ andũ a Jerusalemu, o inyuĩ mũtũũraga rũgongo igũrũ rwa gĩtuamba gĩkĩ, kũrĩa kwaraganu ndwaro-inĩ cia mahiga, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, o wee uugaga atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũngĩhota gũtũũkĩrĩra? Nũũ ũngĩkĩhota gũtoonya kĩũrĩro-inĩ giitũ?”
Behold, I am against thee, thou inhabitant of the valley, the rock of the plain, who sayest, “Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter our habitations?”
14 Nĩngamũherithia kũringana na ciĩko cianyu, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. Nĩngaakia mwaki mĩtitũ-inĩ yanyu, ũrĩa ũkaaniina kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩmũrigiicĩirie.’”
But I will punish you with the fruit of your doings. I will kindle a fire in her forest, which shall consume all around her.
