Jeremia 23
1 “Hĩ! Kaĩ arĩithi arĩa maniinaga na makahurunja mbũri cia rũũru rwakwa marĩ na haaro-ĩ!” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Woe to the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of their pasture!
2 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekũũria arĩithi arĩa marĩithagia andũ akwa atĩrĩ: “Tondũ nĩmũhurunjĩte mbũri ciakwa na mũgaciingata, na nĩmwagĩte gũcimenyerera-rĩ, nĩngamũherithia nĩ ũndũ wa ũũru ũcio mwĩkĩte,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Therefore thus saith the Lord against them that tend my people; Ye have scattered my sheep, and driven them out, and ye have not visited them: behold, I [will] take vengeance upon you according to your evil practices.
3 “Niĩ mwene nĩngacookereria matigari ma rũũru rwa mbũri ciakwa kuuma mabũrũri mothe marĩa ndaacitwarithirie, ndĩcicookie ũrĩithio-inĩ wacio, na nĩigaciaranĩra kuo, cingĩhe.
And I will gather in the remnant of my people in every land, whither I have driven them out, and will set them in their pasture; and they shall increase and be multiplied.
4 Nĩngacirehera arĩithi a gũcirĩithagia, na itigacooka gwĩtigĩra kana kũmaka, na gũtirĩ o na ĩmwe yacio ĩkoora,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
And I will raise up shepherds to them, who shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be alarmed, saith the Lord.
5 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Matukũ nĩmarooka rĩrĩa ngaarahũrĩra Daudi mũndũ mũthingu ũgerekanĩtio na Rũhonge rwa mũtĩ, na nĩwe Mũthamaki ũrĩa ũgaathamakaga arĩ na ũũgĩ, na ageekaga maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire na ma kĩhooto bũrũri-inĩ.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous branch, and a king shall reign and understand, and shall execute judgment and righteousness on the earth.
6 Matukũ-inĩ make-rĩ, Juda nĩakahonokio, nake Isiraeli atũũre arĩ mũgitĩre. Nake ageetagwo rĩĩtwa rĩrĩ: Jehova-Ũthingu-Witũ.”
In his days both Juda shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell securely: and this is his name, which the Lord shall call him, Josedec among the prophets.
7 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Matukũ nĩmarooka, rĩrĩa andũ matagacooka kuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, ũrĩa warutire andũ a Isiraeli kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri,’
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when they shall no more say, The Lord lives, who brought up the house of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
8 no makoigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ, o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo, ũrĩa warutire njiaro cia Isiraeli bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ mwena wa gathigathini, na kuuma mabũrũri-inĩ mothe kũrĩa aamathaamĩirie.’ Hĩndĩ ĩyo magaatũũra bũrũri wao ene.”
but The Lord lives, who has gathered the whole seed of Israel from the north land, and from all the countries whither he [had] driven them out, and has restored them into their own land.
9 Ũhoro ũkoniĩ anabii nĩ atĩrĩ: Ngoro yakwa nĩthuthĩku; mahĩndĩ makwa mothe nĩmarainaina. Haana ta mũndũ mũrĩĩu, ngahaana ta mũndũ mũtoorie nĩ ndibei, nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova, na nĩ ũndũ wa ndũmĩrĩri ciake theru.
My heart is broken within me; all my bones are shaken: I am become as a broken-down man, and as a man overcome with wine, because of the Lord, and because of the excellence of his glory.
10 Bũrũri ũyũ ũiyũrĩte itharia; bũrũri ũyũ ũikarĩte ũrĩ mũngʼaru nĩ ũndũ wa kĩrumi, naguo ũrĩithio wothe kũu werũ-inĩ ũkahooha. Anabii marũmĩrĩire mĩtũũrĩre mĩũru, na makahũthĩra hinya wao ũrĩa gũtagĩrĩire.
For because of these things the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up; and their course is become evil, and so [also] their strength.
11 “Anabii na athĩnjĩri-Ngai matiĩtigagĩra Ngai; o na thĩinĩ wa hekarũ-inĩ yakwa, nĩndĩĩoneire waganu wao,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
For priest and prophet are defiled; and I have seen their iniquities in my house.
12 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio njĩra yao nĩĩgũtuĩka ndenderũ; magaathaamĩrio nduma-inĩ, na kũu nĩkuo makaagũĩra. Nĩngamarehithĩria mwanangĩko mwaka-inĩ ũrĩa makaaherithio,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Therefore let their way be to them slippery and dark: and they shall be tripped up and fall in it: for I will bring evils upon them, in the year of their visitation.
13 “Thĩinĩ wa anabii a Samaria-rĩ, nĩndonire ũndũ ũrĩ magigi, naguo nĩ ũyũ: Maarathaga mohoro na rĩĩtwa rĩa Baali, nao makĩhĩtithia andũ akwa a Isiraeli.
And in the prophets of Samaria I have seen lawless deeds; they prophesied by Baal, and led my people Israel astray.
14 Ningĩ thĩinĩ wa anabii a Jerusalemu-rĩ, nĩnyonete ũndũ mũũru mũno, naguo nĩ ũyũ: Matharanagia, na magatũũra maheenanagia. Mekagĩra moko ma eeki naaĩ hinya, gũkaaga mũndũ ũngĩgarũrũka atigane na waganu wake. Othe mahaanĩte ta Sodomu harĩ niĩ; andũ a Jerusalemu mahaana o ta Gomora.”
Also in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen horrible things: as they committed adultery, and walked in lies, and strengthened the hands of many, that they should not return each from his evil way: they are all become to me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrha.
15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũhoro ũkoniĩ anabii acio, Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga ũũ: “Nĩngatũma marĩe irio ndũrũ na manyue maaĩ marĩ na thumu, nĩ ũndũ kuuma kũrĩ anabii a Jerusalemu, wagi wa gwĩtigĩra Ngai ũhunjĩte bũrũri-inĩ guothe.”
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will feed them with pain, and give them bitter water to drink: for from the prophets of Jerusalem has defilement gone forth [into] all the land.
16 Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga: “Mũtigathikĩrĩrie ũrĩa anabii acio maramũrathĩra; nĩ ciĩrĩgĩrĩro cia tũhũ mamũheaga. Maaragia ũhoro wa cioneki ciumĩte meciiria-inĩ mao ene, no ti kuuma kanua ka Jehova.
Thus saith the Lord Almighty, Hearken not to the words of the prophets: for they frame a vain vision for themselves; they speak from their own heart, and not from the mouth of the Lord.
17 Mathiiaga na mbere na kwĩra andũ arĩa maathũire atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Nĩmũkũgĩa na thayũ.’ Na kũrĩ arĩa othe marũmagĩrĩra ũremi wa ngoro ciao, makameera atĩrĩ, ‘Gũtirĩ ũũru ũkũmũkora.’
They say to them that reject the word of the Lord, There shall be peace to you; and to all that walk after their own lusts, and to everyone that walks in the error of his heart, they have said, No evil shall come upon thee.
18 No rĩrĩ, nũũ wao ũrĩ warũgama ciira-inĩ wa Jehova, akĩona kana akĩigua kiugo gĩake. Nũũ wathikĩrĩirie kana akĩigua kiugo gĩake?
For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, and seen his word? who has hearkened, and heard?
19 Atĩrĩrĩ, kĩhuhũkanio kĩa Jehova gĩgaatuthũka na mangʼũrĩ, ta kĩhuhũkanio kĩnene gĩkĩharũrũka, nakĩo kĩgũĩre mĩtwe ya andũ arĩa aaganu.
Behold, [there is] an earthquake from the Lord, and anger proceeds to a convulsion, it shall come violently upon the ungodly.
20 Marakara macio ma Jehova matigaathira, o nginya rĩrĩa akaahingia muoroto wa ngoro yake. Matukũ-inĩ marĩa magooka-rĩ, nĩmũgataũkĩrwo nĩ ũhoro ũcio wega.
And the Lord's wrath shall return no more, until he have accomplished it, and until he have established it, according to the purpose of his heart: at the end of the days they shall understand it.
21 Anabii acio-rĩ, ti niĩ ndaamatũmire, no rĩrĩ, nĩmatengʼerete na ndũmĩrĩri ciao; niĩ ndiamaarĩirie, no-o no marathĩte mohoro.
I sent not the prophets, yet they ran: neither spoke I to them, yet they prophesied.
22 No korwo nĩmarũgamĩte ciira-inĩ wakwa-rĩ, nĩmangĩahunjirie ndũmĩrĩri yakwa kũrĩ andũ akwa, na nĩmangĩagarũrũkĩte, magatigana na mĩthiĩre yao mĩũru, na magatigana na ciĩko ciao njũru.
But if they had stood in my counsel, and if they had hearkened to my words, then would they have turned my people from their evil practices.
23 “Kaĩ ndĩ Ngai wa o gũkũ gũkuhĩ, na ndirĩ Ngai wa kũraya?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekũũria.
I am a God nigh at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off.
24 “Kũrĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kwĩhitha kũrĩa kwĩhithĩte mũno, ũndũ itangĩhota kũmuona?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekũũria. “Githĩ ndiyũrĩte kũndũ guothe, igũrũ na thĩ?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekũũria.
Shall any one hide himself in secret places, and I not see him? Do I not fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
25 “Nĩnjiguĩte ũrĩa anabii moigaga arĩa marathaga mohoro ma maheeni makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa. Moigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩndĩrarootire! Nĩndĩrarootire!’
I have heard what the prophets say, what they prophesy in my name, saying falsely, I have seen a night vision.
26 Nĩ nginya rĩ ũhoro ũyũ ũgũthiĩ na mbere ngoro-inĩ cia anabii acio maheenanagia, o acio marathaga maũndũ ma matũhũhũ moimĩte meciiria-inĩ mao ene?
How long shall [these things] be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, when they prophesy the purposes of their own heart?
27 Meciiragia atĩ irooto icio meranaga mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ nĩigũtũma andũ akwa mariganĩrwo nĩ rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, o ta ũrĩa maithe mao mariganĩirwo nĩ rĩĩtwa rĩakwa makĩhooya Baali.
who devise that [men] may forget my law by their dreams, which they have told every one to his neighbour, as their fathers forgot my name in [the worship of] Baal.
28 Mũnabii ũrĩa ũrotete kĩroto-rĩ, nĩaheane ũhoro wa kĩroto kĩu gĩake, no rĩrĩ, ũrĩa ũrĩ na ndũmĩrĩri yakwa nĩaheane ũhoro wayo arĩ na wĩhokeku. Tondũ-rĩ, kaĩ rũũwa rwa ngano rũrĩ na ũhoro ũrĩkũ na ngano?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekũũria.
The prophet who has a dream, let him tell his dream; and [he] in whom is my word [spoken] to him, let him tell my word truly: what is the chaff to the corn? so are my words, saith the Lord.
29 “Githĩ ndũmĩrĩri yakwa ndĩhaana ta mwaki, o na ta kĩbũi kĩrĩa gĩthetheraga rwaro rwa ihiga rũgatuĩka tũcere?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekũũria.
Behold, are not my words as fire? saith the Lord; and as an axe cutting the rock?
30 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩndeganĩte na anabii acio maiyaga ndeto mũndũ kuuma kũrĩ ũrĩa ũngĩ, magaciaria ta ciumĩte kũrĩ niĩ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Behold, I am therefore against the prophets, saith the Lord God, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
31 Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, “Nĩngũũkĩrĩra anabii acio maaragia ndeto ciao ene, na magacooka makoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũguo nĩguo Jehova oiga.’
Behold, I am against the prophets that put forth prophecies of mere words, and slumber their sleep.
32 Ĩĩ ti-itherũ, nĩngũũkĩrĩra anabii acio marathaga mohoro ma irooto cia maheeni,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Maheanaga ũhoro wacio, makahĩtithia andũ akwa na maheeni na mwĩtĩĩo wao, no ti niĩ ndĩmatũmĩte kana ngamaatha. Matigunaga andũ aya o na hanini,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets that prophesy false dreams, and have not told them [truly], and have caused my people to err by their lies, and by their errors; yet I sent them not, and commanded them not; therefore, they shall not profit this people at all.
33 “Rĩrĩa andũ aya, kana mũnabii, o na kana mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mangĩkũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũmĩrĩri nditũ kuuma kũrĩ Jehova nĩ ĩrĩkũ?’ ũkameera atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũmĩrĩri nditũ ya Jehova nĩ inyuĩ, na nĩngamũtiganĩria, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.’
And if this people, or the priest, or the prophet, should ask, What is the burden of the Lord? then thou shalt say to them, Ye are the burden, and I will dash you down, saith the Lord.
34 Mũnabii, kana mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, o na kana mũndũ ũngĩ o wothe angiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri nditũ kuuma kũrĩ Jehova,’ niĩ nĩngaherithia mũndũ ũcio o hamwe na nyũmba yake.
[As for] the prophet, and the priests, and the people, who shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even take vengeance on that man, and on his house.
35 Mũndũ o mũndũ wanyu atiindaga akĩũria mũratawe kana mũndũ wao atĩrĩ: ‘Icookia rĩa Jehova nĩ rĩrĩkũ?’ kana, ‘Jehova oigĩte atĩa?’
Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What has the Lord answered? and, what has the Lord said?
36 No rĩrĩ, mũtigacooke kuuga rĩngĩ atĩ ‘ndũmĩrĩri nditũ kuuma kũrĩ Jehova,’ tondũ kiugo kĩa mũndũ we mwene nĩkĩo gĩtuĩkaga ndũmĩrĩri yake nditũ, na ũguo nĩguo mũgarũraga ciugo cia ndũmĩrĩri cia Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo, o we Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai witũ.
And do ye name no more the burden of the Lord; for his own word shall be a man's burden.
37 Mũtindaga mũkĩũria mũnabii atĩrĩ: ‘Jehova agũcookeirie ũhoro ũrĩkũ?’ kana, ‘Jehova aarĩtie atĩa?’
But wherefore, [say ye], has the Lord our God spoken?
38 O na gwatuĩka inyuĩ nĩmugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri nditũ kuuma kũrĩ Jehova,’ ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Nĩmwahũthĩrire ciugo ici, ‘Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri nditũ kuuma kũrĩ Jehova,’ o na gũtuĩka nĩndamwĩrĩte mũtikanoige atĩ ‘Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri nditũ kuuma kũrĩ Jehova.’
Therefore thus saith the Lord our God; Because ye have spoken this word, The burden of the Lord, and I sent to you, saying, ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;
39 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ti-itherũ nĩngariganĩrwo nĩ inyuĩ, ndĩmũingate mwehere mbere yakwa hamwe na itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩrĩa ndaamũheire inyuĩ ene o na maithe manyu.
therefore, behold, I [will] seize, and dash down you and the city which I gave to you and your fathers.
40 Nĩngamũrehithĩria thoni cia gũtũũra tene na tene, ĩĩ, ndũme mũconorithio na njono itakariganĩra.”
And I will bring upon you an everlasting reproach, and everlasting disgrace, which shall not be forgotten.
