Jeremia 26
1 Rĩrĩa Jehoiakimu mũrũ wa Josia, mũthamaki wa Juda ambĩrĩirie gũthamaka-rĩ, ndũmĩrĩri nĩyanginyĩrire yumĩte kũrĩ Jehova, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, came this word from Yahweh saying:
2 “Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Rũgama nja ya nyũmba ya Jehova warĩrie andũ othe a matũũra ma Juda, acio mokaga kũhoera thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ĩno ya Jehova. Mahe ũhoro ũrĩa wothe ngũgwatha; ndũgatige o na kiugo kĩmwe.
Thus, saith Yahweh, —Stand thou in the court of the house of Yahweh, and speak unto all the cities of Judah who are entering in to bow down in the house of Yahweh, all the words which I have commanded thee to speak unto them, —do not thou keep back a word:
3 Hihi nĩmegũgũthikĩrĩria na mũndũ o mũndũ wao agarũrũke atigane na mĩthiĩre yake mĩũru. Hĩndĩ ĩyo na niĩ ndĩĩricũkwo ndige kũmarehera mwanangĩko ũrĩa nduĩte atĩ nĩngũmarehera, nĩ ũndũ wa ciĩko ciao njũru iria mekĩte.
Peradventure they will hear, and return every man from his wicked way, —and I shall repent as to the calamity which I am devising to execute upon them because of the wickedness of their doings:
4 Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Mũngĩrega kũnjigua na kũrũmĩrĩra mawatho makwa marĩa njigĩte mbere yanyu,
Therefore shalt thou say unto them Thus, saith Yahweh, —If ye will not hearken unto me, To walk in my law which I have set before you;
5 na mũngĩaga gũthikĩrĩria ciugo cia ndungata ciakwa anabii, o icio ndĩmũtũmagĩra kaingĩ kaingĩ (o na gwatuĩka mũticiiguaga),
To hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I am sending unto you, even, betimes, sending, though ye have not hearkened,
6 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngatũma nyũmba ĩno ĩtuĩke ta Shilo, o narĩo itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene ndĩrĩtue rĩa kũgwetagwo ta kĩrumi nĩ andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe cia thĩ.’”
Then I will make this house like Shiloh, —And, this city, will I make a contempt to all the nations of the earth.
7 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na anabii, na andũ acio angĩ othe makĩigua Jeremia akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri ĩyo kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova.
So the priests and the prophets, and all the people, heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Yahweh.
8 No rĩrĩ, Jeremia aarĩkia kwĩra andũ maũndũ marĩa mothe Jehova aamwathĩte ameere-rĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na anabii, na andũ acio angĩ othe makĩmũnyiita, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee no nginya ũkue!
And it came to pass when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets, and all the people laid hold of him, saying—Thou shalt, surely die!
9 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũrathe mohoro ũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, ũkoiga atĩ nyũmba ĩno ĩgaatuĩka ta Shilo, narĩo itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩkire ihooru na rĩtiganĩrio?” Nao andũ acio othe makĩũngana, makĩrigiicĩria Jeremia kũu thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova.
Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Yahweh, saying, Like Shiloh, shall this house become, And this city, shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people, were gathered together unto Jeremiah in the house of Yahweh,
10 Rĩrĩa anene a Juda maaiguire maũndũ macio, makĩambata moimĩte nyũmba ya ũthamaki, magĩthiĩ nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova, makĩrũgama o mũndũ handũ hake itoonyero-inĩ rĩa Kĩhingo kĩrĩa Kĩerũ kĩa nyũmba ya Jehova.
When the princes of Judah heard these things, then came they up out of the house of the king, unto the house of Yahweh, —and took their seats in the opening of the new gate of Yahweh.
11 Hĩndĩ ĩyo athĩnjĩri-Ngai na anabii makĩĩra anene acio na andũ othe atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ agĩrĩire atuĩrwo kũũragwo, tondũ nĩarathĩte maũndũ mooru makoniĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene. Nĩmũmeiguĩrĩire na matũ manyu!”
Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes, and unto all the people, saying, —Worthy of death, is this man, because he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your own ears,
12 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jeremia akĩĩra anene othe na andũ othe atĩrĩ: “Nĩ Jehova wandũmire ngarathe maũndũ ma gũũkĩrĩra nyũmba ĩno na itũũra rĩĩrĩ, o ta ũguo mũrĩkĩtie kũigua.
Then spake Jeremiah, unto all the princes and unto all the people, saying, —Yahweh, sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city, all the words that ye have heard.
13 Rĩu garũrĩrai mĩthiĩre yanyu na ciĩko cianyu na mwathĩkĩre Jehova Ngai wanyu. Nake Jehova nĩekwĩricũkwo aage kũrehe mwanangĩko ũcio aamũgweteire.
Now, therefore amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken unto the voice of Yahweh your God, —that Yahweh may repent him, as to the calamity which he hath spoken concerning you.
14 No niĩ-rĩ, ndĩ moko-inĩ manyu; njĩkai o ũrĩa mũkuona arĩ wega na kwagĩrĩire.
But, I, behold me in your hand, —do with me as may be good and right in your eyes;
15 No rĩrĩ, menyai wega, atĩ mũngĩnjũraga nĩmũgũcookererwo nĩ mahĩtia ma gũita thakame ya mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũru ekĩte, inyuĩ ene ĩmũcookerere, hamwe na itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene, na arĩa othe matũũraga kuo, tondũ ti-itherũ nĩ Jehova ũndũmĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ njarie ũhoro ũyũ wothe mũkĩũiguaga.”
Only, ye must, know, that If, ye, do put me, to death, verily innocent blood, are ye laying upon yourselves, and against this city, and against her inhabitants, —for of a truth, did Yahweh send me unto you, to speak in your ears, all these words.
16 Hĩndĩ ĩyo anene na andũ acio angĩ othe makĩĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai na anabii atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ ndaagĩrĩire gũtuĩrwo gũkua! Aatwarĩirie akĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai witũ.”
Then said the princes, and all the people, unto the priests and unto the prophets, —There is nothing in this man worthy of death, for in the name of Yahweh our God, hath he spoken unto us.
17 Athuuri amwe a bũrũri ũcio makĩrũgama hau mbere, makĩĩra ũngano ũcio wa andũ othe atĩrĩ,
Then rose up men from among the elders of the land, and spake unto all the convocation of the people saying:
18 “Mika ũrĩa Mũmoreshethu nĩarathire ũhoro matukũ-inĩ ma Hezekia, mũthamaki wa Juda. Eerire andũ othe a Juda atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga: “‘Zayuni nĩgũkarĩmwo ta mũgũnda, Jerusalemu gũgaatuĩka ta hĩba ya kagoto, nakĩo kĩrĩma gĩkĩ gĩakĩtwo hekarũ gĩtuĩke ta kĩhumbu kĩmereirwo nĩ ithaka.’
Micah the Morashtite, was prophesying, in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, —and he spake unto all the people of Judah, saying, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts—Zion, as a field, shall be plowed, And, Jerusalem, into heaps of ruins, shall be turned, And, the mountain of the house, [be] like mounds in a jungle,
19 “Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda kana mũndũ ũngĩ wothe kũu Juda nĩamũũragire? Githĩ Hezekia ti gwĩtigĩra eetigĩrire Jehova, na agĩcaria gwĩtĩkĩrĩka nĩwe? Na githĩ Jehova ndeericũkirwo agĩtiga kũrehe mwanangĩko ũrĩa oigĩte nĩekũmarehera? Tũrorete kwĩrehere mwanangĩko mũũru mũno!”
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put, him to death? Did he not revere Yahweh, and appease the face of Yahweh? And did not Yahweh repent him, as to the calamity which he had spoken against them? We, therefore are doing a great wickedness against our own lives!
20 (Ningĩ nĩ haarĩ mũndũ ũngĩ wetagwo Uria mũrũ wa Shemaia, wa kuuma Kiriathu-Jearimu, nake aarathire ũhoro akĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova; aarathire o maũndũ ta maya megiĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene na bũrũri ũyũ, o ta ũguo Jeremia aarathĩte.
There was however, a man, prophesying in the name of Yahweh, Urijah, son of Shemaiah, of Keriath-jearim, —who prophesied against this city, and against this land, according to all the words of Jeremiah.
21 No rĩrĩa Mũthamaki Jehoiakimu, na atongoria ake a mbaara na anene maiguire ndũmĩrĩri yake, mũthamaki agĩcaria njĩra ya kũmũũraga. No Uria nĩaiguire ũhoro ũcio, agĩĩtigĩra, na akĩũrĩra bũrũri wa Misiri.
And when King Jehoiakim, and all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, then the king sought to put him to death, —but Urijah heard, and feared and fled and entered Egypt.
22 Na rĩrĩ, Mũthamaki Jehoiakimu agĩtũma Elinathani mũrũ wa Akiboru athiĩ bũrũri wa Misiri, marĩ hamwe na andũ angĩ.
Then did King Jehoiakim send men to Egypt, —even Elnathan son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt
23 Nao makĩgĩĩra Uria kuuma Misiri, makĩmũtwara kũrĩ Jehoiakimu ũcio mũthamaki, nake akĩmũũragithia na rũhiũ rwa njora, nakĩo kĩimba gĩake gĩgĩteeo mbĩrĩra-inĩ harĩa haathikagwo andũ arĩa mataarĩ bata).
and they brought forth Urijah out of Egypt, and took him in unto King Jehoiakim, who smote him with the sword, —and cast out his dead body among the graves of the sons of the people.
24 No rĩrĩ, Ahikamu mũrũ wa Shafani akĩgitĩra Jeremia, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndaaneanirwo kũrĩ andũ mamũũrage.
Howbeit the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan, turned out to be with Jeremiah, —so as not to give him up into the hand of the people, to put him to death.
