< Jeremia 27 >
1 O kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ kĩa wathani wa Zedekia mũrũ wa Josia, mũthamaki wa Juda, ndũmĩrĩri ĩno nĩyakinyĩrĩire Jeremia yumĩte kũrĩ Jehova:
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
2 Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Wĩthondekere icooki rĩa mĩkwa na mĩtĩ mĩkĩranie, ũcooke ũmĩĩkĩre ngingo.
Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck;
3 Ũcooke ũtũme ndũmĩrĩri kũrĩ athamaki a Edomu, na Moabi, na Amoni, na Turo na Sidoni ũmĩnengerete abarũthi ao arĩa mokĩte Jerusalemu kũrĩ Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda.
and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers that come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah.
4 Mahe ndũmĩrĩri matwarĩre anene ao, ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: “Ĩrai anene anyu atĩrĩ:
And give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say unto your masters:
5 Niĩ nĩ niĩ ndombire thĩ na andũ arĩa marĩ kuo o na nyamũ iria irĩ kuo na hinya wakwa mũnene na ndambũrũkĩtie guoko gwakwa, na ndĩmĩheaga o mũndũ ũrĩa ingĩenda kũhe.
I have made the earth, man and beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give them unto whom it seemeth right in mine eyes.
6 Na rĩu nĩngũneana mabũrũri manyu mothe kũrĩ ndungata yakwa Nebukadinezaru, mũthamaki wa Babuloni; nĩngũtũma o na nyamũ cia gĩthaka imũtungatagĩre.
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.
7 Ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩikamũtungatĩra we, na mũriũ, o na mwana wa mũriũ, nginya rĩrĩa ihinda rĩa bũrũri wake rĩgaakinya; hĩndĩ ĩyo ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ na athamaki anene nĩmakamũtua wa kũmatungatagĩra arĩ o.
And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his land also come, when many nations and great kings shall reduce him to servitude.
8 “‘“No rĩrĩ, rũrĩrĩ o ruothe kana ũthamaki o wothe arĩa makaaga gũtungatĩra Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni, kana marege kũinamia ngingo mekĩrwo icooki rĩake, nĩngaherithia rũrĩrĩ rũu na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, na mũthiro, nginya rĩrĩa ngarũniinithia na guoko gwake, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I visit, saith Jehovah, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, tigai gũthikĩrĩria anabii anyu, na arathi anyu, na ataũri-a-irooto, na aragũri, kana andũ-ago, o acio mamwĩraga atĩrĩ: ‘Inyuĩ mũtirĩ hĩndĩ mũgaatungatĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni.’
And ye, hearken not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, who speak unto you saying: Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon.
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩ ũhoro wa maheeni mamũrathagĩra, marĩa magaatũma mũtahwo, mũtwarwo kũndũ kũraya na bũrũri wanyu; ngamũingata, mũniinwo biũ.
For they prophesy falsehood unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
11 No rũrĩrĩ rũrĩa ruothe rũkainamia ngingo rwĩkĩrwo icooki rĩa mũthamaki wa Babuloni na rũmũtungatĩre-rĩ, nĩngetĩkĩria rũrĩrĩ rũu rũtũũre bũrũri-inĩ wao kĩũmbe, marĩmage na maikarage kuo, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.”’”
But the nation that bringeth its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serveth him, will I let remain still in its own land, saith Jehovah; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
12 Nĩndaheanire ndũmĩrĩri o ro ĩyo kũrĩ Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda. Ngĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Inamia ngingo yaku, wĩkĩrwo icooki rĩa mũthamaki wa Babuloni; mũtungatĩre we mwene na andũ ake, na nĩũgũtũũra muoyo.
And I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
13 Wee mwene mũrĩ na andũ aku-rĩ, mũgũkĩĩninithia nĩkĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, o na mũthiro, o icio Jehova atuĩrĩire rũrĩrĩ o ruothe rũrĩa rũtagatungatĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni?
Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
14 Tiga gũthikĩrĩria ũhoro wa anabii acio makwĩraga atĩrĩ, ‘Wee ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũgaatungatĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni,’ tondũ makũrathagĩra ũhoro wa maheeni.
And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy falsehood unto you.
15 ‘Niĩ ndimatũmĩte,’ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. ‘Mararatha ũhoro wa maheeni, makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngamũingata, na inyuĩ mũniinwo biũ, wee hamwe na anabii acio makũrathagĩra mohoro.’”
For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, yet they prophesy falsely in my name; in order that I should drive you out, and that ye should perish, ye, and the prophets who prophesy unto you.
16 Ngĩcooka ngĩĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai na andũ acio angĩ othe atĩrĩ: “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Tigai gũthikĩrĩria anabii acio mamwĩraga atĩrĩ, ‘Hatigairie o kahinda kanini, nacio indo iria ciarutirwo nyũmba ya Jehova icookio kuuma Babuloni.’ Maramũrathĩra ũhoro wa maheeni.
And I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Jehovah's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy falsehood unto you.
17 Tigai kũmathikĩrĩria. Tungatĩrai mũthamaki wa Babuloni, na nĩmũgũtũũra muoyo. Kaĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ rĩngĩkĩanangwo nĩkĩ?
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a waste?
18 Angĩkorwo acio nĩ anabii marĩ na ndũmĩrĩri kuuma kũrĩ Jehova-rĩ, nĩmagĩthaithe Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩguo indo iria itigarĩte gũkũ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova, o na thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya mũthamaki wa Juda, o na kũu Jerusalemu itigatwarwo Babuloni.
But if they be prophets, and if the word of Jehovah be with them, let them now make intercession to Jehovah of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
19 Nĩ ũndũ ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe oigĩte ũhoro ũkoniĩ itugĩ cia hekarũ, na karia ka maaĩ, indo cia kũigĩrĩra iria ingĩ, na indo ciothe cia nyũmba ingĩkorwo itigaire gũkũ itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene,
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,
20 iria Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni ataakuuire hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aatahire Jekonia mũrũ wa Jehoiakimu mũthamaki wa Juda agĩthaamio arutĩtwo Jerusalemu na agĩtwarwo Babuloni, we mwene hamwe na andũ othe a Juda na a Jerusalemu arĩa maarĩ igweta:
which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
21 ĩĩ, ti-itherũ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli oigĩte atĩrĩ ũhoro ũkoniĩ indo icio itigaire thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova, o na thĩinĩ wa gĩikaro kĩa mũthamaki wa Juda, o na kũu Jerusalemu:
yea, thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
22 ‘Nĩigatwarwo Babuloni, na igaikara kũu nginya mũthenya ũrĩa ngooka gũcigĩĩra,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. ‘Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngacirehe ndĩcicookie gũkũ.’”
They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day of my visiting them, saith Jehovah; then I will bring them up, and restore them to this place.