Jeremia 5
1 “Ta ambatai na mũikũrũke barabara-inĩ ciothe cia Jerusalemu, mũrore na mũcarie, na mũtuĩrie ihaaro-inĩ ciakuo. Hihi mwahota kuona mũndũ o na ũmwe wĩkaga maũndũ ma kĩhooto kana akarũmbũiya ũhoro wa ma; muona mũndũ ta ũcio, nĩngarekera itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu.
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.
2 O na gũtuĩka nĩmehĩtaga makoigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo,’ kwĩhĩta kwao no kwa maheeni.”
And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.
3 Wee Jehova, githĩ maitho maku ti ũhoro ũrĩa wa ma macaragia? Wamaringire iringa, no matiigana kũigua ruo; wamahehenjire, no makĩrega ũtaarani ũcio. Momirie ithiithi ciao gũkĩra ihiga, makĩrega kwĩrira.
O LORD, are not Thine eyes upon truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they were not affected; Thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction; they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 Ngĩĩciiria atĩrĩ: “Aya nĩ andũ athĩĩni; nĩ andũ akĩĩgu, nĩgũkorwo matiũĩ njĩra ya Jehova, kana makamenya ũrĩa Ngai wao endaga.
And I said: 'Surely these are poor, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the ordinance of their God;
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngũthiĩ kũrĩ atongoria ngaaranĩrie nao; ti-itherũ acio nĩmoĩ njĩra ya Jehova, na makamenya ũrĩa Ngai wao endaga.” No rĩrĩ, othe marĩ hamwe, nĩmoinangĩte icooki rĩao rĩa ngingo, na magatua mĩkwa.
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of the LORD, and the ordinance of their God.' But these had altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bands.
6 Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, mũrũũthi nĩũkoima mũtitũ-inĩ ũmatharĩkĩre, na njũũi yume werũ-inĩ ĩmatambuurange, nayo ngarĩ ĩmooherie njĩra-inĩ cia matũũra mao, nĩguo ĩtambuurange mũndũ wothe ũrĩa ũngĩgeria kuuma nja, nĩ ũndũ ũremi ũcio wao nĩũingĩhĩte mũno, na ũhoro wao wa gũcooka na thuutha nĩ mũingĩ.
Wherefore a lion out of the forest doth slay them, a wolf of the deserts doth spoil them, a leopard watcheth over their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, their backslidings are increased.
7 “Ngũmũrekera nĩkĩ? Ciana cianyu nĩciindirikĩte, na ikeehĩta ikĩgwetaga marĩĩtwa ma ngai cia tũhũ. Niĩ ndaamaheaga o kĩrĩa gĩothe mabataragio nĩkĩo, no-o no gũtharia maatharagia, makahatĩkana nĩguo matoonye nyũmba cia maraya.
Wherefore should I pardon thee? The children have forsaken Me, and sworn by no-gods; and when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses.
8 Mahũũnĩte magatuĩka ta mbarathi cia njamba cikĩĩrirĩria cia mĩgoma, o ũmwe wao akeriragĩria mũtumia wa mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ.
They are become as well-fed horses, lusty stallions; every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.
9 Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmaherithia nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ macio?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwĩrĩhĩria harĩ rũrĩrĩ ta rũu?
Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; and shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 “Tuĩkanĩriai mĩgũnda yao ya mĩthabibũ mũmĩharaganie, no mũtikamĩanange biũ. Hũrũrai honge ciayo, nĩgũkorwo andũ aya ti a Jehova.
Go ye up into her rows, and destroy, but make not a full end; take away her shoots; for they are not the LORD'S.
11 Andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli na andũ a nyũmba ya Juda nĩmagĩte wĩhokeku harĩ niĩ biũ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against Me, saith the LORD.
12 Nĩmaheenanĩtie ũhoro wĩgiĩ Jehova; moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Ndarĩ ũndũ egwĩka! Gũtirĩ ũũru tũkuona; tũtikoona tũtharĩkĩirwo na rũhiũ rwa njora kana tuone ngʼaragu.
They have belied the LORD, and said: 'It is not He, neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine;
13 Anabii nĩ a tũhũ ta rũhuho, nakĩo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩtirĩ thĩinĩ wao; nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, ũguo moigĩte nĩguo mageekwo.”
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them; thus be it done unto them.'
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Tondũ wa andũ acio kwaria ndeto ta icio, ndũmĩrĩri yakwa ĩrĩa ngwĩkĩra kanua-inĩ gaku ngaamĩtua ta mwaki, nao andũ aya ndĩmatue ta ngũ, mwaki ũcio ũmacine ũmaniine.
Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts: Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make My words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli,” ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekũmwĩra, “nĩngũtũma mũũkĩrĩrwo nĩ rũrĩrĩ ruumĩte kũndũ kũraya: naruo nĩ rũrĩrĩ rũtũũrĩte kuuma o tene, andũ mũtangĩmenya rũthiomi rwao, o na kana mũigue mwarĩrie wao.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD; it is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
16 Mathiaka ma mĩguĩ yao matariĩ ta mbĩrĩra iria ĩtathikĩtwo; othe nĩ njamba irĩ hinya.
Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
17 Nao nĩmakaarĩa na maniine magetha manyu o na irio cianyu, na marĩe na maniine aanake na airĩtu anyu; nĩmakaarĩa ndũũru cianyu cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe maciniine, ningĩ marĩe mĩthabibũ na mĩkũyũ yanyu. Nĩmakananga matũũra marĩa mairigĩre na rũhiũ rwa njora, o macio mwĩhokaga.
And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, they shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters, they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall batter thy fortified cities, wherein thou trusteth, with the sword.
18 “No rĩrĩ, o na matukũ-inĩ macio, ndigakwananga ngũniine biũ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
But even in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
19 “Na rĩrĩa andũ makooria atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte Jehova Ngai witũ atwĩke maũndũ maya mothe?’ Ũkamacookeria, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘O ta ũrĩa inyuĩ mwandirikire na mũgĩtungatĩra ngai cia kũngĩ mũrĩ bũrũri-inĩ wanyu-rĩ, ũguo noguo mũgaatungatagĩra andũ a kũngĩ mũrĩ bũrũri ũtarĩ wanyu.’
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say: 'Wherefore hath the LORD our God done all these things unto us?' then shalt Thou say unto them: 'Like as ye have forsaken Me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'
20 “Anĩrĩra ũhoro ũyũ kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Jakubu, na ũũhunjie kũu Juda, uuge atĩrĩ:
Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and announce it in Judah, saying:
21 Ta thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ andũ aya akĩĩgu na mũtarĩ mbuguĩro, o inyuĩ mũrĩ na maitho na mũtionaga, na mũrĩ na matũ na mũtiiguaga:
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding, that have eyes, and see not, that have ears, and hear not:
22 Githĩ inyuĩ mũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩkũnjĩtigĩra?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Githĩ inyuĩ mũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩkũinaina mũrĩ mbere yakwa? Ndaatũmire mũthanga ũtuĩke mũhaka wa iria rĩrĩa inene, ngĩũtua rũirigo rwa gũtũũra, rũtangĩagararwo nĩ iria rĩu. Makũmbĩ ma maaĩ no moyane, no matingĩrũtooria, no mahũyũke, no matingĩrwagarara.
Fear ye not Me? saith the LORD; Will ye not tremble at My presence? Who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, an everlasting ordinance, which it cannot pass; and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
23 No andũ aya-rĩ, marĩ ngoro cia rũngʼathio na nemi; nĩmahĩtĩtie njĩra na makoora.
But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted, and gone.
24 Nao matingĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩtwĩtigĩrei Jehova Ngai witũ, ũrĩa ũheanaga mbura ya kũmeria hĩĩra, na ya gũkũria irio o kĩmera gĩakinya, o we ũrĩa ũtũheaga mwĩhoko wa kũgetha mahinda maakinya.’
Neither say they in their heart: 'Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth the former rain, and the latter in due season; that keepeth for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.'
25 Mahĩtia manyu nĩmo matũmĩte mũraihĩrĩrio nĩ maũndũ macio; mehia manyu matũmĩte mwage maũndũ marĩa mega.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good from you.
26 “Thĩinĩ wa andũ akwa-rĩ, nĩ kũrĩ andũ aaganu arĩa maikaraga moheirie ta andũ arĩa mategaga nyoni, na ta andũ arĩa mambaga mĩtego ya kũgwatia andũ.
For among My people are found wicked men; they pry, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
27 O ta ũrĩa gĩkerenge kĩiyũraga nyoni, ũguo nĩguo nyũmba ciao ciyũrĩte ũheenania; matongete na makagĩa na hinya,
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; therefore they are become great, and waxen rich;
28 ningĩ manorete na makanyoroka mwĩrĩ. Waganu wao nĩũingĩhĩte mũno; maticiiragĩrĩra mwana wa ndigwa nĩguo ahootane ciira-inĩ, na matirũagĩrĩra kĩhooto kĩa mũndũ mũkĩa.
They are waxen fat, they are become sleek; yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they might make it to prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmaherithia nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ macio?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwĩrĩhĩria harĩ rũrĩrĩ ta rũrũ?
Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 “Ũndũ mũũru mũno na wa kũmakania nĩwĩkĩkĩte bũrũri-inĩ ũyũ:
An appalling and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
31 Anabii marathaga mohoro ma maheeni, nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai magaathana ũrĩa mekwenda, nao andũ akwa ũguo nĩguo mendaga. No inyuĩ-rĩ, kĩrĩkĩrĩro-inĩ kĩa maũndũ macio mũgeeka atĩa?
The prophets prophesy in the service of falsehood, and the priests bear rule at their beck; and My people love to have it so; What then will ye do in the end thereof?
