Jeremia 51
1 Jehova ekuuga ũũ: “Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngarahũra roho wa mũniinani, ũũkĩrĩre Babuloni, o na andũ a Lebi-Kamai.
Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am stirring up against Babylon, And the inhabitants of Leb — My withstanders, A destroying wind,
2 Nĩngatũma andũ a kũngĩ mathiĩ Babuloni magakũhurunje ta ũrĩa mũũngũ ũmbũragwo ihuhĩro-inĩ, na manange bũrũri ũcio ũtigwo ũtarĩ kĩndũ; makaũũkĩrĩra kuuma mĩena yothe, mũthenya ũcio waguo wa mwanangĩko.
And I have sent to Babylon fanners, And they have fanned it, and they empty its land, For they have been against it, Round about — in the day of evil.
3 Mũtikanareke mũikia wa mĩguĩ ageete ũta wake, kana ehumbe nguo ciake cia ita. Mũtigacaĩre aanake akuo; anangai mbũtũ ciake cia ita, mũciniine.
Let not the treader tread his bow, Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, Nor have ye pity on her young men, Devote ye to destruction all her host.
4 Makaagũa thĩ moragĩtwo kũu Babuloni, magurarĩtio nguraro cia gĩkuũ kũu barabara-inĩ ciakuo.
And fallen have the wounded in the land of the Chaldeans, And the pierced-through in her streets.
5 Nĩgũkorwo Isiraeli na Juda matitirikĩtwo nĩ Ngai wao, o we Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, o na gũtuĩka bũrũri wao ũiyũrĩtwo nĩ mahĩtia maitho-inĩ ma ũcio Mũtheru wa Isiraeli.
For, not forsaken is Israel and Judah, By its God — by Jehovah of Hosts, For their land hath been full of guilt, Against the Holy One of Israel.
6 “Mwĩtharei muume kũu Babuloni! Ũrai mũhonokie mĩoyo yanyu! Mwĩtharei mũtikaniinanĩrio nakuo nĩ ũndũ wa mehia makuo. Nĩ ihinda rĩa Jehova rĩa kwĩrĩhĩria; agaakũrĩha o kĩrĩa gĩkwagĩrĩire.
Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, And deliver ye each his soul, Be not cut off in its iniquity, For a time of vengeance it [is] to Jehovah, Recompence He is rendering to her.
7 Babuloni kwahaanaga ta gĩkombe gĩa thahabu kĩrĩ guoko-inĩ kwa Jehova; nakuo gũgĩtũma thĩ yothe ĩhaane ta ĩrĩĩtwo nĩ njoohi. Ndũrĩrĩ nĩcianyuire ndibei yakuo; nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩu ihaana ta igũrũkĩte.
A golden cup [is] Babylon in the hand of Jehovah, Making drunk all the earth, Of its wine drunk have nations, Therefore boast themselves do nations.
8 Babuloni nĩgũkũgũa o rĩmwe na kũhehenjwo. Kũrĩrĩrei! Rehei ndawa ya kũniina ruo rwakuo; hihi kwahota kũhona.
Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.
9 “‘Nĩtũngĩahonirie Babuloni, no rĩrĩ, gũtingĩhonio. Nĩtũgũtigei, na o mũndũ acooke bũrũri wake kĩũmbe, nĩgũkorwo ituĩro rĩakuo rĩkinyĩte o matu-inĩ, rĩambatĩte o nginya matu-inĩ marĩa mairũ.’
We healed Babylon, and she was not healed, Forsake her, and we go, each to his land, For come unto the heavens hath its judgment, And it hath been lifted up unto the clouds.
10 “‘Jehova nĩonanĩtie ũthingu witũ; ũkai tũthiĩ tũkoimbũrĩre Zayuni maũndũ marĩa Jehova Ngai witũ ekĩte.’
Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousnesses, Come, and we recount in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.
11 “Noorai mĩguĩ, oyai ngo! Nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩarahũrĩte athamaki a Amedi, nĩ ũndũ nĩaciirĩire kũniina Babuloni. Jehova nĩekwĩrĩhĩria harĩo, erĩhĩrie maũndũ marĩa meekirwo hekarũ yake.
Cleanse ye the arrows, fill the shields, Stirred up hath Jehovah the spirit of the kings of Madia, For against Babylon His device [is] to destroy it, For the vengeance of Jehovah it [is], The vengeance of His temple.
12 Haandai bendera kũrigania na thingo cia Babuloni! Ongererai agitĩri, igai arangĩri, mũhaarĩrie andũ a kũhithũkĩra njĩra-inĩ! Jehova nĩekũhingia ũrĩa aciirĩire gwĩka, ahingie uuge wake wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, wa gũũkĩrĩra andũ a Babuloni.
Unto the walls of Babylon lift up an ensign, Strengthen the watch, Establish the watchers, prepare the ambush, For Jehovah hath both devised and done that which He spake, Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 Wee ũtũũraga gũkuhĩ na njũũĩ nyingĩ, na ũkeigĩra indo nyingĩ igĩĩna-inĩ ciaku-rĩ, ithirĩro rĩaku nĩ ikinyu, nĩ ihinda rĩaku rĩa kweherio.
O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Come in hath thine end, the measure of thy dishonest gain.
14 Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩehĩtĩte akĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩake, akoiga atĩrĩ: Ti-itherũ nĩngatũma ũũkĩrĩrwo nĩ andũ aingĩ o ta mĩrumbĩ ya ngigĩ, nao makuugĩrĩrie nĩ ũndũ wa gũkũhoota.
Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts by Himself, That, Surely I have filled thee [with] men as the cankerworm, And they have cried against thee — shouting.
15 “Nĩwe wombire thĩ na ũndũ wa hinya wake; ningĩ akĩhaanda thĩ na ũũgĩ wake, na agĩtambũrũkia matu mairũ na ũndũ wa ũmenyo wake.
The maker of earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,
16 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa agũũthũka-rĩ, maaĩ marĩa marĩ igũrũ matu-inĩ nĩmarurumaga; nĩwe ũtũmaga thaatũ wambate na igũrũ kuuma ituri ciothe cia thĩ. Atũmaga rũheni rũũke rũrehanĩte na mbura, na akahingũrĩra rũhuho ruume makũmbĩ-inĩ make.
At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters [are] in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And He bringeth out wind from His treasures.
17 “Andũ othe nĩmagĩte meciiria na makaaga ũmenyo, nake mũturi wa thahabu o wothe nĩaconorithĩtio nĩ mĩhianano ĩyo yake. Nĩ ũndũ mĩhianano ĩyo yake nĩ ya maheeni; ndĩrĩ mĩhũmũ thĩinĩ wayo.
Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false [is] his molten image, And there is no breath in them.
18 Ndĩrĩ kĩene, nĩ indo cia kũnyararwo; narĩo ihinda rĩayo rĩa gũciirithio rĩakinya-rĩ, nĩĩgathira biũ.
Vanity [are] they — work of errors, In the time of their inspection they perish.
19 We ũcio Rũgai rwa Jakubu ndatariĩ tayo, nĩgũkorwo nĩwe Mũũmbi wa indo ciothe, o hamwe na mũhĩrĩga ũrĩa eegwatĩire ũtuĩke igai rĩake; Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake.
Not like these [is] the portion of Jacob, For He [is] former of all things, And [Israel is] the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.
20 “Nĩwe njũgũma yakwa ya ita, na nowe kĩndũ gĩakwa kĩa mbaara: nĩwe hũthagĩra kũhehenja ndũrĩrĩ, na ngatũmĩra hinya waku kũniina mothamaki.
An axe [art] thou to me — weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces by thee nations, And I have destroyed by thee kingdoms,
21 Nĩwe hũthagĩra kũhehenja mbarathi na mũmĩhaici, ngakũhũthĩra kũhehenja ngaari ya ita na mũmĩtwari,
And I have broken in pieces by thee horse and its rider, And I have broken in pieces by thee chariot and its charioteer,
22 ngakũhũthĩra kũhehenja mũndũ mũrũme na mũndũ-wa-nja, ngakũhũthĩra kũhehenja mũndũ mũkũrũ na ũrĩa mwĩthĩ, o na ngakũhũthĩra kũhehenja mwanake na mũirĩtu,
And I have broken in pieces by thee man and woman, And I have broken in pieces by thee old and young, And I have broken in pieces by thee young man and virgin,
23 Ngakũhũthĩra kũhehenja mũrĩithi na rũũru rwake rwa mbũri, ngakũhũthĩra kũhehenja mũrĩmi na ndegwa ciake cia kũrĩma, o na ngakũhũthĩra kũhehenja abarũthi na anene.
And I have broken in pieces by thee shepherd and his drove, And I have broken in pieces by thee husbandman and his team, And I have broken in pieces by thee governors and prefects.
24 “Na rĩrĩ, Babuloni na arĩa othe matũũraga Kalidei, ngaamacookereria ũũru wao mũkĩĩonagĩra, ũũru wothe ũrĩa maaneka kũu Zayuni,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
And I have recompensed to Babylon, And to all inhabitants of Chaldea, All the evil that they have done in Zion, Before your eyes — an affirmation of Jehovah.
25 “Nĩngũgũũkĩrĩra wee kĩrĩma gĩkĩ gĩa kũniinana, wee ũniinaga thĩ yothe.” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Nĩngũgũtambũrũkĩria guoko ngũũkĩrĩre, ngũgaragarie ngũrute ndwaro-inĩ cia mahiga, na ndũme ũtuĩke ta kĩrĩma gĩcinĩtwo nĩ mwaki.
Lo, I [am] against thee, O destroying mount, An affirmation of Jehovah, That is destroying all the earth, And I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I have rolled thee from the rocks, And given thee for a burnt mountain.
26 Gũtirĩ ihiga rĩkarutwo harĩwe rĩtuĩke rĩa koine, o na kana ihiga o rĩothe rĩa mũthingi, nĩ ũndũ ũgũtũũra ũkirĩte ihooru nginya tene,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
And they take not out of thee a stone for a corner, And a stone for foundations, For desolations age-during art thou, An affirmation of Jehovah.
27 “Haandai bendera bũrũri-inĩ, huhai karumbeta ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ! Thagathagai ndũrĩrĩ ikahũũrane nake; ĩtai mothamaki maya meturanĩre, mamũũkĩrĩre: mothamaki ma Ararati, na Mini, na Ashikenazu. Mũigĩrei mũnene wa ita wa kũmũũkĩrĩra; ambatiai mbarathi cia ita nyingĩ ta mĩrumbĩ ya ngigĩ.
Lift ye up an ensign in the land, Blow a trumpet among nations, Sanctify against it nations, Summon against it the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz, Appoint against it an infant head, Cause the horse to ascend as the rough cankerworm.
28 Thagathagai ndũrĩrĩ ikahũũrane nake; thagathagai athamaki a Amedi, na abarũthi, na anene ao othe, na andũ a mabũrũri mothe marĩa maathagwo nĩo.
Sanctify against it the nations with the kings of Media, Its governors and all its prefects, And all the land of its dominion.
29 Bũrũri nĩũrathingitha na ũkenyogonda nĩ ruo, nĩgũkorwo ũndũ ũrĩa Jehova aciirĩire gwĩka Babuloni nĩ mũrũmu: wa kũharagania bũrũri wa Babuloni nĩguo kwage mũndũ ũngĩtũũra kuo.
And shake doth the land, and it is pained, For stood against Babylon have the purposes of Jehovah, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.
30 Njamba iria irĩ hinya cia Babuloni nĩitigĩte kũrũa; ciikarĩte ciĩgitio-inĩ ciacio iria nũmu. Hinya wacio nĩ mũthiru; ihaanĩte o ta andũ-a-nja. Ciikaro ciakuo nĩicinĩtwo na mwaki; mĩgĩĩka ya ihingo ciakuo nĩ miunange.
Ceased have the mighty of Babylon to fight, They have remained in strongholds, Failed hath their might, they have become woman, They have burnt her tabernacles, Broken have been her bars.
31 Mũtwari ndũmĩrĩri ũmwe ararũmĩrĩrwo nĩ ũngĩ, nake mũrekio akarũmĩrĩrwo nĩ mũrekio ũrĩa ũngĩ, makamenyithie mũthamaki wa Babuloni atĩ itũũra rĩu rĩake inene rĩothe nĩrĩtunyane,
Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city — at the extremity.
32 ningĩ mariũko ma njũũĩ nĩmanyiite, na kũrĩa kũrĩ marura gũgaacinwo na mwaki, nacio thigari ikanyiitwo nĩ guoya.”
And the passages have been captured, And the reeds they have burnt with fire, And the men of war have been troubled.
33 Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, o we Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Mwarĩ wa Babuloni atariĩ ta kĩhuhĩro kĩa ngano hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yaraganĩtio ĩkĩrangĩrĩrio; kahinda gake ga kũgethwo nĩgegũkinya o narua.”
For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, The daughter of Babylon [is] as a threshing-floor, The time of her threshing — yet a little, And come hath the time of her harvest.
34 “Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩatũmeretie, nĩatũreheire kĩrigiicano, agatũma tũtuĩke ta nyũngũ ya rĩũmba ĩtarĩ kĩndũ. Nĩatũmerũkĩtie o ta ndamathia, nayo nda yake akamĩiyũria na indo ciitũ iria irĩ mũrĩo, na nĩacookete agatũtahĩka.
Devoured us, crushed us, hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, He hath set us [as] an empty vessel, He hath swallowed us as a dragon, He hath filled his belly with my dainties, He hath driven us away.
35 Maũndũ ma ũhinya marĩa maanekwo nyama ciitũ-rĩ, marocookerera Babuloni,” ũguo nĩguo atũũri a Zayuni mekuuga. “Thakame iitũ ĩrocookerera acio maikaraga kũu Babuloni,” ũguo nĩguo Jerusalemu ĩkuuga.
My wrong, and [that of] my flesh [is] on Babylon, Say doth the inhabitant of Zion, And my blood [is] on the inhabitants of Chaldea, Say doth Jerusalem.
36 Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, Jehova ekuuga ũũ: “Atĩrĩrĩ, niĩ nĩngũkũrũĩrĩra na ngũrĩhĩrie; nĩngahũithia iria rĩake, na ndũme ithima ciake ihũe.
Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am pleading thy cause, And I have avenged thy vengeance, And dried up its sea, and made its fountains dry.
37 Babuloni gũgaatuĩka hĩba ya kũndũ kwanangĩku, na imamo cia mbwe, na kũndũ gwa kũmakania, na gwa gũthekererwo, kũndũ gũtarĩ mũndũ ũngĩtũũra kuo.
And Babylon hath been for heaps, A habitation of dragons, An astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.
38 Andũ othe akuo makaararamaga ta mĩrũũthi mĩĩthĩ, makaarurumaga ta njaũ cia mĩrũũthi.
Together as young lions they roar, They have shaken themselves as lions' whelps.
39 No rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa magaakorwo macinĩtwo nĩ thuti-rĩ, nĩrĩo ngaamarugithĩria iruga, na ndũme marĩĩo nĩ njoohi, nĩguo magaatheka maanĩrĩire, macooke makome toro nginya tene, na maticooke gũũkĩra,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
In their heat I make their banquets, And I have caused them to drink, so that they exult, And have slept a sleep age-during, And awake not — an affirmation of Jehovah.
40 “Ngaamaikũrũkia ta tũgondu tũgĩthiĩ gũthĩnjwo, o na ta ndũrũme irĩ hamwe na thenge.
I cause them to go down as lambs to slaughter, As rams with he-goats.
41 “Hĩ, kaĩ Sheshaki nĩrĩkeegwatĩrwo-ĩ, itũũra rĩu rĩĩrahagwo nĩ thĩ yothe kaĩ nĩinyiite-ĩ! Babuloni gũgaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũmakania thĩinĩ wa ndũrĩrĩ ciothe!
How hath Sheshach been captured, Yea, caught is the praise of the whole earth, How hath Babylon been for an astonishment among nations.
42 Iria rĩrĩa inene nĩrĩkaiyũra Babuloni guothe; mũrurumo wa ndiihũ ciarĩo nĩguo ũgaakũhubanĩria.
Come up against Babylon hath the sea, With a multitude of its billows it hath been covered.
43 Matũũra makuo nĩmakirĩte ihooru, matuĩke bũrũri mũũmũ na werũ ũtarĩ kĩndũ, bũrũri ũtarĩ mũndũ ũngĩũtũũra, kũndũ gũtarĩ mũndũ ũgeragĩra kuo.
Its cities have been for a desolation, A dry land, and a wilderness, A land — none doth dwell in them, Nor pass over into them doth a son of man.
44 Nĩngaherithĩria Beli kũu Babuloni na ndũme ĩtahĩke kĩndũ kĩrĩa gĩothe ĩmeretie. Ndũrĩrĩ itigacooka kũhatĩkana igĩthiĩ kũrĩ yo. Naruo rũthingo rwa Babuloni nĩrũkaagũa.
And I have seen after Bel in Babylon, And I have brought forth that which he swallowed — from his mouth, And flow no more unto him do nations, Also the wall of Babylon hath fallen.
45 “Umai kũu thĩinĩ warĩo, inyuĩ andũ akwa! Mwĩtharei, mũhonokie mĩoyo yanyu! Mwĩtharei, mweherere marakara marĩa mahiũ ma Jehova.
Go forth from its midst, O My people, And deliver ye, each his soul, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah,
46 Mũtikanareke ngoro cianyu ciũrwo nĩ hinya, kana mwĩtigĩre hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndeto cia mũhuhu ikaiguuo bũrũri-inĩ; ũhoro ũmwe wa mũhuhu nĩũkaiguuo mwaka ũyũ, na ũngĩ ũiguuo mwaka ũcio ũngĩ ũrũmĩrĩire, mũhuhu ũkoniĩ ndeto cia haaro bũrũri-inĩ, na wa mwathani ũmwe agĩũkĩrĩra mwathani ũrĩa ũngĩ.
And lest your heart be tender, And ye be afraid of the report that is heard in the land, And come in a year hath the report, And after it in a year the report, And violence [is] in the land, ruler against ruler;
47 Nĩgũkorwo ti-itherũ ihinda nĩrĩgooka rĩrĩa ngaaherithia ngai cia mĩhianano ya Babuloni; bũrũri ũcio wothe nĩũgaconorithio, nao andũ akuo arĩa othe moragĩtwo nĩmakaaragana kuo.
Therefore, lo, days are coming, And I have seen after the graven images of Babylon. And all its land is ashamed, And all its pierced ones do fall in its midst.
48 Hĩndĩ ĩyo igũrũ na thĩ na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ kuo nĩikanĩrĩra nĩ gũkena igĩkenerera Babuloni, nĩgũkorwo aniinani nĩmakarĩtharĩkĩra, moimĩte mwena wa gathigathini,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
And cried aloud against Babylon Have heavens and earth, and all that [is] in them, For, from the north come to it do the spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.
49 “Babuloni no nginya gũkaagũa nĩ ũndũ wa andũ a Isiraeli arĩa maanooraga, ũguo noguo andũ a mabũrũri mothe makaagũa thĩ, moragĩtwo nĩ ũndũ wa Babuloni.
Even Babylon [is] to fall, ye pierced of Israel, Even they of Babylon have fallen, Ye pierced of all the earth.
50 Inyuĩ mũhonokete kũũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora-rĩ, mwĩtharei na mũtikagonderere! Ririkanagai Jehova mũrĩ bũrũri wa kũraya, na mwĩciiragie ũhoro wa Jerusalemu.”
Ye escaped of the sword, go on, stand not, Remember ye from afar Jehovah, And let Jerusalem come up on your heart.
51 “Nĩtũconorithĩtio, nĩgũkorwo nĩtũrumĩtwo, na tũkahumbwo thoni mothiũ maitũ, tondũ andũ a kũngĩ nĩmatoonyete kũndũ kũrĩa kwamũre thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova.”
We have been ashamed, for we heard reproach, Covered hath shame our faces, For come in have strangers, against the sanctuaries of the house of Jehovah.
52 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Matukũ nĩmagooka rĩrĩa ngaaherithia mĩhianano yake, nao andũ arĩa agurarie kũu bũrũri-inĩ ũcio guothe nĩmagacaaya.
Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have seen after its graven images, And in all its land groan doth the wounded.
53 O na kũngĩtuĩka Babuloni gwĩtũũgĩrĩtie gũgakinya o matu-inĩ, na ciĩhitho ciakuo ikairigĩrwo na hinya mũno-rĩ, no ngaakũrehithĩria aniinani magũũkĩrĩre,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Because Babylon goeth up to the heavens, And because it fenceth the high place of its strength, From Me come into it do spoilers, An affirmation of Jehovah.
54 “Mũgambo wa kĩrĩro nĩũraiguuo kũu Babuloni; nĩ mũgambo wa kũniinanwo ũraiguuo kũu bũrũri wa andũ a Babuloni.
A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.
55 Jehova nĩakaniina Babuloni; nĩagakiria inegene rĩu inene rĩakuo. Makũmbĩ ma thũ makaahũũyũka taarĩ mũrurumo wa maaĩ maingĩ. Mũrurumo wa mĩgambo yao nĩĩkaiguuagwo.
For Jehovah is spoiling Babylon, And hath destroyed out of it a great voice, And sounded have its billows as many waters, Given forth a noise hath their voice.
56 Mũniinani nĩagookĩrĩra Babuloni; njamba ciakuo iria irĩ hinya nĩikaanyiitwo, namo mota mao moinangwo. Nĩ ũndũ Jehova nĩ Mũrungu ũrĩhanagĩria; we akaarĩhanĩria biũ.
For come in against it — against Babylon — hath a spoiler, And captured have been its mighty ones, Broken have been their bows, For the God of recompences — Jehovah — doth certainly repay.
57 Anene akuo, na andũ arĩa ogĩ, o na abarũthi akuo, o ũndũ ũmwe na anene akuo, o na njamba ciakuo iria irĩ hinya, othe nĩngatũma marĩĩo nĩ njoohi; magaakoma nginya tene, na matiũkĩre,” nĩguo Mũthamaki ekuuga, o we ũrĩa rĩĩtwa rĩake arĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.
And I have caused its princes to drink, And its wise men, its governors, And its prefects, and its mighty ones, And they have slept a sleep age-during, And they awake not — an affirmation of the king, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.
58 Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Rũthingo rwa Babuloni rũrĩa rwariĩ nĩrũkangʼaũranio biũ, nacio ihingo ciakuo iria ndaaya na igũrũ icinwo na mwaki; andũ menogagia tũhũ, naguo wĩra wa ndũrĩrĩ no ngũ cia gũcinwo na mwaki.”
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, the wall of Babylon — The broad one — is utterly made bare, And her high gates with fire are burnt, And peoples labour in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!
59 Ĩno nĩo ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa Jeremia aaheire Seraia mũrũ wa Neria, mũrũ wa Maaseia, o ũcio warĩ mũnene ũrĩa mũrori wa maũndũ ma nyũmba ya mũthamaki, rĩrĩa aathiire Babuloni marĩ na Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda mwaka-inĩ wa ĩna wa ũthamaki wake.
The word that Jeremiah the prophet hath commanded Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, in his going with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign — and Seraiah [is] a quiet prince;
60 Jeremia nĩandĩkĩte ibuku-inĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo ũhoro wothe ũkoniĩ mwanangĩko ũrĩa ũgaakinyĩrĩra Babuloni: maũndũ marĩa mothe maandĩkĩtwo makoniĩ Babuloni.
and Jeremiah writeth all the evil that cometh unto Babylon on one book — all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
61 Jeremia akĩĩra Seraia atĩrĩ, “Wakinya Babuloni-rĩ, ũgaatigĩrĩra atĩ nĩwathoma mohoro maya mothe wanĩrĩire.
And Jeremiah saith unto Seraiah, 'When thou dost enter Babylon, then thou hast seen, and hast read all these words,
62 Ũcooke uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Wee Jehova, nĩugĩte nĩũkũniina kũndũ gũkũ, nĩgeetha gũtikanatũũrwo nĩ mũndũ, o na kana nyamũ; gũgũtũũra gũkirĩte ihooru nginya tene.’
and hast said: Jehovah, Thou, Thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that there is none dwelling in it, from man even unto cattle, for it is a desolation age-during.
63 Warĩkia gũthoma ibuku rĩu rĩa gĩkũnjo-rĩ, ũrĩoherere ihiga, ũrĩikie Rũũĩ rwa Farati.
And it hath come to pass, when thou dost finish reading this book, thou dost bind to it a stone, and hast cast it into the midst of Phrat,
64 Ũcooke uuge atĩrĩ, ‘Ũguo noguo Babuloni gũkaarikĩra kũũrĩre biũ, na gũtigacooka kuumĩra na igũrũ, nĩ ũndũ wa mwanangĩko ũrĩa ngaakũrehithĩria. Nao andũ akuo nĩmakaagũa.’” Ũhoro wa Jeremia ũkinyĩte hau.
and said, Thus sink doth Babylon, and it doth not arise, because of the evil that I am bringing in against it, and they have been weary.' Hitherto [are] words of Jeremiah.
