Joeli 2
1 Huhai karumbeta kũu Zayuni, na muuge mbu kũu kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩakwa gĩtheru! Andũ arĩa othe matũũraga bũrũri ũyũ nĩmainaine, nĩgũkorwo mũthenya wa Jehova nĩũrooka. Mũthenya ũcio nĩ ta mũkinyu:
Blow the trumpet in Zion, wail on my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land be stirred up. For the day of the Lord is on its way; for it is near:
2 nĩ mũthenya wa nduma na wa mairia, mũthenya wa matu na nduma ndumanu. Mbũtũ nene na ĩrĩ hinya ya ngigĩ nĩĩroka ta ruoro rũgĩtema irĩma-inĩ, na gũtirĩ kwagĩa ĩngĩ tayo kuuma tene, na gũtikagĩa ĩngĩ tayo matukũ marĩa magooka.
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and whirlwinds. Like the morning reaching over the mountains, they are a numerous and strong people. Nothing like them has existed since the beginning, nor will exist after them, even in the years of generation upon generation.
3 Mbere yacio nĩ mwaki wa kũniina, na thuutha wacio nĩ rũrĩrĩmbĩ rũracina bũrũri. Bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ mbere yacio ũhaana ta mũgũnda wa Edeni, no thuutha wacio ũgaatigwo ũhaana ta werũ mwanangĩku: gũtirĩ kĩndũ kĩngĩĩhonokia harĩ cio.
Before their face is a devouring fire, and behind them is a burning flame. The land before them is like a lush garden, and behind them is a desolate desert, and there is no one who can escape them.
4 Mũhianĩre wacio nĩ ta wa mbarathi cia ita; ihanyũkaga ta thigari ihaicĩte mbarathi.
Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and they will rush forward like horsemen.
5 Irĩ na mũrurumo ta wa ngaari cia ita; irũgaga tũcũmbĩrĩ twa irĩma ta mwaki ũracarĩka ũgĩcina itira cia ngano, ihaana ta mbũtũ ya ita ĩrĩ hinya ĩthagathagĩtwo nĩ ũndũ wa mbaara.
Like the sound of a four-horse chariot, they will leap over the tops of the mountains. Like the sound of a burning flame devouring stubble, they are as a strong people prepared for battle.
6 Na rĩrĩa cionwo-rĩ, ndũrĩrĩ nĩinyiitagwo nĩ ruo rũnene; andũ othe magatukia ithiithi.
Before their face, the people will be tortured; each one’s appearance will retreat, as if into a jar.
7 Itharĩkagĩra ta njamba cia ita; ihaicaga thingo ta thigari. Ithiiaga ciothe na mĩhari, itekũhĩtia kũrĩa cierekeire.
They will rush forward, as if they were strong. Like valiant warriors, they will ascend the wall. The men will advance, each one on his own way, and they will not turn aside from their path.
8 Itihatĩkanaga ĩmwe na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ; o ĩmwe ĩthiiaga yerekeire mbere. Itoonyaga kũrĩa kũgitĩre, gũtirĩ kĩndũ kĩngĩcigiria.
And each one will not hem in his brother; every one will walk in his own rough path. Moreover, they will drop through the breach and not be harmed.
9 Iguthũkagĩra itũũra inene, igatengʼerera rũthingo-inĩ. Ikahaica, igatoonya nyũmba, igatoonyera ndirica ta aici.
They will advance into the city; they will rush through the wall. They will scale the houses; they will go in through the windows, like a thief.
10 Thĩ ĩthingithaga mbere yacio, na igũrũ rĩkainaina, riũa na mweri ikagĩa nduma, na njata igatiga kwara.
Before their face, the earth has trembled, the heavens have been moved. The sun and moon have been obscured, and the stars have retracted their splendor.
11 Jehova araruruma ta ngwa atongoretie ita; thigari ciake itingĩtarĩka, arĩa maathĩkagĩra watho wake marĩ hinya. Mũthenya wa Jehova nĩ mũnene, na nĩ wa gwĩtigĩrwo. Nũũ ũngĩkĩhota kũwĩtiiria?
And the Lord has bestowed his voice before the face of his army. For its military camps are very numerous; for they are strong and they carry out his word. For the day of the Lord is great and so very terrible, and who can withstand it?
12 Jehova aroiga atĩrĩ, “O na rĩu-rĩ, njokererai na ngoro cianyu ciothe, mwĩhingĩte kũrĩa irio, mũkĩrĩraga na mũgĩcakayaga.”
Now, therefore, the Lord says: “Be converted to me with your whole heart, in fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Tembũrangai ngoro cianyu no ti nguo cianyu. Cookererai Jehova Ngai wanyu, nĩgũkorwo nĩ mũtugi na nĩ mũigua-tha, ndahiũhaga kũrakara, na aiyũrĩtwo nĩ wendo, na nĩericũkagwo, akaaga gwĩka andũ ũũru.
And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and convert to the Lord your God. For he is gracious and merciful, patient and full of compassion, and steadfast despite ill will.
14 Nũũ ũngĩmenya? Hihi no agarũrũke na aigue tha, atige atũrathima: atũhe indo iria irutagwo magongona ma mũtu, na iria irutagwo magongona ma kũnyuuo, cia kũrutĩrwo Jehova Ngai wanyu.
Who knows if he might convert and forgive, and bequeath a blessing after him, a sacrifice and a libation to the Lord your God?
15 Huhai karumbeta kũu Zayuni, anĩrĩrai gĩathĩ kĩamũre gĩa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio, ĩtanai kĩũngano gĩtheru.
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call an assembly.
16 Cookanĩrĩriai andũ, amũrai kĩũngano kĩu; rehei athuuri hamwe, na mũcookanĩrĩrie ciana, o na tũkenge tũrĩa tũronga. Mũhikania nĩoime kanyũmba gake, nake mũhiki nĩoime kĩrĩrĩ gĩake.
Gather the people, sanctify the church, unite the elders, gather together the little ones and infants at the breast. Let the bridegroom depart from his bed, and the bride from her bridal chamber.
17 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai, arĩa matungataga mbere ya Jehova, nĩmarĩrĩre gatagatĩ ga gĩthaku kĩa Hekarũ na kĩgongona. Nĩmoige atĩrĩ, “Kĩhonokie andũ aku, Wee Jehova. Ndũkareke igai rĩaku rĩtuĩke kĩndũ gĩa kũnyũrũrio, kana tuunagwo thimo gatagatĩ-inĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ. Nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma ndũrĩrĩ ciũranagie atĩrĩ, ‘Kaĩ Ngai wao akĩrĩ ha?’”
Between the vestibule and the altar, the priests, the ministers of the Lord, will weep, and they will say: “Spare, O Lord, spare your people. And do not bequeath your inheritance into disgrace, so that the nations would rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
18 Ningĩ Jehova nĩakaigua ũiru nĩ ũndũ wa bũrũri wake, na aiguĩre andũ ake tha.
The Lord has been zealous for his land, and he has spared his people.
19 Jehova nĩakamacookeria atĩrĩ: “Nĩngũmũrehithĩria ngano, na ndibei ya mũhihano, na maguta, indo cia kũmũigana biũ; na ndigacooka kũreka mũtuĩke kĩndũ gĩa kũnyũrũrio nĩ ndũrĩrĩ rĩngĩ.
And the Lord responded, and he said to his people: “Behold, I will send you grain and wine and oil, and you will again be filled with them. And I will no longer give you disgrace among the Gentiles.
20 “Nĩngaingata mbũtũ ĩyo ya ita ya kuuma gathigathini ĩthiĩ kũraya na inyuĩ, ndĩmĩtindĩkĩrĩrie bũrũri mũũmũ na mũhĩnju, ũtangĩgĩa irio. Mbũtũ yao ĩrĩa ĩtoongoretie ndĩmĩitĩrĩre iria-inĩ rĩa mwena wa irathĩro, na ĩrĩa ĩrĩ thuutha ndĩmĩitĩrĩre iria-inĩ rĩa mwena wa ithũĩro. Nakĩo kĩheera gĩa ciimba ciayo kĩambate na igũrũ; mũnungo wayo naguo ũiguĩke.” Ti-itherũ nĩekĩte maũndũ manene.
And he who is from the North, I will drive far from you. And I will expel him into an impassable land, and into the desert, with his face opposite the Eastern sea, and his furthest part towards the furthest sea. And his stench will ascend, and his rottenness will ascend, because he has acted arrogantly.
21 Wee bũrũri, tiga gwĩtigĩra; kena na ũcanjamũke. Ti-itherũ Jehova nĩekĩte maũndũ manene.
Earth, do not be afraid. Exult and rejoice. For the Lord has great esteem for what he has done.
22 Inyuĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka, tigai gwĩtigĩra, nĩgũkorwo ũrĩithio wa werũ-inĩ nĩũramera nyeki. Mĩtĩ nĩĩraciara maciaro mayo, nayo mĩkũyũ na mĩthabibũ ĩgaciara mũno.
Animals of the countryside, do not be afraid. For the beauty of the wilderness has sprung forth. For the tree has borne its fruit. The fig tree and the vine have bestowed their virtue.
23 Inyuĩ andũ a Zayuni, canjamũkai, mũkenere Jehova Ngai wanyu, nĩgũkorwo nĩamũheete mbura ya mbere nĩ ũndũ wa ũthingu wake. Nĩamuurĩirie mbura nyingĩ ya mbere na ya thuutha, o ta mbere.
And you, sons of Zion, exult and rejoice in the Lord your God. For he has given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the late rains descend to you, just as it was in the beginning.
24 Nacio ihuhĩro cia ngano nĩikaiyũra ngano; mĩtũngi nayo nĩĩkaiyũrĩrĩra ndibei ya mũhihano na maguta.
And the threshing floors will be filled with grain, and the presses will overflow with wine and oil.
25 “Nĩngamũrĩha mĩaka ĩrĩa yothe irio cianyu ciarĩirwo nĩ ngigĩ: ngigĩ iria nene, na itono cia ngigĩ, na ngigĩ iria ingĩ, na mĩrumbĩ ya ngigĩ; icio nĩ mbũtũ ciakwa nene cia ita iria ndaatũmĩte thĩinĩ wanyu.
And I will repay you for the years which the locust, and the beetle, and the mildew, and the caterpillar consumed: my great strength which I sent upon you.
26 Nĩmũkagĩa na irio nyingĩ cia kũrĩa, o nginya mũhũũne, na inyuĩ nĩmũkagoocaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu, ũrĩa ũmwĩkĩire maũndũ ma magegania; andũ akwa matigacooka gũconorithio rĩngĩ.
And you will eat with enjoyment, and you will be satisfied, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked miracles with you, and my people will not be confounded forever.
27 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenya atĩ niĩ ndĩ thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli, na atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu, na atĩ gũtirĩ ũngĩ; andũ akwa matigacooka gũconorithio rĩngĩ.
And you will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and I am the Lord your God, and there is no other, and my people will not be confounded forever.
28 “Na thuutha wa maũndũ macio-rĩ, nĩngaitĩrĩria andũ othe Roho wakwa. Ariũ anyu na airĩtu anyu nĩmakarathaga mohoro, nao athuuri anyu nĩmakarootaga irooto, nao aanake anyu monage cioneki.
And after this, it will happen that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy; your elders will dream dreams, and your youths will see visions.
29 O na ningĩ ndungata ciakwa cia arũme, na cia andũ-a-nja, nĩngaciitĩrĩria Roho wakwa matukũ-inĩ macio.
Moreover, in those days I will pour out my spirit upon my servants and handmaids.
30 Nĩngonania morirũ kũu igũrũ, o na gũkũ thĩ, namo nĩ ma thakame, na ma mwaki, o na ma ndogo ĩkwambata na igũrũ.
And I will grant wonders in the sky and on earth: blood and fire and the vapor of smoke.
31 Riũa nĩrĩkagarũrwo rĩtuĩke nduma, naguo mweri ũtuĩke ta thakame, mbere ya mũthenya ũcio mũnene na wa kũmakania wa Jehova ũtanakinya.
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord shall arrive.
32 Na nĩgũgakinya atĩrĩ, atĩ mũndũ o wothe ũgaakaĩra rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova nĩakahonoka; nĩgũkorwo kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩa Zayuni na Jerusalemu nĩgũgakorwo na ũhonokio, o ta ũrĩa Jehova oigĩte, atĩ gatagatĩ-inĩ ka matigari nĩgũgakorwo na arĩa Jehova eĩtĩire.
And it will happen that everyone who will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. For on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and in the remnant whom the Lord will call, there will be salvation, just as the Lord has said.
