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 a horn in Zion, And shout in My holy hill, All inhabitants of the earth tremble, For the Day of YHWH is coming, 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 thick darkness, A day of cloud and thick darkness, As darkness spread on the mountains, A people numerous and mighty, Like there has not been from of old, And after it there is not again—Until the years of generation and 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 it fire has consumed, And after it a flame burns, As the Garden of Eden [is] the land before it, And after it a wilderness—a desolation! And also there has not been to it an escape,
4 Mũhianĩre wacio nĩ ta wa mbarathi cia ita; ihanyũkaga ta thigari ihaicĩte mbarathi.
As the appearance of horses [is] its appearance, And as horsemen, so they run.
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.
As the noise of chariots, they skip on the tops of the mountains, As the noise of a flame of fire devouring stubble, As a mighty people set in array for battle.
6 Na rĩrĩa cionwo-rĩ, ndũrĩrĩ nĩinyiitagwo nĩ ruo rũnene; andũ othe magatukia ithiithi.
Pained are peoples from its face, All faces have gathered paleness.
7 Itharĩkagĩra ta njamba cia ita; ihaicaga thingo ta thigari. Ithiiaga ciothe na mĩhari, itekũhĩtia kũrĩa cierekeire.
They run as mighty ones, As men of war they go up a wall, And they each go in his own ways, And they do not change their paths.
8 Itihatĩkanaga ĩmwe na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ; o ĩmwe ĩthiiaga yerekeire mbere. Itoonyaga kũrĩa kũgitĩre, gũtirĩ kĩndũ kĩngĩcigiria.
And each does not press his brother, They each go on in his way, If they fall by the missile, they are not cut off.
9 Iguthũkagĩra itũũra inene, igatengʼerera rũthingo-inĩ. Ikahaica, igatoonya nyũmba, igatoonyera ndirica ta aici.
In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.
10 Thĩ ĩthingithaga mbere yacio, na igũrũ rĩkainaina, riũa na mweri ikagĩa nduma, na njata igatiga kwara.
At their face the earth has trembled, The heavens have shaken, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
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 YHWH has given forth His voice before His force, For His camp [is] very great, For mighty [is] the doer of His word, For great [is] the Day of YHWH—very fearful, And who bears it?
12 Jehova aroiga atĩrĩ, “O na rĩu-rĩ, njokererai na ngoro cianyu ciothe, mwĩhingĩte kũrĩa irio, mũkĩrĩraga na mũgĩcakayaga.”
“And also now,” a declaration of YHWH, “Turn back to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, And with lamentation.”
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 tear your heart, and not your garments, And turn back to your God YHWH, For He [is] gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And relenting from evil.
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—He turns back, Indeed—He has relented, And He has left behind Him a blessing, A present and drink-offering of your God YHWH?
15 Huhai karumbeta kũu Zayuni, anĩrĩrai gĩathĩ kĩamũre gĩa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio, ĩtanai kĩũngano gĩtheru.
Blow a horn in Zion, Sanctify a fast—proclaim a restraint.
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 an assembly, Assemble the aged, Gather infants and sucklings of the breasts, Let a bridegroom go out from his inner chamber, And a bride out of her closet.
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?’”
Let the priests weep between the porch and the altar, servants of YHWH, And let them say: “Have pity, O YHWH, on Your people, And do not give Your inheritance to reproach, To the ruling over them of nations, Why do they say among peoples, Where [is] their God?”
18 Ningĩ Jehova nĩakaigua ũiru nĩ ũndũ wa bũrũri wake, na aiguĩre andũ ake tha.
And let YHWH be zealous for His land, And have pity on 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.
Let YHWH answer and say to His people, “Behold, I am sending to you the grain, And the new wine, and the oil, And you have been satisfied with it, And I make you no longer a reproach among nations,
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 the northern I put far off from you, And have driven him to a land dry and desolate, With his face toward the Eastern Sea, And his rear to the Western Sea, And his stink has come up, And his stench comes up, For he has exerted himself to work.”
21 Wee bũrũri, tiga gwĩtigĩra; kena na ũcanjamũke. Ti-itherũ Jehova nĩekĩte maũndũ manene.
Do not fear, O land! Be glad and rejoice, For YHWH has exerted Himself to work.
22 Inyuĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka, tigai gwĩtigĩra, nĩgũkorwo ũrĩithio wa werũ-inĩ nĩũramera nyeki. Mĩtĩ nĩĩraciara maciaro mayo, nayo mĩkũyũ na mĩthabibũ ĩgaciara mũno.
Do not fear, O livestock of the field! For pastures of a wilderness have sprung up, For the tree has borne its fruit, Fig tree and vine have given their strength!
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, Be glad and rejoice in your God YHWH, For He has given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causes a shower to come down to you, Early rain and spring rain [as] in the beginning.
24 Nacio ihuhĩro cia ngano nĩikaiyũra ngano; mĩtũngi nayo nĩĩkaiyũrĩrĩra ndibei ya mũhihano na maguta.
And the floors have been full [with] pure grain, And the presses have overflown [with] new 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 have repaid to you the years that the locust consumed, The cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, My great force that I sent against 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 have eaten, eating and being satisfied, And have praised the Name of your God YHWH, Who has dealt with you wonderfully, And My people are not ashamed for all time.
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 have known that I [am] in the midst of Israel, And I [am] your God YHWH, and there is none else, And My people are not ashamed for all time.
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 it has come to pass afterward, I pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And your sons and your daughters have prophesied, Your old men dream dreams, Your young men see visions.
29 O na ningĩ ndungata ciakwa cia arũme, na cia andũ-a-nja, nĩngaciitĩrĩria Roho wakwa matukũ-inĩ macio.
And also on the menservants and on the maidservants, In those days I pour out My Spirit.
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 have given wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood, and fire, and columns 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 is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, Before the coming of the Day of YHWH, The great and the fearful.
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 has come to pass, Everyone who calls on the Name of YHWH is delivered, For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there is an escape, As YHWH has said, And among the remnants whom YHWH is calling!”
