Malaki 2
1 “Na rĩrĩ, rĩathani rĩrĩ nĩ rĩanyu, inyuĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai.”
You priests, I will say something to warn you.
2 Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũngĩaga gũũthikĩrĩria na mwage gũtua itua na ngoro cianyu gũtĩĩa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa-rĩ, niĩ nĩngamũtũmĩra kĩrumi o na irathimo iria ndĩmũrathimaga nacio ndĩcirume. Ĩĩ, o na rĩu nĩndĩcirumĩte, tondũ mũtituĩte itua na ngoro cianyu kũndĩĩa.
The Commander of the armies of angels says [this]: “Pay attention [to what I am saying], and [then] decide [IDM] to honor me [MTY]. If you do not do that, I will curse you, and I will curse [the things that I have given to you to] bless you. And I have already cursed them, because you have not honored [IDM] me.
3 “Nĩngarũithia njiaro cianyu nĩ ũndũ wanyu; nĩngamũminjĩria taatha wa nyamũ cia magongona ma ciathĩ cianyu na mũgaatahwo mũrĩ o naguo.
I will punish your descendants [MET], and [it will be as though] I will splatter on your faces [some of] the material inside the stomachs of the animals that are brought to be sacrificed, and you will be thrown away with the rest of that material.
4 Na nĩmũkamenya atĩ nĩ niĩ ndĩmũtũmĩire rĩathani rĩrĩ, nĩgeetha kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa na Lawi gĩtũũre kĩrũmĩte,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.
When that happens, you will know that I warned you like this, in order that my agreement with [you priests who are descendants of] Levi will continue [to be obeyed]. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am saying [to you].
5 “Kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa kĩarĩ giitũ nake, nakĩo kĩarĩ kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa muoyo na gĩa thayũ, na niĩ ngĩmũhe cio; ũndũ ũcio warĩ wa gũtũma eĩndigĩre, nake akĩndĩĩa na agĩtũũra etigĩrĩte rĩĩtwa rĩakwa.
My agreement with [your ancestor] Levi was because I wanted the priests to live prosperously and peacefully. And that is what I have done for them. I required that they greatly respect me and revere [DOU] me.
6 Ũrutani wa ma warĩ kanua-inĩ gake, na gũtirĩ maheeni moonirwo mĩromo-inĩ yake. Aatwaranire na niĩ na thayũ na mĩthiĩre mĩrũngĩrĩru, na akĩgarũra andũ aingĩ moime mehia-inĩ.
They told the people that what I instructed them to do was right. And they did not tell [MTY] lies. They worked for me peacefully and loyally, and they helped many people to stop sinning.
7 “Tondũ mĩromo ya mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai yagĩrĩirwo nĩgũtũũria ũũgĩ, nao andũ magĩrĩirwo nĩgũcaria ũrutani kuuma kanua gake tondũ nĩwe mũtũmwo wa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.
What priests say [MTY] should enable more people to know [about me], and people should go to them [MTY] to be taught [what I want them to know], because priests [should] be messengers from me, the Commander of the armies of angels.
8 No inyuĩ nĩmũgarũrũkĩte mũgatiga njĩra, naguo ũrutani wanyu ũgatũma andũ aingĩ mahĩngwo; nĩmũthũkĩtie kĩrĩkanĩro giitũ na Lawi,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.
But, you priests have stopped doing what I wanted you to do. What you have taught people has caused many [of them] to sin. You have rejected the agreement [that I made] with [the descendants of] Levi [long ago].
9 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩndũmĩte mũmenwo na mũconorithio mbere ya andũ othe, tondũ mũtirũmagĩrĩra njĩra ciakwa no nĩmũthuuranagia andũ mũgĩtua ciira.”
Therefore I have caused all the people to despise you, and I have caused you to be humiliated, because you have not obeyed me. When you teach [people] my commands, you do not treat all [people] equally.”
10 Githĩ ithuothe tũtirĩ a ithe ũmwe? Githĩ ti Ngai ũmwe watũũmbire? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma tũthaahie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa maithe maitũ na ũndũ wa kwaga kwĩhokana mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ?
[Now I will warn you about something else]. We all certainly [RHQ] have the same [heavenly] Father. We are certainly [RHQ] [all] created by the same God. So why are [RHQ] [some of] you disobeying/despising the agreement [that Yahweh made] with our ancestors, by not doing for each other what you said that you would do?
11 Andũ a Juda nĩmatigĩte gũtuĩka ehokeku. Ũndũ wa magigi nĩwĩkĩtwo Isiraeli na Jerusalemu: Andũ a Juda nĩmathaahĩtie handũ harĩa hatheru harĩa Jehova endete, nĩ ũndũ wa kũhikia airĩtu a andũ arĩa mahooyaga ngai ngʼeni.
[You people of] Judah have been unfaithful [to Yahweh]. You have done detestable things in Jerusalem and in [other places] in Israel. You Israeli men have defiled the temple that Yahweh loves. [You have done that by] marrying women who worship idols.
12 Mũndũ o wothe wĩkaga ũguo-rĩ, arĩ ũ kana ũ, Jehova aromweheria hema-inĩ cia Jakubu, o na angĩkorwo nĩarehage maruta make kũrĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.
I wish that Yahweh would expel from Israel every man who has done that, [even though] they [say that they are obeying] the Commander of the armies of angels by bringing offerings to him.
13 Kũrĩ ũndũ ũngĩ mwĩkaga. Mũiyũragia kĩgongona kĩa Jehova na maithori. Mũrĩraga na mũkagirĩka tondũ nĩatigire kũrũmbũiya maruta manyu, kana kũmaamũkĩra na gĩkeno kuuma harĩ inyuĩ.
This is another thing that you do: You cover Yahweh’s altar with your tears. You wail because he no longer pays attention to your offerings; but he is not pleased with them.
14 Mũũragia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmi?” Nĩ tondũ Jehova nĩwe mũira gatagatĩ gaku na mũtumia wa ũnini waku, tondũ ndũrĩ mwĩhokeku harĩ we, o na gũtuĩka nĩwe mũrata waku, o we mũtumia wa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa ũhiki waku.
You [cry out], saying, “Why does Yahweh not like our offerings?” The answer is that Yahweh heard what each of you men solemnly promised to your wives when you were young. But you men have not done what you promised your wives; you sent them away, the ones to whom you made that agreement.
15 Githĩ Jehova ndamatuĩte ũmwe? Matuĩkĩte ake mwĩrĩ na roho. Amatuĩte ũmwe nĩkĩ? Tondũ nĩacaragia rũciaro rwa etigĩri Ngai. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, gitagĩra roho waku, na ũtũũre ũrĩ mwĩhokeku kũrĩ mũtumia ũcio wa ũnini waku.
It is certainly [RHQ] Yahweh who joined you together. Your spirits and your bodies belong to him. [So] what he wants [RHQ] from you are godly children. So make sure that each of you men remain (with/loyal to) the woman that you married when you were young.
16 Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩthũire ndigano ya mũthuuri na mũtumia wake, na nĩthũire mũndũ wĩhumbaga haaro ta nguo,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gitĩra roho waku, na ndũkaage kwĩhokeka.
Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says, “I hate divorce!” [So] if you men divorce your wives, you are overwhelming them by being cruel to them. So be sure that you are (not disloyal/remain united) to your wives. [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
17 Inyuĩ nĩmũnogetie Jehova na ciugo cianyu. No mũrooria atĩrĩ, “Tũmũnogetie atĩa?” Mũmũnogetie na kuuga atĩrĩ, “Othe arĩa mekaga ũũru nĩmagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, na nĩakenagio nĩo.” Ningĩ mũkooria atĩrĩ, “Ngai wa kĩhooto-rĩ, akĩrĩ ha?”
Yahweh [also says], “What you have said has caused me to become disgusted.” You reply, “What have we said that caused him to become disgusted?” [The answer is that you have caused him to become disgusted] by saying that Yahweh is pleased with all those who do evil things. [You have caused him to become disgusted] by [constantly] asking, “Why does God not act fairly?”
