Mika 6
1 Ta thikĩrĩriai ũrĩa Jehova ekuuga: “Ũkĩrai mwĩciirĩrĩre mbere ya irĩma; mũreke tũrĩma tũigue ũrĩa mũkuuga.
Do but hear now what the Lord saith, Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
2 Inyuĩ irĩma ici, iguai thitango ya Jehova; thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ mĩthingi ya thĩ ĩrĩa ĩtũũraga tene na tene. Nĩgũkorwo Jehova arĩ na ciira na andũ ake, nĩarathitanga andũ a Isiraeli.
Hear ye, O mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and ye strong foundations of the earth! for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and with Israel will he plead.
3 “Andũ akwa, kaĩ ndĩmwĩkĩte atĩa? Ndĩmũnogetie na kĩ? Njookeriai.
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherewith have I wearied thee? testify against me.
4 Ndaamũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri, ngĩmũkũũra kuuma bũrũri wa ũkombo. Ngĩtũma Musa amũtongorie, marĩ na Harũni na Miriamu.
Although I had brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bond-men; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 Andũ akwa, ririkanai ũrĩa Balaki mũthamaki wa Moabi aamũciirĩire, na ũrĩa Balamu mũrũ wa Beori aamũcookeirie. Ririkanai rũgendo rwanyu kuuma Shitimu nginya Giligali, nĩgeetha mũmenye ciĩko cia ũthingu iria Jehova aaneka.”
O my people, do but remember what Balak the king of Moab resolved, and what Bil'am the son of Be'or answered him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, in order that ye may know the gracious benefits of the Lord.
6 Nĩ kĩĩ ingĩtwara mbere ya Jehova, ngĩinamĩrĩre mbere ya Ngai ũcio ũrĩ igũrũ mũno? Hihi no ngĩthiĩ mbere yake na maruta ma njino, kana thiĩ na tũcaũ twa ũkũrũ wa mwaka ũmwe?
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, bow myself before the God on high? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old!
7 Anga Jehova no akenio nĩ ndũrũme ngiri nyingĩ, kana akenio nĩ maguta maingĩ ta ma njũũĩ ngiri ikũmi? Hihi no ndute mwana wakwa wa irigithathi nĩ ũndũ wa ũremi wakwa, kana ndute maciaro ma mwĩrĩ wakwa nĩ ũndũ wa mehia ma ngoro yakwa?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with myriads of streams of oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 Atĩrĩrĩ, wee mũndũ ũyũ, githĩ Jehova ndakuonetie maũndũ marĩa mega. Na nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ Jehova agwathaga wĩke? Githĩ to wĩkage maũndũ ma kĩhooto, na wendage ũhoro wa kũiguanĩra tha, na ũtwaranage na Ngai waku wĩnyiihĩtie.
He hath told thee, O man, what is good; and what the Lord doth require of thee: [nothing] but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God.
9 Ta thikĩrĩriai! Jehova nĩaretana kũu itũũra inene, mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ nĩetigĩre rĩĩtwa rĩaku. “Rũmbũiya rũthanju, o na ũrĩa ũrũnyitĩte.
The voice of the Lord calleth unto the city, —and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: —hear ye the rod [of punishment], and who hath ordained it.
10 Wee nyũmba ya waganu-rĩ, no ndiganĩrwo nĩ igĩĩna iria mwĩigĩire na njĩra ĩtarĩ ya kĩhooto, kana ndiganĩrwo nĩ eba ya gũthima ĩrĩa ĩtarĩ ya kĩhooto, ĩrĩa nume?
Are there yet in the house of the wicked man the treasures of wickedness, and the scant accursed measure?
11 No njuge mũndũ ndehĩtie akĩhũthagĩra ratiri itarĩ cia ma, arĩ na mondo ya mahiga ma gũthima ma maheeni?
Can I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag [full] of deceptive weights?
12 Itonga ciakuo nĩ cia ngũĩ; andũ akuo nĩ a maheeni, na nĩmĩ ciao nĩkũheenania iheenanagia.
For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants have spoken falsehood, and their tongue is deceit [itself] in their mouth.
13 Tondũ ũcio, nĩnyambĩrĩirie gũkũniina, na ngambĩrĩria gũkwananga nĩ ũndũ wa mehia manyu.
Therefore have I also smitten thee with sore wounds, making [thee] desolate because of thy sins.
14 Mũrĩrĩĩaga irio na mũtihũũne, nda cianyu irĩkoragwo o ihũtiĩ. Mũrĩigaga mĩthiithũ, no mũtikahonokia kĩndũ, tondũ kĩrĩa gĩothe mwahonokia nĩngakĩniinithia na rũhiũ rwa njora.
Thou wilt indeed eat, but not be satisfied; and what thou hast eaten shall bend thee down; and thou wilt overtake [the enemy], but thou shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
15 Mũrĩhaandaga no mũtikaagetha; mũrĩĩhihaga ndamaiyũ no mũtikehaka maguta ma cio; mũrĩĩhihaga thabibũ no mũtikanyua ndibei yacio.
Thou wilt indeed sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou wilt indeed tread out olives, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; and the juice of the grapes, but thou shalt not drink wine.
16 Nĩmũrũmĩrĩire irĩra cia watho wa Omuri na mĩtugo yothe ya nyũmba ya Ahabu, mũkarũmĩrĩra irĩra ciao cia ndũire. Tondũ ũcio nĩngamũrekereria mwanangwo, na ndekererie andũ anyu matuĩke a gũthekererwo; mũgaatũũra mũnyararĩtwo nĩ ndũrĩrĩ icio.”
For there are observed the statutes of 'Omri, and all the works of the house of Achab, and ye walk in their counsels: in order that I should give thee up unto desolation, and thy inhabitants to derision; and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
