Mika 6
1 Ta thikĩrĩriai ũrĩa Jehova ekuuga: “Ũkĩrai mwĩciirĩrĩre mbere ya irĩma; mũreke tũrĩma tũigue ũrĩa mũkuuga.
Listen now to what the LORD says: "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear what you have to say.
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, you mountains, the LORD's controversy, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
3 “Andũ akwa, kaĩ ndĩmwĩkĩte atĩa? Ndĩmũnogetie na kĩ? Njookeriai.
My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me.
4 Ndaamũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri, ngĩmũkũũra kuuma bũrũri wa ũkombo. Ngĩtũma Musa amũtongorie, marĩ na Harũni na Miriamu.
For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you 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.”
My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts 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?
How shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves 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? With tens of thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience? 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 has shown you, O man, what is good. What does the LORD require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
9 Ta thikĩrĩriai! Jehova nĩaretana kũu itũũra inene, mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ nĩetigĩre rĩĩtwa rĩaku. “Rũmbũiya rũthanju, o na ũrĩa ũrũnyitĩte.
The LORD's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed 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 treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?
11 No njuge mũndũ ndehĩtie akĩhũthagĩra ratiri itarĩ cia ma, arĩ na mondo ya mahiga ma gũthima ma maheeni?
Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
12 Itonga ciakuo nĩ cia ngũĩ; andũ akuo nĩ a maheeni, na nĩmĩ ciao nĩkũheenania iheenanagia.
Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
13 Tondũ ũcio, nĩnyambĩrĩirie gũkũniina, na ngambĩrĩria gũkwananga nĩ ũndũ wa mehia manyu.
Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your 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.
You shall eat, but not be satisfied. Your humiliation will be in your midst. You will store up, but not save; and that which you save I will give up to the sword.
15 Mũrĩhaandaga no mũtikaagetha; mũrĩĩhihaga ndamaiyũ no mũtikehaka maguta ma cio; mũrĩĩhihaga thabibũ no mũtikanyua ndibei yacio.
You will sow, but won't reap. You will tread the olives, but won't anoint yourself with oil; and crush grapes, but won't drink the 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 the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and you walk in their counsels. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and her inhabitants an object of contempt; and you will bear the scorn of the nations."
