Irmiya 31
1 “A lokacin nan, zan zama Allah na dukan kabilan Isra’ila, za su kuma zama mutanena,” in ji Ubangiji.
Yahweh says that at that time, he will be the God [who is worshiped by] all the clans in Israel, and they will be his people.
2 Ga abin da Ubangiji yana cewa, “Mutanen da suka tsere wa takobi za su sami tagomashi a hamada; zan zo don in ba da hutu ga Isra’ila.”
This is what Yahweh says: “Those [people] who remained alive and were not killed by [their enemies’] swords were blessed [by me even] in the desert; I enabled them to have peace.
3 Ubangiji ya bayyana mana a dā, yana cewa, “Na ƙaunace ku da madawwamiyar ƙauna; na janye ku da ƙauna marar iyaka.
Long ago [I, ] Yahweh, said to [your ancestors, ] the Israeli people, ‘I have loved you and I will continue to love you forever. By faithfully loving you, I have brought you close to myself.’
4 Zan sāke gina ki za ki kuwa sāke ginuwa, ya Budurwar Isra’ila. Za ki kuma ɗauki ganganki ki fita don ki yi rawa da masu farin ciki.
And [now I tell you], my Israeli people whom I love [MET], that I will cause you to be a nation again. You will [joyfully] dance as you play your tambourines.
5 Za ki sāke dasa gonakin inabi a kan tussan Samariya; manoma za su yi shuka a kansu su kuma ji daɗin amfaninsu.
Again you will plant your vineyards on the hills of Samaria, and you will eat the grapes [that grow there].
6 Za a yi ranar da matsara za su tā da murya a kan tuddan Efraim su ce, ‘Ku zo, bari mu haura Sihiyona, zuwa wurin Ubangiji Allahnmu.’”
There will be a time when watchmen will call out from the hills of Samaria [MTY], ‘Come, let’s go up to Jerusalem to [worship] Yahweh, our God!'”
7 Ga abin da Ubangiji yana cewa, “Ku rera don farin ciki wa Yaƙub; ku yi sowa don al’ummai da suke nesa. Ka sa a ji yabanku, ku kuma ce, ‘Ya Ubangiji ka ceci mutanenka, raguwar Isra’ila.’
And now Yahweh also says this: “Sing joyfully about [what I have done for] the people of Israel! Shout about [your nation, ] the greatest nation! Shout joyfully, praising me and saying, ‘Yahweh, rescue your people, the ones who are still alive!’
8 Ga shi, zan kawo su daga ƙasar arewa in tattara su daga iyakar duniya. A cikinsu makafi da guragu za su kasance, mata masu ciki da matan da suke naƙuda; jama’a mai yawan gaske za su komo.
Do that [because] I will bring them back from the northeast, from the most distant places on the earth. Among them will be blind people and lame people, women who are pregnant and women who are (having labor pains/about to give birth to babies). They will be a huge group of people!
9 Za su zo da kuka; za su yi addu’a yayinda nake komo da su. Zan bishe su kusa da rafuffukan ruwa a miƙaƙƙiyar hanya inda ba za su yi tuntuɓe ba, domin ni ne mahaifin Isra’ila, Efraim kuma ɗan farina ne.
They will be crying as they return, and they will be praying [to me]. I will guide them along streams of water, on level paths where they will not stumble. [I will do this] because I am [like] a father to the Israeli people; [it is as though] Israel is my oldest son.”
10 “Ku ji maganar Ubangiji, ya al’ummai; ku yi shelarta a gaban teku masu nesa cewa, ‘Shi wanda ya watsar da Isra’ila zai tattara su zai kuma lura da garkensa kamar makiyayi.’
Yahweh says, “[You people in the] nations of the world, listen to this message from me. Then proclaim it to [people who live along] the coasts far away. I scattered my people, but I will gather them [again] and will take care of them like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
11 Gama Ubangiji zai fanshi Yaƙub zai cece su daga hannun waɗanda suka fi su ƙarfi.
I will buy [my] Israeli people back from those who [conquered them because] they were more powerful [than my people].
12 Za su zo su yi sowa don farin ciki a ƙwanƙolin Sihiyona; za su yi farin ciki cikin yalwar Ubangiji hatsi, sabon ruwan inabi da mai,’ya’yan garken tumaki da na shanu. Za su zama kamar gonar da aka yi wa banruwa, ba za su ƙara yin baƙin ciki ba.
My people will return [to Jerusalem] and shout joyfully on the slopes of Zion Hill. They will rejoice about the things that I have abundantly given to them— grain and new wine and [olive] oil and young sheep and cattle. They themselves will be like a well-watered garden, and they will no longer be sad.
13 ’Yan mata za su yi rawa su kuma yi murna, haka ma samari da tsofaffi. Zan mai da makokinsu farin ciki; zan ta’azantar da su in kuma sa su yi farin ciki a maimakon baƙin ciki.
The young women will dance joyfully, and [all] the men, young ones and old ones, will join with them. I will cause them to rejoice instead of mourning; I will comfort them and cause them to be happy instead of being sad.
14 Zan ƙosar da firistoci da yalwa, mutanena kuma za su cika da yalwa,” in ji Ubangiji.
The priests will have plenty of things to eat and drink, and [all] my people will be filled with the good things that I give them. [That will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
15 Ga abin da Ubangiji yana cewa, “An ji murya daga Rama, makoki da kuka mai zafi, Rahila tana kuka domin’ya’yanta ta kuma ƙi a ta’azantar da ita domin’ya’yanta ba su.”
Yahweh [also] says this: “Women were weeping in Ramah [town on the border between Israel and Judah]; they were mourning and crying very loudly. [The women who were the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, the two grandsons of] Rachel [the wife of Jacob], were weeping about their children, and no one could comfort them because their children were [all] dead.
16 Ga abin da Ubangiji yana cewa, “Hana muryarki kuka da kuma idanunki hawaye, gama za a sāka wa aikinki,” in ji Ubangiji. “Za su komo daga ƙasar abokin gāba.
[But now] this is what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘Do not cry [any more], because I will reward you [for the good things you have done for your children]. Your children will return from the land where their enemies [have taken them].
17 Saboda haka akwai sa zuciya domin nan gaba,” in ji Ubangiji. “’Ya’yanki za su komo ƙasarsu.
[I], Yahweh, am telling you that there are things that you can confidently expect [me to do for you] in the future. Your children will return to their own land.’
18 “Tabbatacce na ji gurnanin Efraim yana cewa, ‘Ka hore ni kamar ɗan maraƙi mai ƙin ji, na kuwa horu. Ka mayar da ni, zan kuwa dawo, domin kai ne Ubangiji Allahna.
I have heard [the people of] Israel grieving very much [and saying to me], ‘You punished us severely, like [SIM] calves are beaten [by their owners to train them for pulling a plow]. [So] bring us back [to obey/worship you again], because we are ready to return to you, because you [alone] are Yahweh, our God.
19 Bayan na kauce, sai na tuba; bayan na gane, sai na sunkuyar da kaina. Na ji kunya da ƙasƙanci domin ina ɗauke da kunyar ƙuruciyata.’
We turned away [from you], but we repented; [after you] caused us to realize [that we were guilty]. We beat our chests to show that we were very ashamed [DOU] of the sins that we committed when we were young.’
20 Efraim ba ƙaunataccen ɗana ba ne, ɗan da nake jin daɗinsa? Ko da yake sau da dama ina maganar gāba a kansa, duk da haka nakan tuna da shi. Saboda haka zuciyata tana marmarinsa; ina da jinƙai mai girma dominsa,” in ji Ubangiji.
But [I], Yahweh, say this: The Israeli people certainly are [RHQ] still my dear children [DOU]. It is often necessary for me to threaten [to punish] them, but I still love them. That is why I have not forgotten them, and I will certainly act mercifully toward them.
21 “Ki kafa alamun hanya; ki sa shaidun bishewa. Ki lura da babbar hanya da kyau, hanyar da kika bi. Ki komo, ya Budurwar Isra’ila, ki komo zuwa garuruwanki.
[You Israeli people, ] set up road signs; put up posts [along the roads] to mark the road on which you walked [when you were taken from Jerusalem]. My precious/beloved Israeli people, come back to your towns here.
22 Har yaushe za ki yi ta yawo, Ya’ya marar aminci? Ubangiji zai ƙirƙiro sabon abu a duniya mace za tă kewaye namiji.”
You people who have been like [MET] daughters who have forsaken their parents, how long will you continue to wander [away from me] [RHQ]? I, Yahweh, will cause something to happen on the earth that (is new/has not happened before): The women of Israel will be protecting their husbands as they travel [back here]!”
23 Ga abin da Ubangiji Maɗaukaki, Allah na Isra’ila yana cewa, “Sa’ad da na komo da su daga bauta mutane a ƙasar Yahuda da cikin garuruwanta za su sāke yi amfani da waɗannan kalmomi. ‘Ubangiji ya albarkace ka, ya mazauni mai adalci, ya tsarkakan dutse.’
This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israeli people [worship], says: “When I bring them back from the countries to which they have been exiled, all the people from the towns in Judah will again say, [‘I hope that] Yahweh will bless this my home, the holy place where righteous [people will live]!’
24 Mutane za su zauna tare a Yahuda da dukan garuruwansa, manoma da waɗanda suke yawo da garkunansu.
[The people of] Judah [who live in] the towns, including the farmers and the shepherds, will all live together [peacefully].
25 Zan wartsake waɗanda suka gaji in kuma ƙosar da waɗanda ransu ya yi yaushi.”
I will enable weary people to rest, and enable people who are very exhausted to become strong again.”
26 A kan wannan na farka na duba kewaye. Barcina ya yi mini daɗi.
I, [Jeremiah], woke up [after dreaming all those things], and I looked [around]. I had slept [very] delightfully!
27 “Kwanaki suna zuwa,” in ji Ubangiji, “sa’ad da zan kafa gidan Isra’ila da gidan Yahuda da’ya’yan mutane da na dabbobi.
[Then] Yahweh said [to me], “There will be a time when I will greatly increase [MET] the number of people and the number of livestock here in Israel and Judah.
28 Kamar yadda na lura da su don su tumɓuke su kuma rusar, su lalatar, su hallaka su kuma kawo masifa, haka zan lura da su don su gina su kuma dasa,” in ji Ubangiji.
[Previously], I caused [their enemies to] remove the people from their land and to destroy their land and to cause them to experience many disasters [DOU]. But in the future, I will enable them to build houses and to plant crops [here in Israel again]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.
29 “A waɗannan kwanaki mutane ba za su ƙara ce, “‘Ubanni suka ci’ya’yan inabi masu tsami, haƙoran’ya’ya suka mutu ba.’
[Previously the people often said, ] ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but it is the children’s teeth that ache.’ [They meant that it was not fair for them to be punished for their ancestors’ sins]. But [when I bring them back to their land], they will no longer say that.
30 A maimako, kowa zai mutu saboda zunubinsa; duk wanda ya ci’ya’yan inabi masu tsami, haƙoransa ne za su mutu.
But now all people will die because of the sins that they themselves have committed.
31 “Lokaci yana zuwa,” in ji Ubangiji, “sa’ad da zan yi sabon alkawari da gidan Isra’ila da kuma gidan Yahuda.
[I], Yahweh, say this: ‘There will be a time when I will make a new agreement with the people of Israel and Judah.
32 Ba zai zama kamar alkawarin da na yi da kakanni kakanninsu ba sa’ad da na kama su da hannu na bishe su daga Masar, domin sun take alkawarina, ko da yake na zama miji a gare su,” in ji Ubangiji.
[This new agreement will] not be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors when I took them by their hands and led them out of Egypt. They broke that agreement, even though I [loved them like] [MET] husbands love their wives.’
33 “Ga alkawarin da zan yi da gidan Isra’ila bayan wannan lokaci,” in ji Ubangiji. “Zan sa dokata a tunaninsu in kuma rubuta ta a zukatansu. Zan zama Allahnsu, za su kuma zama mutanena.
This is what I, Yahweh, say: ‘This is the new agreement that I will make with the people of Israel some day: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their inner beings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
34 Mutum ba zai ƙara koya wa maƙwabci ba, ko ya koya wa ɗan’uwansa cewa, ‘Ka san Ubangiji,’ domin duk za su san ni, daga ƙaraminsu har zuwa babba,” in ji Ubangiji. “Gama zan gafarta muguntarsu ba zan kuwa ƙara tuna da zunubansu ba.”
And it will not be [necessary] for them to teach their neighbors or their relatives and say, “[You need to] know Yahweh,” because everyone, including unimportant people and very important people, will [already] know me. And I will forgive them for having been very wicked, and I will never think again about the sins that they have committed.’”
35 Ga abin da Ubangiji yana cewa, shi da ya kafa rana don tă yi haske a yini shi da ya sa wata da taurari su yi haske da dare, shi da yake dama teku don raƙuman ruwansa su yi ruri Ubangiji Maɗaukaki ne sunansa.
Yahweh is the one who causes the sun to give light during the day, and who causes the moon and the stars to give light during the night. He stirs up the seas, with the result that waves roar. His name is the Commander of the armies of angels, and this is what he says:
36 “In dai wannan kafaffiyar ƙa’ida ta daina aiki a gabana,” in ji Ubangiji, “to, sai zuriyar Isra’ila ta daina zama al’umma a gabana.”
“I will not reject my Israeli people any more than I will get rid of the laws [that control the universe].
37 Ga abin da Ubangiji yana cewa, “In a iya auna sammai a kuma bincike tushen duniya a ƙarƙas to, sai in ƙi dukan zuriyar Isra’ila ke nan saboda dukan abin da suka yi,” in ji Ubangiji.
And this is what I say: ‘No one can measure the sky, and no one can find out what is supporting the earth. Similarly, I cannot reject forever the descendants of Jacob because of all the [evil] things that they have done.’ [That is certain, because] I, Yahweh, have said it!
38 “Kwanaki suna zuwa,” in ji Ubangiji, “sa’ad da za a sāke gina wannan birni domina daga Hasumiyar Hananel zuwa Ƙofar Kusurwa.
[I], Yahweh, also say that there will be a time when [everything in] Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the tower of Hananel [at the northeast corner, west] to [the gate named] the Corner Gate.
39 Ma’auni zai miƙe daga can ya nausa kai tsaye zuwa tudun Gareb sa’an nan ya juya zuwa Gowa.
[Workers] will stretch a measuring line/string over Gareb Hill all the way [southwest] to Goah.
40 Dukan kwarin da ake zubar da toka da kuma gawawwaki, da dukan lambatun da suke can har zuwa Kwarin Kidron a gabas zuwa kusurwar Ƙofar Doki, za su zama mai tsarki ga Ubangiji. Ba za a ƙara tumɓuke birnin ko a rushe shi ba.”
And the whole area, including the place where corpses and ashes are thrown in the [Kidron] Valley, and all the fields to the east as far as the Horse Gate, will become set apart for me. And the city [of Jerusalem] will never again be captured or destroyed.”
