Izikiel 22
1 Okwu nke Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 “Ma gị onwe gị, Nwa nke mmadụ, ị ga-ekpe ya ikpe? Ị ga-ekpe obodo ọbara a ikpe? Mgbe ahụ, ị ga-eguzogide ya ihu nʼihu mee ka ọ mara ihe arụ niile o mere.
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? Yea, cause her to know all her abominations,
3 ‘Ị ga-asị, Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu: Gị obodo nke na-ewetara onwe gị mbibi nʼihi ọbara niile a na-awụsi nʼetiti gị, na arụsị niile i ji na-emerụ onwe gị.
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: A city that sheddeth blood in her midst, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
4 Lee ka i si bụrụ onye ikpe mara nʼihi ọbara ị wụsiri. Leekwa ka i si bụrụ onye e merụrụ emerụ site nʼarụsị niile ị kpụrụ. I jirila aka gị mee ka ọgwụgwụ gị dị nso, leekwa na ọgwụgwụ gị dị nso, leekwa na ọgwụgwụ gị abịala nʼezie. Nʼihi ya, aga m eme gị ka ị bụrụ ihe nkọcha nye mba niile, na ihe ịkwa emo nye mba dị iche iche.
Thou art become guilty by thy blood which thou hast shed, and hast defiled thyself with thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking unto all countries.
5 Ndị nọ gị nso na ndị nọ gị ebe dị anya ga-achị gị ọchị, gị obodo rụrụ arụ, na nke jupụtara nʼọgbaaghara.
Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, who art infamous [and] full of tumult.
6 “‘Lee ka ndịisi Izrel nọ nʼime gị si e ji ike ha nwere na-awụsi ọbara.
Behold, the princes of Israel have been in thee to shed blood, each according to his power.
7 A na-elelị nne na nna nʼime gị. Ndị mbịarambịa ka e ji anya ike na-emegbu. Ndị na-enweghị nna na ndị inyom di ha nwụrụ ka a na-akpagbu, na-emejọkwa.
In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
8 I lelịala ihe nsọ m niile, merụọkwa ụbọchị izuike m niile.
Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
9 Ndị nkwutọ, ndị na-awụsi ọbara nọ nʼime gị. Ndị na-eri nri nʼihu arụsị niile dị nʼelu ugwu, na ndị na-eme omume rụrụ arụ nọkwa nʼime gị.
In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness;
10 Nʼime gị ka ndị na-akwaso nwunye nna ha iko dị, nʼime gị ka ndị na-awakpo ụmụ nwanyị mgbe ha nọ na nsọ ha, bụ mgbe ha nọ nʼọnọdụ adịghị ọcha.
in thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her separation.
11 Nʼime gị ka otu nwoke na-eme ihe arụ ya na nwunye onye agbataobi ya, onye ọzọ na-enweghị ihere emerụọla nwunye nwa ya, onye ọzọkwa, emerụkwala nwanne ya nwanyị, bụ ada nke nna ya mụrụ.
And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
12 E nwekwara ndị na-anara ego gbuo mmadụ ibe ha nʼime gị. Gị onwe gị na-anarakwa ndị i binyere ego ụma buru ibu, na-esitekwa nʼaka ike na-anara ndị mmadụ ihe ha. I chefuokwala m. Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
13 “‘Lee, aghaghị m ịkụkọta ọbụ aka m abụọ nʼihi uru nke na-ezighị ezi ị na-eri, na ọbara niile nke ị wụsiri nʼetiti gị.
And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.
14 Obi gị ọ ga-esikwa ike? Ị ga-eguzokwa nʼụbọchị m ga-ekpe gị ikpe? Nʼihi na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị ekwuola. Aga m emezukwa ya.
Shall thy heart endure, shall thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [it].
15 Aga m achụsa unu nʼetiti mba niile, fesaa unu nʼetiti mba niile. Aga m emekwa ka adịghị ọcha unu kwụsị.
And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
16 Mgbe e mere ka ị ghara ịdị nsọ nʼanya ndị mba dị iche iche, ị ga-amatakwa na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị.’”
And thou shalt be polluted through thyself in the sight of the nations, and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah.
17 Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
18 “Nwa nke mmadụ, ụlọ Izrel aghọọlara m ihe efu. Ha niile aghọọla ọla, na gbamgbam, na igwe, na ọla opu a hapụrụ nʼọkụ. Ha bụ nnọọ ihe efu nke ọlaọcha.
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: they are all copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver.
19 Nʼihi ya, otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru: ‘Nʼihi na unu niile aghọọla ihe efu, aga m achịkọta unu nʼime Jerusalem.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye are all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20 Dịka a na-achịkọta ọlaọcha, na ọla, na igwe, na opu, na gbamgbam, tinye ha nʼoke ọkụ ka ha gbazee, otu a ka m ga-esite nʼiwe m na ọnụma m chịkọtaa unu nʼime obodo ahụ gbazee unu.
[As] they gather silver, and copper, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it, so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will lay you on and melt you.
21 Aga m achịkọta unu, fụkwasị unu ọkụ nke ọnụma m, mee ka unu gbazee nʼime ya.
Yea, I will collect you, and blow upon you the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
22 Dịka ọlaọcha si agbaze nʼọkụ, otu a ka unu ga-esi gbazee nʼime ya. Unu ga-amatakwa nʼezie na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị awụkwasịla unu iwe m.’”
As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I Jehovah have poured out my fury upon you.
23 Ọzọkwa, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
24 “Nwa nke mmadụ, gwa ala ahụ okwu, ‘Ị bụ ala nke a na-emebeghị ka ọ dị ọcha, maọbụ mmiri izokwasị ya nʼụbọchị ọnụma.’
Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
25 E nwere izuzu ọjọọ nke ndị ụmụ eze nọ nʼime ya, dịka ọdụm nke na-agbọ ụja na-adọgbu anụ ọ na-eri eri, ha na-eripịa ndị mmadụ. Ha ewerela akụ ha na ihe ha niile dị oke ọnụahịa, mekwa ka ụmụ nwanyị na-enweghị di baa ụba nʼetiti ya.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of her like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they devour souls; they take away treasure and precious things; they increase her widows in the midst of her;
26 Ndị nchụaja ya na-enupu isi nʼiwu m niile, mee ka ihe nsọ m niile gharakwa ịdị nsọ, nʼebe nsọ m. Ha adịghị akpakwa oke nʼetiti ihe dị nsọ na ihe na-adịghị nsọ. Ha na-ezi ndị m na ihe dị iche ọbụla adịghị nʼetiti ihe dị ọcha na ihe na-adịghị ọcha. Ha adịghị akpọkwa ụbọchị izuike m ihe ọbụla. Nʼihi ya, e mere ka m ghara ịdịkwa nsọ nʼetiti ha.
her priests do violence to my law, and profane my holy things: they put no difference between the holy and profane, neither do they make known [the difference] between the unclean and the clean, and they hide their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
27 Ndịisi nọ nʼime gị dịka nkịta ọhịa na-adọgbu anụ o gbutara. Ha na-awụsi ọbara, ime ka mkpụrụobi mmadụ laa nʼiyi nʼihi uru akpa ha.
Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
28 Ndị amụma ha eteela nzu nʼọrụ ha niile site nʼọhụ ụgha nʼịgba afa ụgha mgbe ha na-ahụghị ọhụ ọbụla. Ha na-asị, ‘Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị sịrị,’ mgbe Onyenwe anyị na-ekwughị ihe ọbụla.
And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered [mortar], seeing vanity and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah! and Jehovah hath not spoken.
29 Ndị ala a na-eji aka ike na-apụnara ndị ọzọ ihe ha nwere na-ezukwa ohi. Ha na-emegbu ndị ogbenye na ndị nọ na mkpa, na-emegbukwa ndị ọbịa site nʼụzọ ekpeghị ikpe ziri ezi.
The people of the land use oppression and practise robbery; and they vex the poor and needy, and oppress the stranger wrongfully.
30 “Achọrọ m otu onye nʼetiti ha bụ onye nke ga-ewuzi mgbidi ogige, guzokwa nʼihu m ikwuchite ọnụ ala a, ka m ghara ịla ala a nʼiyi, ma ọ dịghị onye m hụrụ.
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
31 Nʼihi ya, aga m awụkwasị ha ọnụma m, jirikwa iwe m dị ọkụ rechapụ ha. Aga m ebokwasịkwa ahụhụ niile nke mmehie ha, nʼisi ha, otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.”
And I will pour out mine indignation upon them; I will consume them in the fire of my wrath: their own way will I recompense upon their head, saith the Lord Jehovah.
