Izikiel 29
1 Nʼafọ nke iri, nʼọnwa nke iri, nʼụbọchị nke iri na abụọ, okwu nke Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 “Nwa nke mmadụ, chee ihu gị nʼIjipt buo amụma megide Fero bụ eze Ijipt, na ala Ijipt niile.
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt; prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.
3 Gwa ya okwu, sị, ‘Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị sịrị: “‘Lee, mụ onwe m na-emegide gị, Fero eze Ijipt, gị onye bụ ogologo anụ ọjọọ ahụ na-amakpu nʼetiti mmiri iyi. Nʼihi na ị sịrị, “Ọ bụ m nwe Naịl, ọ bụkwa mụ onwe m mere ya nye onwe m.”
Declare and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. You, the great sea monster that lurks in the midst of the river, that says, “My river is my own. I have made it for myself.”
4 Ma aga m etinye nko nʼagba gị, mee ka azụ niile nke iyi gị niile rapara nʼakpịrịkpa gị. Aga m adọpụta gị site nʼetiti iyi gị niile, mee ka azụ niile rapara nʼakpịrịkpa gị.
For I will place hooks in your jaw, and the fish of your Nile will cling to your scales; I will lift you up from the middle of your river along with all the fish of the river that cling to your scales.
5 Aga m ahapụ gị na azụ niile nke osimiri iyi gị nʼọzara, ebe ahụ ka unu ga-anọ nwụọ nʼala ubi, a gaghị eli unu eli maọbụ tụtụọ unu, nʼihi na emeela m ka unu bụrụ nri nye anụ ọhịa niile, na nnụnụ niile.
I will throw you down into the wilderness, you and all the fish from your river. You will fall on the open field; you will not be gathered nor lifted up. I will give you as food to the living things of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.
6 Mgbe ahụ, ndị niile bi nʼIjipt ga-amata na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị. “‘Ị dịrịla ka mkpanaka achara nʼebe ụlọ Izrel nọ.
Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a reed stalk to the house of Israel.
7 Mgbe ha jidere gị nʼaka, ị nyajiri dọwaa ha ubu ha. Mgbe ha dabeere na gị, ị gbajiri mee ka ha ghara inwekwa ike iguzosi ike nʼụkwụ ha.
When they took hold of you in their hand, you broke and tore open their shoulder; and when they leaned on you, you were broken, and you caused their legs to be unsteady.
8 “‘Nʼihi ya, otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru: Lee, aga m eme ka mma agha bịakwasị gị, aga m ebipụkwa mmadụ na anụmanụ niile dị nʼime gị.
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I will bring a sword against you. I will cut off both man and beast from you.
9 Ala Ijipt ga-aghọ ebe tọgbọrọ nʼefu; ha ga-amatakwa na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị. “‘Nʼihi na ị sịrị, “Osimiri Naịl bụ nke m. Ọ bụ m kere ya.”
So the land of Egypt will become desolate and a ruin. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, because the sea monster had said, “The river is mine, for I have made it.”
10 Nʼihi ya, aga m edo onwe m megide gị, megidekwa osimiri gị. Aga m ala Ijipt niile nʼiyi site na Migdol ruo Aswan, ruokwa nʼoke ala ha na ndị Kush.
Therefore, behold! I am against you and against your river, so I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste, and you will become a wasteland from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush.
11 Ọ dịghị ụkwụ anụmanụ maọbụ mmadụ ga-agafe nʼime ya, agaghị ebikwa nʼime ya ruo mgbe iri afọ anọ gasịrị.
No man's foot will pass through it, and no wild animal's foot will pass through it. It will not be inhabited for forty years.
12 Aga m emekwa ka ala Ijipt bụrụ ebe tọgbọrọ nʼefu nʼetiti mkpọmkpọ ala niile, obodo ya niile ga-atọgbọrọ nʼefu iri afọ anọ nʼetiti obodo ndị e mere ka ha laa nʼiyi. Aga m achụsasị ndị Ijipt nʼetiti mba niile, fesaa ha nʼala niile.
For I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of uninhabited lands, and its cities in the midst of wasted cities will become a desolation for forty years; then I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them though the lands.
13 “‘Ọzọkwa, Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị sịrị, nʼọgwụgwụ iri afọ anọ ahụ, aga m achịkọtakwa ndị Ijipt site nʼebe niile ha gbasara.
For the Lord Yahweh says this: At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
14 Aga m emekwa ka ndị ya niile laghachi nʼala Patros, ala ebe a mụrụ ha. Ma Ijipt agaghị abụkwa alaeze a maara nke ọma ọzọ.
I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the region of Pathros, to the land of their origin. Then they will be a lowly kingdom there.
15 Ọ ga-abụ alaeze dị nnọọ ala karịa alaeze niile. Ọ dịkwaghị mgbe ọzọ ọ ga-eweli onwe ya elu karịa mba ọzọ niile. Aga m emekwa ka ha dị nta, nke ha agaghị inwe ike achịkwa mba niile ọzọ.
It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will not be lifted up any more among the nations. I will diminish them so they will no longer rule over nations.
16 Ijipt agaghị abụkwara ụlọ Izrel ihe ntụkwasị obi, kama ọ ga-abụrụ ha ihe iji cheta mmehie ha mere mgbe ha lere anya enyemaka site nʼaka ya. Mgbe ahụ, ha ga-amata na mụ onwe m bụ Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụOnyenwe anyị.’”
The Egyptians will no longer be a reason for confidence for the house of Israel. Instead, they will be a reminder of the iniquity that Israel committed when they turned to Egypt for help. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.'”
17 Ọ ruo, nʼiri afọ abụọ na asaa, nʼọnwa mbụ, nʼụbọchị nke mbụ, ka okwu nke Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
Then it came about in the twenty-seventh year on the first of the first month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
18 “Nwa nke mmadụ, Nebukadneza bụ eze Babilọn mere ka ndị agha ya lụsoo Taịa ọgụ nʼebe ọ dị ukwuu. Isi niile ọbụla ka e mere ka ọ kwọchasịa, ubu niile kwa echihịara echihịa. Ma ya na ndị agha ya anataghị ụgwọ ọrụ ọbụla, nʼagha ahụ o buru megide Taịa.
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon stationed his army to do hard work against Tyre. Every head was rubbed until it was made bald, and every shoulder was made raw. Yet he and his army received no payment from Tyre for the hard work that he carried out against it.
19 Nʼihi nke a, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu sị: Lee, ana m aga inye Nebukadneza eze Babilọn ala Ijipt. Ọ ga-akwakọrọ akụnụba ya, ọ ga-azacha ma bukọrọkwa ihe niile nke dị nʼala ahụ. Ha ga-abụkwa ụgwọ ọrụ nke ndị agha ya.
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I am giving the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and he will take away its wealth, plunder its possessions, and carry off all he finds there; that will be his army's wages.
20 Enyefeela m ala Ijipt nʼaka ya, ka ọ bụrụ ụgwọ ọrụ nʼihi ọrụ ya, nʼihi na ya na ndị agha ya rụụrụ m ya. Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.”
I have given him the land of Egypt as the wages for the work they did for me—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
21 “Nʼụbọchị ahụ, aga m eme ka otu mpi puputara ụlọ Izrel. Aga m asaghekwa ọnụ gị nʼetiti ha. Mgbe ahụ, ha ga-amata na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị.”
On that day I will make a horn sprout up for the house of Israel, and I make you speak in their midst, so that they will know that I am Yahweh.'”
