Izikiel 33
1 Okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Nwa nke mmadụ, gwa ndị gị okwu sị ha, ‘Mgbe m wetara mma agha imegide mba ọbụla, ma ndị ala ahụ ahọpụta otu onye nʼetiti ha mee ya ka ọ ghọrọ ha onye nche,
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and thou shalt say to them, On whatsoever land I shall bring a sword, and the people of the land take one man of them, and set him for their watchman:
3 onye ga-ahụ mma agha ka ọ na-abịakwasị ala ahụ, ọ bụrụ na o gbuo opi ike, ịdọ ndị bi na mba ahụ aka na ntị banyere mma agha nke na-abịa,
and he shall see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and sound an alarm to the people;
4 ọ bụrụkwa na onye ọbụla anụ opi ike ahụ ma jụ ịnabatara onwe ya ịdọ aka na ntị ahụ, mma agha ahụ gbuo ya, ọbara ya ga-adịkwasị ya nʼisi.
and he that hears the sound of the trumpet shall hear [indeed], and [yet] not take heed, and the sword shall come upon him, and overtake him, his blood shall be upon his [own] head.
5 Nʼihi na ha nụrụ ụda opi nke ịdọ aka na ntị ahụ ma ha geghị ntị. Ọ bụ ha wetaara onwe ha ịla nʼiyi. A sị na ha gere ntị ha gaara azọpụta ndụ ha.
Because he heard the sound of the trumpet, and took no heed, his blood shall be upon him: but the other, because he took heed, has delivered his soul.
6 Ma ọ bụrụ na onye nche elepụ anya hụ ndị agha ka ha na-abịa hapụ igbu opi ịdọ ndị mmadụ aka na ntị, ọnwụ ha dị nʼisi ya. Ha ga-anwụ nʼime mmehie ha, ma aga m ajụta ọbara ha site nʼaka onye nche ahụ.’
But if the watchman see the sword coming, and do not sound the trumpet, and the people do not watch; and the sword come, and take a soul from among them, that [soul] is taken because of its iniquity; but the blood [thereof] will I require at the watchman's hand.
7 “Nwa nke mmadụ, emeela m gị ka ị bụrụ onye nche nye ụlọ Izrel. Nʼihi ya, gee ntị nʼihe m na-ekwu, ka ị dọọrọ m ha aka na ntị.
And thou, son of man, I have set thee [as] a watchman to the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear a word from my mouth.
8 Mgbe m na-asị onye ajọ omume, gị onye na-emebi iwu, ị ghaghị ịnwụ! Ọ bụrụ na ị kwughị okwu, ime ka o chigharịa site nʼụzọ ya pụta, onye ahụ na-emebi iwu ga-anwụ nʼihi mmehie ya niile, ma nʼaka gị ka m ga-ajụta ọbara ha.
When I say to the sinner, Thou shalt surely die; [if] thou speak not to warn the wicked from his way, the wicked himself shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
9 Ma ọ bụrụ na ị dọọ onye ajọ omume aka na ntị ka o chigharịa site nʼụzọ ya pụta, ma o meghị nke a, ha ga-anwụ nʼihi mmehie ha, ma ndụ gị onwe gị ka ị zọpụtara.
But if thou forewarn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way, he shall die in his ungodliness; but thou hast delivered thine own soul.
10 “Nwa nke mmadụ, gwa ụlọ Izrel, ‘Otu a ka unu na-ekwu, “Njehie niile anyị na mmehie niile anyị adịla arọ nʼahụ anyị. Ọ bụkwa nʼime ya ka anyị na-ata ahụ. Olee otu anyị ga-esi dị ndụ?”’
And thou, son of man, say to the house of Israel; Thus have ye spoken, saying, Our errors, and our iniquities weigh upon us, and we pine away in them, and how then shall we live?
11 Gwa ha, ‘Dịka m na-adị ndụ, otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, ọnwụ onye na-emebi iwu adịghị atọ m ụtọ, kama ọ na-atọ m ụtọ mgbe onye na-emebi iwu sitere nʼụzọ ya chegharịa dịrị ndụ. Chigharịanụ, sitenụ nʼụzọ ọjọọ unu niile chigharịa. Nʼihi gịnị ka unu ga-eji nwụọ, unu bụ ụlọ Izrel?’
Say to them, Thus saith the Lord; [As] I live, I desire not the death of the ungodly, as that the ungodly should turn from his way and live: turn ye heartily from your way; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
12 “Nʼihi ya, nwa nke mmadụ, gwa ndị ala gị, ‘Ezi omume nke onye na-eme ezi ihe agaghị azọpụta ya ma ọ bụrụ na ọ tụgharịa, mee ihe ọjọọ. Otu a kwa, mmehie niile nke onye na-emebi iwu agaghị eme ka ọ laa nʼiyi ma ọ bụrụ na o chegharịa pụọ site na mmehie.’
Say to the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him, in the day wherein he errs: and the iniquity of the ungodly shall not harm him, in the day wherein he turns from his iniquity, but the righteous [erring] shall not be able to deliver himself.
13 Ọ bụrụ na m asị onye ezi omume, na ọ ghaghị ịdị ndụ, ma onye dị otu a atụkwasị obi nʼezi omume ya mee ajọ ihe, ọ dịghị ihe ezi omume nke onye dị otu a mere nke a ga-echetakwa. Ha ga-anwụ nʼihi ajọ ihe ha mere.
When I say to the righteous, [Thou shalt live; and] he trusts in his righteousness, and shall commit iniquity, none of his righteousnesses shall be remembered; in his unrighteousness which he has wrought, in it shall he die.
14 Ma ọ bụrụ na m asị onye ajọ omume, ‘Ị ghaghị ịnwụ,’ ma onye ahụ esite na mmehie ya chigharịa, mee ihe ziri ezi na nke dị mma,
And when I say to the ungodly, Thou shalt surely die; and he shall turn from his sin, and do judgment and justice,
15 ọ bụrụ na o nyeghachi ihe ebe ọ naara nʼaka ndị ọ gbazinyere ego, kwụghachi ihe niile o zuuru nʼohi, gbasoo ụkpụrụ ahụ niile bụ nke na-enye ndụ, gharakwa ime ajọ omume; onye dị otu a aghaghị ịdị ndụ, ọ gaghị anwụ.
and return the pledge, and repay that which he has robbed, [and] walk in the ordinances of life, so as to do no wrong; he shall surely live, and shall not die.
16 Ọ dịghị mmehie niile nke onye ahụ mere nke a ga-echeta megide ya. Nʼihi na o meela ihe ziri ezi na nke dịkwa mma, ọ gaghị ịdị ndụ.
None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered: because he has wrought judgment and righteousness; by them shall he live.
17 “Ma ndị gị na-asị, ‘Ụzọ Onyenwe anyị ezighị ezi.’ Ma ọ bụ ụzọ ha bụ nke na-ezighị ezi.
Yet the children of thy people will say, The way of the Lord is not straight: whereas this their way is not straight.
18 Ọ bụrụ na onye ezi omume esite nʼezi omume ya chigharịa malite ime ihe ọjọọ, ọ ga-anwụ maka ya.
When the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and shall commit iniquities, then shall he die in them.
19 Ma ọ bụrụ na onye ajọ omume esite nʼajọ omume ya chigharịa malite ime ihe ziri ezi na nke dị mma, ọ ga-adị ndụ site nʼime nke a.
And when the sinner turns from his iniquity, and shall do judgment and righteousness, he shall live by them.
20 Ma unu bụ ụlọ Izrel na-asị, ‘Ụzọ Onyenwe anyị ezighị ezi.’ Ma aga m ekpe onye ọbụla nʼime unu ikpe dịka ụzọ ya si dị.”
And this is that which ye said, The way of the Lord is [not] straight. I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one for his ways.
21 O ruo nʼafọ nke iri na abụọ nke e mere ka anyị jee biri na mba ọzọ, nʼọnwa nke iri, nʼụbọchị nke ise nke ọnwa ahụ, otu onye nʼime ndị sitere na Jerusalem gbapụ bịakwutere m gwa m sị, “Obodo ahụ adaala.”
And it came to pass in the tenth year of our captivity, in the twelfth month, on the fifth [day] of the month, [that] one that had escaped from Jerusalem came to me, saying, The city is taken.
22 Ma nʼanyasị, tupu onye ahụ gbapụrụ agbapụ abịa, aka Onyenwe anyị ruru m ahụ, mee ka m nweekwa ike ikwu okwu ọzọ.
Now the hand of the Lord had come upon me in the evening, before he came; and he opened my mouth, when he came to me in the morning: and my mouth was open, it was no longer kept closed.
23 Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
24 “Nwa nke mmadụ, ndị ahụ bi nʼebe dakpọsịrị adakpọsị nʼala Izrel na-asị, ‘Ebraham bụ otu nwoke, ma o nwetachara ala a niile! Ma anyị dị ukwuu, nʼihi enyela anyị ala dịka ihe nweta anyị.’
Son of man, they that inhabit the desolate [places] on the land of Israel say, Abram was one, and he possessed the land: and we are more numerous; to us the land is given for a possession.
25 Ya mere, gwa ha, ‘Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru: Ebe ọ bụ na unu na-eri anụ nke ọbara dị nʼime ya, na-elekwasịkwa arụsị unu anya, na-awụsikwa ọbara, o kwesiri ka unu nweta ala a?
26 Unu na-atụkwasị obi unu na mma agha unu, unu na-eme ihe arụ dị iche iche, onye ọbụla nʼime unu na-emerụ nwunye onye agbataobi ya. Ọ bụkwa ala nke a ka unu ga-enweta?’
27 “Gwa ha nke a, ‘Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru, dịka m na-adị ndụ, ndị niile fọdụrụ nʼobodo ahụ e tikpọrọ etikpọ ga-anwụcha site na mma agha. Ndị bi nʼọhịa ka anụ ọhịa ga-atagbu. Ndị niile bi nʼọgba na nʼebe niile e wusiri ike ga-anwụ site nʼọrịa.
Therefore say to them, Thus saith the Lord God, [As] I live, surely they that are in the desolate places shall fall by swords and they that are in the open plain shall be given for food to the wild beasts of the field, and them that are in the fortified [cities] and them that are in the caves I will slay with pestilence.
28 Aga m eme ka ala unu ghọọ ebe tọgbọrọ nʼefu. Nganga ya, na ike ya ga-agwụsị. Obodo niile dị nʼugwu Izrel ga-aghọ ebe e tikpọrọ etikpọ, mmadụ agakwaghị esite nʼebe ahụ gafee ọzọ.
And I will make the land desert, and the pride of her strength shall perish; and the mountains of Israel shall be made desolate by reason of no man passing through.
29 Ha ga-amakwa na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị, mgbe m mesiri ka ala ahụ ghọọ mkpọmkpọ ebe tọgbọrọ nʼefu, nʼihi ihe arụ niile nke ha mere.’
And they shall know that I am the Lord; and I will make their land desert, and it shall be made desolate because of all their abominations which they have wrought.
30 “Ma gị onwe gị, nwa nke mmadụ, ndị ala gị na-ekwu banyere gị nʼakụkụ mgbidi ha na nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ha. Ha na-asịrịta onwe ha, ‘Bịanụ ka anyị gaa nụrụ ozi sitere nʼọnụ Onyenwe anyị.’
And [as for] thee, son of man, the children of thy people are they that speak concerning thee by the walls, and in the porches of the houses, and they talk one to another, saying, Let us come together, and let us hear the [words] that proceed from the Lord.
31 Ha na-abịakwute gị dịka ndị mmadụ si abịa, ha na-anọrọ ala nʼihu gị na-anụ ihe ị na-ekwu ma ha anaghị emepụta ya nʼomume: nʼihi na ha na-eji egbugbere ọnụ ha na-egosi ịhụnanya, ma obi ha nọ naanị na uru ọjọọ ha ga-enweta.
They approach thee as a people comes together, and sit before thee, and hear thy words, but they will not do them: for [there is] falsehood in their mouth, and their heart [goes] after their pollutions.
32 Nʼanya ha, ị dịka onye ji ezigbo olu na-ekwe ukwe ịhụnanya, dịka onye nwere olu ụtọ, nke na-abụ abụ dị ụtọ, na onye maara ka e si eti ịgba. Ha na-anụ ihe ị na-ekwu ma ha ejighị ya kpọrọ ihe ọbụla.
And thou art to them as a sound of a sweet, well-tuned psaltery, and they will hear thy words, but they will not do them.
33 “Ma mgbe nke a bịara na mmezu, nʼihi ọ ghaghị ịbịa, ha ga-amata na onye amụma anọtụla nʼetiti ha.”
But whenever it shall come [to pass], they will say, Behold, it is come: and they shall know that there was a prophet in the midst of them.
