Izikiel 33
1 Okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
And the word of the Lord came unto 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 say unto them, If there be a land over which I bring the sword, and the people of the land take a man from among themselves, and appoint him unto themselves for a 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 if he see the sword coming over the land, and blow the cornet, and warn 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 whosoever heareth the sound of the cornet, and taketh no warning; and the sword cometh, and taketh him away: 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.
The sound of the cornet hath he heard, and he hath taken no warning; his blood shall be upon him. But had he taken warning he would have 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 blow not the cornet, so that the people be not warned, and the sword cometh, and taketh away from among them some person: this one is taken away for his iniquity; but his blood will I require from 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.
But as for thee, O son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: so that when thou hearest a word from my mouth, thou shalt warn them from me.
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 unto the wicked, O wicked one, thou shalt surely die; and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way: that wicked one shall die for his iniquity; but his blood will I require from thy 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.
Nevertheless, if thou hast indeed warned the wicked of his way to turn away from it, and he do not turn from his way: he shall certainly die for his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy 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?”’
But thou, O son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, Thus do ye speak, saying, Truly our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and through them do we pine away: 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 unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Eternal, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but in the return of the wicked from his way that he may live: return ye, return ye from your evil ways; 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.’
But thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him on the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not stumble through it on the day that he returneth from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live through the other on the day that he sinneth.
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 of the righteous, that he shall surely live, and he trusteth to his own righteousness, and committeth what is wrong: all his righteous deeds shall not be remembered, and for his wrong that he hath committed, —through this 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,
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and he turneth from his sin, and executeth justice and righteousness;
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.
If the wicked restore the pledge, make restitution for what he hath robbed, walk in the statutes of life, so as not to do any wrong: he shall surely live, he 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.
All his sins that he hath committed shall not be remembered unto him: justice and righteousness hath he executed, he shall surely live.
17 “Ma ndị gị na-asị, ‘Ụzọ Onyenwe anyị ezighị ezi.’ Ma ọ bụ ụzọ ha bụ nke na-ezighị ezi.
Yet say the children of thy people, The way of the Lord is not equitable: while, as to them, their way is not equitable.
18 Ọ bụrụ na onye ezi omume esite nʼezi omume ya chigharịa malite ime ihe ọjọọ, ọ ga-anwụ maka ya.
When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and doth what is wrong, he shall even die therefore.
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 wicked returneth from his wickedness, and executeth justice and righteousness, he shall surely live therefore.
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.”
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equitable. Every one after his own ways will I judge you, O house of Israel.
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 twelfth year, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month after our exile, that there came unto me one that had escaped out of Jerusalem, saying, The city hath been smitten.
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 inspiration of the Lord was come upon me in the evening, before the coming of the one who had escaped; and he had opened my mouth, before he was come to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened and I was not kept dumb any more.
23 Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru m ntị, sị,
And the word of the Lord came unto 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 dwell in these ruins in the land of Israel say as followeth, But one man was Abraham, and he obtained the land as an inheritance; and as we are many, the land must [surely] be given to us for an inheritance.
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?
Therefore say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, By the blood do ye eat, and your eyes do you lift up toward your idols, and blood do ye shed: and ye expect to possess the land?
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?’
Ye depend upon your sword, ye commit abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbor's wife: and ye expect to possess the land?
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.
Thus shalt thou say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, As I live, surely those that are in the ruined places shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts that they may devour him, and those that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die through the 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 render the land desolate and wasted, and the pride of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, with none to pass through them.
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 experience that I am the Lord, when I render the land desolate and wasted, because of all their abominations which they have committed.
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 thou, son of man, [there are] the children of thy people, who are talking about thee by the walls and in the entrances of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Do come, and hear what the word is which cometh forth 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.
And then they come unto thee as the people come, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but do not execute them; for as merry songs they carry them in their mouth, while their heart goeth after their unlawful gains.
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, lo, thou art unto them as a merry song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well: and [thus] they hear thy words, but execute them not.
33 “Ma mgbe nke a bịara na mmezu, nʼihi ọ ghaghị ịbịa, ha ga-amata na onye amụma anọtụla nʼetiti ha.”
But when it cometh to pass, [lo, it will come, ] then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
