< Jeremaya 2 >

1 Okwu nke Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere m na-asị,
And it came [the] word of Yahweh to me saying.
2 “Gaa, kwupụta na ntị Jerusalem, “Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “‘Echetara m ịnụ ọkụ nʼobi nke okorobịa gị nʼoge gara aga ime ihe ga-atọ m ụtọ, ịhụnanya gị dịka onye a lụrụ ọhụrụ, echetakwara m otu unu si soro m nʼime ọzara, ga nʼala tọgbọrọ nʼefu nke a na-akụghị mkpụrụ.
Go and you will proclaim in [the] ears of Jerusalem saying thus he says Yahweh I remember to you [the] covenant loyalty of youth your [the] love of betrothal your walking you after me in the wilderness in a land not sown.
3 Izrel bụ ihe dị nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị, mkpụrụ mbụ nke owuwe ihe ubi ya. Ndị niile ripịara ya ka a gụrụ dị ka ndị ikpe mara. Ihe ọjọọ dakwasịkwara ha.’” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
[was] a holy thing Israel to Yahweh [the] beginning of (produce his *Q(K)*) all [those who] devour it they will be held guilty calamity it will come to them [the] utterance of Yahweh.
4 Nụrụ okwu nke Onyenwe anyị unu ụlọ Jekọb, na unu ndị bụ agbụrụ niile sitere nʼIzrel.
Hear [the] word of Yahweh O house of Jacob and all [the] clans of [the] house of Israel.
5 Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “Gịnị bụ ihe ọjọọ nna unu ha chọpụtara nʼime m, mere ha ji si nʼebe m nọ kpafuo, nọrọ m ebe dị anya? Nke mere na ha ghọrọ ndị nzuzu site nʼịgbaso arụsị?
Thus - he says Yahweh what? did they find ancestors your in me injustice that they became distant from with me and they walked after vanity and they became vain.
6 Ha ajụghị ‘Olee ebe Onyenwe anyị ahụ nọ, bụ onye sitere nʼala Ijipt kpọpụta anyị, duuru anyị gafee ọzara tọgbọrọ nʼefu, nʼala ọzara na ala olulu jupụtara, ala nke akpịrị ịkpọ nkụ na nke oke ọchịchịrị, ala ebe ọ dịghị onye na-esi na ya agafee na nke mmadụ na-ebighị na ya?’
And not they said where? [is] Yahweh who brought up us from [the] land of Egypt who led us in the wilderness in a land of desert plain and pit in a land dry and deep darkness in a land [which] not he has passed in it anyone and not he has dwelt anyone there.
7 Ọ bụ m kpọbatara unu nʼala na-amị ọtụtụ mkpụrụ, ka unu rie ihe dị ukwuu na ihe dị mma si nʼime ya. Ma unu bara merụọ ala m unu mere ihe nketa m ka ọ ghọọ ihe arụ.
And I brought you into [the] land of the orchard to eat fruit its and good thing[s] its and you came and you made unclean land my and inheritance my you made into an abomination.
8 Ndị nchụaja ajụghị sị, ‘Olee ebe Onyenwe anyị nọ?’ Ndị ikpe ha amaghị m, ndị na-achị ha mehiere megide m, ndị amụma ha bụkwa aha Baal ka ha ji ebu amụma, ha gbasooro ihe na-enweghị isi.
The priests not they said where? [is] Yahweh and [those who] handled the law not they knew me and the shepherds they rebelled against me and the prophets they prophesied by Baal and after [things which] not they profited they walked.
9 “Nʼihi ya, aga m ebulite ebubo megide unu,” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya. “M ga-ebulikwa ebubo megide ụmụ ụmụ unu.
Therefore again I will contend with you [the] utterance of Yahweh and with [the] children of children your I will contend.
10 Gafee nʼọnụ mmiri Saiprọs lee anya, zie ozi gaa Keda ma leruo anya nke ọma, ma ị ga-ahụ ihe ọbụla yiri nke a.
For pass over [the] coasts of Cyprus and see and Kedar send and consider carefully exceedingly and see there! it has happened like this.
11 O nwerela mba gbanwere chi ndị ha na-efe? (Ọ bụ ezie na ha abụghị chi.) Ma ndị m ewerela arụsị na-enweghị isi gbanwere ebube ha.
¿ Has it exchanged a nation gods and they not [are] gods and people my it has exchanged glory its for [that which] not it profits.
12 Ka ibubo nwụọ gị, gị eluigwe nʼihi nke a, maa jijiji, tụọkwa oke ụjọ.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
Be appalled O heaven on this and shudder be desolate exceedingly [the] utterance of Yahweh.
13 “Nʼihi na ndị m emeela ihe ọjọọ abụọ. Ha agbakụtala m azụ, bụ Isi iyi mmiri ndụ, gwuoro onwe ha ebe ichebe mmiri nke tipuru etipu na-enweghị ike ịnagide mmiri ọbụla.
That two evil things it has done people my me they have forsaken a spring of - water living to dig for themselves cisterns cisterns broken which not they contain water.
14 Izrel ọ bụ ohu, ka ọ bụ ohu a mụrụ nʼụlọ? Gịnị mere o ji ghọọ ihe nlụta nʼagha?
¿ A slave [is] Israel or? one born of [the] household [is] it why? has it become plunder.
15 Ọdụm agbọọla ụja, ha ebigbọọla meekwa ka ọ nụ olu ha. Ha ebibiela obodo ya laa ya nʼiyi, suo ya ọkụ, nke mere na o nweghị onye bi na ha.
On it they have been roaring young lions they have given voice their and they have made land its into a waste cities its (they are burnt *Q(K)*) because not inhabitant.
16 Ọzọkwa, ndị ikom Memfis na Tapanhis a kupuola gị isi.
Also [the] people of Memphis (and Tahpanhes *Q(k)*) they will graze you scalp.
17 Ọ bụghị unu onwe unu wetaara onwe unu ihe ọjọọ dị otu a site na ịhapụ Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke unu, mgbe ọ na-edu unu na-aga nʼụzọ?
¿ Not this have you done to yourself by forsaking you Yahweh God your at [the] time of [one who] led you in the way.
18 Ugbu a, gịnị bụ uru unu nwetara site nʼịga Ijipt sitekwa nʼịṅụ mmiri nke osimiri Naịl? Gịnị bụ uru unu nwetara site nʼịga Asịrịa, sitekwa nʼịṅụ mmiri si na Yufretis?
And therefore what? [is] to you to [the] journey of Egypt to drink [the] water of [the] Shihor and what? [is] to you to [the] journey of Assyria to drink [the] water of [the] River.
19 Ọ bụ ajọ omume unu ga-ewetara unu ahụhụ; ahụhụ soo ndaghachi azụ unu bụ ihe ga-adọ unu aka na ntị. Tulee ma matanụ nʼonwe unu otu o si bụrụ ihe ọjọọ na ihe ilu nye unu bụ inupu isi na ịgbakụta Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke unu azụ na-enweghị egwu ọbụla nʼime unu banyere m,” nke a bụ ihe Chineke, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, kwupụtara.
It will punish you wickedness your and apostasies your they will rebuke you and know and see that [is] evil and bitter forsaking you Yahweh God your and not awe of me [is] with you [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh of hosts.
20 “Nʼoge gara aga, unu gbajiri yoku unu dọkapụ agbụ jikọtara mụ na unu, unu sịrị, ‘Agaghị m ejere gị ozi.’ Nʼezie, ọ bụ nʼelu ugwu ọbụla nakwa nʼokpuru osisi na-agbasa agbasa, ka ị na-edina dịka onye akwụna.
That from long ago I broke off yoke your I tore off fetters your and you said not (I will transgress *Q(K)*) for on every hill high and under every tree luxuriant you [have been] lying down a prostitute.
21 Ma mụ onwe m kụrụ gị dịka osisi vaịnị kachasị mma nke mkpụrụ ya dị ndụ dịkwa mma. Olee otu i siri tụgharịa megide m, ghọọ ihe rụrụ arụ, osisi vaịnị ọhịa?
And I I had planted you a choice vine all of it [was] seed of reliability and how? have you changed yourself to me [the] degenerate [ones] of the vine alien.
22 Nʼagbanyeghị na iji ncha sachaa onwe gị, maọbụ jirikwa ọtụtụ ntụ ncha, ntụpọ nke mmehie gị ka dị nʼihu m,” Otu a ka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
That though you will wash with soda so you may increase for yourself soap [is] stained iniquity your before me [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh.
23 “Ị ga-esi aṅaa na-asị, ‘A bụghị m onye e merụrụ emerụ; o nwebeghị oge ọbụla m ji gbaso Baal?’ Leruo ụzọ gị anya na ndagwurugwu, tulee ihe ndị i mere. Ị bụ nne ịnyịnya ibu dị nkọ, na-agbagharị ebe a nʼebe nke ọzọ.
How? will you say not I have made myself unclean after the Baals not I have walked consider conduct your in the valley recognize what? have you done a young camel swift entwining paths its.
24 Nne ịnyịnya ibu ọhịa nke mara ụzọ ya nke ọma nʼọzara, na-esi imi ma ọ ga-esichapụta oke ịnyịnya ibu, onye pụrụ igbochi ya nʼoge mmekọ ya na oke ịnyịnya zuru? Oke ịnyịnya ọbụla chọọrọ ya agaghị atụfu oge nʼịchụgharị ya, nʼihi nʼoge ha chọrọ mmekọ, ha ga-achọta ya.
A wild donkey - accustomed to a wilderness in [the] lust of (self its *Q(K)*) it sniffs [the] wind heat its who? will he turn back it all [those who] seek it not they will grow weary in month its they will find it.
25 Agbala ọsọ ruo mgbe ị ga-agbara ụkwụ efu, mgbe akpịrị ga-akpọ gị nku. Ma ị na-asị, ‘O nweghị uru ọ bara. Nʼihi na ahụrụ m chi ndị mba ọzọ nʼanya, aghaghị m ịgbaso ha.’
Restrain foot your from barefoot (and throat your *Q(K)*) from thirst and you said despairing In-deed I love strange [gods] and after them I will walk.
26 “Dịka a na-eme onye ohi ihe ihere mgbe e jidere ya, otu a ka a ga-eme ụlọ Izrel ihere, ha onwe ha, ma ndị eze ha, ma ndịisi ha, ndị nchụaja ha na ndị amụma ha.
Like [the] shame of a thief if he is found so they have been put to shame [the] house of Israel they kings their officials their and priests their and prophets their.
27 Ha na-asị osisi, ‘Nna m ka ị bụ,’ na-asịkwa nkume, ‘Ọ bụ gị mụrụ m.’ Ha agbakụtala m azụ, jụ iche m ihu. Ma mgbe ọbụla nsogbu bịakwasịrị ha, ha na-asị, ‘Bịa, zọpụta anyị.’
[who] say To wood [are] father my you and to stone you (you gave birth to us *Q(K)*) for they have turned to me a back and not a face and at [the] time of calamity their they will say arise! and save us.
28 Olee ebe chi ndị ahụ i meere nye onwe gị nọ? Ka ha bịa, ma ọ bụrụ na ha nwere ike ịzọpụta gị, mgbe nsogbu bịakwasịrị unu. Nʼihi na gị, bụ Juda, nwere ọtụtụ chi dịka i si nwee ọtụtụ obodo.
And where? [are] gods your which you made for yourself let them arise if they will save you at [the] time of calamity your for [the] number of cities your they are gods your O Judah.
29 “Gịnị mere unu ji ekwu okwu ebubo megide m? Unu niile enupula isi megide m,” ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
Why? do you contend against me all of you you have rebelled against me [the] utterance of Yahweh.
30 “Nʼefu ka m tiri ụmụ unu ihe; ma nke a emeghị ka ha nabata ịdọ aka na ntị. Dịka ọdụm na-adọgbu anụ, mma agha unu eripịala ndị amụma unu.
For vanity I struck sons your correction not they accepted it devoured sword your prophets your like a lion destroying.
31 “Unu ndị ọgbọ a, tuleenụ okwu nke Onyenwe anyị: “O nweela mgbe m bụ ọzara nye ndị Izrel ma ọ bụkwanụ ala gbara oke ọchịchịrị? Gịnị mekwaranụ ndị m ji na-asị, ‘Anyị enwerela onwe anyị ịwagharị, anyị agaghị abịakwutekwa gị ọzọ’?
O generation you consider [the] word of Yahweh ¿ a wilderness have I been to Israel or? a land of darkness why? have they said people my we have roamed not we will come again to you.
32 Nwaagbọghọ ọ na-echefu ọla ịchọ mma ya, nwanyị a na-alụ ọhụrụ ọ na-echefu ngwa ịchọ mma ya? Ma nʼime ọtụtụ ụbọchị nke a na-apụghị ịgụta ọnụ, ndị m echefuola m.
¿ Will she forget a virgin ornament[s] her a bride sashes her and people my they have forgotten me days there not [is] number.
33 Lee ka unu si bụrụ ndị ọka nʼịgbaso ịhụnanya. Ọ bụladị ụmụ nwanyị dị njọ karịsịa nwere ike ịmụta ihe site nʼụzọ unu.
How! you make good way your to seek love therefore also wicked women (you have taught *Q(K)*) ways your.
34 Nʼuwe unu ka achọtara ọbara ndị ogbenye na-enweghị ihe ọjọọ ha mere, nʼagbanyeghị na unu ejideghị ha ka ha nʼagbaka ụzọ. Ma unu gara nʼihu
Also on skirts your they were found [the] blood of [the] lives of needy [people] innocent not in breaking in you found them for on all these [things].
35 na-asịkwa, ‘Emeghị m ihe ọjọọ, ọ dịghị eweso m iwe.’ Ma aga m ekpe unu ikpe, nʼihi na unu na-asị, ‘Emeghị m mmehie.’
And you said that I am innocent surely it has turned back anger his from me here I [am] about to enter into judgment with with you because saying you not I have sinned.
36 Gịnị mere unu ji na-akpagharị na-agbanwe ụzọ unu ọtụtụ mgbe? Ijipt ga-etinye unu nʼọnọdụ ihere dịka ndị Asịrịa mere unu.
Why? do you treat lightly exceedingly to change way your also from Egypt you will be ashamed just as you were ashamed from Assyria.
37 Unu ga-ebu aka unu nʼisi mgbe unu si ebe ahụ na-apụ, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ajụla ndị ahụ unu tụkwasịrị obi. Ha agaghị enyere unu aka.
Also from with this [one] you will go out and hands your [will be] on head your for he has rejected Yahweh objects of confidence your and not you will prosper to them.

< Jeremaya 2 >