Jeremaya 22
1 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “Jee nʼụlọeze Juda nọdụ nʼebe ahụ kwusaa ozi ndị a.
Thus saith the Lord; Go thou, and go down to the house of the king of Juda, and thou shalt speak there this word,
2 ‘Nụrụ okwu Onyenwe anyị, nye gị, gị eze Juda, gị onye na-anọkwasị nʼocheeze Devid. Nụrụ ya, gị na ndịisi ọchịchị gị, na unu ndị niile na-esite nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ndị a na-apụ na-abatakwa.
and thou shalt say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Juda, that sittest on the throne of David, thou, and thy house, and thy people, and they that go in at these gates:
3 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Meenụ ihe dị mma na ihe ziri ezi. Napụtanụ onye eji aka ike napụ ihe o nwere site nʼaka onye ahụ na-emegbu ya. Unu emejọkwala onye ọbịa, maọbụ mee ya ihe ike. Unu emekwala ndị na-enweghị nna, maọbụ ndị inyom di ha nwụrụ ihe ọjọọ. Unu awụsịkwala ọbara ndị aka ha dị ọcha nʼebe a.
thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and justice, and rescue the spoiled out of the hand of him that wrongs him: and oppress not the stranger, and orphan, and widow, and sin not, and shed no innocent blood in this place.
4 Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na unu elezie anya mee iwu ndị a niile, mgbe ahụ, ndị eze na-anọkwasị nʼelu ocheeze Devid ga-anọgide na-esite nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ndị a na-apụta, na-abata nʼelu ụgbọ agha ha, ma nʼelu ịnyịnya ha, ha na ndịisi ọchịchị ha, na ndị ha na-achị.
For if ye will indeed perform this word, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, and riding on chariots and horses, they, and their servants, and their people.
5 Ma ọ bụrụ na unu ajụ irube isi nye iwu ndị a, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, eji m onwe m na-aṅụ iyi na ụlọeze a ga-aghọ mkpọmkpọ ebe.’”
But if ye will not perform these words, by myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, that this house shall be [brought] to desolation.
6 Nʼihi na ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru banyere ụlọeze Juda, “Ọ bụ ezie na ịdị dịka Gilead nye m, dịka elu ugwu ukwu Lebanọn, aghaghị m ime gị ka ị dịrị ka ebe ikpofu ahịhịa, dịka obodo ndị mmadụ na-ebighị nʼime ya.
For thus saith the Lord concerning the house of the king of Juda; Thou art Galaad to me, [and] the head of Libanus: [yet] surely I will make thee a desert, [even] cities that shall not be inhabited:
7 Aga m ezite ndị mbibi ndị ga-abịa megide gị. Onye ọbụla nʼime ha ga-eji ngwa agha ya. Ha ga-egbutusịkwa osisi sida ọma gị niile, tụnye ha niile nʼime ọkụ.
and I will bring upon thee a destroying man, and his axe: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast [them] into the fire.
8 “Ọtụtụ ndị si mba ọzọ bịa ga-agafe obodo a. Ha ga-ajụrịta ibe ha ajụjụ sị, ‘Gịnị mere Onyenwe anyị ji mee obodo ukwuu a ihe ọjọọ dị otu a?’
And nations shall pass through this city, and each shall say to his neighbour, Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?
9 Ọsịsa ha ga-enweta ga-abụ, ‘Ọ bụ nʼihi na ha gbakụtara ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha azụ, malite ịkpọ isiala na ife chi ndị ọzọ.’”
And they shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped strange gods, and served them.
10 Unu akwala akwa nʼihi eze ahụ nwụrụ anwụ, maọbụ ruo ụjụ nʼihi na ọ gaghị abụkwa eze unu, kama kwaanụ akwa nʼihi onye ahụ a dọtara nʼagha buru gaa mba ọzọ. Nʼihi na ọ gaghị alọghachi ọzọ; ọ gaghị ahụkwa ala ebe a mụrụ ya anya ọzọ.
Weep not for the dead, nor lament for him: weep bitterly for him that goes away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native land.
11 Nʼihi na ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru banyere Shalum nwa Josaya, onye nọchiri anya nna ya dịka eze Juda, bụ onye ahụ e si nʼebe a buru gaa mba ọzọ, “Ọ gaghị alọtakwa ọzọ.
For thus saith the Lord concerning Sellem the son of Josias, who reigns in the place of Josias his father, who has gone forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:
12 Ebe ahụ e buuru ya gaa ka ọ ga-anọ nwụọ. Ọ gaghị ahụkwa ala nke aka ya anya ọzọ.”
but in that place whither I have carried him captive, there shall he die, and shall see this land no more.
13 “Ahụhụ na-adịrị onye ahụ na-ewu ụlọeze ya site nʼụzọ ajọ omume, nke jikwa ikpe na-ezighị ezi na-ewu ime ụlọ elu ya niile, onye ahụ nke na-eme ndị mmadụ rụọ ọrụ nʼefu, nke na-adịghị akwụ ha ụgwọ ọbụla nʼihi ọrụ ha.
He that builds his house not with justice, and his upper chambers not with judgment, who works by means of his neighbour for nothing, and will by no means give him his reward.
14 Onye na-asị, ‘Aga m ewuru onwe m ụlọeze buru ibu, nke ọnụụlọ dị nʼụlọ elu ya sara ezi mbara.’ Ya mere, ọ tinyere oghereikuku sara mbara nʼụlọ ahụ, jirikwa osisi sida machie elu ya, werekwa penti na-acha uhie uhie chọọ ya mma.
Thou hast built for thyself a well-proportioned house, airy chambers, fitted with windows, and wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15 “Ị ga-abụ eze nʼihi na i nwere ọtụtụ osisi sida karịa ndị ọzọ? Nna gị o nweghị ihe oriri na ihe ọṅụṅụ? O mere ihe dị mma na ihe ziri ezi nʼihi ya ihe niile gaara ya nke ọma.
Shalt thou reign, because thou art provoked with thy father Achaz? they shall not eat, and they shall not drink: it is better for thee to execute judgment and justice.
16 O kwuchitere ọnụ ndị ogbenye na ndị nọ na mkpa, nke a mere na ihe niile gara nke ọma. Ọ bụghị nke a bụ ihe ọ pụtara bụ ịmara m? Ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara
They understood not, they judged not the cause of the afflicted, nor the cause of the poor: is not this thy not knowing me? saith the Lord.
17 Ma anya unu na obi unu adịghị nʼihe ọzọ ma ọ bụghị naanị nʼuru nʼezighị ezi nʼiwufu ọbara ndị aka ha dị ọcha, na imegbu ndị mmadụ, na iji aka ike pụnara ha ihe ha nwere.”
Behold, thine eyes are not good, nor thine heart, but [they go] after thy covetousness, and after the innocent blood to shed it, and after acts of injustice and slaughter, to commit them.
18 Ya mere, ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru banyere Jehoiakim nwa Josaya eze Juda: “Ha agaghị eruru ya uju sị, ‘Ewoo nwanne m nwoke! Ewoo nwanne m nwanyị!’ Ha agaghị eruru ya uju sị, ‘Ewoo nna anyị ukwu! Ewoo ịma mma ya!’
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Joakim son of Josias, king of Juda, even concerning this man; they shall not bewail him, [saying], Ah brother! neither shall they at all weep for him, [saying], Alas Lord.
19 A ga-eli ya dịka e si eli ịnyịnya ibu. A ga-adọkpụrụ ozu ya nʼala tufuo ya nʼazụ ọnụ ụzọ ama Jerusalem.”
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass; he shall be dragged roughly along and cast outside the gate of Jerusalem.
20 “Gbagoruo na Lebanọn tie mkpu akwa, meenụ ka a nụ olu unu na Bashan, sitekwanụ na Abarim tie mkpu akwa nʼihi na e gweriela ndị niile unu na ha dị na mma.
Go up to Libanus, and cry; and utter thy voice to Basan, and cry aloud to the extremity of the sea: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
21 Adọrọ m gị aka na ntị nʼoge ahụ ị nọ na-eche na i guzo chịm, ma ị jụrụ ige ntị. Nke a bụkwa omume gị site na mgbe ị bụ nwantakịrị. Ị jụkwara irubere m isi.
I spoke to thee on [occasion of] thy trespass, but thou saidst, I will not hearken. This [has been] thy way from thy youth, thou hast not hearkened to my voice.
22 Oke ifufe ga-ebufu ndị ọzụzụ atụrụ gị niile, a ga-emekwa ka ndị gị na ha dị na mma gaa biri na mba ọzọ. Mgbe ahụ, ihere ga-eme gị, ị ga-aghọkwa onye e wedara nʼala nʼihi ajọ omume gị niile.
The wind shall tend all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity; for then shalt thou be ashamed and disgraced because of all thy lovers.
23 Gị onye na-ebi na Lebanọn, onye ebe obibi ya dị nʼụlọ e ji osisi sida wuo, lee ka i si na-asụ ude mgbe ihe mgbu bịakwasịrị gị, ihe mgbu yiri nke nwanyị ime na-eme.
O thou that dwellest in Libanus, making thy nest in the cedars, thou shalt groan heavily, when pangs as of a travailing woman are come upon thee.
24 “Ma dịka m na-adị ndụ,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya, “a sịkwarị na gị, bụ Jehoiakin, nwa Jehoiakim eze Juda, bụ mgbaaka akara m gbanyere na mkpịsịaka dị nʼaka nri m, aga m agbapụkwa gị,
[As] I live, saith the Lord, though Jechonias son of Joakim king of Juda were indeed the seal upon my right hand, thence would I pluck thee;
25 were gị nyefee nʼaka ndị ahụ na-achọsi ndụ gị ike, bụ ndị ahụ ị na-atụ ụjọ ha. Aga m enyefe gị nʼaka Nebukadneza eze Babilọn na ndị Kaldịa.
and I will deliver thee into the hands of them that seek thy life, before whom thou art afraid, into the hands of the Chaldeans.
26 Aga m atụfu gị na nne mụrụ gị, tụga unu na mba ọzọ dị iche site nʼobodo a nọ mụọ unu. Ebe ahụ ka unu ga-anọ nwụọ.
And I will cast forth thee, and thy mother that bore thee, into a land where thou wast not born; and there ye shall die.
27 Unu agaghị alọghachikwa nʼala ahụ na-agụ unu agụụ ịlọghachi nʼime ya.”
But they shall by no means return to the land which they long for in their souls.
28 Nwoke a bụ Jehoiakin, ọ bụ ite tiwara etiwa, nke e lelịrị elelị, ihe onye ọbụla na-achọghị? Nʼihi gịnị ka a ga-eji tufuo ya na ụmụ ya, tụga ha na mba ha na-amaghị?
Jechonias is dishonoured as a good-for-nothing vessel; for he is thrown out and cast forth into a land which he knew not.
29 Ala, ala, ala, nụrụ okwu Onyenwe anyị.
Land, land, hear the word of the Lord.
30 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru: “Detuo ya nʼakwụkwọ na nwoke a bụ onye gba aka nwa, nwoke nke ihe na-agaghị agara nke ọma nʼoge ndụ ya niile, nʼihi na o nweghị onye nʼime ụmụ ọ mụrụ nke ihe ga-agara nke ọma, o nwekwaghị onye nʼime ha ga-anọkwasị nʼocheeze Devid, maọbụ chịakwa ọzọ na Juda.”
Write ye this man an outcast: for there shall none of his seed at all grow up to sit on the throne of David, [or as] a prince yet in Juda.
