Jeremaya 22
1 Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “Jee nʼụlọeze Juda nọdụ nʼebe ahụ kwusaa ozi ndị a.
Thus said Jehovah, 'Go down [to] the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said,
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.
Hear a word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who art sitting on the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people, who are coming 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 said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed 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 certainly do this thing, Then come in by the gates of this house Have kings sitting for David on his throne, Riding on chariot, and on horses, He, and his servants, and his 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.’”
And if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn — an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a 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 said Jehovah, Concerning the house of the king of Judah: Gilead [art] thou to Me — head of Lebanon, If not — I make thee a wilderness, Cities not 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 have separated for thee destroyers, Each with his weapons, And they have cut down the choice of thy cedars, And have cast them on 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 many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah 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 have said, 'Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve 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.
Ye do not weep for the dead, nor bemoan for him, Weep ye sore for the traveller, For he doth not return again, Nor hath he seen the land of his birth.
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 said Jehovah concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, who is reigning instead of Josiah his father, who hath gone forth from this place: He doth not turn back hither again;
12 Ebe ahụ e buuru ya gaa ka ọ ga-anọ nwụọ. Ọ gaghị ahụkwa ala nke aka ya anya ọzọ.”
For in the place whither they have removed him he dieth, And this land he doth not see again.
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.
Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
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.
Who is saying, 'I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,' And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled 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.
Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father — did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then [it is] well with him.
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
He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well — is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
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.”
But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.
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 said Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: They do not lament for him, Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister, They do not lament for him, Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.
19 A ga-eli ya dịka e si eli ịnyịnya ibu. A ga-adọkpụrụ ozu ya nʼala tufuo ya nʼazụ ọnụ ụzọ ama Jerusalem.”
The burial of an ass — he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates 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 Lebanon, and cry, And in Bashan give forth thy voice, And cry from Abarim, For destroyed have been all loving thee.
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 have spoken unto thee in thine ease, Thou hast said, 'I do not hearken,' This [is] thy way from thy youth, For 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.
All thy friends consume doth wind, And thy lovers into captivity do go, Surely then thou art ashamed, And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.
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 dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, How gracious hast thou been when pangs come to thee, Pain — as of a travailing woman.
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,
I live — an affirmation of Jehovah, Though Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah Were a seal on My right hand, Surely thence I draw thee away,
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 have given thee into the hand of those seeking thy life, And into hands of which thou art afraid, Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand 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 have cast thee, And thy mother who bore thee, unto another country, Where ye were not born, and there do ye die.
27 Unu agaghị alọghachikwa nʼala ahụ na-agụ unu agụụ ịlọghachi nʼime ya.”
And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
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?
A grief — a despised broken thing — is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?
29 Ala, ala, ala, nụrụ okwu Onyenwe anyị.
Earth, earth, earth, hear a word of Jehovah,
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.”
Thus said Jehovah: Write ye this man childless, A man — he doth not prosper in his days, For none of his seed doth prosper, Sitting on the throne of David, And ruling again in Judah!
