Jeremaya 34
1 Mgbe Nebukadneza eze Babilọn na ndị agha ya niile, na mba niile dị nʼalaeze nke ọ na-achị na-ebuso Jerusalem na obodo niile gbara ya gburugburu agha, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru Jeremaya ntị sị,
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the nations, made war against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying: —
2 “Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel kwuru, Jekwuru Zedekaya bụ eze Juda, gwa ya sị, ‘Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, ejikerela m ugbu a inyefe eze Babilọn obodo a nʼaka. Ọ ga-esurekwa ya ọkụ.
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
3 Ị gaghị agbanarị ya, nʼihi na ọ ga-ejide gị. A ga-arara gị nyefekwa ya nʼaka. Anya gị abụọ ka ị ga-eji hụ eze Babilọn. Gị na ya ga-ekwurịtakwa okwu. Ị ga-agakwa Babilọn.
And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
4 “‘Ma nụrụkwa nkwa Onyenwe anyị na-ekwe gị, gị Zedekaya eze Juda. Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru banyere gị, Ị gaghị anwụ site na mma agha;
Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah, king of Judah! Thus saith Jehovah concerning thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword;
5 ị ga-anwụ nʼudo. Dịka ndị mmadụ si mụnye ọkụ kwaa ozu nna gị ha, bụ ndị buru gị ụzọ chịa ka eze, otu a ka ha ga-esi mụnye ọkụ kwaa gị. Ha ga-eti aka nʼobi kwa akwa sị, “Ewoo, onyenwe anyị!” Ọ bụ mụ onwe m na-ekwe nkwa a, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya.’”
in peace shalt thou die; and according to the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings, who were before thee, so shall they burn for thee; and they shall lament for thee, saying, “Ah, lord!” for I have spoken the word, saith Jehovah.
6 Mgbe ahụ, Jeremaya onye amụma gara gwa Zedekaya eze Juda ihe ndị a niile na Jerusalem.
And Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words to Zedekiah, king of Judah, at Jerusalem.
7 Nʼoge a, ndị agha eze Babilọn na-ebuso Jerusalem agha. Ha na-ebusokwa obodo ndị ọzọ nke nọgidere na-ebuso ha agha, nke bụ obodo Lakish na Azeka. Obodo ndị a bụ naanị obodo fọdụrụ nʼala Juda nke ndị agha Babilọn na-emeribeghị.
And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah; for these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah.
8 Okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru Jeremaya ntị mgbe Zedekaya bụ eze, na ndị Izrel niile gbachara ndụ na Jerusalem ịkpọsara ndị ohu niile nwere onwe ha.
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,
9 Onye ọbụla ga-ahapụ ohu ya bụ onye Hibru ka o nwere onwe ya, ma ohu ahụ ọ bụ nwoke maọbụ nwanyị. A gaghị agụkwa onye Juu ọbụla dịka ohu ọzọ.
that every one should let his man-servant or his maid-servant, being a Hebrew or Hebrewess, go free, that no one should retain his brother, a Jew, in servitude.
10 Ya mere, ndịisi ọchịchị niile, na ndị niile bụ ndị kwekọrịtara gbaa ndụ a, na ha ga-ahapụ ohu ha ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị ka ha nwere onwe ha. Ha mekwara dịka ha si kwuo.
And all the princes, and all the people, who had entered into covenant to let every one his man-servant and every one his maid-servant go free, and retain them in servitude no longer, obeyed; they obeyed, and let them go.
11 Ma mgbe oge nta gasịrị, ndị a niile gbanwere obi ha. Ha gara jide ohu ndị ahụ ha hapụrụ, mee ka ha ghọọkwa ndị ohu ha ọzọ.
But they returned afterwards, and took back the men-servants and the maid-servants whom they had let go free, and brought them into subjection as men-servants and as maid-servants.
12 Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru Jeremaya ntị sị ya,
Then came the word of Jehovah to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
13 “Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel, kwuru, Mụ na nna nna unu ha gbara ndụ mgbe m si nʼala Ijipt, bụ ala ebe ha bụ ohu kpọpụta ha. Mgbe ahụ agwara m ha sị,
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, and said,
14 ‘Nʼọgwụgwụ afọ asaa ọbụla, onye ọbụla nʼime unu aghaghị ịhapụ onye Hibru ibe unu resiri unu onwe ya dịka ohu, ka o nwerekwa onwe ya. Mgbe onye ahụ jeere unu ozi afọ isii, unu kwesiri ịhapụ ya ka o nwere onwe ya.’ Ma nna nna unu ha egeghị m ntị, ha etinyeghịkwa uche ha nʼiwu m nyere ha.
“At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother, a Hebrew, who shall have been sold to thee; when he shall have served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee.” But your fathers hearkened not to me, nor inclined their ear.
15 Na nwa oge nta gara aga unu chegharịrị mee ihe ziri ezi nʼanya m. Onye ọbụla nʼime unu kpọsara inwere onwe nye ndị unu. Unu gara nʼihu gbaa ndụ nʼihu m nʼime ụlọnsọ ahụ a kpọkwasịrị aha m.
And when ye had turned at this time, and had done what was right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every one to his neighbor, and had entered into a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name,
16 Ma ugbu a, unu echigharịala, merụọ aha m; onye ọbụla nʼime unu akpọghachikwala nye onwe ya ndị ohu ndị ikom na ndị inyom ahụ unu hapụrụ ka ha nwere onwe ha, gaa dịka o si masị mkpụrụobi ha. Unu akwagidekwala ha ka ha bụrụkwa ndị ohu unu ọzọ.
then ye returned and profaned my name, and took back every one his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, and brought them into subjection to be men-servants and maid-servants to you.
17 “Nʼihi nke a, ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Unu erubeghị isi nye m, unu ekwusaghị nwere onwe nye ndị unu. Ya mere, ugbu a mụ onwe m na-akpọsa ‘Inwere onwe’ nye unu, ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, ‘inwere onwe’ nke ịda nʼihi mma agha, na ajọ ọrịa na-efe efe, na oke ụnwụ. Aga m emekwa unu ka unu ghọọ ihe ịsọ oyi nye alaeze niile nke ụwa.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened to me in proclaiming liberty every one to his brother, and every one to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, and I will give you up to oppression in all the kingdoms of the earth;
18 Ma ndị ikom ahụ niile merụrụ ọgbụgba ndụ m, ndị ahụ na-edebezughị ọgbụgba ndụ ha gbara nʼihu m, ka m ga-eme ka ha dịrị ka nwa ehi ọgbụgba ndụ ahụ ha kpọwara abụọ, nke ha si nʼetiti ọkara abụọ ya gafee, maka imesi ọgbụgba ndụ ha ike.
and I will make the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, like the calf which they cut in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
19 Ndị ndu Juda na Jerusalem na ndị ozi eze na ndị nchụaja na ndị niile bi nʼala a ndị si nʼetiti ọkara nwa ehi ahụ gabiga
the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, that passed between the parts of the calf.
20 ka m ga-enyefe nʼaka ndị iro ha ndị na-achọ iwepụ ndụ ha. Ozu ha ga-abụ ihe oriri nye anụ ufe nke eluigwe na anụ ọhịa nke ụwa.
I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
21 “Aga m enyefe Zedekaya eze Juda na ndịisi ọchịchị ya nʼaka ndị iro ha, ndị na-achọ ndụ ha. Aga m enyefe ha nʼaka ndị agha eze Babilọn, ndị siterela nʼibuso unu agha wezuga onwe ha.
And Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his princes, will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, even into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.
22 Aga m enye iwu, ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, mee ka a kpọghachi ha azụ nʼobodo a. Ha ga-ebuso ya agha, merie ya, surekwaa ya ọkụ. Aga m emekwa ka obodo Juda niile tọgbọrọ nʼefu. Ọ dịkwaghị onye ga-ebi nʼime ya.”
Behold, I will command, saith Jehovah, and cause them to return to this city, and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
