Jeremaya 45

1 Okwu ndị Jeremaya onye amụma gwara Baruk nwa Neraya, mgbe o dere okwu ndị a nʼakwụkwọ dịka Jeremaya na-akpọpụta ha, nʼafọ nke anọ nke ọchịchị Jehoiakim nwa Josaya eze Juda. Jeremaya gwara Baruk sị,

The words which Jeremiah the prophet said to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he put these words down in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; he said,

2 “Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke Izrel na-agwa gị, gị Baruk,

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of you, O Baruch:

3 Ị sịrị, ‘Ahụhụ dịịrị m! Lee na Onyenwe anyị atụkwasịrịla m mwute nʼelu ihe mgbu nke m nwere. Ike ịsụ ude agwụla m, ma ruo ugbu a, achọtabeghị m izuike.’

You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.

4 Ma ihe ndị a ka ị ga-agwa ya, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Aga m akwada ihe ndị ahụ niile m wuru, hopukwa ihe ndị ahụ niile m kụrụ nʼala a niile.

This is what you are to say to him: The Lord has said, Truly, the building which I put up will be broken down, and that which was planted by me will be uprooted, and this through all the land;

5 Ma gị onwe gị, ị na-achọrọ onwe gị ihe ukwu? Achọkwala ha. Nʼihi na, lee, aga m eme ka ihe ọjọọ bịakwasị mmadụ niile, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, ma aga m eme ka ị jiri ndụ gị gbapụ jee ebe ọbụla ị ga-eje.’”

And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.