Jeremaya 5
1 “Jegharịa nʼokporoụzọ niile dị na Jerusalem, legharịa anya, ma mara, chọkwanụ gburugburu nʼama ya niile. Ma unu ọ ga-achọpụta otu onye, bụ onye na-eme ihe ziri ezi, na onye na-achọ eziokwu. M ga-agbagharakwa obodo a
Run all of you back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if all of you can find a man, if there be any that executes judgment, that seeks the truth; and I will pardon it.
2 Ọ bụ ezie, na ha na-asị, ‘Dịka Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ,’ ma ha ka na-aṅụ iyi nʼokwu ụgha.”
And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
3 Onyenwe anyị, anya gị abụọ ọ bụghị eziokwu ka ọ na-achọ? Ị tiela ha ihe, ma o metụghị ha nʼahụ. I gwepịara ha, ma ha ekweghị a nabata ịdọ aka na ntị. Ha emeela ka ihu ha sie ike karịa nkume, ha ajụla ịchịgharị.
O LORD, are not your eyes upon the truth? you have stricken them, but they have not grieved; you have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 Mgbe ahụ, a sịrị, “Ndị a bụ naanị ndị ogbenye na ndị na-enweghị uche, ha amaghị ihe ọbụla gbasara ụzọ Onyenwe anyị, na iwu nke Chineke ha.
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
5 Aga m ejekwuru ndị ndu, gwa ha okwu sị, nʼezie ha maara ihe gbasara ụzọ Onyenwe anyị, marakwa iwu niile nke Chineke ha.” Ma ha onwe ha nʼotu obi agbajiela ịyagba ahụ, tijiekwa agbụ niile.
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6 Ya mere, aga m eme ka ọdụm si nʼoke ọhịa bịa lụso ha ọgụ; nkịta ọhịa bi nʼọzara ga-ebibi ha. Otu a kwa, agụ ga-abịa makpuru nso nso obodo ha ịdọkasị onye ọbụla si nʼime obodo ahụ na-apụta. Ihe ndị a ga-emezu nʼihi na nnupu isi ha adịla ukwuu, na nʼihi na ndaghachi azụ ha site na iso ụzọ m adịla ukwuu.
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goes out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
7 “Nʼihi gịnị ka m ga-eji gbaghara unu? Lee na ụmụ unu ahapụla m, na-agbaso, ma na-eji chi ndị na-abụghị chi na-aṅụ iyi. Ọ bụ m gbooro ha mkpa ha, ma ha nọgidere na-akwa iko. Ha jikwa ụlọ ndị akwụna mere ebe ha na-ezukọ.
How shall I pardon you for this? your children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
8 Ha rijuru afọ, gbaa abụba dị ka oke ịnyịnya. Onye ọbụla nʼime ha kwa na-esigharị imi na-akpọku nwunye na-abụghị nke ya.
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
9 Ma Onyenwe anyị na-ajụ ajụjụ sị, m ga-ahapụ ịta ha ahụhụ nʼihi ihe ndị a niile? M ga-ahapụ ịbọtara mkpụrụobi m ọbọ megide mba dị otu a?”
Shall I not visit for these things? says the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 “Baanụ nʼime ubi vaịnị ha a gbara ogige kposaa ihe dị nʼime ya, ma unu emebila ya kpamkpam. Gbajisienụ alaka ya nʼihi na o nweghị oge ndị a ji bụrụ ndị nke Onyenwe anyị.
Go all of you up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's.
11 Onyenwe anyị ekwuola ya sị, Lee, ụlọ Izrel na ụlọ Juda egosila na ha abụghị ndị e kwesiri ịtụkwasị obi.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, says the LORD.
12 Ha ekwuola okwu ụgha megide Onyenwe anyị. E, ha ekwuola sị, “O nweghị ihe Ọ ga-eme! Ihe ọjọọ ọbụla agaghị adakwasị anyị; mbibi nke ụnwụ na mma agha na-eweta agaghị erute anyị nso.
They have lied concerning the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13 Ndị amụma ndị a niile dịka ikuku, nke okwu nwere isi na-adịghị nʼime ha. Ya mere, ka ihe ahụ niile ha buru nʼamụma bịakwasị ha.”
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14 Nʼihi ihe ndị a niile, ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru, “Nʼihi na okwu ndị a esitela nʼọnụ ndị a pụta, aga m eme ka okwu m, nke si gị nʼọnụ na-apụta, ghọọ ọkụ. Aga m emekwa ka ndị a ghọọ nkụ ọkụ ahụ ga-erepịa.
Wherefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, Because all of you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Unu bụ ndị Izrel,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, “Aga m eme ka otu mba si nʼebe dị anya bịa megide unu. Ọ bụ mba na-adị site na mgbe ochie, mba dị ike, nke unu na-adịghị anụ asụsụ ha, ndị unu na-adịghị aghọta okwu ha.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, says the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you know not, neither understand what they say.
16 Akpa àkụ ha dịka ili ghere oghe; ha niile bụkwa ndị dike nʼagha.
Their quiver is as an open tomb, they are all mighty men.
17 Ha ga-eripịa ihe niile unu wetara nʼubi, ya na nri niile unu nwere. Ha ga-ebibi ụmụ unu ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị. Ha ga-ebibi igwe ewu na atụrụ unu, na igwe ehi unu. Ha ga-ebibikwa osisi vaịnị na osisi fiig unu. Ọ bụ mma agha ha ka ha ga-eji bibie obodo unu niile e wusiri ike, bụ obodo ndị ahụ niile unu na-atụkwasị uche.
And they shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and your herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fenced cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword.
18 “Ma ọ bụladị na nʼụbọchị ndị ahụ,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, “Agaghị m ebibicha unu kpamkpam.
Nevertheless in those days, says the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
19 Ọ ga-erukwa, mgbe ndị mmadụ ga-ajụ ajụjụ sị, ‘Gịnị mere Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị ji mee anyị ihe dị otu a?’ Unu ga-agwa ha sị, ‘Dịka unu si gbakụta ya azụ malite ife chi ndị mba ọzọ nʼala nke aka unu, otu a ka unu ga-esi kpọọ isiala nye ndị mba ọzọ nʼala na-abụghị nke unu.’
And it shall come to pass, when all of you shall say, Wherefore does the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shall you answer them, Like all of you have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall all of you serve strangers in a land that is not your's.
20 “Kwupụta ihe a ka ụlọ Jekọb nụrụ ya, kwusaa ya na Juda.
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Nụrụnụ ihe ndị a, unu ndị nzuzu na ndị na-enweghị uche, unu ndị nwere anya nke na-adịghị ahụ ụzọ, na unu ndị nwere ntị nke na-adịghị anụ ihe.
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
22 Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, na-ajụ sị, o kwesighị ka unu tụọ m egwu?” “O kwesighị ka unu maa jijiji nʼihu m? Emeela m ka uzuzu bụrụ oke osimiri nwere. Ọ bụkwa ụkpụrụ ebighị ebi nke ọ na-enweghị ike ịgafe. Ebili mmiri nwere ike magharịa, ma nke a apụghị ime ka osimiri si nʼọnọdụ ya wezuga onwe ya. Osimiri nwere ike bigbọọ, ma ọ pụghị ịgafe oke ahụ.
Fear all of you not me? says the LORD: will all of you not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
23 Ma ndị a nwere obi nke na-enupu isi, na obi nke na-adịghị ekwe ekwe. Ha atụgharịala wezuga onwe ha.
But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
24 Ha adịghị asị onwe ha, ‘Ka anyị tụọ egwu Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị, onye na-enye anyị mmiri ozuzo nʼoge ya, ọ bụkwa ya na-eme ka anyị na-ewebata ihe ubi anyị nʼoge ya.’
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that gives rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserves unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
25 Ajọ omume unu emeela ka ihe ndị a hapụ irute unu aka. Mmehie unu anapụla unu ihe ọma gaara abụ nke unu.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
26 “E nwere ndị ajọ mmadụ nʼetiti ndị m, ndị na-edo onwe ha dịka ndị mmadụ na-esiri nnụnụ ọnya, dịka ndị na-esi ọnya ka ha nwude mmadụ.
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
27 Dịka nkata a kpara nke nnụnụ jupụtara nʼime ya, ụlọ ndị dị otu a jupụtara nʼaghụghọ. Nʼihi nke a, ha ghọrọ ndị ọgaranya na ndị dị ike,
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and becoming rich.
28 ha amaala abụba, anụ ahụ ha na-akwọkwa mụrụmụrụ. Ajọ ọrụ ha enweghị nsọtụ; ha adịghị achọkwa ikpe ziri ezi. Ha adịghị ekwuchite ọnụ onye na-enweghị nna; ha adịghị ekwuchitekwa ọnụ ndị ogbenye ime ka ha nweta ihe ruuru ha.
They are becoming fat, they shine: yea, they pass over the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 M ga-ahapụ ịta ha ahụhụ nʼihi ihe ndị a niile?” ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, na-ajụ. “M ga-ahapụ ịbọrọ onwe m ọbọ megide mba dị otu a?
Shall I not visit for these things? says the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 “Ihe ọjọọ nke jọbigara njọ oke emeela nʼala a.
A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31 Lee, ndị amụma na-ebu naanị amụma ụgha, ndị nchụaja na-achịkwa ndị m site nʼọchịchị nke nʼaka ike, ma lee, ndị m hụrụ ndụ dị otu a nʼanya. Gịnịkwa ka unu ga-eme nʼoge ikpeazụ.”
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will all of you do in the end thereof?
