Abụ Akwa 4
1 Lee ka ọlaedo si chuo echu. Lee ka ọlaedo makarịsịrị mma si gbanwee ghọọ ihe na-amakwaghị mma. Nkume niile dị oke ọnụahịa nke ebe nsọ bụ ndị a ghasara nʼisi okporoụzọ niile.
HOW is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
2 Lee ka ụmụ ndị ikom Zayọn dị oke ọnụahịa, ndị dị oke ọnụahịa na mbụ dịka ọlaedo a nụchara anụcha, si dịrị ugbu a dịka ite aja nke ọkpụ ite kpụrụ.
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
3 Ọ bụladị ụmụ nkịta ọhịa na-eji ara ha azụ ụmụ ha, ma ndị a aghọọla ndị na-enweghị obi ebere; ha aghọọla enyi nnụnụ nke na-ebi nʼọzara.
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
4 Lee na ire nwa ọhụrụ na-arapara nʼakpo ọnụ ya nʼihi akpịrị ịkpọ nkụ. Ụmụntakịrị na-arịọkwa ka e nye ha nri, ma o nweghị onye na-enye ha nri ahụ.
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
5 Ndị ahụ naara eri ihe ụtọ dị iche iche tọgbọrọ nʼefu ugbu a nʼokporoụzọ. Ndị ahụ a zụrụ iyi uwe uhie uhie nọ ugbu a na-edina nʼebe a na-ekpofu ahịhịa.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
6 Ahụhụ dịịrị ndị m dị ukwuu karịa ahụhụ nke bịakwasịrị Sọdọm. Nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼotu ntabi anya ka a kwatụrụ ya. Ọ dịkwaghị onye bịara nyere ya aka.
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
7 Ụmụ ndị eze ha na-egbuke karịa akụmmiri igwe, ha na-acha ọcha chakarịa mmiri ara ehi. Anụ ahụ ha na-akwọ mụrụmụrụ dịka nkume rubi dị oke ọnụahịa; ha makwara mma ile anya dịka nkume safaia, bụ nkume dị oke ọnụahịa.
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
8 Ma ugbu a, ha na-eji nji karịa unyi. A naghị amatakwa ha ma a hụ ha nʼezi. Anụ ahụ ha araparala nʼọkpụkpụ ha; ọ kpọnwụọla dịka a ga-asị na ọ bụ osisi kpọrọ nkụ.
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
9 Ọnọdụ ndị e ji mma agha gbuo ka mma karịa ọnọdụ ndị nwụrụ site nʼụnwụ, ndị agụụ gụgburu, ndị ji nwayọọ nwayọọ nwụọ nʼihi nri nke na-adịghị nʼubi.
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
10 Aka ha ka ndị inyom ndị ahụ nwere obi ebere ji gbuo ụmụ ha, sie ha. Ụmụ ha ghọọrọ ha nri nʼoge ahụ a lara ndị m nʼiyi.
The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 Onyenwe anyị emeela ka nrubiga oke nke iwe ya pụta ìhè; ọ wụpụla iwe ya dị ọkụ. O sunyela ọkụ na Zayọn, nke rechapụrụ ntọala ya niile.
The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
12 Ndị eze nke ụwa ekwetaghị; otu a kwa, ndị ụwa niile ekwetakwaghị na ndị iro nwere ike si nʼọnụ ụzọ ama banye nʼime Jerusalem.
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
13 Ma ihe ndị a mere nʼihi mmehie ndị amụma ya, na nʼihi ajọ omume nke ndị nchụaja ya, ndị wụsiri ọbara ndị ezi omume nọ nʼetiti ya.
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
14 Ugbu a, ha na-asọ isi nʼokporoụzọ niile, dịka ndị kpuru ìsì. Ha ejirila ọbara merụọ onwe ha. O nwekwaghị onye na-agbalị ịbịaru ha nso ịmetụ uwe ha aka.
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
15 Ndị mmadụ na-eti mkpu na-asị ha, “Sitenụ nʼebe anyị nọ wezuga onwe unu! Unu rụrụ arụ! Wezuganụ onwe unu, unu emetụkwala anyị aka!” Mgbe ha gbapụrụ ọsọ bido na-awagharị, ndị nọ na mba dị iche iche na-asị ha, “O kwesighị ka ha nọrọkwa nʼebe a.”
They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
16 Onyenwe anyị nʼonwe ya achụsaala ha. Ọ gaghị agụnyekwa ha. Ọ dịkwaghị ndị na-asọpụrụ onye nchụaja, ọ dịkwaghị ndị na-emere ndị okenye amara.
The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
17 Nke ka nke, anya agbaala anyị ọchịchịrị, ebe anyị nọ na-elepụ anya nʼefu maka enyemaka. Ọ bụ site nʼụlọ elu nche ka anyị nọ na-elepụ anya, na-ele anya maka ọbịbịa mba ahụ na-enweghị ike bịa zọpụta anyị.
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
18 Ndị mmadụ na-esogharị anyị ebe niile anyị jere, nʼihi ya anyị enweghị ike jegharịakwa nʼokporoụzọ anyị. Ọgwụgwụ anyị adịla nso, a pụkwara ịgụta ụbọchị ole fọdụụrụ anyị, tupu ọgwụgwụ anyị eruo.
They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
19 Ndị na-achụ anyị ọsọ na-agbasi ọsọ ike karịa ugo na-efe na mbara eluigwe. Ha chụgharịrị anyị nʼelu ugwu niile, nọrọkwa nʼọzara zoo onwe ha na-eche anyị.
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
20 Ume ndụ anyị, nke Onyenwe anyị tere mmanụ, ka ha jidere nʼọnya ha. Anyị naara eche na anyị ga-ebi nʼokpuru ndo ya, nʼetiti mba dị iche iche.
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
21 Ṅụrịa ọṅụ, ka obi tọkwaa gị ụtọ, gị ada Edọm, onye nke bi nʼala Uz. Ma a ga-emesịakwa nye gị iko ahụ. Ị ga-esitekwa na ya ṅụọ ihe ọṅụṅụ ṅụjụbiga afọ oke. A ga-agbakwa gị ọtọ.
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
22 Gị ada Zayọn, ahụhụ gị agwụsịala; Ọ gaghị emekwa ka i jee biri ogologo oge na mba ọzọ. Kama, ọ ga-ata gị ahụhụ nʼihi mmehie gị, gị, ada Edọm, kpugheekwa ajọ omume gị niile.
The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.
