Abụ Akwa 1
1 Lee ka obodo ahụ nke ndị ya dị ọtụtụ si bụrụ ebe tọgbọrọ nʼefu! Lee ka o si ghọọ nwanyị di ya nwụrụ, bụ obodo ahụ a maara aha ya nʼetiti mba niile. Lee ka onye naara abụ eze nwanyị nʼetiti ala niile a na-achị achị si ghọọ ohu.
How doth the city sit solitary [that] was full of people! She that was great among the nations is become as a widow; the princess among the provinces is become tributary!
2 Ọ na-akwasị akwa ike nʼabalị, anya mmiri na-asọdakwa na nti ya, nʼetiti ndị ahụ niile hụrụ ya nʼanya, ọ dịghị onye na-akasị ya obi. Ndị enyi ya niile aghọgbuola ya; ha niile aghọọla ndị iro ya.
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she hath no comforter; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
3 Juda ejeela biri nʼala ọzọ, mgbe o siri nʼọnọdụ mweda nʼala na ndọgbu nʼọrụ pụta. Ọ na-ebi nʼetiti mba dị iche iche, ma ọ chọtaghị ebe izuike ọbụla. Nʼetiti nhụju anya ya ndị niile na-achụ ya ọsọ achụkwutela ya.
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest: all her pursuers have overtaken her within the straits.
4 Okporoụzọ niile e si eje Zayọn na-eru ụjụ, nʼihi na ọ dịghị onye na-abịakwa na mmemme ndị ahụ a kara aka. Ọnụ ụzọ ama ya niile atọgbọrọla nʼefu, ndị nchụaja ya na-asụ ude, ụmụ agbọghọ nọ nʼọnọdụ mwute, ya onwe ya nọkwa nʼọnọdụ dị ilu.
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly: all her gates are desolate; her priests sigh, her virgins are in grief; and as for her, she is in bitterness.
5 Ndị iro ya aghọọla ndị na-achị ya; ndị iro ya nọ nʼahụ udo. Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị emekpaala ya ahụ, nʼihi ịba ụba nke njehie ya niile. E burula ụmụntakịrị ya bulaa mba ọzọ, dịka ndị a dọtara nʼagha.
Her adversaries have become the head, her enemies prosper; for Jehovah hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the adversary.
6 Ịma mma niile esitela nʼahụ ada Zayọn pụọ. Ụmụ eze ya dị ka ele nke na-enweghị ike ịchọta ebe ịta nri. Nʼihi adịghị ike ha, ha esitela nʼihu ndị na-achụ ha ọsọ gbalaga.
And from the daughter of Zion all her splendour is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture; and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
7 Nʼụbọchị ndị ahụ niile e wedara ya nʼala, Jerusalem echetala akụ ndị ahụ niile bụ nke ya na mgbe ochie. Jerusalem echetala ha nʼụbọchị ndị ahụ niile ọ na-awagharị. Mgbe ndị ya dabara nʼaka ndị iro ya, o nweghị onye inyeaka ha hụrụ. Nʼoge ahụ, ndị iro ya hụrụ ọnọdụ ya, chịa ya ọchị.
In the days of her affliction and of her wanderings, since her people fell into the hand of an adversary, and none did help her, Jerusalem remembereth all her precious things which she had in the days of old: the adversaries have seen her, they mock at her ruin.
8 Jerusalem emehiela nke ukwu, nʼezie, ọ ghọọla ihe rụrụ arụ. Ndị ahụ niile na-asọpụrụ ya na mbụ elelịala ya anya, nʼihi na ha ahụla ọtọ ya. Ya onwe ya kwa na-asụ ude, ma chigharịakwa azụ.
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore is she removed as an impurity: all that honoured her despise her because they have seen her nakedness; and she sigheth, and turneth backward.
9 Ịrụ arụ ya pụtara ihe, ọ bụladị nʼuwe ya. Ọ dịkwaghị mgbe o chere echiche banyere ihe dị na-eche ya nʼoge dị nʼihu. Lee ka o si daa, dasie ike, ma ọ dịghị onye bịara kasịe ya obi. “Onyenwe anyị, lee nsogbu m niile. Lee ka ndị iro si merie m.”
Her impurity was in her skirts, she remembered not her latter end; and she came down wonderfully: she hath no comforter. Jehovah, behold my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself.
10 Onye iro agbasaala aka ya chịkọtaa akụ ya niile. O ji anya ya hụ ka mba ndị ọzọ dị iche iche si bata ebe nsọ ya. Ndị ahụ na-ekwesighị ịbata bụ ndị batara nʼebe nzukọ gị.
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her precious things; for she hath seen the nations enter into her sanctuary, concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
11 Ndị ya niile na-asụ ude mgbe ha na-achọ ihe ha ga-eri. Ha na-ewere ihe ha nwere nye nʼihi oriri, ime ka ha nwee ike dịrị ndụ. “Onyenwe anyị, lee, ma tuleekwa ihe ndị a niile, nʼihi na abụrụla m onye a na-elelị.”
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their precious things for food to revive [their] soul. See, Jehovah, and consider, for I am become vile.
12 “Ọ bụ na ọ dịghị emetụ unu nʼobi, unu ndị niile na-esi ebe a na-agafe? Legharịanụ anya unu ka unu hụrụ. O nwere ahụhụ dịka ahụhụ m, nke e mere ka ọ bịakwasị m, bụ nke Onyenwe anyị mere ka ọ bịakwasị m, nʼụbọchị ọ na-ewe iwe ya dị ọkụ?
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, whom Jehovah hath afflicted in the day of his fierce anger.
13 “O si nʼelu zite ọkụ, e, o zitere ọkụ nke na-ere nʼime ọkpụkpụ m. Ọ gbasara ụgbụ nʼebe ụkwụ m ga-esi gafee, meekwa ka m laghachi azụ. O mere ka m bụrụ ihe tọgbọrọ nʼefu, onye na-ada mba ogologo ụbọchị niile.
From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; he hath spread a net for my feet; he hath turned me back; he hath made me desolate [and] faint all the day.
14 “Ọ na-eleru anya na mmehie m niile; jiri aka ya na-akpa ha dịka ụdọ. A nyakwasịla ya nʼolu m. Onyenwe anyị emeela ka ike gwụsịa m. O werela m nyefee nʼaka ndị ahụ m na-apụghị iguzogide.
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail; the Lord hath delivered me into hands out of which I am not able to rise up.
15 “Onyenwe anyị ajụla ndị niile bụ dike nʼagha nọ nʼetiti m. Ọ kpọkuola usuu ndị agha ka ha bịa buo agha megide m, ka ha bịa gwepịa ụmụ okorobịa m niile. Nʼebe ịzọcha mkpụrụ vaịnị ya ka Onyenwe anyị zọchara ada Juda na-amaghị nwoke.
The Lord hath cast down all my mighty men in the midst of me; he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord hath trodden as a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.
16 “Ọ bụ nke a mere m ji akwa akwa. Ọ bụ ya mekwara anya mmiri ji ju m anya. O nweghị onye nkasiobi ọbụla nọ m nso; o nwekwaghị onye ga-akpọghachi mkpụrụobi m. Ụmụ m atọgbọla nʼefu, nʼihi na onye iro emeriela.”
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water: for the comforter that should revive my soul is far from me; my children are desolate, for the enemy hath prevailed.
17 Lee ka Zayọn si gbasapụ aka ya ma o nweghị onye nkasiobi o nwere. Onyenwe anyị enyela iwu banyere Jekọb na ndị agbataobi ya ga-aghọ ndị iro ya. Jerusalem aghọkwaala ihe rụrụ arụ nʼetiti ha.
Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, [that] his adversaries [should be] round about him; Jerusalem is as an impurity among them.
18 “Ma Onyenwe anyị bụ onye ezi omume. Ọ bụ mụ onwe m nupuru isi nʼiwu ya. Geenụ ntị unu ndị niile, leenụ anya nʼụdị ahụhụ dakwasịrị m. A dọtala ụmụ okorobịa na ụmụ agbọghọbịa m niile nʼagha buru ha jee mba ọzọ.
Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow. My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
19 “Akpọkuru m ndị mụ na ha dị na mma, ma ha ghọgburu m. Ndị nchụaja m na ndị okenye m nwụrụ nʼime obodo mgbe ha nọ na-achọta nri ha ga-eji debe onwe ha ndụ.
I called for my lovers, they have deceived me; my priests and mine elders have expired in the city, while they sought them food to revive their soul.
20 “Lee, Onyenwe anyị, ka m si bụrụ onye ahụhụ dị ukwuu dakwasịrị. Ime anụ ahụ m na-anụ ọkụ, obi m kwa enweghị izuike nʼime m nʼihi na onye nnupu isi dị ukwuu ka m bụ. Nʼezi, ọ bụ mma agha ka a ga-eji mee ka mmadụ gbara aka nwa. Ma nʼime ụlọ, ọ bụ naanị ọnwụ dị ya.
See, Jehovah, for I am in distress, my bowels are troubled; my heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled: without, the sword hath bereaved [me], within, it is as death.
21 “Ndị mmadụ anụla olu ịsụ ude m, ma o nweghị onye bịara ịkasị m obi. Ndị iro m niile anụla akụkọ ihe ọjọọ dakwasịrị m, ma ha na-aṅụrịkwa ọṅụ nʼihi ihe i mere ka ọ bịakwasị m. Mee ka ụbọchị ahụ i kara aka bịa, nke ga-eme ka ha dịrị ka m dị.
They have heard that I sigh: I have no comforter: all mine enemies have heard of my calamity; they are glad that thou hast done it. Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
22 “Kwere ka ihe ọjọọ niile ha na-eme bịa nʼihu gị. Mesokwa ha mmeso dịka i si mesoo m nʼihi mmehie niile nke m. Nʼihi na ịsụ ude m dị ọtụtụ, ana m adakwa mba nʼobi m.”
Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
