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.
Aleph. How doth the city sit solitary that was full of people! how is the mistress of the Gentiles become as a widow: the princes of provinces made 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.
Beth. Weeping she hath wept in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: there is none to comfort her among all them that were dear to her: all her friends have despised her, and 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.
Ghimel. Juda hath removed her dwelling place because of her affliction, and the greatness of her bondage: she hath dwelt among the nations, and she hath found no rest: all her persecutors have taken her in the midst of 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.
Daleth. The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the solemn feast: all her gates are broken down: her priests sigh: her virgins are in affliction, and she is oppressed with 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.
He. Her adversaries are become her lords, her enemies are enriched: because the Lord hath spoken against her for the multitude of her iniquities: her children are led into captivity: before the face of the oppressor.
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.
Vau. And from the daughter of Sion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like rams that find no pastures: and they are gone away without strength before the face of 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.
Zain. Jerusalem hath remembered the days of her affliction, and prevarication of all her desirable things which she had from the days of old, when her people fell in the enemy’s hand, and there was no helper: the enemies have seen her, and have mocked at her sabbaths.
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.
Heth. Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore is she become unstable: all that honoured her have despised her, because they have seen her shame: but she sighed and turned 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.”
Teth. Her filthiness is on her feet, and she hath not remembered her end: she is wonderfully cast down, not having a comforter: behold, O Lord, my affliction, because the enemy is lifted up.
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.
Jod. The enemy hath put out his hand to all her desirable things: for she hath seen the Gentiles enter into her sanctuary, of whom thou gavest commandment that they should not enter into thy church.
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.”
Caph. All her people sigh, they seek bread: they have given all their precious things for food to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, 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?
Lamed. O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow: for he hath made a vintage of me, as the Lord spoke 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.
Mem. From above he hath sent fire into my bones, and hath chastised me: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate, wasted with sorrow all the day long.
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.
Nun. The yoke of my iniquities hath watched: they are folded together in his hand, and put upon my neck: my strength is weakened: the Lord hath delivered me into a hand out of which I am not able to rise.
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.
Samech. The Lord hath taken away all my mighty men out of the midst of me: he hath called against me the time, to destroy my chosen men: the Lord hath trodden the winepress for the virgin daughter of Juda.
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.”
Ain. Therefore do I weep, and my eyes run down with water: because the comforter, the relief of my soul, is far from me: my children are desolate because 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.
Phe. Sion hath spread forth her hands, there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded against Jacob, his enemies are round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman 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.
Sade. The Lord is just, for I have provoked his mouth to wrath: hear, I pray you, all ye people, and see 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.
Coph. I called for my friends, but they deceived me: my priests and my ancients pined away in the city: while they sought their food, to relieve their souls.
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.
Res. Behold, O Lord, for I am in distress, my bowels are troubled: my heart is turned within me, for I am full of bitterness: abroad the sword destroyeth, and at home there is death alike.
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.
Sin. They have heard that I sigh, and there is none to comfort me: all my enemies have heard of my evil, they have rejoiced that thou hast done it: thou hast brought a day of consolation, 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.”
Thau. Let all their evil be present before thee: and make vintage of them, as thou hast made vintage of me for all my iniquities: for my sighs are many, and my heart is sorrowful.
