Malakaị 2
1 “Ma ugbu a, unu ndị nchụaja, ịdọ aka na ntị a dịrị unu.
And now, O ye Priests, this commandement is for you.
2 Ọ bụrụ na unu ajụ ige ntị, ọ bụrụkwa na unu ekpebighị nʼobi unu inye aha m otuto,” ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, na-ekwu, “Aga m ezite ọbụbụ ọnụ nʼahụ unu, aga m abụkwa ngọzị unu niile ọnụ. E, abụọlarị unu ọnụ, nʼihi na unu ekpebighị nʼobi unu ịsọpụrụ m.
If yee will not heare it, nor consider it in your heart, to giue glory vnto my Name, sayth the Lord of hostes, I will euen sende a curse vpon you, and will curse your blessings: yea, I haue cursed them alreadie, because yee doe not consider it in your heart.
3 “Nʼihi unu, aga m abara ụmụ ụmụ unu mba. Agaghị m anabata onyinye unu, aga m efesakwa nsị anụ nʼihu unu, bụ nsị nke ihe onyinye unu, aga m ewezugakwa unu site nʼihu m.
Behold, I wil corrupt your seede, and cast dongue vpon your faces, euen the dongue of your solemne feastes, and you shall be like vnto it.
4 Otu a ka unu ga-esi mara na ọ bụ mụ zitere unu ịdọ aka na ntị a, ka ọgbụgba ndụ mụ na Livayị gbara dịgide,” Ọ bụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, na-ekwu.
And yee shall know, that I haue sent this commandement vnto you, that my couenant, which I made with Leui, might stand, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
5 “Ọgbụgba ndụ mụ na ya bụ nke ndụ na udo, ọ bụ m nyere ha ya, nke a bụ nʼihi nsọpụrụ. O nyere m nsọpụrụ nʼezie, tụkwaa aha m egwu.
My couenant was with him of life and peace, and I gaue him feare, and he feared mee, and was afraid before my Name.
6 Iwu nke eziokwu dị ya nʼọnụ, ọ dịkwaghị okwu ụgha ọbụla a chọpụtara nʼegbugbere ọnụ ya. O soro m jee ije nʼudo, na nʼịkwụba aka ọtọ. O mekwara ka ọtụtụ si nʼajọ omume ha chigharịa.
The lawe of trueth was in his mouth, and there was no iniquitie founde in his lippes: hee walked with me in peace and equitie, and did turne many away from iniquitie.
7 “Nʼihi na egbugbere ọnụ onye nchụaja kwesiri ijupụta nʼihe ọmụma; e kwesikwara isi nʼọnụ ya mụta ihe, nʼihi na ọ bụ onyeozi nke Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile.
For the Priestes lippes shoulde preserue knowledge, and they shoulde seeke the Lawe at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hostes.
8 Ma unu esitela nʼụzọ ahụ wezuga onwe unu, sitekwa nʼozizi unu mee ka ọtụtụ mmadụ sụọ ngọngọ. Unu emerụọla ọgbụgba ndụ nke Livayị.” Ọ bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwuru.
But yee are gone out of the way: yee haue caused many to fall by the Lawe: yee haue broken the couenant of Leui, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
9 “Nʼihi nke a, emeela m ka unu bụrụ ndị a na-elelị anya, na ndị e wedara nʼala nʼihu ndị mmadụ niile, nʼihi na unu agbasoghị ụzọ m, kama unu na-ele mmadụ anya nʼihu, nʼihe metụtara iwu.”
Therefore haue I also made you to be despised, and vile before all the people, because yee kept not my wayes, but haue beene partiall in the Lawe.
10 Ọ bụghị otu Nna ka anyị niile nwere? Ọ bụghị otu Chineke ahụ kere anyị? Gịnị mere anyị ji na-emerụ ọgbụgba ndụ nna anyị ha site na-enweghị ntụkwasị obi na mmekọrịta anyị na ibe anyị?
Haue we not all one father? hath not one God made vs? why doe we transgresse euery one against his brother, and breake the couenant of our fathers?
11 Juda ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi. E meela ihe arụ nʼIzrel na nʼime Jerusalem: Juda emerụọla ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị hụrụ nʼanya, lụọkwa ada chi ndị mba ọzọ.
Iudah hath transgressed, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Ierusalem: for Iudah hath defiled the holinesse of the Lord, which hee loued, and hath maried the daughter of a strange God.
12 Ka Onyenwe anyị kewapụ onye mere ihe dị otu a nʼụlọ ikwu Jekọb, ka ọ ghara inwe onye akaebe, ka ọ ghara inwe onye ga-aza ya mgbe ọ kpọrọ oku maọbụ butere Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile onyinye.
The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this: both the master and the seruaunt out of the Tabernacle of Iaacob, and him that offereth an offering vnto the Lord of hostes.
13 Ihe ọzọ unu na-emekwa bụ ndị a: unu na-eme ka anya mmiri unu jupụta nʼebe ịchụ aja Onyenwe anyị. Unu na-akwa akwa, na-eti mkpu akwa nʼihi na ọ naghị elenye anya nʼonyinye unu, maọbụ jiri obi ụtọ nabata ha.
And this haue ye done againe, and couered the altar of the Lord with teares, with weeping and with mourning: because the offering is no more regarded, neither receiued acceptably at your handes.
14 Unu na-asị “Nke a ọ bụ nʼihi gịnị?” Ọ bụ nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị bụ onyeama nʼetiti gị na nwunye ị lụrụ nʼokorobịa gị, nʼihi na ị kwesighị ntụkwasị obi, ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụ nwanyị e jikọtara gị na ya, bụrụkwa nwunye ọgbụgba ndụ gị.
Yet yee say, Wherein? Because the Lord hath beene witnesse betweene thee and the wife of thy youth, against whome thou hast transgressed: yet is shee thy companion, and the wife of thy couenant.
15 Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị otu Chineke ahụ kere gị? Nʼanụ ahụ na nʼime mmụọ, unu bụ nke ya. Ma gịnị ka otu Chineke a chọrọ? Ka unu bụrụ ụmụ na-atụ ya egwu. Ya mere, jie mmụọ gị aka, ka ị gharakwa ịbụ onye na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nʼebe nwunye ị lụtara nʼokorobịa nọ.
And did not hee make one? yet had hee abundance of spirit: and wherefore one? because he sought a godly seede: therefore keepe your selues in your spirit, and let none trespasse against the wife of his youth.
16 “Akpọrọ m ịgba alụkwaghị m asị,” ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke nke Izrel sịrị, “a kpọkwara nwoke na-emeso nwunye ya mmeso nʼụzọ ihe ike asị.” Ọ bụ Onyenwe Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu. Ya mere, kpachapụrụnụ onwe unu anya, unu abụkwala ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi.
If thou hatest her, put her away, sayeth the Lord God of Israel, yet he couereth the iniurie vnder his garment, saieth the Lord of hosts: therefore keepe your selues in your spirite, and transgresse not.
17 Unu esitela nʼoke okwu unu mee ka ike gwụ Onyenwe anyị. Ma unu na-ajụ, “Olee ụzọ anyị si mee ka ike gwụ ya?” Mgbe unu na-asị, “Ndị niile na-eme ihe ọjọọ dị mma nʼanya Onyenwe anyị. Ihe ha na-atọkwa ya ụtọ,” maọbụ na-asịkwa, “Ebee ka Chineke ahụ na-ekpe ikpe ziri ezi nọ?”
Yee haue wearied the Lord with your woordes: yet yee say, Wherein haue we wearied him? When ye say, Euery one that doeth euill, is good in the sight of the Lord, and he deliteth in them. Or where is the God of iudgement?
