Malakaị 2
1 “Ma ugbu a, unu ndị nchụaja, ịdọ aka na ntị a dịrị unu.
“Now, you priests, this commandment 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 you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says the LORD of Armies, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to 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 will rebuke your offspring, and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with 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.
You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says the LORD of Armies.
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 covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent towards me; and he was reverent towards me, and stood in awe of 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 law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
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 priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of Armies.
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 you have turned away from the path. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Armies.
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 I have also made you contemptible and wicked before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.
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?
Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant 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.
Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign 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 who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob and him who offers an offering to the LORD of Armies.
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.
“This again you do: you cover the LORD’s altar with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand.
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 you say, ‘Why?’ Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.
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.
Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously 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.
One who hates and divorces”, says the LORD, the God of Israel, “covers his garment with violence!” says the LORD of Armies. “Therefore pay attention to your spirit, that you don’t be unfaithful.
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?”
You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’
