Jeremiah 14
1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the words of the drought.
Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia ĩkoniĩ ihinda rĩrĩa kwagĩte mbura:
2 “Judea has mourned. And its gates have fallen and become hard to discern on the ground. And the outcry of Jerusalem has ascended.
“Bũrũri wa Juda nĩũracakaya, namo matũũra makuo makoorwo nĩ hinya; nĩmararĩrĩra bũrũri, nakĩo kĩrĩro nĩkĩambatĩte na igũrũ kiumĩte Jerusalemu.
3 The greater ones have sent their lesser ones to the water. They went to draw water; they did not find water; they carried their vessels back empty. They were confounded and afflicted, and so they covered their heads.
Andũ arĩa marĩ igweta maratũma ndungata ciao igatahe maaĩ; irathiĩ marima-inĩ ikaaga maaĩ. Iracooka na ndigithũ itarĩ kĩndũ; ikehumbĩra mĩtwe iconokete na ikuĩte ngoro.
4 Because of the devastation of the earth, because rain did not fall upon the earth, the farmers were confounded; they covered their heads.
Thĩ nĩyatũkangĩte, nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ mbura yurĩte bũrũri-inĩ, arĩmi nao magakua ngoro, makehumbĩra mĩtwe.
5 For even the doe has given birth in the field, and then left it behind. For there was no grass.
O nayo thwariga nĩĩteete gacaũ kayo gaaciarwo o ro ũguo kũu werũ-inĩ, nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ nyeki.
6 And the wild donkeys stood upon the rocks; like dragons, they drew in the wind, but their eyes failed. For there was no grass.”
Njagĩ nacio irũgamĩte tũrĩma-igũrũ kũrĩa gũtakũraga kĩndũ, ikĩhũmahũmaga ta mbwe; nĩciũrĩte maitho nĩ kwaga mahuti ma kũrĩa.”
7 “O Lord, if our iniquities have responded against us, let it be for the sake of your name. For our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.
O na gũtuĩka mehia maitũ nĩmaroimbũra ũũru ũrĩa twĩkĩte, Wee Jehova-rĩ, ĩka ũndũ nĩ tondũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩaku. Nĩgũkorwo gũcooka na thuutha gwitũ nĩ kũnene; nĩtũkwĩhĩirie.
8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of tribulation, why would you be like a sojourner in the land, and like a traveler turning aside for lodging?
Wee Kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩa Isiraeli, o wee Mũhonokia wao hĩndĩ ĩrĩa marĩ na mĩnyamaro, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtuĩke ta mũgeni bũrũri-inĩ, kana ta mũgendi ũraarĩrĩire ũtukũ o ũmwe?
9 Why would you be like a wandering man, like a strong man who is unable to save? But you, O Lord, are with us, and your name is invoked over us, so do not abandon us!”
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũikare ta mũndũ mũmaku, ũgaikara ta njamba ĩrĩ hinya ĩtangĩhota kũhonokania? Wee Jehova-rĩ, ũrĩ gatagatĩ gaitũ, na ithuĩ tũgeetanio na rĩĩtwa rĩaku; ndũkanatũtirike!
10 Thus says the Lord to this people, who have loved to move their feet, and who have not rested, but who have not pleased the Lord: “Now he will remember their iniquities, and now he will visit against their sins.”
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ ũhoro ũkoniĩ andũ aya: “Nĩmendete kũũrũũra mũno; nĩmaregete kũgirĩrĩria magũrũ mao. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nake Jehova ndangĩmetĩkĩra; rĩu nĩekũririkana waganu wao, na amaherithie nĩ ũndũ wa mehia mao.”
11 And the Lord said to me: “Do not choose to pray for this people for good.
Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga kũhoera andũ aya atĩ nĩguo mone wega.
12 When they will fast, I will not heed their petitions. And if they offer holocausts and victims, I will not accept them. For I will consume them by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence.”
O na mangĩĩhinga kũrĩa irio, ndigathikĩrĩria kĩrĩro kĩao; o na mangĩndutĩra maruta ma njino na maruta ma mũtu-rĩ, ndikametĩkĩra. Nĩ kũniina ngaamaniina na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, o na mũthiro.”
13 And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! The prophets are saying to them: ‘You will not see the sword, and there will be no famine among you. Instead, he will give you true peace in this place.’”
No ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Wũi, Mwathani Jehova, anabii mameeraga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtikoona rũhiũ rwa njora kana mũhatĩrĩrio nĩ ngʼaragu. Ti-itherũ, nĩngamũhe thayũ wa gũtũũra kũndũ gũkũ.’”
14 And the Lord said to me: “The prophets prophesy falsely in my name. I did not send them, and I did not instruct them, and I have not spoken to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, and a divination, and a fraud, and a seduction from their own heart.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Anabii acio mararatha ũhoro wa maheeni makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa. Niĩ ndimatũmĩte, kana ngamathuura, o na kana ngamaarĩria. Maramũrathĩra mohoro ma cioneki cia maheeni, na ũragũri wa tũhũ, na kũhooya mĩhianano, na maũndũ ma maheeni marĩa methugundĩire na meciiria mao.
15 For this reason, thus says the Lord about the prophets who prophesy in my name, whom I have not sent, who say: ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ By sword and famine those prophets will be consumed.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga ũhoro ũkoniĩ anabii arĩa mararatha maũndũ makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa: Niĩ ndiamatũmĩte, no-o moigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Gũtirĩ rũhiũ rwa njora kana ngʼaragu ikaahutia bũrũri ũyũ.’ Anabii o acio makaaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu.
16 And the people, to whom they prophesy, will be cast into the streets of Jerusalem, due to famine and the sword, and there will be no one who may bury them, they and their wives, their sons and daughters, and I will pour out their own evil upon them.
Nao andũ acio marathagĩrwo mohoro nĩo, magaikanio na kũu njĩra-inĩ cia itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu tondũ wa ngʼaragu na rũhiũ rwa njora. Gũtikoneka mũndũ wa kũmathika, kana wa gũthika atumia ao, o na kana wa gũthika ariũ ao na airĩtu ao. Nĩngamaitĩrĩria mũtino ũrĩa ũmagĩrĩire.
17 And you shall speak this word to them: Let my eyes shed tears throughout the night and day, and let them not cease. For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed by a great affliction, by a very grievous wound.”
“Maarĩrie ũhoro ũyũ, ũmeere atĩrĩ: “‘Rekei maitho makwa maite maithori ũtukũ na mũthenya mategũtigithĩria; nĩgũkorwo mũirĩtu wakwa gathirange, o acio andũ akwa, nĩmũgurarie ũũru, akagũthwo igũtha rĩa kũmũhehenja.
18 “If I go out into the fields: behold, those slain by the sword. And if I enter into the city: behold, those weakened by famine. Likewise, the prophet, too, and the priest, have gone into a land that they did not know.
Ingĩtoonya bũrũri-inĩ, nyonaga arĩa moragĩtwo na rũhiũ rwa njora; ingĩtoonya itũũra inene, nyonaga arĩa manyariirĩtwo nĩ ngʼaragu. Mũnabii na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, eerĩ nĩmathiĩte bũrũri matooĩ.’”
19 Could you have utterly cast out Judah? Or has your soul abhorred Zion? Then why have you struck us, so much so that there is no health for us? We have waited for peace, but there is nothing good, and for the time of healing, and behold, trouble.
Rĩu-rĩ, kaĩ ũregete Juda biũ? Anga nĩũnyararĩte Zayuni? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtũhũũre, nginya tũkaaga kĩhonia? Twerĩgĩrĩire thayũ, no gũtirĩ wega tuonete, tũgeterera ihinda rĩa kũhonanio, no rĩrĩ, no maũndũ ma kũmakania tuonete.
20 O Lord, we acknowledge our impieties, the iniquities of our fathers, that we have sinned against you.
Nĩtũkumbũra waganu witũ, Wee Jehova, o na wĩhia wa maithe maitũ; nĩ ũndũ ti-itherũ nĩtũkwĩhĩirie.
21 For the sake of your name, do not give us over into disgrace. And do not dishonor in us the throne of your glory. Remember, do not make void, your covenant with us.
Twagũthaitha ũtige gũtũthũũra, nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩaku; ndũgaaconorithie gĩtĩ gĩaku kĩa ũnene kĩrĩa kĩrĩ riiri. Ririkana kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa warĩkanĩire na ithuĩ, na ndũgagĩthũkie.
22 Could any of the graven images of the Gentiles send rain? Or are the heavens able to give showers? Have we not hoped in you, the Lord our God? For you have made all these things.”
Nĩ kũrĩ mũhianano o na ũmwe wa ĩyo ĩtarĩ kĩene ya ndũrĩrĩ ũngiuria mbura? Matu mo mene nĩmoiragia mbura? Aca, nĩwe, Wee Jehova Ngai witũ, uuragia mbura. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro giitũ kĩrĩ harĩwe, nĩgũkorwo wee nĩwe wĩkaga maũndũ macio mothe.
