Ezekiel 17
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,
“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, gwatania ndaĩ na warĩrie andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli na ngerekano.
3 And say: Thus saith the Lord God: A large eagle with great wings, long-limbed, full of feathers, and of variety, came to Libanus, and took away the marrow of the cedar.
Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Nderi nene ĩrĩ na mathagu marĩ hinya, na njoya ndaaya, na macoya ma marangi maingĩ nĩyokire Lebanoni. Ĩkĩnyiita gacũmbĩrĩ ka mũtarakwa,
4 He cropped off the top of the twigs thereof: and carried it away into the land of Chanaan, and he set it in a city of merchants.
ĩkiuna thuuna ya gacũmbĩrĩ kau, na ĩkĩmĩtwara bũrũri wa onjoria, nayo ĩkĩmĩhaanda thĩinĩ wa itũũra inene rĩa onjoria.
5 And he took of the seed of the land, and put it in the ground for seed, that it might take a firm root over many waters: he planted it on the surface of the earth.
“‘Ĩgĩcooka ĩgĩkuua mbeũ imwe cia bũrũri wanyu, na ĩgĩcihaanda tĩĩri-inĩ mũnoru. Ĩgĩcihaanda ta mũtĩ ũrĩa ũkũraga hakuhĩ na maaĩ maingĩ,
6 And it sprung up and grew into a spreading vine of low stature, and the branches thereof looked towards him: and the roots thereof were under him. So it became a vine, and grew into branches, and shot forth sprigs.
naguo ũkĩringũra, ũgĩtuĩka mũthabibũ mũkuhĩ ũtheeremete. Honge ciaguo ikĩmĩhũgũkĩra, no mĩri yaguo ĩgĩkorwo ĩthiĩte na thĩ rungu rwayo. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũgĩtuĩka mũthabibũ, ũkĩruta honge irĩ na tũhwangʼa tũrĩ na mathangũ.
7 And there was another large eagle, with great wings, and many feathers: and behold this vine, bending as it were her roots towards him, stretched forth her branches to him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
“‘No nĩ kwarĩ na nderi ĩngĩ nene yarĩ na mathagu maarĩ na hinya, na maiyũrĩte njoya. Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthabibũ ũcio ũgĩtwara mĩri yaguo yerekeire na kũrĩ nderi ĩyo uumĩte hau wahaandĩtwo, naguo ũgĩtambũrũkia honge ciaguo harĩ yo nĩguo wone maaĩ.
8 It was planted in a good ground upon many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and bear fruit, that it might become a large vine.
Nĩwahaandĩtwo tĩĩri-inĩ mwega handũ harĩ na maaĩ maingĩ nĩguo ũrute honge, na ũciare maciaro, na ũtuĩke mũthabibũ ũrĩ na riiri.’
9 Say thou: Thus saith the Lord God: Shall it prosper then? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and strip off its fruit, and dry up all the branches it hath shot forth, and make it wither: and this without a strong arm, or many people, to pluck it up by the root?
“Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga: Hihi nĩũgatheerema? Githĩ ndũkamunywo, na maciaro maguo mahũrũrwo nĩguo ũhoohe? Mathangũ maguo mothe ma mũringũrano nĩmakahooha. Ndũkabatara guoko kũrĩ na hinya, kana andũ aingĩ a kũũmunya na mĩri.
10 Behold, it is planted: shall it prosper then? shall it not be dried up when the burning wind shall touch it, and shall it not wither in the furrows where it grew?
O na ũngĩmunywo, ũhaandwo handũ hangĩ-rĩ, hihi nĩũgatheerema? Githĩ ndũkahooha biũ rĩrĩa rũhuho rwa mwena wa irathĩro rũkaũhuruta, naguo ũhoohere o hau wakũrĩire?’”
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ,
12 Say to the provoking house: Know you not what these things mean? Tell them: Behold the king of Babylon cometh to Jerusalem: and he shall take away the king and the princes thereof, and carry them with him to Babylon.
“Ũria andũ a nyũmba ĩno ya ũremi atĩrĩ, ‘Mũtiramenya gĩtũmi kĩa maũndũ macio?’ Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩathiire Jerusalemu, agĩtaha mũthamaki wakuo na andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta akuo, akĩmatwara nginya Babuloni.
13 And he shall take one of the king’s seed, and make a covenant with him, and take an oath of him. Yea, and he shall take away the mighty men of the land,
Ningĩ akĩoya mũndũ ũmwe wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki akĩrĩkanĩra kĩrĩkanĩro nake, na akĩmwĩhĩtithia. Ningĩ agĩcooka akĩoya atongoria a bũrũri ũcio agĩthiĩ nao,
14 That it may be a low kingdom and not lift itself up, but keep his covenant, and observe it.
nĩguo ũthamaki ũcio wagithio hinya, ndũkanehaande rĩngĩ, no ũtũũragio nĩ gwathĩkĩra kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu gĩake.
15 But he hath revolted from him and sent ambassadors to Egypt, that it might give him horses, and much people. And shall he that hath done thus prosper, or be saved? and shall he escape that hath broken the covenant?
No rĩrĩ, mũthamaki ũcio akĩmũremera na ũndũ wa gũtũma abarũthi ake mathiĩ bũrũri wa Misiri makamũrehere mbarathi na mbũtũ nene ya ita. Hihi nĩekũhootana? Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩkaga ciĩko ta icio no ehonokie? Mũndũ ũcio aakĩhota gũthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro na acooke ehonokie?
16 As I live, saith the Lord God: In the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he hath made void, and whose covenant he broke, even in the midst of Babylon shall he die.
“‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, mũndũ ũcio agaakuĩra kũu Babuloni, bũrũri wa mũthamaki ũcio wamũikarĩirie gĩtĩ kĩa ũthamaki, ũcio aanyararire mwĩhĩtwa wake na agĩthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro gĩake.
17 And not with a great army, nor with much people shall Pharao fight against him: when he shall cast up mounts, and build forts, to cut off many souls.
Firaũni hamwe na mbũtũ yake ya hinya ya ita o na kĩrĩndĩ kĩingĩ, matikamũteithia mbaara-inĩ, rĩrĩa ihumbu ĩgaakwo na gũthiũrũrũkĩrio na rũirigo nĩguo mĩoyo mĩingĩ ĩniinwo.
18 For he had despised the oath, breaking his covenant, and behold he hath given his hand: and having done all these things, he shall not escape.
Nĩanyararire mwĩhĩtwa ũcio na ũndũ wa gũthũkia kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu. Tondũ nĩanyiitanĩire na kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu, no agĩcooka gwĩka maũndũ macio mothe-rĩ, ndakahonoka.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As I live, I will lay upon his head the oath he hath despised, and the covenant he hath broken.
“‘Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, nĩngatũma acookererwo nĩ mwĩhĩtwa ũcio wakwa aanyararire o na kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa kĩu aathũkirie.
20 And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, and will judge him there for the transgression by which he hath despised me.
Nĩngamũtambũrũkĩria wabu wakwa, nake agwatio nĩ mũtego wakwa. Nĩngamũrehe Babuloni ndĩmũciirithĩrie kuo, tondũ nĩagire kwĩhokeka harĩ niĩ.
21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword: and the residue shall be scattered into every wind: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken.
Nacio mbũtũ ciake cia thigari ciothe iria ikoora nĩikooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, namo matigari mao mahurunjĩrwo huho-inĩ ciothe. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenya atĩ niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ njarĩtie.
22 Thus saith the Lord God: I myself will take of the marrow of the high cedar, and will set it: I will crop off a tender twig from the top of the branches thereof, and I will plant it on a mountain high and eminent.
“‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Niĩ mwene nĩngatua karũhonge kuuma gacũmbĩrĩ ka mũtarakwa ndĩkahaande. Ngaatua karũhonge koororo ka mũthunano kuuma gacũmbĩrĩ kaguo, na ndĩkahaande kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩraihu na gĩtũũgĩru na igũrũ.
23 On the high mountains of Israel will I plant it, and it shall shoot forth into branches, and shall bear fruit, and it shall become a great cedar: and all birds shall dwell under it, and every fowl shall make its nest under the shadow of the branches thereof.
Kũu kĩrĩma-igũrũ gĩa Isiraeli nĩkuo ngakahaanda; nĩgakaruta honge na gaciare maciaro, naguo nĩũgatuĩka mũtarakwa ũrĩ na riiri. Nyoni cia mĩthemba yothe nĩigaaka itara ciacio honge-inĩ ciaguo; nĩigatũũra kĩĩruru-inĩ kĩa honge ciaguo.
24 And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree: and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it.
Mĩtĩ yothe ya mũgũnda nĩĩkamenya atĩ niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ nyiihagia mũtĩ ũrĩa mũraihu na ngatũma mũtĩ ũrĩa mũkuhĩ ũkũre ũraihe. Nĩnyũmagia mũtĩ ũrĩa mũruru, naguo mũtĩ ũrĩa mũũmũ ngatũma ũrure. “‘Niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ njarĩtie, na nĩngwĩka ũguo.’”
