Jeremiah 17
1 The sin of Judah, is written With a stylus of iron, With the point of a diamond: It is engraved Upon the tablet of their heart, And upon the horns of your altars;
“Atĩrĩrĩ, mehia ma Juda makururĩtwo na karamu ga kĩgera, magakururwo na mũthia mũũgĩ wa kahiga ka nyaigĩ, ihengere-inĩ cia ngoro ciao, o na magakururwo hĩa-inĩ cia igongona ciao.
2 So long as their sons remember their altars, and their Sacred Stems, By the green tree, —Upon the high hills,
O na ciana ciao nĩiririkanaga igongona ciao na itugĩ cia Ashera iria ciahaandĩtwo rungu rwa mĩtĩ ĩrĩa mĩruru, o na tũrĩma-inĩ tũrĩa tũraihu na igũrũ.
3 O my mountain in the field Thy substance all thy treasures, for a prey, will I give: Thy high places for sin, within all thy bounds.
Kĩrĩma gĩakwa kĩrĩa kĩrĩ bũrũri-inĩ, o hamwe na ũtonga waku, na mĩthiithũ yaku yothe-rĩ, nĩngacirekereria itahwo, o hamwe na kũndũ gwaku kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa maiyũrĩte guothe bũrũri-inĩ waku.
4 So shalt thou even of thyself, suffer to rest the inheritance which I gave thee, Seeing that I will cause thee to serve thine enemies, in the land which thou knowest not; For, a fire, have ye kindled in mine anger, Unto times age-abiding, shall it burn.
Nĩ ũndũ wa kwĩhia gwaku wee mwene, nĩũkoorwo nĩ igai rĩrĩa ndaakũheire. Nĩngagũtua ngombo ya thũ ciaku thĩinĩ wa bũrũri ũtooĩ, nĩgũkorwo nĩũtũmĩte marakara makwa maakane, na megũtũũra makanaga nginya tene.”
5 Thus, saith Yahweh Accursed is the man—Who trusteth in a son of earth, And hath made flesh his arm, —And whose heart from Yahweh, turneth aside:
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Kũgwatwo nĩ kĩrumi nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩhokaga mũndũ, o ũcio wĩhokaga mũndũ nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wake, ngoro yake ĩkahutatĩra Jehova.
6 Therefore shall he become as a shrub in the waste plain, Neither shall he perceive when good cometh, But shall inhabit Parched places in a wilderness, A land of salt that cannot be dwelt in.
Agaatuĩka o ta kĩhinga kĩrĩ werũ-inĩ ũtarĩ kĩndũ; ndakoona ũgaacĩru ihinda rĩakinya. Agaatũũra kũndũ kũmũ na kũrĩ nyoota werũ-inĩ, o kũu bũrũri-inĩ wa cumbĩ gũtatũũraga mũndũ.
7 Blessed is the man Who trusteth in Yahweh, To whom Yahweh is his ground of confidence;
“No kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩhokaga Jehova, o ũrĩa ũigĩte mwĩhoko wake harĩ we.
8 For he shall become like a tree planted by waters, And, by a stream, shall he send out his roots, Neither shall he perceive when heat cometh, But, his leaf shall continue green: Even in a year of dearth, shall he not be anxious, Neither shall he cease from bearing fruit.
Agaatuĩka ta mũtĩ ũhaandĩtwo hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia maaĩ, ũrĩa ũtaambagia mĩri yaguo ĩgakinya rũũĩ-inĩ. Ndwĩtigagĩra hĩndĩ ya ũrugarĩ wa riũa wakinya; mathangũ maguo makoragwo marĩ maruru. Ndũngĩũma mwaka ũrĩa gũtarĩ mbura, na ndwagaga gũciara maciaro maguo.”
9 Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, —Who can know it?
Ngoro ya mũndũ nĩĩheenanagia gũkĩra ciũmbe iria ingĩ ciothe, na nĩ njaganu mũno. Nũũ ũngĩhota gũthuuthuuria ũhoro wayo?
10 I—Yahweh, Searching the heart, Testing the affections; And giving to every man According to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
“Niĩ Jehova thuthuuragia ngoro, na ngoiruuria maũndũ marĩa mahithe meciiria-inĩ, nĩgeetha ndaathime mũndũ o mũndũ kũringana na maũndũ marĩa ekaga, o na kũringana na ũrĩa ciĩko ciake itariĩ.”
11 As a partridge gathereth eggs she did not lay, [So] is he that maketh riches but not with justice, —In the midst of his days, shall he leave them, And in his latter end, prove to have been base.
O ta ũrĩa ngware ĩkomagĩrĩria matumbĩ marĩa ĩtareketie-rĩ, ũguo noguo mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtongagia na njĩra itarĩ cia kĩhooto atariĩ. O matukũ ma muoyo wake magĩthiĩ kũigananĩria-rĩ, ũtonga ũcio nĩũkamweherera, nake marigĩrĩrio-inĩ nĩakeyonania arĩ mũkĩĩgu.
12 A throne of glory, exalted from the beginning, hath been the place of our sanctuary.
Handũ haitũ harĩa haamũre, hahaanaine na gĩtĩ gĩa ũthamaki kĩrĩa kĩrĩ riiri, kĩrĩa gĩtũũrĩte gĩtũũgĩrĩtio kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria,
13 Thou hope of Israel Yahweh, All who forsake thee, shall turn pale, —Yea, all who depart from me, in the ground, shall be written, For they have forsaken a fountain of living water, even Yahweh.
Wee Jehova, o wee mwĩhoko wa Isiraeli, arĩa othe magũtirikaga nĩmagaconorithio. Arĩa makũhutatagĩra makoima harĩwe-rĩ, makaandĩkwo marĩĩtwa mao rũkũngũ-inĩ rwa thĩ, nĩ ũndũ nĩmatirikĩte Jehova, o we gĩthima kĩa maaĩ ma muoyo.
14 Heal thou me O Yahweh, that I may be healed, Save me that I may be saved, —For, my praise, thou art!
Wee Jehova-rĩ, honia na nĩngũhona; honokia na nĩngũhonoka, nĩ ũndũ wee nowe ngoocaga.
15 Lo! they, are saying unto me, —Where is the word of Yahweh? Pray thee let it come to pass!
Andũ manjũũragia atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩkĩrĩ kũ? Nĩĩkĩhingio rĩu!”
16 But as for me, I have neither forced myself away from tending the flock after thee, Nor yet for the woeful day, have I longed—thou, knowest, —That which came out of my lips, before thy face, was uttered.
Niĩ ndiũrĩte ngatiga gũtuĩka mũrĩithi waku; wee nĩũũĩ atĩ ndiĩrirĩirie mũthenya wa mũtino. Ũrĩa wothe njaragia na kanua gakwa ndũhithĩtwo harĩwe.
17 Do not thou become to me a terror, —My refuge, art thou, in the day of calamity.
Ndũgatuĩke itua-nda harĩ niĩ; wee nĩwe kĩĩhitho gĩakwa mũthenya wa mwanangĩko.
18 Let my persecutors, turn pale, but let not me, turn pale, Let, them, be terrified, but let not, me, be terrified, —Bring thou upon them a day of calamity, And with a double fracture, destroy them.
Arĩa maanyariiraga maroconorithio, no niĩ-rĩ, ndũkanareke njonoke; maronyiitwo nĩ kĩmako, no niĩ-rĩ, ndũkanareke nyiitwo nĩ kĩmako. Makinyĩrĩrie mũthenya wa mwanangĩko; maniine na iniinana inene maita meerĩ.
19 Thus, said Yahweh unto me—Go and stand in the gate of the sons of the people, through which the kings of Judah enter in, and through which they come out, —also in all the gates of Jerusalem.
Jehova aanjĩĩrire atĩrĩ: “Thiĩ ũrũgame kĩhingo-inĩ kĩrĩa gĩĩtagwo kĩhingo kĩa andũ, kĩrĩa athamaki a Juda mageraga magĩtoonya itũũra-inĩ na makiuma; ningĩ ũrũgame ihingo-inĩ iria ingĩ ciothe cia Jerusalemu.
20 Then shalt thou say unto them—Hear ye the word of Yahweh Ye kings of Judah and all Judah, And all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, —who enter in through these gates:
Mũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Ta thikĩrĩriai ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova, inyuĩ athamaki a Juda, na andũ othe a Juda, na mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũtũũraga Jerusalemu, ũrĩa ũtoonyagĩra ihingo-inĩ ici.
21 Thus, saith Yahweh, Take heed unto your souls, —And do not bear any burden on the sabbath day, Nor bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem, —
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Mwĩmenyererei mũtikanakuue mũrigo mũthenya wa Thabatũ, kana mũũtoonyerie ihingo-inĩ cia Jerusalemu.
22 Neither shall ye take forth any burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, Nor any manner of work, shall ye do, —But ye shall hallow the sabbath day, As I commanded your fathers.
Mũtikanakuue mũrigo mũũrute nyũmba-inĩ cianyu, kana mũrute wĩra o na ũrĩkũ mũthenya wa Thabatũ, no rĩrĩ, mũthenya wa Thabatũ mũwamũrage, o ta ũrĩa ndaathire maithe manyu mekage.
23 Howbeit they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, —but stiffened their neck, that they might not hearken, neither receive correction.
No matiigana gũthikĩrĩria kana kũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio: moomirie ngingo, makĩaga gũthikĩrĩria, o na makĩrega gũtaarwo.
24 And it shall come to pass, —If ye will, indeed hearken, unto me Declareth Yahweh, To bring in no burden through the gates of this city, on the sabbath day, —But to hallow the sabbath day, by not doing thereon any manner of work,
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, mũngĩmenyerera mũnjathĩkĩre na mwage gũkuua mĩrigo mũmĩtoonyerie ihingo-inĩ cia itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene mũthenya wa Thabatũ, no mũmenyerere mũthenya wa Thabatũ mũwamũre na ũndũ wa kwaga kũruta wĩra mũthenya ũcio-rĩ
25 Then shall enter in through the gates of this city, Kings and princes Sitting on the throne of David, Riding in chariots and on horses They, and their princes, The men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, And this city shall remain unto times age-abiding.
hĩndĩ ĩyo athamaki arĩa maikarĩire gĩtĩ kĩa ũthamaki kĩa Daudi nĩmagatoonyera ihingo cia itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene marĩ na anene ao. O, hamwe na anene ao, nĩmagooka makuuĩtwo nĩ ngaari cia ita, na mahaicĩte mbarathi, marĩ hamwe na andũ a Juda, na andũ arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu, narĩo itũũra rĩu-rĩ, nĩrĩgatũũrwo nĩ andũ nginya tene.
26 And they shall come in—Out of the cities of Judah and Out of the places round about Jerusalem, and Out of the land of Benjamin, and Out of the lowlands, and out of the hill country, and Out of the South, Bringing in ascending-offering, and peace-offering, and meal-offering, and frankincense, —Even they who bring in a thank-offering into the house of Yahweh,
Andũ nĩmagooka moimĩte matũũra-inĩ ma Juda, o na tũtũũra-inĩ tũrĩa tũrigiicĩirie Jerusalemu, na moime bũrũri wa Benjamini na bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ magũrũ-inĩ ma irĩma cia mwena wa ithũĩro, na moime bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma o na wa Negevu, moke marehe indo cia maruta ma njino na cia magongona, na maruta ma mũtu, na ũbumba, na maruta ma gũcookia ngaatho nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova.
27 But, if ye will not hearken unto me—To hallow the sabbath day, And to bear no burden and bring in through the gates of Jerusalem, on the sabbath day, Then will I kindle a fire within her gates, And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, And shall not be quenched.
No rĩrĩ, mũngĩrega kũnjathĩkĩra, na mwage kwamũra mũthenya wa Thabatũ na ũndũ wa kwaga gũkuua mũrigo o na ũrĩkũ rĩrĩa mũgũtoonyera ihingo-inĩ ici cia Jerusalemu mũthenya wa Thabatũ-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngaakia mwaki ũtangĩhoreka ihingo-inĩ cia Jerusalemu nĩguo ũcine ciikaro ciao iria njirigĩre.’”
