Jeremiah 45

1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

Okwu ndị Jeremaya onye amụma gwara Baruk nwa Neraya, mgbe o dere okwu ndị a nʼakwụkwọ dịka Jeremaya na-akpọpụta ha, nʼafọ nke anọ nke ọchịchị Jehoiakim nwa Josaya eze Juda. Jeremaya gwara Baruk sị,

2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, to thee, O Baruch;

“Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke Izrel na-agwa gị, gị Baruk,

3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

Ị sịrị, ‘Ahụhụ dịịrị m! Lee na Onyenwe anyị atụkwasịrịla m mwute nʼelu ihe mgbu nke m nwere. Ike ịsụ ude agwụla m, ma ruo ugbu a, achọtabeghị m izuike.’

4 Thus shalt thou say to him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

Ma ihe ndị a ka ị ga-agwa ya, ‘Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Aga m akwada ihe ndị ahụ niile m wuru, hopukwa ihe ndị ahụ niile m kụrụ nʼala a niile.

5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for a prize in all places where thou goest.

Ma gị onwe gị, ị na-achọrọ onwe gị ihe ukwu? Achọkwala ha. Nʼihi na, lee, aga m eme ka ihe ọjọọ bịakwasị mmadụ niile, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, ma aga m eme ka ị jiri ndụ gị gbapụ jee ebe ọbụla ị ga-eje.’”