1“Sɛ ɔbarima gyaa ne yere
na ɔbaa no kɔware ɔbarima foforɔ a,
ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima no sane kɔ ɔbaa no nkyɛn anaa?
Ɛremma asase no ho ngu fi koraa anaa?
Nanso, wo ne adɔfoɔ bebree abɔ adwaman,
na seesei deɛ wobɛsane aba me nkyɛn anaa?”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
2“Ma wʼani so hwɛ nkokoɔ no so.
Baabi wɔ hɔ a wɔntoo wo monnaa da anaa?
Wotenaa kwankyɛn twɛnee adɔfoɔ,
wotenaa sɛ mmoahwɛfoɔ a wɔdi atutena wɔ anweatam so.
Woagu asase no ho fi
wode wʼadwamammɔ ne wʼamumuyɛ na ayɛ.
3Enti wɔatwe obosuo asan,
na osutɔberɛ nsuo antɔ.
Nanso wʼanim ayɛ sɛ odwamanfoɔ a ɔmfɛre hwee;
wʼani nwu hwee.
4Nanso, woka kyerɛ me sɛ:
‘Mʼagya, mʼadamfo firi me mmabunuberɛ mu,
5wobo bɛfu biribiara anaa?
Wʼabofuhyeɛ no bɛkɔ so daa anaa?’
Sei na wokasa,
nanso woyɛ bɔne nyinaa sɛdeɛ wotumi.”
Israel A Ɔnni Nokorɛ
6Ɔhene Yosia adedie berɛ so no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Woahunu deɛ Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ no ayɛ? Wakɔ nkokoɔ nyinaa so ne dua adendan nyinaa ase akɔsɛe awadeɛ wɔ hɔ. 7Mesusuu sɛ, anka wayɛ yeinom nyinaa akyi no, ɔbɛsane aba me nkyɛn, nanso wamma, na ne nuabaa Yuda a ɔno nso nka nokorɛ no hunuiɛ. 8Memaa Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ no awaregyaeɛ nwoma na mepamoo no ɛsiane nʼawaresɛe abrabɔ. Nanso mehunuu sɛ ne nuabaa Yuda a ɔnni nokorɛ no ansuro; ɔno nso kɔbɔɔ awaresɛeɛ bra. 9Esiane sɛ Israel adwamammɔ anyɛ no asɛm hia enti, ɔde efi kaa asase no na ɔne aboɔ ne nnua bɔɔ adwaman. 10Yeinom nyinaa akyi no, ne nuabaa Yuda a ɔnni nokorɛ no ansane nʼakyi nokorɛm amma me nkyɛn. Ɔde nʼanim na ɛkyerɛeɛ,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
11Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ no tene sene Yuda nkontompo ni. 12Kɔ, fa wʼani kyerɛ atifi fam kɔka saa nsɛm yi kyerɛ wɔn:
“ ‘Sane wʼakyi, Israel a ɔnni nokorɛ,’ Sei na Awurade seɛ,
‘Meremmuna nkyerɛ wo bio,
ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ mmɔborɔhunufoɔ,’ sei na Awurade seɛ,
‘Me bo renfu afebɔɔ.
13Gye wo afɔdie to mu,
woayɛ dɔm atia Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn,
woakyekyɛ wʼadɔeɛ mu ama ananafoɔ anyame
wɔ dua biara a adendan ase,
na woanyɛ ɔsetie amma me,’ ”
sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
14“Monsane mo akyi, mo akyirisanfoɔ,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie, “ɛfiri sɛ meyɛ mo kunu. Mɛyi wo; ɔbaako bɛfiri kuro mu na mmienu afiri abusuakuo mu, na mede mo aba Sion. 15Afei mɛma mo nnwanhwɛfoɔ a wɔda mʼakoma so, wɔn a wɔde nimdeɛ ne nteaseɛ bɛkyerɛ mo ɛkwan. 16Saa nna no mu, sɛ mo dɔɔso bebree wɔ asase no so a,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “nnipa renka bio sɛ, ‘Awurade yɛn ani agyina apam adaka no.’ Ɛremma wɔn adwene mu anaa wɔrenka saa bio; na wɔrenyɛ apam adaka foforɔ nso. 17Saa ɛberɛ no, wɔbɛfrɛ Yerusalem Awurade Ahennwa, na amanaman nyinaa bɛhyia wɔ Yerusalem abɛkamfo Awurade din. Na wɔrenni wɔn akoma bɔne a ɛma wɔn yɛ asoɔden no akyi bio. 18Saa nna no mu, Yudafie bɛka Israel efie ho, na wɔabɔ mu afiri atifi fam asase bi so aba asase a mede maa mo agyanom sɛ agyapadeɛ no so.
19“Mʼankasa mekaa sɛ,
‘Anka ɛbɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mɛyɛ mo sɛ mma
na mama mo asase a ɛyɛ,
agyapadeɛ a ɛdi mu ma ɔman biara.’
Mesusuiɛ sɛ mobɛfrɛ me ‘Agya’
na monnane mo ho mfiri mʼakyi.
20Nanso, sɛdeɛ ɔbaa a ɔnni ne kunu nokorɛ no,
saa ara na moanni me nokorɛ, Ao Israel efie,”
sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
21Wɔte esu bi wɔ nkokoɔ no so,
ɛyɛ Israelfoɔ agyaadwotwa ne nkotosrɛ,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔakyeakyea wɔn akwan
na wɔn werɛ afiri Awurade, wɔn Onyankopɔn.
22“Monsane mmra, ɔyera mma;
mɛsa mo akyirisane yadeɛ no.”
“Aane, yɛbɛba wo nkyɛn,
ɛfiri sɛ wo ne Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn.
23Nokorɛm, ahoni hooyɛ wɔ nkokoɔ
ne mmepɔ so no yɛ nnaadaa;
nokorɛm, Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn mu
na Israel nkwagyeɛ wɔ.
24Ɛfiri yɛn mmɔfraase, anyame huhuo adi
yɛn agyanom nsa ano adwuma so aba,
wɔn nnwankuo ne anantwie,
wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa.
25Momma yɛmfa yɛn aniwuo nneda fam
na yɛn ahohora nkata yɛn so.
Yɛayɛ bɔne atia Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn,
yɛn ne yɛn agyanom;
ɛfiri yɛn mmɔfraase bɛsi ɛnnɛ
yɛanyɛ ɔsetie amma Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn.”
13:1 Gũcook 24:1-4; Kĩam 3:17; Hos 2:7“Mũndũ angĩtigana na mũtumia wake,
nake mũtumia ũcio athiĩ ahikĩre mũndũ ũngĩ-rĩ,
mũthuuri ũcio no amũcookerere?
Githĩ bũrũri ũcio to ũthaahe biũ?
No wee-rĩ, ũtũũrĩte ũhũũraga ũmaraya na endwa aku aingĩ mũno!
Rĩu-rĩ, wee no ũnjookerere?”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
23:2 Kĩam 38:14; Ndar 15:39“Ta tiira maitho ũcũthĩrĩrie tũcũmbĩrĩ twa irĩma kũrĩa gũtigĩtwo ũtheri.
Nĩ kũrĩ handũ ũtarĩ wakomwo nawe?
Mĩkĩra-inĩ ya njĩra-rĩ, nĩkuo wetagĩrĩra endwa aku,
kũu nĩkuo waikaraga thĩ ũkameterera, o ta Mũarabu arĩ werũ-inĩ.
Wee nĩũthaahĩtie bũrũri ũyũ
na ũmaraya waku na waganu waku.
33:3 Alaw 26:19; Jer 6:15Tondũ wa ũguo-rĩ, mbura ya maguna-ngʼombe nĩĩgirĩtio yure,
o na ĩrĩa ya gũkũria irio nayo ĩkaaga kuura.
No rĩrĩ, wee nĩũmĩtie gĩthiithi ta kĩa mũmaraya,
ũkaaga thoni o na hanini.
4Githĩ to rĩu wanjĩta ũkiugaga:
‘Baba, wee mũrata wakwa kuuma ndĩ o mũnini,
53:5 Thab 103:9kaĩ ũgũgĩtũũra ũrakarĩte?
Mangʼũrĩ macio maku-rĩ, megũgĩthiĩ na mbere nginya tene?’
Ũguo nĩguo waragia,
no ũgacooka ũgeeka ũũru wothe ũrĩa ũngĩhota.”
Isiraeli kwaga Wĩhokeku
63:6 1Maũ 3:14; Isa 24:16; Alaw 17:7Matukũ-inĩ ma wathani wa Mũthamaki Josia, Jehova nĩanjũririe atĩrĩ: “Ĩĩ nĩwonete ũrĩa Isiraeli aahutatĩire? Nĩahaicĩte gĩthũngũri-inĩ gĩothe kĩrĩa kĩraihu na igũrũ, na agathiĩ rungu rwa mũtĩ o wothe ũrĩa mũruru na akahũũrĩra ũmaraya kuo. 73:7 Ezek 16:46; 23:2, 11Ndeciirĩtie atĩ nĩakanjookerera aarĩkia gwĩka maũndũ macio mothe, nowe ndaigana kũnjookerera, nake mwarĩ wa nyina, Juda, ũrĩa ũtaarĩ mwĩhokeku, agĩkĩĩonera maũndũ macio. 83:8 Gũcook 4:27; Ezek 23:11Nĩndaheire Isiraeli ũcio wahutatĩire marũa ma gũtigana nake, ngĩmũingata nĩ ũndũ wa ũtharia ũcio wake wothe. No rĩrĩ, nĩndonire atĩ o na Juda, mwarĩ wa nyina ũcio ũtaarĩ mwĩhokeku, ndaarĩ na guoya; o nake nĩoimagarire, agĩthiĩ gũtharia. 93:9 Jer 2:27Tondũ wa ũrĩa Isiraeli oonaga ũmaraya wake ũtarĩ ũndũ mũnene harĩ we, nĩathaahirie bũrũri ũcio, agĩkĩrĩrĩria kũhũũra ũmaraya na ũndũ wa kũhooya mahiga na mĩtĩ. 103:10 Isa 31:6; Ezek 33:31O na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, Juda, mwarĩ wa nyina ũcio ũtaarĩ mwĩhokeku, ndaanjookereire na ngoro yake yothe, no aanjookereire na ũhinga,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
113:11 Ezek 16:52Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ: “Isiraeli, ũrĩa waahuutatĩire-rĩ, nĩ mũthingu gũkĩra Juda, ũcio ũtaarĩ mwĩhokeku. 123:12 2Ath 17:3-6; Thab 6:2Thiĩ ũkahunjanĩrie ndũmĩrĩri ĩno werekeire mwena wa gathigathini, uuge ũũ:
“ ‘Njookerera, wee Isiraeli, o wee ũũhutatĩire,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga,
‘na niĩ ndigacooka gũkũhetera gĩthiithi na marakara,
nĩ ũndũ njiyũrĩtwo nĩ tha,’ ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
‘Ndigũtũũra ndakarĩte nginya tene.
133:13 Gũcook 12:2Wee ũndũ ũrĩa ũgwĩka-rĩ, no kuumbũra mahĩtia maku,
nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ũremeire Jehova Ngai waku,
nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa waneitanga, ũkĩĩheanaga kũrĩ ngai cia kũngĩ,
rungu rwa mũtĩ o wothe mũruru,
na ũkaaga kũnjathĩkĩra,’ ”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
14Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Njookererai, inyuĩ andũ aya mũũhutatĩire, nĩgũkorwo nĩ niĩ mũthuuri wanyu; nĩngamũcookanĩrĩria, ndute mũndũ ũmwe itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe, na angĩ eerĩ ndĩmarute mũhĩrĩga ũmwe, ndĩmũtware Zayuni. 15Nĩngacooka ndĩmũhe arĩithi arĩa ndĩthuurĩire na ngoro yakwa, arĩa makaamũtongoragia marĩ na ũũgĩ o na ũmenyo.” 163:16 Ndar 3:31; Isa 65:17Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Matukũ-inĩ macio, rĩrĩa mũgaakorwo mũingĩhĩte mũno gũkũ bũrũri ũyũ-rĩ, andũ matigacooka kuuga, ‘Ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa Jehova.’ Ũhoro ũcio ndũgatoonya meciiria-inĩ mao kana ũririkanwo; rĩtigeciirio ũhoro warĩo o na kana rĩthondekwo rĩngĩ. 173:17 Jer 11:8Hĩndĩ ĩyo mageetaga itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu Gĩtĩ kĩa Ũthamaki kĩa Jehova, nacio ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩikongana kũu itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu nĩ ũndũ wa gũtĩĩa rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova. Matigacooka kũrũmĩrĩra ũremi wa ũũru wa ngoro ciao. 183:18 Isa 11:13; Jer 31:8; Amos 9:15Matukũ-inĩ macio nyũmba ya Juda nĩĩkanyiitana na nyũmba ya Isiraeli, na o eerĩ nĩmagooka moimĩte bũrũri wa mwena wa gathigathini, makinye bũrũri ũrĩa ndaaheire maithe manyu ũtuĩke igai rĩao.
193:19 Gũcook 8:7; Ezek 20:6“Niĩ mwene ngiuga atĩrĩ,
“ ‘Ingĩakenire atĩa ngĩmũtua ta ariũ akwa,
na ndĩmũhe bũrũri mwega,
igai rĩrĩa rĩega rĩkĩrĩte magai ma ndũrĩrĩ ciothe.’
Ndeciiragia mũrĩnjĩtaga ‘Baba’
na mwage kũũhutatĩra nĩguo mũtige kũnũmĩrĩra.
20No rĩrĩ, o ta mũtumia ũtarĩ mwĩhokeku harĩ mũthuuriwe,
ũguo noguo mũkoretwo mũtarĩ ehokeku harĩ niĩ, inyuĩ nyũmba ya Isiraeli,”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
21Kĩrĩro nĩkĩiguĩtwo kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru gũtarĩ kĩndũ,
kũgirĩka na gũthaithana kwa andũ a Isiraeli,
nĩ ũndũ nĩmogometie njĩra ciao,
na makariganĩrwo nĩ Jehova Ngai wao.
223:22 Ayub 22:23; Hos 6:1“Njookererai, inyuĩ andũ aya mũũhutatĩire;
nĩngũmũhonia nĩguo mũtigacooke gũcooka na thuutha.”
Magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ĩĩ nĩguo, nĩtũgũũka harĩwe,
nĩgũkorwo wee nĩwe Jehova Ngai witũ.
233:23 Thab 3:8Ti-itherũ inegene rĩa ũhooi mĩhianano kũu tũrĩma-inĩ
o na kũu irĩma-inĩ nĩ rĩa maheeni;
ti-itherũ, ũhonokio wa Isiraeli ũrĩ na Jehova Ngai witũ.
24Kuuma o ũnini-inĩ witũ, ngai icio cia mĩhianano cia thoni
nĩcio ciananiina maciaro ma mawĩra ma maithe maitũ:
ndũũru ciao cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe,
aanake ao na airĩtu ao.
253:25 Ezar 9:6; Atiir 10:10Nĩtwĩgũithiei thĩ tũconokete,
nacio njono ciitũ itũhumbĩre.
Nĩ twĩhĩirie Jehova Ngai witũ,
ithuĩ o hamwe na maithe maitũ;
kuuma rĩrĩa twarĩ anini nginya ũmũthĩ ũyũ-rĩ,
tũtũũrĩte tũtarĩ twathĩkĩra Jehova Ngai witũ.”
