Obiara Nyɛ Ɔteneneeni
1“Monni akɔneaba wɔ Yerusalem mmɔntene so,
monhwɛ mo ho nhyia nhwɛ,
monhwehwɛ adwaberem nyinaa.
Sɛ mohunu onipa baako mpo a
ɔyɛ pɛ na ɔdi nokorɛ a,
mede kuropɔn yi ho bɛkyɛ no.
2Ɛwom sɛ wɔka sɛ, ‘Sɛ Awurade te ase yi,’
nanso wɔda so ka ntam hunu.”
3Ao Awurade, wopɛ nokorɛ enti
wobɔɔ wɔn hwee fam, nanso wɔante yea biara;
wodwerɛɛ wɔn, nanso wɔpoo ntenesoɔ.
Wɔyɛɛ wɔn anim denden kyenee ɔboɔ
na wɔpoo ahunu.
4Mesusuu sɛ, “Yeinom nko ara ne ahiafoɔ no;
wɔyɛ nkwaseafoɔ nso,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔnnim Awurade akwan,
deɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ.
5Enti mɛkɔ ntuanofoɔ no nkyɛn
akɔkasa akyerɛ wɔn;
ampa ara wɔnim Awurade akwan
deɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ.”
Nanso wɔn nso de adwene korɔ abubu kɔnnua no
atete nkyehoma no mu.
6Ɛno enti gyata bi a ɔfiri kwaeɛm bɛto ahyɛ wɔn so,
pataku bi a ɔfiri anweatam so bɛtete wɔn mu.
Ɔsebɔ bi bɛtɛ wɔn abɛn wɔn nkuro
na obiara a ɔbɛyi ne ti no ɔbɛtete ne mu nketenkete,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔn adɔnyɛ no ano yɛ den
na wɔn akyirisane aboro so.
7“Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ mede mo ho kyɛ mo?
Mo mma apo me
wɔde anyame a wɔnyɛ anyame aka ntam.
Memaa wɔn deɛ wɔhia nyinaa,
nanso, wɔbɔɔ adwamam
na wɔbɔɔ yuu kɔɔ adwamanfoɔ afie mu.
8Mpɔnkɔnini aniberefoɔ a wɔhwɛ wɔn yie,
wɔn mu biara su di ne yɔnko yere akyi.
9Ɛnsɛ sɛ metwe wɔn aso wɔ yei ho?”
Sei na Awurade seɛ.
“Ɛnsɛ sɛ mʼankasa metɔ
ɔman a ɛte sei so were anaa?
10“Momfa ne bobe nturo no mu na monsɛe no,
nanso monnsɛe no koraa.
Mompempan ne mman no,
ɛfiri sɛ saa nnipa yi nyɛ Awurade dea.
11Israel fiefoɔ ne Yuda fiefoɔ
anni me nokorɛ koraa,”
Awurade na ɔseɛ.
12Wɔadi atorɔ afa Awurade ho,
wɔkaa sɛ, “Ɔrenyɛ hwee!
Ɔhaw biara remma yɛn so;
yɛrenhunu akofena anaa ɛkɔm da.
13Adiyifoɔ no yɛ mframa bi kɛkɛ
na asɛm no nte wɔn mu;
enti momma deɛ wɔka no mmra wɔn so.”
14Enti yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade, Onyankopɔn seɛ:
“Esiane sɛ nnipa no aka saa nsɛm yi enti,
mɛyɛ me nsɛm a ɛwɔ wʼanomu no ogya
na saa nnipa yi ayɛ nnyina a ogya no bɛhye.
15Ao, Israel fiefoɔ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ,
“Mede ɔman bi a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri rebɛtia wo,
tete ɔman a ɛyɛ ɔmantease,
nnipa a monnim wɔn kasa,
na monnte wɔn kasa ase.
16Wɔn agyan mmɔtɔwa te sɛ damena a ano da hɔ;
wɔn nyinaa yɛ nnɔmmarima.
17Wɔbɛsɛe mo nnɔbaeɛ ne mo aduane,
asɛe mo mmammarima ne mo mmammaa;
wɔbɛsɛe mo nnwankuo ne mo anantwikuo,
asɛe mo bobe ne mo mmɔrɔdɔma.
Wɔde akofena bɛsɛe
nkuropɔn a ɛwɔ banbɔ a mode mo werɛ ahyɛ mu no.
18“Afei saa nna no mu mpo,” sei na Awurade seɛ, “Merensɛe mo korakora. 19Na sɛ nnipa no bisa sɛ, ‘Adɛn enti na Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, ayɛ yɛn sei’ a, mobɛka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ moagya me hɔ akɔsom ananafoɔ anyame wɔ mo ankasa mo asase so no, saa ara na seesei mobɛsom ananafoɔ wɔ asase a ɛnyɛ mo dea so.’
20“Monka yei nkyerɛ Yakob fiefoɔ
na mo mpae mu nka wɔ Yuda sɛ:
21Montie, mo nkwaseafoɔ ne nnipa a monni adwene,
mowɔ ani nso monhunu adeɛ,
na mowɔ aso nso monte asɛm:
22Ɛnsɛ sɛ mosuro me anaa?” Sei na Awurade seɛ.
“Ɛnsɛ sɛ mo ho popo wɔ mʼanim anaa?
Mede anwea ato hyeɛ ama ɛpo,
ɛhyeɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ daa a ɛrentumi ntra.
Asorɔkye bɛbɔ nanso ɛrentumi mmu mfa so;
ɛbɛhuru so nanso ɛrentumi ntra.
23Nanso, saa nnipa yi wɔ asoɔden ne atuateɛ akoma;
wɔatwe wɔn ho afiri me ho kɔ.
24Wɔnnka nkyerɛ wɔn ho sɛ,
‘Momma yɛnsuro Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn,
a ɔma osu tɔ wɔ ne mmerɛ mu,
deɛ ɔma yɛn awerɛhyɛmu wɔ ɔtwaberɛ nnapɛn a wahyɛ no ho.’
25Mo amumuyɛ abɔ yeinom agu;
mo bɔne ama adepa abɔ mo.
26“Amumuyɛfoɔ bi wɔ me nkurɔfoɔ yi mu
a wɔtɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔsum nnomaa afidie,
na wɔte sɛ wɔn a wɔsum mfidie yi nnipa.
27Sɛdeɛ nnomaa ahyɛ kɛntɛn ma no
saa ara na nsisie ahyɛ wɔn afie ma;
wɔayeyɛ adefoɔ na wɔanya tumi.
28Wɔadodɔre sradeɛ ama wɔn ho ayɛ srasra.
Wɔn amumuyɛsɛm no nni awieeɛ;
wɔnnka nwisiaa asɛm mma wɔn nni bem,
na wɔmmɔ ahiafoɔ tumi ho ban.
29Ɛnsɛ sɛ metwe wɔn aso wɔ yeinom ho anaa?”
Sei na Awurade seɛ.
“Ɛnsɛ sɛ mʼankasa metɔ
ɔman a ɛte sei so were anaa?
30“Adeɛ a ɛyɛ hu ne ahodwirie
asi wɔ asase no so:
31Adiyifoɔ no hyɛ nkɔntorɔ,
asɔfoɔ no de wɔn dibea di tumi,
na me nkurɔfoɔ no pɛ no saa ara.
Nanso awieeɛ no, ɛdeɛn na wobɛyɛ?”
Gũtirĩ Mũndũ o na Ũmwe Mũrũngĩrĩru
15:1 Ezek 22:30; Kĩam 18:32“Ta ambatai na mũikũrũke barabara-inĩ ciothe cia Jerusalemu,
mũrore na mũcarie,
na mũtuĩrie ihaaro-inĩ ciakuo.
Hihi mwahota kuona mũndũ o na ũmwe
wĩkaga maũndũ ma kĩhooto kana akarũmbũiya ũhoro wa ma;
muona mũndũ ta ũcio, nĩngarekera itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu.
25:2 Jer 4:2; Alaw 19:12O na gũtuĩka nĩmehĩtaga makoigaga atĩrĩ,
‘Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo,’
kwĩhĩta kwao no kwa maheeni.”
35:3 Isa 9:13; Zek 7:12Wee Jehova, githĩ maitho maku ti ũhoro ũrĩa wa ma macaragia?
Wamaringire iringa, no matiigana kũigua ruo;
wamahehenjire, no makĩrega ũtaarani ũcio.
Momirie ithiithi ciao gũkĩra ihiga,
makĩrega kwĩrira.
4Ngĩĩciiria atĩrĩ: “Aya nĩ andũ athĩĩni;
nĩ andũ akĩĩgu,
nĩgũkorwo matiũĩ njĩra ya Jehova,
kana makamenya ũrĩa Ngai wao endaga.
55:5 Mik 3:1, 9Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngũthiĩ kũrĩ atongoria
ngaaranĩrie nao;
ti-itherũ acio nĩmoĩ njĩra ya Jehova,
na makamenya ũrĩa Ngai wao endaga.”
No rĩrĩ, othe marĩ hamwe, nĩmoinangĩte icooki rĩao rĩa ngingo,
na magatua mĩkwa.
65:6 Hos 13:7Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, mũrũũthi nĩũkoima mũtitũ-inĩ ũmatharĩkĩre,
na njũũi yume werũ-inĩ ĩmatambuurange,
nayo ngarĩ ĩmooherie njĩra-inĩ cia matũũra mao,
nĩguo ĩtambuurange mũndũ wothe ũrĩa ũngĩgeria kuuma nja,
nĩ ũndũ ũremi ũcio wao nĩũingĩhĩte mũno,
na ũhoro wao wa gũcooka na thuutha nĩ mũingĩ.
75:7 Josh 23:7; Gũcook 32:21; Agal 4:8“Ngũmũrekera nĩkĩ?
Ciana cianyu nĩciindirikĩte,
na ikeehĩta ikĩgwetaga marĩĩtwa ma ngai cia tũhũ.
Niĩ ndaamaheaga o kĩrĩa gĩothe mabataragio nĩkĩo,
no-o no gũtharia maatharagia,
makahatĩkana nĩguo matoonye nyũmba cia maraya.
85:8 Ezek 22:11Mahũũnĩte magatuĩka ta mbarathi cia njamba cikĩĩrirĩria cia mĩgoma,
o ũmwe wao akeriragĩria mũtumia wa mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ.
95:9 Jer 9:9Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmaherithia nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ macio?”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
“Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwĩrĩhĩria
harĩ rũrĩrĩ ta rũu?
10“Tuĩkanĩriai mĩgũnda yao ya mĩthabibũ mũmĩharaganie,
no mũtikamĩanange biũ.
Hũrũrai honge ciayo,
nĩgũkorwo andũ aya ti a Jehova.
115:11 1Ath 19:10Andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli na andũ a nyũmba ya Juda
nĩmagĩte wĩhokeku harĩ niĩ biũ,”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
125:12 Jer 14:13Nĩmaheenanĩtie ũhoro wĩgiĩ Jehova;
moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Ndarĩ ũndũ egwĩka!
Gũtirĩ ũũru tũkuona;
tũtikoona tũtharĩkĩirwo na rũhiũ rwa njora kana tuone ngʼaragu.
13Anabii nĩ a tũhũ ta rũhuho,
nakĩo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩtirĩ thĩinĩ wao;
nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, ũguo moigĩte nĩguo mageekwo.”
145:14 Hos 6:5; Thab 39:3Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Jehova Ngai Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Tondũ wa andũ acio kwaria ndeto ta icio,
ndũmĩrĩri yakwa ĩrĩa ngwĩkĩra kanua-inĩ gaku ngaamĩtua ta mwaki,
nao andũ aya ndĩmatue ta ngũ, mwaki ũcio ũmacine ũmaniine.
155:15 Gũcook 28:49; Kĩam 11:7Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli,” ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekũmwĩra,
“nĩngũtũma mũũkĩrĩrwo nĩ rũrĩrĩ ruumĩte kũndũ kũraya:
naruo nĩ rũrĩrĩ rũtũũrĩte kuuma o tene,
andũ mũtangĩmenya rũthiomi rwao,
o na kana mũigue mwarĩrie wao.
165:16 Ayub 39:23Mathiaka ma mĩguĩ yao matariĩ ta mbĩrĩra iria ĩtathikĩtwo;5:16 Mbĩrĩra ĩtathikĩtwo yonanagia kwaga kũiganĩra, mwanangĩko, o na gĩkuũ (Thim 30:15-16).
othe nĩ njamba irĩ hinya.
175:17 Isa 1:7; Gũcook 28:31; Josh 10:20Nao nĩmakaarĩa na maniine magetha manyu o na irio cianyu,
na marĩe na maniine aanake na airĩtu anyu;
nĩmakaarĩa ndũũru cianyu cia mbũri na cia ngʼombe maciniine,
ningĩ marĩe mĩthabibũ na mĩkũyũ yanyu.
Nĩmakananga matũũra marĩa mairigĩre na rũhiũ rwa njora,
o macio mwĩhokaga.
18“No rĩrĩ, o na matukũ-inĩ macio, ndigakwananga ngũniine biũ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. 195:19 1Ath 9:9; Gũcook 28:48“Na rĩrĩa andũ makooria atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte Jehova Ngai witũ atwĩke maũndũ maya mothe?’ Ũkamacookeria, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘O ta ũrĩa inyuĩ mwandirikire na mũgĩtungatĩra ngai cia kũngĩ mũrĩ bũrũri-inĩ wanyu-rĩ, ũguo noguo mũgaatungatagĩra andũ a kũngĩ mũrĩ bũrũri ũtarĩ wanyu.’
20“Anĩrĩra ũhoro ũyũ kũrĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Jakubu,
na ũũhunjie kũu Juda, uuge atĩrĩ:
215:21 Isa 6:10; Ezek 12:2; Math 13:15Ta thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ andũ aya akĩĩgu na mũtarĩ mbuguĩro,
o inyuĩ mũrĩ na maitho na mũtionaga,
na mũrĩ na matũ na mũtiiguaga:
225:22 Ayub 4:14; Kĩam 1:9Githĩ inyuĩ mũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩkũnjĩtigĩra?” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
“Githĩ inyuĩ mũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩkũinaina mũrĩ mbere yakwa?
Ndaatũmire mũthanga ũtuĩke mũhaka wa iria rĩrĩa inene,
ngĩũtua rũirigo rwa gũtũũra, rũtangĩagararwo nĩ iria rĩu.
Makũmbĩ ma maaĩ no moyane, no matingĩrũtooria,
no mahũyũke, no matingĩrwagarara.
23No andũ aya-rĩ, marĩ ngoro cia rũngʼathio na nemi;
nĩmahĩtĩtie njĩra na makoora.
245:24 Alaw 26:4; Kĩam 8:22Nao matingĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩtwĩtigĩrei Jehova Ngai witũ,
ũrĩa ũheanaga mbura ya kũmeria hĩĩra,
na ya gũkũria irio o kĩmera gĩakinya,
o we ũrĩa ũtũheaga mwĩhoko wa kũgetha mahinda maakinya.’
25Mahĩtia manyu nĩmo matũmĩte mũraihĩrĩrio nĩ maũndũ macio;
mehia manyu matũmĩte mwage maũndũ marĩa mega.
265:26 Math 7:15; Hos 5:1“Thĩinĩ wa andũ akwa-rĩ, nĩ kũrĩ andũ aaganu
arĩa maikaraga moheirie ta andũ arĩa mategaga nyoni,
na ta andũ arĩa mambaga mĩtego ya kũgwatia andũ.
27O ta ũrĩa gĩkerenge kĩiyũraga nyoni,
ũguo nĩguo nyũmba ciao ciyũrĩte ũheenania;
matongete na makagĩa na hinya,
285:28 Gũcook 32:15; Zek 7:10; Isa 1:23ningĩ manorete na makanyoroka mwĩrĩ.
Waganu wao nĩũingĩhĩte mũno;
maticiiragĩrĩra mwana wa ndigwa nĩguo ahootane ciira-inĩ,
na matirũagĩrĩra kĩhooto kĩa mũndũ mũkĩa.
29Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmaherithia nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ macio?”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
“Githĩ ndikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwĩrĩhĩria
harĩ rũrĩrĩ ta rũrũ?
305:30 Hos 6:10“Ũndũ mũũru mũno na wa kũmakania
nĩwĩkĩkĩte bũrũri-inĩ ũyũ:
315:31 Mik 2:11; Hos 9:5Anabii marathaga mohoro ma maheeni,
nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai magaathana ũrĩa mekwenda,
nao andũ akwa ũguo nĩguo mendaga.
No inyuĩ-rĩ, kĩrĩkĩrĩro-inĩ kĩa maũndũ macio mũgeeka atĩa?
