Jerusalemu na Juda Gũtuĩrwo Ciira
13:1 Alaw 26:26; Ezek 4:16Atĩrĩrĩ, Mwathani,
Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe,
arĩ hakuhĩ kwehereria Jerusalemu na Juda
ũteithio wao na kĩrĩa kĩmatiiragĩrĩra,
amehererie ũteithio wothe wa irio na wa maaĩ,
23:2 Gũcook 18:10; Isa 9:14-15o na amehererie mũndũ ũrĩa njamba na mũrũi wa mbaara,
na mũtuanĩri ciira na mũnabii,
na mũragũri na mũthuuri wa kĩama,
33:3 2Ath 1:9; Koh 10:11na mũtongoria wa gĩkundi gĩa thigari mĩrongo ĩtano,
na mũheani kĩrĩra, na mũbundi mũũgĩ, o na mũndũ-mũgo mũũgĩ.
43:4 Koh 10:16Tũhĩĩ nĩtuo ngaatua anene ao;
na maathagwo nĩ tũkenge.
53:5 Thab 28:3; Mik 7:2, 6Andũ nĩmakahiinyanĩrĩria:
o mũndũ akaahinyĩrĩria ũrĩa ũngĩ,
mũndũ wa itũũra okĩrĩre mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake.
Arĩa anini nĩmagookĩrĩra arĩa akũrũ,
nao arĩa matarĩ ngumo mokĩrĩre mũndũ ũrĩa mũtĩĩku.
6Mũndũ nĩakanyiita ũmwe wa ariũ a nyina
arĩ gwa ithe mũciĩ, amwĩre atĩrĩ,
“Wee ũrĩ na nguo ya igũrũ, tuĩka mũtongoria witũ;
ũreke kũndũ gũkũ kwanangĩtwo kũgĩe wathani-inĩ waku!”
73:7 Ezek 34:4; Joel 1:16Nowe nĩakaanĩrĩra mũthenya ũcio oige atĩrĩ,
“Niĩ ndirĩ na kĩhonia.
Nĩgũkorwo gwakwa mũciĩ gũtirĩ irio kana nguo,
tigai kũndua mũtongoria wa andũ.”
83:8 Isa 1:7; 2Maũ 33:6Nĩgũkorwo Jerusalemu nĩkũratũgũũga,
nakuo Juda nĩkũragũa;
ciugo na ciĩko ciakuo nĩirokĩrĩra Jehova
na makangʼathĩria thiithi wake ũrĩ riiri.
93:9 Ndar 32:23; Kĩam 13:13Ithiithi ciao nĩcio ciumbũraga ũrĩa mahaana;
maanĩkaga mehia mao o ta ma Sodomu;
o na matimahithaga.
Kaĩ marĩ na haaro-ĩ!
Nĩo mereheire mwanangĩko.
103:10 Gũcook 5:33; Jer 22:15Ha ũhoro wa andũ arĩa athingu, meerei atĩ nĩmakagaacĩra;
nĩgũkorwo nĩmakaarĩĩaga maciaro ma maũndũ marĩa maaneka.
11No andũ arĩa aaganu, meerei atĩrĩ: kaĩ marĩ na haro-ĩ!
Nĩgũkorwo mwanangĩko ũrĩ igũrũ rĩao!
Nao makaarĩhwo kũringana na wĩra wa moko mao.
123:12 Isa 3:4; Mik 3:5Andũ akwa mahinyagĩrĩrio nĩ ciana,
nao andũ-a-nja nĩo mamaathaga.
Atĩrĩrĩ inyuĩ andũ akwa, atongoria anyu nĩo mamũhĩtithagia,
magatũma muume njĩra ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire.
133:13 Ayub 10:2; Thab 82:1Jehova nĩaikarĩire gĩtĩ gĩake iciirĩro-inĩ;
akarũgama nĩguo aciirithie andũ.
143:14 Jak 2:6Jehova nĩarĩkĩtie gũtuĩra
athuuri na atongoria a andũ ake ciira, akameera atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ inyuĩ mwanangĩte mũgũnda wakwa wa mĩthabibũ;
o na indo iria mũtunyĩte athĩĩni irĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba cianyu.”
15“Mũhehenjaga andũ akwa,
na mũkamemenda mothiũ ma athĩĩni nĩkĩ?”
nĩguo Mwathani Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekũũria.
16Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ,
“Andũ-a-nja a Zayuni nĩetĩĩi,
mathiiaga maguucĩtie ngingo,
makiuhanaga na maitho mao,
na makinyaga na njacĩ magĩthiĩ,
na makagambia njingiri iria irĩ thũngʼwa-inĩ ciao.
17Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani nĩagatũma andũ-a-nja acio a Zayuni magĩe na ironda mĩtwe;
Jehova nĩakoonania njaga yao.”
183:18 Atiir 8:21; Kĩam 41:42Mũthenya ũcio Jehova nĩakamaaũra mathaga mao: nĩmo bangiri, na rũtamĩ rwa kuoha njuĩrĩ, na mĩgathĩ ĩrĩa ĩĩhacĩte ta mweri, 19na icũhĩ cia matũ, na mĩrĩnga ya moko, na taama wa kwĩhumbĩra ũthiũ, 203:20 Thaam 39:28na itambaya cia mũtwe, na irengeeri cia magũrũ, na mĩcibi, na cuba cia maguta manungi wega, na ithiitũ 213:21 Kĩam 24:22na icũhĩ cia mũhũũri cia moko, na icũhĩ cia maniũrũ, 22na nguo ndaihu iria njega, na ngũbia, na tũbuti, na nguo cia igũrũ, na tũmondo, 233:23 Ezek 16:10; Isa 61:3na icicio cia kwĩrora, na nguo cia gatani ĩrĩa njega, na itambaya, na macuka ma ciande.
243:24 Esit 2:12; 1Pet 3:3Handũ ha mũtararĩko mwega gũkaagĩa na mũnungo mũũru;
handũ ha mũcibi hagaakorwo mũkanda;
handũ ha njuĩrĩ thondeke wega hagĩe kĩhara;
handũ ha nguo njega hakaagĩa nguo ya ikũnia;
naho handũ ha ũthaka wa mwĩrĩ hagĩe gũcinanwo na ruoro.
253:25 Isa 1:20Arũme anyu makooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora,
nacio njamba cianyu cia ita ikaaniinĩrwo mbaara-inĩ.
263:26 Thab 137:1; Jer 4:28Ihingo cia Zayuni nĩigacakaya na igirĩke,
na itũũra rĩu rĩkire ihooru, na rĩikare rĩmomoretwo, rĩkagũa thĩ.
The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem and Judah
1Here is what
the Lord who rules over all is about to do.
The Lord will take away from Jerusalem and Judah
supplies and help alike.
He will take away all the supplies of food and water.
2He’ll take away heroes and soldiers.
He’ll take away judges and prophets.
He’ll take away fortune tellers and elders.
3He’ll take away captains of groups of 50 men.
He’ll take away government leaders.
He’ll take away advisers, skilled workers
and those who are clever at doing evil magic.
4The Lord will make mere youths their leaders.
Children will rule over them.
5People will treat one another badly.
They will fight against one another.
They will fight against their neighbors.
Young people will attack old people.
Ordinary people will attack those who are more important.
6A man will grab one of his brothers
in his father’s house. He will say,
“You have a coat. So you be our leader.
Take charge of all these broken-down buildings!”
7But at that time the brother will cry out,
“I can’t help you.
I don’t have any food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of these people.”
8Jerusalem is about to fall.
And so is Judah.
They say and do things against the Lord.
They dare to disobey him to his very face.
9The look on their faces is a witness against them.
They show off their sin, just as the people of Sodom did.
They don’t even try to hide it.
How terrible it will be for them!
They have brought trouble on themselves.
10Tell those who do what is right that things will go well with them.
They will enjoy the results of the good things they’ve done.
11But how terrible it will be for those who do what is evil!
Trouble is about to fall on them.
They will be paid back for the evil things they’ve done.
12Those who are young treat my people badly.
Women rule over them.
My people, your leaders have taken you down the wrong path.
They have turned you away from the right path.
13The Lord takes his place in court.
He stands up to judge the people.
14He judges the elders and leaders of his people.
He says to them,
“My people are like a vineyard.
You have destroyed them.
The things you have taken from poor people are in your houses.
15What do you mean by crushing my people?
Why are you grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt?”
announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.
16The Lord continues,
“The women in Zion are very proud.
They walk along with their noses in the air.
They tease men with their eyes.
They sway their hips as they walk along.
Little chains jingle on their ankles.
17So I will put sores on the heads of Zion’s women.
And I will remove the hair from their heads.”
18At that time the Lord will take away the beautiful things they wear. He will take away their decorations, headbands and moon-shaped necklaces. 19He’ll take away their earrings, bracelets and veils. 20He’ll remove their headdresses, anklets and belts. He’ll take away their perfume bottles and charms. 21He’ll remove the rings they wear on their fingers and in their noses. 22He’ll take away their fine robes and their capes and coats. He’ll take away their purses 23and mirrors. And he’ll take away their linen clothes, turbans and shawls.
24Instead of smelling sweet,
the women will smell bad.
Instead of wearing belts,
they will wear ropes.
Instead of having beautiful hair,
they won’t have any hair at all.
Instead of wearing fine clothes,
they’ll wear rough clothes to show how sad they are.
Instead of being beautiful,
on their bodies they’ll have the marks of their owners.
25Jerusalem, your men will be killed by swords.
Your soldiers will die in battle.
26The city of Zion will be very sad.
Like a widow, she will lose everything.
She will sit on the ground and mourn.
