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.”
1They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.3.1 They say: Heb. Saying 2Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. 3Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 4Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth? 5Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
6¶ The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 7And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 9And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.3.9 lightness: or, fame 10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.3.10 feignedly: Heb. in falsehood 11And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
12¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. 13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. 14Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.3.16 come to mind: Heb. come upon the heart3.16 that…: or, it be magnified 17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.3.17 imagination: or, stubbornness 18In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.3.18 with: or, to3.18 given…: or, caused your fathers to possess 19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.3.19 from me: Heb. from after me3.19 a goodly…: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty3.19 pleasant…: Heb. land of desire
20¶ Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.3.20 husband: Heb. friend 21A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God. 22Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God. 23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. 24For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
