1The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? 3As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
5¶ But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,18.5 that…: Heb. judgment and justice 6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, 9Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
10¶ If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,18.10 robber: or, breaker up of an house18.10 that doeth…: or, that doeth to his brother besides any of these 11And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife, 12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 13Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.18.13 blood: Heb. bloods
14¶ Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 15That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, 16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,18.16 hath not…: Heb. hath not pledged the pledge, or, taken to pledge 17That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
19¶ Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
24¶ But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
25¶ Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 26When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.18.30 yourselves: or, others
31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.18.32 yourselves: or, others
Roho Ũrĩa Wĩhagia Nĩũgakua
1Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩũrio atĩrĩ: 218:2 Jer 31:29“Inyuĩ andũ aya, mũkoragwo mũkiuga atĩa rĩrĩa mũkwaria thimo ĩno igũrũ rĩa bũrũri wa Isiraeli:
“ ‘Maithe ma ciana marĩĩaga thabibũ ngagatu,
namo magego ma ciana makaigua thithi’?
3“Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo-rĩ, mũtigacooka kũgweta thimo ĩno thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli. 418:4 Arom 6:23; Thim 13:21Nĩgũkorwo roho o wothe ũrĩ muoyo nĩ wakwa; roho wa ithe nĩ wakwa o na wa mũriũ no wakwa. Roho ũrĩa wĩhagia nĩguo ũgaakua.
5“Mũndũ aahota gũkorwo nĩ mũthingu,
na ekaga maũndũ ma kĩhooto na marũngĩrĩru.
618:6 Gũcook 4:19; Alaw 12:2We ndarĩĩaga irio iria irutagĩrwo mahooero-inĩ marĩa marĩ irĩma igũrũ,
kana agatiirĩra maitho mĩhianano ya andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli.
We ndathaahagia mũtumia wa mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ,
kana agakoma na mũndũ-wa-nja rĩrĩa arĩ na ihinda rĩa mweri.
718:7 Thaam 22:21; Ayub 22:7; Luk 3:11Ndahinyagĩrĩria mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ,
no nĩacookagĩria mũndũ ũrĩa marĩ thiirĩ nake
kĩrĩa ooete kĩrĩ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ.
We ndatunyanaga indo,
no arĩa ahũtu nĩamaheaga irio ciake,
na arĩa marĩ njaga akamahe nguo.
818:8 Thaam 18:21; Gũcook 23:19-20; Zek 8:16Ningĩ ndakombanagĩra nĩguo etie uumithio ũtarĩ wa kĩhooto,
kana agetia uumithio mũkĩru.
We nĩagiragia guoko gwake gũtigeeke ũũru,
na nĩatuithanagia ciira na kĩhooto gatagatĩ ka mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ.
918:9 Hab 2:4; Amos 5:4Mũndũ ũcio nĩarũmagĩrĩra watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo,
na akahingia watho wakwa na wĩhokeku.
Mũndũ ũcio nĩ mũthingu;
ti-itherũ nĩagatũũra muoyo,
ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
1018:10 Thaam 21:12“Mũndũ ũcio angĩkorwo arĩ na mwanake mũtunyani, mũitithia wa thakame kana wĩkaga ũndũ o na ũmwe wa maũndũ macio mangĩ mooru 11(o na harĩa ithe ateekire ũndũ o na ũmwe wa mo):
“We nĩarĩĩaga irio iria irutĩirwo mahooero-inĩ marĩa marĩ irĩma-igũrũ.
Nĩathũkagia mũtumia wa mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ.
1218:12 Amos 4:1; Isa 59:6-7Nĩahinyagĩrĩria mũthĩĩni na mũbatari.
Nĩatunyanaga indo.
Ndacookagia kĩrĩa oete gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ.
Nĩatiiragĩra mĩhianano maitho.
Nĩekaga maũndũ marĩa marĩ magigi.
1318:13 Thaam 22:25; Alaw 20:9We nĩakombanagĩra nĩguo etie uumithio ũtarĩ wa kĩhooto, na agetia uumithio mũkĩru.
Mũndũ ta ũcio-rĩ, nĩagatũũra muoyo? Ndangĩtũũra muoyo! Nĩ ũndũ nĩekĩte maũndũ macio mothe marĩ magigi-rĩ, ti-itherũ no nginya akooragwo na thakame yake ĩmũcookerere we mwene.
14“No rĩrĩ, mũriũ ũcio angĩkorwo arĩ na mwana ũrĩa wonaga mehia macio mothe ithe ekaga, na o na gũtuĩka nĩamoonaga, we ndekaga maũndũ macio mooru:
1518:15 Thab 24:4“We ndarĩĩaga irio iria irutĩirwo mahooero-inĩ marĩa marĩ irĩma igũrũ,
kana agatiirĩra maitho mĩhianano ya andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli.
Ndathaahagia mũtumia wa mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ.
1618:16 Isa 58:7; Thab 41:1Ndahinyagĩrĩria mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ,
na ndeetagia kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ.
Ndatunyanaga indo,
no irio ciake aciheaga arĩa ahũtu,
na akahe arĩa marĩ njaga nguo.
17Nĩarigagĩrĩria guoko gwake gũtikehie,
na ndakombanagĩra nĩguo etie uumithio ũtarĩ wa kĩhooto, kana etie uumithio mũkĩru.
Nĩahingagia watho wakwa, na akarũmĩrĩra watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo.
Ũcio-rĩ, ndagakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia ma ithe; ti-itherũ nĩagatũũra muoyo. 18No rĩrĩ, ithe nĩagaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make mwene, tondũ we nĩekire maũndũ ma ũrĩa-ngʼũũrũ, na agĩtunya mũrũ wa ithe indo, na agĩĩka maũndũ marĩa mooru gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ ao.
1918:19 Thaam 20:5; Zek 1:3-6“No inyuĩ mũũragia atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩkũgiria mũriũ agae mahĩtia ma ithe?’ Kuona atĩ mũriũ ũcio nĩekĩte maũndũ marĩa marĩ kĩhooto na magĩrĩru, na akamenyerera watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na akaũhingia-rĩ, ti-itherũ nĩegũtũũra muoyo. 2018:20 Gũcook 24:16; Isa 3:11Roho ũrĩa wĩhagia nĩguo ũgaakua. Mwana ndakagaya waganu wa ithe, kana ithe agae waganu wa mwana. Ũthingu wa mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu nowe mwene ũgaacookererwo nĩguo, naguo waganu wa mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu nowe ũgaacookererwo nĩguo.
21“No rĩrĩ, mũndũ mwaganu angĩgarũrũka atigane na mehia mothe marĩa ekĩte, na arũmie watho wakwa wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo, na ekage maũndũ ma kĩhooto na marĩa magĩrĩire, ti-itherũ nĩegũtũũra muoyo; we ndagakua. 2218:22 Thab 18:20-24; Mik 7:19Gũtirĩ ihĩtia o na rĩmwe rĩa marĩa aaneka rĩgaacooka kũririkanwo. Tondũ wa maũndũ ma ũthingu marĩa ekĩte-rĩ, nĩegũtũũra muoyo. 2318:23 Thab 147:11; Tit 2:4Mwathani Jehova ekũũria atĩrĩ: Anga niĩ nĩngenagio nĩ gĩkuũ kĩa andũ arĩa aaganu? Githĩ ti kwenda ingĩenda magarũrũke matigane na mĩthiĩre ĩyo yao nĩguo matũũre muoyo?
2418:24 Jer 34:16; Ezek 3:20“No angĩkorwo mũndũ mũthingu no agarũrũke atigane na ũthingu wake, na ehie na eke maũndũ marĩ magigi ta marĩa mekagwo nĩ mũndũ mwaganu-rĩ, anga nĩagagĩtũũra muoyo? Hatirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe wa maũndũ ma ũthingu marĩa aaneka ũkaaririkanwo. Tondũ wa mahĩtia ma kwaga kwĩhokeka na tondũ wa mehia marĩa ekĩte-rĩ, no agaakua.
2518:25 Kĩam 18:25; Mal 2:17“No inyuĩ muugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Njĩra ya Mwathani ti ya kĩhooto.’ Ta thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli: Njĩra yakwa-rĩ, ti ya kĩhooto? Atĩrĩrĩ, githĩ njĩra cianyu ticio itarĩ cia kĩhooto? 26Mũndũ mũthingu angĩgarũrũka atigane na ũthingu wake ehie, agaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make; agaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia macio ekĩte. 27No mũndũ mwaganu angĩgarũrũka atigane na waganu ũrĩa ekĩte, na eke maũndũ ma kĩhooto na marĩa magĩrĩire-rĩ, we nĩakahonokia muoyo wake. 2818:28 Isa 55:7Nĩ ũndũ nĩeciiragia ũhoro wa mahĩtia make mothe marĩa aneeka, na akagarũrũka agatigana namo-rĩ, ti-itherũ nĩagatũũra muoyo; we ndagakua. 29No andũ a nyũmba ĩno ya Isiraeli mekuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Njĩra ya Mwathani ti ya kĩhooto.’ Anga njĩra ciakwa ti cia kĩhooto, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli? Githĩ njĩra cianyu ticio itarĩ cia kĩhooto?
3018:30 Jer 35:15; Hos 12:6“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli, nĩngũmũtuĩra ciira, o mũndũ o mũndũ kũringana na mĩthiĩre yake, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga. Mwĩrirei! Tiganai na mahĩtia manyu mothe; namo mehia manyu matigatũma mwanangwo. 3118:31 Atiir 6:8; Jer 27:13Tiganai na waganu wothe ũrĩa mwĩkĩte, mũgĩe na ngoro njerũ na roho mwerũ. Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũkue, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli? 3218:32 Ayub 22:23; 2Maũ 7:14Nĩgũkorwo ndikenagio nĩ gĩkuũ kĩa mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga. Mwĩrirei mũtũũre muoyo!
