1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.2.1 tower: Heb. fenced place2.1 unto me: or, in me2.1 when…: or, when I am argued with: Heb. upon my reproof, or, arguing 2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
5¶ Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:2.5 Yea…: or, How much more 6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!2.6 Woe…: or, Ho, he 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? 8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.2.8 blood: Heb. bloods
9¶ Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!2.9 coveteth…: or, gaineth and evil gain2.9 power…: Heb. palm of the hand 10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. 11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.2.11 beam: or, piece, or, fastening2.11 answer it: or, witness against it
12¶ Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!2.12 blood: Heb. bloods 13Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?2.13 for…: or, in vain? 14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.2.14 with…: or, by knowing the glory
15¶ Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.2.16 with…: or, more with shame than with glory 17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18¶ What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?2.18 maker of…: Heb. fashioner of his fashion 19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. 20But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.2.20 let…: Heb. be silent all the earth before him
12:1 Thab 48:13; Ezek 3:17Nĩngũrũgama handũ hakwa ha kũrangĩra,
na njikare o hau rũthingo igũrũ.
Njetereire njigue ũrĩa ekũnjĩĩra,
nĩguo menye ũrĩa ingĩcookia nĩ ũndũ wa iteta rĩĩrĩ.
Icookia rĩa Jehova
22:2 Jer 36:2; Kũg 1:19Nake Jehova akĩnjookeria atĩrĩ,
“Andĩka ũguũrio ũyũ,
ũwandĩke wega ihengere-inĩ na ndemwa nene,
nĩgeetha ũthomeke wega,
o na mũndũ angĩkorwo atengʼerete.
32:3 Ezek 12:25; Dan 8:17Nĩgũkorwo ũguũrio ũyũ wetereire ihinda rĩrĩa rĩtuĩtwo;
waragia ũhoro wa matukũ ma mũthia,
na ndũngĩtuĩka wa maheeni.
O na ũngĩikara mũno-rĩ, weterere.
Ti-itherũ nĩũkahingio, na ndũgatĩĩrio.
42:4 Arom 1:17; Agal 3:11“Atĩrĩrĩ, mũndũ mwĩtĩĩi-rĩ,
merirĩria maake ti marũngĩrĩru;
no mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu
agatũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia gwake;
52:5 Thim 20:1; Hab 1:9ti-itherũ, mũndũ ũcio mwĩtĩĩi nĩakunyanagĩrwo nĩ ndibei;
nĩ mwĩtĩĩi na ndarĩ hĩndĩ ahurũkaga.
Tondũ akorokete ta mbĩrĩra,
na o ta ũrĩa gĩkuũ gĩtaiganagia,
o nake ndaiganagia;
acookanagĩrĩria ndũrĩrĩ ciothe harĩ we,
na agataha andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe.
6“Githĩ andũ othe matikamũthekerera makĩmũnyũrũragia, na mamũnyarare, makiugaga atĩrĩ,
“ ‘Kaĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩigagĩra indo cia ũici,
na agetongia na indo cia ũtunyani arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
Egũtũũra ekaga ũguo nginya-rĩ?’
72:7 Thim 29:1Andũ arĩa ũrĩ na thiirĩ wao githĩ matigagũũkĩrĩra o rĩmwe?
Githĩ matikaarahũka, na matũme ũinaine,
macooke makũnyamarie?
82:8 Isa 33:1; Obad 1:15; Ezek 39:10Tondũ nĩũtahĩte ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ indo ciao,
matigari ma ndũrĩrĩ icio, nĩmagagũtaha indo o nawe.
Nĩ ũndũ nĩũitĩte thakame ya andũ,
na ũkaananga mabũrũri, na matũũra manene, o na arĩa othe marĩ kuo.
92:9 Jer 22:13; Ayub 39:27“Mũndũ ũrĩa wakaga wathani wake,
na agetongia na uumithio ũtarĩ wa kĩhooto,
nĩgeetha aake nyũmba yake handũ igũrũ
nĩguo ehonokie ndakanyiitwo nĩ mwanangĩko,
kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
102:10 Jer 26:19Wee wanaciirĩra kũniinwo kwa ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ,
ũgaconorithia nyũmba yaku mwene,
na ũkoorwo nĩ muoyo waku.
112:11 Josh 24:27; Luk 19:40Mahiga ma rũthingo nĩmakanĩrĩra,
na mĩgamba ya mbaũ nĩĩkamũkĩria.
122:12 Mik 3:10; Ezek 22:2“Mũndũ ũrĩa wakithagia itũũra inene na ũiti wa thakame,
na akahaanda itũũra na njĩra cia ũmaramari, kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
13Githĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ndatuĩte
atĩ wĩra wa andũ no ngũ cia gwakĩrĩria mwaki,
na atĩ ndũrĩrĩ ciĩnogagia o tũhũ?
142:14 Isa 11:9Nĩgũkorwo thĩ nĩĩkaiyũrwo nĩ ũmenyo wa riiri wa Jehova,
o ta ũrĩa maaĩ maiyũrĩte iria-inĩ.
15“Mũndũ ũrĩa ũheaga andũ a itũũra rĩake njoohi,
akamatahĩria mondo-inĩ ya rũũa ya ndibei nginya makarĩĩo,
nĩgeetha erorere njaga yao, kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
162:16 Maca 4:21; Thab 16:5Ũkaiyũrwo nĩ thoni, handũ ha kũgĩa na riiri.
Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ihinda rĩaku!
Nyua, ũrĩĩo,
nayo njaga yaku yoneke!
Gĩkombe kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa ũrĩo kwa Jehova
nĩkĩragũkora, na njono nĩikũhumbĩra riiri waku.
172:17 Jer 51:35Haaro ĩrĩa ũrutĩire Lebanoni-rĩ, nĩĩgakũhubĩkania,
na wanangi waku wa nyamũ-rĩ, nĩũgakũmakia mũno.
Nĩ ũndũ nĩũitĩte thakame ya andũ,
na ũkaananga mabũrũri, na matũũra manene, na arĩa othe marĩ kuo.
182:18 1Sam 12:21; Alaw 26:1“Mũhianano mũicũhie nĩ wa bata ũrĩkũ mũndũ aarĩkia kũwacũhia?
O naguo mũhianano wa gũtwekio ũrĩa ũtũmaga andũ maheeneke nĩ wa bata ũrĩkũ?
Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa ũũthondekaga ehokaga kĩrĩa ombĩte;
athondekaga mĩhianano ĩtaaragia.
192:19 1Akor 12:2; 1Ath 18:27; Hos 4:12Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩraga rũbaũ atĩrĩ, ‘Gĩa na muoyo!’
Kana akeera ihiga rĩtarĩ muoyo atĩrĩ, ‘Arahũka!’ Kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
Indo ta icio ciakĩhota kuonia mũndũ njĩra?
Ihumbĩtwo thahabu na betha;
no itirĩ na mĩhũmũ thĩinĩ wacio.
20No rĩrĩ, Jehova arĩ hekarũ-inĩ yake theru;
thĩ yothe nĩĩkire ki ĩrĩ mbere yake.”
