1Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:5.1 a very…: Heb. the horn of the son of oil 2And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.5.2 fenced: or, made a wall about5.2 made: Heb. hewed 3And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? 5And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:5.5 trodden…: Heb. for a treading 6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. 7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.5.7 his…: Heb. plant of his pleasures5.7 oppression: Heb. a scab
8¶ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!5.8 they: Heb. ye 9In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.5.9 In…: or, This is in mine ears, saith the LORD, etc5.9 Of a…: Heb. If not, etc 10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
11¶ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!5.11 inflame: of, pursue 12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
13¶ Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.5.13 honourable…: Heb. glory are men of famine 14Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 16But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.5.16 God…: or, the holy God: Heb. the God the holy 17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
20¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!5.20 call…: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc 21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!5.21 in their own sight: Heb. before their face 22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! 24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.5.24 fire: Heb. tongue of fire 25Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.5.25 torn: or, as dung
26¶ And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 27None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: 28Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. 30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.5.30 sorrow: or, distress5.30 and the light…: or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof
Rwĩmbo rwa Mũgũnda wa Mĩthabibũ
15:1 Thab 80:8-9; Joh 15:1Nĩngũinĩra mwendwa wakwa ũrĩa nyendete rwĩmbo,
ndĩmũinĩre rwĩmbo rũkoniĩ mũgũnda wake wa mĩthabibũ:
Mwendwa wakwa aarĩ na mũgũnda wa mĩthabibũ
kĩrĩma-inĩ handũ hanoru mũno.
25:2 Thaam 15:17; Luk 13:6Akĩũthiũrũrũkĩria na mũtaro,
na akĩũngania mahiga marĩa mothe maarĩ kuo akĩmate,
agĩcooka akĩũhaanda mĩthabibũ ĩrĩa mĩega mũno.
Nĩaakire mũthiringo mũraihu na igũrũ kũu thĩinĩ waguo,
o na ningĩ akĩenja handũ ha kũhihagĩra thabibũ.
Nake agĩeterera ũciare thabibũ njega,
no rĩrĩ, waciarire thabibũ cia gĩthaka.
35:3 Math 21:40“Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ aya mũtũũraga Jerusalemu o na andũ a Juda,
tũtuithaniei ciira, niĩ na mũgũnda wakwa wa mĩthabibũ.
45:4 2Maũ 36:15; Math 23:37Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ũngĩ ingĩekire mũgũnda ũcio wakwa wa mĩthabibũ
gũkĩra ũguo ndawĩkire?
Waciarire thabibũ cia gĩthaka nĩkĩ,
o hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndetereire ũciare thabibũ njega?
55:5 Thab 80:12; Luk 21:24Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngũmwĩra ũrĩa ngwĩka
mũgũnda ũcio wakwa wa mĩthabibũ:
Nĩngũwehereria rũgiri rwaguo,
nĩguo wanangwo,
njooke momore rũthingo rwaguo,
nĩguo ũrangĩrĩrio.
6Ndĩũtiganĩrie wanangĩke,
ũtegũcehwo kana kũrĩmwo,
naguo ũrĩmeraga congʼe na mĩigua.
Ningĩ njathe matu matikanaurĩrie mbura.”
75:7 Thab 80:8; Ezek 9:9Mũgũnda wa mĩthabibũ wa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe
nĩguo nyũmba ya Isiraeli,
nao andũ a Juda
nĩo mũgũnda wake wa mĩthabibũ ũrĩa akenagĩra.
Nake eethire ciira wa kĩhooto, akĩona o ũiti wa thakame;
agĩcaria ũthingu, no akĩigua kĩrĩro kĩa mĩnyamaro.
Haaro na Gũtuĩrwo Ciira
85:8 Jer 22:13; Mik 2:2Kaĩ, inyuĩ arĩa mũikaraga mũkĩĩongagĩrĩra nyũmba mũrĩ na haro-ĩ!
O inyuĩ mũnyiitithanagia gĩthaka kĩmwe na kĩrĩa kĩngĩ gĩgatuĩka kĩmwe,
nginya hakaaga handũ ha gũtigĩria andũ arĩa angĩ,
nĩguo mũtũũre bũrũri-inĩ mũrĩ inyuiki.
95:9 Isa 22:14; Math 23:38Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe oigĩte atĩrĩ ngĩiguaga:
“Ti-itherũ nyũmba iria nene nĩigakira ihooru,
nacio nyũmba iria thaka ciage andũ a gũciikara.
10Mũgũnda wa ĩĩka ikũmi wa mĩthabibũ ũkaaruta bathi ĩmwe5:10 nĩ ta lita 22 ya ndibei,
nayo homeri ĩmwe5:10 nĩ ta lita 220 ya mbegũ yume eba ĩmwe5:10 nĩ ta lita 22 ya ngano.”
115:11 1Sam 25:36; Thim 23:29-30Kaĩ arĩa marokaga gũũkĩra rũciinĩ tene,
makahangʼĩre njoohi marĩ na haaro-ĩ!
o acio maikaraga thĩ ũtukũ gũgakũra,
nginya makarĩĩo nĩ ndibei.
125:12 Ayub 21:12; Thab 28:5Maruga-inĩ mao makoragwo na inanda cia mũgeeto,
na cia inubi na tũhembe, na mĩtũrirũ, o na ndibei,
no matirũmbũyagia ciĩko cia Jehova,
na makaagĩra wĩra wa moko make gĩtĩĩo.
135:13 Thim 10:21; Ayub 22:8Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ akwa nĩmagatahwo matwarwo bũrũri ũngĩ
nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga ũmenyo;
andũ ao arĩa atĩĩku magaakua nĩ ngʼaragu,
nakĩo kĩrĩndĩ kĩao kĩhooteke nĩ nyoota.
145:14 Ndar 16:30; Isa 22:2, 13Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mbĩrĩra nĩĩnenehetie thuti nĩ ũndũ wao,
na ĩgaathamia kanua kayo gatarĩ gĩturi;
kũu nĩkuo gũkaaharũrũka andũ ao arĩa marĩ igweta na ikundi cia andũ,
hamwe na andũ arĩa manyuuaga makanegena, o na arĩĩu.
155:15 Isa 2:9Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũndũ nĩakaharũrũkio,
nakĩo kĩrĩndĩ gĩconorithio,
namo maitho ma arĩa etĩĩi maconorithio.
165:16 Thab 97:9; Alaw 10:3No Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩagatũũgĩrio nĩ ũndũ wa ciira wake wa kĩhooto,
nake Mũrungu, o we ũcio mũtheru, nĩakeyonania nĩ mũtheru na ũndũ wa ũthingu wake.
17Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngʼondu ikaarĩĩaga ta irĩ ũrĩithio-inĩ wacio;
natuo tũgondu tũkaarĩithagio kũndũ kũrĩa kwanangĩku gwa itonga.
185:18 Isa 59:4-8; Jer 23:14Kaĩ arĩa maguucagia mehia na mĩhĩndo ya maheeni marĩ na haaro-ĩ!
o acio maguucagia waganu na mĩkanda ta ĩrĩa ĩguucagia ngaari cia ngʼombe,
195:19 Ezek 12:22; 2Pet 3:4o acio moigaga atĩrĩ, “Ngai nĩahiũhe oke,
nĩahĩke wĩra wake nĩguo tũwone.
Nĩũkuhĩrĩrie,
mũbango wa Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli nĩũũke,
nĩguo tũũmenye.”
205:20 Math 6:22-23; Amos 5:7Kaĩ arĩa metaga ũũru wega,
naguo wega makawĩta ũũru marĩ na haaro-ĩ!
o acio matuaga nduma nĩyo ũtheri, na ũtheri makaũtua nduma,
na magatua kĩndũ kĩrũrũ nĩ kĩrĩ mũrĩo,
nakĩo kĩndũ kĩrĩa kĩrĩ mũrĩo magagĩtua nĩ kĩrũrũ.
215:21 Arom 12:16; 1Akor 3:18-20Hĩ! Kaĩ arĩa meyonaga marĩ oogĩ maitho-inĩ mao,
na makeyona marĩ na ũmenyi marĩ na haaro-ĩ!
225:22 1Sam 25:36; Thim 31:4Hĩ! Kaĩ andũ arĩa marĩ ngumo ya kũnyua ndibei,
na njoorua cia kũriingia indo cia gũtũma andũ marĩĩo marĩ na haaro-ĩ!
235:23 Thab 94:21; Jak 5:6o arĩa marekagĩrĩria andũ arĩa mehĩtie nĩ ũndũ wa ihaki,
no makarega gũtua ciira wa kĩhooto wa andũ arĩa matehĩtie.
245:24 2Ath 19:30; Ayub 18:16Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, o ta ũrĩa nĩnĩmbĩ cia mwaki icinaga itira cia mũgũnda,
na ta ũrĩa nyeki nyũmũ ĩniinũkagio nĩ rũrĩrĩmbĩ rwa mwaki-rĩ,
ũguo noguo mĩri yao ĩkaabutha,
na kĩro kĩao kĩũmbũrwo o ta rũkũngũ;
nĩgũkorwo nĩmaregete watho wa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe,
na makamena kiugo kĩa Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli.
255:25 2Ath 22:13; Isa 9:12Nĩ ũndũ ũcio marakara ma Jehova maakanĩte mookĩrĩre andũ ake;
nake nĩatambũrũkĩtie guoko amagũthe magũe thĩ.
Irĩma nacio igathingitha,
nacio ciimba ciao ikaaraganio njĩra-inĩ ta mahuti.
No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, marakara make matirĩ maraahũahũa,
guoko gwake no gũtambũrũkĩtio o na rĩu.
265:26 Isa 7:18; Gũcook 28:49Nake ahaicĩtie bendera handũ igũrũ eete ndũrĩrĩ iria irĩ kũraya,
nao arĩa marĩ ituri cia thĩ ahuhaga biringi akĩmeeta.5:26 Ashuri na Babuloni nĩcio ndũrĩrĩ icio igwetetwo.
Nĩo aya mokĩte,
matengʼerete na ihenya.
27Gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wao ũraanoga kana akahĩngwo,
gũtirĩ o na ũmwe ũracũũnga kana agakoma;
gũtirĩ ũraregeria mũcibi njohero,
o na gũtirĩ rũrigi rwa kĩraatũ rũtuĩkĩte.
28Mĩguĩ yao nĩ mĩũgĩ,
namo mota mao mothe nĩmageete;
mahũngũ ma mbarathi ciao mahaana ta ihiga rĩa nyaigĩ,
namo magũrũ ma ngaari ciao cia ita mathiiaga ta rũhuho.
295:29 Jer 51:38; Zek 11:3Mũraramo wao nĩ ta wa mũrũũthi,
nao mararamaga o ta njaũ cia mĩrũũthi;
marurumaga makĩnyiita ũguĩmi wao,
na makaũkuua na gũtirĩ ũngĩũteithũra.
30Mũthenya ũcio makaararama nĩ ũndũ wa kĩrĩa manyiitĩte,
o ta ũrĩa iria rĩrurumaga rĩgĩikia ndiihũ.
Na mũndũ angĩgaacũthĩrĩria bũrũri-inĩ,
akoona no nduma ĩrĩ kuo na mĩnyamaro,
o naguo ũtheri nĩũgaathiĩkwo nĩ matu.
