1Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?12.1 talk…: or, reason the case with thee 2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.12.2 they grow: Heb. they go on 3But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.12.3 toward…: Heb. with thee 4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
5¶ If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? 6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.12.6 they have called…: or, they cried after thee fully12.6 fair…: Heb. good things
7¶ I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.12.7 the dearly…: Heb. the love 8Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.12.8 crieth…: or, yelleth: Heb. giveth out his voice 9Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.12.9 speckled: or, taloned12.9 come to: or, cause them to come to 10Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.12.10 pleasant…: Heb. portion of desire 11They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 12The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 13They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.12.13 they shall: or, ye shall
14¶ Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. 15And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. 16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. 17But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
Mateta ma Jeremia
112:1 Ezar 9:15; Ezek 18:25Atĩrĩrĩ, Wee Jehova ũtũũraga ũnduagĩra ciira na kĩhooto
rĩrĩa rĩothe ndarehe ciira mbere yaku.
No rĩrĩ, no nyende twaranĩrie nawe ũndũ ũkoniĩ kĩhooto gĩaku:
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mũthiĩre wa mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu ũgaacĩre?
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga andũ arĩa matarĩ wĩtĩkio matũũre megangarĩte?
212:2 Ayub 5:3; Math 15:8Ũmahaandĩte, nao makagĩa na mĩri;
makũraga na magaciara maciaro.
Ũgwetagwo hĩndĩ ciothe nĩ tũnua twao,
no meciiria ma ngoro ciao marĩ haraaya nawe.
312:3 Jer 16:18; Thab 139:1-4No rĩrĩ, Wee Jehova nĩũnjũũĩ;
nĩwe ũnyonaga na ũkoiruuria meciiria makwa ũndũ ũgũkoniĩ.
Maguucũrũrie ta ngʼondu irathiĩ gũthĩnjwo!
Maamũre ũmetererie mũthenya wao wa kũũragwo!
412:4 Joel 1:10-12Nĩ ihinda rĩigana atĩa bũrũri ũgũtũũra ũngʼarĩte,
nayo nyeki mĩgũnda-inĩ yothe ĩikare ĩhoohete?
Tondũ andũ arĩa matũũraga kuo nĩ andũ aaganu-rĩ,
nyamũ na nyoni nĩithirĩte.
Ningĩ, andũ acio maroiga atĩrĩ,
“Ndakoona ũrĩa tũkaarĩkĩrĩria.”
Icookio rĩa Ngai
5“Angĩkorwo nĩũtengʼeranĩtie na andũ marathiĩ na magũrũ
nao magakũhũmia-rĩ,
wakĩhota atĩa gũcindana na mbarathi?
Angĩkorwo nĩũhĩngagwo ũkĩgerera bũrũri ũrĩ thayũ-rĩ,
ũgaakĩhota atĩa gũtũrĩkania ihinga iria irĩ hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Jorodani?
612:6 Thim 26:24-25; Jer 9:4Ariũ a maitũguo, na andũ a nyũmba ya thoguo-rĩ,
o nao nĩmagũkunyanĩire;
nĩmanĩrĩire na mũgambo magũũkĩrĩre.
Ndũkae kũmeehoka,
o na mangĩaria wega waku atĩa.
7“Niĩ nĩngũtirika nyũmba yakwa,
na ndiganĩrie igai rĩakwa;
nĩngũneana ũrĩa nyendete
moko-inĩ ma thũ ciake.
812:8 Hos 9:15Igai rĩakwa rĩtuĩkĩte
ta mũrũũthi ũrĩ gĩthaka-inĩ harĩ niĩ.
Nĩkũrarama ũndaramĩire,
nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngaũthũũra.
912:9 Isa 56:9; Ezek 23:25Githĩ igai rĩakwa rĩtituĩkĩte
ta nyoni ndĩa-nyama ĩrĩ maroro harĩ niĩ,
ĩrĩa nyoni iria ingĩ ndĩa-nyama ĩthiũrũrũkagĩria ikamĩtharĩkĩra?
Thiĩ ũkonganie nyamũ ciothe cia gĩthaka;
cirehe imatambuure.
1012:10 Isa 5:1-7Arĩithi aingĩ nĩmakananga mũgũnda wakwa wa mĩthabibũ,
na marangĩrĩrie mũgũnda wakwa;
nĩmagatũma mũgũnda wakwa ũrĩa mwega
ũtuĩke rũngʼũrĩ rũkirĩte ihooru.
11Magaatũma gũkire ihooru,
gũtuĩke kũndũ kũngʼaru na gũkirĩte ihooru maitho-inĩ makwa;
bũrũri ũcio wothe nĩũgathũkangio
nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ mũndũ wakũũrũmbũiya.
1212:12 Ezek 21:3-4; Jer 7:10Werũ-inĩ guothe kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru
aniinani nĩkuo makaiyũra,
nĩgũkorwo rũhiũ rwa njora rwa Jehova nĩrũkaniinana
kuuma gĩturi kĩmwe kĩa bũrũri nginya kĩrĩa kĩngĩ;
gũtigakorwo mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũgaakorwo na thayũ.
1312:13 Alaw 26:20; Thaam 15:7Makaahandaga ngano, makagetha mĩigua;
makeenogia na matione kĩndũ.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, conokerai magetha manyu,
tondũ wa marakara mahiũ ma Jehova.”
1412:14 Zek 2:7-9; Gũcook 28:63Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Ha ũhoro wa andũ acio aaganu maandigiicĩirie, o acio matunyaga andũ akwa a Isiraeli igai rĩrĩa ndaamaheire-rĩ, nĩngamamunya kuuma mabũrũri mao, na munye nyũmba ya Juda yume gatagatĩ kao. 1512:15 Thab 6:2; Amos 9:14-15No rĩrĩ, thuutha wa kũmamunya nĩngacooka ndĩmaiguĩre tha na njookie o ũmwe wao igai-inĩ rĩake mwene, bũrũri-inĩ wake kĩũmbe. 1612:16 Josh 23:7; Jer 4:2Ningĩ mangĩkeruta wega mĩthiĩre ya andũ akwa na mehĩte makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa moige atĩrĩ, ‘Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa Jehova atũũraga muoyo,’ o ta ũrĩa maarutire andũ akwa hĩndĩ ĩmwe kwĩhĩta makĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Baali-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo nao nĩmakahaandwo marũme wega gatagatĩ ka andũ akwa. 1712:17 Kĩam 27:29No rĩrĩ, rũrĩrĩ o na rũrĩkũ rũngĩkaaga kũnjigua-rĩ, nĩngarũmunya na mĩri na ndĩrũniine biũ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
