1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;17.1 point: Heb. nail 2Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. 3O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. 4And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.17.4 thyself: Heb. in thyself
5¶ Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.17.8 drought: or, restraint
9¶ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. 11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.17.11 sitteth…: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth
12¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. 13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters. 14Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
15¶ Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. 16As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.17.16 to…: Heb. after thee 17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. 18Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.17.18 destroy…: Heb. break them with a double breach
19¶ Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: 21Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. 23But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. 24And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; 25Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever. 26And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD. 27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
117:1 Ayub 19:24; 2Akor 3:3“Atĩrĩrĩ, mehia ma Juda makururĩtwo na karamu ga kĩgera,
magakururwo na mũthia mũũgĩ wa kahiga ka nyaigĩ,
ihengere-inĩ cia ngoro ciao,
o na magakururwo hĩa-inĩ cia igongona ciao.
217:2 2Maũ 24:18O na ciana ciao nĩiririkanaga
igongona ciao na itugĩ cia Ashera
iria ciahaandĩtwo rungu rwa mĩtĩ ĩrĩa mĩruru,
o na tũrĩma-inĩ tũrĩa tũraihu na igũrũ.
317:3 2Ath 24:13; Mik 3:12Kĩrĩma gĩakwa kĩrĩa kĩrĩ bũrũri-inĩ,
o hamwe na ũtonga waku, na mĩthiithũ yaku yothe-rĩ,
nĩngacirekereria itahwo,
o hamwe na kũndũ gwaku kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru,
nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩa maiyũrĩte guothe bũrũri-inĩ waku.
417:4 Gũcook 28:48; Jer 7:20Nĩ ũndũ wa kwĩhia gwaku wee mwene,
nĩũkoorwo nĩ igai rĩrĩa ndaakũheire.
Nĩngagũtua ngombo ya thũ ciaku
thĩinĩ wa bũrũri ũtooĩ,
nĩgũkorwo nĩũtũmĩte marakara makwa maakane,
na megũtũũra makanaga nginya tene.”
517:5 Isa 2:22; 2Akor 1:9Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Kũgwatwo nĩ kĩrumi nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩhokaga mũndũ,
o ũcio wĩhokaga mũndũ nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wake,
ngoro yake ĩkahutatĩra Jehova.
617:6 Gũcook 29:23Agaatuĩka o ta kĩhinga kĩrĩ werũ-inĩ ũtarĩ kĩndũ;
ndakoona ũgaacĩru ihinda rĩakinya.
Agaatũũra kũndũ kũmũ na kũrĩ nyoota werũ-inĩ,
o kũu bũrũri-inĩ wa cumbĩ gũtatũũraga mũndũ.
717:7 Thab 34:8; Thim 16:20“No kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩhokaga Jehova,
o ũrĩa ũigĩte mwĩhoko wake harĩ we.
817:8 Ayub 14:9Agaatuĩka ta mũtĩ ũhaandĩtwo hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia maaĩ,
ũrĩa ũtaambagia mĩri yaguo ĩgakinya rũũĩ-inĩ.
Ndwĩtigagĩra hĩndĩ ya ũrugarĩ wa riũa wakinya;
mathangũ maguo makoragwo marĩ maruru.
Ndũngĩũma mwaka ũrĩa gũtarĩ mbura,
na ndwagaga gũciara maciaro maguo.”
9Ngoro ya mũndũ nĩĩheenanagia gũkĩra ciũmbe iria ingĩ ciothe,
na nĩ njaganu mũno.
Nũũ ũngĩhota gũthuuthuuria ũhoro wayo?
1017:10 Josh 22:22; Thab 17:3; Math 16:27“Niĩ Jehova thuthuuragia ngoro,
na ngoiruuria maũndũ marĩa mahithe meciiria-inĩ,
nĩgeetha ndaathime mũndũ o mũndũ kũringana na maũndũ marĩa ekaga,
o na kũringana na ũrĩa ciĩko ciake itariĩ.”
11O ta ũrĩa ngware ĩkomagĩrĩria matumbĩ marĩa ĩtareketie-rĩ,
ũguo noguo mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtongagia na njĩra itarĩ cia kĩhooto atariĩ.
O matukũ ma muoyo wake magĩthiĩ kũigananĩria-rĩ,
ũtonga ũcio nĩũkamweherera, nake marigĩrĩrio-inĩ nĩakeyonania arĩ mũkĩĩgu.
12Handũ haitũ harĩa haamũre, hahaanaine na gĩtĩ gĩa ũthamaki kĩrĩa kĩrĩ riiri,
kĩrĩa gĩtũũrĩte gĩtũũgĩrĩtio kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria,
1317:13 Jer 14:8; Thab 69:28Wee Jehova, o wee mwĩhoko wa Isiraeli,
arĩa othe magũtirikaga nĩmagaconorithio.
Arĩa makũhutatagĩra makoima harĩwe-rĩ,
makaandĩkwo marĩĩtwa mao rũkũngũ-inĩ rwa thĩ,
nĩ ũndũ nĩmatirikĩte Jehova,
o we gĩthima kĩa maaĩ ma muoyo.
1417:14 Thab 109:1Wee Jehova-rĩ, honia na nĩngũhona;
honokia na nĩngũhonoka,
nĩ ũndũ wee nowe ngoocaga.
1517:15 Isa 5:19; 2Pet 3:4Andũ manjũũragia atĩrĩ,
“Kaĩ ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩkĩrĩ kũ?
Nĩĩkĩhingio rĩu!”
16Niĩ ndiũrĩte ngatiga gũtuĩka mũrĩithi waku;
wee nĩũũĩ atĩ ndiĩrirĩirie mũthenya wa mũtino.
Ũrĩa wothe njaragia na kanua gakwa ndũhithĩtwo harĩwe.
1717:17 Jer 16:19; Thab 18:18Ndũgatuĩke itua-nda harĩ niĩ;
wee nĩwe kĩĩhitho gĩakwa mũthenya wa mwanangĩko.
1817:18 Thab 35:1-8Arĩa maanyariiraga maroconorithio,
no niĩ-rĩ, ndũkanareke njonoke;
maronyiitwo nĩ kĩmako,
no niĩ-rĩ, ndũkanareke nyiitwo nĩ kĩmako.
Makinyĩrĩrie mũthenya wa mwanangĩko;
maniine na iniinana inene maita meerĩ.
Kũiga Thabatũ ĩrĩ Theru
19Jehova aanjĩĩrire atĩrĩ: “Thiĩ ũrũgame kĩhingo-inĩ kĩrĩa gĩĩtagwo kĩhingo kĩa andũ, kĩrĩa athamaki a Juda mageraga magĩtoonya itũũra-inĩ na makiuma; ningĩ ũrũgame ihingo-inĩ iria ingĩ ciothe cia Jerusalemu. 20Mũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Ta thikĩrĩriai ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova, inyuĩ athamaki a Juda, na andũ othe a Juda, na mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũtũũraga Jerusalemu, ũrĩa ũtoonyagĩra ihingo-inĩ ici. 2117:21 Ndar 15:32-36; Neh 13:15-21Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Mwĩmenyererei mũtikanakuue mũrigo mũthenya wa Thabatũ, kana mũũtoonyerie ihingo-inĩ cia Jerusalemu. 2217:22 Kĩam 2:3Mũtikanakuue mũrigo mũũrute nyũmba-inĩ cianyu, kana mũrute wĩra o na ũrĩkũ mũthenya wa Thabatũ, no rĩrĩ, mũthenya wa Thabatũ mũwamũrage, o ta ũrĩa ndaathire maithe manyu mekage. 2317:23 Jer 7:26; 2Maũ 28:22No matiigana gũthikĩrĩria kana kũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio: moomirie ngingo, makĩaga gũthikĩrĩria, o na makĩrega gũtaarwo. 24Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, mũngĩmenyerera mũnjathĩkĩre na mwage gũkuua mĩrigo mũmĩtoonyerie ihingo-inĩ cia itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene mũthenya wa Thabatũ, no mũmenyerere mũthenya wa Thabatũ mũwamũre na ũndũ wa kwaga kũruta wĩra mũthenya ũcio-rĩ 2517:25 2Sam 7:13; Jer 22:2, 4hĩndĩ ĩyo athamaki arĩa maikarĩire gĩtĩ kĩa ũthamaki kĩa Daudi nĩmagatoonyera ihingo cia itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene marĩ na anene ao. O, hamwe na anene ao, nĩmagooka makuuĩtwo nĩ ngaari cia ita, na mahaicĩte mbarathi, marĩ hamwe na andũ a Juda, na andũ arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu, narĩo itũũra rĩu-rĩ, nĩrĩgatũũrwo nĩ andũ nginya tene. 2617:26 Zek 7:7Andũ nĩmagooka moimĩte matũũra-inĩ ma Juda, o na tũtũũra-inĩ tũrĩa tũrigiicĩirie Jerusalemu, na moime bũrũri wa Benjamini na bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ magũrũ-inĩ ma irĩma cia mwena wa ithũĩro, na moime bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma o na wa Negevu, moke marehe indo cia maruta ma njino na cia magongona, na maruta ma mũtu, na ũbumba, na maruta ma gũcookia ngaatho nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova. 2717:27 Neh 10:31; 2Ath 25:9No rĩrĩ, mũngĩrega kũnjathĩkĩra, na mwage kwamũra mũthenya wa Thabatũ na ũndũ wa kwaga gũkuua mũrigo o na ũrĩkũ rĩrĩa mũgũtoonyera ihingo-inĩ ici cia Jerusalemu mũthenya wa Thabatũ-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngaakia mwaki ũtangĩhoreka ihingo-inĩ cia Jerusalemu nĩguo ũcine ciikaro ciao iria njirigĩre.’ ”
