A Message About Jerusalem
1How terrible it will be for Jerusalem!
Its people crush others.
They refuse to obey the Lord.
They are “unclean.”
2They don’t obey anyone.
They don’t accept the Lord’s warnings.
They don’t trust in him.
They don’t ask their God for his help.
3Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions.
Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening.
They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.
4Their prophets care about nothing.
They can’t be trusted.
Their priests make the temple “unclean.”
They break the law they teach others to obey.
5In spite of that, the Lord is good to Jerusalem.
He never does anything that is wrong.
Every morning he does what is fair.
Each new day he does the right thing.
But those who do what is wrong
aren’t even ashamed of it.
Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant
6The Lord says to his people,
“I have destroyed other nations.
I have wiped out their forts.
I have left their streets deserted.
No one walks along them.
Their cities are destroyed.
They are deserted and empty.
7Here is what I thought about Jerusalem.
‘Surely you will have respect for me.
Surely you will accept my warning.’
Then the city you think is safe would not be destroyed.
And I would not have to punish you so much.
But they still wanted to go on sinning
in every way they could.
8So wait for me to come as judge,”
announces the Lord.
“Wait for the day I will stand up
to witness against all sinners.
I have decided to gather the nations.
I will bring the kingdoms together.
And I will pour out all my burning anger on them.
The fire of my jealous anger
will burn the whole world up.
Israel Will Trust in the Lord
9“But then I will purify what all the nations say.
And they will use their words to worship me.
They will serve me together.
10My scattered people will come to me
from beyond the rivers of Cush.
They will worship me.
They will bring me offerings.
11Jerusalem, you have done many wrong things to me.
But at that time you will not be put to shame anymore.
That’s because I will remove from this city
those who think so highly of themselves.
You will never be proud again
on my holy mountain of Zion.
12But inside your city I will leave
those who are not proud at all.
Those who are still left alive will trust in the Lord.
13They will not do anything wrong.
They will not tell any lies.
They will not say anything to fool other people.
They will eat and lie down in peace.
And no one will make them afraid.”
14People of Zion, sing!
Israel, shout loudly!
People of Jerusalem, be glad!
Let your hearts be full of joy.
15The Lord has stopped punishing you.
He has made your enemies turn away from you.
The Lord is the King of Israel.
He is with you.
You will never again be afraid
that others will harm you.
16The time is coming when people will say to Jerusalem,
“Zion, don’t be afraid.
Don’t give up.
17The Lord your God is with you.
He is the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you.
In his love he will no longer punish you.
Instead, he will sing for joy because of you.”
18The Lord says to his people,
“You used to celebrate my appointed feasts in Jerusalem.
You are sad because you can’t do that anymore.
Other people make fun of you because of that.
That sadness was a heavy load for you to carry.
But I will remove that load from you.
19At that time I will punish
all those who crushed you.
I will save those among you who are disabled.
I will gather those who have been taken away.
I will give them praise and honor
in every land where they have been put to shame.
20At that time I will gather you together.
And I will bring you home.
I will give you honor and praise
among all the nations on earth.
I will bless you with great success again,”
says the Lord.
Mehia ma Jerusalemu
13:1 Jer 6:6; Gũcook 21:18Kaĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩa andũ aremi, na rĩgwatĩtio thaahu,
o na rĩiyũrĩte maũndũ ma kũhinyanĩrĩria rĩrĩ na haaro-ĩ!
23:2 Jer 22:21; Thab 73:28Rĩtirĩ mũndũ rĩathĩkagĩra, rĩtiĩtĩkagĩra gũtaarwo.
Rĩtiĩhokaga Jehova, na rĩtikuhagĩrĩria Ngai warĩo.
3Anene aarĩo mahaana ta mĩrũũthi ĩkũrarama,
aathani aarĩo mahaana ta njũũi iria icangacangaga hwaĩ-inĩ,
gũtirĩ kĩndũ matigagia gĩkinyie rũciinĩ.
43:4 Ezek 22:26Anabii aarĩo nĩ etĩĩi;
nĩ andũ a ungumania.
Athĩnjĩri-Ngai aarĩo mathaahĩtie handũ-harĩa-haamũre,
na magathũkia watho.
53:5 Thab 25:3; Gũcook 32:4Jehova ũrĩa ũrĩ thĩinĩ warĩo nĩ mũthingu;
we ndeekaga ũũru.
Rũciinĩ o rũciinĩ nĩatuanagĩra ciira na kĩhooto,
mũthenya o mũthenya ndagaga gwĩka ũguo,
no arĩa matarĩ athingu matirĩ thoni.
6“Nĩniinĩte ndũrĩrĩ;
ciĩgitĩro ciao cia hinya nĩ momore.
Nacio barabara ciao ndũmĩte itiganĩrio,
gũtirĩ mũndũ ũracigerera.
Matũũra mao manene nĩmanange;
gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũtigarĩte, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe.
73:7 Jer 7:28; Hos 9:9Ndeerire itũũra rĩu inene atĩrĩ,
‘Ti-itherũ nĩũkanjĩtigĩra,
na wĩtĩkĩre gũtaarwo!’
Hĩndĩ ĩyo itũũro ciake itikaniinwo,
o na kana maherithia makwa mamũkore.”
No o meeriragĩria o gwĩka ũũru
maũndũ-inĩ mao mothe.
8Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ,
“Ikarai mũnjetereire,
mweterere mũthenya ũrĩa ngaarũgama ndute ũira.
Nĩnduĩte atĩ nĩngacookanĩrĩria ndũrĩrĩ hamwe,
na nyũnganie mothamaki,
nĩguo ndĩmaitĩrĩrie mangʼũrĩ makwa,
nĩmo marakara makwa mahiũ.
Thĩ yothe nĩĩkaniinwo
nĩ mwaki wa marakara ma ũiru wakwa.
93:9 Isa 19:18; Kĩam 4:16“Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngatheria mĩromo ya ndũrĩrĩ,
nĩguo othe makayagĩre rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova,
na mamũtungatagĩre marĩ na ũrũmwe.
103:10 Thab 68:31; 2Maũ 32:23Andũ akwa arĩa mahurunjũkĩire
mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ wa njũũĩ cia Kushi,
o acio maahooyaga,
nĩmakandehera maruta.
113:11 Isa 29:22; Thaam 15:17Mũthenya ũcio wee ndũgaconorithio
nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ mothe marĩa mooru wananjĩka,
tondũ nĩngeheria arĩa othe makenagĩra mwĩtĩĩo wao,
ndĩmarute kuuma itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene.
Ndũgacooka gwĩtũũgĩria
ũrĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩakwa gĩtheru.
123:12 Isa 14:32; Nahu 1:7No rĩrĩ, nĩngatigia gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu
andũ arĩa ahooreri na enyiihia,
arĩa mehokete rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova.
133:13 Kũg 14:5; Alaw 26:6Matigari ma Isiraeli matigekaga ũũru;
matikaheenanagia,
kana ũhinga woneke tũnua-inĩ twao.
Makaarĩĩaga na magakoma,
na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũkaamamakia.”
14Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Mwarĩ wa Zayuni, ina rwĩmbo;
o nawe, Isiraeli anĩrĩra!
Nawe Mwarĩ wa Jerusalemu
kena na ũcanjamũke na ngoro yaku yothe!
153:15 Ezek 37:26-28; Zek 9:9Jehova nĩeheretie ihũũra rĩaku,
nacio thũ ciaku nĩacingatĩte.
Jehova mũthamaki wa Isiraeli arĩ hamwe nawe;
ndũgacooka gwĩtigĩra mwanangĩko rĩngĩ.
163:16 Isa 35:3-4; Ahib 12:12Mũthenya ũcio nĩmakeera Jerusalemu atĩrĩ,
“Wee Zayuni, ndũgacooke gwĩtigĩra
na ndũkaregerie moko maku.
173:17 Isa 63:1; Gũcook 28:63; Hos 14:4Jehova Ngai waku arĩ hamwe nawe,
o we ũrĩa ũrĩ hinya wa kũhonokania.
Nĩarĩgũkenagĩra mũno,
na nĩarĩkũhooragĩria na wendo wake,
agũkũngũĩre akĩinaga nyĩmbo.”
18“Kĩeha gĩa ciathĩ iria njathane nĩngamwehereria;
icio ikoretwo irĩ mũrigo na cia thoni harĩ inyuĩ.
193:19 Ezek 34:16; Mik 4:6Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngaherithia
arĩa othe maamũhinyagĩrĩria;
nĩngahonokia arĩa ithua,
na njookererie arĩa mahurunjĩtwo.
Nĩngatũma magĩe igweta na ndĩmagoocithie
mabũrũri-inĩ mothe kũrĩa manaconorithio.
203:20 Ezek 37:12; Isa 56:5Ihinda rĩu nĩngamũcookanĩrĩria;
hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngamũcookia mũciĩ.
Nĩngatũma mũgĩe igweta na ndĩmũgoocithie
gatagatĩ-inĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ ciothe cia thĩ,
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ngaatũma mũgaacĩre rĩngĩ,
o mũkĩĩonagĩra na maitho manyu,”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
