Idolaters Condemned
1Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. 2Then the word of the Lord came to me: 3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all? 4Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. 5I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted me for their idols.’
6“Therefore say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!
7“ ‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire of me, I the Lord will answer them myself. 8I will set my face against them and make them an example and a byword. I will remove them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
9“ ‘And if the prophet is enticed to utter a prophecy, I the Lord have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel. 10They will bear their guilt—the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him. 11Then the people of Israel will no longer stray from me, nor will they defile themselves anymore with all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
Jerusalem’s Judgment Inescapable
12The word of the Lord came to me: 13“Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against it to cut off its food supply and send famine upon it and kill its people and their animals, 14even if these three men—Noah, Daniel14:14 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature; also in verse 20 and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign Lord.
15“Or if I send wild beasts through that country and they leave it childless and it becomes desolate so that no one can pass through it because of the beasts, 16as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved, but the land would be desolate.
17“Or if I bring a sword against that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass throughout the land,’ and I kill its people and their animals, 18as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.
19“Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath on it through bloodshed, killing its people and their animals, 20as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.
21“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem my four dreadful judgments—sword and famine and wild beasts and plague—to kill its men and their animals! 22Yet there will be some survivors—sons and daughters who will be brought out of it. They will come to you, and when you see their conduct and their actions, you will be consoled regarding the disaster I have brought on Jerusalem—every disaster I have brought on it. 23You will be consoled when you see their conduct and their actions, for you will know that I have done nothing in it without cause, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
Ahooi Mĩhianano Gũtuĩrwo Ciira
114:1 Ezek 8:1Athuuri amwe a Isiraeli nĩmookire harĩ niĩ, magĩikara thĩ hau mbere yakwa. 2Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩkĩnginyĩrĩra, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, 3“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, andũ aya nĩmeigĩire mĩhianano ngoro-inĩ ciao, na makeigĩra mĩhĩnga ya waganu mbere ya maitho mao. Nĩnjagĩrĩirwo kũreka matuĩrie ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ harĩ niĩ? 4Nĩ ũndũ ũcio maarĩrie, ũmeere ũũ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mũisiraeli o wothe angĩgĩa mĩhianano ngoro-inĩ yake, na eigĩre waganu wa kũmũhĩngithia mbere ya maitho make, angĩcooka athiĩ harĩ mũnabii-rĩ, niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ mwene ngaamũcookeria ũhoro kũringana na ũrĩa ũhooi wake wa mĩhianano ũigana, 514:5 Zek 11:8Ngeeka ũguo nĩguo ndĩnyiitĩre ngoro cia andũ a Isiraeli rĩngĩ, arĩa othe mandiganĩirie nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano ĩyo yao.’
614:6 Neh 1:9; Isa 2:20“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ĩra andũ a nyũmba ya Isiraeli atĩrĩ, ‘Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Mwĩrirei! Garũrũkai mũtigane na mĩhianano ĩyo yanyu, na mũregane na maũndũ marĩa mothe mwĩkaga marĩ magigi!
7“ ‘Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mũisiraeli o wothe, kana mũndũ wa kũngĩ ũrĩa ũtũũraga Isiraeli angĩehera harĩ niĩ, na eigĩre mĩhianano ngoro-inĩ yake, na agĩe na waganu wa kũmũhĩngithia mbere ya maitho make, angĩcooka athiĩ harĩ mũnabii agatuĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ niĩ-rĩ, niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ mwene ngaamũcookeria ũhoro. 814:8 Ndar 16:38; Thab 102:8Nĩngatũma ũthiũ wakwa ũũmĩre mũndũ ũcio, na ndũme atuĩke kĩonereria harĩ arĩa angĩ, o na ndũme atuĩke wa kuunagwo thimo. Nĩngamweheria harĩ andũ akwa. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenya atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
914:9 Jer 4:10; 1Ath 22:23“ ‘Mũnabii angĩkaaheenererio nĩguo aarie ũhoro wakwa, niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ ngaakorwo heenereirie mũnabii ũcio, na nĩngamũtambũrũkĩria guoko gwa kũmũũkĩrĩra, ndĩmũniine ehere gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ akwa a Isiraeli. 10Andũ acio nĩmakaherithĩrio wĩhia wao; mũnabii ũcio agaatuuo mwĩhia o ta mũndũ ũcio ũtuĩrĩtie ũhoro harĩ we. 1114:11 Ezek 11:19-20Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ a Isiraeli matigacooka kũhĩtia njĩra mehere harĩ niĩ, kana macooke gwĩthaahia na mehia macio mao mothe. Nĩmagatuĩka andũ akwa, na niĩ nduĩke Ngai wao, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.’ ”
Ituĩro rĩa Ciira Rĩtangĩehererwo
12Kiugo kĩa Jehova nĩkĩanginyĩrĩire, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ: 1314:13 Alaw 26:26“Mũrũ wa mũndũ, bũrũri ũngĩnjĩhĩria nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga kwĩhokeka, na ndambũrũkie guoko ndĩũũkĩrĩre, na ndĩũniinĩre kĩhumo kĩa irio, na ndĩũrehere ngʼaragu, na njũrage andũ aguo na mahiũ mao, 1414:14 Kĩam 6:8; Jer 15:1andũ aya atatũ, Nuhu, na Danieli, na Ayubu, o na mangĩkorwo maarĩ thĩinĩ wa bũrũri ũcio, no mehonokirie o oiki nĩ ũndũ wa ũthingu wao, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
1514:15 Ezek 5:17; Alaw 26:22“Ningĩ korwo ndarekereria nyamũ cia gĩthaka igerere bũrũri ũcio nacio ciũtige ũtarĩ ciana, naguo ũkire ihooru kwage mũndũ ũngĩtuĩkanĩria kuo nĩ ũndũ wa nyamũ icio, 16Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, o na andũ acio atatũ mangĩgakorwo marĩ kuo, matikahota kũhonokia ariũ ao kana aarĩ ao. O oiki no mahonoke, no bũrũri ũcio no ũkire ihooru.
1714:17 Jer 25:27; Ezek 25:13“O na kana ingĩrehithia rũhiũ rwa njora njũkĩrĩre bũrũri ũcio, njuge atĩrĩ, ‘Rũhiũ rwa njora nĩrũtuĩkanĩrie bũrũri ũyũ wothe,’ na njũrage andũ akuo na mahiũ mao-rĩ, 18Mwathani Jehova oigĩte atĩrĩ, ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, o na andũ acio atatũ mangĩgakorwo marĩ kuo, matikahota kũhonokia ariũ ao kana aarĩ ao. O oiki no-o mangĩhonokio.
19“O na ningĩ korwo ndarehithia mũthiro bũrũri ũcio, na niĩ ndĩũitĩrĩrie mangʼũrĩ makwa na ũndũ wa gũitithia thakame, na njũragithie andũ akuo na mahiũ mao, 20Mwathani Jehova oigĩte atĩrĩ, ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndũũraga muoyo, o na Nuhu, na Danieli, na Ayubu, mangĩgakorwo marĩ kuo, matikahonokia mũriũ kana mwarĩ. O oiki no mehonokie nĩ ũndũ wa ũthingu wao.
21“Nĩgũkorwo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Gũtigagĩkorwo kũrĩ kũũru makĩria hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ngaarehera Jerusalemu matuĩro makwa mana ma ciira ma kũguoyohithia: namo nĩmo rũhiũ rwa njora, na ngʼaragu, na nyamũ cia gĩthaka, o na mũthiro, nĩguo njũrage andũ akuo na mahiũ mao! 22No rĩrĩ, kũrĩ amwe magaatigara; nao nĩo ariũ na aarĩ arĩa magaatharwo marutwo kuo. Nĩmagooka kũrĩ inyuĩ, na rĩrĩa mũkoona mĩtugo na ciĩko ciao, nĩmũkahoorerio ngoro igũrũ rĩa mwanangĩko ũcio ndeheire Jerusalemu, naguo nĩ mwanangĩko o wothe ndĩrĩrehithĩirie. 23Nĩmũkahoorerio ngoro rĩrĩa mũkoona mĩtugo yao na ciĩko ciao, nĩgũkorwo nĩmũkamenya atĩ gũtirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe njĩkĩte kuo ũtarĩ na gĩtũmi, ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.”
