1The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
1 Sanno kaŋ fun Rabbi do ka koy Irimiya do neeya:
2Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
2 Ma tun ka koy kusu cinakwa do. Noodin no ay ga naŋ ni ma maa ay sanney.
3And I went down to the potter's house; and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
3 Ay binde koy kusu cinakwa kwaara. A go mo, a goono ga nga goyo te da mãsin.
4And the vessel that he made was marred, as clay, in the hand of the potter; and he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.
4 Kuso kaŋ a goono ga te da botogo, d'a hasara kusu cinakwa kambe ra, kal a m'a barmay ka kusu fo te koyne, haŋ kaŋ kusu cinakwa di ga kaan nga se no a ga te da botoga.
5And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
5 Kala Rabbi sanno kaa ay do ka ne:
6House of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, house of Israel.
6 Ya Israyla dumo, ifo no ga ganji ay ma te d'araŋ sanda mate kaŋ kusu cinakwa wo te cine? Yaa no Rabbi ci: Guna, sanda botogo kaŋ go kusu cinakwa kambe ra, yaadin cine no araŋ go ay kambe ra, ya Israyla dumo.
7At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,
7 D'ay na saaware te ndunnya dumi fo boŋ, wala mayray fo boŋ ka ne i m'a bagu, i m'a zeeri, i m'a halaci,
8if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
8 amma da alwaati woodin ra dumo kaŋ ay n'a ciine te din ma bare ka fay da nga laalayaŋo, ay mo kal ay ma bare ka fay da masiiba kaŋ ay anniya ay ma goy i boŋ.
9And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant,
9 Da mo ay saaware ndunnya dumi fo boŋ, wala mayray fo boŋ ka ne i m'a cina, i m'a tilam,
10if it do evil in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voice, then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.
10 amma da alwaati woodin ra a na goy laalo te ay diyaŋ gaa, a mana ay sanno gana, ay mo, kal ay ma bare ka fay da gomno kaŋ ay miila ay ma te i se din.
11And now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I prepare evil against you, and devise a device against you: turn ye then every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
11 Sohõ binde, ma salaŋ Yahuda borey da Urusalima gorokoy se, ka ne: Yaa no Rabbi ci: Wa guna, ay ga masiiba sijiri k'a bangandi araŋ boŋ. Ay ga dabari te araŋ se. Wa bare fa! Araŋ boro fo kulu ma nga fondo laala naŋ, w'araŋ muraadey d'araŋ goyey tajandi.
12But they say, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each one do [according to] the stubbornness of his evil heart.
12 Amma i go ga ne: «Daama si no, zama iri g'iri boŋ dabarey gana, iri afo kulu mo ma goy nga bine laalakoyo hanga sanda boŋ.»
13Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, Who hath heard such things? The virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
13 Woodin sabbay se, yaa no Rabbi ci: Wa soobay ka hã dumi cindey ra, May no ka maa hayo wo dumi baa ce fo? Israyla wandiya na fanta hari beeri te.
14Shall the snow of Lebanon cease from the rock of the field? Shall the cool flowing waters coming from afar be dried up?
14 Liban neezo* ban tondi batama boŋ no? Wala hari yeeney kaŋ ga zumbu ka fun tudey boŋ koosu no?
15For my people hath forgotten me: they burn incense to vanity; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient paths, to walk in by-paths of a way not cast up;
15 Amma ay borey diny'ay gaa. I na dugu ton tooru yaamoyaŋ se. I daŋ ngey boŋ se ngey ma kati ngey fondey gaa, Ka za doŋ fondo zeeney taŋ, Hal i ma fondayze siiro fooyaŋ gana, Manti dabe boŋ bo.
16to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.
16 Haya n'i laabo ciya fanta hari da kayna hari hal abada. Boro kaŋ ga bisa kulu no ga dambara ka nga boŋ saku.
17As with an east wind will I scatter them before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
17 Ay g'i say-say ngey ibarey jine danga mate kaŋ cine wayna funay haw ga te. Ay ga banda bare i se, kaŋ manti nda moyduma, I masiiba zaaro ra.
18And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
18 Waato din gaa no i ne: « Wa kaa, iri ma me haw dabariyaŋ te Irimiya boŋ, zama sikka si asariya si daray alfaga se, saaware si daray laakalkooney se, sanni mo si daray annabey se. Wa kaa, iri m'a kar da deene, iri ma si ye ka laakal ye a sanni baa afolloŋ gaa koyne.»
19Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.
19 Ya Rabbi, m'ay guna, Ma maa ay yanjekaarey jinda.
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
20 I ga gomni bana nda laala no, wala? Zama i na guusu hirrimi fansi ay fundo se. Ma fongu mate kaŋ cine ay kay ni jine nd'a, Zama ay ma gomni sanni salaŋ ni se i sabbay se, Ay ma ni futa hibandi ka kaa i boŋ mo.
21Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.
21 Woodin sabbay se, Kala ni m'i izey daŋ haray kambe ra, Ma ngey bumbey mo no takuba hin se, I wandey ma mursu ngey izey ka ciya goboroyaŋ mo. Buuyaŋ m'i alborey to. Takuba m'i arwasey kar tangami ra mo.
22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and have hidden snares for my feet.
22 I ma maa kaatiyaŋ i windey ra waati kaŋ ni ga wurrandi izeyaŋ candi ka kande i se jirsi boŋ. Zama i na guusu hirrimi fansi ay se zama ngey m'ay di, I na kumsayyaŋ dake deene zama ngey m'ay cey di.
23And thou, Jehovah, knowest all their counsel against me to slay me. Forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee: deal with them in the time of thine anger.
23 Amma, ya Rabbi, ni ga bay me-hawyaŋ kulu kaŋ i goono ga gurum ay boŋ zama ngey m'ay wi se. Ma si i laalayaŋo yaafa i se, Ma si i zunubey mo tuusu ka kaa ni jine. Amma ma naŋ i ma kati ni jine, Ma te d'ey waati kulu kaŋ ni ga futu.