¹And all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

¹ Gaa no wonkoyey kulu, sanda Yohanan Kareya izo, da Yezaniya Hosaya izo, da jama kulu, ibeeri gaa, ikayna gaa, i maan

²came near and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication come before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant (for we are left a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us);

² ka ne annabi Irimiya se: «Iri goono ga ni ŋwaaray, ma yadda mo iri ŋwaarayyaŋo se. Ma adduwa te iri se Rabbi ni Irikoyo gaa, boro jara kaŋ cindi kulu sabbay se, zama iri ya jama kayna no kaŋ cindi iboobo ra, sanda mate kaŋ ni moy goono ga di.

³that Jehovah thy God may shew us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.

³ Rabbi ni Irikoyo ma cabe iri se fondo kaŋ ga hima iri ma gana, da goy kaŋ ga hima iri ma te.»

⁴And Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard; behold, I will pray unto Jehovah your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass [that] whatsoever thing Jehovah shall answer you, I will declare it unto you: I will keep nothing back from you.

⁴ Kala annabi Irimiya ne i se: «Ay maa. Wa guna mo, ay ga Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo ŋwaaray araŋ sanno boŋ. A ga ciya mo, hay kulu kaŋ Rabbi ga tu d'a araŋ se, ay mo ga woodin cabe araŋ se. Ay si hay kulu tugu araŋ se.»

⁵And they said to Jeremiah, Jehovah be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not even according to all the word for which Jehovah thy God shall send thee to us.

⁵ Kal i tu Irimiya se ka ne: «Rabbi ma ciya seeda naanaykoy kaŋ gonda cimi iri game ra, d'iri mana hay kulu te a ma saba nda sanni kulu kaŋ Rabbi ni Irikoyo ga ni donton d'a iri do.

⁶Whether it be good or whether it be evil, we will hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us when we hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God.

⁶ Da ihanno no, da ilaalo no, iri ga maa Rabbi iri Irikoyo sanno se, nga kaŋ iri na ni donton a gaa, zama iri ma goro baani, d'iri na Rabbi iri Irikoyo sanno gana.»

⁷And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.

⁷ A ciya mo, sanno din jirbi way banda Rabbi sanno kaa Irimiya do.

⁸And he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest,

⁸ Nga mo na Yohanan Kareya izo da wonkoyey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go a banda, da jama kulu ce, ibeeri gaa, ikayna gaa.

⁹and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

⁹ A ne i se: «Yaa no Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo ci, nga kaŋ araŋ n'ay donton a gaa zama ya kond'a se araŋ ŋwaarayyaŋo:

¹⁰If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not overthrow [you], and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

¹⁰ D'araŋ ga goro laabu woone ra, ay mo, kal ay m'araŋ cina, ay si araŋ zeeri. Ay g'araŋ tilam, ay si araŋ dagu mo, zama ay ga bare ka fay da masiiba kaŋ ay te araŋ se.

¹¹Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid: be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah; for I will be with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

¹¹ Wa si humburu Babila bonkoono, baa kaŋ sohõ araŋ goono ga humbur'a. Wa si humbur'a, yaa no Rabbi ci. Zama ay wo, ay go araŋ banda zama ay m'araŋ faaba sabbay se, ay m'araŋ kaa a kambe ra mo.

¹²And I will grant mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

¹² Ay ga bakaraw cabe araŋ se hal nga mo ma bakar araŋ se, a m'araŋ yeti araŋ laabo ra.

¹³But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so as not to hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God,

¹³ Amma d'araŋ ne araŋ si goro laabo wo ra, d'araŋ wangu ka maa Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo sanno

¹⁴saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger for bread; and there will we dwell;

¹⁴ ka ne: ‹Abada! Iri wo, Misira laabu day no iri ga koy, naŋ kaŋ iri si di wongu, iri si maa hilli kaatiyaŋ jinde, iri si maa haray, noodin mo no iri ga goro.›

¹⁵-- and now, therefore, hear the word of Jehovah, ye remnant of Judah: thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: If ye really set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there,

¹⁵ Sohõ binde, ya araŋ Yahuda jara kaŋ cindi, wa maa Rabbi sanno. Yaa no Rabbi Kundeykoyo, Israyla Irikoyo ci: D'araŋ na moyduma sinji ka ne kal araŋ ma koy Misira, d'araŋ koy mo ka goro noodin,

¹⁶then it shall come to pass, that the sword which ye fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

¹⁶ kal a ma ciya takuba kaŋ araŋ goono ga humburu din m'araŋ to noodin, Misira laabo ra. Hara kaŋ araŋ ga humburu mo g'araŋ to, a ga naagu araŋ gaa noodin Misira laabo ra. Noodin mo no araŋ ga bu.

¹⁷And it shall be that all the men that have set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

¹⁷ A ga ciya mo, alborey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga ngey moydumey sinji Misira koyyaŋ se, ngey ma koy ka goro noodin, i ga bu noodin da takuba, da haray, da balaaw mo. I ra mo boro kulu si cindi, boro kulu si du ka masiiba kaŋ ay ga candi ka kande i boŋ din yana.

¹⁸For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: As mine anger and my fury have been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach, and ye shall see this place no more.

¹⁸ Zama sanda mate kaŋ cine ay n'ay dukuro d'ay futa gusam Urusalima gorokoy boŋ, yaa no Rabbi Kundeykoyo, Israyla Irikoyo ci, yaadin cine no ay g'ay futa gusam araŋ mo boŋ, d'araŋ ga koy ka furo Misira ra. Araŋ ga ciya laaliyaŋ hari, da dambara hari, da wowi hari, da taali dakeyaŋ hari. Araŋ si ye ka di nango wo mo koyne.

¹⁹Jehovah hath said concerning you, the remnant of Judah, Go ye not into Egypt. Know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

¹⁹ Ya araŋ Yahuda jara kayna kaŋ cindi, Rabbi jin ka sanno ci araŋ boŋ ka ne: Wa si koy Misira ra! Araŋ ma bay kaŋ daahir ay na woodin seeda araŋ se hunkuna.

²⁰For ye deceived yourselves in your own souls, when ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God; and according to all that Jehovah our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

²⁰ Araŋ n'araŋ boŋ halli no, zama araŋ no k'ay donton Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo do ka ne: ‹Ma adduwa te iri se Rabbi iri Irikoyo gaa. Hay kulu kaŋ Rabbi iri Irikoyo ga ci, ni m'a bangandi yaadin cine iri se, iri mo g'a goyo te.›

²¹And I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God, nor anything for which he hath sent me unto you.

²¹ Hunkuna binde a go, ay ci araŋ se, amma araŋ mana maa Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo sanno se, hay kulu ra kaŋ a n'ay donton d'a araŋ do.

²²And now know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn.

²² Sohõ binde, araŋ ma bay kaŋ daahir takuba nda haray da balaaw no g'araŋ wi, nango kaŋ araŋ goono ga miila araŋ ma koy ka goro a ra din.»