1Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.
1 Ma zuru ka bar-bare nangu kulu Urusalima fondey gaa. Ma guna, ma bay, ma ceeci a batamey ra, Ka di hal araŋ ga du boro folloŋ kaŋ ga cimi ciiti goy te, kaŋ ga cimi ceeci mo, Hal ay mo, ya Urusalima yaafa.
2And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
2 I ga ne: «Iri ze da Rabbi fundikoono,» Amma sikka si tangari boŋ no i goono ga zeyaŋo din te.
3Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
3 Ya Rabbi, manti cimi no ni moy goono ga ceeci bo? Ni n'i kar, amma i mana maa doori. Ni n'i halaci, amma i wangu goojiyaŋo. I goono ga ngey hangey sandandi hal i bisa tondi sanday. I wangu ka tuubi.
4And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
4 Saaya din gaa ay ne: Daahir borey wo boro buunoyaŋ no kaŋ sinda laakal. I si Rabbi fonda bay, kaŋ ga ti ngey Irikoyo farilla.
5I will go unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God; but these have altogether broken the yoke, have burst the bonds.
5 Kala ya koy i albeerey do haray, Ay ma salaŋ d'ey, Zama ngey wo ga Rabbi fonda bay, Kaŋ ga ti i Irikoyo farilla. Amma woodin yaŋ mo, care banda no i na calu* ceeri, I na hawyaŋ harey pati-pati.
6Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall waste them; the leopard lurketh against their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces: for their transgressions are multiplied, their backslidings are increased.
6 Woodin se no muusu beeri ga fun gumbi ra k'i kar ka zeeri. Taasi beero sakaley* mo g'i halaci. Mari g'i galley windi, Boro kulu kaŋ fun i ra, a g'i tooru-tooru, Zama i taaley ya iboobo no, I banda yeyaŋo mo go, a baa.
7Wherefore should I pardon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not God. I have satiated them, and they have committed adultery, and they troop to the harlots' house.
7 Mate no ay ga te ka ni yaafa? Ni izey n'ay furu, I ze da hay fo kaŋ manti irikoy no. Waato kaŋ ay n'i kuru hal i kungu, i na zina goy te. I margu ka te jama kaaruwa fu me gaa.
8[As] well fed horses, they roam about, every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.
8 Sanda bari guyaŋ kaŋ ga kungu, I afo kulu goono ga bubuci ka nga gorokasin wande ceeci.
9Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
9 Ay si bana hayey din se no? Yaadin no Rabbi ci. Wala ay si fansa sambu ay boŋ se dumo din dumi boŋ no?
10Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not Jehovah's.
10 Wa kaaru a reyzin* kalo gaa ka halaciyaŋ te. Amma wa si halaciyaŋ toonante te bo. W'a kambey pati-pati, Zama manti Rabbi wane no.
11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
11 Zama Yahuda dumo da Israyla dumo na amaana ŋwaari goy te ay se gumo. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
12They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
12 I na tangari ci Rabbi boŋ. I goono ga ne: «A si no. Bone mo si du iri. Iri si di takuba wala haray.»
13and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
13 Annabey si hima kala haw kaŋ ga faaru. Sanno si i do koyne. Yaadin mo no i ga te i se.
14Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
14 Woodin sabbay se, yaa no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci: Za kaŋ araŋ na sanno din dumi te, A go, ay g'ay sanney ciya danji ni me ra, Jama wo mo ma ciya tuuriyaŋ. A g'i ŋwa ka ban mo.
15Behold, I bring a nation upon you from afar, house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest thou what they say.
15 Yaa no Rabbi ci: Ya Israyla dumo, a go, Ay ga kande araŋ gaa dumi fo kaŋ ga fun nangu mooro, Dumi no kaŋ gay, dumi no kaŋ go no za doŋ, Dumi kaŋ ni s'a ciine bay, Ni si faham da sanni kaŋ i ga salaŋ mo.
16Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.
16 I tongey ya saaray feerante yaŋ no, I kulu wongaariyaŋ mo no.
17And they shall eat up thy harvest and thy bread, they shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters, they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall destroy with the sword thy strong cities, wherein thou trustedst.
17 I ga ni heemaro nafa da ni ŋwaaro ŋwa. I ga ni ize arey da ni ize wayey ŋwa, I ga ni feejey da ni hawey ŋwa. I ga ni reyzin tiksey da ni jeejay* nyaŋey ŋwa. Ni gallu cinari-beeri-koyey kaŋ gaa ni de din, i g'i bagu-bagu nda takuba.
18Nevertheless in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
18 Amma baa jirbi woodin yaŋ ra ay s'araŋ ban bo. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
19And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say to them, As ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
19 A ga ciya mo, d'araŋ ga ne: «Ifo se no Rabbi iri Irikoyo go ga hayey wo kulu te iri se?» kala ni ma ne i se: «Sanda mate kaŋ cine araŋ n'ay furu, araŋ may mebarawey de-koyey se mo araŋ laabo ra, yaadin cine no araŋ ga may yawey se d'a laabu fo kaŋ manti araŋ wano ra.»
20Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
20 Ma woone ci Yakuba dumo ra, Ma feyaŋ te Yahuda ra, ka ne:
21Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not.
21 Ya araŋ borey kaŋ yaŋ si caram, Kaŋ sinda laakal mo, wa maa woone sohõ, Araŋ kaŋ gonda moyaŋ, amma araŋ si di. Araŋ kaŋ gonda hangayaŋ, amma araŋ si maa.
22Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
22 Araŋ si humburu ay no? Yaadin no Rabbi ci. Araŋ gaahamey si jijiri ay jine no, Ay kaŋ ga naŋ taasi ma ciya teeko se hirri lordi kaŋ ga duumi boŋ, hal a si hin k'a daaru? Baa a bondayey ga follo, I day si hin ka te zaama, Baa i ga kosongu te, Kulu nda yaadin i si hin ka bisa hirro gaa.
23But this people hath a stubborn and a rebellious heart; they have turned aside and are gone.
23 Amma dumi woone wo, a gonda hanga sanday bine, Da tureyaŋ bine. I kamba ka bare ka ngey koyyaŋ te.
24And they say not in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the early and the latter, in its season; who preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of harvest.
24 I mana ne ngey bina ra mo: «Naŋ day iri ma humburu Rabbi iri Irikoyo, Nga kaŋ ga beena haro no nga alwaato ra, Sintinay wano da kokor banda wano, Nga kaŋ ga heemar alwaati soola ka jisi iri se tabbatante mo.»
25Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden from you what is good.
25 Araŋ goy laaley na hayey din bare. Araŋ zunubey mo n'araŋ ganji gomni.
26For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
26 Zama ay na boro laaloyaŋ gar ay jama ra. I goono ga batandi, Sanda mate kaŋ cine curayze diiko ga gum. I goono ga hirrimi dake deene, i goono ga borey di.
27As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
27 Sanda mate kaŋ cine curayze fito ga to da curayzeyaŋ, Yaadin cine no i windey ga to da amaana ŋwaari. Woodin se no i je, i te arzaka.
28They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.
28 I te burceriyaŋ, i ga nyaale mo. Oho, i ga koy da jina no laala goy ra. I si alatuumey sanni gaakasinay hal a ma te albarka. I si faasa alfukaarey se da mate kaŋ ga hagu nd'a.
29Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
29 Ay si hayey wo banayaŋ te no? Yaadin no Rabbi ci. Ay fundo si fansa bana dumo din dumi boŋ no, wala?
30An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land:
30 Haŋ kaŋ ga dambarandi nda fanta hari mo go, A te laabo wo ra:
31the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?
31 Annabey goono ga tangari annabitaray te. Alfagey goono ga may da ngey boŋ ibaay. Ay jama mo ga ba a ma ciya yaadin cine. Day, ifo no araŋ ga te a bananta?