1Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.
1 Kala Israyla arkusu fooyaŋ kaa ay do ka goro ay jine.
2The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 Rabbi sanno mo kaa ay do ka ne:
3Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?
3 Boro izo, borey wo na ngey toorey sinji ngey biney ra. I laalayaŋo kaŋ g'i daŋ i ma kati, i n'a sinji ngey moydumey jine. A ga saba i ma saaware fo ceeci ay gaa, wala?
4Therefore speak to them, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Every man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I Yahweh will answer him therein according to the multitude of his idols;
4 Ni binde ma salaŋ i se ka ne: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Israyla dumo boro fo kulu kaŋ na nga tooro sinji nga bina ra, a na laala kaŋ ga naŋ nga ma kati sinji nga moyduma jine, gaa no a ga koy annabi do -- ay, Rabbi, ay ga tu a se da mate kaŋ ga saba nd'a toorey baayaŋo,
5that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
5 zama ay ma Israyla dumo biney di koyne. Zama i kulu ciya ay se yawyaŋ ngey toorey sabbay se.
6Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Return, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
6 Ni binde, ma ne Israyla dumo se: Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Wa tuubi ka bare ka fay d'araŋ toorey. W'araŋ moydumey hibandi ka kaa araŋ fanta harey do.
7For everyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live in Israel, who separates himself from me, and takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I Yahweh will answer him by myself:
7 Zama Israyla dumi boro fo kulu, wala yaw kaŋ goono ga goro Israyla ra, kaŋ na nga boŋ fay d'ay, a na nga tooro sinji nga bina ra, a na laala kaŋ ga naŋ nga ma kati sinji nga moyduma jine, a ma koy annabi do mo zama nga ma ceeci ay gaa -- ay wo, Rabbi, ay ga tu a se, ay bumbo.
8and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
8 Ay g'ay moyduma sinji bora din koy gaa da gaaba, y'a ciya alaama da yaasay mo, y'a dagu ka kaa ay jama ra. Woodin gaa no araŋ ga bay kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi.
9If the prophet is deceived and speak a word, I, Yahweh, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
9 Da mo a ciya i hin annabo din, hala mo a salaŋ, ay, Rabbi no ka hin a. Ay g'ay kamba salle a boŋ, y'a pati ka kaa ay jama Israyla ra.
10They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks him;
10 I ga ngey zunubey alhakko sambu. Annabo zunubo ga saba nda bora kaŋ n'a ceeci din wano cine.
11that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, says the Lord Yahweh.
11 Zama Israyla dumo ma si ye ka kamba ka daray ay se, i ma si ye mo ka ngey boŋ ziibandi da ngey taaley kulu. Amma i ma ciya ay jama, ay mo ya ciya i Irikoyo. Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.
12The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
12 Rabbi sanno kaa ay do koyne ka ne:
13Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand on it, and break the staff of its bread, and send famine on it, and cut off from it man and animal;
13 Ya boro izo, da laabu fo na zunubi te ay se, danga naanay feeriyaŋ kaŋ i te ay se boŋ nooya, d'ay mo n'ay kambe salle a boŋ, ay ma ŋwaari daabu a se, kaŋ ga ti fundi gaabandiyaŋ hari, ay ma haray zumandi a boŋ, ay ma boro nda alman tuusu ka kaa a ra,
14though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord Yahweh.
14 baa day i ne boro hinzo wo, sanda Nuhu nda Daniyel da Ayuba nooya, i go laabo din ra, ngey bumbey fundey hinne no i ga faaba ngey adilitara ra. Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.
15If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals;
15 Wala mo, d'ay naŋ ganji ham kaŋ ga boro ŋwa ma bar-bare nangu kulu laabo ra, a ma laabo halaci mo, hal a ma ciya boro kulu si no a ra, boro si no mo kaŋ ga hin ka gana a ra ganji hamey din sabbay se --
16though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate.
16 baa da boro hinza din go no a ra, ay ze d'ay fundo, ay, Rabbi, Koy Beero, i si ize aru wala ize way yaŋ faaba. Ngey din hinne no ga du ka yana, amma laabo ga ciya kurmu.
17Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and animal;
17 Wala mo, d'ay na takuba candi ka kande laabo din gaa, ay ma ne: Takuba, kala ni ma gana laabo ra hal i ma boro nda alman kulu tuusu ka kaa a ra --
18though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only should be delivered themselves.
18 baa da boro hinza din go no laabo din ra, ay ze d'ay fundo, ay wo, Rabbi, Koy Beero, i si izey aru wala ize way yaŋ faaba. Ngey din hinne no ga du ka yana.
19Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my wrath on it in blood, to cut off from it man and animal;
19 Wala mo, d'ay na balaaw samba laabo din ra, ay n'ay futa gusam a boŋ da wiyaŋ, zama i ma boro nda alman kulu tuusu ka kaa a ra --
20though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
20 baa da Nuhu nda Daniyel da Ayuba go laabo din ra, ay ze d'ay fundo, ay, Rabbi, Koy Beero, i si ize aru wala ize way faaba. Ngey fundey hinne no i ga faaba ngey adilitara ra.
21For thus says the Lord Yahweh: How much more when I send my four severe judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the evil animals, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and animal!
21 Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: Sanku fa binde d'ay n'ay ciiti beeri taaca kaŋ ga koroŋ samba Urusalima boŋ. Itaaca neeya: takuba, da haray, da ganji ham, da balaaw, zama i ma boro nda alman kulu tuusu ka kaa a ra.
22Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be carried forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings; and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought on it.
22 Amma a go, i ga afooyaŋ cindi a ra kaŋ ga du ka yana, ize aru nda ize way yaŋ. A go, i ga fatta ka kaa araŋ do, araŋ ga d'i muraadey d'i goyey mo. Araŋ ga du bine gaabandiyaŋ yaamaryaŋ, masiiba kaŋ ay ga candi ka kande Urusalima gaa din boŋ, sanda hay kulu kaŋ ay candi ka kande a gaa nooya.
23They shall comfort you, when you see their way and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord Yahweh.
23 I g'araŋ biney gaabandi waati kaŋ araŋ di i muraadey d'i goyey mo. Araŋ ga bay kaŋ manti yaamo hinne boŋ no ay na hay kulu te kaŋ ay te Urusalima se. Yaadin no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci.