Oshiholelwa shAarekab
1 Jehoiakim yaJosia sho a li omukwaniilwa gwaJuda, Omuwa okwa lombwele ndje a ti: 2 “Inda utale kaantu yoludhi lwaRekab, u popye nayo. Ya fala mela limwe lyomomala gomotempeli e to ya pe omaviinu.” 3 Onda kutha oludhi aluhe lwaRekab Jaazania yaJeremia yaHabbazzinia naamwayina ayehe noyana aamati — 4 nonde ya fala motempeli. Onde ya fala mela lyaalongwa yomuhunganeki Hanan yaIgdalia. Ela ndika olya li kombanda yela lyaMaaseia gaShallum, elenga enene motempeli, popepi nela lyomalenga galwe. 5 Onda tula iitenga nuuyo wu udha omaviinu koshipala shAarekab e tandi ti kuyo: “Nweni omaviinu.”
6 Ihe oya yamukula ya ti: “Ihatu nu omaviinu. Tatekulu Jonadab yaRekab okwe tu lombwele, twaa nwe omaviinu. Tse yene noluvalo lwetu katu na okunwa omaviinu. 7 Okwe tu lombwele wo, twaa tunge omagumbo nenge tu longe omapya, twaa tsike iitsambe yomiviinu nenge tu yi lande. Okwe tu lombwele, tu kale aluhe momatsali, opo tu kale olule mevi ndika, moka tu li oondjendi. 8 Otwa vulika komalombwelo agehe ngoka Jonadab e ge tu pe. Otse yene ihatu nu omaviinu nenge aakiintu yetu nenge aana yetu aamati naakadhona. 9-10 Ihatu tungu omagumbo tu kale mo — ohatu kala momatsali — katu na iitsambe yomiviinu, omapya nenge iilya. Otwa vulika lela kwaayihe mbyoka tatekulu Jonadab e tu lombwele. 11 Nebukadnezzar sho a homona oshilongo, otwa tokola tu ye kuJerusalem, opo tu tembuke iita yAababilonia noyAasiria. Omolwashoka twa kala muJerusalem.”
12-13 Omuwa Omunankondoawike, Kalunga kaIsrael, okwa lombwele ndje, ndi ka lombwele Aajuda nAajerusalem ndi tye: “Ongame, Omuwa, tandi mu pula kutya omolwashike mwa tindi okupulakena ndje nokuvulika koohapu dhandje? 14 Oluvalo lwaJonadab olwa vulika koshipango she, lwaa nwe omaviinu. Sigo onena ndjika inalu ga nwa. Ihe nando ngame onda dhiginine oku mu kumagidha, ne inamu vulika kungame. 15 Onda tsikile oku mu tumina aapiya yandje aahunganeki noye mu lombwele, mu ethe oondjila dheni oombwinayi ne mu longe shoka shu uka. Oye mu londodha, mwaa simaneke nokulongela iikalunga yaapagani, opo mu wape okukala mevi ndyoka nde li mu pe noohokulu. Ihe ne inamu pulakena ndje noinamu pupa ndje nando. 16 Oluvalo lwaJonadab olwa vulika koshipango shahekulu, ihe ne inamu vulika kungame. 17 Onkee ano ngame, Omuwa Omunankondoawike, Kalunga kaIsrael, tandi undulile Aajuda nAajerusalem ayehe ehanagulo ndyoka ndu uvaneke. Otandi ke shi ninga, oshoka inamu pulakena shoka nde mu lombwele ne inamu itaala, sho nde mu ithana.”
18 Aarekab onde ya lombwele oohapu ndhika dhOmuwa Omunankondoawike, Kalunga kaIsrael, tadhi ti: “Omwa vulika koshipango shahokulu Jonadab; omwa landula omapukululo ge nomwa gwanitha ayihe mbyoka e mu lombwele. 19 Onkee ano ngame, Omuwa Omunankondoawike, Kalunga kaIsrael, otandi uvaneke kutya mezimo lyaJonadab yaRekab otamu kala aluhe mu na omutekulu koshipala shandje.”
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. 3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; 4 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: 5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. 6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye , nor your sons for ever: 7 Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers. 8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; 9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: 10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.
12 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 13 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. 14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. 15 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them , saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. 16 Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: 17 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.
18 ¶ And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: 19 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
