Yesaya 26
1 Tsiku limenelo anthu a mʼdziko la Yuda adzayimba nyimbo iyi. Tili ndi mzinda wolimba. Mulungu amawuteteza ndi zipupa ndi malinga.
In that day sung is this song in the land of Judah: 'We have a strong city, Salvation He doth make walls and bulwark.
2 Tsekulani zipata za mzinda kuti mtundu wolungama ndi wokhulupirika ulowemo.
Open ye the gates, that enter may a righteous nation, Preserving stedfastness.
3 Inu mudzamupatsa munthu wa mtima wokhazikika mtendere weniweni.
An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace — peace! For in Thee it is confident.
4 Mudalireni Yehova mpaka muyaya, chifukwa Yehova Mulungu ndiye Thanthwe losatha.
Trust ye in Jehovah for ever, For in Jah Jehovah [is] a rock of ages,
5 Iye amatsitsa anthu amene amadziyika pamwamba, iye amagwetsa pansi mzinda wodzitukumula, amagumula makoma ake ndi kuwagwetsa pansi pa fumbi penipeni.
For He bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,
6 Mapazi a anthu akuwupondereza, mapazi a anthu oponderezedwa, mapazi anthu osauka.
Tread it down doth a foot, Feet of the poor — steps of the weak.
7 Njira ya munthu wolungama ndi yosalaza, Inu Wolungamayo, mumasalaza njira ya wolungama.
The path for the righteous [is] uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder.
8 Inde Yehova, timayenda mʼnjira zanu zolungama, ife timayembekezera Inu; mitima yathu imakhumba kukumbukira ndi kulemekeza dzina lanu.
Also, [in] the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited [for] Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance [Is] the desire of the soul.
9 Moyo wanga umalakalaka Inu usiku wonse; nthawi yammawa ndimafunafuna Inu. Pamene muweruza dziko lapansi anthu amaphunzira kuchita chilungamo.
[With] my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, [with] my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments [are] on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.
10 Ngakhale mukomere mtima anthu oyipa, saphunzira chilungamo. Amachita zoyipa mʼdziko la chilungamo, ndipo sazindikira ululu wa Yehova.
The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency of Jehovah.
11 Inu Yehova, mwatukula dzanja lanu kuti muwalange, koma iwo sakuliona dzanjalo. Aloleni anthu aone ndi kuchita manyazi poona mmene mukondera anthu anu; ndipo moto umene mwasonkhera adani anu uwapsereze.
O Jehovah, high [is] Thy hand — they see not, They see the zeal of the people, and are ashamed, Also, the fire — Thine adversaries, consumeth them.
12 Yehova, mumatipatsa mtendere; ndipo zonse zimene ife tinazichita munatichitira ndinu.
O Jehovah, Thou appointest peace to us, For, all our works also Thou hast wrought for us.
13 Inu Yehova Mulungu wathu, ngakhale takhala tikulamulidwa ndi ena mʼmalo mwanu, koma ife timalemekeza dzina lanu lokha.
O Jehovah our God, lords have ruled us besides Thee, Only, by Thee we make mention of Thy name.
14 Iwo tsopano sadzadzukanso; mizimu yawo sidzabwera kudzativutitsa pakuti mwawalanga ndipo mwawawononga; palibenso amene amawakumbukira.
Dead — they live not, Rephaim, they rise not, Therefore Thou hast inspected and dost destroy them, Yea, thou destroyest all their memory.
15 Inu Yehova, mwaukulitsa mtundu wathu; mwauchulukitsa ndithu ndipo mwalandirapo ulemu; mwaukuza mbali zonse za dziko.
Thou hast added to the nation, O Jehovah, Thou hast added to the nation, Thou hast been honoured, Thou hast put far off all the ends of earth.
16 Yehova, anthu anu anabwera kwa Inu pamene anali mʼmasautso; pamene munawalanga, iwo anapemphera kwa Inu.
O Jehovah, in distress they missed Thee, They have poured out a whisper, Thy chastisement [is] on them.
17 Monga mayi woyembekezera pamene nthawi yake yobereka yayandikira amamva kupweteka ndipo amalira ndi ululu, ifenso tinali chimodzimodzi pamaso panu, Inu Yehova.
When a pregnant woman cometh near to the birth, She is pained — she crieth in her pangs, So we have been from Thy face, O Jehovah.
18 Ife chimodzimodzi tinamva ululu, ngati mayi pa nthawi yobala mwana, koma sitinapindulepo kanthu, kapena kupulumutsa dziko lapansi; sitinabadwitse anthu atsopano pa dziko pano.
We have conceived, we have been pained. We have brought forth as it were wind, Salvation we do not work in the earth, Nor do the inhabitants of the world fall.
19 Koma anthu anu amene anafa adzakhalanso ndi moyo; matupi awo adzadzuka. Iwo amene ali ku fumbi tsopano adzadzuka ndi kuyimba mosangalala. Monga mame amafewetsa pansi kutsitsimutsa zomera, momwenso Yehova adzaukitsa anthu amene anafa kale.
'Thy dead live — My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs [is] thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.
20 Abale anga, pitani mukalowe mʼnyumba zanu ndipo mukadzitsekere; mukabisale kwa kanthawi kochepa mpaka ukali wake utatha.
Come, My people, enter into thy inner chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, Hide thyself shortly a moment till the indignation pass over.
21 Taonani, Yehova akubwera kuchokera kumene amakhala; akubwera kudzalanga anthu a dziko lapansi chifukwa cha machimo awo. Dziko lapansi lidzawulula magazi amene anakhetsedwa pa dzikolo; dziko lapansi silidzabisanso mitembo ya anthu ophedwa.
For, lo, Jehovah is coming out of His place, To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him, And revealed hath the earth her blood, Nor doth she cover any more her slain!'
