Yesaya 29
1 Tsoka kwa iwe, Arieli, Arieli, mzinda umene Davide anakhazikitsamo zithando za nkhondo! Papite chaka chimodzi kapena ziwiri ndipo masiku a zikondwerero zanu azipitirirabe ndithu.
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, The city where David dwelt! Add year to year, Let the festivals go round,
2 Komatu Ine ndidzathira nkhondo Arieli ndipo kudzakhala kulira ndi kudandaula, mzindawo udzasanduka ngati ngʼanjo ya guwa lansembe.
Then will I distress Ariel; Mourning and sorrow shall be there; Yet shall she be to me as Ariel [[the lion of God]].
3 Ine ndidzamanga misasa ya nkhondo kulimbana ndi mzindawo; ndidzakuzungulira ndi nsanja za nkhondo ndi kumanga mitumbira yanga ya nkhondo kulimbana nawe.
I will encamp against thee round about, And I will lay siege against thee with a mound, And I will raise towers against thee.
4 Utagwetsedwa pansi, iwe udzayankhula kuchokera mʼnthaka, mawu ako adzatuluka uli mʼfumbi, adzamveka ngati a mzukwa. Mawu ako adzamveka ngati onongʼona kuchokera mʼfumbi.
Thou shalt be brought down, and speak from the ground, And thy speech shall be low from the dust; Thy voice shall be like that of a spirit under ground, And thy speech shall chirp as from the dust.
5 Koma chigulu cha adani ako chidzasanduka chifwirimbwiti. Chigulu cha ankhondo achilendo chidzabalalika ngati mungu wowuluzika ndi mphepo. Mwadzidzidzi ndi mosayembekezereka,
Yet shall the multitude of thine enemies be like fine dust; The multitude of the terrible like flying chaff; It shall take place suddenly, in a moment.
6 Yehova Wamphamvuzonse adzabwera ndi mabingu ndi chivomerezi ndi phokoso lalikulu, kamvuluvulu ndi namondwe ndi malawi a moto wonyeketsa.
From Jehovah of hosts cometh the visitation With thunder, and earthquake, and great noise, With storm and tempest, And flames of devouring fire.
7 Tsono chigulu chankhondo cha mitundu ina yonse chimene chikulimbana ndi mzinda wa Arieli nʼkumathira nkhondo mzindawo, malinga ake ndi kuwuzinga, chigulu chonsecho chidzazimirira ngati maloto, gati zinthu zoziona mʼmasomphenya usiku.
As a dream, a vision of the night, Shall be the multitude of all the nations That fight against Ariel, That fight against her and her fortress, And distress her.
8 Chidzakhala ngati munthu wanjala wolota akudya, koma podzuka ali nayobe njala; kapena ngati munthu waludzu wolota akumwa, koma podzuka, ali nalobe ludzu, kummero kwake kuli gwaa. Izi zidzachitika pamene chigulu cha nkhondo cha mitundu ina yonse chikunthira nkhondo Phiri la Ziyoni.
As a hungry man dreameth, and lo! he eateth, But awaketh and is still hungry; And as a thirsty man dreameth, and lo! he drinketh, But awaketh, and lo! he is faint and thirsty; So shall it be with the multitude of all the nations That fight against mount Zion.
9 Pitirizani kuledzera ndipo mudzakhala opusa. Dzitsekeni mʼmaso ndipo mukhale osapenya, ledzerani, koma osati ndi vinyo, dzandirani, koma osati ndi mowa.
Be in amazement and be amazed! Be blinded and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with strong drink!
10 Yehova wakugonetsani tulo tofa nato. Watseka maso anu, inu aneneri; waphimba mitu yanu, inu alosi.
For Jehovah hath poured upon you a spirit of slumber; He hath closed your eyes, the prophets, And covered your heads, the seers;
11 Kwa inu mawu onsewa ali ngati buku lotsekedwa, ndipo ngati lipatsidwa kwa wina wodziwa kuwerenga ndi kunena kuti, “Chonde tawerengani bukuli,” iye adzati, “Sindingathe popeza ndi lomatidwa.”
And so every vision is to you as the words of a sealed book, Which is given to a man that is skilled in writing, Saying, “Read this, I pray thee”; But he answereth, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”
12 Kapena ngati lipatsidwa kwa amene sadziwa kuwerenga ndi kunena kuti, “Chonde werenga bukuli,” iye adzayankha kuti, “Ine sindidziwa kuwerenga.”
Or, if he give it to one that is not skilled in writing, Saying, “Read this, I pray thee,” He answereth, “I am not skilled in writing.”
13 Ambuye akuti, “Anthu awa amandipembedza Ine ndi pakamwa pawo, ndi kundilemekeza Ine ndi milomo yawo, koma mitima yawo ili kutali ndi Ine. Kundipembedza kwawo ndi kwa chiphamaso. Amandipembedza motsata malamulo a anthu amene anaphunzitsidwa.
Therefore saith the Lord, Since this people draweth near to me with their mouth, And honoreth me with their lips, While their heart is far from me, And their worship of me is according to the commandments of men,
14 Nʼchifukwa chakenso Ine ndidzapitirira kuwachitira ntchito zodabwitsa; nzeru za anthu anzeru zidzatha, luntha la anthu aluntha Ine ndidzalinyoza.”
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to deal marvellously with this people; Marvellously and wonderfully, For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the prudence of the prudent shall be hid.
15 Tsoka kwa amene amayesetsa kubisira Yehova maganizo awo, amene amachita ntchito zawo mu mdima nʼkumanena kuti, “Ndani amene akundiona kapena ndani akudziwa zimene ndikuchita?”
Woe to them that hide deep their purposes from Jehovah, Whose work is in darkness; That say, Who seeth us? Who knoweth us?
16 Inu mumazondotsa zinthu ngati kuti dothi lasanduka wowumba mbiya. Kodi chinthu chopangidwa chingawuze wochipanga kuti “Sunandipange ndi iwe?” Kapena mʼphika kunena kwa amene anawuwumba kuti, “Iwe sudziwa chilichonse?”
Alas, your perverseness! Is the potter to be esteemed as the clay, That the work should say of its maker, He made me not? And the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?
17 Kodi Lebanoni posachedwapa sadzasanduka munda wachonde, ndipo kodi munda wachondewo ngati nkhalango?
Is it not yet a very little while, And Lebanon shall be changed to a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed a forest.
18 Tsiku limenelo anthu osamva adzamva mawu a mʼbuku, ndipo anthu osaona amene ankakhala mu mdima adzapenya.
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, And out of mist and darkness shall the eyes of the blind see.
19 Anthu odzichepetsa adzakhalanso ndi chimwemwe mwa Yehova; ndipo anthu osowa adzakondwa chifukwa cha Woyerayo wa Israeli.
The afflicted shall exceedingly rejoice in Jehovah, And the poor shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
20 Koma anthu ankhanza adzazimirira, oseka anzawo sadzaonekanso, ndipo onse okopeka ndi zoyipa adzawonongedwa.
For the oppressor hath come to naught; the scoffer is destroyed; And all that watched for iniquity are cut off;
21 Yehova adzalanga amene amasinjirira munthu kuti apezeke wolakwa, kapena kuphophonyetsa anthu ozenga mlandu ndi umboni wonama kuti osalakwa asaweruzidwe mwachilungamo.
Who condemned a man in his cause, And laid snares for him who defended himself in the gate, And with falsehood caused the righteous to fail.
22 Choncho Yehova amene anawombola Abrahamu, akunena kwa zidzukulu za Yakobo kuti, “Anthu anga sadzachitanso manyazi; nkhope zawo sizidzagwanso ndi manyazi.
Therefore concerning the house of Jacob thus saith Jehovah, He that redeemed Abraham: No more shall Jacob be ashamed, And no more shall his face grow pale.
23 Akadzaona ana awo ndi ntchito ya manja anga pakati pawo, adzatamanda dzina langa loyera; adzazindikira kuyera kwa Woyerayo wa Yakobo, ndipo adzachita naye mantha Mulungu wa Israeli.
For when his children behold the work of my hands in the midst of them, They shall honor my name. They shall honor the Holy One of Jacob, And reverence the God of Israel.
24 Anthu opusa adzapeza nzeru; onyinyirika adzalandira malangizo.”
They that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, And the obstinate shall receive instruction.
