Yesaya 40
1 Atonthozeni, atonthozeni anthu anga, akutero Mulungu wanu.
Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
2 Ayankhuleni moleza mtima anthu a ku Yerusalemu ndipo muwawuzitse kuti nthawi ya ukapolo wawo yatha, tchimo lawo lakhululukidwa. Ndawalanga mokwanira chifukwa cha machimo awo onse.
Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
3 Mawu a wofuwula mʼchipululu akuti, “Konzani njira ya Yehova mʼchipululu; wongolani njira zake; msewu owongoka wa Mulungu wathu mʼdziko lopanda kanthu.
I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
4 Chigwa chilichonse achidzaze. Phiri lililonse ndi chitunda chilichonse azitsitse; Dziko lokumbikakumbika alisalaze, malo azitundazitunda awasandutse zidikha.
Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
5 Ndipo ulemerero wa Yehova udzaonekera, ndipo mitundu yonse ya anthu idzawuona, pakuti wanena zimenezi ndi Yehova.”
[If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
6 Wina ananena kuti, “Lengeza.” Ndipo ine ndinati, “Kodi ndifuwule chiyani? “Pakuti anthu onse ali ngati udzu ndipo kukongola kwawo kuli ngati maluwa akuthengo.
Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
7 Udzu umanyala ndipo maluwa amafota chifukwa cha kuwomba kwa mpweya wa Yehova.” Mawu aja anatinso, “Ndithudi anthu sasiyana ndi udzu.
Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
8 Udzu umanyala ndipo maluwa amafota, koma mawu a Mulungu wathu adzakhalapo mpaka muyaya.”
The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
9 Iwe amene ukulengeza nkhani yabwino ku Ziyoni, kwera pa phiri lalitali. Iwe amene ukulengeza nkhani yabwino ku Yerusalemu, fuwula kwambiri, kweza mawu, usachite mantha; uza mizinda ya ku Yuda kuti, “Mulungu wanu akubwera!”
You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
10 Taonani, Ambuye Yehova akubwera mwamphamvu, ndipo dzanja lake likulamulira, taonani akubwera ndi mphotho yake watsogoza zofunkha zako za ku nkhondo.
Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
11 Iye adzasamalira nkhosa zake ngati mʼbusa: Iye adzasonkhanitsa ana ankhosa aakazi mʼmanja mwake ndipo Iye akuwanyamula pachifuwa chake ndi kutsogolera bwinobwino nkhosa zoyamwitsa.
He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
12 Kodi ndani akhoza kuyeza kuchuluka kwa madzi a mʼnyanja ndi chikhatho chake, kapena kuyeza kutalika kwa mlengalenga ndi dzanja lake? Ndani akhoza kuyeza dothi lonse la dziko lapansi mʼdengu, kapena kuyeza kulemera kwa mapiri ndi zitunda ndi pasikelo?
[There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
13 Ndani anapereka malangizo kwa Mzimu wa Yehova kapena kumuphunzitsa Iye monga phungu wake?
And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
14 Kodi Yehova anapemphapo nzeru kwa yani kuti akhale wopenya, kapena kuti aphunzire njira yoyenera ndi nzeru? Iye anapempha nzeru kwa yani ndi njira ya kumvetsa zinthu?
(Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
15 Ndithudi mitundu ya anthu ili ngati dontho la madzi ochoka mu mtsuko. Iwo akungoyesedwa ngati fumbi chabe pa sikelo; mʼmanja mwa Yehova zilumba nʼzopepuka ngati fumbi.
[Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
16 Nkhalango ya ku Lebanoni singakwanire nkhuni zosonkhera moto pa guwa lansembe, ngakhale nyama zake sizingakwanire kupereka nsembe zopsereza.
There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
17 Pamaso pa Yehova mitundu yonse ya anthu ili ngati chinthu chopandapake; Iye amayiwerengera ngati chinthu chopanda phindu ndi cha chabechabe.
The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
18 Kodi tsono Mulungu mungamuyerekeze ndi yani? Kodi mungamufanizire ndi chiyani?
So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
19 Likakhala fano, mʼmisiri ndiye analipanga ndipo mʼmisiri wa golide amalikuta ndi golide naliveka mkanda wasiliva.
Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
20 Mʼmphawi amene sangathe kupeza ngakhale chopereka nsembe chotere amasankha mtengo umene sudzawola, nafunafuna mʼmisiri waluso woti amupangire fano limene silingasunthike.
A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
21 Kodi simukudziwa? Kodi simunamve? Kodi sanakuwuzeni kuyambira pachiyambi pomwe? Kodi simunamvetsetse chiyambire cha dziko lapansi?
Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
22 Yehova amene amakhala pa mpando wake waufumu kumwamba ndiye analenga dziko lapansi, Iye amaona anthu a dziko lapansi ngati ziwala. Ndipo anafunyulula mlengalenga ngati nsalu yotchinga, nayikunga ngati tenti yokhalamo.
God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
23 Amatsitsa pansi mafumu amphamvu nasandutsa olamula a dziko kukhala achabechabe.
He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
24 Inde, iwo ali ngati mbewu zimene zangodzalidwa kumene kapena kufesedwa chapompano, ndi kungoyamba kuzika mizu kumene ndi pamene mphepo imawombapo nʼkuziwumitsa ndipo kamvuluvulu amaziwulutsa ngati mankhusu.
They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
25 Woyera uja akuti, “Kodi mudzandiyerekeza Ine ndi yani? Kapena kodi alipo wofanana nane?”
The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
26 Tayangʼanani mlengalenga ndipo onani. Kodi ndani analenga zonsezi mukuzionazi? Yehova ndiye amene amazitsogolera ngati gulu la ankhondo, nayitana iliyonse ndi dzina lake. Ndipo popeza Iye ali ndi nyonga zambiri, palibe ndi imodzi yomwe imene inasowapo.
Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
27 Iwe Yakobo, chifukwa chiyani umanena ndi kumadandaula iwe Israeli, kuti, “Yehova sakudziwa mavuto anga, Mulungu wanga sakusamala zomwe zikundichitikira ine?”
You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
28 Kodi simukudziwa? Kodi simunamve? Yehova ndiye Mulungu wamuyaya, ndiyenso Mlengi wa dziko lonse lapansi. Iye sadzatopa kapena kufowoka ndipo palibe amene angadziwe maganizo ake.
Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
29 Iye amalimbitsa ofowoka ndipo otopa amawawonjezera mphamvu.
He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
30 Ngakhale achinyamata amalefuka ndi kufowoka, ndipo achinyamata amapunthwa ndi kugwa;
Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
31 koma iwo amene amakhulupirira Yehova adzalandira mphamvu zatsopano. Adzawuluka ngati chiwombankhanga; adzathamanga koma sadzalefuka, adzayenda koma sadzatopa konse.
But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
