Yesaya 41
1 “Khalani chete pamaso panga, inu mayiko a mʼmbali mwa nyanja! Alekeni ayandikire ndi kuyankhula; tiyeni tikhale pamodzi kuti atiweruze.
[Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
2 “Ndani anadzutsa wochokera kummawa uja amene ananka napambana kulikonse kumene ankapita? Iye amapereka anthu a mitundu ina mʼmanja mwake ndipo ndi lupanga lake anagonjetsa ndi kusandutsa mafumu kukhala ngati fumbi nawamwaza ngati mankhusu ndi uta wake.
Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
3 Amawalondola namayenda mosavutika, mʼnjira imene mapazi ake sanayendemo kale.
Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
4 Ndani anachita zimenezi ndi kuzitsiriza, si uja amene anayambitsa mitundu ya anthu? Ine Yehova, ndine chiyambi ndipo potsiriza pake ndidzakhalapo.”
Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
5 Mayiko amʼmbali mwa nyanja aona zimenezi ndipo akuopa; anthu a ku mathero a dziko lapansi akunjenjemera. Akuyandikira pafupi, akubwera;
[People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
6 aliyense akuthandiza mnzake ndipo akuwuza mʼbale wake kuti, “Limba mtima!”
They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
7 Mʼmisiri wa matabwa amalimbikitsa mʼmisiri wa golide, ndipo iye amene amasalaza fano ndi nyundo amalimbikitsa amene amalisanja pa chipala. Ponena za kuwotcherera iye amati, “Zili bwino.” Iye amalikhomerera fanolo ndi misomali kuti lisagwe.
The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
8 “Koma Iwe Israeli mtumiki wanga, Yakobo amene ndakusankha, Ndiwe chidzukulu cha Abrahamu bwenzi langa.
[Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
9 Ndinakutengani kuchokera ku mapeto a dziko lapansi, ndinakuyitanani kuchokera ku mbali za kutali za dziko lapansi. Ine ndinati, ‘Iwe ndiwe mtumiki wanga;’ Ndinakusankha ndipo sindinakutaye.
I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
10 Tsono usaope, pakuti Ine ndili nawe; usataye mtima chifukwa Ine ndine Mulungu wako. Ndidzakupatsa mphamvu ndipo ndidzakuthandiza, ndidzakutchinjiriza ndi dzanja langa lamanja logonjetsa.
Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
11 “Onse amene akupsera mtima adzachita manyazi ndithu ndi kunyazitsidwa; onse amene akukangana nawe sadzakhalanso kanthu, adzawonongeka.
It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
12 Udzafunafuna adani ako, koma sadzapezeka. Iwo amene akuchita nawe nkhondo sadzakhalanso kanthu.
If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
13 Pakuti Ine Yehova, ndine Mulungu wako, amene ndikukugwira dzanja lako lamanja ndipo ndikuti, usaope; ndidzakuthandiza.
[It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
14 Usachite mantha, iwe Yakobo wofowoka ngati nyongolotsi, iwe wochepa mphamvu Israeli, chifukwa Ine ndidzakuthandiza,” akutero Yehova Mpulumutsi wako, Woyerayo wa Israeli.
Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Taona, ndidzakusandutsa ngati chipangizo chopunthira tirigu chatsopano, chakunthwa ndi cha mano ambiri. Udzanyenya mapiri ndi kuwaphwanyaphwanya, ndipo zitunda adzazisandutsa ngati mankhusu.
[I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
16 Udzawapeta ndipo adzawuluka ndi mphepo komanso adzamwazika ndi kamvuluvulu. Koma iwe udzakondwera chifukwa Ine ndine Mulungu wako, ndipo udzanyadira chifukwa cha Ine Woyerayo wa Israeli:
You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
17 “Pamene amphawi ndi osauka akufunafuna madzi, koma sakuwapeza; ndipo kummero kwawo kwawuma ndi ludzu. Ine Yehova ndidzayankha pemphero lawo; Ine, Mulungu wa Israeli, sindidzawasiya.
When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
18 Ndidzayendetsa mitsinje mʼmalo owuma, ndi akasupe adzatumphuka mu zigwa. Ndidzasandutsa chipululu kukhala dziwe la madzi ndipo dziko lowuma kukhala akasupe a madzi.
I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
19 Mʼchipululu ndidzameretsa mkungudza, kasiya mchisu ndi mtengo wa Olivi. Mʼdziko lowuma ndidzaza mitengo ya payini, ya mkuyu ndi ya mlombwa,
I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
20 kuti anthu aone ndi kudziwa; inde, alingalire ndi kumvetsa, kuti Yehova ndiye wachita zimenezi; kuti Woyera wa Israeli ndiye anakonza zimenezi.
[I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
21 “Yehova akuwuza milungu ina kuti, ‘Fotokozani mlandu wanu.’ Mfumu ya Yakobo ikuti, ‘Perekani umboni wanu.’
[I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
22 Bwerani ndi milungu yanu kuti idzatiwuze zomwe zidzachitike mʼtsogolo. Tifotokozereni zinthu zamakedzana tiziganizire ndi kudziwa zotsatira zake. Kapena tiwuzeni zimene zidzachitike mʼtsogolo,
Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
23 tiwuzeni kuti kutsogolo kuli zotani, ndipo ife tidziwa kuti ndinu milungu. Chitani chinthu chabwino kapena choyipa, ndipo mutidabwitsa ndi kutichititsa mantha.
[Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
24 Koma inu sindinu kanthu ndipo zochita zanu nʼzopandapake; amene amapembedza inu ali ngati chinthu chokanidwa chifukwa ndi choyipa.
But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
25 “Ndinawutsa munthu wina kumpoto ndipo anabwera, munthu wochokera kummawa amene ndinamuyitana. Amapondaponda olamulira ngati matope, ngati ndi wowumba mbiya amene akuponda dongo.
“[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
26 Ndani anawululiratu zimenezi poyamba pomwe, kuti ife tidziwe, kapena kutiwuziratu zisanachitike kuti ife tinene kuti, ‘Analondola?’ Palibe amene ananena, palibe analengeza zimenezi, palibe anamva mawu anu.
(Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
27 Ine ndinali woyamba kumuwuza Ziyoni kuti, ‘Taona, si awa akubwera apawa!’ Ndinatumiza mthenga wa nkhani yabwino ku Yerusalemu.
I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
28 Koma ndikayangʼana palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe, palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe pakati pawo wotha kupereka uphungu, palibe woti ayankhe pamene ine ndawafunsa.
None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
29 Taonani, milungu yonseyi ndi yachinyengo! Zochita zawo si kanthu konse; mafano awo ali ngati mphepo yachabechabe.
Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
