Yesaya 51
1 “Mverani Ine, inu amene mukufuna chipulumutso ndiponso amene mumafunafuna Yehova: Taganizani za thanthwe kumene munasemedwa ndipo ku ngwenya kumene anakukumbani;
Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock [whence] ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye were digged.
2 taganizani za Abrahamu, kholo lanu, ndi Sara, amene anakubalani. Pamene ndinkamuyitana nʼkuti alibe mwana, koma ndinamudalitsa ndi kumupatsa ana ambiri.
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bore you; for I called him when he was alone, and blessed him, and multiplied him.
3 Yehova adzatonthozadi Ziyoni, ndipo adzachitira chifundo mabwinja ake onse; Dziko lake la chipululu adzalisandutsa ngati Edeni, malo ake owuma ngati munda wa Yehova. Anthu adzayimba nyimbo zonditamanda ndi kundiyamika.
For Jehovah shall comfort Zion, he shall comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah: gladness and joy shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of song.
4 “Mverani Ine, anthu anga: tcherani khutu, inu mtundu wanga: malangizo adzachokera kwa Ine; cholungama changa chidzawunikira anthu a mitundu yonse.
Listen unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will establish my judgment for a light of the peoples.
5 Ndili pafupi kubwera kudzawombola anthu anga. Ndidzabwera mofulumira ngati kuwunika kudzapulumutsa anthu anga; ndipo ndidzalamulira anthu a mitundu yonse. Mayiko akutali akundiyembekezera. Iwo akudikira kuti ndidzawapulumutse.
My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples: the isles shall wait for me, and in mine arm shall they trust.
6 Kwezani maso anu mlengalenga, yangʼanani pansi pa dziko; mlengalenga udzazimirira ngati utsi, dziko lapansi lidzatha ngati chovala ndipo anthu ake adzafa ngati nsabwe. Koma chipulumutso changa chidzakhala mpaka muyaya, chilungamo changa chidzakhala cha nthawi zonse.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall grow old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner; but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
7 “Mverani Ine, inu amene mukudziwa choonadi, anthu inu amene mukusunga malangizo anga mʼmitima yanu; musaope kudzudzulidwa ndi anthu kapena kuopsezedwa akamakulalatirani.
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of men, and be not afraid of their revilings.
8 Pakuti njenjete idzawadya ngati chovala; mbozi idzawadya ngati thonje. Koma chilungamo changa chidzakhala mpaka muyaya, chipulumutso changa chidzakhala mpaka mibadomibado.”
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
9 Dzambatukani, dzambatukani! Valani zilimbe, Inu Yehova; dzambatukani, monga munkachitira masiku amakedzana, monga nthawi ya mibado yakale. Si ndinu kodi amene munaduladula Rahabe, amene munabaya chinjoka cha mʼnyanja chija?
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, [as in] the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, [and] pierced the monster?
10 Kodi sindinu amene munawumitsa nyanja yayikulu, madzi ozama kwambiri aja? Kodi sindinu amene munapanga njira pa madzi ozama, kuti anthu amene munawapulumutsa awoloke powuma?
Is it not thou that dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
11 Anthu amene Yehova anawawombola adzabwerera nakafika ku Ziyoni nyimbo ili pakamwa; chimwemwe chamuyaya chizidzaonekera pa nkhope zawo. Adzakhala ndi chikondwerero ndi chimwemwe, chisoni ndi kubuwula zidzathawa.
So the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
12 Yehova akuti, “Ndinetu amene ndimakutonthozani mtima. Chifukwa chiyani mukuopa munthu woti adzafa? Mukuopa munthu woti monga udzu sadzakhalitsa.
I, [even] I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou fearest a man that shall die, and the son of man that shall become as grass;
13 Koma inu mumayiwala Yehova Mlengi wanu, amene anayala za mlengalenga ndi kuyika maziko a dziko lapansi. Inu nthawi zonse mumaopsezedwa chifukwa cha ukali wa anthu okuponderezani amene angofuna kukuwonongani. Kodi uli kuti tsopano ukali wa anthu okuponderezaniwo?
and forgettest Jehovah thy Maker, who hath stretched out the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and thou art afraid continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he prepareth to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 Amʼndende adzamasulidwa posachedwa; sadzalowa mʼmanda awo, kapena kusowa chakudya.
He that is bowed down shall speedily be loosed, and he shall not die in the pit, nor shall his bread fail.
15 Pakuti Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu, amene ndimavundula nyanja kotero mafunde ake amakokoma. Dzina lake ndi Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.
And I am Jehovah thy God, who raiseth the sea, so that its waves roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
16 Ndayika mawu anga mʼkamwa mwanu ndipo ndakuphimbani ndi mthunzi wa dzanja langa. Ine ndimayika pa malo pake zinthu za mlengalenga, ndipo ndinayika maziko a dziko lapansi, ndimawuza anthu a ku Ziyoni kuti, ‘Ndinu anthu anga.’”
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and covered thee with the shadow of my hand, to plant the heavens, and to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
17 Dzambatuka, dzambatuka! Imirira iwe Yerusalemu. Iwe amene wamwa chikho cha mkwiyo chimene Yehova anakupatsa. Iwe amene unagugudiza chikho chochititsa chizwezwe.
Arouse thyself, arouse thyself, stand up, Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his fury. Thou hast drunk, hast drained out the goblet-cup of bewilderment:
18 Mwa ana onse amene anabereka, panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe anamutsogolera; mwa ana onse amene analera, panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe anamugwira dzanja.
— there is none to guide her among all the children that she hath brought forth; neither is there any to take her by the hand of all the children that she hath brought up.
19 Mavuto awiriwa akugwera iwe. Dziko lako lasakazika ndi kuwonongeka. Anthu afa ndi njala ndi lupanga. Ndani angakumvere chisoni? Ndani angakutonthoze?
These two [things] are come unto thee; who will bemoan thee? — desolation and destruction, and famine and sword: how shall I comfort thee?
20 Ana ako akomoka; ali lambalamba pa msewu, ngati mphoyo yogwidwa mu ukonde. Ukali wa Yehova ndi chidzudzulo chake zidzawagwera.
Thy children have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an oryx in a net: they are full of the fury of Jehovah, the rebuke of thy God.
21 Nʼchifukwa chake imva izi iwe amene ukuvutika, iwe amene waledzera, koma osati ndi vinyo.
Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
22 Ambuye Yehova wanu, Mulungu amene amateteza anthu ake akuti, “Taona, ndachotsa mʼdzanja lako chikho chimene chimakuchititsa kudzandira; sudzamwanso chikho cha ukali wanga.
thus saith thy Lord, Jehovah, and thy God, who pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I take out of thy hand the cup of bewilderment, the goblet-cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
23 Ndidzapereka chikhocho kwa anthu amene amakuzunza, amene ankakuwuza kuti, ‘gona pansi tikuyende pa msana.’ Ndipo msana wako anawuyesa pansi popondapo, ngati msewu woti ayendepo.”
and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; who have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street to them that went over.
