Isaiah 8
1 And Jehovah said to me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Oya kĩbaũ kĩnene, na ũkĩandĩke na karamu ka ndũire ũũ: Maheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bazu.
2 And I will take to me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Na niĩ nĩngwĩta Uria ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Zekaria mũrũ wa Jeberekia matuĩke aira akwa ehokeku.”
3 And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then Jehovah said to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngĩthiĩ, ngĩkoma na mũtumia wakwa, nake akĩgĩa nda, agĩciara kahĩĩ. Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Gatue Maheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bazu.
4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and, My mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be carried away before the king of Assyria.
Kahĩĩ kau gataanamenya gwĩtana koige ‘Baba’ kana ‘Maitũ’, ũtonga wa Dameski na indo iria itahĩtwo nĩ Samaria nĩigakuuo nĩ mũthamaki wa Ashuri.”
5 And Jehovah spoke to me yet again, saying,
O rĩngĩ Jehova akĩnjarĩria, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ:
6 Inasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son,
“Kuona atĩ andũ aya nĩmaregete maaĩ marĩa mathereraga mahooreire ma Siloamu, na magakenera Rezini o na mũrũ wa Remalia-rĩ,
7 now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks,
nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani akiriĩ kũmarehithĩria mũiyũro mũnene wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati, naruo nĩruo mũthamaki wa Ashuri arĩ na riiri wake wothe. Rũkaaiyũrĩrĩra mĩkaro yaruo yothe, na ruune hũgũrũrũ ciaruo,
8 and it shall sweep onward into Judah. It shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the neck. And the stretching out of its wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
ningĩ rũgaathiĩ rũhaatĩte Juda rũiyũre guothe, rũhĩtũkĩire kuo na rũkinye nginya ngingo. Mathagu maaruo matambũrũkĩtio makaahumbĩra wariĩ wa bũrũri waku, wee Imanueli!”
9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces. And give ear, all ye of far countries. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.
Atĩrĩrĩ inyuĩ andũ a ndũrĩrĩ, ugĩrĩriai mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo! Ta thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ mabũrũri ma kũraya. Haarĩriai mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo! Haarĩriai mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo!
10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nothing. Speak the word, and it shall not stand, for God is with us.
Thugundai mĩbango yanyu, no ĩgaatuĩka ya tũhũ; ariai ũhoro wa matanya manyu, no matikahinga, nĩgũkorwo Mũrungu arĩ hamwe na ithuĩ.
11 For Jehovah spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
Jehova nĩanjarĩirie ũhoro ũcio agwatĩirie mũno, na akĩngaania ndikarũmĩrĩre njĩra cia andũ acio. Akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ:
12 Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all of which this people shall say, A conspiracy, nor fear ye their fear, nor be in dread of it.
“Maũndũ marĩa mothe andũ aya metaga ndundu ya gwĩka ũũru, wee ndũkamete ndundu ya gwĩka ũũru; na ndũgetigĩre kĩrĩa metigagĩra, na ndũkamakio nĩkĩo.
13 Jehovah of hosts, him ye shall sanctify, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩwe mũrĩtuaga mũtheru, we nĩwe mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtigĩra, o we nĩwe ũngĩtũma mũmake,
14 And he shall be for a sanctuary, but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a net and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
na nĩwe ũgaatuĩka handũ hanyu harĩa haamũre; no kũrĩ nyũmba cierĩ cia Isiraeli agaatuĩka ihiga rĩrĩa rĩtũmaga andũ mahĩngwo, na rwaro rwa ihiga rũrĩa rũtũmaga magũe. Na kũrĩ andũ arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu agaatuĩka mũtego na gĩkerenge gĩa kũmanyiita.
15 And many shall stumble on it, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Aingĩ ao nĩmakahĩngwo; nao magũe na moinĩke, magwatio na manyiitwo.”
16 Bind thou up the testimony. Seal the law among my disciples.
Oha ũira ũcio na watho ũcio, ũũhũũre mũhũũri ũtuĩke kĩrĩra harĩ arutwo akwa.
17 And I will wait for Jehovah, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will be a man who has trusted in him.
Niĩ ngweterera Jehova, ũrĩa ũhithĩte nyũmba ya Jakubu ũthiũ wake. Ndĩrĩikaraga ndĩmwĩhokete.
18 Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts, who dwells in mount Zion.
Niĩ hamwe na ciana iria Jehova aheete-rĩ, nĩ ithuĩ marũũri na imenyithia thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli kuuma kũrĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ũrĩa ũtũũraga Kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩa Zayuni.
19 And when they shall say to you, Seek for those who have familiar spirits and for the wizards, who chirp and who mutter, should not a people seek for their God? On behalf of the living seek to the dead?
Andũ mangĩkwĩra ũgatuĩrie kĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ aragũri na ago arĩa mahehanaga na makangʼungʼura-rĩ, ũkaamoria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ andũ matiagĩrĩirwo nĩgũtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Ngai wao?” Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũtuĩrie ũhoro wa andũ arĩa marĩ muoyo kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ?
20 Seek to the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Nĩ kaba mũũtuĩrie watho-inĩ wa Ngai o na ũira-inĩ wake! Angĩkorwo ũhoro wao ndũkũringana na ciugo ici, o nao matirĩ na ũtheri.
21 And they shall pass through it, greatly distressed and hungry. And it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward.
Andũ magaatuĩkanagĩria bũrũri-inĩ marĩ anyamaarĩku na marĩ ahũtu; na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa makahũũta mũno, nĩmakarakara mũno na matiire maitho na igũrũ, nao marume mũthamaki wao na Ngai wao.
22 And they shall look to the earth, and, behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and into thick darkness to be driven away.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo makaarora thĩ mone o mĩnyamaro, na nduma, na kĩeha gĩa kũmakania, nao nĩmagaikio nduma-inĩ ndumanu.
