Isaiah 48
1 “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
“Geenụ ntị na nke a, unu agbụrụ Jekọb, unu ndị a na-akpọ nʼaha Izrel, ndị si nʼagbụrụ Juda pụta. Unu ndị na-eji aha Onyenwe anyị na-aṅụ iyi, ndị na-akpọku aha Chineke nke Izrel, ma ọ bụghị nʼeziokwu maọbụ nʼezi omume.
2 who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Unu ndị na-akpa nganga na unu bụ ndị bi nʼobodo dị nsọ, ndị na-anyakwa isi na unu na-adabere na Chineke Izrel. Onye aha ya bụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile.
3 I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
Nʼoge gara aga ka m kwuru ihe na-aga ime nʼoge dị nʼihu. Mgbe m kwupụrụ ya, emekwara m ka ihe ahụ m kwuru mezuo.
4 For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
Nʼihi na amaara m na unu bụ ndị isiike, matakwa na akwara dị unu nʼolu bụ igwe a na-apụghị ịrọji arọji. Amakwaara m na egedege ihu unu bụ bronz.
5 Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
Ọ bụ ya mere m ji buru ụzọ gwa unu nʼoge gara aga ihe m gaje ime, ka unu ghara ị sị, ‘Ọ bụ arụsị anyị mere ya. Ọ bụ arụsị anyị a pịrị apị na chi ọla m nyere iwu ka ha mee!’
6 You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
Unu anụla ama m na-agba, hụkwa ka ha na-emezu, ma unu ajụla ikwere na ọ bụ eziokwu. “Site ugbu a gawa, aga m agwa unu ihe ọhụrụ nke m na-agwabeghị unu na mbụ.
7 They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’
Ọ bụ ugbu a ka e kere ya, ọ bụghị na mgbe ochie. Unu anụtụbeghị ihe banyere ya mbụ, ya mere, unu agaghị asị, ‘Ọ bụ ihe maara ihe banyere ya.’
8 You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
E, ị nụbeghị, ị maghịkwa, site na mgbe ochie ntị gị egheghị oghe. Nʼihi na amaara m na ị bụ onye aghụghọ na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi, onye a na-akpọ onye nnupu isi site nʼafọ nne ya.
9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
Ma nʼihi aha m, ka m na-eme ka ọnụma m jụrụ nʼihi otuto m, a na m egbochi ya nʼebe ị nọ, ka a ghara ikpochapụ unu kpamkpam.
10 See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Lee, anụchaalam unu, ma ọ bụghị dịka e si anụcha ọlaọcha nʼọkụ. E, anwaleela m unu nʼoke ọkụ nke ahụhụ.
11 For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
Nʼihi mụ onwe m, e, nʼihi mụ onwe m, ka m na-eme nke a. Aga m esi aṅaa hapụ ka m bụrụ onye emere ka aha m ghara ịdị nsọ? Agaghị m enye onye ọzọ otuto m.
12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
“Geenụ m ntị, gị Jekọb, na gị Izrel onye m kpọrọ. Mụ onwe m bụ onye ahụ; Abụ m onye mbụ, bụrụkwa onye ikpeazụ.
13 Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
Ọ bụ aka m tọrọ ntọala ụwa. Ọ bụkwa aka nri m gbasara eluigwe. Mgbe m kpọrọ ha oku ha na-abịa guzo nʼihu m.
14 Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
“Chịkọtaanụ onwe unu, unu niile, geenụ ntị. Onye nʼetiti arụsị ndị a gosiri ihe ndị a na-aga ime? Onye ahụ Onyenwe anyị họọrọ ka ya na ya dị na mma ga-emezu nzube ya megide Babilọn, aka ya ga-emegide ndị Kaldịa.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
Mụ onwe m, ọ bụladị mụ onwe m ekwuola ya; e, akpọọla m ya. Aga m eme ka ọbịa nʼije ya, ọ ga-agakwa nke ọma.
16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
“Bịakwutenụ m nso, geenụ ntị na nke a: “Site na mkpọsa mbụ ọ bụghị na nzuzo ka m kwuru okwu; mgbe o mere anọ m nʼebe ahụ.” Ma ugbu a, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị ezitela m, o mejupụtala m na Mmụọ ya.
17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị, Onye mgbapụta unu, bụ Onye nsọ Izrel, “Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị, onye na-ezi unu ihe nʼihi ọdịmma unu, na-eduzikwa unu nʼụzọ unu kwesiri iso.
18 If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
A sịkwarị na unu ṅara ntị nʼiwu m niile, udo unu gaara na-eru dịka osimiri, ọdịmma unu adịkwa ka mmali nke ebili oke osimiri.
19 Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.”
Mkpụrụ gị gaara amụba dịka aja, ụmụ unu gaara a dị ka mkpụrụ ọkụkụ a na-enweghị ike ịgụta ọnụ, a gaghị ehichapụkwa aha ha, maọbụ bibie nʼihu ha.”
20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
Sitenụ na Babilọn pụọ, gbanarịnụ ndị Kaldịa! Werenụ olu iti mkpu ọṅụ kwusaa inwere onwe unu a. Meenụ ka ndị bi na nsọtụ niile nke ụwa nụrụ ya sịnụ, “Onyenwe anyị agbapụtala ohu ya Jekọb.”
21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
Mgbe O duuru ndị ya jee ije nʼọzara, ala kpọrọ nkụ, akpịrị akpọghị ha nkụ. O mere ka mmiri si nʼoke nkume sọpụtara ha, e, ọ kpọwara oke nkume mee ka mmiri sọpụta.
22 “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Ọ dịghị udo dịrị ndị na-emebi iwu.”
