Isaiah 54
1 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,”
“Imba, ewe mwanamke tasa, wewe ambaye kamwe hukuzaa mtoto; paza sauti kwa kuimba, piga kelele kwa furaha, wewe ambaye kamwe hukupata utungu; kwa sababu watoto wa mwanamke aliyeachwa ukiwa ni wengi kuliko wa mwanamke mwenye mume,” asema Bwana.
2 “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
“Panua mahali pa hema lako, tandaza mapazia ya hema lako uyaeneze mbali, wala usiyazuie; ongeza urefu wa kamba zako, imarisha vigingi vyako.
3 For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.
Kwa maana utaenea upande wa kuume na upande wa kushoto; wazao wako watayamiliki mataifa na kukaa katika miji yao iliyoachwa ukiwa.
4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
“Usiogope, wewe hutaaibika. Usiogope aibu, wewe hutaaibishwa. Wewe utasahau aibu ya ujana wako, wala hutakumbuka tena mashutumu ya ujane wako.
5 For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
Kwa maana Muumba wako ndiye mume wako, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ndilo jina lake, yeye Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli ni Mkombozi wako, yeye anaitwa Mungu wa dunia yote.
6 For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
Bwana atakuita urudi kana kwamba ulikuwa mke aliyeachwa na kuhuzunishwa rohoni; kama mke aliyeolewa bado angali kijana na kukataliwa,” asema Mungu wako.
7 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
“Kwa kitambo kidogo nilikuacha, lakini kwa huruma nyingi nitakurudisha.
8 In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
Katika ukali wa hasira nilikuficha uso wangu kwa kitambo, lakini kwa fadhili za milele nitakuwa na huruma juu yako,” asema Bwana Mkombozi wako.
9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
“Kwangu mimi jambo hili ni kama siku za Noa, nilipoapa kuwa maji ya Noa kamwe hayatafunika tena dunia. Hivyo sasa nimeapa sitawakasirikia ninyi, kamwe sitawakemea tena.
10 Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Ijapotikisika milima, na vilima viondolewe, hata hivyo upendo wangu usiokoma kwenu hautatikisika, wala agano langu la amani halitaondolewa,” asema Bwana, mwenye huruma juu yenu.
11 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
“Ewe mji uliyeteswa, uliyepigwa kwa dhoruba na usiyetulizwa, nitakujenga kwa almasi, nitaweka misingi yako kwa yakuti samawi.
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
Nitafanya minara yako ya akiki, malango yako kwa vito vingʼaavyo, nazo kuta zako zote za vito vya thamani.
13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
Watoto wako wote watafundishwa na Bwana, nayo amani ya watoto wako itakuwa kuu.
14 In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
Kwa haki utathibitika: Kuonewa kutakuwa mbali nawe; hutaogopa chochote. Hofu itakuwa mbali nawe; haitakukaribia wewe.
15 If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
Kama mtu yeyote akikushambulia, haitakuwa kwa ruhusa yangu; yeyote akushambuliaye atajisalimisha kwako.
16 Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
“Tazama, ni mimi niliyemuumba mhunzi, yeye afukutaye makaa kuwa moto, na kutengeneza silaha inayofaa kwa kazi yake. Tena ni mimi niliyemwambia mharabu kufanya uharibifu mwingi.
17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,”
Hakuna silaha itakayofanyizwa dhidi yako itakayofanikiwa, nawe utauthibitisha kuwa mwongo kila ulimi utakaokushtaki. Huu ndio urithi wa watumishi wa Bwana na hii ndiyo haki yao itokayo kwangu,” asema Bwana.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
