Esias 20

1 In the year when Tanathan came to Azotus, when he was sent by Arna king of the Assyrians, and warred against Azotus, and took it;

Nʼafọ ahụ, Sagọn, eze Asịrịa, zipụrụ ọchịagha onye ọkwa ya kasị ukwuu, ka ọ gaa buso Ashdọd agha. Ọ gara meriekwa ya nʼagha.

2 then the Lord spoke to Esaias the son of Amos, saying, Go and take the sackcloth off your loins, and loose your sandals from off your feet, and do thus, going naked and barefoot.

Nʼoge ahụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru okwu site nʼọnụ Aịzaya nwa Emọz. Ọ sịrị ya, “Yipụ uwe mkpe iyi nʼahụ, ya na akpụkpọụkwụ dị gị nʼụkwụ.” O mere otu a, ọ gbaara ọtọ, jegharịakwa nʼụkwụ efu.

3 And the Lord said, As my servant Esaias has walked naked and barefoot three years, there shall be three years for signs and wonders to the Egyptians and Ethiopians;

Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Dị ka ohu m Aịzaya si gbara ọtọ jegharịa nʼụkwụ efu afọ atọ ndị a niile, ọ bụ ihe ama na ihe ịdọ aka na ntị na-egosi ihe gaje ịbịakwasị ndị Ijipt na ndị Kush.

4 for thus shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, having the shame of Egypt exposed.

Nʼihi na otu a ka eze Asịrịa ga-esi kpụrụ ndị Ijipt na ndị Kush ọ dọtara nʼagha. Ha ga-agba ọtọ na-ejegharị nʼụkwụ efu, ma nwantakịrị ma okenye. Otule ha gba ọtọ ga-abụrụ Ijipt ihe ihere.

5 And the Egyptians being defeated shall be ashamed of the Ethiopians, in whom they had trusted; for they were their glory.

Egwu ga-ejide ndị ahụ niile nwere nchekwube nʼike Kush, na ndị ahụ niile jiri Ijipt nyaa isi ga-ada mba. Ihere ga-emekwa ha.

6 And they that dwell in this island shall say in that day, Behold, we trusted to flee to them for help, who could not save themselves from the king of the Assyrians: and how shall we be saved?

Nʼụbọchị ahụ, ndị ahụ dịnyeere ha, bụ ndị bi nʼọnụ mmiri ha ga-asị, ‘Ọ bụrụ na ihe dị otu a dakwasịrị ndị Ijipt anyị tụkwasịrị obi inyere anyị aka, na ịnapụta anyị site nʼaka eze Asịrịa, ebeekwanụ ka anyị ga-agbaga?’”