Esias 33
1 Woe to them that afflict you; but no one makes you miserable: and he that deals perfidiously with you does not deal perfidiously: they that deal perfidiously shall be taken and given up, and as a moth on a garment, so shall they be spoiled.
Ole wako wewe, ee mharabu, wewe ambaye hukuharibiwa! Ole wako, ee msaliti, wewe ambaye hukusalitiwa! Utakapokwisha kuharibu, utaharibiwa; utakapokwisha kusaliti, utasalitiwa.
2 Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in you: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.
Ee Bwana, uturehemu, tunakutamani. Uwe nguvu yetu kila asubuhi na wokovu wetu wakati wa taabu.
3 By reason of the terrible sound the nations were dismayed for fear of you, and the heathen were scattered.
Kwa ngurumo ya sauti yako, mataifa yanakimbia; unapoinuka, mataifa hutawanyika.
4 And now shall the spoils of your small and great be gathered: as if one should gather locusts, so shall they mock you.
Mateka yenu, enyi mataifa, yamevunwa kama vile wafanyavyo madumadu, kama kundi la nzige watu huvamia juu yake.
5 The God who dwells on high is holy: Sion is filled with judgement and righteousness.
Bwana ametukuka, kwa kuwa anakaa mahali palipoinuka, ataijaza Sayuni kwa haki na uadilifu.
6 They shall be delivered up to the law: our salvation is our treasure: there are wisdom and knowledge and piety towards the Lord; these are the treasures of righteousness.
Atakuwa msingi ulio imara kwa wakati wenu, ghala za wokovu tele, hekima na maarifa; kumcha Bwana ni ufunguo wa hazina hii.
7 Behold now, these shall be terrified with fear of you: those whom you feared shall cry out because of you: messengers shall be sent, bitterly weeping, entreating for peace.
Angalia, watu wake mashujaa wanapiga kelele kwa nguvu barabarani, wajumbe wa amani wanalia kwa uchungu.
8 For the ways of these shall be made desolate: the terror of the nations has been made to cease, and the covenant with these is taken away, and you shall by no means deem them men.
Njia kuu zimeachwa, hakuna wasafiri barabarani. Mkataba umevunjika, mashahidi wake wamedharauliwa, hakuna yeyote anayeheshimiwa.
9 The land mourns; Libanus is ashamed: Saron is become marshes; Galilee shall be laid bare, and Chermel.
Ardhi inaomboleza na kuchakaa, Lebanoni imeaibika na kunyauka, Sharoni ni kama Araba, nayo Bashani na Karmeli wanapukutisha majani yao.
10 Now will I arise, says the Lord, now will I be glorified; now will I be exalted.
“Sasa nitainuka,” asema Bwana. “Sasa nitatukuzwa; sasa nitainuliwa juu.
11 Now shall you see, now shall you perceive; the strength of your breath, shall be vain; fire shall devour you.
Mlichukua mimba ya makapi, mkazaa mabua, pumzi yenu ni moto uwateketezao.
12 And the nations shall be burnt up; as a thorn in the field cast out and burnt up.
Mataifa yatachomwa kama ichomwavyo chokaa, kama vichaka vya miiba vilivyokatwa ndivyo watakavyochomwa.”
13 They that are afar off shall hear what I have done; they that draw near shall know my strength.
Ninyi mlio mbali sana, sikieni lile nililofanya; ninyi mlio karibu, tambueni uweza wangu!
14 The sinners in Sion have departed; trembling shall seize the ungodly. Who will tell you that a fire is kindled? Who will tell you of the eternal place?
Wenye dhambi katika Sayuni wametiwa hofu, kutetemeka kumewakumba wasiomcha Mungu: “Ni nani miongoni mwetu awezaye kuishi na moto ulao? Ni nani miongoni mwetu awezaye kuishi na moto unaowaka milele?”
15 He that walks in righteousness, speaking rightly, hating transgression and iniquity, and shaking his hands from gifts, stopping his ears that he should not hear the judgement of blood, shutting his eyes that he should not see injustice.
Yeye aendaye kwa uadilifu na kusema lililo haki, yeye anayekataa faida ipatikanayo kwa dhuluma na kuizuia mikono yake isipokee rushwa, yeye azuiaye masikio yake dhidi ya mashauri ya mauaji, na yeye afumbaye macho yake yasitazame sana uovu:
16 he shall dwell in a high cave of a strong rock: bread shall be given him, and his water shall be sure.
huyu ndiye mtu atakayeishi mahali pa juu, ambaye kimbilio lake litakuwa ngome ya mlimani. Atapewa mkate wake, na maji yake hayatakoma.
17 You shall see a king with glory: your eyes shall behold a land from afar.
Macho yenu yatamwona mfalme katika uzuri wake na kuiona nchi inayoenea mbali.
18 Your soul shall meditate terror. Where are the scribes? where are the counsellors, where is he that numbers them that are growing up,
Katika mawazo yenu mtaifikiria hofu iliyopita: “Yuko wapi yule afisa mkuu? Yuko wapi yule aliyechukua ushuru? Yuko wapi afisa msimamizi wa minara?”
19 [even] the small and great people? with whom he took not counsel, neither did he understand [a people] of deep speech, so that a despised people should not hear, and there is no understanding to him that hears.
Hutawaona tena wale watu wenye kiburi, wale watu wenye usemi wa mafumbo, wenye lugha ngeni, isiyoeleweka.
20 Behold the city of Sion, our refuge: your eyes shall behold Jerusalem, a rich city, tabernacles which shall not be shaken, neither shall the pins of her tabernacle be moved for ever, neither shall her cords be at all broken:
Mtazame Sayuni, mji wa sikukuu zetu; macho yenu yatauona Yerusalemu, mahali pa amani pa kuishi, hema ambalo halitaondolewa, nguzo zake hazitangʼolewa kamwe, wala hakuna kamba yake yoyote itakayokatika.
21 for the name of the Lord is great to you: you shall have a place, [even] rivers and wide and spacious channels: you shall not go this way, neither a vessel with oars go [thereby].
Huko Bwana atakuwa Mwenye Nguvu wetu. Patakuwa kama mahali pa mito mipana na vijito. Hakuna jahazi lenye makasia litakalopita huko, wala hakuna meli yenye nguvu itakayopita huko.
22 For my God is great: the Lord our judge shall not pass me by: the Lord is our prince, the Lord is our king; the Lord, he shall save us.
Kwa kuwa Bwana ni mwamuzi wetu, Bwana ndiye mtoa sheria wetu, Bwana ni mfalme wetu, yeye ndiye atakayetuokoa.
23 Your cords are broken, for they had no strength: your meat has given way, it shall not spread the sails, it shall not bear a signal, until it be given up for plunder; therefore shall many lame men take spoil.
Kamba zenu za merikebu zimelegea: Mlingoti haukusimama imara, nalo tanga halikukunjuliwa. Wingi wa mateka yatagawanywa, hata yeye aliye mlemavu atachukua nyara.
24 And the people dwelling amongst them shall by no means say, I am in pain: for their sin shall be forgiven them.
Hakuna yeyote aishiye Sayuni atakayesema, “Mimi ni mgonjwa”; nazo dhambi za wale waishio humo zitasamehewa.
