Esias 59
1 Has the hand of the Lord no power to save? or has he made his ear heavy, so that he should not hear?
Nʼezie, aka Onyenwe anyị adịghị mkpụmkpụ nke na o nweghị ike ịzọpụta, ntị ya adịghịkwa arọ nke na o nweghị ike ịnụ ihe.
2 Nay, your iniquities separate between you and God, and because of your sins has he turned away [his] face from you, so as not to have mercy [upon you].
Kama mmehie unu ekewapụla unu site nʼebe Chineke unu nọ; mmehie niile unu ezokwala ihu ya site nʼebe unu nọ, nke mere na ọ chọkwaghị ige ntị ọzọ.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with sins; your lips also have spoken iniquity, and your tongue meditates unrighteousness.
Nʼihi na aka unu jupụtara na ntụpọ ọbara, mkpịsịaka unu bụkwa nke mmehie merụrụ. Egbugbere ọnụ unu ekwuola okwu ụgha, ire unu na-atamukwa ihe ọjọọ.
4 None speaks justly, neither is there true judgement: they trust in vanities, and speak empty [words]; for they conceive trouble, and bring forth iniquity.
Ọ dịghị onye na-ekpe ikpe ziri ezi, ọ dịkwaghị onye na-eji ikwesi ntụkwasị obi kpee ikpe. Ha na-adabere nʼịrụ ụka nʼenweghị isi, ha na-ekwu okwu ụgha, ha na-atụrụ ime okwu na ụka mụọkwa ajọ ihe.
5 They have hatched asps' eggs, and weave a spider's web: and he that is going to eat of their eggs, having crushed an addled egg, has found also in it a basilisk.
Ha na-avụ akwa ajụala, na-akpakwa akwụ udide. Onye ọbụla riri akwa ha ga-anwụ, mgbe ọbụla otu kụwara, ọ bụ agwọ ajụala na-esi nʼime ya apụta.
6 Their web shall not become a garment, nor shall they at all clothe themselves with their works; for their works are works of iniquity.
Akwụ udide ha abaghị uru iji mee uwe, ha enweghị ike iji ihe ha mepụtara kpuchie onwe ha. Ọrụ ha niile bụ ajọ ọrụ, omume ihe ike jupụtara ha nʼaka.
7 And their feet run to wickedness, swift to shed blood; their thoughts also are thoughts of murder; destruction and misery are in their ways;
Ụkwụ ha na-eme ngwangwa ịgbaba nʼime mmehie, ha na-emekwa ngwa ịkwafu ọbara ndị o nweghị ihe ọjọọ ha mere. Ha na-achụso echiche ajọ ihe, ọrụ mbibi na ntipịa bụ ejiri mara nke ụzọ ha niile.
8 and the way of peace they know not, neither is there judgement in their ways; for their paths by which they go are crooked, and they know not peace.
Ha amaghị ihe ụzọ udo bụ, ikpe ziri ezi adịghị nʼụzọ ha na-eso. Ha e mela ụzọ ha ka ha gbagọọ agbagọ. Ndị niile na-eso ya anaghị enweta udo.
9 Therefore has judgement departed from them, and righteousness shall not overtake them: while they waited for light, darkness came upon them; while they waited for brightness, they walked in perplexity.
Ya mere ikpe ziri ezi dị anya nʼebe anyị nọ, ezi omume adịghị erute anyị nso. Anyị na-ele anya ìhè, ma lee, ọchịchịrị ka anyị na-ahụ. Anyị na-ele anya mmụke ìhè ma anyị na-ejegharị nʼime oke ọchịchịrị.
10 They shall feel for the wall as blind [men], and shall feel [for it] as if they had no eyes: and they shall feel at noon-day as at midnight; they shall groan as dying men.
Anyị na-asọgharị ìsì na mgbidi dịka ndị na-enweghị anya, na-asọgharị isi dịka ndị na-enweghị anya; anyị na-ada na-akpọbi ukwu nʼetiti ehihie dịka a ga-asị na ọ bụ oge chi ojiji, nʼetiti ndị nwere ezi ndụ, anyị nọ ka ndị nwụrụ anwụ.
11 They shall proceed together as a bear and as a dove: we have waited for judgement, and there is no salvation, it is gone far from us.
Anyị na-agbọ ụja dịka bịa; anyị na-akwasị akwa ike dịka nduru nʼeru ụjụ. Anyị na-ele anya ikpe ziri ezi, ma ọ dịghị eru anyị aka; anyị na-ele anya nzọpụta, ma ọ dị anya nʼebe anyị nọ.
12 For our iniquity is great before you, and our sins have risen up against us: for our iniquities are in us, and we know our unrighteous deeds.
Nʼihi na mmehie anyị amụbaala nʼihu Onyenwe anyị; ọ na-agbakwa ama megide anyị. E, anyị makwaara ụdị ndị mmehie anyị bụ, nʼihi na mmehie anyị dịkwa nʼihu anyị mgbe niile.
13 We have sinned, and dealt falsely, and revolted from our God: we have spoken unrighteous words, and have been disobedient; we have conceived and uttered from our heart unrighteous words.
Anyị maara nnupu isi anyị na ngọnarị anyị gọnarịrị Onyenwe anyị; anyị esitela nʼiso Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị wezuga onwe anyị, nọgide na-akpali mmegbu na nnupu isi. Okwu ọnụ anyị bụ okwu ụgha, nke anyị si nʼobi anyị tụpụta.
14 And we have turned judgement back, and righteousness has departed afar off: for truth is consumed in their ways, and they could not pass by a straight [path].
Ụlọ ikpe anyị niile adịghị achọ onye ezi omume; anyị amaghị ihe a na-akpọ ikpe ziri ezi. Eziokwu asọọla ngọngọ nʼama niile, ihe ziri ezi apụghị ịbata.
15 And truth has been taken away, and they have turned aside [their] mind from understanding. And the Lord saw it, and it pleased him not that there was no judgement.
E, eziokwu alaala; onye ọbụla kwa nke na-achọ ibi ndụ ọma na-etinye onwe ya na nsogbu. Onyenwe anyị lere anya hụ ihe ọjọọ ndị a niile, nke na-enyeghị ya obi ụtọ; ọ hụkwara na ikpe ziri ezi adịghị.
16 And he looked, and there was no man, and he observed, and there was none to help: so he defended them with his arm, and established [them] with [his] mercy.
Ọ hụrụ na anyị enweghị onye inyeaka ọbụla; o wutere ya na ọ dịghị onye na-arịọrọ anyị arịrịọ. Ọ bụ ya mere o ji bata site nʼike aka ya na nʼezi omume ya, bịa ịzọpụta anyị.
17 And he put on righteousness as a breast-plate, and placed the helmet of salvation on his head; and he clothed himself with the garment of vengeance, and with his cloak,
Ọ na-eyikwasị ezi omume dịka ngwa agha ikpuchi obi ya. Okpu nke nzọpụta ka ọ na-eyikwasịkwa nʼisi ya. Ọ bụkwa uwe ịbọ ọbọ na nke ekworo na ịnụ ọkụ na obi ka o ji kpuchie onwe ya.
18 as one about to render a recompence, [even] reproach to his adversaries.
Ọ ga-akwụghachi ndị iro ya dịka ajọ omume ha niile si dị. Iwe ọkụ ya ka ọ ga-eji megide ndị iro ya niile bi na mba dị anya.
19 So shall they of the west fear the name of the Lord, and they [that come] from the rising of the sun his glorious name: for the wrath of the Lord shall come as a mighty river, it shall come with fury.
Site nʼọdịda anyanwụ, ndị mmadụ ga-asọpụrụ aha Onyenwe anyị, sitekwa nʼọwụwa anyanwụ, ha ga-atụ egwu ebube ya. Nʼihi na ọ ga-abịa dịka idee mmiri nke nkume, Onyenwe anyị na-agba na-aga.
20 And the deliverer shall come for Sion's sake, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
“Onye mgbapụta ga-abịa na Zayọn; ọ ga-abịakwute ụmụ Jekọb ndị na-esite na mmehie ha chegharịa.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
21 And this shall be my covenant with them, said the Lord; My Spirit which is upon you, and the words which I have put in your mouth, shall never fail from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your seed, for the Lord has spoken it, henceforth and for ever.
“Ma mụ onwe m, nke a bụ ọgbụgba ndụ m nke dị nʼetiti mụ na ha,” ka Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu. “Mmụọ m, nke dị nʼahụ gị, na okwu m niile nke m tinyere nʼọnụ gị, agaghị apụ nʼegbugbere ọnụ gị, maọbụ nʼegbugbere ọnụ ụmụ gị, maọbụ nʼegbugbere ọnụ agbụrụ gị. Ha ga-adịgide site ugbu a ruo mgbe niile ebighị ebi,” ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru.
