Isaiah 54
1 Exult, thou barren, that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout for joy, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
“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 place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.
“Panua mahali pa hema lako, tandaza mapazia ya hema lako uyaeneze mbali, wala usiyazuie; ongeza urefu wa kamba zako, imarisha vigingi vyako.
3 For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess nations, and they shall make desolate cities to be inhabited.
Kwa maana utaenea upande wa kuume na upande wa kushoto; wazao wako watayamiliki mataifa na kukaa katika miji yao iliyoachwa ukiwa.
4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
“Usiogope, wewe hutaaibika. Usiogope aibu, wewe hutaaibishwa. Wewe utasahau aibu ya ujana wako, wala hutakumbuka tena mashutumu ya ujane wako.
5 For thy Maker is thy husband: Jehovah of hosts is his name, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
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 Jehovah hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and as a wife of youth, that hath been refused, saith thy 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 small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
“Kwa kitambo kidogo nilikuacha, lakini kwa huruma nyingi nitakurudisha.
8 In the outpouring of wrath have I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting loving-kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah, thy 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 this is [as] the waters of Noah unto me, since I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth: so have I sworn that I will no more be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
“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 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving-kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah, that hath mercy on thee.
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 [Thou] afflicted, tossed with tempest, not comforted! Behold, I will set thy stones in antimony, and lay thy foundations with sapphires;
“Ewe mji uliyeteswa, uliyepigwa kwa dhoruba na usiyetulizwa, nitakujenga kwa almasi, nitaweka misingi yako kwa yakuti samawi.
12 and I will make thy battlements of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of precious stones.
Nitafanya minara yako ya akiki, malango yako kwa vito vingʼaavyo, nazo kuta zako zote za vito vya thamani.
13 And all thy children [shall be] taught of Jehovah, and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Watoto wako wote watafundishwa na Bwana, nayo amani ya watoto wako itakuwa kuu.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.
Kwa haki utathibitika: Kuonewa kutakuwa mbali nawe; hutaogopa chochote. Hofu itakuwa mbali nawe; haitakukaribia wewe.
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not by me: whosoever gathereth together against thee shall fall because of thee.
Kama mtu yeyote akikushambulia, haitakuwa kwa ruhusa yangu; yeyote akushambuliaye atajisalimisha kwako.
16 Behold, it is I who have created the smith that bloweth in the fire of coal, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the destroyer to ravage.
“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 that is prepared against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah; and their righteousness is of me, saith Jehovah.
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
