Isaiah 21
1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds come from the south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land.
Amụma megide ọzara nke dị nʼakụkụ oke osimiri: Dịka oke ifufe si nʼọzara Negeb na-efebiga, ka onye na-eme ihe ike ga-esi nʼọzara bịa, site nʼala nke oke egwu.
2 A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully: and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease.
Ahụrụ m ọhụ dị egwu, ọhụ oke mbibi, na ọhụ oke nrara nye nʼaka ndị mbibi, nʼebe onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe nʼike na-akwakọta ngwongwo. Bilienụ unu ndị agha Elam, buonu agha! Unu ndị agha Midia, gbaanụ obodo gburugburu! Aga m eme ka ịsụ ude na mmegbu niile kwụsị.
3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain, anguish hath taken hold of me, as the anguish of a woman in labour: I fell down at the hearing of it, I was troubled at the seeing of it.
Nʼihi nke a, ahụ m niile nọ nʼoke ihe mgbu, oke ihe mgbu zuru m ahụ, dịka ihe mgbu nke nwanyị ime na-eme. Amara m jijiji nʼihi ihe m nụrụ, ihe m na-ahụ na-agbagwoju m anya.
4 My heart failed, darkness amazed me: Babylon my beloved is become a wonder to me.
Obi m anọkwaghị jụụ, oke ọma jijiji na-eme ka m tụọ egwu; chi ojiji nke m na-ele anya ya aghọọlara m ihe ịma jijiji.
5 Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield.
Ha na-akwado tebul. Ha na-edozi ute ịnọdụ ala, ha na-eri, ha na-aṅụ. Bilienụ ndịisi agha, teekwanụ ọta niile mmanụ!
6 For thus hath the Lord said to me: Go, and set a watchman: and whatsoever he shall see, let him tell.
Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị gwara m, “Gaa, guzobe onye nche, ka o kwuo ihe ọ na-ahụ.
7 And he saw a chariot with two horsemen, a rider upon an ass, and a rider upon a camel: and he beheld them diligently with much heed.
Mgbe ọ hụrụ ụgbọ agha, na usuu ịnyịnya, na ndị na-agba ịnyịnya ibu, maọbụ ndị na-agba ịnyịnya kamel ka ha na-abịa abụọ abụọ, gwa ya ka o lezie ha anya nke ọma, nọọkwa na njikere.”
8 And a lion cried out: I am upon the watchtower of the Lord, standing continually by day: and I am upon my ward, standing whole nights.
Onye nche na-elepụ anya tiri mkpu dịka ọdụm, sị, “Onyenwe m, nʼehihie ụbọchị niile ka m na-eguzo nʼelu ụlọ nche, nʼọnọdụ nche m ka m na-eguzokwa abalị niile.
9 Behold this man cometh, the rider upon the chariot with two horsemen, and he answered, and said: Babylon is fallen, she is fallen, and all the graven gods thereof are broken unto the ground.
Lee, otu nwoke nọ nʼime ụgbọ agha na-abịa, ya na ndị nọ nʼelu ịnyịnya na-abịa abụọ abụọ. O nyeghachiri ọsịsa ahụ, ‘Babilọn adaala, e ọ daala, arụsị niile apịrị apị nke chi ya niile a kurisiela tọgbọrọ nʼala.’”
10 O my thrashing and the children of my door, that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared unto you.
O, ndị m, ndị a zọchara azọcha, dịka ọka a zọchara nʼebe ịzọcha ọka, agwala m unu ihe Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru.
11 The burden of Duma calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the eight? watchman, what of the night?
Nke a bụ amụma megide Duma: Otu onye si na Sia na-akpọ m oku, “Onye nche, gịnị ka ọ fọdụrụ tupu chi abọọ? Onye nche, gịnị ka ọ fọdụrụ tupu chi abọọ?”
12 The watchman said: The morning cometh, also the night: if you seek, seek: return, come.
Onye nche zara sị, “Chi ọbụbọ na-abịa, abalị na-abịakwa. Ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ ịjụ ajụjụ, jụọnụ ajụjụ, ma laghachikwa ọzọ.”
13 The burden in Arabia. In the forest at evening you shall sleep, in the paths of Dedanim.
Amụma megide Arebịa: Unu ndị ije niile nke Dedan, ndị na-anọ ọnọdụ abalị nʼoke ọhịa nke Arebịa,
14 Meeting the thirsty bring him water, you that inhabit the land of the south, meet with bread him that fleeth.
kuterenụ ndị ahụ bịakwutere unu akpịrị na-akpọ nkụ mmiri ọṅụṅụ; unu ndị bi nʼala Tema, buterenụ ndị gbakwutere unu ọsọ ndụ nri.
15 For they are fled from before the swords, from the sword that hung over them, from the bent bow, from the face of a grievous battle.
Nʼihi na ọ bụ site nʼagha nke e ji mma agha egbu ndị mmadụ, na agha e ji akụ agbatu mmadụ ka ha si na-agbapụ ọsọ.
16 For thus saith the Lord to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Cedar shall be taken away.
Nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị sịrị m, “Tupu otu afọ agwụ, dị ka esi agụ afọ onye ohu e goro ọrụ, ịma mma Keda ga-agwụsị.
17 And the residue of the number of strong archers of the children of Cedar shall be diminished: for the Lord the God of Israel hath spoken it.
Ndị fọdụrụ ndụ nʼime ndị na-agba ụta, ndị bụ dike nʼagha na Keda, ga-adị mmadụ ole na ole.” Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke Izrel ekwuola ya.
