Isaiah 32
1 Watch! A king is coming who does what's right when he rules, and those who rule under him will act fairly.
Tazama, mfalme atatawala kwa uadilifu na watawala watatawala kwa haki.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind, like a protection from the storm, like rivers of water in the dry desert, like the shade of a large rock in a sun-baked land.
Kila mtu atakuwa kama kivuli cha kujificha kutokana na upepo na kimbilio kutokana na dhoruba, kama vijito vya maji jangwani na kivuli cha mwamba mkubwa katika ardhi yenye kiu.
3 Then everyone with eyes will be able to truly see, and everyone who has ears will be able to truly hear.
Ndipo macho ya wale wanaoona hayatafumbwa tena, nayo masikio ya wale wanaosikia yatasikiliza.
4 Those whose minds are impulsive will be sensible and think things through; those who stammer will speak clearly.
Moyo wa mtu mwenye hamaki utafahamu na kuelewa, nao ulimi wenye kigugumizi utanena kwa ufasaha.
5 No longer will fools be called respectable or crooks highly-regarded.
Mpumbavu hataitwa tena muungwana, wala mtu mbaya kabisa kupewa heshima ya juu.
6 For fools only talk foolishness, thinking evil things. They act in opposition to the Lord, misrepresenting him in what they say. They refuse to give food to the hungry and deny water to the thirsty.
Kwa kuwa mpumbavu hunena upumbavu, moyo wake hushughulika na uovu: Hutenda mambo yasiyo ya kumcha Mungu, na hueneza habari za makosa kuhusu Bwana; yeye huwaacha wenye njaa bila kitu, na wenye kiu huwanyima maji.
7 Cheats use evil methods; they devise schemes to ruin the poor with lies, even when right is on the side of the poor.
Taratibu za mtu mbaya kabisa ni ovu, hufanya mipango miovu ili kumwangamiza maskini kwa uongo, hata wakati ambapo hoja za mhitaji ni za haki.
8 But noble people act unselfishly; they keep to their principles of generosity.
Lakini mtu muungwana hufanya mipango ya kiungwana, na kwa matendo ya kiungwana yeye hufanikiwa.
9 Get up, you women who are lying around relaxing, and pay attention to what I'm saying! You ladies without a care in the world, listen to me!
Enyi wanawake wenye kuridhika sana, amkeni na mnisikilize. Enyi binti mnaojisikia kuwa salama, sikieni lile ninalotaka kuwaambia!
10 In just over a year, you who think yourselves so safe will tremble with fear. The grape harvest is going to fail and there'll be no harvest.
Muda zaidi kidogo ya mwaka mmoja, ninyi mnaojisikia salama mtatetemeka, mavuno ya zabibu yatakoma na mavuno ya matunda hayatakuwepo.
11 Shudder, you women relaxing! Tremble, you ladies who feel so safe! Strip off your clothes, bare yourselves and put on sackcloth around your waists.
Tetemekeni, enyi wanawake wenye kuridhika, tetemekeni kwa hofu, enyi binti mnaojisikia salama! Vueni nguo zenu, vaeni nguo ya gunia viunoni mwenu.
12 Beat your breasts in sadness over the loss of your lovely fields, your productive vines,
Pigeni matiti yenu kwa ajili ya mashamba mazuri, kwa ajili ya mizabibu iliyozaa vizuri
13 over the loss of the land of my people. Mourn because it's now overgrown with thorns and brambles, mourn because of the loss of all the happy homes and joyful towns.
na kwa ajili ya nchi ya watu wangu, nchi ambayo miiba na michongoma imemea: naam, ombolezeni kwa ajili ya nyumba zote za furaha na kwa ajili ya mji huu wenye kufanya sherehe.
14 The palace is abandoned, the crowded town is deserted. Castles and watch towers will forever become homes loved by wild donkeys, and places where sheep graze,
Ngome itaachwa, mji wenye kelele nyingi utahamwa, ngome ndani ya mji na mnara wa ulinzi vitakuwa ukiwa milele, mahali pazuri pa punda na malisho ya makundi ya kondoo,
15 until the Spirit is poured out on us from above, and the desert becomes like a good field full of crops, and a good field will grow like a forest.
mpaka Roho amwagwe juu yetu kutoka juu, nalo jangwa kuwa shamba lenye rutuba, na shamba lenye rutuba kuwa kama msitu.
16 Then people living in the desert will practice justice, and those living among the fields will do what is right.
Haki itakaa katika jangwa, na uadilifu utakaa katika shamba lenye rutuba.
17 Living right will bring peace and security that endures.
Matunda ya haki yatakuwa amani, matokeo ya haki yatakuwa utulivu na matumaini milele.
18 My people will live in peace, safe and secure in their homes.
Watu wangu wataishi katika makao ya mahali pa amani, katika nyumba zilizo salama, katika mahali pa kupumzika pasipo na usumbufu.
19 Even though hail can destroy a forest, and a town can be demolished,
Hata kama mvua ya mawe iangushe msitu na mji ubomolewe kabisa,
20 you will be happy as you sow your crops beside the waters and let your cattle and donkeys roam freely.
tazama jinsi utakavyobarikiwa, ukipanda mbegu yako katika kila kijito, na kuwaacha ngʼombe wako na punda wajilishe kwa uhuru.
