Isaiah 47
1 Go down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of Babylonia! No longer will people call you gentle and delicate.
“Atĩrĩrĩ, harũrũka ũikare thĩ rũkũngũ-inĩ, wee Mũirĩtu Gathirange wa Babuloni; ikara thĩ ũtaikarĩire gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene, wee Mwarĩ wa andũ a Babuloni. Ndũgacooka gũtuĩka mũndũ wa kũmenyererwo, kana mũndũ mũnyoroku ũtarĩ ũndũ angĩĩkĩra.
2 Go to work grinding flour with millstones. Remove your veil. Strip off your skirt, bare your legs, wade through rivers.
Oya mahiga ma gĩthĩi, ũthĩe mũtu; eheria gĩtambaya gĩa kwĩhumbĩra ũthiũ. Heta nguo ciaku na ũguũrie magũrũ maku, ũtoboke maaĩ-inĩ ũringe tũrũũĩ.
3 You will be seen naked; what should be kept private will be shamefully exposed. I will take vengeance—I won't spare anyone.
Nĩũkarutwo nguo ũtigwo njaga, ũikare ũconorithĩtio. Nĩngerĩhĩria, na gũtirĩ mũndũ ngaiguĩra tha.”
4 Our Redeemer—his name is the Lord Almighty—is the Holy One of Israel.
Mũkũũri witũ, Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩrĩo Rĩĩtwa rĩake, nĩwe Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli.
5 Sit quietly, and go into the darkness, daughter of Babylonia. Never again will you be called queen of all kingdoms.
“Wee Mwarĩ wa andũ a Babuloni, ikara thĩ ũkirĩte ki, ũthiĩ ũkinye nduma-inĩ; ndũgacooka gwĩtwo mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja wa gwatha mothamaki.
6 I was angry with my people, and I abandoned those who belonged to me. I handed them over to you. But you didn't show them mercy—you even mistreated old people.
Nĩkũrakara ndaarakarĩĩtio nĩ andũ akwa, na ngĩtũma igai rĩakwa rĩthaahe; ngĩmaneana moko-inĩ maku, nawe ũkĩaga kũmaiguĩra tha. O na andũ arĩa akũrũ ũkĩmaigĩrĩra icooki iritũ mũno.
7 You said, “I will reign forever as the eternal queen.” But you didn't think about what was coming; you didn't remember what would happen to you in the end.
Nawe ũkiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ngũtũũra ndĩ mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja nginya tene!’ No wee ndũigana gũcũũrania maũndũ maya, o na kana wĩciirie ũrĩa ũhoro wamo wa kũrigĩrĩria ũgaikara.
8 Now listen to this, you sensual woman, sitting there so sure of yourself, saying to yourself, “I am supreme—there's nobody besides me. I shall never be a widow or experience the loss of my children.”
“Na rĩrĩ, ta thikĩrĩria, wee wendete ikeno, na ũikaraga ũtarĩ ũgwati ũngĩĩtigĩra, na ũkeĩraga atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ no niĩ, na gũtirĩ ũngĩ tiga niĩ. Ndirĩ hĩndĩ ngaatuĩka mũtumia wa ndigwa, kana menye ũhoro wa gũkuĩrwo nĩ ciana.’
9 But both these things will happen to you in quick succession! In just one day you will lose your children and become a widow. You will have this experience in its totality, in spite of all your witchcraft, in spite of all your magic spells.
Maũndũ macio meerĩ nĩmagagũkorerera o rĩmwe, mũthenya o ro ũmwe: nĩũgakuĩrwo nĩ ciana, na ũtuĩke mũtumia wa ndigwa. Maũndũ macio magaagũkorerera na ũiyũru biũ, o na gũtuĩka ũrĩ na ũrogi mũingĩ, na ũgo waku ũkaingĩha mũno.
10 You put your trust in your evil actions, saying “No one can see what I'm doing.” Your wisdom and knowledge seduced you, and you told yourself, “I am supreme—there's nobody besides me.”
Ũtũire wĩhokete waganu waku, ũkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũnyonaga.’ Ũũgĩ na ũmenyo waku nĩikũhĩtithagia rĩrĩa ũkwĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ no niĩ, na gũtirĩ ũngĩ tiga niĩ.’
11 Evil is going to strike you, and you won't be able to magic it away. Disaster will fall on you that you can't stop by paying a ransom. Destruction will suddenly hit you that you weren't expecting.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mwanangĩko nĩũgagũkora, na ndũkaamenya ũrĩa ũngĩũũrĩra. Nĩũgakorererwo nĩ mũtino ũrĩa ũtangĩhota gwĩkũũra kuuma kũrĩ guo; ningĩ nĩũgakorererwo o ro rĩmwe nĩ ihooru rĩa maũndũ ũterĩgĩrĩire.
12 So keep going with your magic spells and all your witchcraft, which you have worked at since you were young. Maybe you'll be successful, maybe you'll terrify people!
“Wee thiĩ na mbere na ciama ciaku cia ũgo, na ũrogi waku mũingĩ ũrĩa ũtũire wĩkaga kuuma ũrĩ mũnini. No gũkorwo hihi nĩũkona kĩguni kĩa mo, kana hihi ũtũme kũgĩe na itua-nda inene.
13 All the advice you've received has worn you out! Where are your astrologers, those who look to the stars for guidance, who give you their predictions every month? Let them stand up and save you from what's coming down on you!
Irĩra iria ciothe ũheetwo no gũkũnogia ikũnogetie! Ago aku arĩa maroraga igũrũ matu-inĩ nĩmeyumĩrie, acio matuĩragia njata na makaratha mohoro o mweri, o mweri-rĩ, nĩmagĩkũhonokie kuuma kũrĩ maũndũ marĩa megũgũkorerera.
14 But look at them! They're like stubble that fire burns up completely—they can't even save their own lives from the flames. This is no fire to sit beside and grow warm!
Ti-itherũ, andũ acio mahaana ta itira iria itigĩtwo mũgũnda; nĩgũcinwo magaacinwo nĩ mwaki mathire. Matikahota kwĩhonokia kuuma kũrĩ hinya wa rũrĩrĩmbĩ rwa mwaki, nĩgũkorwo hatigaakorwo makara mangĩotwo mwaki; hatirĩ mwaki haha ũngĩotwo.
15 All those people you've worked with, all those you've traded with from when you were young—they will all go their own way, nobody will come and save you.
Ũguo noguo mangĩgwĩkĩra, aya mwanarutithania wĩra na mũkonjorithia nao kuuma rĩrĩa warĩ mũnini. O mũndũ wao athiiaga o na mbere kũhĩtia; gũtigakorwo mũndũ o na ũmwe ũngĩgĩkũhonokia.
