< Isaiah 58 >

1 Crye aloude, spare not: lift vp thy voyce like a trumpet, and shewe my people their transgression, and to the house of Iaakob, their sinnes.
“Welie olu gị tie mkpu, egbochikwala iti mkpu. Welie olu gị dịka opi ike. Gwa ndị m nnupu isi ha, gwakwa ụlọ Jekọb mmehie ha.
2 Yet they seeke me dayly, and will knowe my wayes, euen as a nation that did righteously, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me the ordinances of iustice: they wil drawe neere vnto God, saying,
Kwa ụbọchị ka ha na-achọ m ha na-eme dịka ọ na-agụ ha agụ ịmara ụzọ m niile, dịka a ga-asị na ha bụ mba na-eme ihe ziri ezi, ndị na-agbakụtaghị iwu Chineke ha azụ. Ha na-ajụ m maka ikpe ziri ezi, na-eme dịka ọ na-agụ ha agụụ ka Chineke bịaruo ha nso.
3 Wherefore haue we fasted, and thou seest it not? we haue punished our selues, and thou regardest it not. Beholde, in the day of your fast you will seeke your will, and require all your dettes.
Ha na-asị, ‘Nʼihi gịnị ka anyị ji ebu ọnụ, ma ị dịghị ahụta ya? Nʼihi gịnị ka anyị ji weda onwe anyị nʼala, ma ị dịghị ahụta nke a?’ “Ma nʼụbọchị unu na-ebu ọnụ, unu na-eme ihe masịrị unu, unu na-eji anya ike nara ndị na-arụrụ unu ọrụ ihe ha rụpụtara.
4 Beholde, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickednesse: ye shall not fast as ye doe to day, to make your voyce to be heard aboue.
Nʼoge ahụ, ọ bụ ise okwu na ịlụ ọgụ, ya na iti ibe unu ọkpọ nʼihi ajọọ obi ka unu ji emechi ụbọchị ibu ọnụ unu. Unu apụghị ibu ọnụ otu unu si eme taa na-ele anya ka anụ olu unu nʼelu.
5 Is it such a fast that I haue chosen, that a man should afflict his soule for a day, and to bowe downe his head, as a bull rush, and to lie downe in sackecloth and ashes? wilt thou call this a fasting, or an acceptable day to the Lord?
Nke a ọ bụ ụdị obubu ọnụ nke m họpụtara, naanị ụbọchị nke ndị mmadụ ji eweda onwe ha nʼala? Ọ bụ naanị nke mmadụ ji ehulata isi ya nʼala dịka osisi achara, nke i dina nʼakwa mkpe na ntụ? Ọ bụ nke a ka unu na-akpọ obubu ọnụ, ụbọchị nke Onyenwe anyị nabatara?
6 Is not this the fasting, that I haue chosen, to loose the bandes of wickednes, to take off the heauie burdens, and to let the oppressed goe free, and that ye breake euery yoke?
“Nke a ọ bụghị ụdị obubu ọnụ m họpụtara: Ịtọpụ agbụ niile nke ikpe na-ezighị ezi, na ịtọpụ ụdọ niile nke mmegbu, na ime ka ndị a na-emegbu nwere onwe ha na itiji yoku ọbụla?
7 Is it not to deale thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poore that wander, vnto thine house? when thou seest the naked, that thou couer him, and hide not thy selfe from thine owne flesh?
Ka i kenye ndị agụụ na-agụ ihe oriri gị, ka ị kpọbata nʼime ụlọ gị ndị na-enweghị onye inyeaka, ma ndị ogbenye. Ka i nye ndị na-agba ọtọ uwe, ka ị hapụ izo onwe gị nʼebe ndị ikwu gị chọrọ inyeaka gị nọ.
8 Then shall thy light breake foorth as the morning, and thine health shall grow speedily: thy righteousnes shall goe before thee, and the glorie of the Lord shall embrace thee.
Ọ bụrụ na i mee ihe ndị a, aga m eme ka ihuọma m chakwasị gị dịka ìhè isi ụtụtụ. A ga-agwọkwa ọrịa gị niile. Mgbe ahụ, ezi omume gị ga-edu gị, ebube Onyenwe anyị ga-echekwa gị nʼazụ.
9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answere: thou shalt cry and hee shall say, Here I am: if thou take away from the mids of thee the yoke, the putting foorth of the finger, and wicked speaking:
Mgbe ahụ, ị ga-akpọ, Onyenwe anyị ga-azakwa, ị ga-eti mkpu akwa maka enyemaka, ọ ga-asị gị, Lekwa m nʼebe a. “Ọ bụrụ na ị wezuga yoku mmegbu, ọ bụrụkwa na ịkwụsị ịtụ mkpịsịaka, na ịgbasa okwu ịkpọ asị,
10 If thou powre out thy soule to the hungrie, and refresh the troubled soule: then shall thy light spring out in the darkenes, and thy darkenes shalbe as the noone day.
ọ bụrụ na inye ndị agụụ na-agụ nri, nyere ndị nọ na mkpa aka, mgbe ahụ, ìhè gị ga-achawapụta, ọchịchịrị niile gbara gị gburugburu ga-aghọ ìhè, na-achakwa ka ehihie.
11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfie thy soule in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watred garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters faile not.
Onyenwe anyị ga na-edu gị mgbe niile. Ọ ga-eme ka afọ jụ gị nʼala kpọrọ nkụ, meekwa ka ị nọrọ nʼahụ isiike. Ị ga-adịkwa ka ubi a gbara ogige nke a na-agba mmiri nke ọma, dịka isi iyi na-adịghị ata ata.
12 And they shalbe of thee, that shall builde the olde waste places: thou shalt rayse vp the foundations for many generations, and thou shalt be called the repairer of the breach and the restorer of the pathes to dwell in.
Ndị gị ga-edozi mkpọmkpọ ebe ochie niile. Ha ga-ebulikwa ntọala nke mgbe ochie. A ga-akpọ unu ndị na-edozi mgbidi dara ada, ndị na-arụzikwa okporoụzọ nke ebe obibi.
13 If thou turne away thy foote from the Sabbath, from doing thy will on mine holy day, and call the Sabbath a delite, to consecrate it, as glorious to the Lord, and shalt honour him, not doing thine owne wayes, nor seeking thine owne will, nor speaking a vaine word,
“Ọ bụrụ na i debe ụkwụ gị site na-edebeghị ụbọchị izuike nsọ, sitekwa na-ime ihe ndị na-atọ gị ụtọ nʼụbọchị nsọ m, ọ bụrụ na ịkpọ ụbọchị izuike m ihe mmasị na ụbọchị nsọ Onyenwe anyị ihe a na-akwanyere ugwu, ọ bụrụ na ị sọpụrụ ya site na-emeghị ihe nʼụzọ nke gị, na-emeghị ọchịchọ nke obi gị, maọbụ ikwugheri ọnụ,
14 Then shalt thou delite in the Lord, and I wil cause thee to mount vpon the hie places of the earth, and feede thee with the heritage of Iaakob thy father: for the mouth of ye Lord hath spoken it.
mgbe ahụ, ị ga-achọta ọṅụ gị nʼime Onyenwe anyị, m ga-emekwa ka ịnọkwasị nʼebe dị elu niile nke ala ahụ, meekwa ka irie oriri na ihe nketa nke nna gị Jekọb.” Nʼihi na ọnụ Onyenwe anyị ekwuola ya.

< Isaiah 58 >