Isaiah 9
1 Yet the darkenesse shall not be according to the affliction that it had when at the first hee touched lightly the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afteward when he was more grieuous by the way of the sea beyond Iorden in Galile of the Gentiles.
Anthu amene anali ndi nkhawa, sadzakhalanso otaya mtima. Masiku amakedzana Mulungu ananyozetsa dziko la Zebuloni ndi dziko la Nafutali, koma kutsogolo kuno dera lonse la Galileya, limene lili dziko la anthu a mitundu ina, kuyambira ku nyanja yayikulu, mʼmbali mwa Yorodani, adzalisandutsa laulemu.
2 The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
Anthu oyenda mu mdima awona kuwala kwakukulu; kwa iwo okhala mʼdziko la mdima wandiweyani kuwunika kwawafikira.
3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased their ioye: they haue reioyced before thee according to the ioye in haruest, and as men reioyce when they deuide a spoyle.
Inu mwauchulukitsa mtundu wanu ndipo mwawonjezera chimwemwe chawo. Iwo akukondwa pamaso panu, ngati mmene anthu amakondwera nthawi yokolola, ngatinso mmene anthu amakondwera pamene akugawana zolanda ku nkhondo.
4 For the yoke of their burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in the day of Midian.
Monga munachitira pogonjetsa Amidiyani, inu mwathyola goli limene limawalemera, ndodo zimene amamenyera mapewa awo, ndiponso mikwapulo ya anthu owazunza.
5 Surely euery battell of the warriour is with noyse, and with tumbling of garments in blood: but this shall be with burning and deuouring of fire.
Nsapato iliyonse ya munthu wankhondo, ndiponso chovala chilichonse chodonthekera magazi zidzatenthedwa pa moto ngati nkhuni.
6 For vnto vs a childe is borne, and vnto vs a Sonne is giuen: and the gouernement is vpon his shoulder, and he shall call his name Wonderfull, Counseller, The mightie God, The euerlasting Father, The prince of peace,
Chifukwa mwana watibadwira, mwana wamwamuna wapatsidwa kwa ife, ndipo ulamuliro udzakhala pa phewa lake. Ndipo adzamutcha dzina lake lakuti Phungu Wodabwitsa, Mulungu Wamphamvu, Atate Amuyaya, ndi Mfumu ya Mtendere.
7 The increase of his gouernement and peace shall haue none end: he shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid, and vpon his kingdome, to order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice, from hencefoorth, euen for euer: the zeale of the Lord of hostes will performe this.
Ulamuliro ndi mtendere wake zidzakhala zopanda malire. Iye adzalamulira ufumu wake ali pa mpando waufumu wa Davide, ndipo adzawukhazikitsa ndi kuwuchirikiza mwa chiweruzo cholungama ndi pochita zachilungamo kuyambira nthawi imeneyo mpaka muyaya. Ndi mtima wake wonse, Yehova Wamphamvuzonse watsimikiza kuchita zimenezi.
8 The Lord hath sent a worde into Iaakob, and it hath lighted vpon Israel.
Ambuye atumiza mawu otsutsa Yakobo; ndipo mawuwo agwera pa Israeli.
9 And all the people shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption of the heart,
Anthu onse okhala mu Efereimu ndi okhala mu Samariya, adzadziwa zimenezi. Iwo amayankhula modzikuza kuti,
10 The brickes are fallen, but we will build it with hewen stones: the wilde figge trees are cut downe, but we will change them into ceders.
“Ngakhale njerwa zagumuka, koma ife tidzamanga ndi miyala yosema. Mitanda ya mkuyu yagwetsedwa, koma ife tidzayika mitanda ya mkungudza mʼmalo mwake.”
11 Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.
Koma Yehova wadzutsa adani kuti alimbane nawo ndipo wawafulumiza adani awo kuti amenyane nawo.
12 Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Asiriya ochokera kummawa ndi Afilisti ochokera kumadzulo ndipo ayasama pakamwa kuti adye a Israeli. Komabe, mkwiyo wake sunawachokere, mkono wake uli chitambasulire.
13 For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.
Koma anthu sanabwerere kwa amene anawakantha uja, ngakhale kufunafuna Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.
14 Therefore will the Lord cut off from Israel head and taile, branche and rush in one day.
Choncho Yehova adzadula mutu wa Israeli pamodzi ndi mchira womwe, nthambi ya kanjedza ndi bango lomwe tsiku limodzi;
15 The ancient and the honorable man, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
mutuwo ndiye akuluakulu ndi olemekezeka, mchira ndiye aneneri ophunzitsa zabodza.
16 For the leaders of the people cause them to erre: and they that are led by them are deuoured.
Amene amatsogolera anthuwa ndiwo amawasocheretsa, ndipo otsogoleredwa amatayika.
17 Therefore shall the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men, neither will he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of their widowes: for euery one is an hypocrite and wicked, and euery mouth speaketh follie: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out stil.
Nʼchifukwa chake Ambuye adzakondwera nawo achinyamata, ngakhale kuwachitira chifundo ana amasiye ndi akazi amasiye, pakuti aliyense ndi wosapembedza Mulungu ndiponso ndi wochimwa ndipo aliyense amayankhula zopusa. Komabe, mkwiyo wake sunawachokere, mkono wake uli chitambasulire.
18 For wickednesse burneth as a fire: it deuoureth the briers and the thornes and will kindle in the thicke places of the forest: and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of smoke.
Ndithu kuyipa kwa anthuwo kumayaka ngati moto; moto wake umanyeketsa mkandankhuku ndi minga, umayatsa nkhalango yowirira, ndipo utsi wake umachita kuti toloo ngati mtambo.
19 By the wrath of the Lord of hostes shall the land be darkened, and the people shall be as the meate of ye fire: no man shall spare his brother.
Dziko lidzatenthedwa ndi ukali wa Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, dziko lidzatenthedwa ndipo anthu adzakhala ngati nkhuni zosonkhera moto; palibe munthu amene adzachitire chifundo mʼbale wake.
20 And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme.
Kudzanja lamanja adzapeza chakudya nʼkudya, koma adzakhalabe ndi njala; kudzanja lamanzere adzapeza chakudya nʼkudya, koma sadzakhuta. Aliyense azidzadya ana ake omwe.
21 Manasseh, Ephraim: and Ephraim Manasseh, and they both shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Manase adzadya Efereimu ndipo Efereimu adzadya Manase; onsewa pamodzi adzadya Yuda. Komabe pa zonsezi, mkwiyo wake sunawachokere, mkono wake uli chitambasulire.
