Isaiah 25
1 O Lord, my God art thou; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, resolves of distant times [are become] faithful confirmation.
Ee Bwana, wewe ni Mungu wangu, nitakutukuza na kulisifu jina lako, kwa maana katika ukamilifu wa uaminifu umetenda mambo ya ajabu, mambo yaliyokusudiwa tangu zamani.
2 For thou hast made of a city a stone-heap; of a fortified town a falling ruin; the palace of barbarians ceaseth out of the city, to eternity shall it not be rebuilt.
Umeufanya mji kuwa lundo la kifusi, mji wenye ngome kuwa magofu, ngome imara ya wageni kuwa si mji tena, wala hautajengwa tena kamwe.
3 Therefore shall a strong people honor thee; the town of the tyrannical nations shall fear thee.
Kwa hiyo mataifa yenye nguvu yatakuheshimu, miji ya mataifa katili itakuheshimu wewe.
4 For thou hast become a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy when he is distressed; a protection from the tempest, a shadow from the heat; for the [wrathful] breath of the tyrants is like the tempest against a wall.
Umekuwa kimbilio la watu maskini, kimbilio la mhitaji katika taabu yake, hifadhi wakati wa dhoruba na kivuli wakati wa hari. Kwa maana pumzi ya wakatili ni kama dhoruba ipigayo ukuta
5 Like heat in a dry land, wilt thou subdue the tumult of the barbarians; as the heat [is lessened] by the shadow of the cloud, so will he subdue the song of the tyrants.
na kama joto la jangwani. Wewe wanyamazisha makelele ya wageni; kama vile hari ipunguzwavyo na kivuli cha wingu, ndivyo wimbo wa wakatili unyamazishwavyo.
6 And the Lord of hosts will make unto all the nations on this mountain a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
Juu ya mlima huu Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ataandaa karamu ya vinono kwa mataifa yote, karamu ya mvinyo wa zamani, nyama nzuri sana na divai zilizo bora sana.
7 And he will destroy on this mountain the face of the covering which covereth all the people, and the vail that is spread over all the nations.
Juu ya mlima huu ataharibu sitara ihifadhiyo mataifa yote, kile kifuniko kifunikacho mataifa yote,
8 He will destroy death to eternity: and the Lord Eternal will wipe away the tear from off all faces; and the shame of his people will he remove from off all the earth; for the Lord hath spoken it.
yeye atameza mauti milele. Bwana Mwenyezi atafuta machozi katika nyuso zote; ataondoa aibu ya watu wake duniani kote. Bwana amesema hili.
9 And men will say on that day, Lo, this is our God, for whom we have waited that he would help us; this is the Lord for whom we have waited, we will be glad and we will rejoice in his salvation.
Katika siku ile watasema, “Hakika huyu ndiye Mungu wetu; tulimtumaini, naye akatuokoa. Huyu ndiye Bwana, tuliyemtumaini; sisi tushangilie na kufurahia katika wokovu wake.”
10 For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain, and Moab shall be trodden down on his own place, even as straw is trodden down upon the dunghill.
Mkono wa Bwana utatulia juu ya mlima huu, bali Moabu atakanyagwa chini kama majani makavu yakanyagwavyo kwenye shimo la mbolea.
11 And he will spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as the swimmer spreadeth them forth to swim: and he will bring down his pride together with the joints of his hands.
Watakunjua mikono yao katikati yake, kama vile mwogeleaji akunjuavyo mikono yake ili aogelee. Mungu atashusha kiburi chao licha ya ujanja wa mikono yao.
12 And the fortress of the stronghold of thy walls he bringeth down, layeth low, casteth it to the ground, even to the dust.
Atabomoa kuta ndefu za maboma yako na kuziangusha chini, atazishusha chini ardhini, mpaka mavumbini kabisa.
