Isaiah 45
1 Thus hath said the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom I have taken hold of by his right hand, to subdue nations before him, even the loins of kings will I ungird, to open before him [city-]doors, and gates that they shall not be shut;
“Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana kwa mpakwa mafuta wake, Koreshi, ambaye nimemshika mkono wake wa kuume kutiisha mataifa mbele yake na kuwavua wafalme silaha zao, kufungua milango mbele yake ili malango yasije yakafungwa:
2 I myself will go before thee, and proud eminences will I level: doors of brass will I break in pieces, and bolts of iron will I cut asunder.
Nitakwenda mbele yako na kusawazisha milima; nitavunjavunja malango ya shaba na kukatakata mapingo ya chuma.
3 And I will give unto thee the treasures of darkness, and riches hidden in secret places; in order that thou mayest know that I am the Lord, who call thee by thy name, the God of Israel;
Nitakupa hazina za gizani, mali zilizofichwa mahali pa siri, ili upate kujua ya kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, akuitaye kwa jina lako.
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my elect; and I have called thee by thy name: I have designated thee, though thou hast not known me.
Kwa ajili ya Yakobo mtumishi wangu, Israeli niliyemchagua, nimekuita wewe kwa jina lako, na kukupa jina la heshima, ingawa wewe hunitambui.
5 I am the Lord, and there is none else, beside me there is no god; I assisted thee, though thou hast not known me.
Mimi ndimi Bwana, wala hakuna mwingine, zaidi yangu hakuna Mungu. Nitakutia nguvu, ingawa wewe hujanitambua,
6 In order that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from its setting, that there is nothing without me. I am the Lord, and there is no one else;
ili kutoka mawio ya jua mpaka machweo yake, watu wapate kujua kwamba hakuna Mungu mwingine ila Mimi. Mimi ndimi Bwana wala hakuna mwingine.
7 Forming the light, and creating darkness; making peace, and creating evil: I the Lord do all these things.
Mimi ninaumba nuru na kuhuluku giza, ninaleta mafanikio na kusababisha maafa. Mimi, Bwana, huyatenda haya yote.
8 Drop down ye heavens, and let the skies distil blessing; let the earth open and let them [all] be fruitful of prosperity, and let righteousness spring up likewise: I the Lord have created it.
“Enyi mbingu juu, nyesheni haki, mawingu na yaidondoshe. Dunia na ifunguke sana, wokovu na uchipuke, haki na ikue pamoja nao. Mimi, Bwana, ndiye niliyeiumba.
9 Woe unto him that contendeth with the one who formed him—a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
“Ole wake yeye ashindanaye na Muumba wake, yeye ambaye ni kigae tu kati ya vigae juu ya ardhi. Je, udongo wa kufinyangia humwambia mfinyanzi, ‘Unatengeneza nini wewe?’ Je, kazi yako husema, ‘Hana mikono’?
10 Woe unto him that saith unto [his] father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What bringest thou forth?
Ole wake amwambiaye baba yake, ‘Umezaa nini?’ Au kumwambia mama yake, ‘Umezaa kitu gani?’
11 Thus hath said the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and he who hath formed him, About events to come will you ask me? concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands will ye command me?
“Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, yeye Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli na Muumba wake: Kuhusu mambo yatakayokuja, je, unaniuliza habari za watoto wangu, au kunipa amri kuhusu kazi za mikono yangu?
12 [When] I myself have made the earth, and created man upon it; [when] I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and I have ordained all their host.
Mimi ndiye niliyeumba dunia na kumuumba mwanadamu juu yake. Mikono yangu mwenyewe ndiyo iliyozitanda mbingu, nikayapanga majeshi yake yote ya angani.
13 I myself have waked him up in righteousness, and all his ways will I make straight: he shall build my city, and my exiles shall he dismiss free, not for purchase-money nor for presents, saith the Lord of hosts.
Mimi nitamwinua Koreshi katika haki yangu: nitazinyoosha njia zake zote. Yeye atajenga mji wangu upya, na kuwaweka huru watu wangu walio uhamishoni, lakini si kwa kulipiwa fedha wala kupewa zawadi, asema Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote.”
14 Thus hath said the Lord, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans, men of high stature, shall pass over unto thee, and thine shall they be: behind thee shall they walk; in chains shall they pass along, and unto thee shall they bow, unto thee shall they pray, [saying] Yea, only among thee is God; and there is no one else beside God.
Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “Mazao ya Misri na bidhaa za Kushi, nao wale Waseba warefu, watakujia na kuwa wako, watakujia wakijikokota nyuma yako, watakujia wamefungwa minyororo. Watasujudu mbele yako wakikusihi na kusema, ‘Hakika Mungu yu pamoja nawe, wala hakuna mwingine; hakuna Mungu mwingine.’”
15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Hakika wewe u Mungu unayejificha, Ee Mungu na Mwokozi wa Israeli.
16 They are ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: together shall they go to confusion that are makers of idols.
Wote watengenezao sanamu wataaibika na kutahayarika; wataenda kutahayarika pamoja.
17 [But] Israel shall be helped by the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed and not be confounded unto all eternity.
Lakini Israeli ataokolewa na Bwana kwa wokovu wa milele; kamwe hutaaibika wala kutatahayarika, milele yote.
18 For thus hath said the Lord the creator of the heavens; he, the God that formed the earth and made it; he that hath established it, —not for naught did he create it, to be inhabited did he form it: I am the Lord; and there is no one else.
Kwa kuwa hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, yeye aliyeumba mbingu, ndiye Mungu; yeye aliyeifanya dunia na kuiumba, yeye ndiye aliiwekea misingi imara, hakuiumba ili iwe tupu, bali aliiumba ikaliwe na viumbe vyake. Anasema: “Mimi ndimi Bwana, wala hakuna mwingine.
19 Not on a secret spot have I spoken, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me for naught; [but] I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
Sijasema sirini, kutoka mahali fulani katika nchi ya giza; sijawaambia wazao wa Yakobo, ‘Nitafuteni bure.’ Mimi, Bwana, nasema kweli; ninatangaza lililo sahihi.
20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye escaped fugitives of the nations! They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
“Kusanyikeni pamoja mje, enyi wakimbizi kutoka mataifa. Wale wabebao sanamu za mti ni watu wasio na akili, wale waombao miungu isiyoweza kuokoa.
21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: Who hath announced this in ancient times? told it from the beginning? is it not I the Lord? and there is no other god without me, a just god and a saviour; there is none beside me.
Tangazeni litakalokuwepo, lisemeni hilo, wao na wafanye shauri pamoja. Ni nani aliyetangulia kusema hili tangu zamani, aliyetangaza tangu zamani za kale? Je, haikuwa Mimi, Bwana? Wala hapana Mungu mwingine zaidi yangu mimi, Mungu mwenye haki na Mwokozi; hapana mwingine ila mimi.
22 Turn unto me, so that ye may be helped, all ye ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no one else.
“Nigeukieni mimi, nanyi mkaokolewe, enyi miisho yote ya dunia; kwa maana mimi ndimi Mungu, wala hapana mwingine.
23 By myself have I sworn, righteousness is gone out of my mouth, a word [which] shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bend, every tongue shall swear.
Nimeapa kwa nafsi yangu, kinywa changu kimenena katika uadilifu wote neno ambalo halitatanguka: Kila goti litapigwa mbele zangu, kwangu mimi kila ulimi utaapa.
24 Only in the Lord, —shall men say of me, —there are righteousness and strength. Unto him shall come and be ashamed all that are incensed against him.
Watasema kuhusu mimi, ‘Katika Bwana peke yake ndiko kuna haki na nguvu.’” Wote ambao wamemkasirikia Mungu watamjia yeye, nao watatahayarika.
25 In the Lord shall be justified, and shall glory themselves all the seed of Israel.
Lakini katika Bwana wazao wote wa Israeli wataonekana wenye haki na watashangilia.
