Isaiah 48
1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the Name of YHWH, And make mention of the God of Israel, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
“Atĩrĩrĩ, we nyũmba ya Jakubu, ta thikĩrĩria ũhoro ũyũ, o wee wĩtanagio na rĩĩtwa rĩa Isiraeli, na uumĩte rũciaro-inĩ rwa Juda, o inyuĩ mwĩhĩtaga mũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, na mũkahooya Ngai wa Isiraeli, o na gũtuĩka mũtimũhooyaga na ma kana na ũthingu,
2 For they have been called from the Holy City, And been supported on the God of Israel, YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name.
nĩgũkorwo inyuĩ mwĩĩtaga atũũri a itũũra rĩrĩa inene itheru, na mũkehoka Ngai wa Isiraeli, o ũcio rĩĩtwa rĩake arĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe:
3 I declared the former things from that time, And they have gone forth from My mouth, And I proclaim them, Suddenly I have done, and it comes.
O tene nĩndarathire ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa magooka, ngĩmaaria na kanua gakwa na ngĩtũma mamenyeke; na o ro rĩmwe ngĩmahingia, namo magĩĩkĩka.
4 From My knowing that you are obstinate, And your neck—a sinew of iron, And your forehead—bronze,
Nĩgũkorwo nĩndamenyaga atĩ wee ũrĩ mũremi mũno, nayo ngingo yaku ĩkahaana ta rũga rũmũ rwa kĩgera, naguo thiithi waku ũgatuĩka ta gĩcango.
5 And from that time I declare [it] to you, Before it comes I have caused you to hear, Lest you say, My idol has done them, And my carved image, And my molten image commanded them.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndakwĩrire maũndũ maya o tene; ngĩkwĩra ũhoro wamo mataanekĩka, nĩgeetha ndũkanoige atĩrĩ, ‘Mĩhianano yakwa ya kũhooywo nĩyo ĩĩkĩte maũndũ macio; mũhianano wakwa wa gwacũhio, na ngai yakwa ya kĩgera nĩcio ciathanire ũhoro wamo.’
6 You have heard, see the whole of it, And you, do you not declare? I have caused you to hear new things from this time, And things reserved that you did not know.
Kũigua nĩmũiguĩte maũndũ macio; ta kĩmarorei mothe. Githĩ mũtikamoimbũra atĩ nĩguo matariĩ? “Kuuma rĩu ndĩĩkwĩraga ũhoro wa maũndũ merũ, ngakwĩra ũhoro wa maũndũ mahithe, o marĩa wee ũtooĩ.
7 Now they have been produced and not from that time, Indeed, before the day, and you have not heard them, Lest you say, Behold, I have known them.
Maũndũ macio mathondeketwo o rĩu, na ti ma tene; ndũrĩ waigua ũhoro ũcio, waũigua ũmũthĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndũngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Maũndũ macio nĩndamenyete ũhoro wamo.’
8 Indeed, you have not heard, Indeed, you have not known, Indeed, your ear has not opened from that time, For I have known you deal treacherously, And [are] a transgressor from the belly, One is crying to you.
Wee ndũrĩ waigua kana ũkamenya; kuuma o tene matũ maku matirĩ mahingũka. Nĩnjũũĩ wega ũrĩa ũrĩ mũndũ mũgarũ, o na atĩ kuuma waciarwo wetirwo mũremi.
9 I defer My anger for My Name’s sake, And [for] My praise I restrain for you, So as not to cut you off.
Nĩngwamba kũrũgamia mangʼũrĩ makwa nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa; na tondũ wa ũgooci wakwa ndigĩrĩirie mangʼũrĩ macio matigagũkore, nĩguo ndigakũniine biũ.
10 Behold, I have refined you, and not with silver, I have chosen you in a furnace of affliction.
Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngũtheretie o na gũtuĩka ti ta ũrĩa betha ĩtheragio; wee-rĩ, ngũgeretie thĩinĩ wa icua rĩa mĩnyamaro.
11 For My sake, for My own sake, I do [it], For how is it defiled? And I do not give My glory to another.
Nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene, ĩĩ ti-itherũ, nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene-rĩ, nĩngeeka ũndũ ũcio. Niĩ mwene-rĩ, ndaahota atĩa gwĩtĩkĩria rĩĩtwa rĩakwa rĩthaahio? Riiri wakwa ndikaũhe mũndũ ũngĩ.
12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;
“Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Jakubu, ta thikĩrĩria, o na wee Isiraeli ũrĩa niĩ njĩtĩĩte: Niĩ nĩ niĩ Ngai; nĩ niĩ wa mbere, o na ningĩ nĩ niĩ wa kũrigĩrĩria.
13 Also, My hand has founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling to them, they stand together.
Guoko gwakwa kĩũmbe nĩkuo kwahaandire mĩthingi ya thĩ, na guoko gwakwa kwa ũrĩo gũgĩtambũrũkia matu; rĩrĩa ndaameta, mothe marũgamaga o hamwe.
14 Be gathered, all of you, and hear, Who among them declared these things? YHWH has loved him, He does His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm [is on] the Chaldeans.
“Cookanĩrĩrai hamwe inyuothe na mũthikĩrĩrie: Nĩ mĩhianano ĩrĩkũ ya kũhooywo ĩrĩ yoimbũranĩra maũndũ macio? Mũndũ ũrĩa Jehova ethuurĩire manyiitanĩre nake nĩwe ũkaahingia muoroto wake wa gũũkĩrĩra bũrũri wa Babuloni; guoko gwake nĩkuo gũgookĩrĩra andũ a Babuloni.
15 I have spoken, indeed, I have called him, I have brought him in, And he has made his way prosperous.
Niĩ, o niĩ-rĩ, nĩnjarĩtie; ĩĩ nĩguo, nĩ niĩ ndĩmwĩtĩte, na nĩngamũrehe, na nĩakagaacĩra wĩra-inĩ wake.
16 Come near to Me, hear this, I have not spoken in secret from the beginning, From the time of its being, I [am] there, And now Lord YHWH has sent Me, and His Spirit.”
“Nguhĩrĩriai mũthikĩrĩrie ũhoro ũyũ: “Kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria ndirĩ ndaaria ũhoro na hitho; maũndũ macio makĩoneka, niĩ ngoragwo ho.” Na rĩu Mwathani Jehova nĩwe ũndũmĩte, we mwene o na Roho wake.
17 Thus said YHWH, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I [am] your God YHWH, teaching you to profit, Causing you to tread in the way you go.
Jehova, o we Mũkũũri waku, o we Mũtheru wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai waku, ũrĩa ũkũrutaga maũndũ marĩa makwagĩrĩire, na nowe ũkuonagĩrĩria njĩra ĩrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩkũgera.
18 O that you had attended to My commands, Then your peace is as a river, And your righteousness as billows of the sea,
Naarĩ korwo nĩmwaiguĩte maathani makwa, thayũ wanyu ũngĩahaanire ta rũũĩ rũgũtherera, naguo ũthingu wanyu ũhaane ta makũmbĩ ma iria-inĩ.
19 And your seed is as sand, And the offspring of your bowels as gravel, His name would not be cut off nor destroyed before Me.”
Njiaro cianyu ingĩaingĩhire o ta mũthanga, nacio ciana cianyu cingĩhe ta hĩndĩ cia mũthanga iria itangĩtarĩka; rĩĩtwa rĩao rĩtingĩkaaniinwo, kana rĩanangwo, rĩeherio mbere yakwa.”
20 Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, Declare with a voice of singing, Cause this to be heard, Bring it forth to the end of the earth, Say, “YHWH has redeemed His servant Jacob.”
Umai bũrũri wa Babuloni, mwĩtharei, muume kũrĩ andũ a Babuloni! Anĩrĩrai ũhoro ũyũ na kayũ kanene mũkenete, na mũhunjie ndũmĩrĩri ĩno. Mĩtũmei nginya ituri-inĩ cia thĩ; ugai atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩakũũrĩte ndungata yake Jakubu.”
21 And they have not thirsted in wastelands, He has caused them to go on, He has caused waters from a rock to flow to them, Indeed, he cleaves a rock, and waters flow.
Matianyootire hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aamatoongoreirie werũ-inĩ; nĩamarutĩire maaĩ kuuma rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga; o na ningĩ agĩatũra rwaro rwa ihiga, namo maaĩ makiuma ho.
22 “There is no peace,” said YHWH, “for the wicked!”
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa aaganu matikagĩa na thayũ o na rĩ.”
