Isaiah 55
1 “Behold, every thirsty one, Come to the waters, And he who has no money, Come, buy and eat, Indeed, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
“Kale mujje, mmwe mwenna abalumwa ennyonta, mujje eri amazzi. Mujje mmwe abatalina ssente zigula, mujje muweebwe bye mwagala, envinnyo oba amata ebitali bya kugula ebitaliiko miwendo gya kusasula.
2 Why do you weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labor for that which is not for satiety? Listen diligently to Me, and eat good, And your soul delights itself in fatness.
Lwaki musaasaanya ensimbi zammwe ku ebyo ebitali bya kulya muteganira ebyo ebitakkusa? Mumpulirize, mumpulirize n’obwegendereza mulye ebyo ebirungi, emmeeme yammwe eneesanyuka nnyo.
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me, Hear, and your soul lives, And I make a perpetual covenant for you, The kind blessings of David that are steadfast.
Mumpulirize mujje gye ndi. Muwulirize mubeere balamu; nnaabakolera endagaano ey’olubeerera, era egyo gy’emikisa gyange n’okwagala bye nasuubiza Dawudi.
4 Behold, I have given him [as] a witness to peoples, A leader and commander to peoples.
Laba namufuula omujulirwa eri abantu, omukulembeze era omugabe w’abantu.
5 Behold, a nation you do not know, you call, And a nation who does not know you runs to you, For the sake of your God YHWH, And for the Holy One of Israel, Because He has beautified you.”
Laba oliyita amawanga g’otomanyi, era amawanga g’otomanyi galyanguwa okujja gy’oli. Kiribaawo olw’obuyinza bwa Mukama Katonda wo era Omutukuvu wa Isirayiri kubanga akugulumizza.”
6 Seek YHWH while He may be found, Call Him while He is near,
Munoonye Mukama nga bw’akyayinzika okulabika, mumukaabirire nga bw’akyali okumpi.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returns to YHWH, And He pities him, And to our God, For He multiplies to pardon.
Omubi aleke ekkubo lye, n’atali mutuukirivu aleke ebirowoozo bye. Leka adde eri Mukama naye anaamusaasira, adde eri Katonda waffe kubanga anaamusonyiyira ddala.
8 “For My thoughts [are] not your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways,” A declaration of YHWH,
“Kubanga ebirowoozo byange si birowoozo byammwe era n’amakubo gammwe si ge makubo gange,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
9 “For [as] high [as] the heavens have been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.
“Ng’eggulu bwe liri waggulu okukira n’ensi, bwe gatyo amakubo gange bwe gali ewala ennyo n’amakubo gammwe, n’ebirowoozo byange bwe biri eri ebirowoozo byammwe.
10 For as the shower comes down, And the snow from the heavens, And does not return there, But has watered the earth, And has caused it to yield, and to spring up, And has given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,
Era ng’enkuba bwetonnya n’omuzira ne gugwa okuva mu ggulu n’ebitaddayo, wabula ne bifukirira ettaka, ebirime ne bikula, ne bimerusa ensigo z’omusizi, era ne biwa omuli emmere,
11 So is My word that goes out of My mouth, It does not return to Me empty, But has done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that [for] which I sent it.
bwe kityo ekigambo kyange ekiva mu kamwa kange bwe kiri; tekiriddayo bwereere, naye kirikola ekyo kye njagala era kirituukiriza ekyo kye nakituma.
12 For you go forth with joy, And you are brought in with peace, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you [with] singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.
Kubanga mulifuluma n’essanyu ne mugenda mirembe, ensozi n’obusozi nabyo ne bitandika okuyimba nga bibalabye, n’emiti gyonna ne gitendereza n’essanyu.
13 Instead of the thorn comes up fir, Instead of the brier comes up myrtle, And it has been to YHWH for a name, For a perpetual sign—it is not cut off!”
Mu kifo ky’omweramannyo mulimeramu olusambya, ne mu kifo ky’omutovu mulimeramu omumwanyi. Era kino kiribaawo erinnya lya Mukama limanyibwe era ako ke kaliba akabonero akataliggwaawo ak’emirembe n’emirembe.”
