Isaiah 61
1 The Spirit of YHWH is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and an opening of the eyes to the blind;
Roho ya Bwana Yahwe i juu yangu, maana Yahwe amenipaka mafuta mimi kuhiubiri habari njema kwa wenye taabu. Amenituma mimi kuwaponywa waliopondeka mioyo, kutangaza uhuru kwa wafungwa, na kufungua gereza ili waliofungwa waweze kutoka.
2 to proclaim the year of YHWH's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
Amenituma mimi kuutangaza mwaka wa Yahwe uliokubalika, siku ya kisasi cha Mungu wetu, na kuwafariji wale wote wanaomboleza.
3 to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of YHWH, that he may be glorified.
Amenituma mimi - kuwapa wale waoombolezao katika Sayuni -kuwapa wao kilemba cha majivu, mafuta ya furaha badala ya kuomboleza, vazi la kusifu katika eneo la roho ya ubutu, kuwaita mialoni ya haki, iliyooteshwa na Yahwe, ili aweze kutukuzwa.
4 They shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Wataijenga tena mahali pa kale palipohaibiwa; wataparejesha mahali palipokuwa na ukiwa. Watairejesha miji iliyoharibiwa, Mahali penye ukiwa kutoka vizazi vingi vilivyopita.
5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
Wageni watasimama na kulisha makumdi yako, na watoto wa wageni watafanya kazi kwenye mashamba yako na mizabu.
6 But you shall be named the priests of YHWH; men will call you the ministers of our God: you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their glory.
Mtaitwa makuhani wa Yahwe; watawaita watumishi wa Mungu wetu. Mtakula utajiri wa mataifa, na utajivuinia katika utajiri wake.
7 Instead of your shame you shall have double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be to them.
Badala yake aibu yenu itaongezeka; na badala ya fedhea walifurahia juu ya sehemu yao. Hivyo basi sehemu yao itaongezeka mara mbili katika nchi na furaha ya milele itakuwa yao.
8 "For I, YHWH, love justice, and I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Maana Mimi, Yahwe, ninapenda haki, na ninachukia wizi na vurugu zisizo za haki. Nitawalipa wao kataka haki na Nitafanya agano la milele na wao.
9 Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their descendants among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the offspring which YHWH has blessed."
Uzao wao utajulikana miongoni mwa mataifa, na watoto wao miongoni mwa watu. Wote watakaowaona watawakubali wao, kwamba ni watu wangu ambao Yahwe amewabariki.
10 I will greatly rejoice in YHWH, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Nitafurahia sana katika Yahwe; Katika Mungu nitafurahia. Maana amenivika mimi kwa vazi la wokovu; amenivika mimi kwa vazi la haki, kama bwana harusi aliyejipamba mwenywe kwa kilemba, na kama bibi harusi aliyejipamba kwa vito.
11 For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so YHWH will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Maana kama nchi inavyozalisha miti inayochipukia na kama bustani inavyofanya miti yake ikuie, hivyo Bwana atasasbabisha haki na sifa kuchipukia mbele ya mataifa yote.
