Isaiah 65
1 "I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me. I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am. Here I am.' to a nation that did not call on my name.
“Nilijifunua kwa watu wale ambao hawakuniulizia. Nimeonekana na watu wale ambao hawakunitafuta. Kwa taifa lile ambalo halikuliita Jina langu, nilisema, ‘Niko hapa, niko hapa.’
2 All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own thoughts;
Mchana kutwa nimeinyoosha mikono yangu kwa watu wakaidi, wanaokwenda katika njia ambazo si nzuri, wafuatao mawazo yao wenyewe:
3 a people who provoke me to my face continually as they sacrifice in gardens and burn incense on bricks;
taifa ambalo daima hunikasirisha machoni pangu, wakitoa dhabihu katika bustani na kufukiza uvumba juu ya madhabahu za matofali;
4 who sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
watu waketio katikati ya makaburi na kukesha mahali pa siri, walao nyama za nguruwe, nazo sufuria zao zina mchuzi wa nyama zilizo najisi,
5 who say, 'Keep your distance, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you.' These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.
wasemao, ‘Kaa mbali; usinikaribie, kwa maana mimi ni mtakatifu mno kwako!’ Watu wa aina hiyo ni moshi katika pua zangu, ni moto uwakao mchana kutwa.
6 "Look, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yes, I will recompense into their bosom,
“Tazama, jambo hili hubakia limeandikwa mbele zangu: sitanyamaza, bali nitalipiza kwa ukamilifu; nitalipiza mapajani mwao:
7 your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together," says YHWH, "who have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills; therefore I will first measure their work into their bosom."
dhambi zenu na dhambi za baba zenu,” asema Bwana. “Kwa sababu walitoa dhabihu za kuteketezwa juu ya milima na kunichokoza mimi juu ya vilima, nitawapimia mapajani mwao malipo makamilifu kwa matendo yao ya zamani.”
8 Thus says YHWH, "As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, 'Do not destroy it, for a blessing is in it:' so will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.
Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “Kama vile divai mpya ingali bado inapatikana katika kishada cha zabibu, nao watu husema, ‘Usikiharibu, kwa kuwa bado kuna kitu kizuri ndani yake,’ hivyo ndivyo nitakavyofanya kwa ajili ya watumishi wangu; sitawaangamiza wote.
9 And I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah they shall inherit my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Nitawaleta wazao kutoka kwa Yakobo, na kutoka kwa Yuda wale watakaomiliki milima yangu, nao watu wangu wateule watairithi, nako huko wataishi watumishi wangu.
10 Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people who have sought me.
Sharoni itakuwa malisho kwa ajili ya makundi ya kondoo, na Bonde la Akori mahali pa kupumzikia kwa makundi ya ngʼombe, kwa ajili ya watu wangu wanaonitafuta.
11 "But you who forsake YHWH, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;
“Bali kwenu ninyi mnaomwacha Bwana na kuusahau mlima wangu mtakatifu, ninyi mnaoandaa meza kwa ajili ya Bahati, na kujaza mabakuli ya mvinyo uliochanganywa kwa ajili ya Ajali,
12 I will destine you to the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I did not delight."
nitawaagiza mfe kwa upanga, nanyi nyote mtainama chini ili kuchinjwa; kwa kuwa niliwaita lakini hamkuitika, nilisema lakini hamkusikiliza. Mlitenda maovu machoni pangu, nanyi mkachagua mambo yale yanayonichukiza.”
13 Therefore thus says YHWH, "Look, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; look, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; look, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be disappointed;
Kwa hiyo hili ndilo asemalo Bwana Mwenyezi: “Watumishi wangu watakula, lakini ninyi mtaona njaa; watumishi wangu watakunywa lakini ninyi mtaona kiu; watumishi wangu watafurahi, lakini ninyi mtaona haya.
14 look, my servants shall sing in gladness of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for anguish of spirit.
Watumishi wangu wataimba kwa furaha ya mioyo yao, lakini ninyi mtalia kutokana na uchungu wa moyoni, na kupiga yowe kwa sababu ya uchungu wa roho zenu.
15 You shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen; and YHWH will kill you; but he will call his servants by another name:
Mtaliacha jina lenu kuwa laana kwa watu wangu waliochaguliwa; Bwana Mwenyezi atawaua ninyi, lakini watumishi wake atawapa jina jingine.
16 so that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
Yeye aombaye baraka katika nchi atafanya hivyo kwa Mungu wa kweli; yeye aapaye katika nchi ataapa kwa Mungu wa kweli. Kwa kuwa taabu za zamani zitasahaulika na kufichwa kutoka machoni pangu.
17 "For, look, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
“Tazama, nitaumba mbingu mpya na dunia mpya. Mambo ya zamani hayatakumbukwa, wala hayatakuja akilini.
18 But be you glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, look, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Lakini furahini na kushangilia daima katika hivi nitakavyoumba, kwa kuwa nitaumba Yerusalemu uwe wa kupendeza, nao watu wake wawe furaha.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying.
Nami nitaifurahia Yerusalemu na kuwafurahia watu wangu; sauti ya maombolezo na ya kilio haitasikika humo tena.
20 "There shall be no more there an infant of days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child shall die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.
“Kamwe hatakuwepo tena ndani yake mtoto mchanga atakayeishi siku chache tu, au mzee ambaye hataishi akatimiza miaka yake. Yeye atakayekufa akiwa na umri wa miaka mia moja atahesabiwa kwamba ni kijana tu, yeye ambaye hatafika miaka mia moja, atahesabiwa kuwa amelaaniwa.
21 They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
Watajenga nyumba na kuishi ndani yake; watapanda mashamba ya mizabibu na kula matunda yake.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Hawatajenga nyumba, nao watu wengine waishi ndani yake, au kupanda mazao na wengine wale. Kwa kuwa kama zilivyo siku za mti, ndivyo zitakavyokuwa siku za watu wangu, wateule wangu watafurahia kwa siku nyingi kazi za mikono yao.
23 They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the descendants of the blessed of YHWH, and their offspring with them.
Hawatajitaabisha kwa kazi bure, wala hawatazaa watoto ili wapatwe na majanga, kwa kuwa watakuwa taifa lililobarikiwa na Bwana, wao na wazao wao pamoja nao.
24 It shall happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Kabla hawajaita, nitajibu, nao wakiwa katika kunena, nitasikia.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain," says YHWH.
Mbwa mwitu na mwana-kondoo watalisha pamoja, naye simba atakula nyasi kama maksai, lakini mavumbi yatakuwa chakula cha nyoka. Hawatadhuru wala kuharibu katika mlima wangu mtakatifu wote,” asema Bwana.
