Isaiah 26
1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; His aid doth God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
Mu biro ebyo oluyimba luno luliyimbibwa mu nsi ya Yuda. Tulina ekibuga eky’amaanyi; Katonda assaawo obulokozi okuba bbugwe waakyo n’ekigo kyakyo.
2 Open ye the gates, That the righteous nation may enter in, The nation that keepeth the truth.
Ggulawo wankaaki, eggwanga ettukuvu liyingire, eggwanga erikuuma okukkiriza.
3 Him that is of a steadfast mind Thou wilt keep in continual peace, Because he trusteth in thee.
Mukama alikuuma mirembe oyo amaliridde okumwesiga mu mutima gwe.
4 Trust ye in Jehovah forever, For the Lord Jehovah is an everlasting rock.
Weesigenga Mukama ennaku zonna, kubanga emirembe giri waggulu mu Mukama, Mukama Katonda oyo atoowaza.
5 For he hath brought down the inhabitants of the fortress; The lofty city he hath laid low; He hath laid her low even to the ground; He hath levelled her with the dust.
Mukama lwe lwazi olutaggwaawo, akkakkanya ekibuga eky’amalala, akissa wansi ku ttaka, n’akisuula mu nfuufu.
6 The foot trampleth upon her, The feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.
Kirinnyirirwa ebigere by’abanyigirizibwa, n’ebisinde by’abaavu.
7 The way of the upright is a smooth way; Thou, O most righteous, doth level the path of the upright!
Ekkubo ly’abatuukirivu ttereevu; Ggwe atuukiridde, olongoosa olugendo lw’omutuukirivu.
8 In the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for thee; The desire of our souls is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
Weewaawo Mukama Katonda tukulindirira nga tutambulira mu mateeka go, era erinnya lyo n’okumanyibwa kwo kwe kwegomba kw’emitima gyaffe.
9 My soul longeth for thee in the night, And my spirit within me seeketh thee in the morning; For when thy judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Omwoyo gwange gukuyaayaanira mu kiro, omwoyo gwange gukunoonyeza ddala. Bw’osalira ensi omusango, abantu b’ensi bayiga obutuukirivu.
10 Though favor be shown to the wicked, He will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, And have no regard to the majesty of Jehovah.
Omukozi w’ebibi ne bw’akolerwa ebyekisa, tayiga butuukirivu. Ne bw’abeera mu nsi ey’abatuukiridde, yeeyongera kukola bibi, era talaba kitiibwa kya Mukama Katonda.
11 Thy hand, O Jehovah, is lifted up, yet do they not see; But they shall see with shame thy zeal for thy people; Yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
Mukama Katonda omukono gwo guyimusibbwa waggulu, naye tebagulaba. Ka balabe obunyiikivu bwo eri abantu bo baswazibwe, omuliro ogwaterekerwa abalabe bo ka gubamalewo.
12 Thou, O Jehovah, wilt give us peace; For all our works thou doest for us.
Mukama Katonda, otuteekerateekera emirembe, n’ebyo byonna bye tukoze, ggw’obitukoledde.
13 O Jehovah, our God, other lords have had dominion over us besides thee; Only through thee do we call upon thy name.
Ayi Mukama Katonda waffe, abafuzi abalala batufuze nga wooli naye erinnya lyo lyokka lye tussaamu ekitiibwa.
14 They are dead, they shall not live; They are shades, they shall not rise. For thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused all the memory of them to perish.
Baafa, tebakyali balamu; egyo emyoyo egyagenda tegikyagolokoka. Wababonereza n’obazikiriza, wabasaanyizaawo ddala bonna, ne watabaawo akyabajjukira.
15 “Thou wilt enlarge the nation, O Jehovah! Thou wilt enlarge the nation; thou wilt glorify thyself; Thou wilt widely extend all the borders of the land.
Ogaziyizza eggwanga, Ayi Mukama Katonda ogaziyizza eggwanga. Weefunidde ekitiibwa, era ogaziyizza ensalo zonna ez’ensi.
16 O Jehovah, in affliction they sought thee; They poured out their prayer, when thy chastisement was upon them.
Mukama Katonda, bajja gy’oli mu nnaku yaabwe, bwe wabakangavvula, tebaasobola na kukusaba mu kaama.
17 As a woman with child, when her delivery is near, Is in anguish, and crieth aloud in her pangs, So have we been, far from thy presence, O Jehovah!
Ng’omukyala ow’olubuto anaatera okuzaala, bw’alumwa n’akaaba mu bulumi, bwe tutyo bwe twali mu maaso go, Ayi Mukama Katonda.
18 We have been with child; we have been in anguish, Yet have, as it were, brought forth wind. To the land we bring no deliverance; Nor are the inhabitants of the land born.
Twali lubuto, twalumwa, naye twazaala mpewo Tetwaleeta bulokozi ku nsi, tetwazaala bantu ba nsi.
19 O might thy dead live again, Might the dead bodies of my people arise! Awake, and sing, ye that dwell in the dust! For thy dew is like the dew upon plants, And the earth shall bring forth her dead.”
Naye abafiira mu ggwe balirama, emibiri gyabwe girizuukira. Mugolokoke, muleekaane olw’essanyu. Ssuulwe wo ali ng’omusulo ogw’oku makya, ensi erizaala abafudde.
20 Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee; Hide thyself for a little moment, Until the indignation be overpast!
Mugende abantu bange muyingire mu bisenge byammwe muggalewo enzigi zammwe. Mwekweke okumala akabanga katono, okutuusa ekiruyi kye lwe kirimuggwaako.
21 For behold, Jehovah cometh forth from his place, To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; And the earth shall disclose her blood, And shall no longer cover her slain.
Weewaawo laba Mukama Katonda ava mu kifo kye gy’abeera okubonereza abantu b’ensi olw’ebibi byabwe. Ensi erikwekula omusaayi ogwagiyiikako, era teriddayo nate kukweka abattibwa.
