Isaiah 24
1 Lo! Yahweh emptying the earth and laying it waste, —And he will overturn the face thereof, And scatter them who dwell therein.
Tazama, Bwana ataifanya dunia kuwa ukiwa na kuiharibu, naye atauharibu uso wake na kutawanya wakaao ndani yake:
2 And it shall be—As the people, so, the priest, As the servant, so his lord, As the maid, so, her mistress, —As the buyer, so, the seller, As the lender, so, the borrower, As the debtor, so! his creditor.
ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa makuhani na kwa watu, kwa bwana na kwa mtumishi, kwa bibi na kwa mtumishi wake wa kike, kwa muuzaji na kwa mnunuzi, kwa mkopaji na kwa mkopeshaji, kwa mdaiwa na kwa mdai.
3 Emptied—emptied—shall be the earth yea pillaged—pillaged, —For, Yahweh, hath spoken this word.
Dunia itaharibiwa kabisa na kutekwa nyara kabisa. Bwana amesema neno hili.
4 Mourneth, fadeth, the earth Languisheth, fadeth, the world, —Languished have the lofty of the people of the earth.
Dunia inakauka na kunyauka, dunia inanyongʼonyea na kunyauka, waliotukuzwa wa dunia wananyongʼonyea.
5 Yea the earth itself is profaned under them who dwell therein, —For they have Set aside laws, Gone beyond statute, Broken an age-abiding covenant.
Dunia imetiwa unajisi na watu wake; wameacha kutii sheria, wamevunja amri na kuvunja agano la milele.
6 For this cause, a curse, hath devoured the earth, And punished are the dwellers therein, —For this cause, are burned the inhabitants of the earth, And the men left remaining—are few.
Kwa hiyo laana inaiteketeza dunia, watu wake lazima waichukue hatia yao. Kwa hiyo wakazi wa dunia wameteketezwa, nao waliosalia ni wachache sana.
7 Mourneth the new wine. Withereth the vine, —Sighing are all the merryhearted:
Divai mpya inakauka na mzabibu unanyauka, watu wote wafurahishao wanalia kwa huzuni.
8 Ceased hath the mirth of timbrels, Ended is the noise of the uproarious, —Ceased hath the mirth of the lyre:
Furaha ya matoazi imekoma, kelele za wenye furaha zimekoma, shangwe za kinubi zimenyamaza.
9 With a song, they drink not wine, —Bitter is strong drink, to them who drink it:
Hawanywi tena mvinyo pamoja na wimbo, kileo ni kichungu kwa wanywaji wake.
10 Broken down is the city of desolation, —Shut up every house that it cannot be entered.
Mji ulioharibiwa umekuwa ukiwa, mlango wa kila nyumba umefungwa.
11 There is an outcry concerning wine in the streets, —Darkened is all joy, Departed the gladness of the earth.
Barabarani wanalilia kupata mvinyo, furaha yote imegeuka kuwa majonzi, furaha yote imefukuziwa mbali na dunia.
12 There is left in the city. desolation, —And to ruins, have been broken the gate.
Mji umeachwa katika uharibifu, lango lake limevunjwa vipande.
13 When, thus, it shall be in the earth in the midst of the peoples, [There shall be] like the shaking of an olive-tree, like the going round to pick when closed is the harvest.
Ndivyo itakavyokuwa duniani na miongoni mwa mataifa, kama vile wakati mzeituni upigwavyo, au kama vile wakati masazo yabakiavyo baada ya zabibu kuvunwa.
14 They, shall lift up their voice—shall raise a tremulous note, —On account of the splendour of Yahweh, have they made a shrill cry, on the West;
Wanainua sauti zao, wanapiga kelele kwa furaha, kutoka magharibi wanasifu kwa ukelele utukufu wa Bwana.
15 For this cause, In the Regions of Light, give ye glory to Yahweh, —In the Coastlands of the Sea, unto the Name of Yahweh. God of Israel,
Kwa hiyo upande wa mashariki mpeni Bwana utukufu, liadhimisheni jina la Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, katika visiwa vya bahari.
16 From the uttermost part of the earth, melodies, have we heard—Beauty, to the righteous one! But I had said—Ruin to me! Ruin to me! Woe to me! Traitors, have betrayed, Yea traitorously, have traitors betrayed!
Kutoka miisho ya dunia tunasikia uimbaji: “Utukufu kwa Yule Mwenye Haki.” Lakini nilisema, “Ninadhoofika, ninadhoofika! Ole wangu! Watenda hila wanasaliti! Kwa hila watenda hila wanasaliti!”
17 Terror and pit and snare, —are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth!
Hofu, shimo na mtego vinakungojea, ewe mtu ukaaye duniani.
18 So shall it be—He that fleeth from the sound of the terror! shall fall into the pit, And, he that getteth up out of the midst of the pit, shall be captured in the snare, —For, the windows on high, have opened, And shaken are the foundations of earth.
Kila akimbiaye asikiapo sauti ya hofu atatumbukia shimoni, naye yeyote apandaye kutoka shimoni, atanaswa kwenye mtego. Malango ya gharika ya mbinguni yamefunguliwa, misingi ya dunia inatikisika.
19 The earth breaketh, breaketh, —The earth crasheth, crasheth, The earth tottereth, tottereth;
Dunia imepasuka, dunia imechanika, dunia imetikiswa kabisa.
20 The earth staggereth—staggereth like a drunken man, And rocketh to and fro like a night-hut, —So shall be heavy upon her, her transgression, And she shall fall and not again rise.
Dunia inapepesuka kama mlevi, inayumbayumba kama kibanda kwenye upepo; imelemewa sana na mzigo wa hatia ya uasi wake na ikianguka kamwe haitainuka tena.
21 And it shall be in that day, That Yahweh will bring punishment Upon the host of the height in the height, —And upon the kings of the ground on the ground.
Katika siku ile Bwana ataadhibu nguvu zilizoko mbinguni juu, na wafalme walioko duniani chini.
22 And they shall be swept together in a crowd, fettered for a pit, And shall be lowered into a dungeon, —And, after many days, shall they be punished.
Watakusanywa pamoja kama wafungwa waliofungwa gerezani, watafungiwa gerezani na kuadhibiwa baada ya siku nyingi.
23 Then shall blush the silvery moon, Then turn pale the glowing sun, —Because Yahweh of hosts hath become king In Mount Zion And in Jerusalem, And before his Elders in glory,
Mwezi utatiwa haya, nalo jua litaaibishwa; kwa maana Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote atawala juu ya Mlima Sayuni na katika Yerusalemu, tena mbele ya wazee wake kwa utukufu.
