Isaiah 26
1 In that day, shall be sung this song, in the land of Judah, —A strong city, have we! Salvation, will he set for walls and rampart,
Nʼụbọchị ahụ, a ga-abụ abụ a nʼala Juda niile: Anyị nwere obodo e wusiri ike. Chineke na-eme ka mgbidi ya na ebe ya niile e wusiri ike bụrụ nzọpụta nye anyị.
2 Open ye the gates, —That there may enter in—a righteous nation preserving fidelity.
Meghee ụzọ ama niile, ka mba ndị ahụ na-eme ezi omume bata, e, bụ mba ahụ kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
3 A purpose sustained, thou wilt guard, [saying], Prosper! Prosper! Because in thee, hath he been led to trust.
Ị na-eme ka ndị niile echiche uche ha guzosiri ike nwee udo zuruoke, nʼihi na ọ bụ na gị ka ha na-atụkwasị obi ha.
4 Trust ye in Yahweh, unto futurity, —For, in Yah, Yahweh, is a rock of ages.
Tụkwasị Onyenwe anyị Chineke obi mgbe niile, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke bụ oke nkume nke mgbe ebighị ebi.
5 For he hath brought down the inhabitants of the height the city exalted, —He layeth it low, Layeth it low even to the ground, Levelleth it, even to the dust:
Ndị na-akpa nganga ka ọ na-ewedata ala, na-emekwa ka obodo na-anya isi kpọọ ọnụ nʼala. Mgbidi ya ka ọ na-eme ka ọ daruo ala.
6 The foot trampleth it, —The feet of the lowly, The steps of the weak,
Ọ na-enyefe obodo ahụ nʼaka ndị a na-emegbu emegbu, na nʼaka ndị ogbenye ka ha zọtọọ ya ụkwụ.
7 The path of a righteous man, is, even, —O Upright One! the track of a righteous man, thou makest level.
Ụzọ nke onye ezi omume ha nʼotu, gị, Onye ziri ezi, na-eme ka okporoụzọ ndị ezi omume dị larịị.
8 Surely in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee, —Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of soul:
E, Onyenwe anyị, anyị na-aga nʼụzọ nke ikpe gị niile, na-ele anya gị. Aha gị na ihe niile e ji mara gị bụ ihe na-agụsị obi anyị agụ ike.
9 With my soul, longed I for thee in the night, Yea with my spirit within me, I kept on searching for thee, —For, when thy regulations [extend] to the earth, The inhabitants of the world will have learned, righteousness.
Abalị niile ka obi m na-achọsi gị ike, nʼụtụtụ eji m mmụọ m niile na-achọsi gị ike, nʼihi na ọ bụ naanị mgbe ị bịara kpee ụwa ikpe ka mmadụ ga-esi nʼajọ omume tụgharịa ime ezi ihe.
10 Let favour be shewed to the lawless, he hath not learned righteousness, In a land of honest dealings, he acteth perversely, —And seeth not the splendour of Yahweh.
Obi ebere gị nʼebe ndị na-emebi iwu nọ adịghị eme ka ha gbanwee. Ọ bụladị nʼala a, ebe ndị ezi omume bi, ha na-anọgide na-eme ihe ọjọọ. Ha adịghị echeta ịdị ukwuu gị, Onyenwe anyị.
11 O Yahweh though thy hand be lifted up, —yet do they not see, Would they might see—and turn pale at a people’s zeal, —Surely, the fire of thine enemies, must consume them!
Onyenwe anyị ebuliela aka ya elu, ha adịghị ahụ ya. Gosi ha ekworo gị banyere ndị gị, ka e si otu a mee ka ihere mee ha. E, ka ọkụ ahụ ị kwadooro ndị iro gị rechapụ ha.
12 O Yahweh, thou wilt ensure prosperity for us, —For even all our works, hast thou wrought for us,
Onyenwe anyị, ị na-enye anyị udo; nʼihi na ihe niile anyị nwere sitere nʼaka gị.
13 O Yahweh, our God! Lords other than thee, have owned us, —By thyself alone, will we call upon thy Name.
O, Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị, ọ dị mgbe anyị nọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ndị ọzọ dị iche iche, ma ugbu a, ọ bụ naanị aha gị ka anyị na-efe.
14 The dead, come not to life again, The shades, do not arise, —Therefore, thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused to perish every memorial of them.
Ndị niile anyị fere na mbụ anwụchaala; ha adịghịkwa ndụ; mmụọ ha agakwaghị alọghachi ọzọ. Nʼihi na ị tara ha ahụhụ, laa ha nʼiyi; e chefukwaala ha.
15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Yahweh, Thou hast increased the nation thou hast gotten thyself glory, Thou hast extended far, all the ends of the land.
I meela ka mba a dị ukwuu, Onyenwe anyị; i meela ka mba a saa mbara. I wetarala onwe gị nsọpụrụ, i meela ka oke ala ahụ niile gbatịa.
16 O Yahweh! in distress, they sought thee, —They poured out a whispered prayer, when thy chastening was upon them.
Onyenwe anyị, nʼime mkpagbu ha, ha gbakwutere gị. Mgbe iwe gị bịakwasịrị ha, ọ bụ olu dị nta ka ha ji kpeere gị ekpere.
17 Like as a woman with child—Draweth near to giving birth, Is in pain, Crieth out in her pangs So, were we before thee, O Yahweh; —
Gị, Onyenwe anyị, emeela ka anyị kwaa akwa, dị ka nwanyị ime na-eme si ata ikikere eze na akwa akwa nʼihi ihe mgbu. Otu a ka anyị nọ nʼihu gị.
18 We were with child—We were in pain, As it were we brought forth wind, —Salvation, we could not accomplish for the earth, Neither were born the inhabitants of the world.
Anyị anọọla ọnọdụ ihe mgbu, na ịta ikikere eze, ma o nweghị ihe ọma anyị nwetara nʼime ya. Mgbalị anyị niile emeghị ka nzọpụta rute ụwa aka. O nwekwaghị ihe nwere isi anyị rụpụtara.
19 Thy dead, shall come to life again, My dead body, they shall arise, —Awake and shout for joy, ye that dwell in the dust For, a dew of light, is thy dew, And, earth, to the shades shall give birth.
Ma ndị gị niile nwụrụ anwụ ga-adị ndụ, O Onyenwe anyị. Ozu ha ga-esite nʼọnwụ bilie. Unu ndị niile bi nʼaja tetanụ ma tie mkpu ọṅụ. Nʼihi na igirigi gị dị ka igirigi nke ụtụtụ, ala ga-amụpụtakwa ndị ya niile nwụrụ anwụ.
20 Come my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, —Hide thee as it were a little moment Till the indignation pass over.
Baanụ nʼụlọ, ndị m, kpọchienụ ụzọ unu! Zoonụ onwe unu naanị nwa oge nta, tutu ruo mgbe iwe Chineke ga-agabiga.
21 For lo! Yahweh, is coming forth out of his place, To visit the iniquity of earth’s inhabitant upon him, —Therefore shall the earth unveil her shed-blood, And throw a covering, no longer over her slain.
Lee anya! Onyenwe anyị si nʼebe obibi ya na-abịa ikpe ndị bi nʼụwa ikpe nʼihi mmehie ha niile. Ụwa ga-ekpughepụ gosi ọbara niile a wụsiri nʼelu ya, ọ gaghị ezokwa ndị niile e gburu lie nʼime ya.
