Isaiah 44
1 Now, then—hear, O Jacob, my Servant, —and Israel whom I have chosen:
“Naye kaakano ggwe Yakobo omuweereza wange, wuliriza, ggwe Isirayiri gwe nalonda.
2 Thus, saith Yahweh—Who made thee and formed thee from birth, Who helpeth thee: Do not fear O my Servant Jacob, and Jeshurun whom I have chosen;
Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama oyo, eyakutonda era eyakubumba mu lubuto, ajja kukuyamba. Totya ggwe Yakobo, omuweereza wange, ggwe Yesuruni gwe nalonda.
3 For I will pour, Water upon the thirsty soil, and Floods upon the dry ground, —I will pour My spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring;
Kubanga ndifuka amazzi ku ttaka eririna ennyonta n’enzizi ku ttaka ekkalu. Ndifuka Omwoyo wange ku zadde lyo, era n’omukisa gwange ku bazzukulu bo.
4 So will they spring up among the grass, As willows by the water-courses:
Era balimera ng’omuddo ku mabbali g’enzizi, babe ng’emiti egiri ku mabbali g’emigga.
5 This one, will say Yahweh’s, am I, and That one, will call himself by the name of Jacob, and Yonder one will write on his hand—Yahweh’s, And after the name of Israel, will one entitle himself.
Omu aligamba nti, ‘Nze ndi wa Mukama,’ n’omulala ne yeeyita erinnya lya Yakobo, n’omulala ne yeewandiikako nti, ‘Wa Mukama,’ ne yeetuuma Isirayiri.
6 Thus saith Yahweh—King of Israel, Even his Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts, —I, am, First, and, I, Last, And besides me, there is no God.
“Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama kabaka wa Isirayiri era Omununuzi we, Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye: Nze w’olubereberye era nze nkomererayo era tewali Katonda mulala we ndi.
7 Who then, like me, can call, and declare it, and order it, for me, Seeing that I appointed an age-abiding people, —Or things yet to be, and that shall come to pass, Let them declare on their part.
Ani afaanana nga nze, akirangirire, eyali asobola okumanya n’alangirira ebigenda okubaawo okuviira ddala ku ntandikwa? Leka batubuulire ebigenda okubaawo.
8 Do not ye dread, nor yet be alarmed, Have I not from olden time, told thee and declared? So that, ye, are my witnesses, —Whether there is a GOD besides me? Or is no Rock—I knew of none!
Temutya wadde okuggwaamu amaanyi. Saakirangirira ne ntegeeza ebigenda okujja? Mmwe bajulirwa bange. Eriyo Katonda omulala okuggyako nze? Nedda. Tewali Lwazi lulala, sirina lwe mmanyi.”
9 The fashioners of an image—all of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit, —And, their, witnesses, they, neither see nor know, That they may be ashamed.
Abo abakola bakatonda abakole n’emikono tebaliimu nsa, era ebyo bye basanyukira okukola tebirina kye bigasa. Abajulirwa baabwe tebalaba so tebalina kye bamanyi, balyoke bakwatibwe ensonyi.
10 Who hath fashioned a GOD, Oran image, hath molten? It cannot profit!
Ani akola Katonda omubajje oba asaanuusa ekifaananyi ekyole ekitaliiko kye kiyamba?
11 Lo! all his partners, turn pale, Even, the artificers themselves, are of the sons of earth, —Let them gather themselves together—all of them. Let them take their stand, Let them dread, and turn pale, together!
Laba ye ne banne balikwatibwa ensonyi. N’ababazzi nabo bantu buntu. Leka bonna bakuŋŋaane, banjolekere; balikwatibwa ensonyi n’entiisa. Ensonyi ziribatta bonna era bagwemu entiisa.
12 As for the smith, [with his] cutting-tool, —When he hath wrought in the live coals, And, with hammers, hath fashioned it, —And hath wrought it with his strong arm, Anon he is hungry, and hath no strength, He hath drunk no water and so hath become faint!
Omuweesi akwata ekitundu ky’ekyuma n’akiyisa mu manda, agaliko omuliro. Akikolako n’akitereeza n’ennyondo mu maanyi ge. Enjala emuluma, n’aggwaamu amaanyi, tanywa mazzi era akoowa.
13 As for the carpenter, —He hath stretched out a line hath drawn it with a pencil, Hath made it with carving tools, With compasses, hath rounded it, —And so hath made it after the figure of a great man, After the beauty of a son of earth, that it may remain in a house!
Omubazzi akozesa olukoba okupima olubaawo era n’alamba n’ekkalaamu. Akinyiriza ne landa, n’akiramba kyonna n’ekyuma ekigera, n’akikolamu ekifaananyi ky’omuntu ng’omuntu bw’afaanana, kiryoke kiteekebwe mu nnyumba.
14 When one was cutting him down cedars, Then took he a holm-tree and an oak, And secured them for himself, among the trees of the forest, —He planted a fir-tree and the pouring rain made it grow;
Atema emivule oba n’addira enzo oba omuyovu n’agusimba oba n’aguleka gukule n’emiti mu kibira, oba n’asimba enkanaga, enkuba n’egikuza.
15 So it serveth for a man to burn, And he hath taken of the branches and warmed himself, Also he kindleth a fire, and baketh bread, —Also he maketh a GOD, and hath bowed himself down, Hath made of it a carved image, and adored it:
Abantu bagukozesa ng’enku, ezimu n’azitwala n’azikozesa okukuma omuliro ne yeebugumya. Akuma omuliro n’afumba emigaati. Naye ekitundu ekirala akikolamu katonda n’amusinza, akola ekifaananyi ekikole n’emikono n’akivuunamira.
16 The half thereof, hath he burned in the fire, Over half thereof, he eateth flesh, He roasteth roast, that he may be satisfied, —Also he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen a blaze;
Ekitundu ky’olubaawo akyokya mu muliro, ekitundu ekirala akyokesa ennyama n’agirya n’akutta. Ayotako n’abuguma nga bw’agamba nti, “Mbugumye, omuliro ngutegedde!”
17 And the residue thereof, Into a GOD, he maketh, Into his carved image, —Adoreth it, and boweth down and prayeth unto it, And saith Deliver me, for, my GOD, thou art!
Ekitundu ekisigaddewo akikolamu katonda, ekifaananyi ekikole n’emikono, era n’akivuunamira n’akisinza n’akyegayirira n’agamba nti, “Mponya, kubanga ggwe katonda wange.”
18 They have not taken note, neither can they perceive, —He hath besmeared—past seeing—their eyes, Past understanding, their hearts;
Tebaliiko kye bamanyi so tebaliiko kye bategeera, amaaso gaabwe gazibye n’okuyinza ne batayinza kulaba, n’okutegeera ne batayinza kutegeera.
19 And no one reflecteth—There is neither knowledge nor discernment—to say, Half thereof, have I burned up in the fire Moreover also I have baked, on the coals thereof, bread, I roasted flesh, and have been eating, —And of the remainder thereof, an abomination, shall I make? And, to a log of wood, shall I pay adoration?
Tewali n’omu ayimirira n’alowooza, tewali n’omu amanyi wadde ategeera okugamba nti, “Ekimu ekyokubiri ekyakwo nkyokezza mu muliro, era ne nfumba n’obugaati ku manda gaakyo, njokezzaako n’ennyama n’engirya. Ekitundu kyakyo kifuuse eky’omuzizo? Nvuunamire ekisiki ky’omuti?”
20 He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside, —And he cannot deliver his own soul nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?
Alya vvu. Omutima gwe gumulimbalimba, tasobola kwerokola wadde okwebuuza nti, “Kino ekiri mu mukono gwange ogwa ddyo si bulimba?”
21 Remember these things, O Jacob, And, Israel, —for, my Servant, thou art, —I have fashioned thee, a Servant of mine, thou art.
“Jjukira ebintu bino, ggwe Yakobo; oli muweereza wange ggwe Isirayiri. Nze nakubumba, oli muweereza wange, ggwe Isirayiri sirikwerabira.
22 O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me, I have wiped out, As with a thick cloud, thy transgressions, And as with a broad cloud, thy sins, —Return unto me, for I have redeemed thee.
Ebyonoono byo mbyezeewo n’embisenda ng’ekire, n’ebibi byo ne mbyerawo ng’olufu olw’omu makya. Komawo gye ndi kubanga nakununula.”
23 Shout in triumph ye heavens for Yahweh, hath effectually wrought. Shout, O ye underparts of the earth, Ring out, Ye mountains, into cries of triumph, Thou forest, and every tree therein, —For, Yahweh, hath redeemed, Jacob, And in Israel, will he get himself glory.
Yimba n’essanyu ggwe eggulu kubanga ekyo Mukama yakikoze. Muleekaane n’essanyu mmwe abali wansi ku nsi. Muyimbe mmwe ensozi, mmwe ebibira na buli muti ogulimu. Mukama anunudde Yakobo era yeegulumiriza mu Isirayiri.
24 Thus, saith Yahweh Who hath redeemed thee, Who hath fashioned thee from birth, —I—Yahweh, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens, alone, Spreading forth the earth, of myself;
“Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Omulokozi wo, eyakutondera mu lubuto. “Nze Mukama, eyatonda ebintu byonna, eyabamba eggulu nzekka, eyayanjuluza ensi obwomu,
25 Frustrating the signs of praters, And, diviners, he confoundeth, —Turning wise men backwards, And their knowledge, he maketh folly;
asazaamu abalaguzi bye balagudde era abalogo abafuula abasirusiru. Asaabulula eby’abagezi n’afuula bye balowoozezza okuba eby’obusirusiru.
26 Establishing the word of his Servant, And the counsel of his Messengers, he maketh good, —Who saith of Jerusalem—She shall be inhabited! And of the cities of Judah—They shall be built! And the ruins thereof, will I set up!
Anyweza ekigambo ky’omuweereza we n’atuukiriza obubaka bwa babaka bange. “Ayogera ku Yerusaalemi nti, ‘Kirituulibwamu,’ ne ku bibuga bya Yuda nti, ‘Birizimbibwa,’ ne ku bifo ebyazika nti, ‘Ndibizzaawo.’
27 Who saith to the deep—Be dry and Thy rivers, will I drain!
Agamba amazzi g’obuziba bwe nnyanja nti, ‘Kalira, era ndikaliza emigga gyo.’
28 Who saith of Cyrus—My Shepherd! and All my pleasure, shall he make good Even saying of Jerusalem—She shall be built! And of the temple—Be her foundation laid!
Ayogera ku Kuulo nti, ‘Musumba wange era alituukiriza bye njagala byonna.’ Alyogera ku Yerusaalemi nti, ‘Kizimbibwe,’ ne ku yeekaalu nti, ‘Emisingi gyayo gizimbibwe.’”
