Isaiah 55
1 Ho! every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters, Yea he that hath no money, —Come ye—buy corn, and eat, Yea come—buy corn without money, And without price, wine and milk,
''Njooni, kila aliye na kiu, njooni kwenye maji! na ewe usio na pesa, njoo, ununua na ule! Njoo, nunua mvinyo na maziwa pasipo pesa na pasipo gharama.
2 Wherefore should ye spend, Money, for that which is not bread? Or your labour, for that which, satisfieth not? Keep on hearkening unto me, And, so eat that which is good, And let your soul take exquisite delight in fatness:
Kwa nini tunapima fedha kwa kitu ambacho sio mkate? na kufanya kazi isiyoridhisha? Nisikilizeni mimi kwa makini na ule kilicho kizuri, na kujifurahisha mwenyewe kwa unono.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hearken, That your soul, may live, —That I may solemnise for you a covenant age-abiding, The Lovingkindness to David, well-assured.
Jeuzeni masikio yenu, na mje kwangu! Sikiliza, iliuweze kuishi! Nitafanya agano ya milele na ninyi; pendo langu la kuaminika nililomuhaidi Daudi.
4 Lo! As a witness to the peoples, have I given him, —As a leader and commander to the peoples:
Tazama, nimwemuweka yeye kama shahidi kwa mataifa, kama kiiongozi na kamanda wa watu.
5 Lo! A nation thou shalt not know, shalt thou call, And, a nation which hath not known thee, unto thee, shall run, —For the sake of Yahweh thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath adorned thee.
Tazama, utaliita taifa ambalo haulijui; na taifa ambalo halikujui wewe litakukimbilia wewe kwa sababu wewe ni Yahwe Mungu wao, Mtakatifu wa Israeli, yeye aliyekutukuza wewe.
6 Seek Yahweh while he may be found, —Call ye upon him while he is near:
Mtafuteni Yahwe maana anapatikana; muiteni yeye maana yu karibu.
7 Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts, —And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.
Tuwaache waovu waziache njia zao, na mtu mwenye dhambi mawazo yake. Muache yeye arudi kwa Yahwe, na atamuhurumia yeye, na kwa Mungu wetu, yeye ambaye atamsamehe huyo kwa wingi.
8 For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways, —Declareth Yahweh.
Maana mawazo yangu sio mawazo yenu, wala njia zangu sio njia zenu- Hili ni tamko la Yahwe-
9 For, higher, are the heavens than the earth, —So, higher, are My ways than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
maana kama vile mbingu zilivyo juu kuliko nchi, hivyo ndivyo njia zangu zilivyo juu kuliko njia zenu, na mawazo yangu kuliko mawazo yenu.
10 For, as the rain and the snow descend from the heavens. And thither, do not return, Except they have watered the earth. And caused it to bring forth and bud, —And given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,
Maana kama mvua na theluji zishukavyo chini kutoka mbinguni na hazirudi tena pale isipokuwa kueneza nchi na kufanya uzalishaji na chipukizi na kutoa mbegu kwa wakulima waliopanda na mkate kwa walaji,
11 So, shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth, It shall not return unto me void, —But shall accomplish that which I please, And shall prosper in that whereunto I have sent it.
hivyo neno langu litakuwa linalotoka kwenye mdomo wangu: halitanirudia tena mimi bure, Lakini itatimiza lilie nililokusudia, na litatimiza lile nililolituma.
12 For with gladness shall ye come forth, And in peace, shall ye be led, —the mountains and the hills shall break out, before you, into shouts of triumph, And all the wild trees shall clap their hands:
Maana utakwenda nje katika furaha na utaongozwa kwa amani; Milima na vilima vitapaza sauti kwa furaha mbele yako, na miti yote shambani itapiga makofi.
13 Instead of the thorn-bush, shall come up the fir-tree, And instead of the nettle, shall come up the myrtle-tree, —So shall it become unto Yahweh, a Name, A Sign age-abiding, which shall not be cut off.
Badala ya miiba ya porini, misonobari itakuwa; na badala ya mbigiri, mihadasi inaota, na itakuwa kwa Yahwe, maana jina lake, ni kama alama ya milele ambayo haiwezi kuondolewa.''
