Isaiah 9
1 For there is no gloom to her who had been in anguish, In the former time, he brought into dishonour The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, In the latter time, hath he brought into honour The Lake-way over the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
No rĩrĩ, andũ a bũrũri ũyũ arĩa makoretwo marĩ na mĩnyamaro matigacooka kũgĩa na kĩeha. Mbere ĩyo nĩanyararithirie bũrũri wa Zebuluni na bũrũri wa Nafitali, no mahinda ma thuutha-inĩ nĩagatĩĩithia bũrũri ũrĩa ũgereire iria-inĩ, ũikũrũkanĩtie na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, nĩkuo gwĩtagwo Galili-kwa-Ndũrĩrĩ:
2 the people who were walking in darkness, Have seen a great light, —The dwellers in a land death-shadowed, A light, hath shined upon them.
Andũ arĩa matũũraga nduma-inĩ nĩmonete ũtheri mũnene; nao arĩa matũũraga bũrũri ũrĩ nduma ta ya gĩkuũ-rĩ, nĩmarĩirwo nĩ ũtheri.
3 Thou hast increased the exultation Thou hast made great the joy, —They joy before thee, according to the joy of harvest, As men exult when they distribute spoil.
Wee nĩũingĩhĩtie rũrĩrĩ rũu, na ũkongerera gĩkeno kĩaruo; andũ aruo makenaga marĩ mbere yaku, o ta ũrĩa andũ makenagĩra magetha, magakena o ta ũrĩa andũ makenaga makĩgayana indo cia ndaho.
4 For, the yoke of their burden, The cross-bar of their shoulder, The goad of their driver, Hast thou broken, as in the day of Midian.
Nĩgũkorwo o ta ũrĩa kwarĩ mũthenya ũrĩa Amidiani maahootirwo, ũguo noguo unangĩte icooki rĩrĩa rĩmaritũhagĩra, na ũkoinanga mũtĩ wa kũmoohania ciande, na rũthanju rwa arĩa mamahinyagĩrĩria.
5 Surely, every boot of one tramping in tumult, and the war-cloak rolled in blood Then shall serve for burning, food for fire;
Iraatũ ciothe cia njamba cia ita iria ihũthagĩrwo mbaara-inĩ, na nguo ciothe ĩtoboketio thakame-inĩ, igaatuĩka cia gũcinwo ta irĩ ngũ cia mwaki.
6 For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder, —And his Name hath been called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩtũciarĩirwo kaana, tũkaheo kahĩĩ, naguo wathani ũgaakorwo ciande-inĩ ciako. Nako gageetagwo Mũheani-Kĩrĩra-wa-Kũgegania, Mũrungu Mwene-Hinya, Ithe-wa-Andũ-wa-Tene-na-Tene, Mũnene-wa-Thayũ.
7 Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end—Upon the throne of David and Upon his kingdom, By establishing it and By sustaining it, With justice and With righteousness, —From henceforth, Even unto times age-abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!
Naguo ũhoro wa gũtheerema kwa ũthamaki wake na thayũ gũtirĩ hĩndĩ igaathira. Agaathamakagĩra ũthamaki wake aikarĩire gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene kĩa Daudi, aũhaande na aũtiirĩrĩre na ciira wa kĩhooto na ũthingu, kuuma rĩu nginya tene. Kĩyo kĩa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩkĩo gĩgaatũma maũndũ macio mekĩke.
8 A word, hath My Lord, sent unto Jacob, —And it shall alight on Israel;
Mwathani nĩatũmĩte ndũmĩrĩri ya gũũkĩrĩra Jakubu; nayo nĩĩgakinyĩra Isiraeli.
9 and the people shall all of them know [it] —Ephraim and the dweller in Samaria—Who in pride and insolence of heart, are saying:
Nao andũ othe nĩmakamenya ũhoro wayo, andũ acio a Efiraimu, na arĩa matũũraga Samaria, o acio moigaga na mwĩtĩĩo na nguthi ngoro-inĩ atĩrĩ,
10 Bricks, have fallen down But with hewn stone, will we build, —Sycomores, have been felled, But with cedars, will we replace them.
“Maturubarĩ nĩmagwĩte thĩ, no ithuĩ tũgwaka rĩngĩ na mahiga maicũhie; mĩtĩ ya mĩkũyũ nĩmĩteme, no ithenya rĩayo tũgwaka na mĩtarakwa.”
11 Therefore will Yahweh strengthen the adversaries of Resin against him, —And his enemies will he arouse:
No rĩrĩ, Jehova nĩaheete andũ arĩa marĩ muku na Rezini hinya mamookĩrĩre, na akaarahũra thũ ciao.
12 Syrians before and Philistines behind, Thus have they devoured Israel with open mouth, —For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched.
Andũ a Suriata kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, na Afilisti kuuma mwena wa ithũĩro nĩmathamĩtie kanua, magatambuura Isiraeli. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, marakara make matirĩ maraahũahũa, guoko gwake no gũtambũrũkĩtio o na rĩu.
13 Yet, the people, have not turned unto him that smote them, —And Yahweh of hosts, have they not sought.
No rĩrĩ, andũ acio maticookereire ũcio wamahũũrire, kana makarongooria Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.
14 Therefore hath Yahweh cut off from Israel—Head and tail Palm-top and rush, In one day.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova nĩagatinia mũtwe na mũtingʼoe wa Isiraeli, na arenge rũhonge rwa mũkĩndũ na rwa ithanjĩ o mũthenya ũmwe.
15 The elder and favourite, he, is the head, —And the prophet teaching falsehood, he, is the tail;
Athuuri na andũ arĩa marĩ igweta nĩo mũtwe, nao anabii arĩa marutanaga ũhoro wa maheeni nĩo mũtingʼoe.
16 And they who should have led this people forward have been causing them to stray, —And, they who are led of them are destroyed,
Nĩgũkorwo atongoria a andũ aya nĩo mamahĩtithagia, nao arĩa matongoragio makahĩtithio njĩra.
17 For this cause, over their choice young men, will My Lord not rejoice, And on their fatherless and their widows, will he not have compassion, For every one of them, is profane and an evildoer, And, every mouth is speaking baseness, —For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani ndagakenio nĩ aanake, kana aiguĩre ciana cia ngoriai na atumia a ndigwa tha, nĩgũkorwo andũ othe matiĩtigĩrĩte Ngai na nĩ aaganu, natuo tũnua twao tuothe twaragia maũndũ mooru. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, marakara make matirĩ maraahũahũa, guoko gwake no gũtambũrũkĩtio o na rĩu.
18 For lawlessness, hath consumed like fire, Briars and thorns, doth it devour, —Yea it hath kindled upon the thickets of the forest, And they have rolled up as a column of smoke.
Ti-itherũ waganu ũrĩrĩmbũkĩte ta mwaki, ũgacina congʼe na mĩigua, na ũgaakana ihinga-inĩ cia mũtitũ, nayo ndogo yaguo ĩgeekonja yambatĩte na igũrũ ta itu ithimbu.
19 Through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, is the land consumed, —And the people have come to be, as fuel for fire, A man unto his own brother, sheweth not pity;
Nĩ ũndũ wa mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe bũrũri nĩũgaacinwo biũ, nao andũ magaatuĩka ta ngũ cia mwaki; gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũgacaaĩra mũrũ wa nyina.
20 And he hath slain on the right, and yet is hungry, And hath eaten on the left, yet are they not satisfied, —Every one, the flesh of his own arm, will they eat:
Magaathara irio cia mwena wao wa ũrĩo, na makorwo marĩ o ahũtu; makaarĩa cia mwena wao wa ũmotho, no matihũũne. O mũndũ akaarĩa nyama cia ciana ciake mwene;
21 Manasseh—Ephraim, and Ephraim—Manasseh, They together—against Judah, —For all this, hath his anger not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched.
Manase akaarĩa Efiraimu, nake Efiraimu arĩe Manase: nao marĩ hamwe nĩmagookĩrĩra Juda. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, marakara make matirĩ maraahũahũa, guoko gwake no gũtambũrũkĩtio o na rĩu.
