Isaiah 48
1 Listen to this O house of Jacob those [who] are called by [the] name of Israel and from [the] waters of Judah they came out those [who] swear - by [the] name of Yahweh and [the] God of Israel they bring to remembrance not in truth and not in righteousness.
“Geenụ ntị na nke a, unu agbụrụ Jekọb, unu ndị a na-akpọ nʼaha Izrel, ndị si nʼagbụrụ Juda pụta. Unu ndị na-eji aha Onyenwe anyị na-aṅụ iyi, ndị na-akpọku aha Chineke nke Izrel, ma ọ bụghị nʼeziokwu maọbụ nʼezi omume.
2 For from [the] city of holiness they have called themselves and on [the] God of Israel they have supported themselves [is] Yahweh of hosts name his.
Unu ndị na-akpa nganga na unu bụ ndị bi nʼobodo dị nsọ, ndị na-anyakwa isi na unu na-adabere na Chineke Izrel. Onye aha ya bụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile.
3 The former [things] from then I declared and from mouth my they went out and I proclaimed them suddenly I acted and they came.
Nʼoge gara aga ka m kwuru ihe na-aga ime nʼoge dị nʼihu. Mgbe m kwupụrụ ya, emekwara m ka ihe ahụ m kwuru mezuo.
4 For knew I that [were] stubborn you and [was] a sinew of iron neck your and forehead your [was] bronze.
Nʼihi na amaara m na unu bụ ndị isiike, matakwa na akwara dị unu nʼolu bụ igwe a na-apụghị ịrọji arọji. Amakwaara m na egedege ihu unu bụ bronz.
5 And I declared [them] to you from then before it came I proclaimed to you lest you should say idol my it did them and carved image my and molten image my it commanded them.
Ọ bụ ya mere m ji buru ụzọ gwa unu nʼoge gara aga ihe m gaje ime, ka unu ghara ị sị, ‘Ọ bụ arụsị anyị mere ya. Ọ bụ arụsị anyị a pịrị apị na chi ọla m nyere iwu ka ha mee!’
6 You have heard look at all of it and you ¿ not will you tell I will proclaim to you new [things] from now and secret [things] and not you have known them.
Unu anụla ama m na-agba, hụkwa ka ha na-emezu, ma unu ajụla ikwere na ọ bụ eziokwu. “Site ugbu a gawa, aga m agwa unu ihe ọhụrụ nke m na-agwabeghị unu na mbụ.
7 Now they have been created and not from then and before a day and not you had heard of them lest you should say here! I knew them.
Ọ bụ ugbu a ka e kere ya, ọ bụghị na mgbe ochie. Unu anụtụbeghị ihe banyere ya mbụ, ya mere, unu agaghị asị, ‘Ọ bụ ihe maara ihe banyere ya.’
8 Neither not you heard nor not you knew nor from then not it opened ear your for I knew certainly you will act treacherously and a rebel from [the] womb it has been called to you.
E, ị nụbeghị, ị maghịkwa, site na mgbe ochie ntị gị egheghị oghe. Nʼihi na amaara m na ị bụ onye aghụghọ na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi, onye a na-akpọ onye nnupu isi site nʼafọ nne ya.
9 For [the] sake of name my I will make long anger my and praise my I will restrain myself to you to not to cut off you.
Ma nʼihi aha m, ka m na-eme ka ọnụma m jụrụ nʼihi otuto m, a na m egbochi ya nʼebe ị nọ, ka a ghara ikpochapụ unu kpamkpam.
10 Here! I have refined you and not silver I have chosen you in a furnace of affliction.
Lee, anụchaalam unu, ma ọ bụghị dịka e si anụcha ọlaọcha nʼọkụ. E, anwaleela m unu nʼoke ọkụ nke ahụhụ.
11 For own sake my for own sake my I will act for how? will it be profaned and glory my to another not I will give.
Nʼihi mụ onwe m, e, nʼihi mụ onwe m, ka m na-eme nke a. Aga m esi aṅaa hapụ ka m bụrụ onye emere ka aha m ghara ịdị nsọ? Agaghị m enye onye ọzọ otuto m.
12 Listen to me O Jacob and Israel called [one] my I [am] he I [am] first also I [am] last.
“Geenụ m ntị, gị Jekọb, na gị Izrel onye m kpọrọ. Mụ onwe m bụ onye ahụ; Abụ m onye mbụ, bụrụkwa onye ikpeazụ.
13 Also hand my it founded [the] earth and right [hand] my it spread out [the] heavens [am] calling I to them they stand together.
Ọ bụ aka m tọrọ ntọala ụwa. Ọ bụkwa aka nri m gbasara eluigwe. Mgbe m kpọrọ ha oku ha na-abịa guzo nʼihu m.
14 Gather together all of you and listen who? among them has he declared these [things] Yahweh he loves him he will execute pleasure his on Babylon and arm his [the] Chaldeans.
“Chịkọtaanụ onwe unu, unu niile, geenụ ntị. Onye nʼetiti arụsị ndị a gosiri ihe ndị a na-aga ime? Onye ahụ Onyenwe anyị họọrọ ka ya na ya dị na mma ga-emezu nzube ya megide Babilọn, aka ya ga-emegide ndị Kaldịa.
15 I I I have spoken also I have summoned him I have brought him and he will make successful way his.
Mụ onwe m, ọ bụladị mụ onwe m ekwuola ya; e, akpọọla m ya. Aga m eme ka ọbịa nʼije ya, ọ ga-agakwa nke ọma.
16 Draw near to me listen to this not from [the] beginning in secrecy I have spoken from [the] time happened it [was] there I and now [the] Lord Yahweh he has sent me and spirit his.
“Bịakwutenụ m nso, geenụ ntị na nke a: “Site na mkpọsa mbụ ọ bụghị na nzuzo ka m kwuru okwu; mgbe o mere anọ m nʼebe ahụ.” Ma ugbu a, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị ezitela m, o mejupụtala m na Mmụọ ya.
17 Thus he says Yahweh redeemer your [the] holy [one] of Israel I [am] Yahweh God your [who] teaches you to profit [who] leads you in [the] way [which] you will go.
Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị, Onye mgbapụta unu, bụ Onye nsọ Izrel, “Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị, onye na-ezi unu ihe nʼihi ọdịmma unu, na-eduzikwa unu nʼụzọ unu kwesiri iso.
18 If you had paid attention to commandments my and it was like river peace your and righteousness your like [the] waves of the sea.
A sịkwarị na unu ṅara ntị nʼiwu m niile, udo unu gaara na-eru dịka osimiri, ọdịmma unu adịkwa ka mmali nke ebili oke osimiri.
19 And it was like the sand offspring your and [the] descendants of inward parts your like grains its not it will be cut off and not it will be destroyed name its from to before me.
Mkpụrụ gị gaara amụba dịka aja, ụmụ unu gaara a dị ka mkpụrụ ọkụkụ a na-enweghị ike ịgụta ọnụ, a gaghị ehichapụkwa aha ha, maọbụ bibie nʼihu ha.”
20 Go out from Babylon flee from [the] Chaldeans with a sound of a shout of joy declare proclaim this send out it to [the] end of the earth say he has redeemed Yahweh servant his Jacob.
Sitenụ na Babilọn pụọ, gbanarịnụ ndị Kaldịa! Werenụ olu iti mkpu ọṅụ kwusaa inwere onwe unu a. Meenụ ka ndị bi na nsọtụ niile nke ụwa nụrụ ya sịnụ, “Onyenwe anyị agbapụtala ohu ya Jekọb.”
21 And not they were thirsty [when] in [the] waste places he led them water from a rock he caused to flow for them and he split open a rock and they flowed out waters.
Mgbe O duuru ndị ya jee ije nʼọzara, ala kpọrọ nkụ, akpịrị akpọghị ha nkụ. O mere ka mmiri si nʼoke nkume sọpụtara ha, e, ọ kpọwara oke nkume mee ka mmiri sọpụta.
22 Not peace he says Yahweh [belongs] to wicked [people].
Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Ọ dịghị udo dịrị ndị na-emebi iwu.”
