Isaiah 59
1 Listen to this! Yahweh’s power [MTY] is not ended/gone, with the result that he cannot save [you]. He has not become deaf [MTY], with the result that he cannot hear [you when you call to him for help].
Atĩrĩrĩ, ti-itherũ guoko kwa Jehova ti kuonju atĩ gũtingĩhota kũhonokania, o na kana gũtũ gwake gũkagĩa njiika atĩ gũtingĩhota kũigua.
2 But, you have separated yourselves from your God by the sins that you have committed. Because of your sins, he has turned away from you, with the result that he does not pay attention to what you request him to do.
No rĩrĩ, mawaganu manyu nĩmo mamũtigithanĩtie na Ngai wanyu; namo mehia manyu nĩmo matũmĩte amũhithe ũthiũ wake, akarega kũmũigua.
3 You do violent things [MTY] [to others], with the result that your hands are stained with their blood. You [constantly] tell [MTY] lies, and you say [MTY] evil things [about others].
Nĩgũkorwo moko manyu nĩmathaahĩte nĩ ũiti wa thakame, nacio ciara cianyu ikaiyũra wĩhia. Tũnua twanyu nĩtwarĩtie ndeto cia maheeni, na nĩmĩ cianyu ikangʼungʼuaga o ndeto cia waganu.
4 When you accuse someone in court, what you say is not fair and it is not true. You accuse people falsely. You are [constantly] planning to cause trouble for others, and then you do those evil things that you planned.
Gũtirĩ mũndũ wendaga ciira wa kĩhooto, o na kana ageciirĩrĩra na njĩra ya ma. Mehokaga ngarari cia tũhũ na makaaria ndeto cia maheeni; magĩaga nda cia mathĩĩna na magaciara waganu.
5 What you plan to do to harm people [MET] is as dangerous as the eggs of a (cobra/poisonous snake), because cobras will hatch from those eggs. You trap people like [MET] spiders trap/catch insects in their webs.
Mahaana ta makomeire matumbĩ ma nduĩra, na makaamba mĩtego ya rũrenda rwa mbũmbũĩ. Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩa ũngĩrĩa matumbĩ macio no gũkua akuaga, na o itumbĩ rĩahehenjwo rĩtũrĩkaga nduĩra.
6 We people cannot hide/cover our skin with clothes made of spider webs [MET], and similarly you cannot hide the evil things that you have done. You are [constantly] acting [MTY] violently.
Rũrenda rũu rwao nĩ rwa tũhũ rũtingĩtumwo nguo; matiingĩhumbĩra na kĩrĩa mathondekaga naruo. Mawĩra mao nĩ mawĩra ma waganu, na moko mao maiyũrĩte ciĩko cia haaro.
7 You [SYN] are very quick to go and do evil things, and you hurry to murder people [MTY] who are innocent. You are [continually] thinking about sinning. Wherever you go, you destroy things and cause people to suffer.
Magũrũ mao mahanyũkaga makehie; mahiũhaga magaite thakame ya mũndũ ũtehĩtie. Meciiria mao no meciiria ma ũũru; na kũrĩa guothe mathiiaga matigaga gũkirĩte ihooru na mwanangĩko.
8 You do not know how to act peacefully or to treat others fairly. You always are (dishonest/deceiving others) [MET], and those who imitate your behavior never have any inner peace.
Njĩra ya thayũ matimĩũĩ; na mĩthiĩre yao ti ya gũtuanĩra ciira na kĩhooto. Metemeire njĩra njogomu; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũcigeragĩra akagĩa na thayũ.
9 Because of that, God does not rescue us [from our enemies]; [it seems that] he is not acting fairly/righteously toward us. We expect [God to give us] light, but all [he gives us] is darkness [DOU].
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ciira wa kĩhooto ũrĩ kũraya na ithuĩ, naguo ũthingu ndũtũkinyagĩra. Tũcaragia ũtheri, no tuonaga o nduma; tũgacaria ũkengu, no tũkagerera kũrĩa kũrĩ na mairia matumanu.
10 We are like [SIM] blind people who have to feel along a wall to be able to walk anywhere. We stumble [and trip] at noontime like [SIM] we would when it is dark. We are like [SIM] dead people who are among healthy people.
Tũhambataga rũthingo ta mũtumumu, na tũgeetherera njĩra ta andũ matarĩ maitho. Tũhĩngagwo mũthenya barigici o ta rĩrĩa kũrĩ mairia; tũrĩ gatagatĩ ka andũ arĩa marĩ hinya, tũhaanaga ta andũ akuũ.
11 We growl like [SIM] [hungry] bears; we continually moan like [SIM] doves. We seek [people who do] what is just/fair, but we cannot find any [anywhere]. [We want God] to rescue us, but [it seems that] he is far away.
Ithuothe tũraramaga o ta nduba; tũcakayaga na kĩeha ta ndutura. Tũcaragia ũhoro wa gũtuĩrwo ciira na kĩhooto, na tũtingĩwona o na atĩa; tũgacaria ũhoro wa ũhonokanio, no ũgatũraihĩrĩria mũno.
12 [But these things are happening] because [it is as though] our sins are piled high in the presence of God, and that they testify [PRS] against us. We cannot deny it; we know that we have done many wrong things.
Nĩgũkorwo mahĩtia maitũ nĩ maingĩ maitho-inĩ maku, namo mehia maitũ makoimbũra ũrĩa tũtariĩ. Hĩndĩ ciothe mahĩtia maitũ makoragwo hamwe na ithuĩ, namo mehia maitũ nĩtũmooĩ mothe:
13 [We know that] we have rebelled against Yahweh; we have turned away from him. We (oppress people/treat people cruelly) by what we testify [against them]; we do not allow them to get what they have a right to get. We [SYN] think about the lies that we can tell, and then we tell them.
namo nĩ ũremi na gũkaana Jehova, na kũhutatĩra Ngai witũ, na kwaragia ndeto cia kũhinyanĩrĩria, na kũregana na watho, na kwaria ndeto cia maheeni iria ngoro ciitũ ithugundĩte.
14 [In our courts, the judges] do not decide cases/matters fairly; no one is acting righteously. In plazas where people gather together, no one tells the truth [PRS]; [it seems that people] are not allowed to say what is true.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩtwagĩte ciira wa kĩhooto, naguo ũthingu ũgatũraihĩrĩria; naguo ũhoro wa ma ũkagũa njĩra-inĩ, naguo ũrũngĩrĩru ũkaagĩrwo mweke.
15 No one tells the truth, and people try to ruin [the reputations of] those who quit doing evil. Yahweh looked around, and he saw that no one was doing what is just/fair, and he was [very] displeased.
Ũhoro wa ma ndũrĩ handũ ũngĩoneka, nake mũndũ ũrĩa wĩthemaga ũũru agatuĩka mũndũ wa kũguĩmwo. Nake Jehova akĩona ũndũ ũcio, ũkĩaga kũmũkenia, tondũ gũtiatuanagĩrwo ciira na kĩhooto.
16 He was disgusted when he saw that no one tried to help [those who were being treated cruelly]. So he used his own power [MTY] to rescue them; it is because he is always righteous that he did that [PRS].
Ningĩ akĩona atĩ gũtiarĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wagĩrĩire, na akĩgega tondũ gũtiarĩ na mũteithũrani; nĩ ũndũ ũcio guoko gwake mwene nĩkuo kwamũhonokirie, naguo ũthingu wake mwene ũkĩmũtiirĩrĩra.
17 [It is as though he is a soldier who] [MET] puts on his armor and a helmet; his continually doing what is right is like [MET] his armor, and his ability to rescue people is [like] his helmet. His being extremely angry and his being ready to get revenge [on those who do evil] are like [MET] his robes.
Agĩcooka akĩĩhumba ũthingu taarĩ gako gake ga kũmũgitĩra gĩthũri, na agĩĩkĩra ngũbia ya kĩgera ya ũhonokio mũtwe; naguo ũhoro wa kũrĩhanĩria akĩwĩĩhumba taarĩ nguo, na akĩĩhotora kĩyo taarĩ nguo ndaaya.
18 He will repay his enemies for the evil things that they have done. He will severely punish [MTY] even those who live far [from Jerusalem].
O ta ũrĩa ciĩko ciao itariĩ, ũguo noguo akaarĩhana, arĩhe thũ ciake na mangʼũrĩ, nao andũ arĩa marĩ muku nake amacookererie ũũru wao; andũ arĩa matũũraga icigĩrĩra-inĩ-rĩ, erĩhĩrie na kũmagera ngero o ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire.
19 When that happens, people everywhere, from the east to the west, will respect and honor Yahweh [MTY], because he will come like [SIM] a rushing river that is pushed along by the strong wind that Yahweh sent.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, andũ nĩmagetigĩra rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova kuuma ithũĩro, na nĩmagatĩĩa riiri wake kuuma irathĩro rĩa riũa. Nĩgũkorwo agooka ta rũũĩ ruunĩte, rũgatherera na ihenya, rũtindĩkĩtwo nĩ mĩhũmũ ya Jehova.
20 And Yahweh says that he will come to Jerusalem to free [his people]; he will come to rescue those in Judah who have quit (doing sinful things/their sinful behavior).
“Mũkũũri nĩagooka Zayuni, na akinye kũrĩ andũ a Jakubu arĩa maherete mehia mao,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
21 This is what Yahweh says to his people: “This is the agreement that I will make with you: My Spirit will not leave you, and you will always have my message. You will [be able to] declare it [MTY], and your children and grandchildren will [be able to] declare it forever.”
Ningĩ Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Ha ũhoro wakwa-rĩ, gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ndarĩkanĩire nao, atĩ Roho wakwa, ũrĩa ũrĩ igũrũ rĩaku, na ciugo ciakwa iria njĩkĩrĩte kanua gaku, itirĩ hĩndĩ ikehera kuuma kanua gaku, kana ciehere kuuma tũnua twa ciana ciaku, o na kana ciehere kuuma tũnua twa njiaro ciao, kuuma rĩu nginya tene na tene,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
