< Isaiah 8 >

1 Yahweh said to me, “Take a large tablet and write on it, 'Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.'
Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Oya kĩbaũ kĩnene, na ũkĩandĩke na karamu ka ndũire ũũ: Maheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bazu.
2 I will summon faithful witnesses to attest for me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
Na niĩ nĩngwĩta Uria ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Zekaria mũrũ wa Jeberekia matuĩke aira akwa ehokeku.”
3 I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngĩthiĩ, ngĩkoma na mũtumia wakwa, nake akĩgĩa nda, agĩciara kahĩĩ. Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Gatue Maheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bazu.
4 For before the child knows to cry, 'My father,' and, 'My mother,' the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
Kahĩĩ kau gataanamenya gwĩtana koige ‘Baba’ kana ‘Maitũ’, ũtonga wa Dameski na indo iria itahĩtwo nĩ Samaria nĩigakuuo nĩ mũthamaki wa Ashuri.”
5 Yahweh spoke to me again,
O rĩngĩ Jehova akĩnjarĩria, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ:
6 “Because this people has refused the gentle waters of Shiloah, and is happy over Rezin and Remaliah's son,
“Kuona atĩ andũ aya nĩmaregete maaĩ marĩa mathereraga mahooreire ma Siloamu, na magakenera Rezini o na mũrũ wa Remalia-rĩ,
7 therefore the Lord is about to bring up on them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels and overflow its banks.
nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani akiriĩ kũmarehithĩria mũiyũro mũnene wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati, naruo nĩruo mũthamaki wa Ashuri arĩ na riiri wake wothe. Rũkaaiyũrĩrĩra mĩkaro yaruo yothe, na ruune hũgũrũrũ ciaruo,
8 The River will sweep onward into Judah, flooding and passing on, until it reaches to your neck. Its outstretched wings will fill the breadth of your land, Immanuel.”
ningĩ rũgaathiĩ rũhaatĩte Juda rũiyũre guothe, rũhĩtũkĩire kuo na rũkinye nginya ngingo. Mathagu maaruo matambũrũkĩtio makaahumbĩra wariĩ wa bũrũri waku, wee Imanueli!”
9 You peoples will be broken to pieces. Listen, all you distant countries: arm yourselves for war and be broken in pieces; arm yourselves and be broken in pieces.
Atĩrĩrĩ inyuĩ andũ a ndũrĩrĩ, ugĩrĩriai mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo! Ta thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ mabũrũri ma kũraya. Haarĩriai mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo! Haarĩriai mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo!
10 Form a plan, but it will not be carried out; issue the command, but it will not be carried out, for God is with us.
Thugundai mĩbango yanyu, no ĩgaatuĩka ya tũhũ; ariai ũhoro wa matanya manyu, no matikahinga, nĩgũkorwo Mũrungu arĩ hamwe na ithuĩ.
11 Yahweh spoke to me, with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people.
Jehova nĩanjarĩirie ũhoro ũcio agwatĩirie mũno, na akĩngaania ndikarũmĩrĩre njĩra cia andũ acio. Akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ:
12 Do not call conspiracy anything that this people calls conspiracy, you will not fear what they fear, and do not be terrified.
“Maũndũ marĩa mothe andũ aya metaga ndundu ya gwĩka ũũru, wee ndũkamete ndundu ya gwĩka ũũru; na ndũgetigĩre kĩrĩa metigagĩra, na ndũkamakio nĩkĩo.
13 It is Yahweh of hosts whom you will honor as holy; he is the one you must fear, and he is the one you must dread.
Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩwe mũrĩtuaga mũtheru, we nĩwe mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtigĩra, o we nĩwe ũngĩtũma mũmake,
14 He will become a sanctuary; but he will be a stone of striking, and a rock of stumbling— for both the houses of Israel, and he will be a trap and a snare to the people of Jerusalem.
na nĩwe ũgaatuĩka handũ hanyu harĩa haamũre; no kũrĩ nyũmba cierĩ cia Isiraeli agaatuĩka ihiga rĩrĩa rĩtũmaga andũ mahĩngwo, na rwaro rwa ihiga rũrĩa rũtũmaga magũe. Na kũrĩ andũ arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu agaatuĩka mũtego na gĩkerenge gĩa kũmanyiita.
15 Many will stumble over it and fall and be broken, and be ensnared and captured.
Aingĩ ao nĩmakahĩngwo; nao magũe na moinĩke, magwatio na manyiitwo.”
16 Bind up my testimony, seal the official record, and give it to my disciples.
Oha ũira ũcio na watho ũcio, ũũhũũre mũhũũri ũtuĩke kĩrĩra harĩ arutwo akwa.
17 I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob; I will trust in him.
Niĩ ngweterera Jehova, ũrĩa ũhithĩte nyũmba ya Jakubu ũthiũ wake. Ndĩrĩikaraga ndĩmwĩhokete.
18 See, I and the sons whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, who lives on Mount Zion.
Niĩ hamwe na ciana iria Jehova aheete-rĩ, nĩ ithuĩ marũũri na imenyithia thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli kuuma kũrĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ũrĩa ũtũũraga Kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩa Zayuni.
19 They will say to you, “Consult with the mediums and spiritists,” those who chirp and mutter incantations. But should a people not consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Andũ mangĩkwĩra ũgatuĩrie kĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ aragũri na ago arĩa mahehanaga na makangʼungʼura-rĩ, ũkaamoria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ andũ matiagĩrĩirwo nĩgũtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Ngai wao?” Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũtuĩrie ũhoro wa andũ arĩa marĩ muoyo kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ?
20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not say such things, it is because they have no light of dawn.
Nĩ kaba mũũtuĩrie watho-inĩ wa Ngai o na ũira-inĩ wake! Angĩkorwo ũhoro wao ndũkũringana na ciugo ici, o nao matirĩ na ũtheri.
21 They will pass through the land greatly distressed and hungry. When they are hungry, they will become angry and curse their king and their God, as they turn their faces upward.
Andũ magaatuĩkanagĩria bũrũri-inĩ marĩ anyamaarĩku na marĩ ahũtu; na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa makahũũta mũno, nĩmakarakara mũno na matiire maitho na igũrũ, nao marume mũthamaki wao na Ngai wao.
22 They will look at the earth and see distress, darkness, and oppressive gloom. They will be driven into a land of darkness.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo makaarora thĩ mone o mĩnyamaro, na nduma, na kĩeha gĩa kũmakania, nao nĩmagaikio nduma-inĩ ndumanu.

< Isaiah 8 >