Isaiah 1
1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Ọhụ Aịzaya nwa Emọz, nke ọ hụrụ banyere Juda na Jerusalem nʼoge ọchịchị Ụzaya, Jotam, Ehaz na Hezekaya, bụ ndị eze Juda.
2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Gee ntị, gị eluigwe, gee ntị, gị ụwa! Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ekwuola okwu: “Azụrụ m ụmụntakịrị, zụlite ha, ma ha enupula isi megide m.
3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Ehi maara onyenwe ya, ịnyịnya ibu makwaara ebe onyenwe ya na-anọ azụ ya nri, ma Izrel amaghị m, ndị m adịghị aghọtakwa.”
4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger, they are gone away backward.
Ahụhụ dịrị mba ndị mmehie, ndị ajọ omume riri ahụ, ụmụ ndị ajọ omume, ụmụ ndị nyefere onwe ha na mmerụ! Ha agbakụtala Onyenwe anyị azụ, ha elelịala Onye dị Nsọ nke Izrel, ha agbakụtala ya azụ ha.
5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Gịnị mere a ga-eji nọgide na-eti unu ihe? Gịnị mere unu ji nọgide na nnupu isi? Lee ọnya juru unu isi, leekwa na ọrịa na-arịa obi unu.
6 From the sole of the foot even to the head [there is] no soundness in [it]; [but] wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
O nweghị akụkụ ahụ unu zuruoke, site nʼọbọ ụkwụ unu ruo nʼopi isi unu; ọnya, na ntihịa ahụ, na ọnya mmerụ ahụ, jupụtara unu nʼahụ; e kechikwaghị ha, e tekwaghị ha mmanụ.
7 Your country [is] desolate, your cities [are] burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and [it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Ala unu tọgbọrọ nʼefu, agbaakwala obodo unu ọkụ. Ndị mbịarambịa ewerechaala ihe dị nʼubi unu nʼihu unu, ha emeela ka ọ tọgbọrọ nʼefu dịka mgbe onye ọbịa kpochapụrụ ihe dị nʼime ya.
8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Ada Zayọn ka a hapụrụ dịka ụlọ nche dị nʼubi vaịnị, dịka ụlọ nta dị nʼubi kukumba, dịka obodo ndị iro gbara gburugburu.
9 Except the LORD of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom; we should have been like Gomorrah.
Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile emeghị ka mmadụ ole na ole fọdụ ndụ nʼime anyị, anyị gara adị ka Sọdọm, anyị gaara adịkwa ka Gọmọra.
10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Nụrụnụ okwu Onyenwe anyị, unu ndị na-achị Sọdọm; geenụ ntị nʼozizi Chineke anyị, unu ndị Gọmọra.
11 To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices to me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
“Nʼihi gịnị ka unu ji na-achụrụ m ọtụtụ aja, gịnị ka ihe ndị a bụ nye m?” ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị. “Afọ ejula m nʼaja nsure ọkụ niile nke eji ebule na anụmanụ e mere ka ha gbaa abụba chụọ; Ọbara oke ehi na nke ụmụ atụrụ na mkpi adịghị atọkwa m ụtọ.
12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Mgbe unu na-abịa ka ahụ unu nʼihu m, onye chọrọ nke a nʼaka unu? Kwụsịnụ ịzọtọ ogige m.
13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Kwụsị iweta onyinye niile na-enweghị isi. Ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ unu bụrụ m ihe arụ. Mmemme ọnwa ọhụrụ, na nke ụbọchị izuike, na nzukọta unu niile, apụghị m ịnagide mkpọkọta unu nke na-abaghị uru.
14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear [them].
Mkpụrụobi m kpọrọ mmemme ọnwa ọhụrụ, na mmemme unu ndị ọzọ a kara aka asị. Ha bụụrụ m ibu arọ, ike agwụkwala m ibu ha.
15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Mgbe unu na-agbasa aka unu nʼekpere, agaghị m aṅa unu ntị; ọ bụladị mgbe unu na-ekpe ọtụtụ ekpere, agaghị m aṅa ntị.” Nʼihi na aka unu jupụtara nʼọbara!
16 Wash ye, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;
Sachapụnụ onwe unu, dịkwanụ ọcha. Wezuganụ ajọ omume unu niile site nʼihu m; kwụsịnụ ime ihe na-adịghị mma.
17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Mụtanụ otu e si eme ihe ziri ezi; chọọnụ ikpe ziri ezi, nyerenụ ndị a na-emegbu aka. Werenụ ọnọdụ nna nʼebe ndị na-enweghị nna nọ, ma kwuchitenụ ọnụ ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ.
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be white as snow, though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
“Bịanụ ka anyị kparịtaa ụka,” bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị na-asị. “A sịkwarị na mmehie unu dị ka uwe uhie, ha ga-adị ọcha dịka akụmmiri igwe, a sịkwa na ha dị uhie uhie dịka ogho uhie, ha ga-adịkwa ka ajị anụ ọcha.
19 If ye are willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Ọ bụrụ na unu ga-ekwenye, ọ bụrụ na unu ga-erubere m isi, aga m eme ka unu nwee ezi ihe nke unu ga-eri nʼala a.
20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu ajụ ma nupu isi, ọ bụ mma agha ka a ga-eji gbuchapụ unu.” Nʼihi na ọnụ Onyenwe anyị ekwula ya.
21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
Lee ka obodo ahụ kwesiri ntụkwasị obi aghọọla onye akwụna! Ọ bụ nke jupụtararị nʼikpe ziri ezi; ezi omume na-anọbu nʼime ya, ma ugbu a, ọ bụzi ndị ogbu mmadụ.
22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
Ọlaọcha gị aghọọla unyi, ezi mmanya gị aghọọla nke a gwafere mmiri oke.
23 Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come to them.
Ndị ndu gị niile bụ ndị nnupu isi, ndị bụkwa ndị enyi ndị ohi, onye ọbụla nʼime ha hụrụ iri ngarị nʼanya, na-agbasokwa onyinye. Ha adịghị echebe ndị na-enweghị nna ikpe gbasara ndị inyom di ha nwụrụ adịghị abịa nʼihu ha.
24 Therefore saith the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of my adversaries, and avenge me of my enemies:
Nʼihi ya, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, Onye dị ike nke Izrel, kwubiri sị, “Aga m abọ ọbọ megide ndị iro m, ime ka unu gharakwa inye m nsogbu ọzọ.
25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
Aka m ga-abịakwasị unu. Aga m anụcha unu dịka e si anụcha ọlaedo, si otu a wepụchaa unyi niile dị nʼime unu.
26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counselors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
Emesịa, aga m enye unu ndị na-ekpe ikpe ziri ezi. Ndị na-adụ unu ọdụ ga-abụkwa ndị nwere uche dịka ndị unu nwere na mbụ. Ọzọ, a ga-akpọ obodo unu Obodo Ezi Omume, Obodo kwesiri Ntụkwasị Obi.”
27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
A ga-eji ikpe ziri ezi zọpụta Zayọn. Ọ ga-ejikwa ezi omume zọpụta ndị niile lọghachikwutere ya.
28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners [shall be] together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Ma ndị mmehie niile na ndị niile na-enupu isi ka ọ ga-ala nʼiyi; ọ ga-egbukwa ndị niile na-agbakụta Onyenwe anyị azụ.
29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
“Ihere ga-eme unu nʼihi osisi ook nsọ ndị ahụ niile obi unu na-enwe aṅụrị nʼime ha. Ihere ga-eme unu nʼihi ubi a gbara ogige ndị ahụ unu jiri aka unu họrọ.
30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Unu ga-ala nʼiyi dịka osisi ook na-akpọnwụ akpọnwụ maọbụ ka ubi a gbara ogige nke mmiri kọrọ.
31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench [them].
Onye kachasị ike nʼetiti unu ga-ala nʼiyi dịka ahịhịa na-ere ọkụ; ọrụ ya ga-abụ icheku ọkụ nke ga-emenye ọkụ ahụ ga-erepịa unu. Ọ dịkwaghị onye pụrụ imenyụ ya.”
