Isaiah 26
1 In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city. God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks.
Nʼụbọchị ahụ, a ga-abụ abụ a nʼala Juda niile: Anyị nwere obodo e wusiri ike. Chineke na-eme ka mgbidi ya na ebe ya niile e wusiri ike bụrụ nzọpụta nye anyị.
2 Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.
Meghee ụzọ ama niile, ka mba ndị ahụ na-eme ezi omume bata, e, bụ mba ahụ kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
3 You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
Ị na-eme ka ndị niile echiche uche ha guzosiri ike nwee udo zuruoke, nʼihi na ọ bụ na gị ka ha na-atụkwasị obi ha.
4 Trust in the LORD forever; for in the LORD, the LORD, is an everlasting Rock.
Tụkwasị Onyenwe anyị Chineke obi mgbe niile, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke bụ oke nkume nke mgbe ebighị ebi.
5 For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.
Ndị na-akpa nganga ka ọ na-ewedata ala, na-emekwa ka obodo na-anya isi kpọọ ọnụ nʼala. Mgbidi ya ka ọ na-eme ka ọ daruo ala.
6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.”
Ọ na-enyefe obodo ahụ nʼaka ndị a na-emegbu emegbu, na nʼaka ndị ogbenye ka ha zọtọọ ya ụkwụ.
7 The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.
Ụzọ nke onye ezi omume ha nʼotu, gị, Onye ziri ezi, na-eme ka okporoụzọ ndị ezi omume dị larịị.
8 Yes, in the way of your judgments, LORD, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
E, Onyenwe anyị, anyị na-aga nʼụzọ nke ikpe gị niile, na-ele anya gị. Aha gị na ihe niile e ji mara gị bụ ihe na-agụsị obi anyị agụ ike.
9 With my soul I have desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me I will seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Abalị niile ka obi m na-achọsi gị ike, nʼụtụtụ eji m mmụọ m niile na-achọsi gị ike, nʼihi na ọ bụ naanị mgbe ị bịara kpee ụwa ikpe ka mmadụ ga-esi nʼajọ omume tụgharịa ime ezi ihe.
10 Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see the LORD’s majesty.
Obi ebere gị nʼebe ndị na-emebi iwu nọ adịghị eme ka ha gbanwee. Ọ bụladị nʼala a, ebe ndị ezi omume bi, ha na-anọgide na-eme ihe ọjọọ. Ha adịghị echeta ịdị ukwuu gị, Onyenwe anyị.
11 LORD, your hand is lifted up, yet they don’t see; but they will see your zeal for the people and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries.
Onyenwe anyị ebuliela aka ya elu, ha adịghị ahụ ya. Gosi ha ekworo gị banyere ndị gị, ka e si otu a mee ka ihere mee ha. E, ka ọkụ ahụ ị kwadooro ndị iro gị rechapụ ha.
12 LORD, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.
Onyenwe anyị, ị na-enye anyị udo; nʼihi na ihe niile anyị nwere sitere nʼaka gị.
13 LORD our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but we will only acknowledge your name.
O, Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị, ọ dị mgbe anyị nọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ndị ọzọ dị iche iche, ma ugbu a, ọ bụ naanị aha gị ka anyị na-efe.
14 The dead shall not live. The departed spirits shall not rise. Therefore you have visited and destroyed them, and caused all memory of them to perish.
Ndị niile anyị fere na mbụ anwụchaala; ha adịghịkwa ndụ; mmụọ ha agakwaghị alọghachi ọzọ. Nʼihi na ị tara ha ahụhụ, laa ha nʼiyi; e chefukwaala ha.
15 You have increased the nation, O LORD. You have increased the nation! You are glorified! You have enlarged all the borders of the land.
I meela ka mba a dị ukwuu, Onyenwe anyị; i meela ka mba a saa mbara. I wetarala onwe gị nsọpụrụ, i meela ka oke ala ahụ niile gbatịa.
16 LORD, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
Onyenwe anyị, nʼime mkpagbu ha, ha gbakwutere gị. Mgbe iwe gị bịakwasịrị ha, ọ bụ olu dị nta ka ha ji kpeere gị ekpere.
17 Just as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs, so we have been before you, LORD.
Gị, Onyenwe anyị, emeela ka anyị kwaa akwa, dị ka nwanyị ime na-eme si ata ikikere eze na akwa akwa nʼihi ihe mgbu. Otu a ka anyị nọ nʼihu gị.
18 We have been with child. We have been in pain. We gave birth, it seems, only to wind. We have not worked any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Anyị anọọla ọnọdụ ihe mgbu, na ịta ikikere eze, ma o nweghị ihe ọma anyị nwetara nʼime ya. Mgbalị anyị niile emeghị ka nzọpụta rute ụwa aka. O nwekwaghị ihe nwere isi anyị rụpụtara.
19 Your dead shall live. Their dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast out the departed spirits.
Ma ndị gị niile nwụrụ anwụ ga-adị ndụ, O Onyenwe anyị. Ozu ha ga-esite nʼọnwụ bilie. Unu ndị niile bi nʼaja tetanụ ma tie mkpu ọṅụ. Nʼihi na igirigi gị dị ka igirigi nke ụtụtụ, ala ga-amụpụtakwa ndị ya niile nwụrụ anwụ.
20 Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.
Baanụ nʼụlọ, ndị m, kpọchienụ ụzọ unu! Zoonụ onwe unu naanị nwa oge nta, tutu ruo mgbe iwe Chineke ga-agabiga.
21 For, behold, the LORD comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also will disclose her blood, and will no longer cover her slain.
Lee anya! Onyenwe anyị si nʼebe obibi ya na-abịa ikpe ndị bi nʼụwa ikpe nʼihi mmehie ha niile. Ụwa ga-ekpughepụ gosi ọbara niile a wụsiri nʼelu ya, ọ gaghị ezokwa ndị niile e gburu lie nʼime ya.
