Isaiah 49
1 Listen, islands, to me. Listen, you peoples, from afar: the LORD has called me from the womb; from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name.
Mumpulirize mmwe ebizinga, mmwe muwulire kino amawanga agali ewala. Nnali sinazaalibwa Mukama n’ampita. Bwe nnali nkyali mu lubuto lwa mmange n’ayatula erinnya lyange.
2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. He has made me a polished shaft. He has kept me close in his quiver.
Yakola akamwa kange ng’ekitala eky’obwogi, nankweka mu kisiikirize ky’omukono gwe. Yanfuula akasaale akazigule era nankweka mu mufuko gwe.
3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
Era n’aŋŋamba nti, “Ggwe muweereza wange, Isirayiri, mu ggwe mwe ndiweerwa ekitiibwa.”
4 But I said, “I have laboured in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with the LORD, and my reward with my God.”
Naye ne njogera nti, “Nteganidde bwereere, amaanyi gange ng’amalidde bwereere era gafudde busa. Kyokka ate Mukama yannamula, n’empeera yange eri ne Katonda wange!”
5 Now the LORD, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, says to bring Jacob again to him, and to gather Israel to him, for I am honourable in the LORD’s eyes, and my God has become my strength.
Era kaakano Mukama ayogera, oyo eyammumba mu lubuto okubeera omuweereza we, okukomyawo Yakobo gy’ali era n’okukuŋŋaanya Isirayiri gy’ali. Kubanga ndi wa kitiibwa mu maaso ga Mukama era Katonda wange afuuse amaanyi gange.
6 Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
Mukama agamba nti, “Eky’okubeera omuweereza wange n’okuzza amawanga ga Yakobo era n’okukomyawo abantu ba Isirayiri kintu kitono nnyo. Nzija kukufuula ekitangaala eri abamawanga, olyoke oleete obulokozi bwange eri ensi yonna.”
7 The LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up, princes, and they shall worship, because of the LORD who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Omununuzi era Omutukuvu wa Isirayiri, eri oyo eyanyoomebwa n’akyayibwa amawanga, eri omuweereza w’abafuzi nti, “Bakabaka baliyimirira ne bakuwa ekitiibwa, abalangira balikulaba ne bakuvuunamira. Kino kiribaawo ku lwa Mukama, omwesigwa Omutukuvu wa Isirayiri, oyo akulonze.”
8 The LORD says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time. I have helped you in a day of salvation. I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Ndikwanukula mu biro mwe ndisiimira, ku lunaku olw’obulokozi ndikuyamba. Ndikukuuma ne nkufuula endagaano eri abantu, muliddayo ku ttaka lyammwe ne muddizibwa ebitundu byammwe ebyazika,
9 saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out!’; to those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves!’ “They shall feed along the paths, and their pasture shall be on all treeless heights.
nga mugamba abasibe nti, ‘Muveemu,’ n’abo abali mu kizikiza nti, ‘Mube n’eddembe!’ “Banaaliranga ku mabbali g’ekkubo, ne ku ntikko z’obusozi bwonna obwereere banasangangako omuddo.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them, for he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them by springs of water.
Tebaalumwenga njala newaakubadde ennyonta, ebbugumu ly’omu ddungu teriibakwatenga newaakubadde omusana okubookya. Oyo abakwatirwa ekisa alibakulembera, anaabatwalanga awali enzizi z’amazzi.
11 I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be exalted.
Era ndifuula ensozi zange zonna okuba amakubo era enguudo zange ennene zirigulumizibwa.
12 Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim.”
Laba, abantu bange balidda okuva ewala, abamu, baliva mu bukiikakkono n’abalala ebuvanjuba, n’abalala bave mu nsi ye Sinimu.”
13 Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
Yogerera waggulu n’essanyu, era jjaguza ggwe ensi. Muyimbe mmwe ensozi! Kubanga Mukama agumya abantu be era alisaasira abantu be ababonyaabonyezebwa.
14 But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
Naye Sayuuni n’ayogera nti, “Mukama andese, era Mukama wange anneerabidde.”
15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!
“Nnyina w’omwana ayinza okwerabira omwana we gw’ayonsa, n’atasaasira mwana eyava mu lubuto lwe? Weewaawo, wadde ng’ayinza okumwerabira naye nze sirikwerabira.
16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are continually before me.
Laba, nkuwandiise mu bibatu by’engalo zange; ebisenge byo binaabeeranga mu maaso gange.
17 Your children hurry. Your destroyers and those who devastated you will leave you.
Abaana bo banguwa okujja era abakuzimba balisukkuluma ku bakuzikiriza era abo abaakuzikirizanga balikuvaamu bagende.
18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live,” says the LORD, “you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, like a bride.
Yimusa amaaso go otunule enjuuyi zonna olabe. Abantu bo beekuŋŋaanya bajja gy’oli. Nga bwe ndi Katonda omulamu, balikwesiimisa, obambale ng’ebikomo n’emidaali ebyebbeeyi ng’omugole bw’ayambala malidaadi,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
19 “For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now that land will be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
“Wadde nga wazika n’olekebwa awo ensi yo n’ezikirizibwa, kaakano ojja kubeera mufunda nga toja mu bantu bo, era abo abakuteganya banaakubeeranga wala.
20 The children of your bereavement will say in your ears, ‘This place is too small for me. Give me a place to live in.’
Abantu bo abazaalibwa mu buwaŋŋanguse lumu balyogera ng’owulira nti, ‘Ekifo kino nga kifuuse kifunda bulala; tuwe ekifo aw’okubeera.’
21 Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children and am alone, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought these up? Behold, I was left alone. Where were these?’”
N’olyoka oyogera mu mutima gwo nti, ‘Ani eyanzaalira abaana bano bonna? Nafiirwa abaana bange bonna ng’ate ndi mugumba. Nawaŋŋangusibwa ne nsigala nzekka. Bano baava ludda wa? Nasigala nzekka, naye ate bano, baava wa?’”
22 The Lord GOD says, “Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and lift up my banner to the peoples. They shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
Bw’atyo bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti, “Laba, ndikolera abamawanga obubonero era ndiyimusiza abantu ebbendera yange: era balireeta batabani bo nga babasitulidde mu bifuba ne bawala bo nga babasitulidde ku bibegabega byabwe.
23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; and those who wait for me won’t be disappointed.”
Era bakabaka be balibeera ba kitammwe babalabirire, ne bannabagereka babeere bamaama ababayonsa. Balivuunama mu maaso go nga batunudde wansi; balikomba enfuufu y’omu bigere byo. Olwo lw’olimanya nti nze Mukama, abo bonna abannindirira n’abansuubiriramu tebalikwatibwa nsonyi.”
24 Shall the plunder be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?
Omunyago guyinza okuggyibwa ku mutabaazi, oba omuwambe omutuukirivu okuwona omutabaazi?
25 But the LORD says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce, for I will contend with him who contends with you and I will save your children.
Naye bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama: “N’oyo eyawambibwa omutabaazi alisumululwa ateebwe, n’omunyago guggyibwe ku mulabe wo, kubanga ndiyomba n’oyo ayomba naawe, era ndirokola mponye abaana bo.
26 I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; and they will be drunk on their own blood, as with sweet wine. Then all flesh shall know that I, the LORD, am your Saviour and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Ndiriisa abakujooga ennyama yaabwe bo. Era balittiŋŋana batamiire omusaayi gwabwe, nga wayini. Olwo abalina omubiri bonna bamanye nti nze Mukama Omulokozi wo, Omununuzi wo, ow’Amaanyi owa Yakobo.”
