Isaiah 65
1 “I am enquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.
Nilikuwa tayari kuchaguliwa na wale ambao hawakuniomba; Nilikuwa tayari kupatikana kwa wale ambao hawakunitafuta. Nilisema, ''Niko hapa!' kwa taifa ambalo halikuita jina langu.
2 I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
Nimetawanya mikono yangu siku zote kuwasumbua watu wangu, wanao tembea katika njia isiyopasa, wanaotembea kwa kufuata mawazo yao wenyewe na mipango yao.
3 a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;
Kuna watu wanoendelea kunipinga mimi, wanatoa sadaka zao katika bustani, na kuchoma ubani juu ya matofali.
4 who sit amongst the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
Wamekaa miongoni mwa makaburi na kuangalia usiku kucha, na hula nyama ya nguruwe na mchuzi mchafu wa nyama katika vyombo vyao.
5 who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.
Wanasema, 'Simama mbali, usisogee karibu na mimi, maana mimi ni mtakatifu zaidi yako.' Vitu hivi ni moshi katika pua zangu, moto uwakao mchana kutwa.
6 “Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their bosom
Tazama, imeandikwa mbele yangu: Sitanyamaza, Maana nitawalipa wao tena; nitafanya malipo yao katika miguu yao,
7 your own iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together”, says the LORD, “who have burnt incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills. Therefore I will first measure their work into their bosom.”
kwa sababu ya dhambi zao na dhambi za baba zao kwa pamoja.'' asema Yahwe. ''Nitawajibu wao kwa kuchoma ubani juu ya milima na kunifanyia mimi juu ya vilima. Hivyo basi nitapima juu ya matendo yao ya kale katika miguu yao.''
8 The LORD says, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for a blessing is in it:’ so I will do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
Yahwe asema hivi, ''Ikiwa kama juisi itapatikana katika nguzo ya zabibu, wakati mmoja ataposema, 'Usihiaribu hiyo, maa kuna uzuri ndani yake; hichi ndicho nitakachokifanya kwa niaba ya watumishi wangu: Sitawaribu wao wote.
9 I will bring offspring out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains. My chosen will inherit it, and my servants will dwell there.
Nitazileta koo kutoka kwa Yakobo, na kutoka Yuda wao ambao watairithi milima yangu. Niliowachagua watairithi aridhi, na watumishi wangu wataishi pale.
10 Sharon will be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people who have sought me.
Sharoni itakuwa malisho ya makundi, na bonde la Akori itakuwa sehemu ya kupumzikia ya makundi yangu, kwa watu wangu wanaonitafuta mimi.
11 “But you who forsake the LORD, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;
Lakini yeye aliyeachana na Yehwe, anayeusahau mlima wangu mtakatifu, anayeandaa meza kwa bahati ya mungu, na kujaza kikombe cha mvinyo uliochanganywa na miungu inayoitwa Hatama.
12 I will destine you to the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you didn’t answer. When I spoke, you didn’t listen; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”
Nitaufikisha mwisho wenu kwa upanga, na wato mtainama chini kwa kuchinjwa, Kwa sababu nilipokuita wewe, haukuitikia; nilipozungumza haukunisikliza. lakini mlifanya yaliyo mabaya katika macho yangu na kuchagua kufanya yasiyo nipendeza mimi.''
13 Therefore the Lord GOD says, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed.
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, ''Tazama, mtumishi atakula, lakini atashikwa na njaa; tazama mtumishi wangu atakunywa lakini atakuwa na kiu; tazama mtumishi wangu atashangilia, lakini atatiwa katika aibu.
14 Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.
Tazama, mtumishi wangu atapiga kelele za furaha kwa sababu ya furaha ya moyo, lakini utalia kwa sababu ya maumivu ya moyo, na mtapiga kelele kwa sababu ya kusagwa kwa roho zenu.
15 You will leave your name for a curse to my chosen, and the Lord GOD will kill you. He will call his servants by another name,
Nanyi mtaliacha jina lenu nyuma kama laana kwa watu niliowachagua wazungumze; Mimi Bwana Yahwe, Nitakuwa wewe; Nitawaita watumishi wangu kwa jina lingine.
16 so that he who blesses himself in the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
Yeyote atakaye tamka baraka juu ya nchi atabarikiwa na mimi, Mungu wa kweli. Yeyote achukuae kiapo juu ya nchi anaapa na mimi, Mungu wa kweli, kwa sababu matatizo ya nyuma yatasaulika, maana yatafichwa machoni pangu.
17 “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Maana tazama, Ninakaribia kuumba mbingu mpya na nchi mpya; na mambo ya kale hayatakumbukwa tena wala kufikiriwa katika akili.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy.
Lakini mtakuwa na furaha na kushangilia daima kwa nitakachokiumba. Tazama, Ninakaribia kuumba Yerusalemu mpya kama furaha na watu wake wenye furaha.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; and the voice of weeping and the voice of crying will be heard in her no more.
Nitafurahia juu ya Yerusalemu watu wangu; kuomboleza na kilio cha dhiki akitasikika tena ndani yake.
20 “No more will there be an infant who only lives a few days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child will die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old will be accursed.
Hakuna tena mtoto atakayeishi pale japo kwa siku chache; wala mzee kufa kabla ya mda wake. Yule atakayekufa katika umri wa miaka mia moja atachukuliwa kama mtu mdogo. Yeyote ambaye atashindwa kufikia umri wa miaka mia moja atachukuliwa kama laana.
21 They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Watazijenga nyumba na kukaa huko, na watapanda mizabibu na kula matunda yake.
22 They will not build and another inhabit. They will not plant and another eat; for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.
Hawatajenga nyumba na wengine waishi humo; hawatapanda, na wengine wale; maana kama siku za miti zitakuwa siku za watu wangu. Watu wangu wataishi kikamilifu kwa kazi ya mikono yao.
23 They will not labour in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of the LORD’s blessed and their descendants with them.
Hawatafanya kazi bure, wala kuzaa kwa kusikitishwa. Maana ni watoto wa waliobarikiwa na Yahwe, pamoj na koo zao.
24 It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Kabla hawajaita, nitaitika; na wakati wanaendele kuzungumza, ntisikia. Mbwa mwitu na kondoo watachungwa pamoja, na simba atakula majani kama ng'ombe; lakini udongo utakuwa chakula cha nyoka.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. Dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,” says the LORD.
Hawataumiza tena wala kuharibujuu ya mlima wangu mtakatifu,'' asema Yahwe.
