Isaiah 29
1 Woe [to] Ariel, Ariel, The city of the encampment of David! Add year to year, let festivals go round.
Tsoka kwa iwe, Arieli, Arieli, mzinda umene Davide anakhazikitsamo zithando za nkhondo! Papite chaka chimodzi kapena ziwiri ndipo masiku a zikondwerero zanu azipitirirabe ndithu.
2 And I have sent distress to Ariel, And it hath been lamentation and mourning, And it hath been to me as Ariel.
Komatu Ine ndidzathira nkhondo Arieli ndipo kudzakhala kulira ndi kudandaula, mzindawo udzasanduka ngati ngʼanjo ya guwa lansembe.
3 And I encamped, O babbler, against thee, And I laid siege against thee — a camp. And I raised up against thee bulwarks.
Ine ndidzamanga misasa ya nkhondo kulimbana ndi mzindawo; ndidzakuzungulira ndi nsanja za nkhondo ndi kumanga mitumbira yanga ya nkhondo kulimbana nawe.
4 And thou hast been low, From the earth thou speakest, And from the dust makest thy saying low, And thy voice hath been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And from the dust thy saying whisperest,
Utagwetsedwa pansi, iwe udzayankhula kuchokera mʼnthaka, mawu ako adzatuluka uli mʼfumbi, adzamveka ngati a mzukwa. Mawu ako adzamveka ngati onongʼona kuchokera mʼfumbi.
5 And as small dust hath been The multitude of those scattering thee, And as chaff passing on the multitude of the terrible, And it hath been at an instant — suddenly.
Koma chigulu cha adani ako chidzasanduka chifwirimbwiti. Chigulu cha ankhondo achilendo chidzabalalika ngati mungu wowuluzika ndi mphepo. Mwadzidzidzi ndi mosayembekezereka,
6 By Jehovah of Hosts thou art inspected, With thunder, and with an earthquake, And great noise, hurricane, and whirlwind, And flame of devouring fire.
Yehova Wamphamvuzonse adzabwera ndi mabingu ndi chivomerezi ndi phokoso lalikulu, kamvuluvulu ndi namondwe ndi malawi a moto wonyeketsa.
7 And as a dream, a vision of night, hath been The multitude of all the nations Who are warring against Ariel, And all its warriors, and its bulwark, Even of those distressing her.
Tsono chigulu chankhondo cha mitundu ina yonse chimene chikulimbana ndi mzinda wa Arieli nʼkumathira nkhondo mzindawo, malinga ake ndi kuwuzinga, chigulu chonsecho chidzazimirira ngati maloto, gati zinthu zoziona mʼmasomphenya usiku.
8 And it hath been, as when the hungry dreameth, And lo, he is eating, And he hath waked, and empty [is] his soul, And as when the thirsty dreameth, And lo, he is drinking, and he hath waked, And lo, he is weary, and his soul is longing, So is the multitude of all the nations Who are warring against mount Zion.
Chidzakhala ngati munthu wanjala wolota akudya, koma podzuka ali nayobe njala; kapena ngati munthu waludzu wolota akumwa, koma podzuka, ali nalobe ludzu, kummero kwake kuli gwaa. Izi zidzachitika pamene chigulu cha nkhondo cha mitundu ina yonse chikunthira nkhondo Phiri la Ziyoni.
9 Tarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.
Pitirizani kuledzera ndipo mudzakhala opusa. Dzitsekeni mʼmaso ndipo mukhale osapenya, ledzerani, koma osati ndi vinyo, dzandirani, koma osati ndi mowa.
10 For poured out on you hath Jehovah a spirit of deep sleep, And He closeth your eyes — the prophets, And your heads — the seers — He covered.
Yehova wakugonetsani tulo tofa nato. Watseka maso anu, inu aneneri; waphimba mitu yanu, inu alosi.
11 And the vision of the whole is to you, As words of the sealed book, That they give unto one knowing books, Saying, 'Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, 'I am not able, for it [is] sealed;'
Kwa inu mawu onsewa ali ngati buku lotsekedwa, ndipo ngati lipatsidwa kwa wina wodziwa kuwerenga ndi kunena kuti, “Chonde tawerengani bukuli,” iye adzati, “Sindingathe popeza ndi lomatidwa.”
12 And the book is given to him who hath not known books, Saying, 'Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, 'I have not known books.'
Kapena ngati lipatsidwa kwa amene sadziwa kuwerenga ndi kunena kuti, “Chonde werenga bukuli,” iye adzayankha kuti, “Ine sindidziwa kuwerenga.”
13 And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is — A precept of men is taught!
Ambuye akuti, “Anthu awa amandipembedza Ine ndi pakamwa pawo, ndi kundilemekeza Ine ndi milomo yawo, koma mitima yawo ili kutali ndi Ine. Kundipembedza kwawo ndi kwa chiphamaso. Amandipembedza motsata malamulo a anthu amene anaphunzitsidwa.
14 Therefore, lo, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And perished hath the wisdom of its wise ones, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hideth itself.'
Nʼchifukwa chakenso Ine ndidzapitirira kuwachitira ntchito zodabwitsa; nzeru za anthu anzeru zidzatha, luntha la anthu aluntha Ine ndidzalinyoza.”
15 Woe [to] those going deep from Jehovah to hide counsel, And whose works have been in darkness. And they say, 'Who is seeing us? And who is knowing us?'
Tsoka kwa amene amayesetsa kubisira Yehova maganizo awo, amene amachita ntchito zawo mu mdima nʼkumanena kuti, “Ndani amene akundiona kapena ndani akudziwa zimene ndikuchita?”
16 Your perversion! as clay is the potter esteemed? That the work saith of its maker, 'He hath not made me?' And the framed thing said of its framer, 'He did not understand?'
Inu mumazondotsa zinthu ngati kuti dothi lasanduka wowumba mbiya. Kodi chinthu chopangidwa chingawuze wochipanga kuti “Sunandipange ndi iwe?” Kapena mʼphika kunena kwa amene anawuwumba kuti, “Iwe sudziwa chilichonse?”
17 Is it not yet a very little, And turned hath Lebanon to a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned?
Kodi Lebanoni posachedwapa sadzasanduka munda wachonde, ndipo kodi munda wachondewo ngati nkhalango?
18 And heard in that day have the deaf the words of a book, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind do see.
Tsiku limenelo anthu osamva adzamva mawu a mʼbuku, ndipo anthu osaona amene ankakhala mu mdima adzapenya.
19 And the humble have added joy in Jehovah, And the poor among men In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.
Anthu odzichepetsa adzakhalanso ndi chimwemwe mwa Yehova; ndipo anthu osowa adzakondwa chifukwa cha Woyerayo wa Israeli.
20 For ceased hath the terrible one, And consumed hath been the scorner, And cut off have been all watching for iniquity,
Koma anthu ankhanza adzazimirira, oseka anzawo sadzaonekanso, ndipo onse okopeka ndi zoyipa adzawonongedwa.
21 Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.
Yehova adzalanga amene amasinjirira munthu kuti apezeke wolakwa, kapena kuphophonyetsa anthu ozenga mlandu ndi umboni wonama kuti osalakwa asaweruzidwe mwachilungamo.
22 Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Who ransomed Abraham, Concerning the house of Jacob: 'Not now ashamed is Jacob, Nor now doth his face become pale,
Choncho Yehova amene anawombola Abrahamu, akunena kwa zidzukulu za Yakobo kuti, “Anthu anga sadzachitanso manyazi; nkhope zawo sizidzagwanso ndi manyazi.
23 For in his seeing his children, The work of My hand, in his midst, They sanctify My name, And have sanctified the Holy One of Jacob, And the God of Israel they declare fearful.
Akadzaona ana awo ndi ntchito ya manja anga pakati pawo, adzatamanda dzina langa loyera; adzazindikira kuyera kwa Woyerayo wa Yakobo, ndipo adzachita naye mantha Mulungu wa Israeli.
24 And the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!'
Anthu opusa adzapeza nzeru; onyinyirika adzalandira malangizo.”
