Isaia 24
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, Jehova akirie kwananga thĩ, na atũme ĩkire ihooru; nake nĩakamĩũnũha na ahurunje arĩa matũũraga kuo:
Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned [it on] its face, And hath scattered its inhabitants.
2 gũgaakorwo kũrĩ ũndũ o ũmwe kũrĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai na kũrĩ andũ, kũrĩ ndungata na kũrĩ mũmĩathi, kũrĩ ndungata ya mũirĩtu na kũrĩ mũtumia ũrĩa mũmĩathi, kũrĩ mwendia wa indo na kũrĩ mũgũri, kũrĩ mũkoombi na kũrĩ mũkoombanĩri, kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na thiirĩ na kũrĩ ũrĩa ũrandũraga thiirĩ.
And it hath been — as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself.
3 Thĩ nĩ kwanangwo ĩkaanangwo na ĩtigwo ĩrĩ ũtheri biũ. Jehova nĩwe warĩtie ũhoro ũcio.
Utterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word:
4 Thĩ ĩngʼarĩte ĩkahooha, mabũrũri mothe magathirĩrĩkĩra na makahooha, andũ arĩa marĩ ngumo a thĩ nĩmorĩtwo nĩ hinya.
Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they — the high place of the people of the land.
5 Thĩ nĩngwatie thaahu nĩ andũ ayo; nao maremeire mawatho, na makaagarara irĩra, na magathũkia kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa gĩa gũtũũra tene na tene.
And the land hath been defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed laws, They have changed a statute, They have made void a covenant age-during.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kĩrumi nĩkĩrarĩa thĩ; na andũ arĩa matũũraga kuo makaherithio nĩ ũndũ wa wĩhia wao. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio arĩa matũũraga gũkũ thĩ nĩmacinĩtwo na mwaki, na nĩ anini mũno matigaire.
Therefore a curse hath consumed the land, And the inhabitants in it are become desolate, Therefore consumed have been inhabitants of the land, And few men have been left.
7 Ndibei ĩrĩa ya mũhihano nĩ thiru, nayo mĩthabibũ ĩkahooha; nao andũ arĩa marĩ ikeno-inĩ no gũcaaya maracaaya.
Mourned hath the new wine, languished the vine, Sighed have all the joyful of heart.
8 Gĩkeno kĩrĩa kiumanaga na kũhũũrwo gwa tũhembe nĩgĩtigĩte gũkenwo, narĩo inegene rĩa andũ arĩa arĩĩu nĩrĩthirĩte, ningĩ gĩkeno kĩrĩa gĩkenagwo gũkĩhũũrwo kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto nĩgĩkirĩtio.
Ceased hath the joy of tabrets, Ceased hath the noise of exulting ones, Ceased hath the joy of a harp.
9 Andũ arĩa manyuuaga ndibei matigacooka kũnyua makĩinaga rwĩmbo, nayo njoohi nĩĩrũrĩire arĩa mamĩnyuuaga.
With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.
10 Narĩo itũũra rĩrĩa inene rĩanangĩku rĩkirĩte ihooru, namo matoonyero ma nyũmba ciothe nĩmahinge.
It was broken down — a city of emptiness, Shut hath been every house from entrance.
11 Kũu njĩra-inĩ andũ nĩ kũrĩra mararĩra nĩ kwaga ndibei, gĩkeno gĩothe gĩtuĩkĩte kĩeha, nacio ikeno ciothe igathira thĩ.
A cry over the wine [is] in out-places, Darkened hath been all joy, Removed hath been the joy of the land.
12 Itũũra rĩrĩa inene nĩrĩanange biũ, nakĩo kĩhingo kĩarĩo kiunangĩtwo gĩgatuĩka tũcunjĩ.
Left in the city [is] desolation, And [with] wasting is the gate smitten.
13 O ta ũrĩa mũtĩ wa mũtamaiyũ ũikaraga wainainio, na o ta ũrĩa mũtĩ wa mũthabibũ ũikaraga thabibũ ciahaarwo hĩndĩ ya magetha, ũguo noguo ũhoro ũgaikara gũkũ thĩ na ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ ciothe.
When thus it is in the heart of the land, In the midst of the peoples, As the compassing of the olive, As gleanings when harvest hath been finished,
14 Maranĩrĩra, makoigĩrĩria nĩ gũkena; kuuma mwena wa ithũĩro marakũngũĩra ũnene wa Jehova.
They — they lift up their voice, They sing of the excellency of Jehovah, They have cried aloud from the sea.
15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio inyuĩ andũ a kuuma mwena wa irathĩro gocithiai Jehova; nenehiai rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli, kũu icigĩrĩra-inĩ cia iria.
Therefore in prosperity honour ye Jehovah, In isles of the sea, the name of Jehovah, God of Israel.
16 Nĩtũiguĩte nyĩmbo ikĩinwo kuuma ituri cia thĩ, ikainwo atĩrĩ: “Arogoocwo ũcio Mũthingu.” No niĩ ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ ndĩ na haaro-ĩ! nĩgũkorwo nĩndĩrahiinyĩrĩrĩka, ĩĩ ti-itherũ nĩndĩrahiinyĩrĩrĩka! Andũ arĩa akunyanĩri nĩmarakunyanĩra arĩa angĩ, o acio akunyanĩri magakunyanĩra arĩa angĩ na ũkunyanĩri mũnene mũno!”
From the skirt of the earth we heard songs, The desire of the righteous. And I say, 'Leanness [is] to me, Leanness [is] to me, woe [is] to me.' Treacherous dealers dealt treacherously, Yea, treachery, treacherous dealers dealt treacherously.
17 Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ andũ arĩa mũtũũraga thĩ, iguoyohia, na irima, o na mũtego nĩcio imwetereire.
Fear, and a snare, and a gin, [Are] on thee, O inhabitant of the land.
18 Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkoora nĩ ũndũ wa iguoyohia, akaagũa irima, nake ũrĩa ũkoimĩra irima rĩu-rĩ, akaagwatio nĩ mũtego ũcio. Ndirica cia mũiyũro wa maaĩ cia igũrũ nĩhiingũre, nacio itina cia thĩ igathingitha.
And it hath come to pass, He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear Doth fall into the snare, And he who is coming up from the midst of the snare, Is captured by the gin, For windows on high have been opened, And shaken are foundations of the land.
19 Thĩ nĩnjatũku, yatũkĩte ĩkarekania, ningĩ nĩĩrathingitha mũno mũno.
Utterly broken down hath been the land, Utterly broken hath been the land, Utterly moved hath been the land.
20 Thĩ ĩratũgũga o ta mũrĩĩu, ĩgathũngũthio ũũ na ũũ o ta gĩthũnũ hĩndĩ ya rũhuho; mehia ma ũremi wayo nĩmamĩritũhĩire mũno, kũgũa nĩĩkũgũa na ndĩgaacooka gwĩtiiria rĩngĩ.
Stagger greatly doth the land as a drunkard, And it hath been moved as a lodge, And heavy on it hath been its transgression, And it hath fallen, and addeth not to rise.
21 Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, Jehova nĩakaherithia maahinya ma kũu igũrũ, o kũu matu-inĩ, na aherithie athamaki a thĩ ĩno.
And it hath come to pass, in that day, Jehovah layeth a charge on the host of the high place in the high place, And on the kings of the land on the land.
22 Nĩmagacookanĩrĩrio hamwe o ta ũrĩa andũ oohe macookanagĩrĩrio kĩoho-inĩ; makaahingĩrwo njeera na thuutha wa matukũ maingĩ nĩmakaherithio.
And they have been gathered — A gathering of bound ones in a pit, And shut up they have been in a prison, And after a multitude of days are inspected.
23 Mweri nĩũgaconorithio, na riũa rĩconoke; nĩgũkorwo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩwe ũgaathamaka arĩ Kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩa Zayuni na Jerusalemu, na mbere ya athuuri akuo, athamake arĩ na riiri.
And confounded hath been the moon, And ashamed hath been the sun, For reigned hath Jehovah of Hosts In mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, And over-against His elders — honour!
