Isaia 3
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, Mwathani, Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, arĩ hakuhĩ kwehereria Jerusalemu na Juda ũteithio wao na kĩrĩa kĩmatiiragĩrĩra, amehererie ũteithio wothe wa irio na wa maaĩ,
For lo, the Lord God of hostes will take away from Ierusalem and from Iudah the stay and the strength: euen all the staye of bread, and all the stay of water,
2 o na amehererie mũndũ ũrĩa njamba na mũrũi wa mbaara, na mũtuanĩri ciira na mũnabii, na mũragũri na mũthuuri wa kĩama,
The strong man, and the man of warre, the iudge and the prophet, the prudent and the aged,
3 na mũtongoria wa gĩkundi gĩa thigari mĩrongo ĩtano, na mũheani kĩrĩra, na mũbundi mũũgĩ, o na mũndũ-mũgo mũũgĩ.
The captaine of fiftie, and the honourable, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent man.
4 Tũhĩĩ nĩtuo ngaatua anene ao; na maathagwo nĩ tũkenge.
And I will appoint children to bee their princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.
5 Andũ nĩmakahiinyanĩrĩria: o mũndũ akaahinyĩrĩria ũrĩa ũngĩ, mũndũ wa itũũra okĩrĩre mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake. Arĩa anini nĩmagookĩrĩra arĩa akũrũ, nao arĩa matarĩ ngumo mokĩrĩre mũndũ ũrĩa mũtĩĩku.
The people shalbe oppressed one of another, and euery one by his neighbour: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honourable.
6 Mũndũ nĩakanyiita ũmwe wa ariũ a nyina arĩ gwa ithe mũciĩ, amwĩre atĩrĩ, “Wee ũrĩ na nguo ya igũrũ, tuĩka mũtongoria witũ; ũreke kũndũ gũkũ kwanangĩtwo kũgĩe wathani-inĩ waku!”
When euery one shall take holde of his brother of the house of his father, and say, Thou hast clothing: thou shalt bee our prince, and let this fall be vnder thine hand.
7 Nowe nĩakaanĩrĩra mũthenya ũcio oige atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndirĩ na kĩhonia. Nĩgũkorwo gwakwa mũciĩ gũtirĩ irio kana nguo, tigai kũndua mũtongoria wa andũ.”
In that day hee shall sweare, saying, I cannot bee an helper: for there is no bread in mine house, nor clothing: therefore make me no prince of the people.
8 Nĩgũkorwo Jerusalemu nĩkũratũgũũga, nakuo Juda nĩkũragũa; ciugo na ciĩko ciakuo nĩirokĩrĩra Jehova na makangʼathĩria thiithi wake ũrĩ riiri.
Doubtlesse Ierusalem is fallen, and Iudah is fallen downe, because their tongue and workes are against the Lord, to prouoke the eyes of his glory.
9 Ithiithi ciao nĩcio ciumbũraga ũrĩa mahaana; maanĩkaga mehia mao o ta ma Sodomu; o na matimahithaga. Kaĩ marĩ na haaro-ĩ! Nĩo mereheire mwanangĩko.
The triall of their countenance testifieth against them, yea, they declare their sinnes as Sodom, they hide them not. Wo be vnto their soules: for they haue rewarded euil vnto themselues.
10 Ha ũhoro wa andũ arĩa athingu, meerei atĩ nĩmakagaacĩra; nĩgũkorwo nĩmakaarĩĩaga maciaro ma maũndũ marĩa maaneka.
Say ye, Surely it shalbe well with the iust: for they shall eate the fruite of their workes.
11 No andũ arĩa aaganu, meerei atĩrĩ: kaĩ marĩ na haro-ĩ! Nĩgũkorwo mwanangĩko ũrĩ igũrũ rĩao! Nao makaarĩhwo kũringana na wĩra wa moko mao.
Woe be to the wicked, it shalbe euill with him: for the reward of his handes shalbe giuen him.
12 Andũ akwa mahinyagĩrĩrio nĩ ciana, nao andũ-a-nja nĩo mamaathaga. Atĩrĩrĩ inyuĩ andũ akwa, atongoria anyu nĩo mamũhĩtithagia, magatũma muume njĩra ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire.
Children are extortioners of my people, and women haue rule ouer them: O my people, they that leade thee, cause thee to erre, and destroy the way of thy paths.
13 Jehova nĩaikarĩire gĩtĩ gĩake iciirĩro-inĩ; akarũgama nĩguo aciirithie andũ.
The Lord standeth vp to pleade, yea, hee standeth to iudge the people.
14 Jehova nĩarĩkĩtie gũtuĩra athuuri na atongoria a andũ ake ciira, akameera atĩrĩ: “Nĩ inyuĩ mwanangĩte mũgũnda wakwa wa mĩthabibũ; o na indo iria mũtunyĩte athĩĩni irĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba cianyu.”
The Lord shall enter into iudgement with the Ancients of his people and the princes thereof: for ye haue eaten vp the vineyarde: the spoyle of the poore is in your houses.
15 “Mũhehenjaga andũ akwa, na mũkamemenda mothiũ ma athĩĩni nĩkĩ?” nĩguo Mwathani Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekũũria.
What haue ye to do, that ye beate my people to pieces, and grinde the faces of the poore, saith the Lord, euen the Lord of hoasts?
16 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Andũ-a-nja a Zayuni nĩetĩĩi, mathiiaga maguucĩtie ngingo, makiuhanaga na maitho mao, na makinyaga na njacĩ magĩthiĩ, na makagambia njingiri iria irĩ thũngʼwa-inĩ ciao.
The Lord also saith, Because the daughters of Zion are hautie, and walke with stretched out neckes, and with wandering eyes, walking and minsing as they goe, and making a tinkeling with their feete,
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani nĩagatũma andũ-a-nja acio a Zayuni magĩe na ironda mĩtwe; Jehova nĩakoonania njaga yao.”
Therefore shall the Lord make the heades of the daughters of Zion balde, and the Lord shall discouer their secrete partes.
18 Mũthenya ũcio Jehova nĩakamaaũra mathaga mao: nĩmo bangiri, na rũtamĩ rwa kuoha njuĩrĩ, na mĩgathĩ ĩrĩa ĩĩhacĩte ta mweri,
In that day shall the Lord take away the ornament of the slippers, and the calles, and the round tyres,
19 na icũhĩ cia matũ, na mĩrĩnga ya moko, na taama wa kwĩhumbĩra ũthiũ,
The sweete balles, and the brasselets, and the bonnets,
20 na itambaya cia mũtwe, na irengeeri cia magũrũ, na mĩcibi, na cuba cia maguta manungi wega, na ithiitũ
The tyres of the head, and the sloppes, and the head bandes, and the tablets, and the earings,
21 na icũhĩ cia mũhũũri cia moko, na icũhĩ cia maniũrũ,
The rings and the mufflers,
22 na nguo ndaihu iria njega, na ngũbia, na tũbuti, na nguo cia igũrũ, na tũmondo,
The costly apparell and the vailes, and the wimples, and the crisping pinnes,
23 na icicio cia kwĩrora, na nguo cia gatani ĩrĩa njega, na itambaya, na macuka ma ciande.
And the glasses and the fine linen, and the hoodes, and the launes.
24 Handũ ha mũtararĩko mwega gũkaagĩa na mũnungo mũũru; handũ ha mũcibi hagaakorwo mũkanda; handũ ha njuĩrĩ thondeke wega hagĩe kĩhara; handũ ha nguo njega hakaagĩa nguo ya ikũnia; naho handũ ha ũthaka wa mwĩrĩ hagĩe gũcinanwo na ruoro.
And in steade of sweete sauour, there shall be stinke, and in steade of a girdle, a rent, and in steade of dressing of the heare, baldnesse, and in steade of a stomacher, a girding of sackecloth, and burning in steade of beautie.
25 Arũme anyu makooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, nacio njamba cianyu cia ita ikaaniinĩrwo mbaara-inĩ.
Thy men shall fall by the sworde, and thy strength in the battell.
26 Ihingo cia Zayuni nĩigacakaya na igirĩke, na itũũra rĩu rĩkire ihooru, na rĩikare rĩmomoretwo, rĩkagũa thĩ.
Then shall her gates mourne and lament, and she, being desolate, shall sit vpon the ground.
