< 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 behold, the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem and from Judah [Both] stay and staff: Every stay of bread and every 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,
Mighty and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elderly,
3 na mũtongoria wa gĩkundi gĩa thigari mĩrongo ĩtano, na mũheani kĩrĩra, na mũbundi mũũgĩ, o na mũndũ-mũgo mũũgĩ.
Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counselor, and wise craftsmen, And discerning charmer.
4 Tũhĩĩ nĩtuo ngaatua anene ao; na maathagwo nĩ tũkenge.
And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over 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.
And the people has exacted—man on man, Even a man on his neighbor, The youths enlarge themselves against the aged, And the lightly esteemed against the honored.
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 one lays hold on his brother, Of the house of his father, [by] the garment, “Come, you are a ruler to us, And this ruin [is] under your hand.”
7 Nowe nĩakaanĩrĩra mũthenya ũcio oige atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndirĩ na kĩhonia. Nĩgũkorwo gwakwa mũciĩ gũtirĩ irio kana nguo, tigai kũndua mũtongoria wa andũ.”
He lifts up, in that day, saying, “I am not a binder up, And in my house is neither bread nor garment, You do not make me a ruler of the people.”
8 Nĩgũkorwo Jerusalemu nĩkũratũgũũga, nakuo Juda nĩkũragũa; ciugo na ciĩko ciakuo nĩirokĩrĩra Jehova na makangʼathĩria thiithi wake ũrĩ riiri.
For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, For their tongue and their doings [are] against YHWH, To provoke 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 appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Woe to their soul, For they have done evil to themselves.
10 Ha ũhoro wa andũ arĩa athingu, meerei atĩ nĩmakagaacĩra; nĩgũkorwo nĩmakaarĩĩaga maciaro ma maũndũ marĩa maaneka.
Say to the righteous that [it is] good, Because they eat the fruit of their doings.
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 to the wicked—evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to 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.
My people—its exactors [are] sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people—your eulogists are causing to err, And the way of your paths swallowed up.
13 Jehova nĩaikarĩire gĩtĩ gĩake iciirĩro-inĩ; akarũgama nĩguo aciirithie andũ.
YHWH has stood up to plead, And He is standing to judge the peoples.
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.”
YHWH enters into judgment With [the] elderly of His people, and its heads: “And you, you have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor [is] in your houses.
15 “Mũhehenjaga andũ akwa, na mũkamemenda mothiũ ma athĩĩni nĩkĩ?” nĩguo Mwathani Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekũũria.
Why? Why do you [do this]? You bruise My people, And you grind the faces of the poor.” A declaration of the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, And YHWH says:
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.
“Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving [with] the eyes, They go walking and mincing, And they make a jingling with their feet,
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani nĩagatũma andũ-a-nja acio a Zayuni magĩe na ironda mĩtwe; Jehova nĩakoonania njaga yao.”
The Lord has also scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And YHWH exposes their simplicity.
18 Mũthenya ũcio Jehova nĩakamaaũra mathaga mao: nĩmo bangiri, na rũtamĩ rwa kuoha njuĩrĩ, na mĩgathĩ ĩrĩa ĩĩhacĩte ta mweri,
In that day the Lord turns aside The beauty of the jingling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the crescents,
19 na icũhĩ cia matũ, na mĩrĩnga ya moko, na taama wa kwĩhumbĩra ũthiũ,
Of the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils,
20 na itambaya cia mũtwe, na irengeeri cia magũrũ, na mĩcibi, na cuba cia maguta manungi wega, na ithiitũ
Of the headdresses, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets,
21 na icũhĩ cia mũhũũri cia moko, na icũhĩ cia maniũrũ,
Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,
22 na nguo ndaihu iria njega, na ngũbia, na tũbuti, na nguo cia igũrũ, na tũmondo,
Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,
23 na icicio cia kwĩrora, na nguo cia gatani ĩrĩa njega, na itambaya, na macuka ma ciande.
Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the veils,
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 it has been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.
25 Arũme anyu makooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, nacio njamba cianyu cia ita ikaaniinĩrwo mbaara-inĩ.
For instead of glory, your men fall by sword, And your might in battle.
26 Ihingo cia Zayuni nĩigacakaya na igirĩke, na itũũra rĩu rĩkire ihooru, na rĩikare rĩmomoretwo, rĩkagũa thĩ.
And her openings have lamented and mourned, Indeed, she has been emptied, she sits on the earth!”