Isaia 42
1 “Atĩrĩrĩ, ĩno nĩyo ndungata yakwa, ĩrĩa ndiiragĩrĩra, ĩrĩa ndĩthuurĩire na nĩyo ĩkenagia ngoro yakwa; nĩngamĩitĩrĩria Roho wakwa nayo nĩĩkarehithĩria ndũrĩrĩ ciira wa kĩhooto.
Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.
2 Ndĩkaanĩrĩra kana ĩgũũthũke, kana mũgambo wayo ũiguuo kũu njĩra-inĩ.
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 Kamũrangi kagondoku ndĩgakoina, kana ĩhorie rũtambĩ rwa ũguta rũrĩa rũratooga. Na nĩ ũndũ wa wĩhokeku nĩĩgatuanĩra ciira na kĩhooto;
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
4 ndĩgaatithia kana ĩkue ngoro nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ĩgaatũma gũkũ thĩ kũgĩe ciira wa kĩhooto. Andũ arĩa matũũraga icigĩrĩra-inĩ makehoka watho wayo.”
He shall not faint nor be in haste, till he have set justice in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 Jehova, Mũrungu witũ, ũrĩa wombire igũrũ na akĩrĩtambũrũkia, o we ũrĩa waraganirie thĩ na indo iria ciothe ciumaga kuo, na nĩwe ũheaga andũ a thĩ mĩhũmũ, na akahe arĩa maikaraga kuo muoyo, ekuuga atĩrĩ:
Thus saith God, Jehovah, he that created the heavens and stretched them out, he that spread forth the earth and its productions, he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
6 “Niĩ Jehova nĩ niĩ ngwĩtĩte na njĩra ya ũthingu; nĩngakũnyiita guoko. Nĩngakũmenyagĩrĩra na ngũheane ũtuĩke wa kũrĩkanĩra kĩrĩkanĩro na andũ, o na ũtuĩke ũtheri wa gũtherera andũ a Ndũrĩrĩ,
I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will take hold of thy hand; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the nations,
7 na nĩguo ũhingũrage atumumu maitho, na wohorithagie arĩa mohetwo ũmarute moime njeera, o nao arĩa maikarĩte nduma-inĩ ũmarekererie, moime korokoro-inĩ.
to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.
8 “Nĩ niĩ Jehova; rĩu nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩakwa! Naguo riiri wakwa ndikaũhe mũndũ ũngĩ, kana njĩtĩkĩre mĩhianano ya kũhooywo ĩheo ũgooci wakwa.
I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9 Atĩrĩrĩ, maũndũ maarathirwo tene nĩmahingĩtio, na rĩu nĩ maũndũ merũ ngwanĩrĩra; na maũndũ macio matanakinya-rĩ, nĩndĩmũmenyithĩtie ũhoro wamo.”
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth will I cause you to hear them.
10 Inĩrai Jehova rwĩmbo rwerũ, na mũmũgooce kuuma ituri-inĩ ciothe cia thĩ, inyuĩ mũikũrũkaga kũu iria-inĩ, na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ thĩinĩ warĩo, o na inyuĩ icigĩrĩra, na arĩa othe matũũraga thĩinĩ wacio.
Sing unto Jehovah a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles and their inhabitants.
11 Werũ na matũũra makuo nĩmanĩrĩre na mĩgambo; o na tũtũũra tũrĩa Kedari atũũraga nĩtũkũngũĩre. Andũ a Sela nĩmarekwo maine rwĩmbo nĩ gũkena; o na mũreke maanĩrĩre marĩ kũu irĩma-igũrũ.
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains:
12 Nĩmarekwo makumie Jehova, na maanĩrĩre ũgooci wake kũu icigĩrĩra-inĩ.
let them give glory unto Jehovah, and declare his praise in the islands.
13 Jehova nĩakoimagara athiĩ o ta njamba ĩrĩ hinya, na aarahũre kĩyo gĩake ta njamba ya ita; akaanĩrĩra na oigĩrĩrie mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara, na nĩagatooria thũ ciake.
Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man, he will stir up jealousy like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout; he will shew himself mighty against his enemies.
14 “Ihinda iraaya ngoretwo ngirĩte ki, ngegirĩrĩria gwĩka ũndũ. No rĩu-rĩ, ndĩrakaya ta mũtumia ũrarũmwo, ngateeha na ngahũma.
Long time have I holden my peace; I have been still, I have restrained myself: I will cry like a woman that travaileth; I will blow and pant at once.
15 Nĩngananga irĩma na tũrĩma, na ndũme mĩmera ĩrĩa yothe ĩkũraga kuo yũme; nĩngatũma njũũĩ ituĩke icigĩrĩra na ndũme tũria tũhwe.
I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
16 Nao atumumu nĩngamagereria njĩra iria matooĩ, na ndĩmatoongorerie tũcĩra tũrĩa mataahũthĩrĩte gũthiĩra; nayo nduma nĩngamĩgarũra ĩtuĩke ũtheri mbere yao, nakuo kũndũ kũrĩa gũtarĩ kũigananu ndĩkwaraganie. Maũndũ macio nĩmo ngeeka, na ndikamatiganĩria.
And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not, in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
17 No rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa mehokete mĩhianano ya kũhooywo, o acio meraga mĩhianano ya gwacũhio atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ nĩ inyuĩ ngai ciitũ,’ nĩmakahũndũrwo na nĩmagaconorithio kũna.
They shall be turned back, they shall be covered with shame, that confide in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
18 “Inyuĩ mũtaiguaga, ta iguai, na inyuĩ atumumu-rĩ, ta cũthĩrĩriai, nĩguo muone!
— Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Nũũ mũtumumu tiga o ndungata yakwa, o na kana nũũ ũtaiguaga ta mũtũmwo ũcio ndũmĩte? Nũũ mũtumumu ta ũrĩa wĩheanĩte biũ kũrĩ niĩ, na nũũ mũtumumu ta ndungata ya Jehova?
Who is blind, but my servant? and deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he in whom I have trusted, and blind as Jehovah's servant,
20 Nĩwonete maũndũ maingĩ, no ndũmarũmbũyagia; matũ maku nĩmahingũrĩtwo, no ndũrĩ ũndũ ũiguaga.”
— seeing many things, and thou observest not? With opened ears, he heareth not.
21 Jehova nĩonire arĩ wega atũũgĩrie watho wake na ũgĩe riiri nĩ ũndũ wa ũthingu wake.
Jehovah had delight [in him] for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.
22 No rĩrĩ, andũ aya nĩmatahĩtwo na magatunywo indo, othe manyiitĩtwo na mĩtego marima-inĩ, o na makahithwo njeera thĩinĩ. Matuĩkĩte ta nyamũ cia kũguĩmwo, na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩmahonokia; maikarĩte marĩ atahe, na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩmacookio kwao.”
But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and hidden in prison-houses; they are become a prey, and none delivereth, — a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
23 Nũũ wanyu ũgũthikĩrĩria ũhoro ũyũ, kana aũrũmbũiye mahinda marĩa magooka?
Who among you will give ear to this, [who] will hearken and hear what is to come?
24 Nũũ waneanire Jakubu atuĩke wa gũtahwo, na nũũ waneanire Isiraeli kũrĩ atunyani? Githĩ ti Jehova, o ũrĩa ithuĩ twĩhĩirie? Nĩgũkorwo andũ nĩmaregire gũthiĩ na njĩra ciake; nĩmagire gwathĩkĩra watho wake.
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not Jehovah, he against whom we have sinned? And they would not walk in his ways, neither did they hearken unto his law.
25 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩamaitĩrĩirie marakara make mahiũ, na akĩmatharĩkĩra na mbaara. Maarigiicĩirio nĩ marakara mahaana ta nĩnĩmbĩ cia mwaki mĩena yothe, no-o matiigana kũmenya. Marakara macio makĩmacina, no matiigana kũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio ngoro-inĩ ciao.
And he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he took it not to heart.
