Isaia 43
1 No rĩrĩ, wee Jakubu, Jehova ũrĩa wakũũmbire, o we ũcio watũmire ũgĩe ho, wee Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Tiga gwĩtigĩra, nĩgũkorwo nĩ niĩ ngũkũũrĩte; Ngwĩtĩte na rĩĩtwa rĩaku; wee ũrĩ wakwa.
But nowe thus sayeth the Lord, that created thee, O Iaakob: and hee that formed thee, O Israel, Feare not: for I haue redeemed thee: I haue called thee by thy name, thou art mine.
2 Rĩrĩa ũkũgerera maaĩ-inĩ ũkĩhĩtũkĩra kuo-rĩ, ndĩrĩkoragwo hamwe nawe; o na rĩrĩa ũkũringa njũũĩ-rĩ, itigagũtwara. Rĩrĩa ũkũgerera mwaki-inĩ-rĩ, ndũgaagũcina; ndũkarĩrĩmbũkĩrwo nĩ rũrĩrĩmbĩ rwaguo.
When thou passest through the waters, I wil be with thee, and through the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe thee. When thou walkest through the very fire, thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame kindle vpon thee.
3 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ niĩ Jehova, Ngai waku, o we Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli, Mũhonokia waku; nĩheanĩte bũrũri wa Misiri ũtuĩke kĩndũ gĩa gũgũkũũra, nakuo Kushi na Seba ngakũheana ithenya rĩaku.
For I am the Lord thy God, the holy one of Israel, thy Sauiour: I gaue Egypt for thy ransome, Ethiopia, and Seba for thee.
4 Tondũ wee ũrĩ wa goro mũno, na ũgatĩĩka maitho-inĩ makwa, na tondũ nĩngwendete-rĩ, nĩnganeana andũ nĩ ũndũ waku, na neane ndũrĩrĩ nĩ ũndũ wa muoyo waku.
Because thou wast precious in my sight, and thou wast honourable, and I loued thee, therefore will I giue man for thee, and people for thy sake.
5 Tiga gwĩtigĩra, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ hamwe nawe; nĩngakũrehere ciana ciaku kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, na ngũcookanĩrĩrie kuuma mwena wa ithũĩro.
Feare not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seede from the East, and gather thee from the West.
6 Nĩngeera mwena wa gathigathini atĩrĩ, ‘Marekererie!’ na njĩĩre mwena wa gũthini atĩrĩ, ‘Tiga kũmagirĩrĩria.’ Ariũ akwa marehei moime kũndũ kũraya, o nao airĩtu akwa marehei moime ituri-inĩ ciothe cia thĩ:
I will say to the North, Giue: and to the South, Keepe not backe: bring my sonnes from farre, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.
7 arĩa othe metanĩtio na rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, o acio ndoombire nĩgeetha riiri wakwa wonekage, acio ndoombire, o acio wĩra wa moko makwa.”
Euery one shall be called by my Name: for I created him for my glorie, formed him and made him.
8 Tongoriai andũ arĩa marĩ na maitho, no nĩ atumumu, na andũ arĩa marĩ na matũ, no matiiguaga.
I will bring foorth the blinde people, and they shall haue eyes, and the deafe, and they shall haue eares.
9 Andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe nĩmonganĩte hamwe, nao andũ a mabũrũri makagomana. Nĩ mũndũ ũrĩkũ wao warathire ũhoro ũyũ, na agĩtwĩra maũndũ marĩa maarĩ ma tene? Nĩmarehe aira ao moonanie atĩ ũhoro ũcio wao warĩ wa ma, nĩguo andũ maũigua moige atĩrĩ, “Ũhoro ũcio nĩ wa ma.”
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this and shewe vs former things? let them bring foorth their witnesses, that they may be iustified: but let them heare, and say, It is truth.
10 “Inyuĩ nĩ inyuĩ aira akwa,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “O na nĩ inyuĩ ndungata ciakwa iria thuurĩte nĩgeetha mũmenye, na mũnjĩtĩkie, na mũmenye atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ ũrĩa we. Mbere yakwa gũtirĩ ũngĩ wombĩtwo, na gũtikagĩa ũngĩ thuutha wakwa.
You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my seruant, whom I haue chosen: therefore yee shall knowe and beleeue me and yee shall vnderstand that I am: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
11 Niĩ-rĩ, o niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, na gũtirĩ mũhonokia ũngĩ tiga niĩ.
I, euen I am the Lord, and beside me there is no Sauiour.
12 Niĩ-rĩ, nĩnguũranĩirie ũhoro, na ngahonokania, na ngoimbũra: Niĩ mwene, na ti ngai ngʼeni ĩrĩ thĩinĩ wanyu. Tondũ ũcio, inyuĩ nĩ inyuĩ aira akwa atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Mũrungu,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
I haue declared, and I haue saued, and I haue shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, sayeth the Lord, that I am God.
13 “Ĩĩ, ti-itherũ, kuuma matukũ ma tene, niĩ nĩ niĩ ũrĩa we. Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũ ũngĩhota kũhonokia mũndũ kuuma guoko-inĩ gwakwa. Rĩrĩa ndeka ũndũ-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩhota kũũgarũra?”
Yea, before the day was, I am, and there is none that can deliuer out of mine hand: I will doe it, and who shall let it?
14 Jehova, Mũhonokia wanyu, o Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩngatũma mbũtũ ya ita yũkĩrĩre Babuloni nĩ ũndũ wanyu, na ndehe andũ othe a Babuloni marĩ mĩgwate, maikũrũkĩtio na marikabu iria makenagio nĩcio.
Thus sayeth the Lord your redeemer, the holy one of Israel, For your sake I haue sent to Babel, and brought it downe: they are all fugitiues, and the Chaldeans crie in the shippes.
15 Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, Ũrĩa Mũtheru wanyu, Mũũmbi wa Isiraeli, na Mũthamaki wanyu.”
I am the Lord your holy one, the creator of Israel, your King.
16 Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, o ũcio watemire njĩra iria-inĩ, na agĩtema gacĩra kũndũ kũrĩa kwarĩ maaĩ marĩ hinya,
Thus sayeth the Lord which maketh a way in the Sea, and a path in the mighty waters.
17 ũrĩa waguucĩrĩirie ngaari cia ita o na mbarathi, na mbũtũ cia ita, hamwe na anene a cio, nao magĩkoma hau na maticooke kwarahũka rĩngĩ, makĩhora biũ ta rũtambĩ rũhoretio.
When hee bringeth out the charet and horse, the armie and the power lie together, and shall not rise: they are extinct, and quenched as towe.
18 “Tigai kũririkana maũndũ marĩa mahĩtũkĩte; o na tigai gwĩcũũrania maũndũ marĩa ma tene.
Remember yee not the former things, neither regard the things of olde.
19 Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngwĩka ũndũ mwerũ! Rĩu no hĩndĩ ũraakunũka; kaĩ inyuĩ mũtaraũmenya? Ngwĩka atĩrĩ, nĩngũtema njĩra werũ-inĩ, nakuo rũngʼũrĩ-inĩ ndũme gũtherũke tũrũũĩ.
Behold, I do a new thing: now shall it come foorth: shall you not knowe it? I wil euen make a way in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse.
20 Nyamũ cia gĩthaka, ta mbwe na ndundu, nĩciiheaga gĩtĩĩo, tondũ nĩ niĩ heanaga maaĩ werũ-inĩ o na rũngʼũrĩ-inĩ, ngatũma kũgĩe na tũrũũĩ twa kũnyuuagwo nĩ andũ akwa, andũ arĩa niĩ thuurĩte,
The wilde beastes shall honour mee, the dragons and the ostriches, because I gaue water in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse to giue drinke to my people, euen to mine elect.
21 andũ arĩa ndeyũmbĩire, nĩguo mahunjagie ũhoro wa ũgooci wakwa.
This people haue I formed for my selfe: they shall shewe foorth my praise.
22 “No rĩrĩ, wee Jakubu ndũrĩ wangaĩra, nawe Isiraeli-rĩ, nĩkũnogio ũnogetio nĩ niĩ.
And thou hast not called vpon mee, O Iaakob, but thou hast wearied me, O Israel.
23 Inyuĩ mũtindeheire ngʼondu cia maruta ma njino, kana mũkandĩĩithia na magongona manyu. Ndimũhatĩrĩirie na magongona ma mũtu, kana ngamũnogia na kũmwĩtia ũbumba.
Thou hast not brought me the sheepe of thy burnt offrings, neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I haue not caused thee to serue with an offring, nor wearied thee with incense.
24 Mũtirĩ mwangũrĩra ũbumba ũrĩa ũrĩ mũtararĩko mwega, o na kana mũkandutĩra maguta ma magongona manyu. No rĩrĩ, mehia manyu nĩmanditũhĩire na mũkaanogia na mawaganu manyu.
Thou boughtest mee no sweete sauour with money, neither hast thou made mee drunke with the fatte of thy sacrifices, but thou hast made mee to serue with thy sinnes, and wearied mee with thine iniquities.
25 “Niĩ, o niĩ mwene, nĩ niĩ tharagia mahĩtia maku, mathire biũ, nĩ ũndũ wakwa Niĩ mwene, na ngaaga kũririkana mehia manyu rĩngĩ.
I, euen I am he that putteth away thine iniquities for mine owne sake, and will not remember thy sinnes.
26 Ta ndirikaniai maũndũ marĩa mahĩtũkĩte, na mũreke tũmaarĩrĩrie tũrĩ hamwe; ningĩ mũciire muonanie atĩ mũtiĩhĩtie.
Put me in remembrance: let vs be iudged together: count thou that thou maist be iustified.
27 Ithe wanyu wa mbere nĩehirie; nao andũ arĩa maaragia ithenya rĩanyu makĩĩnemera.
Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers haue transgressed against me.
28 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩngaconorithia anene a hekarũ yanyu, na ndũme Jakubu anangĩke, o nake Isiraeli atuĩke wa kũnyararwo.
Therefore I haue prophaned the rulers of the Sanctuarie, and haue made Iaakob a curse, and Israel a reproche.
