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 now thus saith Jehovah, that created thee, O Jacob, That formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by 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 waters, I will be with thee; And through rivers, they shall not overflow thee; When thou walkest through fire, thou shalt not be burned, And the flame shall not consume 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 Jehovah, thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy saviour. I will give Egypt for thy ransom, 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 art precious in my sight, Because thou art honored, and I love thee, Therefore will I give men for thee, And nations for thy life.
5 Tiga gwĩtigĩra, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ hamwe nawe; nĩngakũrehere ciana ciaku kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, na ngũcookanĩrĩrie kuuma mwena wa ithũĩro.
Fear not, for I am with thee! I will bring thy children 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, “Give them up!” And to the South, “Withhold them not! Bring my sons from afar, 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.”
Every one that is called by my name, That I have created for my glory, That I have formed and made!”
8 Tongoriai andũ arĩa marĩ na maitho, no nĩ atumumu, na andũ arĩa marĩ na matũ, no matiiguaga.
Bring forth the blind people, having eyes, And the deaf, having ears.
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 the kingdoms be assembled! Who among them hath declared this, And can show us former predictions? Let them produce their witnesses that they are right; That men may hear, and say, It is true!
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.
Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, And my servant whom I have chosen, That ye may know and believe me, And understand that I am He. Before me was no god formed, And after me there shall be none.
11 Niĩ-rĩ, o niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, na gũtirĩ mũhonokia ũngĩ tiga niĩ.
I, I am Jehovah, And besides me there is no saviour.
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 have declared and have saved; I made it known, when there was no strange god among you; Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, 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?”
Even from the beginning of time I have been He, And none can rescue from my hand; I undertake, and who can hinder?
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 saith Jehovah, Your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sakes have I sent to Babylon, And caused all her fugitives, And the Chaldeans, to descend to the ships of their delight.
15 Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, Ũrĩa Mũtheru wanyu, Mũũmbi wa Isiraeli, na Mũthamaki wanyu.”
I, Jehovah, am 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 saith Jehovah, —He that made 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.
That caused the chariot and the horse, the army and the forces, to march forth; There they lay down together; they rose no more; They were extinguished; they were quenched like a torch; —
18 “Tigai kũririkana maũndũ marĩa mahĩtũkĩte; o na tigai gwĩcũũrania maũndũ marĩa ma tene.
Remember not the former things; The things of old regard no more!
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 spring forth; yea, ye shall see it. Behold, I make a way in the wilderness, And streams in the desert;
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 beasts of the forest shall honor me, The jackals and the ostriches; For I make rivers in the wilderness And streams in the desert, To give drink to my people, my chosen.
21 andũ arĩa ndeyũmbĩire, nĩguo mahunjagie ũhoro wa ũgooci wakwa.
This people, which I have formed for myself Shall make known my praise.
22 “No rĩrĩ, wee Jakubu ndũrĩ wangaĩra, nawe Isiraeli-rĩ, nĩkũnogio ũnogetio nĩ niĩ.
Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, So as to have wearied thyself for 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 thy lambs for a burnt-offering, Nor honored me with thy sacrifices; I have not burdened thee with oblations, 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 hast bought me no sweet-smelling reed with silver, Neither hast thou satisfied me with the fat of thy sacrifices; With thy sins hast thou burdened me, And wearied me 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, I myself, blot out thy transgressions for my own sake, And will not remember thy sins.
26 Ta ndirikaniai maũndũ marĩa mahĩtũkĩte, na mũreke tũmaarĩrĩrie tũrĩ hamwe; ningĩ mũciire muonanie atĩ mũtiĩhĩtie.
Put me in remembrance; let us plead together; Speak that thou mayst justify thyself.
27 Ithe wanyu wa mbere nĩehirie; nao andũ arĩa maaragia ithenya rĩanyu makĩĩnemera.
Thy forefathers sinned, And thy teachers were rebellious against me;
28 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩngaconorithia anene a hekarũ yanyu, na ndũme Jakubu anangĩke, o nake Isiraeli atuĩke wa kũnyararwo.
Therefore have I profaned the princes of the sanctuary, And given up Jacob to a curse, And Israel to reproach.
