Isaia 58
1 “Atĩrĩrĩ, anĩrĩra mũno, na ndũgakire. Anĩrĩra na mũgambo mũnene o taarĩ karumbeta karagamba. Uumbũrĩre andũ akwa ũhoro wa ũremi wao, o na andũ a nyũmba ya Jakubu ũmoimbũrĩre mehia mao.
Cry with a full throat, spare not, like the cornet lift up thy voice, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Nĩgũkorwo manjaragia mũthenya o mũthenya; makonekaga ta mangĩenda mũno kũmenya njĩra ciakwa, ta marĩ rũrĩrĩ rwĩkaga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire, na rũtatirikĩte maathani ma Ngai waruo. Mendaga ndĩmatuagĩre ciira wa kĩhooto, na makoneka makĩenda mũno Ngai amakuhĩrĩrie.
Yet me do they ever seek day by day, and to know my ways do they always desire; as a nation that hath done righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God: continually do they ask of me the ordinances of justice—do they desire to draw nigh unto God.
3 Moragia atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte twĩhinge kũrĩa irio, nawe ũkaaga kuona? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte twĩnyiihie, nawe ũkaaga kũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio?’ “No rĩrĩ, mũthenya wanyu wa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio mwĩkaga o ũrĩa mũkwenda, na aruti othe anyu a wĩra mũkamahinyĩrĩria.
“Wherefore have we fasted, and thou seest it not? have we afflicted our soul, and thou regardest it not?” Behold, on the day of your fasting ye follow your business, and all your acquired gains do ye exact.
4 Kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio kwanyu kũrĩĩkagĩrĩria na ngũĩ na njũgitano, na mũkahũũrana na ngundi ta andũ aaganu. Kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio kwanyu kwa matukũ maya gũtingĩtũma mĩgambo yanyu ĩiguo kũu igũrũ.
Behold, for contention and strife do ye fast, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not so at this day, to cause your voice to be heard on high.
5 Kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio kwa mũthemba ũcio wa mũndũ kwĩnyiihia mũthenya o ũmwe tu-rĩ, nĩkuo niĩ thuurĩte? Kwĩhinga no kũinamia mũtwe ta ithanjĩ, na gũkomera nguo ya ikũnia, o na mũhu? Kũu nĩkuo mwĩtaga kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio, na mũkawĩta mũthenya wa gwĩtĩkĩrĩka nĩ Jehova?
Is such then the fast which I can choose? a day that a man afflicteth his soul? to bend his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes for his couch? wilt thou call this a fast, and a day of acceptability unto the Lord?
6 “Githĩ mũthemba ũrĩa thuurĩte wa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio ti ũyũ: kuohora arĩa moohetwo na njĩra ĩtarĩ ya kĩhooto, na kuohoraga mĩkwa ya icooki rĩa ngingo, na kũrekereria arĩa mahinyĩrĩirio, o na kuunanga macooki mothe ma ngingo?
Is not this [rather] the fast that I will choose? to open the snares of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye should break asunder every yoke?
7 Githĩ ti kũgayanaga irio ciaku na andũ arĩa ahũtu, na ũrehage athĩĩni arĩa matarĩ ũikaro gwaku mũciĩ, na rĩrĩa wona mũndũ arĩ njaga ũkamũhumba nguo, na ndũkanahutatĩre andũ arĩa mũrĩ a mũthiimo ũmwe nao?
Is it not to distribute thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the afflicted poor into thy house! when thou seest the naked, that thou clothe him; and that thou hide not thyself from thy own flesh?
8 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ũtheri waku nĩũgaathera o ta ũrĩa gũtherũrũkaga rũciinĩ, nakuo kũhonio gwaku nĩgũkooneka o narua; ningĩ ũthingu waku nĩũgagũtongoria, naguo riiri wa Jehova ũkuume thuutha, ũkũgitĩre.
Then shall break forth as the morning-dawn thy light, and thy healing shall speedily spring forth; and before thee shall go thy righteousness, the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
9 Ningĩ hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgeetana, nake Jehova nĩagagwĩtĩka; nĩũgakaya ũteithio, nake nĩakoiga atĩrĩ: Ĩĩ niĩ ũyũ haha. “Ũngĩeheria icooki rĩa kũhinyanĩrĩria, na weherie kĩara kĩrĩa worotanaga nakĩo, na ndeto cia rũmena-rĩ,
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here am I. If thou remove from the midst of thee the yoke, the stretching out of the finger, and speaking wickedly;
10 ningĩ ũngĩĩrutĩra kũhũũnia andũ arĩa ahũtu, nao arĩa ahinyĩrĩrie ũmahingĩrie maũndũ marĩa mamabatairie, hĩndĩ ĩyo ũtheri waku nĩũgaathera kũu nduma-inĩ, naguo ũtukũ waku ũgaatuĩka o ta mũthenya barigici.
And if thou pour out to the hungry thy soul, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall shine forth in the darkness thy light, and thy obscurity be as the noonday;
11 Jehova nĩarĩgũtoongoragia hĩndĩ ciothe, na nĩarĩkũhingagĩria mabataro maku ũrĩ bũrũri-inĩ mũũmũ, o na mahĩndĩ maku amekagĩre hinya. Ũkahaana ta mũgũnda unithĩirio maaĩ, ũtuĩke ta gĩthima kĩrĩa gĩtahũaga.
And the Lord will guide thee continually, and will satisfy thy soul in times of famine, and will strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water, the waters of which will never deceive.
12 Andũ aku nĩo magaacookereria kũrĩa kwaanangĩtwo o tene, na maakĩrĩre mĩthingi ĩrĩa ya tene mũno; nawe ũgeetagwo Mũcookereria wa Thingo iria Momoku, na wĩtagwo Mũcookereria wa Njĩra cia Itũũro.
And they that spring from thee shall build up the ancient ruins; the foundations of many generations shalt thou raise up again: and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breaches, The restorer of paths to the dwelling-place.
13 “Ũngĩgirĩrĩria magũrũ maku gũthũkia mũthenya wa Thabatũ, na wage gwĩka maũndũ maku we mwene mũthenya ũcio wakwa ũrĩa mwamũre, nayo Thabatũ ĩyo ũmĩtue mũthenya wa gĩkeno, na mũthenya ũcio mwamũre wa Jehova ũũtue wa gũtĩĩo-rĩ, na ũngĩũtĩĩa na kwaga kũrũmĩrĩra njĩra ciaku, na kwaga gwĩka maũndũ maku we mwene, o na kana kwaria ndeto cia tũhũ-rĩ,
If thou restrain thy foot for the sake of the sabbath, not doing thy business on my holy day; and if thou call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord, honorable; and honor it by not doing thy usual pursuits, by not following thy own business, and speaking [vain] words:
14 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgakena nĩ ũndũ wa Jehova, na nĩngatũma ũtũũgĩrio mũno gũkũ thĩ, na ngũheage igai rĩa thoguo Jakubu, ũrĩrĩĩage.” Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kanua ka Jehova kaarĩtie ũhoro ũcio.
Then shalt thou find delight in the Lord; and I will cause thee to tread upon the high places of the earth, and I will cause thee to enjoy the inheritance of Jacob thy father; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
