< Isaia 60 >

1 “Atĩrĩrĩ, arahũka ũcangarare, tondũ ũtheri waku nĩũũkĩte, naguo riiri wa Jehova ũgakwarĩra.
Arise, shine, for your light has come, And the glory of YHWH has risen on you.
2 Atĩrĩrĩ, nduma nĩĩhumbĩrĩte thĩ, nayo nduma ndumanu ĩkahumbĩra ndũrĩrĩ ciothe, no Jehova nĩakwarĩire, naguo riiri wake ũgakwarĩra.
For behold, the darkness covers the earth, And thick darkness the peoples, And YHWH rises on you, And His glory is seen on you.
3 Ndũrĩrĩ nĩigooka kũrĩ ũtheri waku, nao athamaki moke kũrĩa ũcangararĩte ta riũa rĩkĩratha.
And nations have come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 “Tiira maitho wĩrorere mĩena yothe: One ũrĩa andũ othe monganĩte magooka harĩwe, nao ariũ aku makoima kũndũ kũraya, nao airĩtu aku magooka makuuĩtwo na moko.
“Lift up your eyes around and see, All of them have been gathered, they have come to you, Your sons come from afar, And your daughters are supported on the side.
5 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũkona ũndũ ũcio, nawe ũcangarare, ngoro yaku nayo ĩtuumatuume, na ĩiyũrwo nĩ gĩkeno; ũtonga ũrĩa ũrĩ iria-inĩ nĩũkareherwo, o naguo ũtonga wa ndũrĩrĩ ũrehwo kũrĩ we.
Then you see, and have become bright, And your heart has been afraid and enlarged, For the multitude of the sea turn to you, The forces of nations come to you.
6 Ndũũru cia ngamĩĩra nĩikaiyũra bũrũri waku, o nacio njaũ cia ngamĩĩra cia kuuma Midiani, na cia Efa. Ngamĩĩra ciothe cia kuuma Sheba ciũke, ikuuĩte thahabu na ũbumba, nao andũ maanĩrĩre magooce Jehova.
A multitude of camels covers you, Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, All of them from Sheba come, They carry gold and frankincense, And they proclaim the praises of YHWH.
7 Ndũũru ciothe cia mbũri cia Kedari igaacookanĩrĩrio irehwo kũrĩ we, ũtungatagĩrwo nĩ ndũrũme cia Nebaiothu; nĩigetĩkĩrwo, ituĩke cia kũrutwo igongona kĩgongona-inĩ gĩakwa, na niĩ nĩngagemia hekarũ yakwa ĩrĩa ĩrĩ riiri.
All the flock of Kedar are gathered to you, The rams of Nebaioth serve you, They ascend My altar for acceptance, And I beautify the house of My beauty.
8 “Atĩrĩrĩ, andũ aya mombũkĩte na igũrũ ta matu, o na kana ta ndutura igĩcooka itara-inĩ ciacio nĩ a?
Who [are] these—they fly as a thick cloud, And as doves to their windows?
9 Ti-itherũ andũ arĩa matũũraga icigĩrĩra-inĩ nĩ niĩ metagĩrĩra; matongoretio nĩ marikabu cia Tarishishi, ikĩrehe ariũ anyu kuuma kũndũ kũraya, marĩ na betha na thahabu ciao nĩ ũndũ wa gũtĩĩa Jehova Ngai wanyu, Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli, nĩgũkorwo nĩakũheete riiri.
Surely islands wait for Me, And ships of Tarshish first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, To the Name of your God YHWH, And to the Holy One of Israel, Because He has beautified you.
10 “Andũ a kũngĩ nĩo magaacookereria thingo ciaku, nao athamaki ao magũtungatagĩre. O na akorwo nĩndakũhũũrire na marakara-rĩ, nĩũgeetĩkĩrĩka nĩ niĩ nĩguo ngũiguĩre tha.
And sons of a stranger have built your walls, And their kings serve you, For in My wrath I have struck you, And in My good pleasure I have pitied you.
11 Ihingo ciaku igũtũũra irĩ hingũre, itirĩ hĩndĩ ikaahingwo mũthenya kana ũtukũ, nĩgeetha andũ makũrehagĩre ũtonga wa ndũrĩrĩ, athamaki ao marũmanĩrĩire mũtongoro wa ũhootani.
And your gates have continually opened, They are not shut by day and by night, To bring the force of nations to you, Even their kings are led.
12 Nĩgũkorwo rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki ũrĩa ũtagagũtungatĩra nĩũkaniinwo; ũkaanangwo biũ.
For the nation and the kingdom that does not serve you perishes, Indeed, the nations are utterly desolated.
13 “Riiri wa Lebanoni ũgaatuĩka waku, naguo nĩ wa mĩtĩ ya mĩthengera, mĩhuhu, na mĩkarakaba yothe hamwe, nĩguo ĩgemie handũ hakwa harĩa haamũre; na niĩ nĩngagoocithia handũ harĩa hakinyagwo nĩ magũrũ makwa.
The glory of Lebanon comes to you, Fir, pine, and box together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary, And I make the place of My feet honorable.
14 Ariũ a andũ arĩa makũhinyagĩrĩria nĩmagooka harĩwe makũinamĩrĩre; na arĩa othe makũmenete, mainamĩrĩre magũrũ-inĩ maku, nao magwĩtage Itũũra-Inene-rĩa-Jehova, na Zayuni itũũra rĩa Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli.
And the sons of those afflicting you Have come to you, bowing down, And all despising you Have bowed themselves to the soles of your feet, And they have cried to you: The City of YHWH, Zion of the Holy One of Israel!
15 “O na akorwo nĩwatiganĩirio na ũkĩmenwo, na gũkĩaga mũndũ o na ũmwe ũngĩtuĩkanĩria gwaku-rĩ, nĩngatũma ũtũũre ũrĩ mũtĩĩku nginya tene, na ũrĩ gĩkeno kĩa njiarwa ciothe.
Instead of your being forsaken and hated, And none passing through, I have made you for a continuous excellence, A joy of generation and generation.
16 Nĩũkanyuuaga iria rĩa ndũrĩrĩ na wongithagio nyondo cia ũthamaki. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩguo ũkaamenya atĩ niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, nĩ niĩ Mũhonokia waku, na Mũkũũri waku, Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Hinya-Mũno wa Jakubu.
And you have sucked the milk of nations, Indeed, you suckle the breast of kings, And you have known that I, YHWH, Your Savior, and Your Redeemer, [Am] the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Ngaakũrehera gĩcango handũ ha thahabu, na ngũrehere betha handũ ha kĩgera. Handũ ha mbaũ ngaakũrehera gĩcango, na ngũrehere kĩgera handũ ha mahiga. Nĩngatũma thayũ ũtuĩke mũnene waku, naguo ũthingu ũtuĩke mwathi waku.
Instead of the bronze I bring in gold, And instead of the iron I bring in silver, And instead of the wood bronze, And instead of the stone iron, And I have made your inspection peace, And your exactors righteousness.
18 Ngũĩ ndĩgaacooka kũiguuo bũrũri-inĩ waku, o na kana mĩhaka-inĩ ya bũrũri waku kũgĩe ũũnũhi kana mwanangĩko, no nĩũgeeta thingo ciaku Ũhonokio, na ihingo ciaku ũciĩte Ũgooci.
Violence is not heard in your land anymore, Spoiling and destruction in your borders, And you have called your walls Salvation, And your gates Praise.
19 Riũa ti rĩo rĩrĩkwaragĩra mũthenya, kana ũtheri wa mweri ũgũtheragĩre ũtukũ, nĩgũkorwo Jehova agaatuĩka ũtheri waku wa nginya tene na Ngai waku atuĩke riiri waku.
The sun is no longer your light by day, And for brightness the moon does not give light to you, And YHWH has become to you A continuous light, and your God your beauty.
20 Riũa rĩu rĩaku rĩtigacooka gũthũa rĩngĩ, o na kana mweri waku ũtukĩrwo rĩngĩ; nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩwe ũgaatuĩka ũtheri wa gũgũtherera nginya tene, na matukũ maku ma kĩeha nĩmagathira.
Your sun goes in no more, And your moon is not removed, For YHWH becomes a continuous light to you. And the days of your mourning have been completed.
21 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nao andũ aku othe magaatuĩka athingu, na megwatĩre bũrũri nginya tene. Andũ acio nĩo thuuna ĩrĩa ndĩĩhaandĩire, arĩ wĩra wa moko makwa, nĩgeetha monanagie ũkengu wakwa mũnene.
And all your people [are] righteous, They possess the earth for all time, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.
22 Nyũmba ĩrĩa nini ĩkongerereka ĩtuĩke andũ ngiri, nayo ĩrĩa ĩtarĩ andũ aingĩ ĩtuĩke rũrĩrĩ rũrĩ hinya mũno. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova. Nĩngeeka ũndũ ũcio narua ihinda rĩaguo rĩakinya.”
The little one becomes a chief, And the small one a mighty nation, I, YHWH, hurry it in its own time!”

< Isaia 60 >