< Isaia 60 >
1 “Atĩrĩrĩ, arahũka ũcangarare, tondũ ũtheri waku nĩũũkĩte, naguo riiri wa Jehova ũgakwarĩra.
Arise, shine! for thy light is come, And the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
2 Atĩrĩrĩ, nduma nĩĩhumbĩrĩte thĩ, nayo nduma ndumanu ĩkahumbĩra ndũrĩrĩ ciothe, no Jehova nĩakwarĩire, naguo riiri wake ũgakwarĩra.
For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, And gross darkness the nations; But upon thee shall Jehovah arise, And his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 Ndũrĩrĩ nĩigooka kũrĩ ũtheri waku, nao athamaki moke kũrĩa ũcangararĩte ta riũa rĩkĩratha.
Nations shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness that riseth upon thee.
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 thine eyes round about and see! They all gather themselves together, and come to thee; Thy sons come from afar, And thy daughters are carried at thy 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 shalt thou see, and be bright with joy; Thy heart shall throb, and swell with delight, When the riches of the sea shall be turned toward thee, And the wealth of the nations shall come to thee.
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 shall cover thee, Dromedaries from Midian and Ephah; From Sheba shall they all come. Gold and frankincense shall they bring, And proclaim the praises of Jehovah.
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 flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to thee, And the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to thee; They shall ascend mine altar, an acceptable offering, And my glorious house I will adorn.
8 “Atĩrĩrĩ, andũ aya mombũkĩte na igũrũ ta matu, o na kana ta ndutura igĩcooka itara-inĩ ciacio nĩ a?
Who are these that fly like clouds, And like doves to their habitations?
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.
Behold, the distant coasts shall wait for me, And the ships of Tarshish among the first, To bring thy sons from afar, And their silver and their gold with them, Because of the name of Jehovah thy God, Of the Holy One of Israel, for he glorifieth thee.
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.
The sons of the stranger shall build up thy walls, And their kings shall minister to thee; For in my wrath I smote thee, But in my mercy will I have pity upon thee.
11 Ihingo ciaku igũtũũra irĩ hingũre, itirĩ hĩndĩ ikaahingwo mũthenya kana ũtukũ, nĩgeetha andũ makũrehagĩre ũtonga wa ndũrĩrĩ, athamaki ao marũmanĩrĩire mũtongoro wa ũhootani.
Thy gates shall be open continually; They shall not be shut by day or by night, That the treasures of the nations may be brought to thee, And that their kings may come with their retinues.
12 Nĩgũkorwo rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki ũrĩa ũtagagũtungatĩra nĩũkaniinwo; ũkaanangwo biũ.
For that nation and that kingdom Which will not serve thee shall perish; Yea, those nations shall be utterly destroyed.
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 shall come to thee, The cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together, To adorn the place of my sanctuary, That I may make the place where my feet rest glorious.
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.
The sons of thine oppressors shall come bending before thee; They that despised thee shall fall down at thy feet; And they shall call thee the city of Jehovah, The 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 being forsaken and hated, So that no one passed through thee, I will make thee an everlasting glory; The joy of many generations.
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.
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, And be nursed from the breast of kings; And thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy saviour, That thy redeemer is 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 brass will I bring gold; And instead of iron will I bring silver, And instead of wood, brass, And instead of stones, iron; I will make thine officers peace, And thy magistrates 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 shall no more be heard in thy land, Wasting or destruction within thy borders; Thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, And thy 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.
No more shall the sun be thy light by day, Nor with her brightness shall the moon enlighten thee: But Jehovah shall be to thee an everlasting light, And thy God thy glory.
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.
Thy sun shall no more go down, Neither shall thy moon be hid; For Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, And the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
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.
Thy people shall be all righteous; Forever shall they possess the land, The scion of my planting, The work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
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 shall become a thousand, And the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.