< Isaia 8 >

1 Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Oya kĩbaũ kĩnene, na ũkĩandĩke na karamu ka ndũire ũũ: Maheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bazu.
Moreover, the Lord sayd vnto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a mans penne, Make speede to the spoyle: haste to the praye.
2 Na niĩ nĩngwĩta Uria ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Zekaria mũrũ wa Jeberekia matuĩke aira akwa ehokeku.”
Then I tooke vnto me faithfull witnesses to recorde, Vriah the Priest, and Zechariah the sonne of Ieberechiah.
3 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngĩthiĩ, ngĩkoma na mũtumia wakwa, nake akĩgĩa nda, agĩciara kahĩĩ. Nake Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Gatue Maheri-Shalali-Hashi-Bazu.
After, I came vnto the Prophetesse, which conceiued, and bare a sonne. Then sayd the Lord to me, Call his name, Mahershalalhash-baz.
4 Kahĩĩ kau gataanamenya gwĩtana koige ‘Baba’ kana ‘Maitũ’, ũtonga wa Dameski na indo iria itahĩtwo nĩ Samaria nĩigakuuo nĩ mũthamaki wa Ashuri.”
For before the childe shall haue knowledge to crye, My father, and my mother, he shall take away the riches of Damascus and the spoyle of Samaria, before the King of Asshur.
5 O rĩngĩ Jehova akĩnjarĩria, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ:
And the Lord spake yet againe vnto me, saying,
6 “Kuona atĩ andũ aya nĩmaregete maaĩ marĩa mathereraga mahooreire ma Siloamu, na magakenera Rezini o na mũrũ wa Remalia-rĩ,
Because this people hath refused the waters of Shiloah that runne softly, and reioyce with Rezin, and the sonne of Remaliah,
7 nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani akiriĩ kũmarehithĩria mũiyũro mũnene wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati, naruo nĩruo mũthamaki wa Ashuri arĩ na riiri wake wothe. Rũkaaiyũrĩrĩra mĩkaro yaruo yothe, na ruune hũgũrũrũ ciaruo,
Nowe therefore, beholde, the Lord bringeth vp vpon them the waters of the Riuer mightie and great, euen the King of Asshur with all his glory, and he shall come vp vpon all their riuers, and goe ouer all their banks,
8 ningĩ rũgaathiĩ rũhaatĩte Juda rũiyũre guothe, rũhĩtũkĩire kuo na rũkinye nginya ngingo. Mathagu maaruo matambũrũkĩtio makaahumbĩra wariĩ wa bũrũri waku, wee Imanueli!”
And shall breake into Iudah, and shall ouerflowe and passe through, and shall come vp to the necke, and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanu-el.
9 Atĩrĩrĩ inyuĩ andũ a ndũrĩrĩ, ugĩrĩriai mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo! Ta thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ mabũrũri ma kũraya. Haarĩriai mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo! Haarĩriai mbaara, na no mũgũthetherwo!
Gather together on heapes, O ye people, and ye shalbe broken in pieces, and hearken all ye of farre countreys: gird your selues, and you shalbe broken in pieces: gird your selues, and you shalbe broken in pieces.
10 Thugundai mĩbango yanyu, no ĩgaatuĩka ya tũhũ; ariai ũhoro wa matanya manyu, no matikahinga, nĩgũkorwo Mũrungu arĩ hamwe na ithuĩ.
Take counsell together, yet it shall be brought to nought: pronounce a decree, yet shall it not stand: for God is with vs.
11 Jehova nĩanjarĩirie ũhoro ũcio agwatĩirie mũno, na akĩngaania ndikarũmĩrĩre njĩra cia andũ acio. Akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ:
For the Lord spake thus to me in taking of mine hand, and taught me, that I should not walke in the way of this people, saying,
12 “Maũndũ marĩa mothe andũ aya metaga ndundu ya gwĩka ũũru, wee ndũkamete ndundu ya gwĩka ũũru; na ndũgetigĩre kĩrĩa metigagĩra, na ndũkamakio nĩkĩo.
Say ye not, A confederacie to all them, to whome this people sayth a confederacie, neither feare you their feare, nor be afrayd of them.
13 Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩwe mũrĩtuaga mũtheru, we nĩwe mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtigĩra, o we nĩwe ũngĩtũma mũmake,
Sanctifie the Lord of hostes, and let him be your feare, and let him be your dread,
14 na nĩwe ũgaatuĩka handũ hanyu harĩa haamũre; no kũrĩ nyũmba cierĩ cia Isiraeli agaatuĩka ihiga rĩrĩa rĩtũmaga andũ mahĩngwo, na rwaro rwa ihiga rũrĩa rũtũmaga magũe. Na kũrĩ andũ arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu agaatuĩka mũtego na gĩkerenge gĩa kũmanyiita.
And he shalbe as a Sanctuarie: but as a stumbling stone, and as a rocke to fall vpon, to both the houses of Israel, and as a snare and as a net to the inhabitants of Ierusalem.
15 Aingĩ ao nĩmakahĩngwo; nao magũe na moinĩke, magwatio na manyiitwo.”
And many among them shall stumble, and shall fall and shalbe broken and shalbe snared and shalbe taken.
16 Oha ũira ũcio na watho ũcio, ũũhũũre mũhũũri ũtuĩke kĩrĩra harĩ arutwo akwa.
Binde vp the testimonie: seale vp the Law among my disciples.
17 Niĩ ngweterera Jehova, ũrĩa ũhithĩte nyũmba ya Jakubu ũthiũ wake. Ndĩrĩikaraga ndĩmwĩhokete.
Therefore I will waite vpon the Lord that hath hid his face from the house of Iaakob, and I wil looke for him.
18 Niĩ hamwe na ciana iria Jehova aheete-rĩ, nĩ ithuĩ marũũri na imenyithia thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli kuuma kũrĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ũrĩa ũtũũraga Kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩa Zayuni.
Beholde, I and the children whome the Lord hath giuen me, are as signes and as wonders in Israel, by the Lord of hostes, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
19 Andũ mangĩkwĩra ũgatuĩrie kĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ aragũri na ago arĩa mahehanaga na makangʼungʼura-rĩ, ũkaamoria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ andũ matiagĩrĩirwo nĩgũtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Ngai wao?” Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũtuĩrie ũhoro wa andũ arĩa marĩ muoyo kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ?
And when they shall say vnto you, Enquire at them that haue a spirit of diuination, and at the soothsayers, which whisper and murmure, Should not a people enquire at their God? from the liuing to the dead?
20 Nĩ kaba mũũtuĩrie watho-inĩ wa Ngai o na ũira-inĩ wake! Angĩkorwo ũhoro wao ndũkũringana na ciugo ici, o nao matirĩ na ũtheri.
To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.
21 Andũ magaatuĩkanagĩria bũrũri-inĩ marĩ anyamaarĩku na marĩ ahũtu; na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa makahũũta mũno, nĩmakarakara mũno na matiire maitho na igũrũ, nao marume mũthamaki wao na Ngai wao.
Then he that is afflicted and famished, shall go to and from in it: and when he shalbe hungry, he shall euen freat himselfe, and curse his King and his gods, and shall looke vpward.
22 Hĩndĩ ĩyo makaarora thĩ mone o mĩnyamaro, na nduma, na kĩeha gĩa kũmakania, nao nĩmagaikio nduma-inĩ ndumanu.
And when he shall looke to the earth, beholde trouble, and darkenes, vexation and anguish, and he is driuen to darkenes.

< Isaia 8 >