Isaia 9
1 No rĩrĩ, andũ a bũrũri ũyũ arĩa makoretwo marĩ na mĩnyamaro matigacooka kũgĩa na kĩeha. Mbere ĩyo nĩanyararithirie bũrũri wa Zebuluni na bũrũri wa Nafitali, no mahinda ma thuutha-inĩ nĩagatĩĩithia bũrũri ũrĩa ũgereire iria-inĩ, ũikũrũkanĩtie na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, nĩkuo gwĩtagwo Galili-kwa-Ndũrĩrĩ:
Drink this first. Act quickly, O land of Zabulon, land of Nephthalim, and the rest [inhabiting] the sea-coast, and [the land] beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
2 Andũ arĩa matũũraga nduma-inĩ nĩmonete ũtheri mũnene; nao arĩa matũũraga bũrũri ũrĩ nduma ta ya gĩkuũ-rĩ, nĩmarĩirwo nĩ ũtheri.
O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region [and] shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
3 Wee nĩũingĩhĩtie rũrĩrĩ rũu, na ũkongerera gĩkeno kĩaruo; andũ aruo makenaga marĩ mbere yaku, o ta ũrĩa andũ makenagĩra magetha, magakena o ta ũrĩa andũ makenaga makĩgayana indo cia ndaho.
The multitude of the people which thou hast brought down in thy joy, they shall even rejoice before thee as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.
4 Nĩgũkorwo o ta ũrĩa kwarĩ mũthenya ũrĩa Amidiani maahootirwo, ũguo noguo unangĩte icooki rĩrĩa rĩmaritũhagĩra, na ũkoinanga mũtĩ wa kũmoohania ciande, na rũthanju rwa arĩa mamahinyagĩrĩria.
Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.
5 Iraatũ ciothe cia njamba cia ita iria ihũthagĩrwo mbaara-inĩ, na nguo ciothe ĩtoboketio thakame-inĩ, igaatuĩka cia gũcinwo ta irĩ ngũ cia mwaki.
For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and [all] raiment with restitution; and they shall be willing, [even] if they were burnt with fire.
6 Nĩgũkorwo nĩtũciarĩirwo kaana, tũkaheo kahĩĩ, naguo wathani ũgaakorwo ciande-inĩ ciako. Nako gageetagwo Mũheani-Kĩrĩra-wa-Kũgegania, Mũrungu Mwene-Hinya, Ithe-wa-Andũ-wa-Tene-na-Tene, Mũnene-wa-Thayũ.
For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.
7 Naguo ũhoro wa gũtheerema kwa ũthamaki wake na thayũ gũtirĩ hĩndĩ igaathira. Agaathamakagĩra ũthamaki wake aikarĩire gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene kĩa Daudi, aũhaande na aũtiirĩrĩre na ciira wa kĩhooto na ũthingu, kuuma rĩu nginya tene. Kĩyo kĩa Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩkĩo gĩgaatũma maũndũ macio mekĩke.
His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: [it shall be] upon the throne of David, and [upon] his kingdom, to establish it, and to support [it] with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The seal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
8 Mwathani nĩatũmĩte ndũmĩrĩri ya gũũkĩrĩra Jakubu; nayo nĩĩgakinyĩra Isiraeli.
The Lord has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.
9 Nao andũ othe nĩmakamenya ũhoro wayo, andũ acio a Efiraimu, na arĩa matũũraga Samaria, o acio moigaga na mwĩtĩĩo na nguthi ngoro-inĩ atĩrĩ,
And all the people of Ephraim, and they that dwelt in Samaria shall know, who say in their pride and lofty heart,
10 “Maturubarĩ nĩmagwĩte thĩ, no ithuĩ tũgwaka rĩngĩ na mahiga maicũhie; mĩtĩ ya mĩkũyũ nĩmĩteme, no ithenya rĩayo tũgwaka na mĩtarakwa.”
The bricks are fallen down, but come, let us hew stones, and cut down sycamores and cedars, and let us build for ourselves a tower.
11 No rĩrĩ, Jehova nĩaheete andũ arĩa marĩ muku na Rezini hinya mamookĩrĩre, na akaarahũra thũ ciao.
And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;
12 Andũ a Suriata kuuma mwena wa irathĩro, na Afilisti kuuma mwena wa ithũĩro nĩmathamĩtie kanua, magatambuura Isiraeli. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, marakara make matirĩ maraahũahũa, guoko gwake no gũtambũrũkĩtio o na rĩu.
[even] Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but still [his] hand is exalted.
13 No rĩrĩ, andũ acio maticookereire ũcio wamahũũrire, kana makarongooria Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.
But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova nĩagatinia mũtwe na mũtingʼoe wa Isiraeli, na arenge rũhonge rwa mũkĩndũ na rwa ithanjĩ o mũthenya ũmwe.
So the Lord took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small, in one day:
15 Athuuri na andũ arĩa marĩ igweta nĩo mũtwe, nao anabii arĩa marutanaga ũhoro wa maheeni nĩo mũtingʼoe.
the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
16 Nĩgũkorwo atongoria a andũ aya nĩo mamahĩtithagia, nao arĩa matongoragio makahĩtithio njĩra.
And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani ndagakenio nĩ aanake, kana aiguĩre ciana cia ngoriai na atumia a ndigwa tha, nĩgũkorwo andũ othe matiĩtigĩrĩte Ngai na nĩ aaganu, natuo tũnua twao tuothe twaragia maũndũ mooru. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, marakara make matirĩ maraahũahũa, guoko gwake no gũtambũrũkĩtio o na rĩu.
Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted.
18 Ti-itherũ waganu ũrĩrĩmbũkĩte ta mwaki, ũgacina congʼe na mĩigua, na ũgaakana ihinga-inĩ cia mũtitũ, nayo ndogo yaguo ĩgeekonja yambatĩte na igũrũ ta itu ithimbu.
And iniquity shall burn as fire, and shall be devoured by fire as dry grass: and it shall burn in the thickets of the wood, and shall devour all that is round about the hills.
19 Nĩ ũndũ wa mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe bũrũri nĩũgaacinwo biũ, nao andũ magaatuĩka ta ngũ cia mwaki; gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũgacaaĩra mũrũ wa nyina.
The whole earth is set on fire because of the fierce anger of the Lord, and the people shall be as men burnt by fire: no man shall pity his brother.
20 Magaathara irio cia mwena wao wa ũrĩo, na makorwo marĩ o ahũtu; makaarĩa cia mwena wao wa ũmotho, no matihũũne. O mũndũ akaarĩa nyama cia ciana ciake mwene;
But [one] shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.
21 Manase akaarĩa Efiraimu, nake Efiraimu arĩe Manase: nao marĩ hamwe nĩmagookĩrĩra Juda. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, marakara make matirĩ maraahũahũa, guoko gwake no gũtambũrũkĩtio o na rĩu.
For Manasses shall eat [the flesh] of Ephraim, and Ephraim [the flesh] of Manasses; for they shall besiege Juda together. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted.
