< 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:
For not gloom [will belong] to [that] which distress [belonged] to it like the time former he treated with contempt [the] land of Zebulun and [the] land of Naphtali and the latter [time] he will make honored [the] way of the sea [the] other side of the Jordan Galilee of the nations.
2 Andũ arĩa matũũraga nduma-inĩ nĩmonete ũtheri mũnene; nao arĩa matũũraga bũrũri ũrĩ nduma ta ya gĩkuũ-rĩ, nĩmarĩirwo nĩ ũtheri.
The people which walk in the darkness they will see a light great [those who] dwell in a land of deep darkness a light it will shine on them.
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.
You will multiply the nation (to it *Q(K)*) you will magnify the rejoicing they will rejoice before you like [the] rejoicing at the harvest just as people are glad when divide they plunder.
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.
For - [the] yoke of burden its and [the] staff of shoulder its [the] rod of the [one who] oppresses it you will shatter like [the] day of Midian.
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 every boot [which] marches with shaking and cloak rolled in blood and it will be for burning fuel of a 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 he will be born to us a son he will be given to us and it was the dominion on shoulder his and someone called name his a wonder a counselor God mighty father of perpetuity prince of peace.
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.
(To [the] increase of *Q(K)*) the dominion and to peace there not [will be] an end on [the] throne of David and over kingdom his to establish it and to sustain it in justice and in righteousness from now and until perpetuity [the] zeal of Yahweh of hosts it will accomplish this.
8 Mwathani nĩatũmĩte ndũmĩrĩri ya gũũkĩrĩra Jakubu; nayo nĩĩgakinyĩra Isiraeli.
A word he has sent [the] Lord in Jacob and it will fall on 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 they will know the people all of it Ephraim and [the] inhabitant[s] of Samaria with pride and with greatness of heart saying.
10 “Maturubarĩ nĩmagwĩte thĩ, no ithuĩ tũgwaka rĩngĩ na mahiga maicũhie; mĩtĩ ya mĩkũyũ nĩmĩteme, no ithenya rĩayo tũgwaka na mĩtarakwa.”
Bricks they have fallen and hewn [stone] we will rebuild sycamores they have been cut down and cedars we will substitute.
11 No rĩrĩ, Jehova nĩaheete andũ arĩa marĩ muku na Rezini hinya mamookĩrĩre, na akaarahũra thũ ciao.
And he set on high Yahweh [the] opponents of Rezin against him and enemies his he provoked.
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.
Aram from [the] east and Philistines from [the] west and they consumed Israel with all [the] mouth for all this not it has turned back anger his and still hand his [is] stretched out.
13 No rĩrĩ, andũ acio maticookereire ũcio wamahũũrire, kana makarongooria Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.
And the people not it has turned back to the [one who] struck it and Yahweh of hosts not they have sought.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova nĩagatinia mũtwe na mũtingʼoe wa Isiraeli, na arenge rũhonge rwa mũkĩndũ na rwa ithanjĩ o mũthenya ũmwe.
And he cut off Yahweh from Israel head and tail palm branch and bulrush day one.
15 Athuuri na andũ arĩa marĩ igweta nĩo mũtwe, nao anabii arĩa marutanaga ũhoro wa maheeni nĩo mũtingʼoe.
An old [man] and [one] uplifted of face he [is] the head and a prophet [who] teaches falsehood he [is] the tail.
16 Nĩgũkorwo atongoria a andũ aya nĩo mamahĩtithagia, nao arĩa matongoragio makahĩtithio njĩra.
And they were [the] guides the people this misleading and [those who] were guided by him [were] confused.
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.
There-fore on young men its not he rejoices - [the] Lord and fatherless ones its and widows its not he has compassion on for all of it [is] godless and doing evil and every mouth [is] speaking disgraceful folly for all this not it has turned back anger his and still hand his [is] stretched out.
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.
For it has burned like fire wickedness thorn[s] and bush[es] it consumes and it has kindled [the] thickets of the forest and they have swirled a rising up of smoke.
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.
By [the] wrath of Yahweh of hosts it has been scorched [the] land and it was the people like fuel of a fire each brother his not they spared.
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;
And it devoured on [the] right [side] and it was hungry and it ate on [the] left [side] and not they were satisfied everyone [the] flesh of own arm his they ate.
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.
Manasseh Ephraim and Ephraim Manasseh together they on Judah for all this not it has turned back anger his and still hand his [is] stretched out.