Aịzaya 20

1 Nʼafọ ahụ, Sagọn, eze Asịrịa, zipụrụ ọchịagha onye ọkwa ya kasị ukwuu, ka ọ gaa buso Ashdọd agha. Ọ gara meriekwa ya nʼagha.

Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,

2 Nʼoge ahụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru okwu site nʼọnụ Aịzaya nwa Emọz. Ọ sịrị ya, “Yipụ uwe mkpe iyi nʼahụ, ya na akpụkpọụkwụ dị gị nʼụkwụ.” O mere otu a, ọ gbaara ọtọ, jegharịakwa nʼụkwụ efu.

the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

3 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Dị ka ohu m Aịzaya si gbara ọtọ jegharịa nʼụkwụ efu afọ atọ ndị a niile, ọ bụ ihe ama na ihe ịdọ aka na ntị na-egosi ihe gaje ịbịakwasị ndị Ijipt na ndị Kush.

Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,

4 Nʼihi na otu a ka eze Asịrịa ga-esi kpụrụ ndị Ijipt na ndị Kush ọ dọtara nʼagha. Ha ga-agba ọtọ na-ejegharị nʼụkwụ efu, ma nwantakịrị ma okenye. Otule ha gba ọtọ ga-abụrụ Ijipt ihe ihere.

so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

5 Egwu ga-ejide ndị ahụ niile nwere nchekwube nʼike Kush, na ndị ahụ niile jiri Ijipt nyaa isi ga-ada mba. Ihere ga-emekwa ha.

Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

6 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, ndị ahụ dịnyeere ha, bụ ndị bi nʼọnụ mmiri ha ga-asị, ‘Ọ bụrụ na ihe dị otu a dakwasịrị ndị Ijipt anyị tụkwasịrị obi inyere anyị aka, na ịnapụta anyị site nʼaka eze Asịrịa, ebeekwanụ ka anyị ga-agbaga?’”

And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”