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.

In the year that Tartan entered Ashdod, when Sargon king of Assyria, sent him, —and he fought against Ashdod 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.

At that time, spake Yahweh, through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, And thy sandal, draw thou off from thy foot, —And he did so, walking disrobed 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 said Yahweh, —As my servant Isaiah, hath walked, disrobed and barefoot three years as a sign and a wonder against Egypt and against Ethiopia,

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, shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia young and old disrobed and barefoot, with their persons behind Uncovered the shame of Egypt.

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.

Thus shall they be confounded and turn pale, —For Ethiopia, their expectation, and For Egypt their boast;

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 the inhabitant of this shore, shall exclaim, in that day, Lo! such, is our expectation, whereunto we fled for help, that we might be delivered from the presence of the king of Assyria! How then shall, we, escape?