Aịzaya 21
1 Amụma megide ọzara nke dị nʼakụkụ oke osimiri: Dịka oke ifufe si nʼọzara Negeb na-efebiga, ka onye na-eme ihe ike ga-esi nʼọzara bịa, site nʼala nke oke egwu.
The prophecy concerning the desert of the sea. As storms which rush along through the south, So it cometh from the desert, From the terrible land.
2 Ahụrụ m ọhụ dị egwu, ọhụ oke mbibi, na ọhụ oke nrara nye nʼaka ndị mbibi, nʼebe onye na-apụnara mmadụ ihe nʼike na-akwakọta ngwongwo. Bilienụ unu ndị agha Elam, buonu agha! Unu ndị agha Midia, gbaanụ obodo gburugburu! Aga m eme ka ịsụ ude na mmegbu niile kwụsị.
A grievous vision was revealed to me; The plunderer plundereth, and the destroyer destroyeth. “Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All sighing do I make to cease.”
3 Nʼihi nke a, ahụ m niile nọ nʼoke ihe mgbu, oke ihe mgbu zuru m ahụ, dịka ihe mgbu nke nwanyị ime na-eme. Amara m jijiji nʼihi ihe m nụrụ, ihe m na-ahụ na-agbagwoju m anya.
Therefore are my loins full of pain; Pangs have seized me, as the pangs of a woman in travail; For convulsions I cannot hear; For anguish I cannot see.
4 Obi m anọkwaghị jụụ, oke ọma jijiji na-eme ka m tụọ egwu; chi ojiji nke m na-ele anya ya aghọọlara m ihe ịma jijiji.
My heart panteth, Terror hath seized upon me; The evening of my desire is changed into horror.
5 Ha na-akwado tebul. Ha na-edozi ute ịnọdụ ala, ha na-eri, ha na-aṅụ. Bilienụ ndịisi agha, teekwanụ ọta niile mmanụ!
The table is prepared; the watch is set; They eat; they drink; “Arise, ye princes! Anoint the shield!”
6 Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị gwara m, “Gaa, guzobe onye nche, ka o kwuo ihe ọ na-ahụ.
For thus said the Lord unto me: “Go, set a watchman, Who shall declare what he seeth.”
7 Mgbe ọ hụrụ ụgbọ agha, na usuu ịnyịnya, na ndị na-agba ịnyịnya ibu, maọbụ ndị na-agba ịnyịnya kamel ka ha na-abịa abụọ abụọ, gwa ya ka o lezie ha anya nke ọma, nọọkwa na njikere.”
And he saw a troop, horsemen in pairs, Riders on asses, and riders on camels, And he watched with the utmost heed.
8 Onye nche na-elepụ anya tiri mkpu dịka ọdụm, sị, “Onyenwe m, nʼehihie ụbọchị niile ka m na-eguzo nʼelu ụlọ nche, nʼọnọdụ nche m ka m na-eguzokwa abalị niile.
Then he cried like a lion: “My Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the daytime, And keep my post all the night;
9 Lee, otu nwoke nọ nʼime ụgbọ agha na-abịa, ya na ndị nọ nʼelu ịnyịnya na-abịa abụọ abụọ. O nyeghachiri ọsịsa ahụ, ‘Babilọn adaala, e ọ daala, arụsị niile apịrị apị nke chi ya niile a kurisiela tọgbọrọ nʼala.’”
And behold, there cometh a troop, Horsemen in pairs.” Again also he lifted up his voice, and said: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods are cast broken to the ground.”
10 O, ndị m, ndị a zọchara azọcha, dịka ọka a zọchara nʼebe ịzọcha ọka, agwala m unu ihe Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru.
O my threshing, and the corn of my floor! What I have heard from Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, That have I declared to you.
11 Nke a bụ amụma megide Duma: Otu onye si na Sia na-akpọ m oku, “Onye nche, gịnị ka ọ fọdụrụ tupu chi abọọ? Onye nche, gịnị ka ọ fọdụrụ tupu chi abọọ?”
The prophecy concerning Dumah. A voice came to me from Seir: “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
12 Onye nche zara sị, “Chi ọbụbọ na-abịa, abalị na-abịakwa. Ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ ịjụ ajụjụ, jụọnụ ajụjụ, ma laghachikwa ọzọ.”
The watchman saith: “Morning cometh, and also night. If ye will inquire, inquire! Return, come!”
13 Amụma megide Arebịa: Unu ndị ije niile nke Dedan, ndị na-anọ ọnọdụ abalị nʼoke ọhịa nke Arebịa,
The prophecy against the Arabians. In the thickets of Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedan!
14 kuterenụ ndị ahụ bịakwutere unu akpịrị na-akpọ nkụ mmiri ọṅụṅụ; unu ndị bi nʼala Tema, buterenụ ndị gbakwutere unu ọsọ ndụ nri.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema Bring water to the thirsty; They come to meet the fugitive with bread.
15 Nʼihi na ọ bụ site nʼagha nke e ji mma agha egbu ndị mmadụ, na agha e ji akụ agbatu mmadụ ka ha si na-agbapụ ọsọ.
For they flee from swords, From the drawn sword, And from the bent bow, And from the fury of war.
16 Nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị sịrị m, “Tupu otu afọ agwụ, dị ka esi agụ afọ onye ohu e goro ọrụ, ịma mma Keda ga-agwụsị.
For thus saith the Lord to me: Within one year, according to the years of a hireling, Shall all the glory of Kedar be consumed.
17 Ndị fọdụrụ ndụ nʼime ndị na-agba ụta, ndị bụ dike nʼagha na Keda, ga-adị mmadụ ole na ole.” Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke Izrel ekwuola ya.
The remainder of the mighty bowmen of the sons of Kedar shall be diminished; For Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath said it.
