Aịzaya 26
1 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, a ga-abụ abụ a nʼala Juda niile: Anyị nwere obodo e wusiri ike. Chineke na-eme ka mgbidi ya na ebe ya niile e wusiri ike bụrụ nzọpụta nye anyị.
Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
2 Meghee ụzọ ama niile, ka mba ndị ahụ na-eme ezi omume bata, e, bụ mba ahụ kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
3 Ị na-eme ka ndị niile echiche uche ha guzosiri ike nwee udo zuruoke, nʼihi na ọ bụ na gị ka ha na-atụkwasị obi ha.
Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
4 Tụkwasị Onyenwe anyị Chineke obi mgbe niile, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke bụ oke nkume nke mgbe ebighị ebi.
[So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
5 Ndị na-akpa nganga ka ọ na-ewedata ala, na-emekwa ka obodo na-anya isi kpọọ ọnụ nʼala. Mgbidi ya ka ọ na-eme ka ọ daruo ala.
He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
6 Ọ na-enyefe obodo ahụ nʼaka ndị a na-emegbu emegbu, na nʼaka ndị ogbenye ka ha zọtọọ ya ụkwụ.
[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
7 Ụzọ nke onye ezi omume ha nʼotu, gị, Onye ziri ezi, na-eme ka okporoụzọ ndị ezi omume dị larịị.
[But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
8 E, Onyenwe anyị, anyị na-aga nʼụzọ nke ikpe gị niile, na-ele anya gị. Aha gị na ihe niile e ji mara gị bụ ihe na-agụsị obi anyị agụ ike.
Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
9 Abalị niile ka obi m na-achọsi gị ike, nʼụtụtụ eji m mmụọ m niile na-achọsi gị ike, nʼihi na ọ bụ naanị mgbe ị bịara kpee ụwa ikpe ka mmadụ ga-esi nʼajọ omume tụgharịa ime ezi ihe.
[All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
10 Obi ebere gị nʼebe ndị na-emebi iwu nọ adịghị eme ka ha gbanwee. Ọ bụladị nʼala a, ebe ndị ezi omume bi, ha na-anọgide na-eme ihe ọjọọ. Ha adịghị echeta ịdị ukwuu gị, Onyenwe anyị.
[But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
11 Onyenwe anyị ebuliela aka ya elu, ha adịghị ahụ ya. Gosi ha ekworo gị banyere ndị gị, ka e si otu a mee ka ihere mee ha. E, ka ọkụ ahụ ị kwadooro ndị iro gị rechapụ ha.
Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
12 Onyenwe anyị, ị na-enye anyị udo; nʼihi na ihe niile anyị nwere sitere nʼaka gị.
Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
13 O, Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị, ọ dị mgbe anyị nọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ndị ọzọ dị iche iche, ma ugbu a, ọ bụ naanị aha gị ka anyị na-efe.
Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
14 Ndị niile anyị fere na mbụ anwụchaala; ha adịghịkwa ndụ; mmụọ ha agakwaghị alọghachi ọzọ. Nʼihi na ị tara ha ahụhụ, laa ha nʼiyi; e chefukwaala ha.
Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
15 I meela ka mba a dị ukwuu, Onyenwe anyị; i meela ka mba a saa mbara. I wetarala onwe gị nsọpụrụ, i meela ka oke ala ahụ niile gbatịa.
Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
16 Onyenwe anyị, nʼime mkpagbu ha, ha gbakwutere gị. Mgbe iwe gị bịakwasịrị ha, ọ bụ olu dị nta ka ha ji kpeere gị ekpere.
Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
17 Gị, Onyenwe anyị, emeela ka anyị kwaa akwa, dị ka nwanyị ime na-eme si ata ikikere eze na akwa akwa nʼihi ihe mgbu. Otu a ka anyị nọ nʼihu gị.
Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
18 Anyị anọọla ọnọdụ ihe mgbu, na ịta ikikere eze, ma o nweghị ihe ọma anyị nwetara nʼime ya. Mgbalị anyị niile emeghị ka nzọpụta rute ụwa aka. O nwekwaghị ihe nwere isi anyị rụpụtara.
We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
19 Ma ndị gị niile nwụrụ anwụ ga-adị ndụ, O Onyenwe anyị. Ozu ha ga-esite nʼọnwụ bilie. Unu ndị niile bi nʼaja tetanụ ma tie mkpu ọṅụ. Nʼihi na igirigi gị dị ka igirigi nke ụtụtụ, ala ga-amụpụtakwa ndị ya niile nwụrụ anwụ.
But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
20 Baanụ nʼụlọ, ndị m, kpọchienụ ụzọ unu! Zoonụ onwe unu naanị nwa oge nta, tutu ruo mgbe iwe Chineke ga-agabiga.
But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
21 Lee anya! Onyenwe anyị si nʼebe obibi ya na-abịa ikpe ndị bi nʼụwa ikpe nʼihi mmehie ha niile. Ụwa ga-ekpughepụ gosi ọbara niile a wụsiri nʼelu ya, ọ gaghị ezokwa ndị niile e gburu lie nʼime ya.
Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
