Aịzaya 42
1 “Lee ohu m, onye m na-agba ume, onye m họpụtara, onye ihe ya na-atọ mkpụrụobi m ụtọ. Aga m eme ka Mmụọ m dịrị nʼime ya. Ọ ga-emekwa ka ikpe ziri ezi rute mba niile aka.
Look! Here is my servant, the one I support; my chosen one who pleases me. I have placed my Spirit on him, and he will show the nations what is right.
2 Ọ gaghị eti mkpu maọbụ welie olu ya kwaa akwa, maọbụ welie olu ya elu, ọ gaghị eme ka a nụ olu ya nʼezi.
He won't shout or cry out; he won't raise his voice in the street.
3 Ọ gaghị agbaji ahịhịa riidi azọpịara azọpịa, maọbụ menyụọ ogho oriọna na-enwu ntakịrị ntakịrị. Ọ ga-esite nʼikwesị ntụkwasị obi wepụta ikpe ziri ezi.
He won't break a damaged reed; he won't snuff out a smoldering wick. He will faithfully make sure everyone is treated fairly.
4 Ọ gaghị asọ ngọngọ maọbụ daa mba, ruo mgbe o hiwere ikpe ziri ezi nʼelu ụwa. Ọ bụkwa nʼozizi ya ka agwa etiti niile ga-atụkwasị olileanya ha.”
He won't give up or become discouraged until he has made sure that justice is upheld throughout the world. Even lands overseas will look forward to his teachings.
5 Nke a bụ ihe Chineke bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru, onye ahụ kere eluigwe niile, onye gbasapụkwara ha, onye gbasapụkwara ụwa nʼihe niile nke si nʼime ya apụta, onye na-enye ndị niile bi nʼime ya ume, na-enyekwa ndị na-agagharị nʼime ya ndụ.
This is what God the Lord says, the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, who made the earth and everything in it, who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live there:
6 “Mụ onwe m, bụ Onyenwe anyị, akpọla gị ka i gosi ezi omume m. Aga m echebe gị, gbaa gị ume, nʼihi na eweere m gị nye ndị m ka ị bụrụ ihe imesi ọgbụgba ndụ m ike. Ị ga-abụkwa ìhè nye mba niile.
“I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate what's right, and I will hold your hand. I will take care of you, and give you as a sign of my agreement with the people and as a light to the nations.
7 Ị ga-emeghe anya ndị kpuru ìsì, gbapụtakwa ndị nọ nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, meekwa ka ndị nọ nʼụlọ mkpọrọ gbara ọchịchịrị nwere onwe ha.
You will make the blind see, set free those who are locked up, and lead those who sit in darkness out from prison.
8 “Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị! Nke a bụkwa aha m. Agaghị m enye onye ọzọ ugwu na nsọpụrụ m. Mụ na arụsị a pịrị apị agakwaghị azọ otuto m.
I am the Lord—that is my name! I do not give my honor to anyone else; I do not give my praise to idols.
9 Lee ihe ochie emezuola ma nke ọhụrụ ka m na-ekwupụta. Tupu ha pụta ìhè ana m akpọsa ha nye unu.”
Notice that what I foretold has come true, as will the new things I'm saying to you now. I tell you what will happen before it does.”
10 Bụkuonụ Onyenwe anyị abụ ọhụrụ; tookwanụ ya, unu ndị niile bi na nsọtụ niile nke ụwa, unu ndị na-arịda nʼosimiri, na ihe niile bi nʼime ya. Toonu ya unu ndị bi nʼala ebe mmiri gbara gburugburu.
Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing praise from everywhere on earth, you who sail on the sea and everything in it, you islands and everyone who lives in them.
11 Ka ọzara na obodo niile dị nʼime ya welie olu ha elu, ka ndị bi na Keda ṅụrịa ọṅụ. Ka ndị bi na Sela tie mkpu ọṅụ, ka ha si nʼelu ugwu niile tisie mkpu ọṅụ ike.
Let the people in the desert and its towns shout; let the people of the villages of Kedar cry out loud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
12 Ka ha nye Onyenwe anyị ebube, kpọsaakwa otuto ya nʼala niile mmiri gbara gburugburu.
Let them glorify the Lord and praise him in the islands.
13 Onyenwe anyị ga-apụta buo agha dịka dike. Ọ bụ site nʼịnụ ọkụ nʼobi nke onye agha ka ọ ga-eji buo agha. Ọ ga-eti mkpu agha megide ndị iro ya, ma merie ha.
Like a mighty warrior the Lord will march out, like a seasoned soldier he goes out with courage. He gives his war-cry, shouting as he battles and defeats his enemies.
14 “Ọ dịla anya kemgbe m gbara nkịtị; ejidesịrị m onwe m aka ike. Ma ugbu a, aga m egosi iwe m; aga m asụ ude, kwaa akwa dị ka nwanyị ime na-eme.
“I didn't say anything for a long time, I kept quiet and restrained myself. But now like a woman giving birth, I will moan and gasp and pant.
15 Aga m eme ka ugwu ukwu na ugwu nta niile dị larịị, meekwa ka ihe ọkụkụ ha niile kpọnwụọ. Aga m eme ka osimiri ghọọ ọzara, meekwa ka ọdọ mmiri niile takpọọ.
I will dry up the mountains and the hills, and make all their greenery wither. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
16 Aga m edu ndị kpuru ìsì, site nʼụzọ nke ha na-amaghị, nʼokporoụzọ ha agatụbeghị ka m ga-edu ha; Aga m eme ka ọchịchịrị ghọọ ìhè nʼihu ha, meekwa ka ebe niile gbagọrọ agbagọ guzozie. Ihe ndị a niile ka m ga-eme. Agaghị m agbakụta ha azụ.
I will lead the blind along a road they don't know; I will guide them along paths they don't know. I will turn darkness into light before them, and smooth out the rough places. This is what I'm going to do for them; I won't let them down.
17 Ma ndị niile na-atụkwasị arụsị obi, ndị na-asị ihe ndị ahụ a pịrị apị, ‘Unu bụ chi anyị,’ a ga-achụghachi ha azụ nʼọnọdụ ihere.
But those who trust in idols and say to images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be rejected in humiliation and shame.
18 “Geenụ ntị, unu ndị ntị chiri, leenụ anya unu ndị ìsì kpuru, ma hụ ụzọ.
Listen, you deaf people! Look and see, you blind people!
19 Olee onye kpuru ìsì dịka ohu m? Onye kwa ka ntị chiri dịka onyeozi nke eziokwu m? Ọ dị onye ọzọ kpuru ìsì dịka onye a m họpụtara ka ọ bụrụ ohu Onyenwe anyị?
Who is blind like my servant? Who is deaf like my messenger that I send? Who is as blind as the people of the agreement? Who is as blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 Ị hụla ọtụtụ ihe, ma ị dịghị atụkwasị uche gị na ha. Ntị gị ghere oghe, ma ị dịghị eji ya anụ ihe.”
You've looked at many things but have not really seen; you've heard but never really listened.”
21 Onyenwe anyị emeela ka iwu ya dị ukwuu, meekwa ka ọ dị ebube, nʼihi na ọ tọrọ ya ụtọ isite na ya mee ka ezi omume ya pụta ìhè.
Because the Lord does what is right he wanted to show how important and wonderful his instructions were.
22 Ma e meela ka ndị ya bụrụ ndị e zukpọrọ ihe ha nwere nʼoge agha. A kpọchikwara ha nʼolulu e gwuru nʼala, zoo ha nʼime ụlọ mkpọrọ dị iche iche. Ha aghọọla ihe a kwatara nʼagha, ma ọ dịghị onye na-anapụta ha. Ha aghọkwaala ihe e si nʼaka mmadụ pụnara ya nʼike, ma ọ dịghị onye na-asị ndị iro ha, “Nyeghachikwa m ihe m i ji aka ike were.”
But this people ended up robbed and raided, all of them trapped in holes or hidden in prisons. They have been stolen like loot, with no one to save them from being someone's prize, no one to say “Give them back!”
23 Onye ka ọ bụ nʼetiti unu nke ga-ege ntị nʼihe ndị a? Onye ga-aṅa ntị si otu a mata ihe na-aga ime nʼoge dị nʼihu?
Who of you is going to listen to this, or pay attention later on?
24 Onye weere Jekọb nyefee nʼaka ndị na-ebibi ihe, onye were Izrel nyefee ndị ohi? Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị Onyenwe anyị onye ha mehiere megide? Nʼihi na ha ekweghị eso ụzọ ya niile, ha erubeghị isi nye iwu ya.
Who let Jacob be taken as loot; who let Israel be taken by robbers? Wasn't it the Lord who we sinned against? The people weren't willing to follow his ways, and they refused to obey his law.
25 Ọ bụ ya mere o ji wụkwasị ndị ya iwe ọkụ ya, ihe ike nke agha. Ọ bụ ezie na iwe ya bịakwasịrị ha dịka ọkụ na-erepịa erepịa, ma ha aghọtaghị ihe kpatara ya; o repịara ha, ma ha atụgharịa uche ha banyere ya.
So he poured out his furious anger on them, and the violence of war. Even though they were surrounded by flames, but they still didn't understand. The fire burned them up, but they still did not take the situation seriously.
