Aịzaya 43
1 Ma ugbu a, nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru, bụ onye kere gị, Jekọb, na onye kpụrụ gị Izrel, “Atụla egwu, nʼihi na agbapụtala m gị. Akpọọla m gị aha, ị bụkwa nke m.
But nowe thus sayeth the Lord, that created thee, O Iaakob: and hee that formed thee, O Israel, Feare not: for I haue redeemed thee: I haue called thee by thy name, thou art mine.
2 Mgbe ị si na mmiri dị omimi na-agafe, aga m anọnyere gị. Mgbe i si na mmiri nke na-ekwo oke okwukwo, agaghị m ekwe ka o bufuo gị. Mgbe ị na-eje ije nʼime ọkụ, ọ gaghị eregbu gị. Ire ọkụ ahụ agakwaghị erepịa gị.
When thou passest through the waters, I wil be with thee, and through the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe thee. When thou walkest through the very fire, thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame kindle vpon thee.
3 Nʼihi na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị, Onye nzọpụta gị, na Onye nsọ nke Izrel. Ewerela m Ijipt na Kush na Seba nye ka ha bụrụ ihe i ji gbara onwe gị.
For I am the Lord thy God, the holy one of Israel, thy Sauiour: I gaue Egypt for thy ransome, Ethiopia, and Seba for thee.
4 Ebe ị bụ ihe dị oke ọnụahịa nʼanya m, ebe ọ bụkwa na m hụrụ gị nʼanya, aga m ewere ndị mmadụ nye nʼihi ịgbapụta gị. Aga m ebibi ndụ ndị mmadụ nʼihi ichebe gị ndụ.
Because thou wast precious in my sight, and thou wast honourable, and I loued thee, therefore will I giue man for thee, and people for thy sake.
5 Atụla egwu nʼihi na anọnyeere m gị. Aga m esite nʼọwụwa anyanwụ na nʼọdịda anyanwụ chịkọtaa ụmụ gị.
Feare not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seede from the East, and gather thee from the West.
6 Aga m enyekwa ugwu na ndịda iwu sị ha, ‘Hapụnụ ha ka ha laa, unu egbochikwala ha.’ Hapụnụ ndị m ka ha site nʼala niile dị anya nke nsọtụ ụwa lọghachi,
I will say to the North, Giue: and to the South, Keepe not backe: bring my sonnes from farre, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.
7 onye ọbụla nke a na-akpọ aha m, onye m kere nʼihi otuto m, onye m kpụrụ, ma meekwa.”
Euery one shall be called by my Name: for I created him for my glorie, formed him and made him.
8 Kpọpụtanụ ha, bụ ndị ahụ nwere anya ma ha adịghị ahụ ụzọ, ndị nwere ntị ma ha adịghịkwa anụ ihe.
I will bring foorth the blinde people, and they shall haue eyes, and the deafe, and they shall haue eares.
9 Mba niile dị iche iche ezukọtala, mmadụ niile agbakọtakwala. Onye nʼime chi ha kwuru na ihe dị otu a ga-eme, onye kwa kwuru ihe ndị a mere nʼoge gara aga? Ka ha kpọbata ndị akaebe ha izipụta na ihe ha kwuru ziri ezi, ka ndị ọzọ nụ ya ma sị na, “Ọ bụ eziokwu.”
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this and shewe vs former things? let them bring foorth their witnesses, that they may be iustified: but let them heare, and say, It is truth.
10 “Unu bụ ndị akaebe m,” ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, “bụrụkwa ndị ohu m họpụtara, ka unu mara m, ma kwerekwa na m, ghọtakwa na Mụ onwe m bụ onye ahụ. Ọ dịghị chi a kpụrụ tupu m dịrị, ọ dịkwaghị nke ga-eso m nʼazụ.
You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my seruant, whom I haue chosen: therefore yee shall knowe and beleeue me and yee shall vnderstand that I am: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
11 Mụ, ọ bụ na naanị m, bụ Onyenwe anyị, ọ dịkwaghị onye nzọpụta ọzọ dị ma ewezuga m.
I, euen I am the Lord, and beside me there is no Sauiour.
12 Mụ onwe m egosila, zọpụta ma kwupụtakwa ya, mee ka unu nụrụ ya, mụ onwe m, ọ bụghị chi ndị mba ọzọ nọ nʼetiti unu. Unu bụkwa ndị akaebe m, na mụ onwe bụ Chineke,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya.
I haue declared, and I haue saued, and I haue shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, sayeth the Lord, that I am God.
13 “E, site nʼebighị ebi ruo nʼebighị ebi, mụ onwe m bụ Chineke. Ọ dịghị onye pụrụ ịnapụta m ihe m ji nʼaka. Mgbe m rụrụ ọrụ, onye pụrụ ịgbanwe ya?”
Yea, before the day was, I am, and there is none that can deliuer out of mine hand: I will doe it, and who shall let it?
14 Nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Onye mgbapụta unu na Onye nsọ nke Izrel. “Nʼihi unu, aga m eziga ozi na Babilọn budata ndị Kaldịa niile dịka ndị gbapụrụ agbapụ, nʼime ụgbọ mmiri ahụ niile ha ji anya isi.
Thus sayeth the Lord your redeemer, the holy one of Israel, For your sake I haue sent to Babel, and brought it downe: they are all fugitiues, and the Chaldeans crie in the shippes.
15 Mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye nsọ gị, onye kere Izrel, Eze unu.”
I am the Lord your holy one, the creator of Israel, your King.
16 Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, bụ onye ahụ kwara ụzọ nʼime osimiri, nke mere ka okporoụzọ dịrị nʼime oke osimiri.
Thus sayeth the Lord which maketh a way in the Sea, and a path in the mighty waters.
17 Nke na-eme ka ụgbọ ndị agha dị ukwuu, na ịnyịnya pụta, ndị agha na ụsụ ha achịkọtara ọnụ, mee ha ka ha dinaa nʼebe ahụ, ghara ibilitekwa ọzọ, dịka ha bụ ọkụ ogho oriọna e menyụrụ emenyụ.
When hee bringeth out the charet and horse, the armie and the power lie together, and shall not rise: they are extinct, and quenched as towe.
18 “Chefuonu ihe ndị ahụ niile mere nʼoge gara aga; unu atụgharịkwala uche unu na ha.
Remember yee not the former things, neither regard the things of olde.
19 Kama leenụ anya ihe ọhụrụ nke m na-aga ime. Leenụ ya nʼihi na o bidolarị ịpụta ihe. Ọ ga-abụ na unu adịghị ahụ ya? Nʼihi na ana m akwa okporoụzọ nʼọzara, na-emekwa ka mmiri jupụta nʼala tọgbọrọ nʼefu.
Behold, I do a new thing: now shall it come foorth: shall you not knowe it? I wil euen make a way in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse.
20 Anụ ọhịa niile na-asọpụrụ m, nkịta ọhịa, na enyi nnụnụ niile na-ekele m, nʼihi na emeela m ka mmiri jupụta nʼọzara, meekwa ka isi iyi na-asọ nʼala ebe tọgbọrọ nʼefu, nye ndị nke m ihe ọṅụṅụ, bụ ndị m họpụtara.
The wilde beastes shall honour mee, the dragons and the ostriches, because I gaue water in the desert, and floods in the wildernesse to giue drinke to my people, euen to mine elect.
21 Ndị m kpụrụ nye onwe m, ka ha kọsaa akụkọ otuto m.
This people haue I formed for my selfe: they shall shewe foorth my praise.
22 “Ma unu akpọkughị m, Jekọb, kama ihe banyere m agwụla gị ike, Izrel.
And thou hast not called vpon mee, O Iaakob, but thou hast wearied me, O Israel.
23 I kpụrụghị atụrụ wetara m maka aja nsure ọkụ, maọbụ jiri aja niile sọpụrụ m. O nweghị mgbe m kwagidere gị ka i wetara m onyinye mkpụrụ ọka, maọbụ mee ka ike gwụ gị site nʼịna gị ụda na-esi isi ụtọ.
Thou hast not brought me the sheepe of thy burnt offrings, neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I haue not caused thee to serue with an offring, nor wearied thee with incense.
24 Unu ewetabereghị m ụda kalamus na-esi isi ụtọ, maọbụ were abụba anụ nke aja unu niile mee ka obi tọọ m ụtọ. Kama ọ bụ naanị mmehie unu ka unu na-ebokwasị m, unu ejirila ajọ omume unu mee ka ike gwụsịa m.
Thou boughtest mee no sweete sauour with money, neither hast thou made mee drunke with the fatte of thy sacrifices, but thou hast made mee to serue with thy sinnes, and wearied mee with thine iniquities.
25 “Mụ onwe m, ọ bụ naanị mụ onwe m, bụ onye na-ehichapụ mmehie unu. Ana m emekwa ya nʼihi na ọ dị m mma nʼobi ime ya. Agakwaghị m echeta mmehie unu ọzọ.
I, euen I am he that putteth away thine iniquities for mine owne sake, and will not remember thy sinnes.
26 Chetara m ihe gara aga, ka anyị rụrịta ụka nʼetiti onwe anyị, doo okwu gị nʼusoro igosi na ị bụ onye ikpe na-amaghị.
Put me in remembrance: let vs be iudged together: count thou that thou maist be iustified.
27 Site na mmalite, nna nna unu ha mehiere megide m. Ndị m dunyere ka ha kuziere unu ihe nupukwara isi megide m.
Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers haue transgressed against me.
28 Ya mere, m ji menye ndị a maara aha ha nʼụlọnsọ ihere. Enyefere m Jekọb ka ọ bụrụ onye ewezugara nye mbibi, nyekwa Izrel ka ọ bụrụ ihe mkparị.
Therefore I haue prophaned the rulers of the Sanctuarie, and haue made Iaakob a curse, and Israel a reproche.
