Isaaya 43
1 Naye kaakano bw’atyo bw’ayogera Mukama oyo eyakutonda, ggwe Yakobo, eyakukola ggwe Isirayiri: “Totya kubanga nkununudde, nakuyita nga mpitira ddala erinnya lyo, oli wange.
And now thus saith the Lord God that made thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee [by] thy name; thou art mine.
2 Bw’onooyitanga mu mazzi amawanvu nnaabeeranga naawe, ne bw’onooyitanga mu migga tegirikusaanyaawo; bw’onooyitanga mu muliro tegukwokyenga, ennimi z’omuliro tezirikwokya.
And if thou pass through water, I am with thee; and the rivers shall not overflow thee: and if thou go through fire, thou shalt not be burned; the flame shall not burn thee.
3 Kubanga nze Mukama Katonda wo, Katonda Omutukuvu owa Isirayiri; Omulokozi wo. Mpayo Misiri ggwe osobole okuteebwa, era Kuusi ne Seba mbiwaayo gwe ofune emirembe gyo.
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, that saves thee: I have made Egypt and Ethiopia thy ransom, and [given] Soene for thee.
4 Kubanga oli wa muwendo gye ndi, ow’ekitiibwa, era kubanga nkwagala, ndiwaayo abasajja ku lulwo mpeeyo n’abantu ku lw’obulamu bwo.
Since thou becamest precious in my sight, thou hast become glorious, and I have loved thee: and I will give men for thee, and princes for thy life.
5 Totya, kubanga nze ndi nawe, ndireeta ezzadde lyo okuva ebuvanjuba era nkukuŋŋaanye okuva ebugwanjuba.
Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and will gather thee from the west.
6 Ndigamba obukiikakkono nti, ‘Waayo b’olina,’ n’obukiikaddyo nti, ‘Tobagaanira.’ Leeta batabani bange okuva ewala ne bawala bange okuva ku nkomerero y’ensi.
I will say to the north, Bring; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from the [land] afar off, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
7 Buli muntu yenna ayitibwa erinnya lyange, gwe natonda olw’ekitiibwa kyange, gwe nakola gwe natonda.”
[even] all who are called by my name: for I have prepared him for my glory, and I have formed him, and have made him:
8 Fulumya abo abalina amaaso naye nga tebalaba, abalina amatu naye nga tebawulira.
and I have brought forth the blind people; for [their] eyes are alike blind, and they that have ears are deaf.
9 Amawanga gonna ka gakuŋŋaane n’abantu bajje. Ani ku bo eyali ayogedde ku bintu bino? Ani ku bo eyali alangiridde ebyaliwo? Leka baleete abajulizi okukakasa nti baali batuufu abawulira bagambe nti, “Ddala bwe kiri.”
All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth.
10 “Muli bajulirwa bange,” bw’ayogera Mukama, “omuweereza wange gwe nalonda: mulyoke mummanye, munzikirize, mutegeere nga Nze wuuyo: Tewali Katonda eyansooka era teriba mulala alinzirira.
Be ye my witnesses, and I [too am] a witness, saith the Lord God, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know, and believe, and understand that I am [he]: before me there was no other God, and after me there shall be none.
11 Nze, Nze mwene, nze Mukama; okuggyako nze tewali Mulokozi.
I am God; and beside me there is no Saviour.
12 Nze naleeta okwolesebwa ne nangirira ne ndokola; nze so si katonda mulala mugwira mu mmwe. Muli bajulirwa bange,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange [god] among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God,
13 “Weewaawo, okuva mu nnaku ez’edda Nze Nzuuyo; tewali n’omu ayinza okuwonya omuntu mu mukono gwange. Kye nkola ani ayinza okukikyusa?”
even from the beginning; and there is none that can deliver out of my hands: I will work, and who shall turn it back?
14 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Omununuzi wammwe, Omutukuvu wa Isirayiri nti, “Ku lwammwe nditumya e Babulooni, ndeetere ab’e Babulooni bonna nga bawambe mu byombo ebyabeewanya.
Thus saith the Lord God that redeems you, the Holy One of Israel; for your sakes I will send to Babylon, and I will stir up all that flee, and the Chaldeans shall be bound in ships.
15 Nze Mukama, Omutukuvu wammwe, Omutonzi wa Isirayiri, Kabaka wammwe.”
I am the Lord God, your Holy One, who have appointed for Israel your king.
16 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, oyo eyakola ekkubo mu nnyanja, n’oluguudo mu mazzi amangi ennyo,
Thus saith the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty water;
17 eyaleetera amagaali, n’embalaasi n’eggye, n’abaali bazze okubayamba, byonna awamu okugwa omwo, ne bitaddamu kusituka, nga bizikiridde, nga bikomye ng’akatambi akabadde kaaka:
who brought forth chariots and horse, and a mighty multitude: but they have lain down, and shall not rise: they are extinct, as quenched flax.
18 “Mwerabire eby’emabega, so temulowooza ku by’ayita.
Remember ye not the former things, and consider not the ancient things.
19 Laba, nkola ekintu ekiggya! Kaakano kitandise okulabika, temukiraba? Nkola oluguudo mu ddungu ne ndeeta emigga mu lukoola.
Behold, I [will] do new things, which shall presently spring forth, and ye shall know them: and I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land.
20 Ensolo ez’omu nsiko zinzisaamu ekitiibwa, ebibe n’ebiwuugulu; kubanga nze ngaba amazzi mu ddungu, n’emigga mu lukoola, okunywesa abantu bange, abalonde bange,
the beasts of the field shall bless me, the owls and young ostriches; for I have given water in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land, to give drink to my chosen race,
21 abantu be nnekolera balangirire ettendo lyange.
my people whom I have preserved to tell forth my praises.
22 “So tonkowodde ggwe, Yakobo, era teweekooyeza ggwe Isirayiri.
I have not now called thee, O Jacob; neither have I made thee weary, O Israel.
23 Tondeetedde ndiga ey’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa, wadde okunzisaamu ekitiibwa ne ssaddaaka zo. Sikukaluubirizanga nga nkusaba ebiweebwayo ebyempeke wadde okukukooya n’obubaane.
Thou hast not brought me the sheep of thy whole-burnt-offering; neither hast thou glorified me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with sacrifices, neither have I wearied thee with frankincense.
24 Tondeeteddeeyo bubaane buwunya kawoowo wadde okunzikusa n’amasavu ga ssaddaaka zo, naye onkoyesezza n’ebibi byo, era n’onteganya n’obutali butuukirivu bwo.
Neither hast thou purchased for me victims for silver, neither have I desired the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou didst stand before me in thy sins, and in thine iniquities.
25 “Nze, Nze mwene, nze wuuyo asangula ebyonoono byo ku lwange nze, so sirijjukira bibi byo.
I, [even] I, am he that blots out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and thy sins; and I will not remember [them].
26 Nzijukiza eby’edda, tuwoze ffembi, jjangu ensonga tuzoogereko fembi, yogera ebiraga nga toliiko musango.
But do thou remember, and let us plead [together]: do thou first confess thy transgressions, that thou mayest be justified.
27 Kitaawo eyasooka yasobya, abakulembeze bo baanjemera.
Your fathers first, and your princes have transgressed against me.
28 Kyendiva ndiswaza abakungu ba yeekaalu yo, era ndiwaayo Yakobo azikirizibwe ne Isirayiri aswazibwe.”
And the princes have defiled my sanctuaries: so I gave Jacob [to enemies] to destroy, and Israel to reproach.
