< Isaaya 45 >

1 “Bw’ati Mukama bw’agamba Kuulo gwe yafukako amafuta, oyo gwe mpadde amaanyi mu mukono gwe ogwa ddyo okujeemulula amawanga mu maaso ge era n’okwambula bakabaka ebyokulwanyisa byabwe, okuggulawo enzigi ezimuli mu maaso, emiryango eminene gireme kuggalwawo.
Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut.
2 Ndikukulembera ne ntereeza ebifo ebigulumivu. Ndimenyaamenya emiryango egy’ebikomo ne ntemaatema ebisiba eby’ekyuma.
I will go before thee, and will humble the great ones of the earth: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and will burst the bars of iron.
3 Era ndikuwa obugagga obwakwekebwa mu bifo ebyekusifu era n’ebintu ebyakwekebwa mu bifo ebyekyama olyoke omanye nga nze Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri akuyitira ddala erinnya lyo.
And I will give thee hidden treasures, and the concealed riches of secret places: that thou mayest know that I am the Lord who call thee by thy name, the God of Israel.
4 Ku lwa Yakobo omuweereza wange ne ku lwa Isirayiri omulonde wange kyenvudde nkuyita erinnya, ne nkuwa ekitiibwa wadde nga tonzisaako mwoyo.
For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have made a likeness of thee, and thou hast not known me.
5 Nze Mukama, tewali mulala. Tewali katonda mulala wabula nze. Ndikuwa amaanyi wadde nga tonzisaako mwoyo,
I am the Lord, and there is none else: there is no God, besides me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me:
6 balyoke bamanye nga okuva enjuba gy’eva okutuuka gyegenda tewali mulala wabula nze. Nze Mukama, tewali mulala.
That they may know who are from the rising of the sun, and they who are from the west, that there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is none else:
7 Nze nteekawo ekitangaala ne ntonda ekizikiza. Nze ndeeta okukulaakulana n’okubonaabona. Nze Mukama akola ebyo byonna.
I form the light, and create darkness, I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord that do all these things.
8 “Mmwe eggulu eriri waggulu, mutonnyese obutuukirivu. Ebire bitonnyese obutuukirivu. Ensi egguke n’obulokozi bumeruke, ereete obutuukirivu. Nze Mukama nze nagitonda.
Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened, and bud forth a saviour: and let justice spring up together: I the Lord have created him.
9 “Zimusanze oyo ayomba n’omutonzi we! Zimusanze oyo oluggyo mu nzigyo z’ensi. Bbumba ki eribuuza oyo alibumba nti, ‘Obumba ki?’ Oba omulimu gwo okukubuuza nti, ‘Aliko emikono?’
Woe to him that gainsayeth his maker, a sherd of the earthen pots: shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it: What art thou making, and thy work is without hands?
10 Zimusanze oyo agamba kitaawe nti, ‘Wazaala ki?’ Oba nnyina nti, ‘Kiki ky’ozadde?’
Woe to him that saith to his father: Why begettest thou? and to the woman: Why dost thou bring forth?
11 “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Omutukuvu wa Isirayiri era Omutonzi we nti, ‘Lwaki mumbuuza ebigenda okujja, oba ebikwata ku baana bange, oba okumpa ebiragiro ku bikwata ku mirimu gy’emikono gyange?’
Thus saith the Lord the Holy One of Israel, his maker: Ask me of things to come, concerning my children, and concerning the work of my hands give ye charge to me.
12 Nze nakola ensi ne ngitonderamu abantu. Emikono gyange gyennyini gye gyayanjuluza eggulu, era ne ndagira eby’omu bwengula byonna bitondebwewo.
I made the earth: and I created man upon it: my hand stretched forth the heavens, and I have commanded all their host.
13 Ndiyimusa Kuulo mu butuukirivu era nditereeza amakubo ge gonna. Alizimba ekibuga kyange n’asumulula abantu bange abaawaŋŋangusibwa; naye si lwa mpeera oba ekirabo,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye.
I have raised him up to justice, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and let go my captives, not for ransom, nor for presents, saith the Lord the God of hosts.
14 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Ebiva mu Misiri n’ebyamaguzi bya Kuusi birireetebwa, n’abo Abasabeya abawanvu balijja babeere abaddu bo, bajje nga bakugoberera nga basibiddwa mu njegere. Balikuvuunamira bakwegayirire nga bagamba nti, ‘Ddala Katonda ali naawe, ye Katonda yekka, tewali Katonda mulala.’”
Thus saith the Lord: The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and of Sabaim, men of stature shall come over to thee, and shall be thins: they shall walk after thee, they shall go bound with manacles: and they shall worship thee, and shall make supplication to thee: only in thee is God, and there is no God besides thee.
15 Ddala oli Katonda eyeekweka, ggwe Katonda wa Isirayiri era Omulokozi we.
Verily thou art a hidden God, the God of Israel the saviour.
16 Bonna abakola bakatonda abakole n’emikono baliswazibwa, balikwatibwa ensonyi, bonna balikwata ekkubo limu nga baswadde.
They are all confounded and ashamed: the forgers of errors are gone together into confusion.
17 Naye Isirayiri alirokolebwa Mukama n’obulokozi obutaliggwaawo. Temuukwatibwenga nsonyi, temuuswalenga emirembe gyonna.
Israel is saved in the Lord with as eternal salvation: you shall not be confounded, and you shall not be ashamed for ever and ever.
18 Kubanga bw’atyo bw’ayogera Mukama eyatonda eggulu, ye Katonda eyabumba ensi n’agikola. Ye yassaawo emisingi gyayo. Teyagitonda kubeera nkalu naye yagikola etuulwemu. Ye yagamba nti, “Nze Mukama so tewali mulala.
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth, and made it, the very maker thereof: he did not create it in vain: he formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 Soogereranga mu kyama, oba mu nsi eyeekizikiza. Sigambanga bazzukulu ba Yakobo nti, ‘Munoonyeze bwereere.’ Nze Mukama njogera mazima, mbuulira ebigambo eby’ensonga.
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I have not said to the seed of Jacob: Seek me in vain. I am the Lord that speak justice, that declare right things.
20 “Mwekuŋŋaanye mujje, mukuŋŋaane, mmwe abasigaddewo mu mawanga. Tebalina magezi abo abasitula ebifaananyi ebibajje, abasaba eri katonda atasobola kubalokola.
Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, ye that are saved of the Gentiles: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven work, and pray to a god that cannot save.
21 Mukuŋŋaane muleete ensonga zammwe. Muteese muyambagane. Ani eyayogera nti kino kiribaawo? Ani eyakyogerako edda? Si nze Mukama? Tewali Katonda mulala wabula nze, Katonda omutuukirivu era Omulokozi, tewali mulala wabula nze.
Tell ye, and come, and consult together: who hath declared this from the beginning, who hath foretold this from that time? Have not I the Lord, and there is no God else besides me? A just God and a saviour, there is none besides me.
22 “Mudde gye ndi, mulokoke, mmwe mwenna abali ku nkomerero z’ensi, kubanga nze Katonda so tewali mulala.
Be converted to me, and you shall be saved, all ye ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other.
23 Neerayiridde, ekigambo kivudde mu kamwa kange mu mazima so tekiriggibwawo mu maaso gange. Buli vviivi lirifukamira, na buli lulimi lulirayira!
I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return: For every knee shall be bowed to me, and every tongue shall swear.
24 Balinjogerako nti, ‘Mu Mukama mwokka mwe muli obutuukirivu n’amaanyi.’” Bonna abaamusunguwalira balijja gy’ali nga baswadde.
Therefore shall he say: In the Lord are my justices and empire: they shall come to him, and all that resist him shall be confounded.
25 Naye mu Mukama ezzadde lyonna erya Isirayiri mwe liriweerwa obutuukirivu era mwe liryenyumiririza.
In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and praised.

< Isaaya 45 >