Isaya 22
1 Neno kuhusu Bonde la Maono: Nini kinachokutaabisha sasa, kwamba ninyi nyote mmepanda juu ya mapaa?
The prophecy concerning the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, That all thine inhabitants are gone up to the house-tops?
2 Ewe mji uliojaa ghasia, ewe mji wa makelele na sherehe! Watu wenu waliokufa hawakuuawa kwa upanga, wala hawakufa vitani.
Thou that wast full of noise, A tumultuous city, a joyous city! Thy slain fall not by the sword; They are not slain in battle.
3 Viongozi wako wote wamekimbia pamoja, wamekamatwa bila kutumia upinde. Ninyi nyote mliokamatwa mlichukuliwa wafungwa pamoja, mlikimbia wakati adui alipokuwa bado mbali.
All thy leaders flee together, By the bowmen are they bound; All found within thee are made captive together, Even they who have fled from afar.
4 Kwa hiyo nilisema, “Geukia mbali nami, niache nilie kwa uchungu. Usijaribu kunifariji juu ya maangamizi ya watu wangu.”
Therefore, say I, look away from me, that I may weep bitterly; Strive not to comfort me for the desolation of the daughter of my people!
5 Bwana, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, anayo siku ya ghasia, ya kukanyaga, na ya kuogofya katika Bonde la Maono, siku ya kuangusha kuta na ya kupiga kelele mpaka milimani.
For a day of trouble, of desolation, and of perplexity cometh From the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the valley of vision. They break down the walls; The cry reacheth to the mountains.
6 Elamu analichukua podo, pamoja na waendesha magari ya vita na farasi. Kiri anaifungua ngao.
Elam beareth the quiver, With chariots full of men, and with horsemen; Kir uncovereth the shield.
7 Mabonde yako yaliyo mazuri sana yamejaa magari ya vita, nao wapanda farasi wamewekwa kwenye malango ya mji;
Thy fairest valleys, [[O Jerusalem, ]] are full of chariots; The horsemen set themselves in array against the gate;
8 ulinzi wa Yuda umeondolewa. Nawe ulitazama siku ile silaha katika Jumba la Kifalme la Mwituni,
The veil of Judah is torn from her. But in such a day ye look to the armor of the house of the forest;
9 mkaona kuwa Mji wa Daudi una matundu mengi katika ulinzi wake, mkaweka akiba ya maji kwenye Bwawa la Chini.
Ye mark how many are the breaches of the city of David, And collect the waters of the lower pool;
10 Mlihesabu majengo katika Yerusalemu nanyi mkabomoa nyumba ili kuimarisha ukuta.
Ye number the houses of Jerusalem, And ye break down the houses to prepare the wall;
11 Mlijenga bwawa la maji katikati ya kuta mbili kwa ajili ya maji ya Bwawa la Zamani, lakini hamkumtazama Yule aliyelitengeneza, au kuwa na heshima kwa Yule aliyeubuni tangu zamani za kale.
Ye make a reservoir between the two walls for the waters of the old pool; But ye look not to Him who hath done this; Ye regard not Him that hath prepared this from afar.
12 Bwana, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, aliwaita siku ile ili kulia na kuomboleza, kungʼoa nywele zenu na kuvaa nguo ya gunia.
The Lord, Jehovah of hosts, calleth you this day To weeping and to lamentation, To baldness and to girding with sackcloth.
13 Lakini tazama, kuna furaha na sherehe, kuchinja ngʼombe na kuchinja kondoo, kula nyama na kunywa mvinyo! Mnasema, “Tuleni na kunywa, kwa kuwa kesho tutakufa!”
But, behold, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating flesh and drinking wine! “Let us eat and drink, For to-morrow we die!”
14 Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote amelifunua hili nikiwa ninasikia: Bwana, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, asema: “Mpaka siku ya kufa kwenu, dhambi hii haitafanyiwa upatanisho.”
Therefore it hath been revealed in my ears by Jehovah of hosts; “This iniquity shall not be forgiven you, till ye die,” Saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
15 Hili ndilo Bwana, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, asemalo: “Nenda ukamwambie huyu wakili Shebna, ambaye ni msimamizi wa jumba la kifalme:
Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts: Go in to this steward, To Shebna, who is over the household, and say,
16 Unafanya nini hapa, na ni nani aliyekupa ruhusa kujikatia kaburi lako mwenyewe, ukichonga kaburi lako mahali palipo juu, na kutoboa kwa patasi mahali pako pa kupumzikia katika mwamba?
What hast thou here, and whom hast thou here, That thou here hewest thee out a sepulchre, —That thou hewest out thy sepulchre on high, And gravest out a habitation for thyself in the rock?
17 “Jihadhari, Bwana yu karibu kukukamata thabiti, na kukutupa mbali, ewe mtu mwenye nguvu.
Behold, Jehovah will cast thee headlong with a mighty thrust;
18 Atakuvingirisha uwe kama mpira na kukutupa katika nchi kubwa. Huko ndiko utakakofia, na huko ndiko magari yako ya vita ya fahari yatabakia, wewe unayeifedhehesha nyumba ya bwana wako!
He will violently roll thee together like a ball; Like a ball will he hurl thee into a wide country. There shalt thou die; And there shall be thy splendid chariots, Thou disgrace of the house of thy lord!
19 Nitakuondoa kutoka kazi yako, nawe utaondoshwa kutoka nafasi yako.
I will drive thee from thy post, And from thy station I will pull thee down.
20 “Katika siku ile, nitamwita mtumishi wangu, Eliakimu mwana wa Hilkia.
In that day I will call my servant, Even Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah;
21 Nitamvika joho lako, nami nitamfunga mshipi wako kiunoni mwake, na kumkabidhi mamlaka yako. Yeye atakuwa baba kwa wale wanaoishi Yerusalemu na kwa nyumba ya Yuda.
I will clothe him with thy robe, And bind thy girdle around him; Thy government will I commit to his hand, And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, And to the house of Judah.
22 Nitaweka mabegani mwake ufunguo wa nyumba ya Daudi. Kile afunguacho hakuna awezaye kufunga, na kile afungacho hakuna awezaye kufungua.
I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder; He shall open, and none shall shut, And he shall shut, and none shall open.
23 Nitamgongomea kama kigingi kilicho mahali palipo imara, naye atakuwa kiti cha enzi cha heshima kwa ajili ya nyumba ya baba yake.
I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, And he shall be a glorious seat for his father's house.
24 Utukufu wote wa jamaa yake utakuwa juu yake: Watoto wa jamaa hiyo na machipukizi yake, vyombo vyake vyote vidogo, tangu bakuli hadi magudulia yote.”
Upon him shall hang all the glory of his father's house, The offspring and the offshoots; Every small vessel, from the goblet even to all the pitchers.
25 Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote asema, “Katika siku ile, kigingi kilichogongomewa mahali imara kitaachia njia. Kitakatwa, nacho kitaanguka na mzigo ulioningʼinia juu yake utaanguka chini.” Bwana amesema.
In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, The peg that was once fastened in a sure place shall be moved; It shall be cut down, and fall, And the burden which was upon it shall come to the ground. For Jehovah hath said it.
