Isaya 24
1 Tazama, Bwana ataifanya dunia kuwa ukiwa na kuiharibu, naye atauharibu uso wake na kutawanya wakaao ndani yake:
Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned [it on] its face, And hath scattered its inhabitants.
2 ndivyo itakavyokuwa kwa makuhani na kwa watu, kwa bwana na kwa mtumishi, kwa bibi na kwa mtumishi wake wa kike, kwa muuzaji na kwa mnunuzi, kwa mkopaji na kwa mkopeshaji, kwa mdaiwa na kwa mdai.
And it hath been — as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself.
3 Dunia itaharibiwa kabisa na kutekwa nyara kabisa. Bwana amesema neno hili.
Utterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word:
4 Dunia inakauka na kunyauka, dunia inanyongʼonyea na kunyauka, waliotukuzwa wa dunia wananyongʼonyea.
Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they — the high place of the people of the land.
5 Dunia imetiwa unajisi na watu wake; wameacha kutii sheria, wamevunja amri na kuvunja agano la milele.
And the land hath been defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed laws, They have changed a statute, They have made void a covenant age-during.
6 Kwa hiyo laana inaiteketeza dunia, watu wake lazima waichukue hatia yao. Kwa hiyo wakazi wa dunia wameteketezwa, nao waliosalia ni wachache sana.
Therefore a curse hath consumed the land, And the inhabitants in it are become desolate, Therefore consumed have been inhabitants of the land, And few men have been left.
7 Divai mpya inakauka na mzabibu unanyauka, watu wote wafurahishao wanalia kwa huzuni.
Mourned hath the new wine, languished the vine, Sighed have all the joyful of heart.
8 Furaha ya matoazi imekoma, kelele za wenye furaha zimekoma, shangwe za kinubi zimenyamaza.
Ceased hath the joy of tabrets, Ceased hath the noise of exulting ones, Ceased hath the joy of a harp.
9 Hawanywi tena mvinyo pamoja na wimbo, kileo ni kichungu kwa wanywaji wake.
With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.
10 Mji ulioharibiwa umekuwa ukiwa, mlango wa kila nyumba umefungwa.
It was broken down — a city of emptiness, Shut hath been every house from entrance.
11 Barabarani wanalilia kupata mvinyo, furaha yote imegeuka kuwa majonzi, furaha yote imefukuziwa mbali na dunia.
A cry over the wine [is] in out-places, Darkened hath been all joy, Removed hath been the joy of the land.
12 Mji umeachwa katika uharibifu, lango lake limevunjwa vipande.
Left in the city [is] desolation, And [with] wasting is the gate smitten.
13 Ndivyo itakavyokuwa duniani na miongoni mwa mataifa, kama vile wakati mzeituni upigwavyo, au kama vile wakati masazo yabakiavyo baada ya zabibu kuvunwa.
When thus it is in the heart of the land, In the midst of the peoples, As the compassing of the olive, As gleanings when harvest hath been finished,
14 Wanainua sauti zao, wanapiga kelele kwa furaha, kutoka magharibi wanasifu kwa ukelele utukufu wa Bwana.
They — they lift up their voice, They sing of the excellency of Jehovah, They have cried aloud from the sea.
15 Kwa hiyo upande wa mashariki mpeni Bwana utukufu, liadhimisheni jina la Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, katika visiwa vya bahari.
Therefore in prosperity honour ye Jehovah, In isles of the sea, the name of Jehovah, God of Israel.
16 Kutoka miisho ya dunia tunasikia uimbaji: “Utukufu kwa Yule Mwenye Haki.” Lakini nilisema, “Ninadhoofika, ninadhoofika! Ole wangu! Watenda hila wanasaliti! Kwa hila watenda hila wanasaliti!”
From the skirt of the earth we heard songs, The desire of the righteous. And I say, 'Leanness [is] to me, Leanness [is] to me, woe [is] to me.' Treacherous dealers dealt treacherously, Yea, treachery, treacherous dealers dealt treacherously.
17 Hofu, shimo na mtego vinakungojea, ewe mtu ukaaye duniani.
Fear, and a snare, and a gin, [Are] on thee, O inhabitant of the land.
18 Kila akimbiaye asikiapo sauti ya hofu atatumbukia shimoni, naye yeyote apandaye kutoka shimoni, atanaswa kwenye mtego. Malango ya gharika ya mbinguni yamefunguliwa, misingi ya dunia inatikisika.
And it hath come to pass, He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear Doth fall into the snare, And he who is coming up from the midst of the snare, Is captured by the gin, For windows on high have been opened, And shaken are foundations of the land.
19 Dunia imepasuka, dunia imechanika, dunia imetikiswa kabisa.
Utterly broken down hath been the land, Utterly broken hath been the land, Utterly moved hath been the land.
20 Dunia inapepesuka kama mlevi, inayumbayumba kama kibanda kwenye upepo; imelemewa sana na mzigo wa hatia ya uasi wake na ikianguka kamwe haitainuka tena.
Stagger greatly doth the land as a drunkard, And it hath been moved as a lodge, And heavy on it hath been its transgression, And it hath fallen, and addeth not to rise.
21 Katika siku ile Bwana ataadhibu nguvu zilizoko mbinguni juu, na wafalme walioko duniani chini.
And it hath come to pass, in that day, Jehovah layeth a charge on the host of the high place in the high place, And on the kings of the land on the land.
22 Watakusanywa pamoja kama wafungwa waliofungwa gerezani, watafungiwa gerezani na kuadhibiwa baada ya siku nyingi.
And they have been gathered — A gathering of bound ones in a pit, And shut up they have been in a prison, And after a multitude of days are inspected.
23 Mwezi utatiwa haya, nalo jua litaaibishwa; kwa maana Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote atawala juu ya Mlima Sayuni na katika Yerusalemu, tena mbele ya wazee wake kwa utukufu.
And confounded hath been the moon, And ashamed hath been the sun, For reigned hath Jehovah of Hosts In mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, And over-against His elders — honour!
