Isaya 25
1 Ee Bwana, wewe ni Mungu wangu, nitakutukuza na kulisifu jina lako, kwa maana katika ukamilifu wa uaminifu umetenda mambo ya ajabu, mambo yaliyokusudiwa tangu zamani.
Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in perfect faithfulness.
2 Umeufanya mji kuwa lundo la kifusi, mji wenye ngome kuwa magofu, ngome imara ya wageni kuwa si mji tena, wala hautajengwa tena kamwe.
For you have made the city a heap, a fortified city, a ruin, and a fortress of strangers into no city.
3 Kwa hiyo mataifa yenye nguvu yatakuheshimu, miji ya mataifa katili itakuheshimu wewe.
Therefore a strong people will glorify you; a city of ruthless nations will fear you.
4 Umekuwa kimbilio la watu maskini, kimbilio la mhitaji katika taabu yake, hifadhi wakati wa dhoruba na kivuli wakati wa hari. Kwa maana pumzi ya wakatili ni kama dhoruba ipigayo ukuta
For you have been a place of safety for the one who is poor, a shelter for the one who is needy in his distress— a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. When the breath of the ruthless was like a storm against a wall,
5 na kama joto la jangwani. Wewe wanyamazisha makelele ya wageni; kama vile hari ipunguzwavyo na kivuli cha wingu, ndivyo wimbo wa wakatili unyamazishwavyo.
and like heat in a dry land, you subdued the noise of foreigners, as the heat is subdued by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless ones is answered.
6 Juu ya mlima huu Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ataandaa karamu ya vinono kwa mataifa yote, karamu ya mvinyo wa zamani, nyama nzuri sana na divai zilizo bora sana.
On this mountain Yahweh of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things, of choice wines, of tender meats, a feast on the lees.
7 Juu ya mlima huu ataharibu sitara ihifadhiyo mataifa yote, kile kifuniko kifunikacho mataifa yote,
He will destroy on this mountain the covering over all peoples, the web woven over all the nations.
8 yeye atameza mauti milele. Bwana Mwenyezi atafuta machozi katika nyuso zote; ataondoa aibu ya watu wake duniani kote. Bwana amesema hili.
He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces; the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it.
9 Katika siku ile watasema, “Hakika huyu ndiye Mungu wetu; tulimtumaini, naye akatuokoa. Huyu ndiye Bwana, tuliyemtumaini; sisi tushangilie na kufurahia katika wokovu wake.”
It will be said on that day, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. This is Yahweh; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
10 Mkono wa Bwana utatulia juu ya mlima huu, bali Moabu atakanyagwa chini kama majani makavu yakanyagwavyo kwenye shimo la mbolea.
For on this mountain the hand of Yahweh will rest; and Moab will be trampled down in his place, even as straw is trampled down in a pit filled with manure.
11 Watakunjua mikono yao katikati yake, kama vile mwogeleaji akunjuavyo mikono yake ili aogelee. Mungu atashusha kiburi chao licha ya ujanja wa mikono yao.
They will spread their hands in the midst of it, as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim. But Yahweh will bring down their pride in spite of the skill of their hands.
12 Atabomoa kuta ndefu za maboma yako na kuziangusha chini, atazishusha chini ardhini, mpaka mavumbini kabisa.
Your high fortress walls he will bring down to the ground, to the dust.
