Isaya 32
1 Tazama, mfalme atatawala kwa uadilifu na watawala watatawala kwa haki.
Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shell rule in judgment.
2 Kila mtu atakuwa kama kivuli cha kujificha kutokana na upepo na kimbilio kutokana na dhoruba, kama vijito vya maji jangwani na kivuli cha mwamba mkubwa katika ardhi yenye kiu.
And a man shall be as when one is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a storm, as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert land.
3 Ndipo macho ya wale wanaoona hayatafumbwa tena, nayo masikio ya wale wanaosikia yatasikiliza.
The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.
4 Moyo wa mtu mwenye hamaki utafahamu na kuelewa, nao ulimi wenye kigugumizi utanena kwa ufasaha.
And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.
5 Mpumbavu hataitwa tena muungwana, wala mtu mbaya kabisa kupewa heshima ya juu.
The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great:
6 Kwa kuwa mpumbavu hunena upumbavu, moyo wake hushughulika na uovu: Hutenda mambo yasiyo ya kumcha Mungu, na hueneza habari za makosa kuhusu Bwana; yeye huwaacha wenye njaa bila kitu, na wenye kiu huwanyima maji.
For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.
7 Taratibu za mtu mbaya kabisa ni ovu, hufanya mipango miovu ili kumwangamiza maskini kwa uongo, hata wakati ambapo hoja za mhitaji ni za haki.
The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.
8 Lakini mtu muungwana hufanya mipango ya kiungwana, na kwa matendo ya kiungwana yeye hufanikiwa.
But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shall stand above the rulers.
9 Enyi wanawake wenye kuridhika sana, amkeni na mnisikilize. Enyi binti mnaojisikia kuwa salama, sikieni lile ninalotaka kuwaambia!
Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 Muda zaidi kidogo ya mwaka mmoja, ninyi mnaojisikia salama mtatetemeka, mavuno ya zabibu yatakoma na mavuno ya matunda hayatakuwepo.
For after days and a year, you that are confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall come no more.
11 Tetemekeni, enyi wanawake wenye kuridhika, tetemekeni kwa hofu, enyi binti mnaojisikia salama! Vueni nguo zenu, vaeni nguo ya gunia viunoni mwenu.
Be astonished, ye rich women, be troubled, ye confident ones: strip yen, and be confounded, gird your loins.
12 Pigeni matiti yenu kwa ajili ya mashamba mazuri, kwa ajili ya mizabibu iliyozaa vizuri
Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the fruitful vineyard.
13 na kwa ajili ya nchi ya watu wangu, nchi ambayo miiba na michongoma imemea: naam, ombolezeni kwa ajili ya nyumba zote za furaha na kwa ajili ya mji huu wenye kufanya sherehe.
Upon the land of my people shall thorns and briers come up: how much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced?
14 Ngome itaachwa, mji wenye kelele nyingi utahamwa, ngome ndani ya mji na mnara wa ulinzi vitakuwa ukiwa milele, mahali pazuri pa punda na malisho ya makundi ya kondoo,
For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of flocks,
15 mpaka Roho amwagwe juu yetu kutoka juu, nalo jangwa kuwa shamba lenye rutuba, na shamba lenye rutuba kuwa kama msitu.
Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be as a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.
16 Haki itakaa katika jangwa, na uadilifu utakaa katika shamba lenye rutuba.
And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel.
17 Matunda ya haki yatakuwa amani, matokeo ya haki yatakuwa utulivu na matumaini milele.
And the work of justice shall be peace, and the service of justice quietness, and security for ever.
18 Watu wangu wataishi katika makao ya mahali pa amani, katika nyumba zilizo salama, katika mahali pa kupumzika pasipo na usumbufu.
And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest.
19 Hata kama mvua ya mawe iangushe msitu na mji ubomolewe kabisa,
But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city shall be made very low.
20 tazama jinsi utakavyobarikiwa, ukipanda mbegu yako katika kila kijito, na kuwaacha ngʼombe wako na punda wajilishe kwa uhuru.
Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.
