Isaya 35
1 Jangwa na nchi kame vitafurahi; nyika itashangilia na kuchanua maua. Kama waridi,
They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,
2 litachanua maua, litashangilia sana na kupaza sauti kwa furaha. Litapewa utukufu wa Lebanoni, fahari ya Karmeli na Sharoni; wataona utukufu wa Bwana, fahari ya Mungu wetu.
Flourishing it doth flourish, and rejoice, Yea, [with] joy and singing, The honour of Lebanon hath been given to it, The beauty of Carmel and Sharon, They — they see the honour of Jehovah, The majesty of our God.
3 Itieni nguvu mikono iliyo dhaifu, yafanyeni imara magoti yaliyolegea,
Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
4 waambieni wale wenye mioyo ya hofu, “Kuweni hodari, msiogope; tazama, Mungu wenu atakuja, pamoja na malipo ya Mungu, atakuja na kuwaokoa ninyi.”
Say to the hastened of heart, 'Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'
5 Ndipo macho ya vipofu yatafumbuliwa na masikio ya viziwi yatazibuliwa.
Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
6 Ndipo kilema atarukaruka kama kulungu, nao ulimi wa aliye bubu utapaza sauti kwa shangwe. Maji yatatiririka kwa kasi katika nyika, na vijito katika jangwa.
Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.
7 Mchanga wa moto utakuwa bwawa la maji, ardhi yenye kiu itabubujika chemchemi. Maskani ya mbweha walikolala hapo awali patamea majani, matete na mafunjo.
And the mirage hath become a pond, And the thirsty land fountains of waters, In the habitation of dragons, Its place of couching down, a court for reed and rush.
8 Nako kutakuwa na njia kuu, nayo itaitwa Njia ya Utakatifu. Wasio safi hawatapita juu yake; itakuwa ya wale watembeao katika Njia ile; yeye asafiriye juu yake, ajapokuwa mjinga, hatapotea.
And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the 'way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself [is] by them, Whoso is going in the way — even fools err not.
9 Huko hakutakuwepo na simba, wala mnyama mkali hatapita njia hiyo, wala hawatapatikana humo. Ila waliokombolewa tu ndio watakaopita huko,
No lion is there, yea, a destructive beast Ascendeth it not, it is not found there, And walked have the redeemed,
10 waliokombolewa na Bwana watarudi. Wataingia Sayuni wakiimba; furaha ya milele itakuwa juu ya vichwa vyao. Watapata furaha na shangwe; huzuni na majonzi vitakimbia.
And the ransomed of Jehovah return, And have entered Zion with singing. And joy age-during on their head, Joy and gladness they attain, And fled away have sorrow and sighing!
