< Isaya 44 >

1 “Lakini sasa sikiliza, ee Yakobo, mtumishi wangu, Israeli, niliyemchagua.
Hianagi menina tamagra Israeli vahera Jekopu naga'mota Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hianki antahiho, Nagri eri'za vahe manigahaze hu'na ko huhampari tamante'noe.
2 Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, yeye aliyekuhuluku, aliyekuumba tumboni, yeye atakayekusaidia: Usiogope, ee Yakobo, mtumishi wangu, Yeshuruni, niliyekuchagua.
Hagi tamagri'ma tro'ma huno tamazeri fore'ma hu'nea Ra Anumzamo'a amanage nehie, antatamimofo rimpafina Nagra tamazeri fore hu'noanki'na, kegava huramantegahue. Nagri eri'za vahe Jekopugagu'ma Jeshurumu'ema nehazage'nama huhampri'noa ne'moka korora osuo.
3 Kwa maana nitamimina maji juu ya nchi yenye kiu, na vijito vya maji juu ya ardhi iliyokauka; nitamimina Roho wangu juu ya watoto wako, nayo baraka yangu juu ya wazao wako.
Na'ankure hagege huno tima omane'nea mopafina tina tagi netre'na, hagege mopafina hanugeno tina evugahie. Ana nehu'na tamagrama kase zamantesnaza mofavre nagatera avamuni'a eri herafinetrena henkama zamagripinti'ma efore hunante anante'ma hu'za vanaza vahera asomu huzmantegahue.
4 Nao watachipua kama manyasi katika shamba la majani, kama mierezi kando ya vijito vya maji yatiririkayo.
Zamagra trazamo tretre huno hageaza nehu'za, tinkenare me'nea popra zafamo hageaza hugahaze.
5 Mmoja atasema, ‘Mimi ni wa Bwana’; mwingine atajiita kwa jina la Yakobo; vilevile mwingine ataandika juu ya mkono wake, ‘Wa Bwana,’ na kujiita kwa jina la Israeli.
Mago'mo'a huno, Ra Anumzamofo suza mani'noe nehanigeno, mago'mo'a huno nagra Jekopu suza mani'noe nehanigeno, mago'mo'a huno Ra Anumzamofo suza nagra mani'noe huno azantera krenentenigeno, mago'a vahe'mo'za hu'za tagra Israeli vahe mani'none hu'za zamagia erisga hugahaze.
6 “Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, Mfalme wa Israeli na Mkombozi, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote: Mimi ni wa kwanza na Mimi ni wa mwisho; zaidi yangu hakuna Mungu.
Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne, Nagra Israeli vahe'mota kini mani'nena tamagu'ma vazi'noa Anumzankina Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumza mani'noe. Ana hu'neankina Nagra'a ese agafa hu mani'nena, Nagra'a vagare'enena mani'noe. Magore huno Nagrikna Anumzana omani'ne.
7 Ni nani basi aliye kama mimi? Yeye na atangaze. Yeye atangaze na kuweka mbele yangu ni kitu gani kilichotokea tangu nilipoumba watu wangu wa kale, tena ni nini kitakachotokea: naam, yeye na atoe unabii ni nini kitakachokuja.
Iza Nagri knara hu'nefi huama hino. Nagrikna vahe'ma mago'ma mani'nesniana hinkeno, nagri navure eno Nagrama vahe'ni'ama huhamprima zamante'noa vahetera korapara na'a fore hu'nefi eme huama nehu'za, henkama ne-ea zane henkama fore'ma hania zanena eme huama hino.
8 Msitetemeke, msiogope. Je, sikutangaza hili, na kutoa unabii tangu zamani? Ninyi ni mashahidi wangu. Je, yuko Mungu zaidi yangu mimi? Hasha, hakuna Mwamba mwingine; mimi simjui mwingine.”
Nagri vahe'mota tamahirahikura nehuta korora osiho, ama ana zantamima fore'ma osu'nege'na e'inahuza fore hugahie hu'na ko'ma tamasami'noana tamagra ontahi'nazafi? Tamagra Nagrira ko keta antahita hu'nazanki, nagrikna Anumzana magora mani'neno, Nagrama huaza huno hankave havegnara huno mani'nage'na nagra ontahi'nofi?
9 Wote wachongao sanamu ni ubatili, navyo vitu wanavyovithamini havifai kitu. Wale ambao wanazitetea ni vipofu, ni wajinga, nao waaibika.
Hanki havi anumzamofo amema'a zafare'ma antre'za tro'ma nehaza vahera amne'za mani'naze. Ana nehu'za ana zanku'ma mareri fenoza ante'none nehaza zantamina amneza me'ne. Ana havi anumzante'ma mono'ma hunentaza vahera, zamavu suhuno neginagi vahe mani'nazanki'za, tusi zamagazegu hugahaze.
10 Ni nani atengenezaye mungu na kusubu sanamu, ambayo haiwezi kumfaidia kitu chochote?
Zafareti'ma antreno havi anumzama tro'ma huge, golireti'ma kreno havi anumzamofo amema'ama tro'ma nehia vahera, ana anumzamo'a mago zana aza osugahie.
11 Yeye pamoja na wenziwe wa aina yake wataaibishwa, mafundi wao si kitu ila ni wanadamu tu. Wote wakusanyike pamoja na kuwa na msimamo wao, watashushwa chini kwa hofu na kwa fedheha.
Hagi antahiho, havi anumzantamima troma nehia vahe'ene azama hu'za ana anumzama tro'ma nehaza vahe'mo'zanena zamagazegu hugahaze. Na'ankure ana havi anumzamofo ame'ma'a vahe'mo'za zamazanteti tro hu'naze. E'ina hu'negu zamatrenke'za eme eri atru hute'za amare eho. Tamagerfa hu'na nagra zamazeri koro hanuge'za, zamagazegu hugahaze.
12 Muhunzi huchukua kifaa na kukifanyia kazi kwenye makaa ya moto, hutengeneza sanamu kwa nyundo, huifanyiza kwa nguvu za mkono wake. Huona njaa na kupoteza nguvu zake, asipokunywa maji huzimia.
Ainireti'ma eri'zama eri antahi'zama eri'nea vahe'mo'a hama eri'neno hankave'a atreno ainia runtra aheno ana havi anumzamofo amema'a tro nehie. Hagi ana eri'zama e'neriana aganegeteno hankave'a omne amne nehigeno, tinkura ave'nesigeno ana zana tro nehie.
13 Seremala hupima kwa kutumia kamba na huuchora mstari kwa kalamu; huchonga kwa patasi na kutia alama kwa bikari. Huifanyiza katika umbo la binadamu, la mwanadamu katika utukufu wake wote, ili iweze kukaa katika sehemu yake ya ibada ya miungu.
Hagi magora zafareti'ma antreno keonke zama tro'ma nehia vahe'mo'a, nofi avazu hu'neno, anante avona eri vakakino krenteno evuteno, ananka avaririno siselireti hanagatino vahe amema'a avaseseane tro huteno erino nompi ome nente.
14 Hukata miti ya mierezi, huchukua mtiriza au mwaloni. Huuacha ukue miongoni mwa miti ya msituni, au hupanda msunobari, nayo mvua huufanya ukue.
Ana zantamima tro hunakura sida zafama, saipresi zafama oki zafareti'ene erino tro nehie. Ana nehuno menizafa, zafa tanopafi krinegeno ana zafafina kora runentegeno hageno mareneria zafa antagino ana zana tro nehie.
15 Ni kuni ya binadamu: yeye huchukua baadhi yake na kuota moto, huwasha moto na kuoka mkate. Lakini pia huutumia kumtengeneza mungu na akamwabudu, huitengeneza sanamu na kuisujudia.
Mago'a ana zafaramina, kave'ma kreno nesnia teve nehareno, mago'a tevema hugreno tohisigu nehare. Mago'a ana zafafintira erino havi anumzamofo amema'a tro hunteteno, monora hunente.
16 Sehemu ya kuni huziweka motoni, akapikia chakula chake, hubanika nyama na kula hadi ashibe. Huota moto na kusema, “Aha! Ninahisi joto, ninaona moto.”
Ana zafa mago'a apapu huno afu ame'a kreno neneno muse nehie. Ana nehuno mago'a zafa erino tevefi kregeno neregeno teve tonehino, tevemo'a knare huno navufga temuho hie huno muse nehie.
17 Mabaki yake hutengeneza mungu, sanamu yake; yeye huisujudia na kuiabudu. Huiomba na kusema, “Niokoe; wewe ni mungu wangu.”
Hianagi mago'a zafa erino havi anumzazamimofo amema'a antreno tro hunteteno ana zante monora hunenteno, amanage huno nunamuna nehie, kagra anumzani'a mani'nanku naza nehunka nagu'vazio huno nehie.
18 Hawajui chochote, hawaelewi chochote, macho yao yamefungwa hata hawawezi kuona, akili zao zimefungwa hata hawawezi kufahamu.
Tamagerfa hu'za havi anumzante'ma mono'ma hunentaza vahe'mo'za neginagi nehu'za, ama antahi'zana e'norize. Anazamo zamavua anteso hige'za nonke'za, antahintahi zamimo'a ankanire'neanki'za ama' antahi'zana e'norize.
19 Hakuna anayefikiri, hakuna mwenye maarifa wala ufahamu wa kusema, “Sehemu yake nilitumia kwa kuni; hata pia nilioka mkate juu ya makaa yake, nikabanika nyama na kuila. Je, nifanye machukizo kwa kile kilichobaki? Je, nisujudie gogo la mti?”
Mago'mo'e huno amanahu antahi'zana e'norie. Mago zafa eri'na teve hegre'na bretia krege afu ame'anena krena ne'noe. Ana nehu'na mago'ama mesia zafaretira kasrino haviza huno agoterfa zana trora hutena ana zafa atuparera narena re'na monora huntegahufi?
20 Hujilisha kwa majivu, moyo uliodanganyika humpotosha; hawezi kujiokoa mwenyewe, au kusema, “Je, kitu hiki kilichoko katika mkono wangu wa kuume si ni uongo?”
Inankna hu'za vahe'mo'za negia nene'za tanefa'ma ase'nia zantera zamentintia nehaze? Ana vahera havi antahi'zazmimo rezamavatga hige'za havi kante nevazankiza, zamagra'a zamagura ovazigahaze. Ana nehu'za tamaga kazigama eri'naza zankura havige'za eri'none hu'za ke'za antahi'zara osugahaze.
21 “Ee Yakobo, kumbuka mambo haya, ee Israeli, kwa kuwa wewe ni mtumishi wangu. Nimekuumba wewe, wewe ni mtumishi wangu. Ee Israeli, sitakusahau.
Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno nehie, Israeli vahera Jekopu nagamota ama zantaminkura tagera okaniho, nagra tamazeri fore hugeta nagri eri'za vahe mani'naze. Hagi Israeli vahe'mota Nagra nagera akani oramantegahue.
22 Nimeyafuta makosa yako kama wingu, dhambi zako kama ukungu wa asubuhi. Nirudie mimi, kwa kuwa nimekukomboa wewe.”
Zaho'mo hanintiri hampo erino eviaza hu'na, tamagri kefozana eri netre'na, kna'ane anafru huramia ata ko zahomo eri huhu huno eviaza hu'na kumi tamia eri atre'noe. Ana hu'negu Nagrite rukrahe huta eho, na'ankure nagra ko tamagu'vazina tamavre'noe.
23 Enyi mbingu, imbeni kwa furaha, kwa maana Bwana amefanya jambo hili. Ee vilindi vya dunia, piga kelele. Enyi milima, pazeni sauti kwa nyimbo, enyi misitu na miti yenu yote, kwa maana Bwana amemkomboa Yakobo, ameuonyesha utukufu wake katika Israeli.
Ra Anumzamo'ma ama anazama tro'ma hu'nea zama negetma, anami monaramimoka muse zagame nehugeno, mopa agu'afima me'nea zamoka muse nehugeno, agonaramimokane zafa tanopafima me'nana zafaramimotanena ranke huta muse zagamera hiho. Na'ankure Jekopu naga'ma aguvazino ete avre'nea Ra Anumzamo Israeli vahetera agra hankave'a erinte ama' nehie.
24 “Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, Mkombozi wako, aliyekuumba tumboni: “Mimi ni Bwana, niliyeumba vitu vyote, niliyezitanda mbingu peke yangu, niliyeitandaza nchi mwenyewe,
Israeli vahe'mota ha' vahetmimofo zamazampinti'ma tamagu'mavazino neramavreno, antatamimofo zamarimpafima tamazeri fore'ma hu'nea Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne, Nagrake Ra Anumzana mani'nena maka zana tro nehu'na, anami monaramimpine ama mopafima me'nea zantamina nagrake tro hu'na erimporogeno me'ne.
25 “mimi huzipinga ishara za manabii wa uongo, na kuwatia upumbavu waaguzi, niyapinduaye maarifa ya wenye hekima, na kuyafanya kuwa upuzi,
Havi kasnampa kema nehaza vahera ana kasnampa kea eri atrogeno nena'a forera nosigeno, henkama fore hania zanku'ma zamema eri nentaza vahera antahintahi zamia zamazeri neginagi nehue. Ana nehu'na antahi'zane vahe'mokizmi antahi'zana eri atroge'za, neginagi vahe nemanize.
26 niyathibitishaye maneno ya watumishi wake, na kutimiza utabiri wa wajumbe wake, “niambiaye Yerusalemu, ‘Itakaliwa na watu,’ niambiaye miji ya Yuda kuwa, ‘Itajengwa,’ na kuhusu magofu yake, ‘Mimi nitayatengeneza,’
Nagri kasnampa vahe'ene, nagri kema erino vu vahe'mo'zama henkama fore hania zanku'ma huama'ma hu'naza zantamina, Nagra ana zantamina erifore nehua Anumza mani'noe. E'ina hu'negu menina amanage nehue, Jerusalemi rankumapina mani avinete'za, Juda mopafima me'nea kumatmina negi'za havizama hu'nea kumatamina nagra hanuge'za ete erioti vagare'za kigahaze.
27 niambiaye kilindi cha maji, ‘Kauka, nami nitakausha vijito vyako,’
Nagra hugeno hagerimo'a hagege hu'nea Anumzankina, nagra hanugeno tirantamimo'za tanegahaze.
28 nisemaye kuhusu Koreshi, ‘Yeye ni mchungaji wangu, naye atatimiza yote yanipendezayo; atauambia Yerusalemu, “Ukajengwe tena,” na kuhusu Hekalu, “Misingi yake na iwekwe.”’
Nagra Sairusina huhamparugeno nagri sipisipi kva vahe mani'neankino, Nagri'ma nave'nesia zana ana maka agra eri fore hugahie. Ana hu'neankino agra hanige'za Jerusalemi ran kumara ete eri kasefa hu'za negi'za, Nagri mono noma azeri oti'za ki tra'a agafa hu'za kigahaze.

< Isaya 44 >