Isaya 5
1 Nitaimba wimbo kwa ajili ya mmoja nimpendaye, kuhusu shamba lake la mizabibu: Mpendwa wangu alikuwa na shamba la mizabibu kwenye kilima chenye rutuba.
Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a vineyard in a fruitful hill,
2 Alililima na kuondoa mawe na akaliotesha mizabibu bora sana. Akajenga mnara wa ulinzi ndani yake, na kutengeneza shinikizo la kukamulia divai pia. Kisha akatazamia kupata mazao ya zabibu nzuri, lakini lilizaa matunda mabaya tu.
And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it [with] a choice vine, And buildeth a tower in its midst, And also a wine press hath hewn out in it, And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones!
3 “Basi enyi wakazi wa Yerusalemu na watu wa Yuda, hukumuni kati yangu na shamba langu la mizabibu.
And now, O inhabitant of Jerusalem, and man of Judah, Judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard.
4 Ni nini zaidi ambacho kingeweza kufanyika kwa shamba langu la mizabibu kuliko yale niliyofanya? Nilipotazamia kupata zabibu nzuri, kwa nini lilizaa zabibu mbaya tu?
What — to do still to my vineyard, That I have not done in it! Wherefore, I waited to the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones!
5 Sasa nitawaambia lile nitakalolitendea shamba langu la mizabibu: Nitaondoa uzio wake, nalo litaharibiwa, nitabomoa ukuta wake, nalo litakanyagwa.
And now, pray, let me cause you to know, That which I am doing to my vineyard, To turn aside its hedge, And it hath been for consumption, To break down its wall, And it hath been for a treading-place.
6 Nitalifanya nchi ya ukiwa isiyokaliwa na watu, halitakatiwa matawi wala kulimwa, nayo michongoma na miiba itamea huko, nitaamuru mawingu yasinyeshe mvua juu yake.”
And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the thick clouds I lay a charge, From raining upon it rain.
7 Shamba la mzabibu la Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ni nyumba ya Israeli, na watu wa Yuda ni bustani yake ya kumpendeza. Alitazamia haki, lakini akaona umwagaji damu, alitazamia uadilifu, lakini akasikia vilio vya taabu.
Because the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts [Is] the house of Israel, And the man of Judah His pleasant plant, And He waiteth for judgment, and lo, oppression, For righteousness, and lo, a cry.
8 Ole wenu mnaoongeza nyumba baada ya nyumba na kuunganisha mashamba baada ya mashamba hadi hakuna nafasi iliyobaki, nanyi mnaishi peke yenu katika nchi.
Woe [to] those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land!
9 Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote amesema nikisikia: “Hakika nyumba kubwa zitakuwa ukiwa, nayo majumba ya fahari yatabaki bila kukaliwa.
By the weapons of Jehovah of Hosts Do not many houses a desolation become? Great and good without inhabitant!
10 Shamba la mizabibu la eka kumi litatoa bathi moja ya divai, na homeri ya mbegu zilizopandwa itatoa efa moja tu ya nafaka.”
For ten acres of vineyard do yield one bath, And an homer of seed yieldeth an ephah.
11 Ole wao wale waamkao asubuhi na mapema wakikimbilia kunywa vileo, wale wakawiao sana mpaka usiku, mpaka wamewaka kwa mvinyo.
Woe [to] those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
12 Wana vinubi na zeze kwenye karamu zao, matari, filimbi na mvinyo, lakini hawayajali matendo ya Bwana, wala hawana heshima kwa ajili ya kazi ya mikono yake.
And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehovah they behold not, Yea, the work of His hands they have not seen.
13 Kwa hiyo watu wangu watakwenda uhamishoni kwa sababu ya kukosa ufahamu, watu wao wenye vyeo watakufa kwa njaa na watu wao wengi watakauka kwa kiu.
Therefore my people removed without knowledge, And its honourable ones are famished, And its multitude dried up of thirst.
14 Kwa hiyo kaburi limeongeza hamu yake na kupanua mdomo wake bila kikomo, ndani mwake watashuka wakuu wao na wingi wa watu, pamoja na wagomvi wao, na wafanyao sherehe wote. (Sheol h7585)
Therefore hath Sheol enlarged herself, And hath opened her mouth without limit. And gone down hath its honour, and its multitude, And its noise, and its exulting one — into her. (Sheol h7585)
15 Hivyo mwanadamu atashushwa, na binadamu kunyenyekezwa, macho ya wenye majivuno yatanyenyekezwa.
And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,
16 Lakini Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote atatukuzwa kwa ajili ya haki yake, naye Mungu Mtakatifu atajionyesha mwenyewe kuwa mtakatifu kwa haki yake.
And Jehovah of Hosts is high in judgment, And the Holy God sanctified in righteousness,
17 Kondoo watajilisha kwenye malisho yao wenyewe, wana-kondoo watajilisha katika magofu ya matajiri.
And fed have lambs according to their leading, And waste places of the fat ones Do sojourners consume.
18 Ole wao wanaovuta dhambi kwa kamba za udanganyifu na uovu kama kwa kamba za mkokoteni,
Woe [to] those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as [with] thick ropes of the cart — sin.
19 kwa wale wanaosema, “Mungu na afanye haraka, aharakishe kazi yake ili tupate kuiona. Huo mpango wa Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli na ukamilike, tena udhihirike ili tupate kuujua.”
Who are saying, 'Let Him hurry, Let Him hasten His work, that we may see, And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel Draw near and come, and we know.'
20 Ole wao wanaoita ubaya ni wema, na wema ni ubaya, wawekao giza badala ya nuru, na nuru badala ya giza, wawekao uchungu badala ya utamu, na utamu badala ya uchungu.
Woe [to] those saying to evil 'good,' And to good 'evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
21 Ole wao walio na hekima machoni pao wenyewe, na kujiona wenye akili machoni pao wenyewe.
Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!
22 Ole wao walio mashujaa kwa kunywa mvinyo, nao walio hodari katika kuchanganya vileo,
Woe [to] the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.
23 wale wanaoachilia wenye hatia kwa kupokea hongo, lakini huwanyima haki wasio na hatia.
Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.
24 Kwa hiyo, kama ndimi za moto zirambavyo nyasi, na kama vile majani makavu yazamavyo katika miali ya moto, ndivyo mizizi yao itakavyooza na maua yao yatakavyopeperushwa kama mavumbi; kwa kuwa wameikataa sheria ya Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote na kulisukumia mbali neno la Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.
25 Kwa hiyo hasira ya Bwana inawaka dhidi ya watu wake, mkono wake umeinuliwa na anawapiga. Milima inatetemeka, maiti ni kama takataka kwenye barabara. Hata kwa haya yote, hasira yake haijageukia mbali, mkono wake bado umeinuliwa juu.
Therefore hath the anger of Jehovah burned among His people, And He stretcheth out His hand against it, And smiteth it, and the mountains tremble, And their carcase is as filth in the midst of the out-places. With all this His anger did not turn back, And still His hand is stretched out!
26 Yeye anainua bendera kwa ajili ya mataifa yaliyo mbali, anapiga filimbi kwa ajili ya wale walio kwenye miisho ya dunia. Tazama wamekuja, kwa kasi na kwa haraka!
And He lifted up an ensign to nations afar off, And hissed to it from the end of the earth, And lo, with haste, swift it cometh.
27 Hakuna hata mmoja wao anayechoka wala kujikwaa, hakuna hata mmoja anayesinzia wala kulala, hakuna mkanda uliolegezwa kiunoni, hakuna gidamu ya kiatu iliyokatika.
There is none weary, nor stumbling in it, It doth not slumber, nor sleep, Nor opened hath been the girdle of its loins, Nor drawn away the latchet of its sandals.
28 Mishale yao ni mikali, pinde zao zote zimevutwa, kwato za farasi wao ziko kama jiwe la gumegume, magurudumu ya magari yao ya vita ni kama upepo wa kisulisuli.
Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane!
29 Ngurumo yao ni kama ile ya simba, wananguruma kama wana simba, wanakoroma wanapokamata mawindo yao, na kuondoka nayo pasipo yeyote wa kuokoa.
Its roaring [is] like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering.
30 Katika siku ile watanguruma juu yake kama ngurumo za bahari. Kama mtu akiitazama nchi, ataona giza na dhiki; hata nuru itatiwa giza kwa mawingu.
And it howleth against it in that day as the howling of a sea, And it hath looked attentively to the land, And lo, darkness — distress, And light hath been darkened by its abundance!
