Isaya 55
1 “Njooni, ninyi nyote wenye kiu, njooni kwenye maji; nanyi ambao hamna fedha, njooni, nunueni na mle! Njooni, nunueni divai na maziwa bila fedha na bila gharama.
Ho! everyone in need, come to the waters, and he who has no strength, let him get food: come, get bread without money; wine and milk without price.
2 Kwa nini kutumia fedha kwa kitu ambacho si chakula, na kutaabikia kitu kisichoshibisha? Sikilizeni, nisikilizeni mimi na mle kilicho kizuri, nazo nafsi zenu zitafurahia utajiri wa unono.
Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.
3 Tegeni sikio mje kwangu, nisikieni mimi, ili nafsi zenu zipate kuishi. Nitafanya agano la milele nanyi, pendo la uaminifu nililomwahidi Daudi.
Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.
4 Tazama, nimemfanya kuwa shahidi wa mataifa, kiongozi na jemadari wa mataifa.
See, I have given him as a witness to the peoples, a ruler and a guide to the nations.
5 Hakika utaita mataifa usiyoyajua, nayo mataifa yale yasiyokujua yataharakisha kukujia, kwa sababu ya Bwana Mungu wako, yeye Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli, kwa maana amekutukuza.”
See, you will send for a nation of which you had no knowledge, and those who had no knowledge of you will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, and because of the Holy One of Israel, for he has given you glory.
6 Mtafuteni Bwana maadamu anapatikana; mwiteni maadamu yu karibu.
Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
7 Mtu mwovu na aiache njia yake, na mtu mbaya na ayaache mawazo yake. Yeye na amrudie Bwana, naye atamrehemu, arudi kwa Mungu wetu, kwa kuwa atamsamehe bure kabisa.
Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
8 “Kwa kuwa mawazo yangu si mawazo yenu, wala njia zenu si njia zangu,” asema Bwana.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.
9 “Kama vile mbingu zilivyo juu kuliko dunia, ndivyo njia zangu zilivyo juu kuliko njia zenu na mawazo yangu kuliko mawazo yenu.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 Kama vile mvua na theluji ishukavyo kutoka mbinguni, nayo hairudi tena huko bila kunywesha dunia na kuichipusha na kuistawisha, hivyo hutoa mbegu kwa mpanzi na mkate kwa mlaji,
For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not go back again, but gives water to the earth, and makes it fertile, giving seed to the planter, and bread for food;
11 ndivyo lilivyo neno langu lile litokalo kinywani mwangu: Halitanirudia tupu, bali litatimiliza lile nililokusudia na litafanikiwa katika kusudi lile nililolituma.
So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.
12 Mtatoka nje kwa furaha na kuongozwa kwa amani; milima na vilima vitapaza sauti kwa nyimbo mbele yenu, nayo miti yote ya shambani itapiga makofi.
For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.
13 Badala ya kichaka cha miiba itaota miti ya misunobari, na badala ya michongoma utaota mhadasi. Hili litakuwa jambo la kumpatia Bwana jina, kwa ajili ya ishara ya milele, ambayo haitaharibiwa.”
In place of the thorn will come up the fir-tree, and in place of the blackberry the myrtle: and it will be to the Lord for a name, for an eternal sign which will not be cut off.
