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.
Come, everyone of you who's thirsty, come and drink the water! You who don't have money, come—you can buy and eat! Come and buy wine and milk—you don't need money; there's no cost!
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 are you spending money on what isn't food, and why work for something that doesn't satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: eat what is good, and you'll enjoy the very best food.
3 Tegeni sikio mje kwangu, nisikieni mimi, ili nafsi zenu zipate kuishi. Nitafanya agano la milele nanyi, pendo la uaminifu nililomwahidi Daudi.
Come here, and pay attention, so you can truly live. I'm going to make an agreement with you that will last forever, based on the trustworthy love I showed to David.
4 Tazama, nimemfanya kuwa shahidi wa mataifa, kiongozi na jemadari wa mataifa.
See how I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for them.
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.”
You will call nations you don't even know, and nations who don't know you will come running to you. For the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, I made you glorious.
6 Mtafuteni Bwana maadamu anapatikana; mwiteni maadamu yu karibu.
Look for the Lord while you can still find him; call out to him while he's nearby.
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.
Wicked people should change their ways and get rid of even the thought of doing something wrong. They should turn to the Lord so he can be merciful to them. Come back to our God, because he's generous with his forgiveness.
8 “Kwa kuwa mawazo yangu si mawazo yenu, wala njia zenu si njia zangu,” asema Bwana.
For your thoughts are not my thoughts; and your ways are not my ways, declares the Lord.
9 “Kama vile mbingu zilivyo juu kuliko dunia, ndivyo njia zangu zilivyo juu kuliko njia zenu na mawazo yangu kuliko mawazo yenu.
In the same way the heavens are higher than the earth, my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher 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,
It's like the rain and snow that fall from heaven. They don't go back there until they've watered the earth, making plants grow and flower, providing seeds for the sower and food to eat.
11 ndivyo lilivyo neno langu lile litokalo kinywani mwangu: Halitanirudia tupu, bali litatimiliza lile nililokusudia na litafanikiwa katika kusudi lile nililolituma.
In the same way the words I say don't come back to me unfulfilled, they accomplish what I want—they successfully achieve my purpose.
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.
You will live happily, taught the ways of peace. Mountains and hills will celebrate, singing beside you; and all the trees will clap their hands!
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.”
Cypress trees will grow instead of thorn bushes; myrtle trees will grow instead of brambles. This is to confirm the Lord's reputation—an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.
