Isaya 60
1 “Ondoka, angaza, kwa kuwa nuru yako imekuja na utukufu wa Bwana umezuka juu yako.
Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
2 Tazama, giza litaifunika dunia na giza kuu litayafunika mataifa, lakini Bwana atazuka juu yako na utukufu wake utaonekana juu yako.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen on thee.
3 Mataifa watakuja kwenye nuru yako na wafalme kwa mwanga wa mapambazuko yako.
And the nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy rising.
4 “Inua macho yako na utazame pande zote: Wote wanakusanyika na kukujia, wana wako wanakuja toka mbali, nao binti zako wanabebwa mikononi.
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons come from afar, and thy daughters are carried upon the side.
5 Ndipo utatazama na kutiwa nuru, moyo wako utasisimka na kujaa furaha, mali zilizo baharini zitaletwa kwako, utajiri wa mataifa utakujilia.
Then thou shalt see, and shalt be brightened, and thy heart shall throb, and be enlarged; for the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
6 Makundi ya ngamia yatajaa katika nchi yako, ngamia vijana wa Midiani na Efa. Nao wote watokao Sheba watakuja, wakichukua dhahabu na uvumba na kutangaza sifa za Bwana.
A multitude of camels shall cover thee, young camels of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall publish the praises of Jehovah.
7 Makundi yote ya Kedari yatakusanyika kwako, kondoo dume wa Nebayothi watakutumikia, watakubalika kama sadaka juu ya madhabahu yangu, nami nitalipamba Hekalu langu tukufu.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall serve thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will beautify the house of my magnificence.
8 “Ni nani hawa warukao kama mawingu, kama hua kuelekea kwenye viota vyao?
Who are these that come flying as a cloud, and as doves to their dove-cotes?
9 Hakika visiwa vinanitazama, merikebu za Tarshishi ndizo zinazotangulia, zikiwaleta wana wenu kutoka mbali, wakiwa na fedha na dhahabu zao, kwa heshima ya Bwana, Mungu wenu, yeye Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli, kwa maana amekujalia utukufu.
For the isles shall await me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of Jehovah thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.
10 “Wageni watazijenga upya kuta zako, na wafalme wao watakutumikia. Ingawa katika hasira nilikupiga, lakini katika upendeleo wangu nitakuonyesha huruma.
And the sons of the alien shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee. For in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
11 Malango yako yatakuwa wazi siku zote, kamwe hayatafungwa, mchana wala usiku, ili watu wapate kukuletea utajiri wa mataifa: wafalme wao wakiongoza maandamano ya ushindi.
And thy gates shall stand open continually: (they shall not be shut day nor night, ) that the wealth of the nations may be brought unto thee, and that their kings may be led [to thee].
12 Kwa maana taifa au ufalme ule ambao hautakutumikia utaangamia; utaharibiwa kabisa.
For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 “Utukufu wa Lebanoni utakujilia, msunobari, mvinje pamoja na mteashuri, ili kupapamba mahali pangu patakatifu, nami nitapatukuza mahali pa miguu yangu.
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the cypress, pine, and box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 Wana wa wale waliokuonea watakuja wakisujudu mbele yako, wote wanaokudharau watasujudu kwenye miguu yako, nao watakuita Mji wa Bwana, Sayuni ya Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
And the children of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Ingawa umeachwa na kuchukiwa, bila yeyote anayesafiri ndani yako, nitakufanya kuwa fahari ya milele, na furaha ya vizazi vyote.
Instead of thy being forsaken and hated, so that no one went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy from generation to generation.
16 Utanyonya maziwa ya mataifa, na kunyonyeshwa matiti ya wafalme. Ndipo utakapojua kwamba Mimi, Bwana, ni Mwokozi wako, Mkombozi wako, niliye Mwenye Nguvu wa Yakobo.
And thou shalt suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Badala ya shaba nitakuletea dhahabu, na fedha badala ya chuma. Badala ya mti nitakuletea shaba, na chuma badala ya mawe. Nitafanya amani kuwa mtawala wako, na haki kuwa mfalme wako.
For bronze I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood bronze, and for stones iron; and I will make thine officers peace, and thy rulers righteousness.
18 Jeuri hazitasikika tena katika nchi yako, wala maangamizi au uharibifu ndani ya mipaka yako, lakini utaita kuta zako Wokovu, na malango yako Sifa.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
19 Jua halitakuwa tena nuru yako mchana, wala mwangaza wa mwezi hautakuangazia, kwa maana Bwana atakuwa nuru yako ya milele, naye Mungu wako atakuwa utukufu wako.
The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
20 Jua lako halitazama tena, nao mwezi wako hautafifia tena; Bwana atakuwa nuru yako milele, nazo siku zako za huzuni zitakoma.
Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
21 Ndipo watu wako wote watakuwa waadilifu, nao wataimiliki nchi milele. Wao ni chipukizi nililolipanda, kazi ya mikono yangu, ili kuonyesha utukufu wangu.
Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land for ever — the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22 Aliye mdogo kwenu atakuwa elfu, mdogo kuliko wote atakuwa taifa lenye nguvu. Mimi ndimi Bwana; katika wakati wake nitayatimiza haya upesi.”
The little one shall become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation: I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.
