Isaya 61
1 Roho wa Bwana Mwenyezi yu juu yangu, kwa sababu Bwana amenitia mafuta kuwahubiria maskini habari njema. Amenituma kuwaganga waliovunjika moyo, kuwatangazia mateka uhuru wao, na hao waliofungwa habari za kufunguliwa kwao;
The Spirit of Jehovah is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and an opening of the eyes to the blind;
2 kutangaza mwaka wa Bwana uliokubaliwa, na siku ya kisasi ya Mungu wetu, kuwafariji wote waombolezao,
to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
3 na kuwapa mahitaji wale wanaohuzunika katika Sayuni, ili kuwapa taji ya uzuri badala ya majivu, mafuta ya furaha badala ya maombolezo, vazi la sifa badala ya roho ya kukata tamaa. Nao wataitwa mialoni ya haki, pando la Bwana, ili kuonyesha utukufu wake.
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
4 Watajenga upya magofu ya zamani na kupatengeneza mahali palipoachwa ukiwa zamani; watafanya upya miji iliyoharibiwa, iliyoachwa ukiwa kwa vizazi vingi.
They shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
5 Wageni watayachunga makundi yenu, wageni watafanya kazi katika mashamba yenu, na kutunza mashamba yenu ya mizabibu.
Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 Nanyi mtaitwa makuhani wa Bwana, mtaitwa watumishi wa Mungu wetu. Mtakula utajiri wa mataifa, nanyi katika utajiri wao mtajisifu.
But you shall be named the priests of Jehovah; men will call you the ministers of our God: you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their glory.
7 Badala ya aibu yao watu wangu watapokea sehemu maradufu, na badala ya fedheha watafurahia katika urithi wao; hivyo watarithi sehemu maradufu katika nchi yao, nayo furaha ya milele itakuwa yao.
Instead of your shame you shall have double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be to them.
8 “Kwa maana Mimi, Bwana, napenda haki, na ninachukia unyangʼanyi na uovu. Katika uaminifu wangu nitawapa malipo yao na kufanya agano la milele nao.
"For I, Jehovah, love justice, and I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Wazao wao watajulikana miongoni mwa mataifa, na uzao wao miongoni mwa kabila za watu. Wale wote watakaowaona watatambua kuwa ni taifa ambalo Bwana amelibariki.”
Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their descendants among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the offspring which Jehovah has blessed."
10 Ninafurahia sana katika Bwana, nafsi yangu inashangilia katika Mungu wangu. Kwa maana amenivika mavazi ya wokovu, na kunipamba kwa joho la haki, kama vile bwana arusi apambavyo kichwa chake kama kuhani, na kama bibi arusi ajipambavyo kwa vito vyake vya thamani.
I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 Kwa maana kama vile ardhi ifanyavyo chipukizi kuota, na bustani isababishavyo mbegu kuota, ndivyo Bwana Mwenyezi atafanya haki na sifa zichipuke mbele ya mataifa yote.
For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
