Isaya 16
1 Mpeleke mwana kondoo kuongoza nchi kutoka Sela huko jangwani, kwenye mlima wa binti Sayuni.
Send ye the lambs to the ruler of the land, From Selah through the wilderness To the mount of the daughter of Zion!
2 Kama ndege wazururao, viota vimetapakaa, hivyo basi wanawake wa Moabu watavuka kwenye mto Arnoni.
For as a wandering bird, As a forthdriven nest, So shall be the daughters of Moab At the fords of Arnon; [[saying, ]]
3 Toa maelekezo, tekeleza haki; toa kivuli kama usiku wakati wa mchana; wahifadhi watuhumiwa; msiwahini watuhumiwa.
“Offer counsel; give decision, Make thy shadow at noonday like the darkness of night. Hide the outcasts; Betray not the fugitives.
4 Waache waishi miongoni mwenu, wakimbizi kutoka Moabu; muwe mahali pakujifichia wao wasiangamizwe.'' maana mateso yatakwisha, na uharibifu utapungua utakuwa na kikomo, wale wanotetemeka watapotea katika nchi.
Let my outcasts dwell with thee, [[O Zion!]] Be thou to them a covert from the spoiler! For the extortion is at an end, The spoiling ceaseth. The oppressors are consumed from the land.
5 Kiti cha enzi kitaanzishwa katika agano la uaminifu; na mmoja katika hema la Daudi atakaa pale kwa uaminifu. Atahukumu kwa kufuata haki na atatenda haki.
Then shall your throne be established through mercy, And upon it shall sit in the house of David A judge searching for justice, and prompt in equity.”
6 Tumesikia kiburi cha Moabu, kiburi chake, majivuno yake, na hasira yake. Lakini majivuno yake ni maneno tu.
“We have beard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud; His haughtiness, and his pride, and his insolence, His vain boastings.”
7 Hivyo basi Moabu atalia juu ya Moabu-wote watalia! wataomboleza, nyie mlioharibiwa kabisa, mikate ya Kira Haresethi.
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab; Every one shall howl; For the ruins of Kir-hares shall ye mourn, In deep affliction.
8 Shamba la Heshboni limekauka kabisa pamoja na mizabibu ya Sibma. Kiongozi wa mataifa amekanyaga mizabibu iliyochaguliwa na kuelekea Jazeri na kuelekea jangwani. Mizizi yake nje ya nchi; imenda juu ya bahari.
For the fields of Heshbon languish, The lords of the nations break down the choicest shoots of the vine of Sibmah, They reached even to Jazer; they wandered into the desert; Her branches were spread out; they crossed the sea.
9 Kweli nitalia pamoja Jazeri kwasababu ya shamba la mizabibu la Sibma. Nitakuloanisha kwa machozi yangu, Heshboni, na Eleale. Maana katika mashamba yenu kipindi cha majira ya joto matunda na mazao nitaishia kwa kupiga kelele za furaha.
Therefore I will weep, like Jazer, for the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealah, For upon thy summer fruits, and thy harvest, the war-shout is fallen.
10 Furaha na shangwe zimezimwa na matunda ya miti ya shambani; na hakuna nyimbo wala kelele katika mashamba ya mizabibu, maana nimeweka mwisho wa kupiga kelele kwa yeyote anayetembea.
Gladness and joy are driven from the fruitful field, And in the vineyards is no singing nor shouting; The treaders tread out no wine in their vats; I have made the vintage-shouting to cease.
11 Hivyo, moyo wangu unalia kama kinubi, na ndani yangu maana kwa ajili ya Kiri Hareseth.
Therefore shall my bowels sound like a harp for Moab, And my inward parts for Kir-hares.
12 Pindi ambapo Moabu wamejivika mahali pa juu, na kuingia katika hekalu kuomba, maombi yake hayatatimiza chochote.
And it shall come to pass that though Moab present himself, Though he weary himself upon his high places, And go up to his sanctuary to pray, Yet shall he not prevail.
13 Haya ndio maneno aliyoyazungumza Yahwe kuhusu Moabu iliyopita.
This is the word which Jehovah spake concerning Moab of old.
14 Tena Yahwe amesema, ''Ndani ya miaka mitatu utukufuwa Moabu utatoweka; japo watu wake wengi, watakao bakia ni wachache, na wasionafaida.
But now saith Jehovah: Within three years, like the years of a hireling, The glory of Moab shall be put to shame, With all his great multitude; And the remnant shall be very small, and without strength.
