Isaya 26
1 Siku hiyo wimbo huu utaimbwa katika nchi ya Yuda: Tuna mji imara; Mungu amefanya wokovu katika kuta na ngome zake.
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
2 Fungua lango, ili mataifa yenye haki yaweze na yenye kutunza imani yaweze kuingia ndani.
Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful.
3 Akili mlionayo, mtamuhifadhi yeye katika amani kamili, maana anawamini ninyi.
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
4 Mwamini Yahwe daima; maana Yaha, Yahwe, ni mwamba wa milele.
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
5 Maana atawashusha wale wote wenye kiburi; mji ulio juu atushusha chini, ataushusha chini kwenye aridhi; na ataulinganisha na mavumbi.
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
6 Utakanyagwakanyagwa chini na miguu ya walio masikini na wahitaji.
Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
7 Mapito ya mwenye haki yamenyooka, Wenye haki; mapito ya wenye haki umeyanyoosha.
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
8 Ndio, kaika mapito ya hukumu yako, Yahwe, tunakusubiri wewe; jina lako na sifa zako ni matamanio yetu.
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
9 Nimekutamani wewe wakati wa usiku; ndio, roho iliyo ndani yangu ina kutafuta kwa bidii. Pindi hukumu yako itakapokuja duniani, wenyeji wa duniani watajua kuhusu haki.
My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
10 Na tuonyeshe upendeleo kwa waovu, lakini hawatajifunza haki. katika nchi ya wanyofu anatenda maovu na haoni ukuu wa Yahwe.
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
11 Yahwe, mkono wako umenyanyuliwa juu, lakini hawapati hizo taarifa. Lakini wataona bidii kwa watu na wataona aibu, kwa sababu idadi ya maadui watawatafuna.
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
12 Yahwe, utaleta amani kwetu, maana kweli, umekamilisha kazi zetu zote.
O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
13 Yahwe Mungu wetu, viongozi wengine badala yako wametutawala sisi; Lakini tunalitukuza jina lako.
O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.
14 Wamekufa, hawataishi tena; ni maremu hao, hawatafufuka tena. Kweli, umekuja kuwahukumu na kuwaharibu wao, na umefanya kila kumbukumbu kutoweka.
The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
15 Umeliongeza taifa, Yahwe, umeliongeza taifa; umeheshimiwa; umeinuliwa katika mipaka yote ya nchi.
You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
16 Yahwe, katika mateso yao walikuangalia wewe; walipatwa na wasiwasi katika maombi yao maana adhabu yako ilikuwa juu yao.
O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
17 Kama mwanamke mjamzito anayekaribia kujifungua, hupatwa na uchungu na hulia kwa uchungu, hivyo ndivyo tulivyokuwa kabla, Bwana.
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
18 Tulikuwa wajawazito, tumekuwa katika mateso, lakini ni kama tumeshajifungua katika akili zetu. Hatujauleta wokovu duniani, na wakazi wa duniani hawakuanguka.
We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
19 Wafu wenu wataishi; watu wenu walio kufa watafufuka. Amka na uimbe kwa furaha, njie muishio mavumbini; maana umande wenu ni umande wa mwanga, na dunia itawaleta mbele wafu wake.
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
20 Enendeni, watu wangu, ingieni katika vyumba vyenu na mfunge mlango nyuma yenu; jificheni kwa mda mfupi, mpaka hasira itakapopita.
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
21 Maana, angalia, Yahwe anakaribia kutoka katika eneo lake kuwahadhibu watu waishio duniani kwa ajili ya makosa yao; dunia itaachia umwagaji wa damu, na hawatawaficha tena waliokufa.
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
