Isaya 33
1 Ole wenu, waharibifu ambao hamjaharibiwa! Ole wao wasaliti ambao hamjaslitiwa! Pindi mtakapoacha uaribifu, nanyi mtaharibiwa. Pindi mtakapoacha usaliti, nayi mtasalitiwa.
Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
2 Yahwe, tuurumie sisi; tumekusubiri wewe; umekuwa mkono wetu kila asubuhi, na wokovu wetu katika kipindi cha mateso.
O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3 Watu wamekimbia kwa kusikia sauti kubwa; uliponyanyuka, mataifa yametawanyika,
At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered.
4 Mateka wako wamejikusanya kama mkasanyiko wa nzige; kama nzige warukavyo, watu wataruka juu yake.
And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it.
5 Yahwe ameinuliwa. Anaishi mahali pa juu. Ataijaza Sayuni kwa haki na usawa.
Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 Atakuwa imara katika kipidi chenu, wingi wa wokovu, busara, na maarifa; hofu ya Yahwe iko katika hazina yake.
And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.
7 Tazama, wujumbe wanalia mtaani; wanadiplomasia wanamatumaini ya amani kwa kulia kwa uchungu.
Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8 Barabara kuu imeachwa faragha; hakuna wasafiri tena. Maagano yamevujika, mashahidi wanadharaulika, na utu wa mtu hauheshimiki.
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: [the enemy] hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.
9 Nchi imeomboleza na kunyaukia mbali; Lebanoni inaibisha na kunyaukia mbali; Sharoni imekuwa kama jangwa wazi; Bashani na Kermeli zimepuputisha majani yake.
The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is confounded and withereth away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off [their leaves].
10 ''Sasa nitanyanyuka, ''asema Yahwe; '' sasa nitanyanyuliwa juu; sasa nitainuliwa.
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.
11 Utashika mimba ya makapi na utazaa mabua; na punzi yako ni moto ambao utakuunguza wewe.
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
12 Watu watachomwa na kuwa kama chokaa, kama miiba ya porini inavyokatwa na kuchomwa.
And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.
13 Enyi mlio mbali sana, sikiliza nilicho kifanya; na enyi mlio karibu, kirini ukuu wangu.''
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
14 Watenda zambi wa Sayuni wanogopa; tetemeko limewakuta wasio na Mungu. Ni nani miongoni mwetu anayeweza kukaa kwenye moto mkali? Na ni nani miongoni mwetu anayeweza kukaa kwenye moto wa milele?
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?
15 Nyie mnaotembe katika haki na kuongea kw uaminifu; yeye anayedharau mapato ya ukandamizaji, yeye anayekataa kuchuka rushwa, ambaye hausiki kwenye kupanga vurugu za kihalifu, na ambaye haangali maovu-
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:
16 Ataiweka nyumba yake juu; sehemu yake ya ulinzi itakuwa ni ngome ya mwamba; chakula na maji yake hayataisha.
He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given [him]; his waters shall be sure.
17 Macho yako yatamuona mfalme katika uzuri wake; watatazama nchi kubwa.
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar.
18 Moyo wako utakumbuka hofu; yuko wapi mwandishi, yuko wapi yule aliayepima pesa? na yuko wapi yeye aesabue minara?
Thy heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed [the tribute]? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Hautawaona watu wanaopinga, watu weye lugha ya ajabu ambayo hautaweza kuielewa.
Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.
20 Itazame Sayuni, mji wa sikukuu yetu; macho yako yataiona Yerusalemu kama makao tulivu, hema ambalo halitatolewa, vigingi vyake havitatolewa wala kamba zake hazitakatika.
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
21 Badala yake Yahwe katika ukuu wake atakuwa pamoja na sisi, katika eneo la maji mengi na mifereji mingi. Hakuna manuari na mpiga makasia watakayepita hapo, na hakuna mashua itakayopita uko.
But there Jehovah will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
22 Maana Yahwe ni hakimu wetu, Yahwe ni mwanasheria wet, Yahwe ni mfalme wetu; atatukomboa sisi.
For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
23 Kamba zako zimelegea; haziwezi kushika mlingoti katika eneo lake; haziwezi kuzunguka meli; pindi mateka wanavyogawanyika, hata vilema watawatoa nje kama mateka.
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.
24 Na wenyeji watasema, ''Ninaumwa;'' watu wanaoishi pale watasamehewa maovu yao.
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
