Isaya 54
1 ''Imba, ewe mwanamke tasa, ewe ambaye haujazaa; imba wimbo kwa furaha na lia kwa nguvu ewe ambaye hujapata uchungu wa kuzaa. Maana watoto walio katika ukiwa ni wengi kuliko watoto wa wanawake waliolewa,'' asema Yahwe.
"Sing, barren, you who did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband," says the LORD.
2 Fanya hema lako kuwa kubwa na tawanya mapazia mbali, sio kidogo; nyoosha kamba zako na imarisha vigingi vyako.
"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; do not spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.
3 Maana utawanjwa katika mkono wa kulia na wa kushoto, na ukoo wako utashinda mataifa na kuwapatia miji iliyo na ukiwa.
For you shall spread out on the right hand and on the left; and your descendants shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 Usiogope maana hautahaibika, wala kukatishwa tamaa maana hautapatwa na aibu; hutasahau aibu ya ujana wako na aibu ya kutelekezwa.
"Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame, nor will you be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. For you will forget the shame of your youth, and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.
5 Maana Muumba ni mume wako; Yahwe wa majeshi ndilo jina lake. Mtakatifu wa Israeli yeye ni mkombozi wenu; anaitwa Mungu wa nchi yote.
For your husband is your Creator; the LORD of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
6 Yahwe anakuita wew urudi kama mwanamke aliyetelekezwa na mwenye roho ya huzuni, kama mwanamke mdogo aliyeolewa na kukataliwa, asema Mungu.
For the LORD has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off," says your God.
7 ''Kwa kipindi kifupi nimewatelekeza ninyi, lakini kwa huruma kubwa nitawakusanya ninyi.
"For a small moment have I forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.
8 Katika gharikia ya hasira nimeuficha uso wangu kwa muda. lakini kwa agano la milele la kuaminika nitakuwa na huruma na ninyi- amesema Yahwe, aliyewakomboa ninyi.
In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving kindness will I have mercy on you," says the LORD your Redeemer.
9 Maana haya ni kama Nuhu kwangu: kama nilivyoapa maji ya Nuhu hayuatapita tena katika nchi, Hivyo nimeapa kwama sitapatwa na hasira na ninyi wala kuwakemea ninji.
"For this is like the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
10 Japo milima yaweza kuanguka na vilima vyaweza kutikiswa, japo uimara wa pendo langu hautageuka nyuma kutoka kwenu, wala agano langu la amani kutikiswa- asema Yahwe, Yeye mwenye huruma juu yenu.
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD who has mercy on you.
11 Wanaotaabika, wanaopitia dhoruba na wasio na faraja, tazama, nitaweka lami kwa rangi nzuri, na kuweka misingi kwa yakuti.
"You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, look, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 Nitaufanya mnara wa akiki na lango yake ya almasi na kuta zake za nje ni za mawe mazuri.
I will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
13 Na watoto wako wote watafundishwa na Yahwe; na amani ya watoto wako itakuwakubwa.
And all your children shall be taught by God; and great shall be the peace of your children.
14 Katika haki nitakuanzisha tena. Hautaona dhiki tena, maana hautaogopa, na hakuna kitu cha kutisha kitakachokuja karibu yako.
In righteousness you shall be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
15 Tazama, ikiwa yeyote atakaye koroga matatizo, hayatako kwangu; yeyote atakaye changanya matatizo pamaoja na wewe ataanguka kwa kishindo.
Look, they may gather together, but not by me: whoever shall gather together against you shall fall because of you.
16 Tazama, nimemumba fundi, anayepuliza makaa yanayoungua na na kuanda a silsha kama kazi yake, na nimemumba mharibifu ili awaharibu.
"Look, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and brings forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
17 Hakuna silaha iliyotengenezwa dhidi yako ikafanikiwa; na utamlaani kila mmjoa anayekutusi wewe. Huu ndio urithi wa watumishi wa Yahwe, na uthibitisho wake kutoka kwangu- Hili ndilo tamko la Yahwe.''
No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness which is of me," says the LORD.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
