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, you barren woman, you who have not given birth; break into joyful singing and cry aloud, you who have never been in birth labor. For the children of the desolate one are more than the children of the married woman,” says Yahweh.
2 Fanya hema lako kuwa kubwa na tawanya mapazia mbali, sio kidogo; nyoosha kamba zako na imarisha vigingi vyako.
“Make your tent larger and spread your tent curtains farther out, unsparingly; lengthen your ropes 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 will spread out to the right hand and to the left, and your descendants will conquer nations and resettle desolate cities.
4 Usiogope maana hautahaibika, wala kukatishwa tamaa maana hautapatwa na aibu; hutasahau aibu ya ujana wako na aibu ya kutelekezwa.
Do not fear for you will not be ashamed, nor be discouraged for you will not be disgraced; you will forget the shame of your youth and the disgrace of your abandonment.
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 Maker is your husband; Yahweh of hosts is his name. The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth.
6 Yahwe anakuita wew urudi kama mwanamke aliyetelekezwa na mwenye roho ya huzuni, kama mwanamke mdogo aliyeolewa na kukataliwa, asema Mungu.
For Yahweh has called you back as a wife abandoned and grieved in spirit, like a woman married young and rejected,” says your God.
7 ''Kwa kipindi kifupi nimewatelekeza ninyi, lakini kwa huruma kubwa nitawakusanya ninyi.
“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will 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 a flood of anger I hid my face from you momentarily; but with everlasting covenant faithfulness I will have mercy on you— says Yahweh, the one who rescues you.
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: as I swore that the waters of Noah would never again pass over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you or 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.
Though the mountains may fall and the hills be shaken, yet my steadfast love will not turn away from you, nor will my covenant of peace be shaken— says Yahweh, who has mercy on you.
11 Wanaotaabika, wanaopitia dhoruba na wasio na faraja, tazama, nitaweka lami kwa rangi nzuri, na kuweka misingi kwa yakuti.
Afflicted one, storm-driven and uncomforted one, look, I will set your pavement in turquoise, 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 stones, and your outer wall of beautiful stones.
13 Na watoto wako wote watafundishwa na Yahwe; na amani ya watoto wako itakuwakubwa.
Then all your children will be taught by Yahweh; and the peace of your children will be great.
14 Katika haki nitakuanzisha tena. Hautaona dhiki tena, maana hautaogopa, na hakuna kitu cha kutisha kitakachokuja karibu yako.
In righteousness you will be established, and you will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; and from terror, for it will not come near to you.
15 Tazama, ikiwa yeyote atakaye koroga matatizo, hayatako kwangu; yeyote atakaye changanya matatizo pamaoja na wewe ataanguka kwa kishindo.
Look, if anyone stirs up trouble, it will not be from me; anyone who stirs up trouble with you will fall in defeat.
16 Tazama, nimemumba fundi, anayepuliza makaa yanayoungua na na kuanda a silsha kama kazi yake, na nimemumba mharibifu ili awaharibu.
See, I have created the craftsman, who blows the burning coals and forges weapons as his work, and I have created the destroyer 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 succeed; and you will condemn everyone who accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their vindication from me—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
