Isaya 55
1 ''Njooni, kila aliye na kiu, njooni kwenye maji! na ewe usio na pesa, njoo, ununua na ule! Njoo, nunua mvinyo na maziwa pasipo pesa na pasipo gharama.
All you who thirst, come to the waters. And you who have no money: hurry, buy and eat. Approach, buy wine and milk, without money and without barter.
2 Kwa nini tunapima fedha kwa kitu ambacho sio mkate? na kufanya kazi isiyoridhisha? Nisikilizeni mimi kwa makini na ule kilicho kizuri, na kujifurahisha mwenyewe kwa unono.
Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and expend your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen very closely to me, and eat what is good, and then your soul will be delighted by a full measure.
3 Jeuzeni masikio yenu, na mje kwangu! Sikiliza, iliuweze kuishi! Nitafanya agano ya milele na ninyi; pendo langu la kuaminika nililomuhaidi Daudi.
Incline your ear and draw near to me. Listen, and your soul will live. And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, by the faithful mercies of David.
4 Tazama, nimwemuweka yeye kama shahidi kwa mataifa, kama kiiongozi na kamanda wa watu.
Behold, I have presented him as a witness to the people, as a commander and instructor to the nations.
5 Tazama, utaliita taifa ambalo haulijui; na taifa ambalo halikujui wewe litakukimbilia wewe kwa sababu wewe ni Yahwe Mungu wao, Mtakatifu wa Israeli, yeye aliyekutukuza wewe.
Behold, you will call to a nation that you did not know. And nations that did not know you will rush to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. For he has glorified you.
6 Mtafuteni Yahwe maana anapatikana; muiteni yeye maana yu karibu.
Seek the Lord, while he is able to be found. Call upon him, while he is near.
7 Tuwaache waovu waziache njia zao, na mtu mwenye dhambi mawazo yake. Muache yeye arudi kwa Yahwe, na atamuhurumia yeye, na kwa Mungu wetu, yeye ambaye atamsamehe huyo kwa wingi.
Let the impious one abandon his way, and the iniquitous man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will take pity on him, and to our God, for he is great in forgiveness.
8 Maana mawazo yangu sio mawazo yenu, wala njia zangu sio njia zenu- Hili ni tamko la Yahwe-
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways, says the Lord.
9 maana kama vile mbingu zilivyo juu kuliko nchi, hivyo ndivyo njia zangu zilivyo juu kuliko njia zenu, na mawazo yangu kuliko mawazo yenu.
For just as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so also are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.
10 Maana kama mvua na theluji zishukavyo chini kutoka mbinguni na hazirudi tena pale isipokuwa kueneza nchi na kufanya uzalishaji na chipukizi na kutoa mbegu kwa wakulima waliopanda na mkate kwa walaji,
And in the same manner as rain and snow descend from heaven, and no longer return there, but soak the earth, and water it, and cause it to bloom and to provide seed to the sower and bread to the hungry,
11 hivyo neno langu litakuwa linalotoka kwenye mdomo wangu: halitanirudia tena mimi bure, Lakini itatimiza lilie nililokusudia, na litatimiza lile nililolituma.
so also will my word be, which will go forth from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish whatever I will, and it will prosper in the tasks for which I sent it.
12 Maana utakwenda nje katika furaha na utaongozwa kwa amani; Milima na vilima vitapaza sauti kwa furaha mbele yako, na miti yote shambani itapiga makofi.
For you will go forth rejoicing, and you will be led forward in peace. The mountains and the hills will sing praise before you, and all the trees of the countryside will clap their hands.
13 Badala ya miiba ya porini, misonobari itakuwa; na badala ya mbigiri, mihadasi inaota, na itakuwa kwa Yahwe, maana jina lake, ni kama alama ya milele ambayo haiwezi kuondolewa.''
In place of the shrub, the pine tree will arise, and in place of the nettle, the myrtle tree will grow. And the Lord will be named with an eternal sign, which will not be taken away.
