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.
Come, everyone of you who's thirsty, come and drink the water! You who don't have money, come—you can buy and eat! Come and buy wine and milk—you don't need money; there's no cost!
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 are you spending money on what isn't food, and why work for something that doesn't satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: eat what is good, and you'll enjoy the very best food.
3 Jeuzeni masikio yenu, na mje kwangu! Sikiliza, iliuweze kuishi! Nitafanya agano ya milele na ninyi; pendo langu la kuaminika nililomuhaidi Daudi.
Come here, and pay attention, so you can truly live. I'm going to make an agreement with you that will last forever, based on the trustworthy love I showed to David.
4 Tazama, nimwemuweka yeye kama shahidi kwa mataifa, kama kiiongozi na kamanda wa watu.
See how I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for them.
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.
You will call nations you don't even know, and nations who don't know you will come running to you. For the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, I made you glorious.
6 Mtafuteni Yahwe maana anapatikana; muiteni yeye maana yu karibu.
Look for the Lord while you can still find him; call out to him while he's nearby.
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.
Wicked people should change their ways and get rid of even the thought of doing something wrong. They should turn to the Lord so he can be merciful to them. Come back to our God, because he's generous with his forgiveness.
8 Maana mawazo yangu sio mawazo yenu, wala njia zangu sio njia zenu- Hili ni tamko la Yahwe-
For your thoughts are not my thoughts; and your ways are not my ways, declares 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.
In the same way the heavens are higher than the earth, my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than 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,
It's like the rain and snow that fall from heaven. They don't go back there until they've watered the earth, making plants grow and flower, providing seeds for the sower and food to eat.
11 hivyo neno langu litakuwa linalotoka kwenye mdomo wangu: halitanirudia tena mimi bure, Lakini itatimiza lilie nililokusudia, na litatimiza lile nililolituma.
In the same way the words I say don't come back to me unfulfilled, they accomplish what I want—they successfully achieve my purpose.
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.
You will live happily, taught the ways of peace. Mountains and hills will celebrate, singing beside you; and all the trees 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.''
Cypress trees will grow instead of thorn bushes; myrtle trees will grow instead of brambles. This is to confirm the Lord's reputation—an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.
