Isaya 56
1 Yahwe asema hivi, ''Fanyeni yaliyo sahihi, fanyeni yaliyo ya haki; maana wakovu wangu u karibu, na haki yangu inakaribia kujidhihirisha.
This is what the Lord says: Follow the law, and do what is right, for my salvation will soon arrive, and my goodness will be revealed.
2 Abarikiwe mtu yule ataendae haya, anayeyashika sana. Anaifuata sabato, na haitii unajisi, azuiaye mkono wake usitende maovu.''
Blessed is everyone who does this—those who keep to it, who observe the Sabbath without violating it, and who don't do anything wrong.
3 Usimuache mgeni yeyote aliyekuwa mfuasi wa Yahwe aseme, ''Yahwe atahakikisha ananiondoa kwa watu wake.'' Toashi ataweza kusema, ''tazama, mimi ni mti mkavu.''
Don't allow foreigners who have dedicated themselves to the Lord say, “The Lord will definitely exclude me from his people.” And don't allow eunuchs to say, “Look at me—I'm as worthless as a dried-up tree because I'm childless.”
4 Yahwe asema hivi, kwa matoashi wanaoitimiza sabato yangu huchagua mambo yanayonipendeza mimi, na hushika kwanza agano langu,
For this is what the Lord says: To the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths, who choose to do what pleases me, and to keep my agreement,
5 kwao nitaiweka nyumba yangu na ndani ya kuta zangu kumbukumbu ambayo ni kubwa kuliko kuwa na vijana na mabinti. Nitawapa kumbumbu ya milele ambalo halitaondolewa.
I will give them, in my house and within my walls, a place to remember them and a reputation better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting reputation that will never fade.
6 Pia wageni ambao wataungana wenyewe kwa Yahwe- kwa ajili ya kumtumikia yeye, na yeye alipendae jina la Yahwe, kumuabudu yeye, na kila anayeheshimu sabato na wale wanoitunza isitiwe najisi, na wale walishikao agano langu
About the foreigners who have dedicated themselves to the Lord, who worship him, who love the Lord, and who are his servants, everyone who observes the Sabbath without violating it and who keep to my agreement—
7 nitawaleta katika mlima wangu mtakatifu na kuwafaya muwe na furaha katika nyumba yangu ya maombi; matoleo na sadaka zenu zitakubalika katika mathebau yangu. Maana nyumba yangu itaitwa nyumba ya maombi kwa mataifa yote.
I will bring these foreigners to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
8 Hili ni tamko la Yahwe, anayewakusanya watu wenye ukiwa katika Israeli- nitaendelea kuwakusanya wenginwe ili kuwaongeza wao.''
This is what the Lord God says, who brought back the scattered people of Israel: I will bring back still others to join you.
9 Enyi nyote wanyama pori mlioko porini, njooni na mle, enyi wanyama mlioko msituni, Walinzi wao wote ni vipofu, hawaelewi.
Come, wild animals, wild animals of the countryside and forests, come and eat my people!
10 Wote ni mbwa wapole ambao hawawezi kubweka. Wanaota, na wanalala chini maana wanapenda kulala.
For all the watchmen are blind. None of them know what's going on. They're all silent—they can't bark. They spend their time lying down, dreaming, loving to sleep.
11 Mbwa wanahamu kubwa; hawajawahi kuridhika; wachungaji wao hawawatambui; wamejeuka katika njia zao wenyewe, kila mmoja ana tamaa kupata faida isiyo yaa haki.
They're greedy dogs that are never satisfied. They're sheepdogs who don't know their job. All of them go their own way, each of them looking out for themselves.
12 ''Njooni, ''Tunywe mvinyo na pombe. Kesho itakuwa kama leo, siku kubwa zaidi ya kipimo.''
“Come on,” they say, “I'll get some wine and let's get drunk! We'll do this today, and tomorrow we'll drink so much more!”
