Isaya 6
1 Nyakati zile za kifo cha mfalme Uzzia, nilimuona Bwana akiketi katika kiti cha cha enzi; alikuw juu na mahali palipo inuka, na pindo la vazi lake limejaa hekaluni.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw My Lord, sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, and, his skirts, did fill the temple,
2 Juu yake kuna maserafi; kila moja lina mabwa sita; mawili yamefunika uso wake, na mawili yamefunika miguu yake, na mawili ya kurukia.
Seraphim, were standing above him; six wings severally, had each one, —With twain, he covered his face And with twain, he covered his feet And with twain, he did fly.
3 Kila mmoja anaitana na mwenzake nakusema, ''Mtakakatifu, Mtakatifu, Mtakatifu. ni Yahwe wa majeshi! Dunia yote imejaa utukufu wake.''
And they continued crying out one to another, and said, Holy—holy—holy, is Yahweh of hosts, —the fulness of the whole earth, is his glory.
4 Misingi ya vizingiti imeshtuka kwa sauti ya mtu aliye nje, na njumba imejaa moshi.
And the foundations of the porch, were moved at the voice of him that cried, —and the house, was filled with smoke.
5 Ndipo nikasema,'' Ole wangu'' ninastahili adhabu maan mimi ni mtu mwenye midomo michafu, na ninaishi na watu wenye midomo michafu, maana macho yangu yamemuona Mfalme, Yahwe, Yahwe wa majeshi.''
Then said I—Woe to me!—for I am undone, Because a man of unclean lips, am, I, And in the midst of a people of unclean lips, do I dwell, —For the King. Yahweh of hosts, have mine eyes seen!
6 Ndipo mmoja wa maserafi akaruka juu yangu; mkononi mwake akiwa amebeba makaa ya mawe yanayong'aa, ameyachukuwa kwa koleo mathebauni.
Then flew unto me one of the seraphim, And in his hand, a live coal, —With tongs, had he taken it from off the altar.
7 Akaugusa mdomo wangu kwa makaa ya mawe na akasema, ''Ona, makaa ya mawe yameshika midomo yako; maovu yako yameondolewa, na dhambi zako zimelipiwa kwa hili.''
Then touched he my mouth, and said—Lo! this hath touched thy lips, —Thus shall be taken away, thine iniquity, And, thy sin, by propitiation be covered.
8 Nilisikia sauti ya Bwana ikisema, Nimtume nani; nani ataenda kwa niaba yetu?'' Ndipo nikasema, Niko hapa; nitume mimi.''
Then heard I the voice of My Lord, saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said—Here am I—send me.
9 Akasema nenda na uwambie watu, ' mnasikiliza lakini hamelewi; anaona lakini hamuangalii. '
Then said he—Go and say unto this people, —Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:
10 Nenda ufanye mioyo ya watu hawa kuwa migumu, na masikio yao kuwa mazito, na macho yao kuwa vipofu. Hivyo basi wanaweza kuona kwa macho yao, kusikia kwa masikioa yao, na kuelewa kwa mioyo yao wakajeuka na kuponjwa.
Stupefy thou the heart of this people, And their ears, make thou heavy, And their eyes, overspread, —Lest they see with their eyes And with their ears, should hear, And their heart should discern and come back. And they be healed.
11 Ndipo nikasema, ''Bwana, mda gani?'' Akanijibu, mpaka mji itakapopata ajali na kuharibiwa na pasipo wakazi, na nyumba hazina watu, na nchi imeanguka katika ukiwa mtupu,
Then said I—How long, My Lord? And he said—Until the time that Cities be wasted through having no inhabitant And houses—through having no men, And, the ground, be laid waste unto desolation;
12 na mpaka pale Yahwe atakapo wapeleka watu mbali, na upweke wa nchi ni mkubwa.
And Yahweh have far removed men, —And great! be the abandonment in the midst of the land.
13 Hata kama makumi ya watu watabaki kwenye nchi, itaharibiwa kwa mara nyingine kama mwaloni uliokatwa chini na shina lake likabaki, mbegu takatifu kwenye kisiki chake.''
Yet still shall there be in it a tenth, Though it again be consumed, —Like an oak and like a terebinth Which when felled, have a stock in them, A holy seed, shall be the stock thereof.
