Isaiah 48
1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
“Atĩrĩrĩ, we nyũmba ya Jakubu, ta thikĩrĩria ũhoro ũyũ, o wee wĩtanagio na rĩĩtwa rĩa Isiraeli, na uumĩte rũciaro-inĩ rwa Juda, o inyuĩ mwĩhĩtaga mũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, na mũkahooya Ngai wa Isiraeli, o na gũtuĩka mũtimũhooyaga na ma kana na ũthingu,
2 (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):
nĩgũkorwo inyuĩ mwĩĩtaga atũũri a itũũra rĩrĩa inene itheru, na mũkehoka Ngai wa Isiraeli, o ũcio rĩĩtwa rĩake arĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe:
3 I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.
O tene nĩndarathire ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa magooka, ngĩmaaria na kanua gakwa na ngĩtũma mamenyeke; na o ro rĩmwe ngĩmahingia, namo magĩĩkĩka.
4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Nĩgũkorwo nĩndamenyaga atĩ wee ũrĩ mũremi mũno, nayo ngingo yaku ĩkahaana ta rũga rũmũ rwa kĩgera, naguo thiithi waku ũgatuĩka ta gĩcango.
5 therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndakwĩrire maũndũ maya o tene; ngĩkwĩra ũhoro wamo mataanekĩka, nĩgeetha ndũkanoige atĩrĩ, ‘Mĩhianano yakwa ya kũhooywo nĩyo ĩĩkĩte maũndũ macio; mũhianano wakwa wa gwacũhio, na ngai yakwa ya kĩgera nĩcio ciathanire ũhoro wamo.’
6 Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
Kũigua nĩmũiguĩte maũndũ macio; ta kĩmarorei mothe. Githĩ mũtikamoimbũra atĩ nĩguo matariĩ? “Kuuma rĩu ndĩĩkwĩraga ũhoro wa maũndũ merũ, ngakwĩra ũhoro wa maũndũ mahithe, o marĩa wee ũtooĩ.
7 They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
Maũndũ macio mathondeketwo o rĩu, na ti ma tene; ndũrĩ waigua ũhoro ũcio, waũigua ũmũthĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndũngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Maũndũ macio nĩndamenyete ũhoro wamo.’
8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Wee ndũrĩ waigua kana ũkamenya; kuuma o tene matũ maku matirĩ mahingũka. Nĩnjũũĩ wega ũrĩa ũrĩ mũndũ mũgarũ, o na atĩ kuuma waciarwo wetirwo mũremi.
9 For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Nĩngwamba kũrũgamia mangʼũrĩ makwa nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa; na tondũ wa ũgooci wakwa ndigĩrĩirie mangʼũrĩ macio matigagũkore, nĩguo ndigakũniine biũ.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngũtheretie o na gũtuĩka ti ta ũrĩa betha ĩtheragio; wee-rĩ, ngũgeretie thĩinĩ wa icua rĩa mĩnyamaro.
11 For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should [my name] be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.
Nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene, ĩĩ ti-itherũ, nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene-rĩ, nĩngeeka ũndũ ũcio. Niĩ mwene-rĩ, ndaahota atĩa gwĩtĩkĩria rĩĩtwa rĩakwa rĩthaahio? Riiri wakwa ndikaũhe mũndũ ũngĩ.
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
“Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Jakubu, ta thikĩrĩria, o na wee Isiraeli ũrĩa niĩ njĩtĩĩte: Niĩ nĩ niĩ Ngai; nĩ niĩ wa mbere, o na ningĩ nĩ niĩ wa kũrigĩrĩria.
13 Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
Guoko gwakwa kĩũmbe nĩkuo kwahaandire mĩthingi ya thĩ, na guoko gwakwa kwa ũrĩo gũgĩtambũrũkia matu; rĩrĩa ndaameta, mothe marũgamaga o hamwe.
14 Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? He whom Jehovah loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm [shall be on] the Chaldeans.
“Cookanĩrĩrai hamwe inyuothe na mũthikĩrĩrie: Nĩ mĩhianano ĩrĩkũ ya kũhooywo ĩrĩ yoimbũranĩra maũndũ macio? Mũndũ ũrĩa Jehova ethuurĩire manyiitanĩre nake nĩwe ũkaahingia muoroto wake wa gũũkĩrĩra bũrũri wa Babuloni; guoko gwake nĩkuo gũgookĩrĩra andũ a Babuloni.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Niĩ, o niĩ-rĩ, nĩnjarĩtie; ĩĩ nĩguo, nĩ niĩ ndĩmwĩtĩte, na nĩngamũrehe, na nĩakagaacĩra wĩra-inĩ wake.
16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit.
“Nguhĩrĩriai mũthikĩrĩrie ũhoro ũyũ: “Kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria ndirĩ ndaaria ũhoro na hitho; maũndũ macio makĩoneka, niĩ ngoragwo ho.” Na rĩu Mwathani Jehova nĩwe ũndũmĩte, we mwene o na Roho wake.
17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Jehova, o we Mũkũũri waku, o we Mũtheru wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai waku, ũrĩa ũkũrutaga maũndũ marĩa makwagĩrĩire, na nowe ũkuonagĩrĩria njĩra ĩrĩa wagĩrĩirwo nĩkũgera.
18 Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Naarĩ korwo nĩmwaiguĩte maathani makwa, thayũ wanyu ũngĩahaanire ta rũũĩ rũgũtherera, naguo ũthingu wanyu ũhaane ta makũmbĩ ma iria-inĩ.
19 thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.
Njiaro cianyu ingĩaingĩhire o ta mũthanga, nacio ciana cianyu cingĩhe ta hĩndĩ cia mũthanga iria itangĩtarĩka; rĩĩtwa rĩao rĩtingĩkaaniinwo, kana rĩanangwo, rĩeherio mbere yakwa.”
20 Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say ye, Jehovah hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Umai bũrũri wa Babuloni, mwĩtharei, muume kũrĩ andũ a Babuloni! Anĩrĩrai ũhoro ũyũ na kayũ kanene mũkenete, na mũhunjie ndũmĩrĩri ĩno. Mĩtũmei nginya ituri-inĩ cia thĩ; ugai atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩakũũrĩte ndungata yake Jakubu.”
21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Matianyootire hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aamatoongoreirie werũ-inĩ; nĩamarutĩire maaĩ kuuma rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga; o na ningĩ agĩatũra rwaro rwa ihiga, namo maaĩ makiuma ho.
22 There is no peace, saith Jehovah, to the wicked.
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa aaganu matikagĩa na thayũ o na rĩ.”
