Isaiah 1
1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amos, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Maya nĩmo maũndũ marĩa maaguũrĩirio Isaia mũrũ wa Amozu, makoniĩ Juda na Jerusalemu hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Uzia, na wa Jothamu, na wa Ahazu, na wa Hezekia, arĩa maarĩ athamaki a Juda.
2 Hear, [ye] heavens, and give ear, [thou] earth! for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children; and they have rebelled against me.
Atĩrĩrĩ, wee igũrũ, ta thikĩrĩria! Nawe thĩ ta igua! Nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩarĩtie akoiga atĩrĩ: “Niĩ heete ciana irio, ngacirera igakũra, no cio ikaanemera.
3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; Israel doth not know, my people hath no intelligence.
Ndegwa nĩyũũĩ mwene yo, nayo ndigiri ĩkamenya mũharatĩ wa mwene yo, no Isiraeli ndarĩ ũndũ ooĩ, andũ akwa nĩmagĩte ũmenyo.”
4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that corrupt themselves! They have forsaken Jehovah; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they are turned away backward.
Hĩ! Kaĩ mũrĩ rũrĩrĩ rwĩhagia-ĩ. Mũrĩ andũ matitikĩte mahĩtia, na rũruka rwa andũ mekaga ũũru, na ciana ciĩrutĩire gũthũkia maũndũ! Nĩmatiganĩirie Jehova; nĩmamenete Ũrĩa Mũtheru wa Isiraeli, makamũhutatĩra, magacooka na thuutha.
5 Why should ye be smitten any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mwende gũikara mũkĩhũũragwo? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma mũthiĩ o na mbere kũrema? Mũtwe wothe nĩmũtihangie, nayo ngoro yothe ĩkanyamarĩka.
6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; wounds, and weals, and open sores: they have not been dressed, nor bound up, nor mollified with oil.
Kuuma ikinya rĩa kũgũrũ nginya mũtwe gũtirĩ handũ hagima: no nguraro theri, na mĩtũnda, na ironda cia ndĩĩra itarĩ thambie, kana ikoohwo, kana ikororoiyo na maguta.
7 Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers eat it up in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Bũrũri wanyu ũkirĩte ihooru, matũũra manyu manene magacinwo na mwaki; mĩgũnda yanyu ĩramathwo ĩgatigwo ũtheri nĩ andũ a kũngĩ o mũkĩonaga, ĩkoonũhwo ta ĩngʼaũranĩtio nĩ ageni.
8 And the daughter of Zion is left, as a booth in a vineyard, as a night-lodge in a cucumber-garden, as a besieged city.
Mwarĩ wa Zayuni atiganĩirio ta gĩthũnũ kĩrĩ mũgũnda wa mĩthabibũ, agatiganĩrio ta kanyũmba karĩ mũgũnda wa marenge, o na ta itũũra inene rĩthiũrũrũkĩirio nĩ thũ ikĩenda kũrĩtunyana.
9 Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Tiga Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe aatũtigĩirie matigari manini ma andũ-rĩ, tũngĩtuĩkĩte ta Sodomu, na tũkahaana ta Gomora!
10 Hear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of Gomorrah!
Thikĩrĩriai kiugo kĩa Jehova, inyuĩ mwathanaga Sodomu; na mũigue watho wa Ngai witũ, inyuĩ andũ a Gomora!
11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah. I am sated with burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and in the blood of bullocks, and of lambs, and of he-goats I take no pleasure.
“Magongona macio manyu mũndutagĩra maingĩ-rĩ, nĩ ma kĩ kũrĩ niĩ?” Ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekũũria. “Nĩnjiganĩtwo nĩ magongona ma njino, na magongona ma ndũrũme, na maguta ma nyamũ noru; niĩ ndikenagĩra thakame ya ndegwa, na ya tũtũrũme, o na ya mbũri.
12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this from your hand — to tread my courts?
Nũũ ũkoragwo amwĩrĩte mũndutĩre magongona macio rĩrĩa mũgũũka mbere yakwa kũũhooya, mũkĩrangaga nja cia nyũmba yakwa?
13 Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me, — new moon and sabbath, the calling of convocations — wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.
Tigai gũcooka kũrehe maruta ma tũhũ! Ũbumba wanyu nĩ kĩndũ kĩa magigi harĩ niĩ. Ndingĩhota gũkirĩrĩria ciũngano cianyu cia waganu: mĩcemanio yanyu ya Karũgamo ka Mweri, na Thabatũ, o na ciathĩ iria njathane.
14 Your new moons and your set feasts my soul hateth: they are a burden to me; I am wearied of bearing [them].
Ngoro yakwa nĩĩthũire ciathĩ cianyu cia Karũgamo ka Mweri, o na ciathĩ iria njathane. Maũndũ macio matuĩkĩte mũrigo harĩ niĩ, nĩmanogetie.
15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwambararia moko manyu na igũrũ mũkĩhooya, nĩndĩrĩmũhithaga maitho makwa ndikamuone; o na mũngĩhooya mahooya maingĩ ndirĩmũiguaga. Nĩgũkorwo moko manyu maiyũrĩtwo nĩ thakame;
16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; — cease to do evil,
mwĩthambei mwĩtherie. Eheriai ciĩko cianyu njũru maitho-inĩ makwa! Tigai gwĩka maũndũ mooru,
17 learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.
mwĩrutei gwĩkaga wega! Thingatagai ciira wa kĩhooto, na mũkoomĩrĩria arĩa ahinyĩrĩrie. Tuagai ciira wa ciana cia ngoriai na kĩhooto, na mũthaithanagĩrĩre mũtumia wa ndigwa.”
18 Come now, let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Ũkai tũciire. O na mehia manyu mangĩkorwo matunĩhĩte ta gakarakũ-rĩ, nĩmagathera o ta ira; o na maatuĩka matunĩhĩte ta thakame, nĩmakerũha o ta guoya wa ngʼondu.
19 If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;
Mũngĩnjigua na mũnjathĩkĩre, nĩ mũrĩrĩĩaga indo iria njega mũno cia bũrũri;
20 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
no mũngĩrema na mũrege gwathĩka, mũkaaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora.” Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kanua ka Jehova koigĩte ũguo.
21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.
Hĩ! Kaĩ itũũra inene rĩrĩa rĩĩhokeku nĩrĩtuĩkĩte ta mũmaraya-ĩ! Hĩndĩ ĩmwe rĩaiyũrĩte ũtuanĩri ciira wa kĩhooto; ũthingu nĩguo watũũraga thĩinĩ warĩo, no rĩu nĩ oragani matũũraga kuo!
22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is mixed with water:
Betha yanyu ĩtuĩkĩte gĩko, ndibei yanyu ĩrĩa njega mũno ĩgatukanio na maaĩ.
23 thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them.
Andũ anyu arĩa mamwathaga nĩ kũrema maremete, magatuĩka a thiritũ ya aici; othe nĩmendete mahaki, nao mahanyũkanagia na indo cia kũheo. Maticiiragĩra ciana cia ngoriai na kĩhooto; na matithikagĩrĩria ciira wa mũtumia wa ndigwa.
24 Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah! I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Mwathani, Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, O we Mwene Hinya wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ! Nĩngaitĩrĩria amuku akwa mangʼũrĩ makwa, na ndĩĩrĩhĩrie harĩ thũ ciakwa.
25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy;
Nĩngagũũkĩrĩra na guoko gwakwa; ngagũtheria gĩko gĩaku gĩthire biũ, na maũndũ maku mothe marĩa matarĩ matheru ndĩmatherie.
26 and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning. Afterwards thou shalt be called, Town of righteousness, Faithful city.
Aciirithania aku ngaatũma matuĩke o ta ũrĩa maatariĩ matukũ-inĩ ma tene, na aheani kĩrĩra aku o ta ũrĩa maatariĩ kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ. Thuutha ũcio ũgeetagwo Itũũra Inene rĩa Ũthingu, o na Itũũra Inene Rĩĩhokeku.”
27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and they that return of her with righteousness.
Itũũra rĩa Zayuni rĩgaakũũrwo na ciira wa kĩhooto, nao andũ a rĩo arĩa merirĩte makũũrwo na ũthingu.
28 But the ruin of the transgressors and of the sinners [shall be] together; and they that forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.
No andũ arĩa aremi na arĩa ehia makaaniinwo hamwe, nao arĩa matiganagĩria Jehova nĩmagathira biũ.
29 For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens that ye have chosen.
“Nĩmũgaconoka nĩ ũndũ wa mĩgandi ĩyo mĩamũre mũtũire mũkenagĩra; nĩmũkaigua thoni nĩ ũndũ wa mĩgũnda ĩyo mwĩthuurĩire.
30 For ye shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Mũgaatuĩka ta mũgandi ũrahooha mathangũ, mũtuĩke ta mũgũnda ũtarĩ maaĩ.
31 And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench [them].
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ hinya agaatuĩka maragara, naguo wĩra wake ũtuĩke thandĩ; we na wĩra wake nĩmakahĩa hamwe, haage mũndũ wa kũhoria mwaki ũcio.”
