Isaiah 65
1 I am sought by them that asked not for me; I am found by them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, to a nation that was not called by my name.
“Nilijifunua kwa watu wale ambao hawakuniulizia. Nimeonekana na watu wale ambao hawakunitafuta. Kwa taifa lile ambalo halikuliita Jina langu, nilisema, ‘Niko hapa, niko hapa.’
2 I have spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walketh in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
Mchana kutwa nimeinyoosha mikono yangu kwa watu wakaidi, wanaokwenda katika njia ambazo si nzuri, wafuatao mawazo yao wenyewe:
3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
taifa ambalo daima hunikasirisha machoni pangu, wakitoa dhabihu katika bustani na kufukiza uvumba juu ya madhabahu za matofali;
4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
watu waketio katikati ya makaburi na kukesha mahali pa siri, walao nyama za nguruwe, nazo sufuria zao zina mchuzi wa nyama zilizo najisi,
5 Who say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
wasemao, ‘Kaa mbali; usinikaribie, kwa maana mimi ni mtakatifu mno kwako!’ Watu wa aina hiyo ni moshi katika pua zangu, ni moto uwakao mchana kutwa.
6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
“Tazama, jambo hili hubakia limeandikwa mbele zangu: sitanyamaza, bali nitalipiza kwa ukamilifu; nitalipiza mapajani mwao:
7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
dhambi zenu na dhambi za baba zenu,” asema Bwana. “Kwa sababu walitoa dhabihu za kuteketezwa juu ya milima na kunichokoza mimi juu ya vilima, nitawapimia mapajani mwao malipo makamilifu kwa matendo yao ya zamani.”
8 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “Kama vile divai mpya ingali bado inapatikana katika kishada cha zabibu, nao watu husema, ‘Usikiharibu, kwa kuwa bado kuna kitu kizuri ndani yake,’ hivyo ndivyo nitakavyofanya kwa ajili ya watumishi wangu; sitawaangamiza wote.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and my elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Nitawaleta wazao kutoka kwa Yakobo, na kutoka kwa Yuda wale watakaomiliki milima yangu, nao watu wangu wateule watairithi, nako huko wataishi watumishi wangu.
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
Sharoni itakuwa malisho kwa ajili ya makundi ya kondoo, na Bonde la Akori mahali pa kupumzikia kwa makundi ya ngʼombe, kwa ajili ya watu wangu wanaonitafuta.
11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering to that number.
“Bali kwenu ninyi mnaomwacha Bwana na kuusahau mlima wangu mtakatifu, ninyi mnaoandaa meza kwa ajili ya Bahati, na kujaza mabakuli ya mvinyo uliochanganywa kwa ajili ya Ajali,
12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spoke, ye did not hear; but did evil before my eyes, and did choose that in which I delighted not.
nitawaagiza mfe kwa upanga, nanyi nyote mtainama chini ili kuchinjwa; kwa kuwa niliwaita lakini hamkuitika, nilisema lakini hamkusikiliza. Mlitenda maovu machoni pangu, nanyi mkachagua mambo yale yanayonichukiza.”
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Kwa hiyo hili ndilo asemalo Bwana Mwenyezi: “Watumishi wangu watakula, lakini ninyi mtaona njaa; watumishi wangu watakunywa lakini ninyi mtaona kiu; watumishi wangu watafurahi, lakini ninyi mtaona haya.
14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
Watumishi wangu wataimba kwa furaha ya mioyo yao, lakini ninyi mtalia kutokana na uchungu wa moyoni, na kupiga yowe kwa sababu ya uchungu wa roho zenu.
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
Mtaliacha jina lenu kuwa laana kwa watu wangu waliochaguliwa; Bwana Mwenyezi atawaua ninyi, lakini watumishi wake atawapa jina jingine.
16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from my eyes.
Yeye aombaye baraka katika nchi atafanya hivyo kwa Mungu wa kweli; yeye aapaye katika nchi ataapa kwa Mungu wa kweli. Kwa kuwa taabu za zamani zitasahaulika na kufichwa kutoka machoni pangu.
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
“Tazama, nitaumba mbingu mpya na dunia mpya. Mambo ya zamani hayatakumbukwa, wala hayatakuja akilini.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Lakini furahini na kushangilia daima katika hivi nitakavyoumba, kwa kuwa nitaumba Yerusalemu uwe wa kupendeza, nao watu wake wawe furaha.
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Nami nitaifurahia Yerusalemu na kuwafurahia watu wangu; sauti ya maombolezo na ya kilio haitasikika humo tena.
20 There shall be no more there an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
“Kamwe hatakuwepo tena ndani yake mtoto mchanga atakayeishi siku chache tu, au mzee ambaye hataishi akatimiza miaka yake. Yeye atakayekufa akiwa na umri wa miaka mia moja atahesabiwa kwamba ni kijana tu, yeye ambaye hatafika miaka mia moja, atahesabiwa kuwa amelaaniwa.
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Watajenga nyumba na kuishi ndani yake; watapanda mashamba ya mizabibu na kula matunda yake.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and my elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Hawatajenga nyumba, nao watu wengine waishi ndani yake, au kupanda mazao na wengine wale. Kwa kuwa kama zilivyo siku za mti, ndivyo zitakavyokuwa siku za watu wangu, wateule wangu watafurahia kwa siku nyingi kazi za mikono yao.
23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
Hawatajitaabisha kwa kazi bure, wala hawatazaa watoto ili wapatwe na majanga, kwa kuwa watakuwa taifa lililobarikiwa na Bwana, wao na wazao wao pamoja nao.
24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Kabla hawajaita, nitajibu, nao wakiwa katika kunena, nitasikia.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox: and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Mbwa mwitu na mwana-kondoo watalisha pamoja, naye simba atakula nyasi kama maksai, lakini mavumbi yatakuwa chakula cha nyoka. Hawatadhuru wala kuharibu katika mlima wangu mtakatifu wote,” asema Bwana.
