Isaiah 9
1 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her distress, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
Anthu amene anali ndi nkhawa, sadzakhalanso otaya mtima. Masiku amakedzana Mulungu ananyozetsa dziko la Zebuloni ndi dziko la Nafutali, koma kutsogolo kuno dera lonse la Galileya, limene lili dziko la anthu a mitundu ina, kuyambira ku nyanja yayikulu, mʼmbali mwa Yorodani, adzalisandutsa laulemu.
2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Anthu oyenda mu mdima awona kuwala kwakukulu; kwa iwo okhala mʼdziko la mdima wandiweyani kuwunika kwawafikira.
3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and to him increased the joy: they rejoice before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
Inu mwauchulukitsa mtundu wanu ndipo mwawonjezera chimwemwe chawo. Iwo akukondwa pamaso panu, ngati mmene anthu amakondwera nthawi yokolola, ngatinso mmene anthu amakondwera pamene akugawana zolanda ku nkhondo.
4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Monga munachitira pogonjetsa Amidiyani, inu mwathyola goli limene limawalemera, ndodo zimene amamenyera mapewa awo, ndiponso mikwapulo ya anthu owazunza.
5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
Nsapato iliyonse ya munthu wankhondo, ndiponso chovala chilichonse chodonthekera magazi zidzatenthedwa pa moto ngati nkhuni.
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Chifukwa mwana watibadwira, mwana wamwamuna wapatsidwa kwa ife, ndipo ulamuliro udzakhala pa phewa lake. Ndipo adzamutcha dzina lake lakuti Phungu Wodabwitsa, Mulungu Wamphamvu, Atate Amuyaya, ndi Mfumu ya Mtendere.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Ulamuliro ndi mtendere wake zidzakhala zopanda malire. Iye adzalamulira ufumu wake ali pa mpando waufumu wa Davide, ndipo adzawukhazikitsa ndi kuwuchirikiza mwa chiweruzo cholungama ndi pochita zachilungamo kuyambira nthawi imeneyo mpaka muyaya. Ndi mtima wake wonse, Yehova Wamphamvuzonse watsimikiza kuchita zimenezi.
8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
Ambuye atumiza mawu otsutsa Yakobo; ndipo mawuwo agwera pa Israeli.
9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
Anthu onse okhala mu Efereimu ndi okhala mu Samariya, adzadziwa zimenezi. Iwo amayankhula modzikuza kuti,
10 The bricks have fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
“Ngakhale njerwa zagumuka, koma ife tidzamanga ndi miyala yosema. Mitanda ya mkuyu yagwetsedwa, koma ife tidzayika mitanda ya mkungudza mʼmalo mwake.”
11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
Koma Yehova wadzutsa adani kuti alimbane nawo ndipo wawafulumiza adani awo kuti amenyane nawo.
12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Asiriya ochokera kummawa ndi Afilisti ochokera kumadzulo ndipo ayasama pakamwa kuti adye a Israeli. Komabe, mkwiyo wake sunawachokere, mkono wake uli chitambasulire.
13 For the people turn not to him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Koma anthu sanabwerere kwa amene anawakantha uja, ngakhale kufunafuna Yehova Wamphamvuzonse.
14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Choncho Yehova adzadula mutu wa Israeli pamodzi ndi mchira womwe, nthambi ya kanjedza ndi bango lomwe tsiku limodzi;
15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
mutuwo ndiye akuluakulu ndi olemekezeka, mchira ndiye aneneri ophunzitsa zabodza.
16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led by them are destroyed.
Amene amatsogolera anthuwa ndiwo amawasocheretsa, ndipo otsogoleredwa amatayika.
17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Nʼchifukwa chake Ambuye adzakondwera nawo achinyamata, ngakhale kuwachitira chifundo ana amasiye ndi akazi amasiye, pakuti aliyense ndi wosapembedza Mulungu ndiponso ndi wochimwa ndipo aliyense amayankhula zopusa. Komabe, mkwiyo wake sunawachokere, mkono wake uli chitambasulire.
18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the rising of smoke.
Ndithu kuyipa kwa anthuwo kumayaka ngati moto; moto wake umanyeketsa mkandankhuku ndi minga, umayatsa nkhalango yowirira, ndipo utsi wake umachita kuti toloo ngati mtambo.
19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
Dziko lidzatenthedwa ndi ukali wa Yehova Wamphamvuzonse, dziko lidzatenthedwa ndipo anthu adzakhala ngati nkhuni zosonkhera moto; palibe munthu amene adzachitire chifundo mʼbale wake.
20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
Kudzanja lamanja adzapeza chakudya nʼkudya, koma adzakhalabe ndi njala; kudzanja lamanzere adzapeza chakudya nʼkudya, koma sadzakhuta. Aliyense azidzadya ana ake omwe.
21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Manase adzadya Efereimu ndipo Efereimu adzadya Manase; onsewa pamodzi adzadya Yuda. Komabe pa zonsezi, mkwiyo wake sunawachokere, mkono wake uli chitambasulire.
