Isaya 33
1 Ole wenu, waharibifu ambao hamjaharibiwa! Ole wao wasaliti ambao hamjaslitiwa! Pindi mtakapoacha uaribifu, nanyi mtaharibiwa. Pindi mtakapoacha usaliti, nayi mtasalitiwa.
Woe, spoiler! and thou not spoiled, And treacherous! and they dealt not treacherously with thee, When thou dost finish, O spoiler, thou art spoiled, When thou dost finish dealing treacherously, They deal treacherously with thee.
2 Yahwe, tuurumie sisi; tumekusubiri wewe; umekuwa mkono wetu kila asubuhi, na wokovu wetu katika kipindi cha mateso.
O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.
3 Watu wamekimbia kwa kusikia sauti kubwa; uliponyanyuka, mataifa yametawanyika,
From the voice of a multitude fled have peoples, From thine exaltation scattered have been nations.
4 Mateka wako wamejikusanya kama mkasanyiko wa nzige; kama nzige warukavyo, watu wataruka juu yake.
And gathered hath been your spoil, A gathering of the caterpillar, As a running to and fro of locusts is he running on it.
5 Yahwe ameinuliwa. Anaishi mahali pa juu. Ataijaza Sayuni kwa haki na usawa.
Set on high is Jehovah, for He is dwelling on high, He filled Zion [with] judgment and righteousness,
6 Atakuwa imara katika kipidi chenu, wingi wa wokovu, busara, na maarifa; hofu ya Yahwe iko katika hazina yake.
And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah — it [is] His treasure.
7 Tazama, wujumbe wanalia mtaani; wanadiplomasia wanamatumaini ya amani kwa kulia kwa uchungu.
Lo, 'Their Ariel,' they have cried without, Messengers of peace do weep bitterly.
8 Barabara kuu imeachwa faragha; hakuna wasafiri tena. Maagano yamevujika, mashahidi wanadharaulika, na utu wa mtu hauheshimiki.
Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.
9 Nchi imeomboleza na kunyaukia mbali; Lebanoni inaibisha na kunyaukia mbali; Sharoni imekuwa kama jangwa wazi; Bashani na Kermeli zimepuputisha majani yake.
Mourned, languished hath the land, Confounded hath been Lebanon, Withered hath been Sharon as a wilderness, And shaking are Bashan and Carmel.
10 ''Sasa nitanyanyuka, ''asema Yahwe; '' sasa nitanyanyuliwa juu; sasa nitainuliwa.
Now, do I arise, saith Jehovah, Now I am exalted, now I am lifted up.
11 Utashika mimba ya makapi na utazaa mabua; na punzi yako ni moto ambao utakuunguza wewe.
Ye conceive chaff, ye bear stubble, Your spirit! — fire devoureth you.
12 Watu watachomwa na kuwa kama chokaa, kama miiba ya porini inavyokatwa na kuchomwa.
And peoples have been [as] burnings of lime, Thorns, as sweepings, with fire they burn.
13 Enyi mlio mbali sana, sikiliza nilicho kifanya; na enyi mlio karibu, kirini ukuu wangu.''
Hear, ye far off, that which I have done, And know, ye near ones, My might.
14 Watenda zambi wa Sayuni wanogopa; tetemeko limewakuta wasio na Mungu. Ni nani miongoni mwetu anayeweza kukaa kwenye moto mkali? Na ni nani miongoni mwetu anayeweza kukaa kwenye moto wa milele?
Afraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth dwell for us — consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us — burnings of the age?
15 Nyie mnaotembe katika haki na kuongea kw uaminifu; yeye anayedharau mapato ya ukandamizaji, yeye anayekataa kuchuka rushwa, ambaye hausiki kwenye kupanga vurugu za kihalifu, na ambaye haangali maovu-
Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,
16 Ataiweka nyumba yake juu; sehemu yake ya ulinzi itakuwa ni ngome ya mwamba; chakula na maji yake hayataisha.
He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock [are] his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.
17 Macho yako yatamuona mfalme katika uzuri wake; watatazama nchi kubwa.
A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off.
18 Moyo wako utakumbuka hofu; yuko wapi mwandishi, yuko wapi yule aliayepima pesa? na yuko wapi yeye aesabue minara?
Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where [is] he who is counting? Where [is] he who is weighing? Where [is] he who is counting the towers?
19 Hautawaona watu wanaopinga, watu weye lugha ya ajabu ambayo hautaweza kuielewa.
The strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding.
20 Itazame Sayuni, mji wa sikukuu yetu; macho yako yataiona Yerusalemu kama makao tulivu, hema ambalo halitatolewa, vigingi vyake havitatolewa wala kamba zake hazitakatika.
See Zion, the city of our meetings, Thine eyes see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, A tent not taken down, Not removed are its pins for ever, And none of its cords are broken.
21 Badala yake Yahwe katika ukuu wake atakuwa pamoja na sisi, katika eneo la maji mengi na mifereji mingi. Hakuna manuari na mpiga makasia watakayepita hapo, na hakuna mashua itakayopita uko.
But there mighty [is] Jehovah for us, A place of rivers — streams broad of sides, No ship with oars doth go into it, And a mighty ship doth not pass over it.
22 Maana Yahwe ni hakimu wetu, Yahwe ni mwanasheria wet, Yahwe ni mfalme wetu; atatukomboa sisi.
For Jehovah our judge, Jehovah our lawgiver, Jehovah our king — He doth save us.
23 Kamba zako zimelegea; haziwezi kushika mlingoti katika eneo lake; haziwezi kuzunguka meli; pindi mateka wanavyogawanyika, hata vilema watawatoa nje kama mateka.
Left have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have taken spoil.
24 Na wenyeji watasema, ''Ninaumwa;'' watu wanaoishi pale watasamehewa maovu yao.
Nor doth an inhabitant say, 'I was sick,' The people that is dwelling in it, is forgiven of iniquity!
