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Nyamazeni mbele zangu, enyi visiwa, na mataifa wajipatie nguvu mpya; na waje karibu wakanene; na tukaribiane pamoja kwa hukumu.
“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
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Ni nani aliyemwinua mmoja atokaye mashariki, ambaye katika haki amemwita mguuni pake? Ampa mataifa mbele yake, na kumtawaza juu ya wafalme; awatoa wawe kama mavumbi kwa upanga wake, kama makapi yaliyopeperushwa kwa upinde wake.
Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
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Awafuatia, apita salama hata kwa njia asiyoikanyaga kamwe kwa miguu yake.
He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
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Ni nani aliyetenda na kufanya jambo hilo, aviitaye vizazi tangu mwanzo? Mimi, Bwana, wa kwanza na wa mwisho, mimi ndiye.
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
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Visiwa vimeona, vikaogopa; ncha za dunia zilitetemeka; walikaribia, walikuja.
The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
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Wakasaidiana, kila mtu na mwenzake, kila mtu akamwambia ndugu yake; Uwe na moyo mkuu.
Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
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Seremala akamtia moyo mfua dhahabu, na yeye alainishaye kwa nyundo akamhimiza yule apigaye fuawe, akiisifu kazi ya kuunga, akisema, Ni kazi njema; naye akaikaza kwa misumari isitikisike.
The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
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Nawe, Israeli, mtumishi wangu; Yakobo, niliyekuchagua; mzao wa Ibrahimu, rafiki yangu;
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
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wewe niliyekushika toka miisho ya dunia, na kukuita toka pembe zake, nikikuambia, Wewe u mtumishi wangu; nimekuchagua wala sikukutupa;
I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
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usiogope, kwa maana mimi ni pamoja nawe; usifadhaike, kwa maana mimi ni Mungu wako; nitakutia nguvu, naam, nitakusaidia, naam, nitakushika kwa mkono wa kuume wa haki yangu.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
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Tazama, wote walioona hasira juu yako watatahayarika na kufadhaika; watu washindanao nawe watakuwa si kitu, na kuangamia.
Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
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Utawatafuta wala hutawaona wale wapiganao nawe; watakuwa si kitu; watakuwa kama kitu kisichokuwa, wale waliofanya vita juu yako.
You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
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Kwa maana mimi, Bwana, Mungu wako, nitakushika mkono wako wa kuume, nikikuambia, Usiogope; mimi nitakusaidia.
For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
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Usiogope, Yakobo uliye mdudu, nanyi watu wa Israeli; mimi nitakusaidia, asema Bwana, na mkombozi wako ni Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
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Tazama, nitakufanya kuwa chombo kikali kipya cha kupuria, chenye meno; utaifikicha milima, na kuisaga; nawe utafanya vilima kuwa kama makapi.
Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
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Utawapepeta, na upepo utawapeperusha; upepo wa kisulisuli utawatawanya; nawe utamfurahia Bwana, utajitukuza katika Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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Maskini na wahitaji wanatafuta maji, wala hapana; ndimi zao zimekauka kwa kiu; mimi, Bwana, nitawasikia, mimi, Mungu wa Israeli, sitawaacha.
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
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Nitafunua vijito vya maji juu ya vilima, na chemchemi katikati ya mabonde; nitageuza jangwa kuwa ziwa la maji, na mahali pakavu kuwa vijito vya maji.
I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
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Nitapanda katika jangwa mwerezi, mshita, mhadasi, na mbono; nitatia katika nyika mberoshi, mtidhari, na mteashuri pamoja;
I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
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ili waone, na kujua, wakafikiri, na kufahamu pamoja, ya kuwa mkono wa Bwana ndio uliofanya jambo hilo. Mtakatifu wa Israeli ndiye aliyeliumba.
so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
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Haya, leteni maneno yenu, asema Bwana; toeni hoja zenu zenye nguvu, asema mfalme wa Yakobo.
“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
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Wayatangaze na kutujulisha yatakayokuwa; watuonyeshe mambo ya zamani, ni mambo gani, tukapate kuyatia moyoni, tukajue mwisho wake; au wamdhihirishie yatakayotokea baadaye.
“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
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Tujulisheni yatakayokuwa baadaye, nasi tutakiri ya kuwa ninyi ni miungu; naam, tendeni mema au tendeni mabaya, ili tujipime, tukaone pamoja.
Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
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Tazameni, ninyi si kitu, tena kazi yenu si kitu; awachaguaye ninyi ni chukizo.
Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
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Nimemwinua mtu toka kaskazini, naye amekuja; toka maawio ya jua amekuja anitajaye jina langu; naye atawajilia maliwali kama akanyagaye matope, na kama mfinyanzi afinyangaye udongo.
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
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Ni nani aliyeihubiri habari tokea mwanzo, tupate kuijua? Na tokea zamani, tupate kusema, Yeye ni mwenye haki? Naam, hapana hata mmoja aliyetujulisha; naam, hapana hata mmoja aliyetuonyesha; naam, hapana hata mmoja aliyesikia maneno yenu.
Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.
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Mimi kwanza nitauambia Sayuni, Tazama; hawa ndio; nami nitampa Yerusalemu mletaji wa habari njema.
I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.
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Na nitazamapo, hapana mtu, hata katika watu hao hapana mshauri mmoja, ambaye, nikimwuliza, aweza kunijibu neno.
When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
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Tazama, hao wote ni ubatili; kazi zao si kitu; sanamu zao ni upepo na fujo.
See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.