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Haya ni maono ya Isaya, mwana wa Amozi, aliyoyaona katika habari za Yuda na Yerusalemu, siku za Uzia na Yothamu na Ahazi na Hezekia, wafalme wa Yuda.
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2
Sikieni, enyi mbingu, tega sikio, Ee nchi, kwa maana Bwana amenena; Nimewalisha watoto na kuwalea, nao wameniasi.
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
3
Ng'ombe amjua bwana wake, Na punda ajua kibanda cha bwana wake; Bali Israeli hajui, watu wangu hawafikiri.
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
4
Ole wake, taifa lenye dhambi, watu wanaochukua mzigo wa uovu, wazao wa watenda mabaya, watoto wanaoharibu; wamemwacha Bwana, wamemdharau yeye aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli, wamefarakana naye na kurudi nyuma.
Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
5
Mbona mnataka kupigwa hata sasa, hata mkazidi kuasi? Kichwa chote ni kigonjwa, moyo wote umezimia.
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
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Tangu wayo wa mguu hata kichwani hamna uzima ndani yake; bali jeraha na machubuko na vidonda vitokavyo usaha; havikufungwa, havikuzongwa-zongwa, wala havikulainishwa kwa mafuta.
From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.
7
Nchi yenu ni ukiwa; miji yenu imeteketezwa kwa moto; nchi yenu, wageni wameila mbele ya macho yenu; nayo ni ukiwa, kana kwamba imeangamizwa na wageni.
Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.
8
Na binti Sayuni ameachwa kama kibanda katika shamba la mizabibu, kama kipenu katika shamba la matango, kama mji uliohusuriwa.
And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city besieged.
9
Kama Bwana wa majeshi asingalituachia mabaki machache sana, tungalikuwa kama Sodoma, tungalifanana na Gomora.
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
10
Lisikieni neno la Bwana, enyi waamuzi wa Sodoma; tegeni masikio msikie sheria ya Mungu wetu, enyi watu wa Gomora.
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
11
Huu wingi wa sadaka zenu mnazonitolea una faida gani? Asema Bwana. Nimejaa mafuta ya kafara za kondoo waume, na mafuta ya wanyama walionona; nami siifurahii damu ya ng'ombe wala ya wana-kondoo wala ya mbuzi waume.
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
12
Mjapo ili kuonekana mbele zangu, ni nani aliyetaka neno hili mikononi mwenu, kuzikanyaga nyua zangu?
When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?
13
Msilete tena matoleo ya ubatili; uvumba ni chukizo kwangu; mwezi mpya na sabato, kuita makutano; siyawezi maovu hayo na makutano ya ibada.
Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
14
Sikukuu zenu za mwezi mpya na karamu zenu zilizoamriwa, nafsi yangu yazichukia; mambo hayo yanilemea; nimechoka kuyachukua.
I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
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Nanyi mkunjuapo mikono yenu, nitaficha macho yangu nisiwaone; naam, mwombapo maombi mengi, sitasikia; mikono yenu imejaa damu.
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
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Jiosheni, jitakaseni; ondoeni uovu wa matendo yenu usiwe mbele za macho yangu; acheni kutenda mabaya;
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
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jifunzeni kutenda mema; takeni hukumu na haki; wasaidieni walioonewa; mpatieni yatima haki yake; mteteeni mjane.
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
18
Haya, njoni, tusemezane, asema Bwana. Dhambi zenu zijapokuwa nyekundu sana, zitakuwa nyeupe kama theluji; zijapokuwa nyekundu kama bendera, zitakuwa kama sufu.
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
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Kama mkikubali na kutii mtakula mema ya nchi;
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
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bali kama mkikataa na kuasi mtaangamizwa kwa upanga; maana kinywa cha Bwana kimenena haya.
But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
21
Mji huu uliokuwa mwaminifu umekuwaje kahaba! Yeye aliyejaa hukumu ya haki; haki ilikaa ndani yake, bali sasa wauaji!
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
22
Fedha yako imekuwa takataka, divai yako imechanganywa na maji.
Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
23
Wakuu wako ni waasi, na rafiki za wevi; kila mtu hupenda rushwa, hufuata malipo; hawampatii yatima haki yake, wala maneno ya mjane hayawawasilii.
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
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Kwa hiyo, asema Bwana, Bwana wa majeshi, Mwenye enzi, wa Israeli, Nitapata faraja kwa hao wanipingao, nitatwaa kisasi kwa adui zangu;
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
25
nami nitakuelekezea wewe mkono wangu, na kukutakasa takataka zako kabisa, na kukuondolea bati lako lote;
I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
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nami nitarejeza upya waamuzi wako kama walivyokuwa hapo kwanza, na washauri wako kama hapo mwanzo; baada ya hayo utaitwa, Mji wa haki, mji mwaminifu.
I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
27
Sayuni itakombolewa kwa hukumu, na waongofu wake kwa haki.
Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
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Lakini kuharibika kwao wakosao nao wenye dhambi kutatokea wakati mmoja, nao wamwachao Bwana watateketezwa.
But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
29
Kwa maana watatahayarika kwa sababu ya mialoni mliyoitamani, nanyi mtaaibishwa kwa sababu ya bustani mlizozichagua.
Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
30
Maana mtakuwa kama mwaloni ambao majani yake yakauka, na kama bustani isiyo na maji.
For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.
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Na mtu hodari atakuwa kama makumbi, na kazi yake kama cheche ya moto; nao watawaka pamoja, wala hapana atakayewazima.
The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.