1
Nyika na mahali palipo ukiwa patafurahi; jangwa litashangilia na kuchanua maua kama waridi.
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
2
Litachanua maua mengi, na kufurahi, naam, kwa shangwe na kuimba; litapewa uzuri wa Lebanoni, utukufu wa Karmeli na Sharoni; watauona utukufu wa Bwana, ukuu wa Mungu wetu.
It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
3
Itieni nguvu mikono iliyo dhaifu, yafanyeni imara magoti yaliyolegea.
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
4
Waambieni walio na moyo wa hofu, Jipeni moyo, msiogope; tazama, Mungu wenu atakuja na kisasi, na malipo ya Mungu; atakuja na kuwaokoa ninyi.
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
5
Ndipo macho ya vipofu yatafumbuliwa, na masikio ya viziwi yatazibuliwa.
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
6
Ndipo mtu aliye kilema ataruka-ruka kama kulungu, na ulimi wake aliye bubu utaimba; maana katika nyika maji yatabubujika; na vijito jangwani.
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
7
Na mchanga ung'aao mfano wa maji utakuwa ziwa la maji, na nchi yenye kiu itakuwa chemchemi za maji; katika makao ya mbweha, walipokuwa wamelala, patakuwa na majani, pamoja na mianzi na manyasi.
The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
8
Na hapo patakuwa na njia kuu, na njia, nayo itaitwa, Njia ya utakatifu; wasio safi hawatapita juu yake; bali itakuwa kwa ajili ya watu hao; wasafirio, wajapokuwa wajinga, hawatapotea katika njia hiyo.
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
9
Hapo hapatakuwa na simba, wala mnyama mkali hatapanda juu yake; hawataonekana hapo; bali waliokombolewa watakwenda katika njia hiyo.
No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
10
Na hao waliokombolewa na Bwana watarudi, watafika Sayuni wakiimba; na furaha ya milele itakuwa juu ya vichwa vyao; nao watapata kicheko na furaha, huzuni na kuugua zitakimbia.
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.