1
Watulizeni mioyo, watulizeni mioyo, watu wangu, asema Mungu wenu.
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
2
Semeni na moyo wa Yerusalemu, kauambieni kwa sauti kuu ya kwamba vita vyake vimekwisha, uovu wake umeachiliwa; kwa kuwa amepokea kwa mkono wa Bwana adhabu maradufu kwa dhambi zake zote.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
3
Sikiliza, ni sauti ya mtu aliaye, Itengenezeni nyikani njia ya Bwana; Nyosheni jangwani njia kuu kwa Mungu wetu.
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
4
Kila bonde litainuliwa, Na kila mlima na kilima kitashushwa; Palipopotoka patakuwa pamenyoka, Na palipoparuza patasawazishwa;
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
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Na utukufu wa Bwana utafunuliwa, Na wote wenye mwili watauona pamoja; Kwa kuwa kinywa cha Bwana kimenena haya.
And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
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Sikiliza, ni sauti ya mtu asemaye, Lia! Nikasema, Nilie nini? Wote wenye mwili ni majani, Na wema wake wote ni kama ua la kondeni;
A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
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Majani yakauka, ua lanyauka; Kwa sababu pumzi ya Bwana yapita juu yake. Yakini watu hawa ni majani.
The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
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Majani yakauka, ua lanyauka; Bali neno la Mungu wetu litasimama milele.
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
9
Wewe uuhubiriye Sayuni habari njema, Panda juu ya mlima mrefu; Wewe uuhubiriye Yerusalemu habari njema, Paza sauti kwa nguvu; Paza sauti yako, usiogope; Iambie miji ya Yuda, Tazameni, Mungu wenu.
Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
10
Tazameni, Bwana Mungu atakuja kama shujaa, Na mkono wake ndio utakaomtawalia; Tazameni, thawabu yake i pamoja naye, Na ijara yake i mbele zake.
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
11
Atalilisha kundi lake kama mchungaji, Atawakusanya wana-kondoo mikononi mwake; Na kuwachukua kifuani mwake, Nao wanyonyeshao atawaongoza polepole.
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
12
Ni nani aliyeyapima maji kwa konzi ya mkono wake, na kuzikadiri mbingu kwa shubiri, na kuyashika mavumbi ya dunia katika pishi, na kuipima milima kwa uzani, na vilima kama kwa mizani?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
13
Ni nani aliyemwongoza roho ya Bwana, na kumfundisha kwa kuwa mshauri wake?
Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
14
Alifanya shauri na nani, ni nani aliyemwelimisha na kumfunza njia ya hukumu, na kumfunza maarifa, na kumwonyesha njia ya fahamu?
Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
15
Tazama, mataifa ni kama tone la maji katika ndoo, huhesabiwa kuwa kama mavumbi membamba katika mizani; tazama, yeye huvinyanyua visiwa kama ni kitu kidogo sana.
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
16
Lebanoni nayo hautoshi kwa kuni, wala wanyama wake hawatoshi kwa kafara.
Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
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Mataifa yote huwa kama si kitu mbele zake; huhesabiwa kwake kuwa duni ya si kitu, na ubatili.
All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
18
Basi, mtamlinganisha Mungu na nani? Au mtamfananisha na mfano wa namna gani?
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
19
Sanamu fundi mmoja huiyeyusha, na mfua dhahabu huifunika dhahabu, huifulia mikufu ya fedha.
To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
20
Yeye aliye maskini sana hata hawezi kutoa sadaka ya namna hii, huchagua mti usiooza, hujitafutia fundi mstadi wa kusimamisha sanamu ya kuchonga isiyoweza kutikisika.
One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
21
Je! Hamkujua? Hamkusikia? Hamkuambiwa tokea mwanzo? Hamkufahamu tangu kuwekwa misingi ya dunia?
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
22
Yeye ndiye anayeketi juu ya duara ya dunia, na hao wanaokaa ndani yake huwa kama panzi; yeye ndiye azitandazaye mbingu kama pazia na kuzikunjua kama hema ya kukaliwa;
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
23
ndiye awatanguaye wakuu, na kuwabatilisha waamuzi wa dunia.
He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
24
Naam, hawakupandwa; hawakutiwa katika ardhi kama mbegu; naam, shina lao halikutia mizizi katika ardhi; tena awapuzia tu, wakanyauka, upepo wa kisulisuli wawaondoa kama mabua makavu.
No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
25
Mtanifananisha na nani, basi, nipate kuwa sawa naye? Asema yeye aliye Mtakatifu.
“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
26
Inueni macho yenu juu, mkaone; ni nani aliyeziumba hizi; aletaye nje jeshi lao kwa hesabu; aziita zote kwa majina; kwa ukuu wa uweza wake, na kwa kuwa yeye ni hodari kwa nguvu zake; hapana moja isiyokuwapo mahali pake.
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
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Mbona unasema, Ee Yakobo, mbona unanena, Ee Israeli, Njia yangu imefichwa, Bwana asiione, na hukumu yangu imempita Mungu wangu asiiangalie?
Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?
28
Je! Wewe hukujua? Hukusikia? Yeye Mungu wa milele, Bwana, Muumba miisho ya dunia, hazimii, wala hachoki; akili zake hazichunguziki.
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
29
Huwapa nguvu wazimiao, humwongezea nguvu yeye asiyekuwa na uwezo.
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
30
Hata vijana watazimia na kuchoka, na wanaume vijana wataanguka;
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
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bali wao wamngojeao Bwana watapata nguvu mpya; watapanda juu kwa mbawa kama tai; watapiga mbio, wala hawatachoka; watakwenda kwa miguu, wala hawatazimia.
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.