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Lakini sikia sasa, Ee Yakobo, mtumishi wangu; na Israeli, niliyekuchagua;
But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
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Bwana, aliyekufanya, na kukuumba toka tumboni, yeye atakayekusaidia, asema hivi; Usiogope, Ee Yakobo, mtumishi wangu; na wewe, Yeshuruni, niliyekuchagua.
This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3
Kwa maana nitamimina maji juu yake aliye na kiu, na vijito vya maji juu ya mahali pakavu; nitamwaga roho yangu juu ya wazao wako, na baraka yangu juu yao utakaowazaa;
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
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nao watatokea katika manyasi, kama mierebi karibu na mifereji ya maji.
They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
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Mmoja atasema, Mimi ni wa Bwana; na mwingine atajiita kwa jina la Yakobo; na mwingine ataandika juu ya mkono wake, Kwa Bwana, na kujiita kwa jina la Israeli.
One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
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Bwana, Mfalme wa Israeli, Mkombozi wako, Bwana wa majeshi, asema hivi; Mimi ni wa kwanza, na mimi ni wa mwisho; zaidi yangu mimi hapana Mungu.
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
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Naye ni nani kama mimi atakayeita, na kuyahubiri haya, na kunitengenezea, tangu nilipowaweka watu wa kale? Na mambo yanayokuja na yatakayotokea, wayatangaze.
Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
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Msiogope wala msifanye hofu; je! Sikukuhubiri haya zamani na kuyaonyesha? Na ninyi ni mashahidi wangu. Je! Yuko Mungu zaidi yangu mimi? Hakika hapana Mwamba; mimi sijui mwingine.
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
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Wachongao sanamu, wote ni ubatili; wala mambo yao yawapendezayo hayatafaa kitu; wala mashahidi wao wenyewe hawaoni, wala hawajui; ili watahayarike.
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
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Ni nani aliyejichongea mungu mmoja, au aliyesubu sanamu isiyofaa kitu?
Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?
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Tazama, wenziwe wote watatahayari; na mafundi, hao ni wanadamu; na wakusanyike pamoja, wakasimame; wataogopa na kutahayari pamoja.
Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.
12
Mfua chuma hufanza shoka, hufanya kazi kwa makaa, huitengeneza sanamu kwa nyundo, huifanyiza kwa nguvu za mkono wake; naam, huona njaa, nguvu zake zikampungukia; asipokunywa maji huzimia.
The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
13
Seremala hunyosha uzi; huiandika kwa kalamu ya mate; huitengeneza kwa randa, huiandika kwa bikari, huifanza kwa mfano wa mwanadamu, sawasawa na uzuri wa mwanadamu, ili ikae nyumbani.
The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.
14
Yeye hujikatia mierezi, hutwaa mtiriza, na mwaloni, hujichagulia mti mmoja katika miti ya msituni; hupanda mvinje, mvua ikausitawisha.
He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
15
Kisha utamfaa mwanadamu kwa kuni; hutwaa kipande, akaota moto; naam, huuwasha moto, akaoka mkate; naam, huufanya mungu, akauabudu; huifanya sanamu ya kuchonga, akaisujudia.
It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread. He also fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
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Sehemu moja huiteketeza; kwa sehemu nyingine hula nyama; huoka chakula kiokwacho, akashiba; naam, huota moto, akasema, Aha, nimeota moto, nimeona moto;
He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
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na kwa sehemu iliyobakia hufanya mungu, yaani, sanamu yake ya kuchonga; husujudu mbele yake akaiabudu, akaiomba, akasema, Uniokoe; maana wewe u mungu wangu.
From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”
18
Hawajui wala hawafikiri; maana amewafumba macho, wasione, na mioyo yao, wasiweze kufahamu.
They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
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Wala hapana atiaye moyoni, wala hapana maarifa, wala fahamu kusema, Nimeteketeza sehemu motoni, naam, pia nimeoka mkate juu ya makaa yake; nimeoka nyama nikaila; nami, je! Kilichobaki nikifanye kuwa chukizo? Je! Nisujudie shina la mti?
And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
20
Hula majivu; moyo uliodanganyika umempotosha, asiweze kuiokoa nafsi yake, wala kusema, Je! Sio uongo mkononi mwangu?
He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
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Kumbuka haya, Ee Yakobo; nawe Israeli, maana wewe u mtumishi wangu; nimekuumba; u mtumishi wangu; Ee Israeli, hutasahauliwa na mimi.
Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
22
Nimeyafuta makosa yako kama wingu zito, na dhambi zako kama wingu; unirudie; maana nimekukomboa.
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
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Imbeni, enyi mbingu, maana Bwana ametenda hayo; Pigeni kelele, enyi mabonde ya nchi; Pazeni nyimbo, enyi milima; Nawe, msitu, na kila mti ndani yake. Maana Bwana amemkomboa Yakobo, Naye atajitukuza katika Israeli.
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
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Bwana, mkombozi wako, yeye aliyekuumba tumboni, asema hivi; Mimi ni Bwana, nifanyaye vitu vyote; nizitandaye mbingu peke yangu; niienezaye nchi; ni nani aliye pamoja nami?
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
25
Nizitanguaye ishara za waongo, na kuwatia waganga wazimu; niwarudishaye nyuma wenye hekima, na kuyageuza maarifa yao kuwa ujinga;
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
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nilithibitishaye neno la mtumishi wangu, na kuyafikiliza mashauri ya wajumbe wangu; niuambiaye Yerusalemu, Utakaliwa na watu, nayo miji ya Yuda, Itajengwa, nami nitapainua mahali pake palipobomoka;
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
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niviambiaye vilindi, Kauka, nami nitaikausha mito yako;
who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
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nimwambiaye Koreshi, Mchungaji wangu, naye atayatenda mapenzi yangu; hata ataunena Yerusalemu, Utajengwa; na hilo hekalu, Msingi wako utawekwa.
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”