1
Bwana asema hivi, Iko wapi hati ya talaka ya mama yenu, ambayo kwa hiyo naliachana naye? Au nimewauza ninyi kwa nani katika watu wanaoniwia? Ninyi mliuzwa kwa sababu ya maovu yenu; tena mama yenu ameachwa kwa sababu ya makosa yenu.
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
2
Basi, nilipokuja, mbona hapakuwa na mtu? Nilipoita, mbona hapakuwa na mtu aliyenijibu? Je! Mkono wangu ni mfupi, hata nisiweze kukomboa? Au je! Mimi sina nguvu za kuponya? Tazama, kwa kukemea kwangu naikausha bahari, mito ya maji naifanya kuwa jangwa; samaki wao wanuka kwa sababu hapana maji, nao wafa kwa kiu.
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
3
Mimi nazivika mbingu weusi, nami nafanya nguo ya magunia kuwa kifuniko chao.
I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”
4
Bwana MUNGU amenipa ulimi wa hao wafundishwao, nipate kujua jinsi ya kumtegemeza kwa maneno yeye aliyechoka, huniamsha asubuhi baada ya asubuhi; huniamsha, sikio langu lipate kusikia kama watu wafundishwao.
The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
5
Bwana MUNGU amenizibua sikio langu, wala sikuwa mkaidi, wala sikurudi nyuma.
The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
6
Naliwatolea wapigao mgongo wangu, na wang'oao ndevu mashavu yangu; sikuficha uso wangu usipate fedheha na kutemewa mate.
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
7
Maana Bwana MUNGU atanisaidia; kwa sababu hiyo sikutahayari, kwa sababu hiyo nimekaza uso wangu kama gumegume, nami najua ya kuwa sitaona haya.
Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
8
Yeye anipatiaye haki yangu yu karibu; ni nani atakayeshindana nami? Na tusimame pamoja; ni nani aliye hasimu yangu? Na anikaribie basi.
The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
9
Tazama, Bwana MUNGU atanisaidia; ni nani atakayenihukumu kuwa mkosa? Tazama hao wote watachakaa kama vazi; nondo atawala.
Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.
10
Ni nani miongoni mwenu amchaye Bwana, aitiiye sauti ya mtumishi wake? Yeye aendaye katika giza, wala hana nuru, naye alitumainia jina la Bwana, na kumtegemea Mungu wake.
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
11
Tazama, ninyi nyote mwashao moto, mjifungiao hiyo mienge; endeni ninyi katika mwali wa moto wenu, na katikati ya mienge mliyoiwasha. Mtayapata haya kwa mkono wangu; mtalala kwa huzuni.
Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.