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Tazama, mkono wa Bwana haukupunguka, hata usiweze kuokoa wala sikio lake si zito, hata lisiweze kusikia;
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
2
lakini maovu yenu yamewafarikisha ninyi na Mungu wenu, na dhambi zenu zimeuficha uso wake msiuone, hata hataki kusikia.
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
3
Kwa maana mikono yenu imetiwa unajisi kwa damu, na vidole vyenu vimetiwa unajisi kwa uovu; midomo yenu imenena uongo, ndimi zenu zimenong'ona ubaya.
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
4
Hapana adaiye kwa haki, wala hapana atetaye kwa kweli; hutumainia ubatili, hunena uongo; hupata mimba ya madhara, na kuzaa uovu.
No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
5
Huangua mayai ya fira, na kusuka wavu wa buibui; yeye alaye mayai yao hufa, na hilo livunjwalo hutoka nyoka.
They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
6
Nyavu zao hazitakuwa mavazi, wala hawatajifunika kwa kazi zao; kazi zao ni kazi za uovu, na vitendo vya udhalimu vimo mikononi mwao.
Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
7
Miguu yao hukimbilia mabaya, nao hufanya haraka kumwaga damu isiyo na hatia; mawazo yao ni mawazo ya uovu; ukiwa na uharibifu zaonekana katika njia kuu zao.
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
8
Njia ya amani hawaijui; wala hapana hukumu ya haki katika miendo yao; wamejifanyizia njia zilizopotoka; kila apitaye katika njia hizo hajui amani.
The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
9
Kwa sababu hiyo hukumu ya haki i mbali nasi, wala haki haitufikilii; twatazamia nuru, na kumbe! Latokea giza; twatazamia mwanga, lakini twaenda katika giza kuu.
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
10
Twapapasa-papasa kutafuta ukuta kama kipofu, naam, twapapasa kama watu wasio na macho; twajikwaa wakati wa adhuhuri, kana kwamba ni wakati wa ukungu wa alfajiri; kati yao waliowanda tumekuwa kama wafu.
Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.
11
Sisi sote twanguruma kama dubu; twaomboleza kama hua; twatazamia hukumu ya haki, lakini hapana; na wokovu, lakini u mbali nasi.
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
12
Maana makosa yetu yamezidi kuwa mengi mbele zako, na dhambi zetu zashuhudia juu yetu; maana makosa yetu tunayo pamoja nasi, na maovu yetu tumeyajua;
For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:
13
katika kukosa na kumkana Bwana, na katika kugeuka tusimfuate Mungu wetu, tukinena jeuri na uasi, na kukusudia maneno ya uongo na kuyatoa moyoni.
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
14
Na hukumu imegeuka ikaenda nyuma, na haki inasimama mbali sana; maana kweli imeanguka katika njia kuu, na unyofu hauwezi kuingia.
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
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Naam, kweli imepunguka kabisa, na yeye auachaye uovu ajifanya kuwa mateka; naye Bwana akaona hayo, akachukizwa kwa kuwa hapana hukumu ya haki.
Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
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Akaona ya kuwa hapana mtu, akastaajabu kwa kuwa hapana mwombezi; basi, mkono wake mwenyewe ndio uliomletea wokovu; na haki yake ndiyo iliyomsaidia.
He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
17
Akajivika haki kama deraya kifuani, na chapeo cha wokovu kichwani pake, akajivika mavazi ya kisasi yawe mavazi yake, naye alivikwa wivu kama joho.
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
18
Kadiri ya matendo yao, kwa kadiri iyo hiyo atawalipa, ukali kwao wampingao, malipo kwa adui zake; naye atavirudishia visiwa malipo.
So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
19
Basi, wataliogopa jina la Bwana toka magharibi, na utukufu wake toka maawio ya jua; maana yeye atakuja kama mkondo wa mto ufurikao, uendeshwao kwa pumzi ya Bwana.
So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
20
Na Mkombozi atakuja Sayuni, kwao waachao maasi yao katika Yakobo, asema Bwana.
“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD.
21
Tena katika habari zangu, hili ndilo agano langu nao, asema Bwana; roho yangu iliyo juu yako, na maneno yangu niliyoyatia kinywani mwako, hayataondoka kinywani mwako, wala kinywani mwa wana wako, wala kinywani mwa wajukuu wako, asema Bwana, tangu leo na hata milele.
“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.