1
Kwa ajili ya Sayuni sitanyamaza, na kwa ajili ya Yerusalemu sitatulia, hata haki yake itakapotokea kama mwangaza, na wokovu wake kama taa iwakayo.
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
2
Na mataifa wataiona haki yako, na wafalme wote watauona utukufu wako; nawe utaitwa jina jipya, litakalotajwa na kinywa cha Bwana.
Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
3
Nawe utakuwa taji ya uzuri katika mkono wa Bwana, na kilemba cha kifalme mkononi mwa Mungu wako.
You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
4
Hutaitwa tena Aliyeachwa, wala nchi yako haitaitwa tena, Ukiwa; bali utaitwa Hefsiba; na nchi yako Beula;kwa kuwa Bwana anakufurahia ,na nchi yako itaolewa.
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
5
Maana kama vile kijana amwoavyo mwanamwali, ndivyo wana wako watakavyokuoa wewe; na kama vile bwana arusi amfurahiavyo bibi arusi, ndivyo Mungu wako atakavyokufurahia wewe.
For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
6
Nimeweka walinzi juu ya kuta zako, Ee Yerusalemu; hawatanyamaza mchana wala usiku; ninyi wenye kumkumbusha Bwana, msiwe na kimya;
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
7
wala msimwache akae kimya, mpaka atakapoufanya imara Yerusalemu, na kuufanya kuwa sifa duniani.
nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
8
Bwana ameapa kwa mkono wake wa kuume, na kwa mkono wa nguvu zake, Hakika sitawapa adui zako nafaka yako tena kuwa chakula chao; wala wageni hawatakunywa divai yako, uliyoifanyia kazi.
The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
9
Lakini walioivuna, ndio watakaoila, na kumhimidi Bwana; na walioichuma, ndio watakaoinywa, ndani ya nyua za patakatifu pangu.
For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”
10
Piteni, piteni, katika malango; Itengenezeni njia ya watu; Tutieni, tutieni barabara; toeni mawe yake; Twekeni bendera kwa ajili ya kabila za watu.
Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
11
Tazama, Bwana ametangaza habari mpaka mwisho wa dunia, Mwambieni binti Sayuni, Tazama, wokovu wako unakuja; Tazama, thawabu yake i pamoja naye, Na malipo yake yako mbele zake.
Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
12
Nao watawaita, Watu watakatifu, Waliokombolewa na Bwana; Nawe utaitwa, Aliyetafutwa, Mji usioachwa.
And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.