1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Bwana asema hivi, Mbingu ni kiti changu cha enzi, na dunia ni mahali pa kuweka miguu yangu; mtanijengea nyumba ya namna gani? Na mahali pangu pa kupumzikia ni mahali gani?
2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Maana mkono wangu ndio uliofanya hivi vyote, vitu hivi vyote vikapata kutokea, asema Bwana; lakini mtu huyu ndiye nitakayemwangalia, mtu aliye mnyonge, mwenye roho iliyopondeka, atetemekaye asikiapo neno langu.
3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Yeye achinjaye ng'ombe ni kama yeye amwuaye mtu; na yeye atoaye dhabihu ya mwana-kondoo ni kama yeye avunjaye shingo ya mbwa; na yeye atoaye matoleo ni kama yeye atoaye damu ya nguruwe; na yeye afukizaye uvumba ni kama yeye abarikiye sanamu; naam, wamezichagua njia zao wenyewe, na nafsi zao zafurahia machukizo yao.
4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Mimi nami nitachagua mapigo yao, nitaleta hofu zao juu yao; kwa sababu nilipoita, hawakuitika; na niliponena, hawakusikia; bali walifanya yaliyo maovu machoni pangu, na kuyachagua nisiyoyafurahia.
5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
Lisikilizeni neno la Bwana, ninyi mtetemekao kwa sababu ya neno lake; Ndugu zenu wawachukiao ninyi, waliowatupa kwa ajili ya jina langu, wamesema, Na atukuzwe Bwana, tupate kuiona furaha yenu; lakini watatahayarika.
6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
Sauti ya fujo itokayo mjini! Sauti itokayo hekaluni! Sauti ya Bwana awalipaye adui zake adhabu!
7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Kabla hajaona utungu alizaa; Kabla maumivu yake hayajampata, Alizaa mtoto mwanamume.
8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Ni nani aliyesikia neno kama hili? Ni nani aliyeona mambo kama haya? Je! Nchi yaweza kuzaliwa siku moja? Taifa laweza kuzaliwa mara? Maana Sayuni, mara alipoona utungu, Alizaa watoto wake.
9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
Je! Mimi nilete wana karibu na kuzaliwa, nisizalishe? Asema Bwana; mimi nizalishaye, je! Nilifunge tumbo? Asema Mungu wako.
10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
Furahini pamoja na Yerusalemu, shangilieni kwa ajili yake, ninyi nyote mmpendao; furahini pamoja naye kwa furaha, ninyi nyote mliao kwa ajili yake;
11 that ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
mpate kunyonya, na kushibishwa kwa maziwa ya faraja zake, mpate kukama, na kufurahiwa kwa wingi wa utukufu wake.
12 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Maana Bwana asema hivi, Tazama, nitamwelekezea amani kama mto, na utukufu wa mataifa kama kijito kifurikacho, nanyi mtapata kunyonya; mtabebwa; na juu ya magoti mtabembelezwa.
13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Mfano wa mtu ambaye mama yake amfariji, ndivyo nitakavyowafariji ninyi; nanyi mtafarijiwa katika Yerusalemu.
14 And when ye see this , your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
Nanyi mtaona, na mioyo yenu itafurahi, na mifupa yenu itasitawi kama majani mabichi; na mkono wa Bwana utajulikana, uwaelekeao watumishi wake, naye atawaonea adui zake ghadhabu.
15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Maana Bwana atakuja na moto, na magari yake ya vita kama upepo wa kisulisuli; ili atoe malipo ya ghadhabu yake kwa moto uwakao, na maonyo yake kwa miali ya moto.
16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
Kwa maana Bwana atateta na wote wenye mwili, kwa moto na kwa upanga wake; nao watakaouawa na Bwana watakuwa wengi.
17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Watu wale wajitakasao, na kujisafisha katika bustani, nyuma yake aliye katikati; wakila nyama ya nguruwe, na machukizo, na panya; watakoma pamoja, asema Bwana.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
Nami nayajua matendo yao na mawazo yao; wakati unakuja nitakapokusanya mataifa yote na lugha zote; nao watakuja, nao watauona utukufu wangu.
19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Nami nitaweka ishara kati yao, nami nitawatuma hao waliookoka kwa mataifa, Tarshishi, na Puli, na Ludi, wavutao upinde, kwa Tubali na Yavani, visiwa vilivyo mbali; watu wasioisikia habari yangu, wala kuuona utukufu wangu; nao watahubiri utukufu wangu katika mataifa.
20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
Nao watawaleta ndugu zenu wote kutoka mataifa yote, kuwa sadaka kwa Bwana, juu ya farasi, na katika magari, na katika machela, na juu ya nyumbu, na juu ya wanyama wepesi, mpaka mlima wangu mtakatifu Yerusalemu, asema Bwana; kama vile wana wa Israeli waletavyo sadaka yao nyumbani kwa Bwana katika chombo safi.
21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.
Na baadhi ya hao nitawatwaa kuwa makuhani na Walawi, asema Bwana.
22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
Kama vile mbingu mpya na nchi mpya, nitakazofanya, zitakavyokaa mbele zangu, asema Bwana, ndivyo uzao wenu na jina lenu litakavyokaa.
23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
Na itakuwa, mwezi mpya hata mwezi mpya, na sabato hata sabato, wanadamu wote watakuja kuabudu mbele zangu, asema Bwana.
24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Nao watatoka nje na kuitazama mizoga ya watu walioniasi; maana funza wao hatakufa, wala moto wao hautazimika nao watakuwa chukizo machoni pa wote wenye mwili.
