The Glory of the Lord
1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
Nyika na mahali palipo ukiwa patafurahi; jangwa litashangilia na kuchanua maua kama waridi.
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
Litachanua maua mengi, na kufurahi, naam, kwa shangwe na kuimba; litapewa uzuri wa Lebanoni, utukufu wa Karmeli na Sharoni; watauona utukufu wa Bwana, ukuu wa Mungu wetu.
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Itieni nguvu mikono iliyo dhaifu, yafanyeni imara magoti yaliyolegea.
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Waambieni walio na moyo wa hofu, Jipeni moyo, msiogope; tazama, Mungu wenu atakuja na kisasi, na malipo ya Mungu; atakuja na kuwaokoa ninyi.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Ndipo macho ya vipofu yatafumbuliwa, na masikio ya viziwi yatazibuliwa.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Ndipo mtu aliye kilema ataruka-ruka kama kulungu, na ulimi wake aliye bubu utaimba; maana katika nyika maji yatabubujika; na vijito jangwani.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Na mchanga ung'aao mfano wa maji utakuwa ziwa la maji, na nchi yenye kiu itakuwa chemchemi za maji; katika makao ya mbweha, walipokuwa wamelala, patakuwa na majani, pamoja na mianzi na manyasi.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein .
Na hapo patakuwa na njia kuu, na njia, nayo itaitwa, Njia ya utakatifu; wasio safi hawatapita juu yake; bali itakuwa kwa ajili ya watu hao; wasafirio, wajapokuwa wajinga, hawatapotea katika njia hiyo.
9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
Hapo hapatakuwa na simba, wala mnyama mkali hatapanda juu yake; hawataonekana hapo; bali waliokombolewa watakwenda katika njia hiyo.
10 and the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Na hao waliokombolewa na Bwana watarudi, watafika Sayuni wakiimba; na furaha ya milele itakuwa juu ya vichwa vyao; nao watapata kicheko na furaha, huzuni na kuugua zitakimbia.
