The Lord's Anointed
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Roho ya Bwana MUNGU i juu yangu; kwa sababu Bwana amenitia mafuta niwahubiri wanyenyekevu habari njema; amenituma ili kuwaganga waliovunjika moyo, kuwatangazia mateka uhuru wao, na hao waliofungwa habari za kufunguliwa kwao.
2 to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Kutangaza mwaka wa Bwana uliokubaliwa, na siku ya kisasi cha Mungu wetu; kuwafariji wote waliao;
3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
kuwaagizia hao waliao katika Sayuni, wapewe taji ya maua badala ya majivu, mafuta ya furaha badala ya maombolezo, vazi la sifa badala ya roho nzito; wapate kuitwa miti ya haki, iliyopandwa na Bwana, ili atukuzwe.
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Nao watajenga mahali pa kale palipoharibiwa, watapainua mahali palipokuwa ukiwa zamani, watatengeneza miji iliyoharibiwa, mahali palipoachwa kizazi baada ya kizazi.
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
Na wageni watasimama na kulisha makundi yenu, na watu wa kabila nyingine watakuwa wakulima wenu, na watunzaji wa mizabibu yenu.
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
Bali ninyi mtaitwa makuhani wa Bwana; watu watawaiteni wahudumu wa Mungu wetu; mtakula utajiri wa mataifa, na kujisifia utukufu wao.
7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Badala ya aibu yenu mtapata maradufu, na badala ya fedheha wataifurahia sehemu yao; basi katika nchi yao watamiliki maradufu; furaha yao itakuwa ya milele.
8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Maana mimi, Bwana, naipenda hukumu ya haki, nauchukia wivi na uovu; nami nitawalipa malipo katika kweli, nitaagana nao agano la milele.
9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
Na kizazi chao kitajulikana katika mataifa, na uzao wao katika kabila za watu; wote wawaonao watakiri ya kuwa wao ni kizazi kilichobarikiwa na Bwana.
10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Nitafurahi sana katika Bwana, nafsi yangu itashangilia katika Mungu wangu; maana amenivika mavazi ya wokovu, amenifunika vazi la haki, kama bwana arusi ajipambavyo kwa kilemba cha maua, na kama bibi arusi ajipambavyo kwa vyombo vya dhahabu.
11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Maana kama nchi itoavyo machipuko yake, na kama bustani ioteshavyo vitu vilivyopandwa ndani yake; ndivyo Bwana MUNGU atakavyootesha haki na sifa mbele ya mataifa yote.
