1 I am sought of them that asked not for me ; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
Watu wasionitaka wanauliza habari zangu; nimeonekana na hao wasionitafuta; naliliambia taifa lisiloitwa kwa jina langu,
2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
Nitazameni, nitazameni. Mchana kutwa nimewanyoshea mikono yangu watu walioasi, watu waendao katika njia isiyo njema, wakifuata mawazo yao wenyewe;
3 a people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
watu wanikasirishao mbele za uso wangu daima, wakitoa dhabihu katika bustani zao, na kufukiza uvumba juu ya matofali;
4 which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
waketio kati ya makaburi, na kulala katika mahali pao pa siri; walao nyama ya nguruwe, na mchuzi wa vitu vinichukizavyo u katika vyombo vyao;
5 which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
watu wasemao, Simama peke yako, usinikaribie mimi, kwa maana mimi ni mtakatifu kuliko wewe; watu hao ni moshi puani mwangu, moto uwakao mchana kutwa.
6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Tazama, neno hili limeandikwa mbele zangu. Sitanyamaza, lakini nitalipa, naam, mimi nitawalipa ujira wao vifuani mwao;
7 your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
maovu yenu na maovu ya baba zenu pamoja, asema Bwana, ninyi mliofukiza uvumba juu ya milima, na kunitukana juu ya vilima; basi, kwa ajili ya hayo nitawapimia kwanza kazi yao vifuani mwao.
8 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Bwana asema hivi, Kama vile divai mpya ipatikanavyo katika kichala, na mtu mmoja husema, Usikiharibu kwa maana mna baraka ndani yake; ndivyo nitakavyotenda kwa ajili ya watumishi wangu, ili nisiwaharibu wote.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Nami nitaleta uzao toka Yakobo, na mrithi wa milima yangu toka Yuda, na mteule wangu atairithi, na watumishi wangu watakaa huko.
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
Na Sharoni itakuwa zizi la makundi ya kondoo, na bonde la Akori mahali pa kulala makundi ya ng'ombe, kwa ajili ya watu wangu walionitafuta.
11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
Bali ninyi mmwachao Bwana, na kuusahau mlima wangu mtakatifu, na kuandika meza kwa ajili ya Bahati, na kuijazia Ajali vyombo vya divai iliyochanganyika;
12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
mimi nitawaandikia kuuawa kwa upanga, na ninyi nyote mtainama ili kuchinjwa; kwa sababu nilipoita hamkuitika; niliponena, hamkusikia; bali mlitenda yaliyo mabaya machoni pangu, mlichagua mambo nisiyoyafurahia.
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Kwa hiyo Bwana MUNGU asema hivi, Tazama, watumishi wangu watakula, bali ninyi mtaona njaa; tazama, watumishi wangu watakunywa, bali ninyi mtaona kiu; tazama, watumishi wangu watafurahi, bali ninyi mtatahayarika;
14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
tazama, watumishi wangu wataimba kwa furaha ya moyo, bali ninyi mtalia kwa huzuni ya moyo; mtapiga kelele kwa sababu ya uchungu wa roho zenu.
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
Nanyi mtaliacha jina lenu kuwa laana kwa wateule wangu. Na Bwana MUNGU atakuua; naye atawaita watumishi wake kwa jina lingine.
16 that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Hata itakuwa yeye atakayejibariki duniani, atajibariki kwa Mungu wa kweli; naye atakayeapa duniani, ataapa kwa Mungu wa kweli. Kwa kuwa taabu za kwanza zimesahauliwa, na kwa kuwa zimefichwa machoni pangu.
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Maana, tazama, mimi naumba mbingu mpya na nchi mpya, na mambo ya kwanza hayatakumbukwa, wala hayataingia moyoni.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Lakini furahini, mkashangilie daima, kwa ajili ya hivi niviumbavyo; maana, tazama, naumba Yerusalemu uwe shangwe, na watu wake wawe furaha.
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Nami nitaufurahia Yerusalemu, nitawaonea shangwe watu wangu; sauti ya kulia haitasikiwa ndani yake tena, wala sauti ya kuomboleza.
20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
Hatakuwapo tena mtoto wa siku chache, wala mzee asiyetimia siku zake; kwa maana mtoto atakufa mwenye umri wa miaka mia; bali mtenda dhambi mwenye umri wa miaka mia atalaaniwa.
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Nao watajenga nyumba, na kukaa ndani yake; watapanda mizabibu, na kula matunda yake.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Hawatajenga, akakaa mtu mwingine ndani yake; hawatapanda, akala mtu mwingine; maana kama siku za mti ndivyo zitakavyokuwa siku za watu wangu, na wateule wangu wataifurahia kazi ya mikono yao muda wa siku nyingi.
23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
Hawatajitaabisha kwa kazi bure, wala hawatazaa kwa taabu; kwa sababu wao ni wazao wa hao waliobarikiwa na Bwana, na watoto wao pamoja nao.
24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Na itakuwa ya kwamba, kabla hawajaomba, nitajibu; na wakiwa katika kunena, nitasikia.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Mbwa-mwitu na mwana-kondoo watalisha pamoja, na simba atakula majani kama ng'ombe; na mavumbi yatakuwa chakula cha nyoka. Hawatadhuru wala kuharibu katika mlima wangu mtakatifu wote, asema Bwana.
