Isaiah 45

1 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

1 “Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana kwa mpakwa mafuta wake, Koreshi, ambaye nimemshika mkono wake wa kuume kutiisha mataifa mbele yake na kuwavua wafalme silaha zao, kufungua milango mbele yake ili malango yasije yakafungwa:

2 “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

2 Nitakwenda mbele yako na kusawazisha milima; nitavunjavunja malango ya shaba na kukatakata mapingo ya chuma.

3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

3 Nitakupa hazina za gizani, mali zilizofichwa mahali pa siri, ili upate kujua ya kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, akuitaye kwa jina lako.

4 For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.

4 Kwa ajili ya Yakobo mtumishi wangu, Israeli niliyemchagua, nimekuita wewe kwa jina lako, na kukupa jina la heshima, ingawa wewe hunitambui.

5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,

5 Mimi ndimi Bwana, wala hakuna mwingine, zaidi yangu hakuna Mungu. Nitakutia nguvu, ingawa wewe hujanitambua,

6 so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.

6 ili kutoka mawio ya jua mpaka machweo yake, watu wapate kujua kwamba hakuna Mungu mwingine ila Mimi. Mimi ndimi Bwana wala hakuna mwingine.

7 I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

7 Mimi ninaumba nuru na kuhuluku giza, ninaleta mafanikio na kusababisha maafa. Mimi, Bwana, huyatenda haya yote.

8 Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.

8 “Enyi mbingu juu, nyesheni haki, mawingu na yaidondoshe. Dunia na ifunguke sana, wokovu na uchipuke, haki na ikue pamoja nao. Mimi, Bwana, ndiye niliyeiumba.

9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?

9 “Ole wake yeye ashindanaye na Muumba wake, yeye ambaye ni kigae tu kati ya vigae juu ya ardhi. Je, udongo wa kufinyangia humwambia mfinyanzi, ‘Unatengeneza nini wewe?’ Je, kazi yako husema, ‘Hana mikono’?

10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”

10 Ole wake amwambiaye baba yake, ‘Umezaa nini?’ Au kumwambia mama yake, ‘Umezaa kitu gani?’

11 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?

11 “Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, yeye Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli na Muumba wake: Kuhusu mambo yatakayokuja, je, unaniuliza habari za watoto wangu, au kunipa amri kuhusu kazi za mikono yangu?

12 It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.

12 Mimi ndiye niliyeumba dunia na kumuumba mwanadamu juu yake. Mikono yangu mwenyewe ndiyo iliyozitanda mbingu, nikayapanga majeshi yake yote ya angani.

13 I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”

13 Mimi nitamwinua Koreshi katika haki yangu: nitazinyoosha njia zake zote. Yeye atajenga mji wangu upya, na kuwaweka huru watu wangu walio uhamishoni, lakini si kwa kulipiwa fedha wala kupewa zawadi, asema Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote.”

14 This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

14 Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “Mazao ya Misri na bidhaa za Kushi, nao wale Waseba warefu, watakujia na kuwa wako, watakujia wakijikokota nyuma yako, watakujia wamefungwa minyororo. Watasujudu mbele yako wakikusihi na kusema, ‘Hakika Mungu yu pamoja nawe, wala hakuna mwingine; hakuna Mungu mwingine.’”

15 Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

15 Hakika wewe u Mungu unayejificha, Ee Mungu na Mwokozi wa Israeli.

16 They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

16 Wote watengenezao sanamu wataaibika na kutahayarika; wataenda kutahayarika pamoja.

17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.

17 Lakini Israeli ataokolewa na Bwana kwa wokovu wa milele; kamwe hutaaibika wala kutatahayarika, milele yote.

18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

18 Kwa kuwa hili ndilo asemalo Bwana, yeye aliyeumba mbingu, ndiye Mungu; yeye aliyeifanya dunia na kuiumba, yeye ndiye aliiwekea misingi imara, hakuiumba ili iwe tupu, bali aliiumba ikaliwe na viumbe vyake. Anasema: “Mimi ndimi Bwana, wala hakuna mwingine.

19 I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.

19 Sijasema sirini, kutoka mahali fulani katika nchi ya giza; sijawaambia wazao wa Yakobo, ‘Nitafuteni bure.’ Mimi, Bwana, nasema kweli; ninatangaza lililo sahihi.

20 Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

20 “Kusanyikeni pamoja mje, enyi wakimbizi kutoka mataifa. Wale wabebao sanamu za mti ni watu wasio na akili, wale waombao miungu isiyoweza kuokoa.

21 Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

21 Tangazeni litakalokuwepo, lisemeni hilo, wao na wafanye shauri pamoja. Ni nani aliyetangulia kusema hili tangu zamani, aliyetangaza tangu zamani za kale? Je, haikuwa Mimi, Bwana? Wala hapana Mungu mwingine zaidi yangu mimi, Mungu mwenye haki na Mwokozi; hapana mwingine ila mimi.

22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

22 “Nigeukieni mimi, nanyi mkaokolewe, enyi miisho yote ya dunia; kwa maana mimi ndimi Mungu, wala hapana mwingine.

23 By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

23 Nimeapa kwa nafsi yangu, kinywa changu kimenena katika uadilifu wote neno ambalo halitatanguka: Kila goti litapigwa mbele zangu, kwangu mimi kila ulimi utaapa.

24 Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

24 Watasema kuhusu mimi, ‘Katika Bwana peke yake ndiko kuna haki na nguvu.’” Wote ambao wamemkasirikia Mungu watamjia yeye, nao watatahayarika.

25 In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.

25 Lakini katika Bwana wazao wote wa Israeli wataonekana wenye haki na watashangilia.