Mawu a Chitonthozo kwa Anthu a Mulungu
1Atonthozeni, atonthozeni anthu anga,
akutero Mulungu wanu.
2Ayankhuleni moleza mtima anthu a ku Yerusalemu
ndipo muwawuzitse
kuti nthawi ya ukapolo wawo yatha,
tchimo lawo lakhululukidwa.
Ndawalanga mokwanira
chifukwa cha machimo awo onse.
3Mawu a wofuwula mʼchipululu akuti,
“Konzani njira ya Yehova
mʼchipululu;
wongolani njira zake;
msewu owongoka wa Mulungu wathu mʼdziko lopanda kanthu.
4Chigwa chilichonse achidzaze.
Phiri lililonse ndi chitunda chilichonse azitsitse;
Dziko lokumbikakumbika alisalaze,
malo azitundazitunda awasandutse zidikha.
5Ndipo ulemerero wa Yehova udzaonekera,
ndipo mitundu yonse ya anthu idzawuona,
pakuti wanena zimenezi ndi Yehova.”
6Wina ananena kuti, “Lengeza.”
Ndipo ine ndinati, “Kodi ndifuwule chiyani?
“Pakuti anthu onse ali ngati udzu
ndipo kukongola kwawo kuli ngati maluwa akuthengo.
7Udzu umanyala ndipo maluwa amafota
chifukwa cha kuwomba kwa mpweya wa Yehova.”
Mawu aja anatinso, “Ndithudi anthu sasiyana ndi udzu.
8Udzu umanyala ndipo maluwa amafota,
koma mawu a Mulungu wathu adzakhalapo mpaka muyaya.”
9Iwe amene ukulengeza nkhani yabwino ku Ziyoni,
kwera pa phiri lalitali.
Iwe amene ukulengeza nkhani yabwino ku Yerusalemu,
fuwula kwambiri,
kweza mawu, usachite mantha;
uza mizinda ya ku Yuda kuti,
“Mulungu wanu akubwera!”
10Taonani, Ambuye Yehova akubwera mwamphamvu,
ndipo dzanja lake likulamulira,
taonani akubwera ndi mphotho yake
watsogoza zofunkha zako za ku nkhondo.
11Iye adzasamalira nkhosa zake ngati mʼbusa:
Iye adzasonkhanitsa ana ankhosa aakazi mʼmanja mwake
ndipo Iye akuwanyamula pachifuwa chake
ndi kutsogolera bwinobwino nkhosa zoyamwitsa.
12Kodi ndani akhoza kuyeza kuchuluka kwa madzi a mʼnyanja ndi chikhatho chake,
kapena kuyeza kutalika kwa mlengalenga ndi dzanja lake?
Ndani akhoza kuyeza dothi lonse la dziko lapansi mʼdengu,
kapena kuyeza kulemera kwa
mapiri ndi zitunda ndi pasikelo?
13Ndani anapereka malangizo kwa Mzimu wa Yehova
kapena kumuphunzitsa Iye monga phungu wake?
14Kodi Yehova anapemphapo nzeru kwa yani kuti akhale wopenya,
kapena kuti aphunzire njira yoyenera ndi nzeru?
Iye anapempha nzeru kwa yani
ndi njira ya kumvetsa zinthu?
15Ndithudi mitundu ya anthu ili ngati dontho la madzi ochoka mu mtsuko.
Iwo akungoyesedwa ngati fumbi chabe pa sikelo;
mʼmanja mwa Yehova zilumba nʼzopepuka ngati fumbi.
16Nkhalango ya ku Lebanoni singakwanire nkhuni zosonkhera moto pa guwa lansembe,
ngakhale nyama zake sizingakwanire kupereka nsembe zopsereza.
17Pamaso pa Yehova mitundu yonse ya anthu ili ngati chinthu chopandapake;
Iye amayiwerengera ngati chinthu chopanda phindu
ndi cha chabechabe.
18Kodi tsono Mulungu mungamuyerekeze ndi yani?
Kodi mungamufanizire ndi chiyani?
19Likakhala fano, mʼmisiri ndiye analipanga
ndipo mʼmisiri wa golide amalikuta ndi golide
naliveka mkanda wasiliva.
20Mʼmphawi amene sangathe kupeza ngakhale chopereka nsembe chotere
amasankha mtengo umene sudzawola,
nafunafuna mʼmisiri waluso woti
amupangire fano limene silingasunthike.
21Kodi simukudziwa?
Kodi simunamve?
Kodi sanakuwuzeni kuyambira pachiyambi pomwe?
Kodi simunamvetsetse chiyambire cha dziko lapansi?
22Yehova amene amakhala pa mpando wake waufumu kumwamba ndiye analenga dziko lapansi,
Iye amaona anthu a dziko lapansi ngati ziwala.
Ndipo anafunyulula mlengalenga ngati nsalu yotchinga,
nayikunga ngati tenti yokhalamo.
23Amatsitsa pansi mafumu amphamvu
nasandutsa olamula a dziko kukhala achabechabe.
24Inde, iwo ali ngati mbewu zimene zangodzalidwa kumene
kapena kufesedwa chapompano,
ndi kungoyamba kuzika mizu kumene
ndi pamene mphepo imawombapo nʼkuziwumitsa
ndipo kamvuluvulu amaziwulutsa ngati mankhusu.
25Woyera uja akuti, “Kodi mudzandiyerekeza Ine ndi yani?
Kapena kodi alipo wofanana nane?”
26Tayangʼanani mlengalenga ndipo onani.
Kodi ndani analenga zonsezi mukuzionazi?
Yehova ndiye amene amazitsogolera ngati gulu la ankhondo,
nayitana iliyonse ndi dzina lake.
Ndipo popeza Iye ali ndi nyonga zambiri,
palibe ndi imodzi yomwe imene inasowapo.
27Iwe Yakobo, chifukwa chiyani umanena
ndi kumadandaula iwe Israeli, kuti,
“Yehova sakudziwa mavuto anga,
Mulungu wanga sakusamala zomwe zikundichitikira ine?”
28Kodi simukudziwa?
Kodi simunamve?
Yehova ndiye Mulungu wamuyaya,
ndiyenso Mlengi wa dziko lonse lapansi.
Iye sadzatopa kapena kufowoka
ndipo palibe amene angadziwe maganizo ake.
29Iye amalimbitsa ofowoka
ndipo otopa amawawonjezera mphamvu.
30Ngakhale achinyamata amalefuka ndi kufowoka,
ndipo achinyamata amapunthwa ndi kugwa;
31koma iwo amene amakhulupirira Yehova
adzalandira mphamvu zatsopano.
Adzawuluka ngati chiwombankhanga;
adzathamanga koma sadzalefuka,
adzayenda koma sadzatopa konse.
1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.40.2 comfortably: Heb. to the heart40.2 warfare: or, appointed time
3¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:40.4 straight: or, a straight place40.4 plain: or, a plain place 5And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 6The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9¶ O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!40.9 O Zion…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion40.9 O Jerusalem…: or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem 10Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.40.10 with strong…: or, against the strong40.10 his work: or, recompence for his work 11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.40.11 that…: or, that give suck
12¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?40.12 a measure: Heb. a tierce 13Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?40.13 his…: Heb. man of his counsel 14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?40.14 instructed…: Heb. made him understand40.14 understanding: Heb. understandings? 15Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. 16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. 17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
18¶ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.40.20 is so…: Heb. is poor of oblation 21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:40.22 It is…: or, Him that 23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28¶ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.40.31 renew: Heb. change
