1Ndani wakhulupirira zimene tanenazi;
kapena ndani amene Yehova wamuzindikiritsa mphamvu zake?
2Iye anakula ngati mphukira pamaso pake,
ndiponso ngati muzu mʼnthaka yowuma.
Iye analibe thupi labwino kapena nkhope yokongola yoti ife nʼkumamuchewukira,
analibe maonekedwe woti ife nʼkumamukhumbira.
3Iye ananyozedwa ndi kukanidwa ndi anthu,
munthu amene moyo wake unali wamasautso, wozolowera zowawa,
ndipo anali ngati munthu amene anzake amaphimba nkhope zawo akamuona.
Iye ananyozedwa, ndipo ife sitinamuyese kanthu.
4Ndithudi, iye anamva zowawa mʼmalo mwa ife;
ndipo anasautsidwa mʼmalo mwathu.
Koma ife tinkaganiza kuti ndi Mulungu amene akumulanga,
kumukantha ndi kumusautsa.
5Koma iye analasidwa chifukwa cha zolakwa zathu,
ndipo anamuzunza chifukwa cha zoyipa zathu;
iye analangidwa kuti ife tikhale ndi mtendere,
ndipo ndi mabala ake ife tinachiritsidwa.
6Ife tonse, ngati nkhosa, tasochera,
aliyense mwa ife akungodziyendera;
ndipo Yehova wamusenzetsa
zoyipa zathu zonse.
7Anthu anamuzunza ndi kumusautsa,
koma sanayankhule kanthu.
Monga mwana wankhosa wopita naye kokamupha amachitira,
kapena monga nkhosa imakhalira duu poyimeta,
momwemonso iye sanatsekule pakamwa pake.
8Atatha kumugwira mwankhanza ndikumuyimba mlandu, kenaka anapita naye kukamupha.
Ndipo ndani amene analabadirako za zidzukulu zake,
poona kuti iye anachotsedwa mʼdziko la anthu amoyo?
Ndani anaganizirapo poona kuti iye anakanthidwa chifukwa cha zolakwa za anthu anga?
9Anamukonzera manda ake pamodzi ndi anthu oyipa
ndipo anamuyika mʼmanda pamodzi ndi anthu achuma,
ngakhale kuti iye sanachite za chiwawa,
kapena kuyankhula za chinyengo.
10Komatu ndi Yehova amene anafuna kuti amuzunze ndi kumusautsa.
Yehova anapereka moyo wa mtumiki wake kuti ukhale nsembe yoperekedwa chifukwa cha zolakwa.
Tsono iye adzaona zidzukulu zake ndipo adzakhala ndi moyo wautali,
ndipo chifuniro cha Yehova chidzachitika mwa iye.
11Atatha mazunzo a moyo wake,
adzaona kuwala, ndipo adzakhutira.
Mwa nzeru zake mtumiki wanga wolungamayo adzalungamitsa anthu ambiri,
popeza adzasenza zolakwa zawo.
12Motero Ine ndidzamupatsa ulemu pamodzi ndi akuluakulu,
adzagawana zofunkha ndi ankhondo amphamvu,
popeza anapereka moyo wake mpaka kufa,
ndipo anamuyika mʼgulu la anthu olakwa kuti akhululukidwe.
Pakuti iye anasenza machimo a anthu ambiri,
ndipo anawapempherera anthu olakwa.
1Who has believed what we’ve been saying?
Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?
2His servant grew up like a tender young plant.
He grew like a root coming up out of dry ground.
He didn’t have any beauty or majesty that made us notice him.
There wasn’t anything special about the way he looked that drew us to him.
3People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him.
He knew all about pain and suffering.
He was like someone people turn their faces away from.
We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.
4He suffered the things we should have suffered.
He took on himself the pain that should have been ours.
But we thought God was punishing him.
We thought God was wounding him and making him suffer.
5But the servant was pierced because we had sinned.
He was crushed because we had done what was evil.
He was punished to make us whole again.
His wounds have healed us.
6All of us are like sheep. We have wandered away from God.
All of us have turned to our own way.
And the Lord has placed on his servant
the sins of all of us.
7He was treated badly and made to suffer.
But he didn’t open his mouth.
He was led away like a lamb to be killed.
Sheep are silent while their wool is being cut off.
In the same way, he didn’t open his mouth.
8He was arrested and sentenced to death.
Then he was taken away.
He was cut off from this life.
He was punished for the sins of my people.
Who among those who were living at that time
tried to stop what was happening?
9He was given a grave with those who were evil.
But his body was buried in the tomb of a rich man.
He was killed even though he hadn’t harmed anyone.
And he had never lied to anyone.
10The Lord says, “It was my plan to crush him
and cause him to suffer.
I made his life an offering to pay for sin.
But he will see all his children after him.
In fact, he will continue to live.
My plan will be brought about through him.
11After he has suffered, he will see the light of life.
And he will be satisfied.
My godly servant will make many people godly
because of what he will accomplish.
He will be punished for their sins.
12So I will give him a place of honor among those who are great.
He will be rewarded just like others who win the battle.
That’s because he was willing to give his life as a sacrifice.
He was counted among those who had committed crimes.
He took the sins of many people on himself.
And he gave his life for those who had done what is wrong.”
