1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.43.4 life: or, person 5Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; 7Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
8¶ Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 10Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.43.10 no…: or, nothing formed of God 11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. 12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. 13Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?43.13 let it: Heb. turn it back?
14¶ Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.43.14 nobles: Heb. bars 15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
18¶ Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.43.20 owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl 21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
22¶ But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.43.23 small…: Heb. lambs, or, kids 24Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.43.24 filled…: Heb. made me drunk, or, abundantly moistened 25I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 27Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.43.27 teachers: Heb. interpreters 28Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.43.28 princes…: or, holy princes
Yehova Yekha Mpulumutsi wa Israeli
1Koma tsopano, Yehova
amene anakulenga, iwe Yakobo,
amene anakuwumba, iwe Israeli akuti,
“Usaope, pakuti ndakuwombola;
Ndinakuyitanitsa mokutchula dzina lako, ndiwe wanga.
2Pamene ukuwoloka nyanja,
ndidzakhala nawe;
ndipo pamene ukuwoloka mitsinje,
sidzakukokolola.
Pamene ukudutsa pa moto,
sudzapsa;
lawi la moto silidzakutentha.
3Chifukwa Ine Yehova, Mulungu wako,
Woyera wa Israeli, ndine Mpulumutsi wako.
Ndinapereka Igupto pofuna kuti ndiwombole iwe,
ndinapereka Kusi ndi Seba mʼmalo mwa iwe.
4Popeza kuti ndiwe wamtengowapatali wolemekezeka ndi wapamtima panga,
ndipo chifukwa ndimakukonda,
ndidzapereka anthu mʼmalo mwa iwe,
ndidzapereka mitundu ya anthu pofuna kuwombola moyo wako.
5Usachite mantha, pakuti Ine ndili nawe;
ndidzabweretsa ana ako kuchokera kummawa,
ndipo ndidzakusonkhanitsani kuchokera kumadzulo.
6Ndidzawuza a kumpoto kuti, ‘Amasuleni,’
ndidzawuza akummwera kuti, ‘Musawagwire.’
Bweretsani ana anga aamuna kuchokera ku mayiko akutali,
ana anga a akazi kuchokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi;
7onsewo amadziwika ndi dzina langa;
ndinawalenga chifukwa cha ulemerero wanga,
ndinawawumba, inde ndinawapanga.”
8Tulutsa anthu amene ali nawo maso koma sakupenya,
anthu amene ali nawo makutu koma sakumva.
9Mitundu yonse ya anthu isonkhane pamodzi,
anthu a mitundu ina akhale pamodzi pabwalo la milandu.
Ndani wa iwo amene ananeneratu zimenezi?
Ndani wa iwo anatifotokozerapo zinthu zakalekale?
Abweretu ndi mboni zawo kuti adzatsimikizire kuti ananena zoona,
kuti anthu ena amve ndi kunena kuti, “Ndi zoona.”
10Yehova akunena kuti, “Inu Aisraeli ndinu mboni zanga,
ndi mtumiki wanga amene ndinakusankha,
kuti mundidziwe ndi kundikhulupirira, ndipo mudzamvetsa kuti Mulungu ndine ndekha.
Patsogolo panga sipanapangidwepo mulungu wina,
ngakhale pambuyo panga
sipadzakhalaponso wina.”
11Akutero Yehova, “Ine, Inetu ndine Yehova,
ndipo palibe Mpulumutsi wina koma Ine ndekha.
12Ndine amene ndinaneneratu, amene ndinakupulumutsa;
ndine, osati mulungu wina wachilendo pakati panu amene ndinalengezeratu.
Inu ndinu mboni zanga, kuti Ine ndine Mulungu,” akutero Yehova.
13“Ine ndine Mulungu kuyambira nthawi yamakedzana, ndipo ndidzakhalabe Mulungu ku nthawi zonse.
Palibe amene angathe kuthawa mʼmanja mwanga,
ndipo chimene ndachita palibe angathe kuchisintha.”
Chifundo cha Mulungu ndi Kusakhulupirika kwa Israeli
14Yehova akuti,
Mpulumutsi wanu, Woyerayo wa Israeli akuti,
“Chifukwa cha inu ndidzatuma gulu lankhondo kukalimbana ndi Babuloni
ndi kukupulumutsani.
Ndidzagwetsa zitseko zonse za mzindawo, ndipo kukondwa kwa anthu ake kudzasanduka kulira.
15Ine ndine Yehova, Woyera wanu uja,
Mlengi wa Israeli. Ine ndine Mfumu yanu.”
16Yehova
anapanga njira pa nyanja,
anapanga njira pakati pa madzi amphamvu.
17Iye anasonkhanitsa magaleta, akavalo,
gulu lankhondo ndi asilikali amphamvu,
ndipo onse anagwa pamenepo, osadzukanso
anazimitsidwa kutheratu ngati chingwe cha nyale. Yehova ameneyu akuti,
18“Iwalani zinthu zakale;
ndipo musaganizirenso zinthu zimene zinachitika kale.
19Taonani, Ine ndikuchita zinthu zatsopano!
Tsopano zayamba kale kuoneka; kodi simukuziona?
Ine ndikulambula msewu mʼchipululu
ndi kupanga mitsinje mʼdziko lowuma.
20Nyama zakuthengo, nkhandwe ndi akadzidzi
zinandilemekeza.
Ndidzayendetsa mitsinje mʼdziko lowuma
kuti ndiwapatse madzi anthu anga
osankhidwa.
21Anthu amene ndinadziwumbira ndekha
kuti aziyimba nyimbo yotamanda Ine.
22“Komatu simunapemphera kwa Ine, Inu a mʼbanja la Yakobo,
munatopa nane, Inu Aisraeli.
23Simunabweretse kwa Ine nkhosa za nsembe zopsereza,
kapena kundilemekeza ndi nsembe zanu.
Ine sindinakulemetseni pomakupemphani zopereka za chakudya
kapena kukutopetsani pomakupemphani nsembe zofukiza.
24Simunandigulire bango lonunkhira
kapena kundipatsa Ine mafuta okwanira a nsembe zanu.
Koma inu mwandilemetsa Ine ndi machimo anu
ndipo mwanditopetsa Ine ndi zolakwa zanu.
25“Ine, Inetu, ndi amene ndimafafaniza
zolakwa zanu, chifukwa cha Ine mwini,
ndipo sindidzakumbukiranso machimo anu.
26Mundikumbutse zakale,
ndipo titsutsane nkhaniyi pamodzi;
fotokozani mlandu wanu kuti muonetse kuti ndinu osalakwa.
27Kholo lanu loyamba linachimwa;
ndipo Atsogoleri anu achipembedzo anandiwukira.
28Chifukwa chake Ine ndidzanyazitsa akuluakulu a Nyumba yanu ya mapemphero,
ndipo ndidzapereka Yakobo kuti awonongedwe
ndi Israeli kuti achitidwe chipongwe.”
