Koreshi Chombo Cha Mungu
145:1 Za 73:23; Mik 4:13; Yer 50:20, 35; 51:20; Isa 48:14; 41:13; Za 45:7“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:
245:2 Isa 40:4; Mao 2:9; Nah 3:13; Kut 23:20; Isa 13:2; Za 107:16; Yer 51:30Nitakwenda mbele yako
na kusawazisha milima;
nitavunjavunja malango ya shaba
na kukatakata mapingo ya chuma.
345:3 Kut 33:12; Isa 41:23; Yer 41:8; 2Fal 24:13; Yer 50:37; 51:13Nitakupa hazina za gizani,
mali zilizofichwa mahali pa siri,
ili upate kujua ya kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana,
Mungu wa Israeli, akuitaye kwa jina lako.
445:4 Mdo 17:23; Isa 41:8-9; 14:1Kwa ajili ya Yakobo mtumishi wangu,
Israeli niliyemchagua,
nimekuita wewe kwa jina lako,
na kukupa jina la heshima,
ingawa wewe hunitambui.
545:5 Kum 32:12; Za 18:31, 39; Eze 30:24-25; Isa 44:8; 43:10Mimi ndimi Bwana, wala hakuna mwingine,
zaidi yangu hakuna Mungu.
Nitakutia nguvu,
ingawa wewe hujanitambua,
645:6 Za 113:3; Mal 1:11; Isa 14:13-14; Sef 2:15; Isa 43:5; 11:9ili kutoka mawio ya jua
mpaka machweo yake,
watu wapate kujua kwamba hakuna Mungu mwingine ila Mimi.
Mimi ndimi Bwana wala hakuna mwingine.
745:7 Mao 3:38; Amo 3:6; Kut 10:22; Isa 14:15; 31:2Mimi ninaumba nuru na kuhuluku giza,
ninaleta mafanikio na kusababisha maafa.
Mimi, Bwana, huyatenda haya yote.
845:8 Yoe 3:18; Hos 12:10; Mal 4:2; Za 85:9; 72:6; Isa 41:2; 46:13; Amu 5:24; Isa 60:21“Enyi mbingu juu, nyesheni haki,
mawingu na yaidondoshe.
Dunia na ifunguke sana,
wokovu na uchipuke,
haki na ikue pamoja nao.
Mimi, Bwana, ndiye niliyeiumba.
945:9 Ay 27:2; Yer 18:16; 1Kor 10:22; Rum 9:20-21; Ay 12:13; 15:25; 33:13; 9:12“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’?
10Ole wake amwambiaye baba yake,
‘Umezaa nini?’
Au kumwambia mama yake,
‘Umezaa kitu gani?’
1145:11 Yer 31:9; Za 8:6; Isa 19:25; Za 149:2; Isa 51:13“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?
1245:12 Isa 42:5; Yer 27:5; Neh 9:6; Ay 38:32; Isa 48:13Mimi ndiye niliyeumba dunia
na kumuumba mwanadamu juu yake.
Mikono yangu mwenyewe ndiyo iliyozitanda mbingu,
nikayapanga majeshi yake yote ya angani.
1345:13 Rum 3:24; Isa 52:3; 2Nya 36:22; Isa 41:2; 1Fal 8:36; Za 26:12Mimi 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.”
1445:14 2Sam 3:34; Isa 14:2; Zek 8:20-23; 2Sam 8:2; Isa 18:7; Mwa 27:29; Yer 16:19; 1Kor 14:25; Isa 43:10Hili 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.’ ”
1545:15 Kum 31:17; Isa 8:17; Za 44:24; Isa 25:9; 1:15Hakika wewe u Mungu unayejificha,
Ee Mungu na Mwokozi wa Israeli.
1645:16 Za 35:4; Isa 1:29Wote watengenezao sanamu wataaibika na kutahayarika;
wataenda kutahayarika pamoja.
1745:17 Yer 23:6; Rum 11:26; Isa 26:4; Yer 33:16; Isa 12:2; Mwa 30:23; Isa 29:22Lakini Israeli ataokolewa na Bwana
kwa wokovu wa milele;
kamwe hutaaibika wala kutatahayarika,
milele yote.
1845:18 Mwa 1:2, 26; Isa 42:5; Kum 4:25Kwa 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.
1945:19 Neh 9:13; Isa 48:16; 65:4, 9; Yer 31:36; Kum 30:11; Yer 2:31; Kum 4:49Sijasema sirini,
kutoka mahali fulani katika nchi ya giza;
sijawaambia wazao wa Yakobo,
‘Nitafuteni bure.’
Mimi, Bwana, nasema kweli;
ninatangaza lililo sahihi.
2045:20 Yer 2:28; Isa 43:9; 44:19; Rum 1:22; Kum 32:37; Yer 10:5; Za 115:7“Kusanyikeni pamoja mje,
enyi wakimbizi kutoka mataifa.
Wale wabebao sanamu za mti ni watu wasio na akili,
wale waombao miungu isiyoweza kuokoa.
2145:21 Za 46:10; Mk 12:32; Isa 41:22; 46:10; 25:9; Za 11:7Tangazeni 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.
2245:22 Zek 12:10; Hes 21:8-9; Mwa 49:10; Isa 11:9-12; 44:22; 2Nya 20:12“Nigeukieni mimi, nanyi mkaokolewe,
enyi miisho yote ya dunia;
kwa maana mimi ndimi Mungu,
wala hapana mwingine.
2345:23 Mwa 22:16; Ebr 6:13; Flp 2:10-11; Isa 14:24; Za 63:11; Kum 6:13Nimeapa kwa nafsi yangu,
kinywa changu kimenena katika uadilifu wote
neno ambalo halitatanguka:
Kila goti litapigwa mbele zangu,
kwangu mimi kila ulimi utaapa.
2445:24 Yer 33:16; Isa 41:11; Kum 33:29; Isa 40:26Watasema kuhusu mimi,
‘Katika Bwana peke yake
ndiko kuna haki na nguvu.’ ”
Wote ambao wamemkasirikia Mungu
watamjia yeye, nao watatahayarika.
2545:25 Isa 24:23; 41:16; 49:4Lakini katika Bwana wazao wote wa Israeli
wataonekana wenye haki na watashangilia.
1Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;45.1 have…: or, strengthened 2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. 4For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
5¶ I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. 8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. 9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? 10Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
11Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. 13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.45.13 direct: or, make straight 14Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. 15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 16They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. 17But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 18For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. 19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
20¶ Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. 22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. 23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 24Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.45.24 Surely…: or, Surely he shall say of me, In the LORD is all righteousness and strength45.24 righteousness: Heb. righteousnesses 25In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
