Utukufu Wa Baadaye Wa Sayuni
154:1 Isa 49:20; Gal 4:27; Mwa 21:6; Za 98:4; Isa 66:7; 49:20“Imba, ewe mwanamke tasa,
wewe ambaye kamwe hukuzaa mtoto;
paza sauti kwa kuimba, piga kelele kwa furaha,
wewe ambaye kamwe hukupata utungu;
kwa sababu watoto wa mwanamke aliyeachwa ukiwa ni wengi
kuliko wa mwanamke mwenye mume,”
asema Bwana.
254:2 Mwa 26:22; Isa 26:15; Kut 35:18; 39:40; Isa 49:19-20“Panua mahali pa hema lako,
tandaza mapazia ya hema lako uyaeneze mbali,
wala usiyazuie;
ongeza urefu wa kamba zako,
imarisha vigingi vyako.
354:3 Mwa 13:14; Isa 48:19; Ay 12:23; Isa 14:2; 60:4-11; 49:19Kwa maana utaenea upande wa kuume
na upande wa kushoto;
wazao wako watayamiliki mataifa
na kukaa katika miji yao iliyoachwa ukiwa.
454:4 Isa 30:10; Yoe 2:21; Isa 28:16; Mwa 30:23; Za 25:7; 119:39; Yer 22:21; Isa 47:8“Usiogope, wewe hutaaibika.
Usiogope aibu, wewe hutaaibishwa.
Wewe utasahau aibu ya ujana wako,
wala hutakumbuka tena mashutumu ya ujane wako.
554:5 Wim 3:3; Isa 41:14; 48:17; Rum 3:29; Hos 2:7-16; Za 149:2; Isa 51:13Kwa maana Muumba wako ndiye mume wako,
Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote ndilo jina lake,
yeye Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli ni Mkombozi wako,
yeye anaitwa Mungu wa dunia yote.
654:6 Isa 49:14-21; 60:15; 62:4; Yer 44:2; Hos 1:10; Kut 20:14; Mal 2:14Bwana atakuita urudi
kana kwamba ulikuwa mke aliyeachwa na kuhuzunishwa rohoni;
kama mke aliyeolewa bado angali kijana
na kukataliwa,” asema Mungu wako.
754:7 Ay 14:13; Isa 26:20; 2Kor 4:17; Isa 27:8; Za 71:11; Isa 49:18“Kwa kitambo kidogo nilikuacha,
lakini kwa huruma nyingi nitakurudisha.
854:8 Isa 9:12; Yer 31:3; Za 92:2; Isa 26:20; Za 25:6; Isa 55:3; 63:7; Hos 2:19Katika ukali wa hasira
nilikuficha uso wangu kwa kitambo,
lakini kwa fadhili za milele
nitakuwa na huruma juu yako,”
asema Bwana Mkombozi wako.
954:9 Mwa 8:21; Mik 7:18; Eze 39:29; Isa 14:24; Kum 28:20; Isa 49:18“Kwangu mimi jambo hili ni kama siku za Noa,
nilipoapa kuwa maji ya Noa kamwe hayatafunika tena dunia.
Hivyo sasa nimeapa sitawakasirikia ninyi,
kamwe sitawakemea tena.
1054:10 Za 46:2; Ebr 12:27; Mwa 9:16; Kut 34:10; Ufu 6:14; Hes 25:12; Isa 55:7Ijapotikisika milima, na vilima viondolewe,
hata hivyo upendo wangu usiokoma kwenu hautatikisika,
wala agano langu la amani halitaondolewa,”
asema Bwana, mwenye huruma juu yenu.
1154:11 Isa 14:32; 29:6; 1Nya 29:2; Ufu 21:18; 21:19-20; Isa 26:18; 28:16; Kut 24:10“Ewe mji uliyeteswa, uliyepigwa kwa dhoruba na usiyetulizwa,
nitakujenga kwa almasi, nitaweka misingi yako kwa yakuti samawi.
1254:12 Ufu 21:21Nitafanya minara yako ya akiki,
malango yako kwa vito vingʼaavyo,
nazo kuta zako zote za vito vya thamani.
1354:13 Mik 4:2; Ebr 8:11; Law 26:6; Isa 11:9; 28:9; 48:18; Yn 6:45Watoto wako wote watafundishwa na Bwana,
nayo amani ya watoto wako itakuwa kuu.
1454:14 2Sam 7:10; Isa 9:4; 17:14; 26:2; Yer 30:20; Sef 3:17; Zek 9:8Kwa haki utathibitika:
Kuonewa kutakuwa mbali nawe;
hutaogopa chochote.
Hofu itakuwa mbali nawe;
haitakukaribia wewe.
1554:15 Isa 41:11-16Kama mtu yeyote akikushambulia,
haitakuwa kwa ruhusa yangu;
yeyote akushambuliaye
atajisalimisha kwako.
1654:16 Isa 44:12; 10:5; 13:5“Tazama, ni mimi niliyemuumba mhunzi,
yeye afukutaye makaa kuwa moto,
na kutengeneza silaha inayofaa kwa kazi yake.
Tena ni mimi niliyemwambia mharabu
kufanya uharibifu mwingi.
1754:17 Isa 29:8; Mdo 6:10; Isa 45:24-25; 41:11; 56:6-8; Zek 1:20-21; Isa 65:8-9Hakuna silaha itakayofanyizwa dhidi yako
itakayofanikiwa,
nawe utauthibitisha kuwa mwongo
kila ulimi utakaokushtaki.
Huu ndio urithi wa watumishi wa Bwana
na hii ndiyo haki yao itokayo kwangu,”
asema Bwana.
Jerusalem Will Be Glorious
1“Jerusalem, sing!
You are now like a woman who never had a child.
Burst into song! Shout for joy!
You who have never had labor pains,
you are now all alone.
But you will have more children than a woman who still has a husband,”
says the Lord.
2“Make a large area for your tent.
Spread out its curtains.
Go ahead and make your tent wider.
Make its ropes longer.
Drive the stakes down deeper.
3You will spread out to the right and the left.
Your children after you will drive out the nations that are now living in your land.
They will make their homes in the deserted cities of those nations.
4“Do not be afraid. You will not be put to shame anymore.
Do not be afraid of being dishonored.
People will no longer make fun of you.
You will forget the time when you suffered as slaves in Egypt.
You will no longer remember the shame
of being a widow in Babylon.
5I made you. I am now your husband.
My name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.
I am the Holy One of Israel.
I have set you free.
I am the God of the whole earth.
6You were like a wife who was deserted.
And her heart was broken.
You were like a wife who married young.
And her husband sent her away.
But now I am calling you to come back,” says your God.
7“For a brief moment I left you.
But because I love you so much, I will bring you back.
8For a moment I turned my face away from you.
I was very angry with you.
But I will show you my loving concern.
My faithful love will continue forever,”
says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.
9“During Noah’s time I made a promise.
I said I would never cover the earth with water again.
In the same way, I have promised not to be angry with you.
I will never punish you again.
10The mountains might shake.
The hills might be removed.
But my faithful love for you will never be shaken.
And my covenant that promises peace to you will never be removed,”
says the Lord. He shows you his loving concern.
11“Suffering city, you have been beaten by storms.
You have not been comforted.
I will rebuild you with turquoise stones.
I will rebuild your foundations with lapis lazuli.
12I will line the top of your city wall with rubies.
I will make your gates out of gleaming jewels.
And I will make all your walls out of precious stones.
13I will teach all your children.
And they will enjoy great peace.
14When you do what is right,
you will be made secure.
Your leaders will not be mean to you.
You will not have anything to be afraid of.
You will not be terrified anymore.
Terror will not come near you.
15People might attack you. But I will not be the cause of it.
Those who attack you will give themselves up to you.
16“I created blacksmiths.
They fan the coals into flames of fire.
They make weapons that are fit for their work.
I also created those who destroy others.
17But no weapon used against you will succeed.
People might bring charges against you.
But you will prove that they are wrong.
Those are the things I do for my servants.
I make everything right for them,”
announces the Lord.
