The Future Glory of Zion
1“Sing, barren woman,
you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy,
you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
than of her who has a husband,”
says the Lord.
2“Enlarge the place of your tent,
stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
strengthen your stakes.
3For you will spread out to the right and to the left;
your descendants will dispossess nations
and settle in their desolate cities.
4“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame.
Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth
and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
5For your Maker is your husband—
the Lord Almighty is his name—
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
he is called the God of all the earth.
6The Lord will call you back
as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit—
a wife who married young,
only to be rejected,” says your God.
7“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
8In a surge of anger
I hid my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness
I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord your Redeemer.
9“To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,
never to rebuke you again.
10Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
11“Afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted,
I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
your foundations with lapis lazuli.
12I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
13All your children will be taught by the Lord,
and great will be their peace.
14In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
15If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender to you.
16“See, it is I who created the blacksmith
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;
17no weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord.
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.
