The Glory of Zion
1“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
7All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you,
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings on my altar,
and I will adorn my glorious temple.
8“Who are these that fly along like clouds,
like doves to their nests?
9Surely the islands look to me;
in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,60:9 Or the trading ships
bringing your children from afar,
with their silver and gold,
to the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.
10“Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
in favor I will show you compassion.
11Your gates will always stand open,
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations—
their kings led in triumphal procession.
12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
it will be utterly ruined.
13“The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,
to adorn my sanctuary;
and I will glorify the place for my feet.
14The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15“Although you have been forsaken and hated,
with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride
and the joy of all generations.
16You will drink the milk of nations
and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,
and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace your governor
and well-being your ruler.
18No longer will violence be heard in your land,
nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation
and your gates Praise.
19The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
20Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.
21Then all your people will be righteous
and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
the work of my hands,
for the display of my splendor.
22The least of you will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
in its time I will do this swiftly.”
Utukufu Wa Sayuni
160:1 Isa 52:2; Yn 8:12; Mal 4:2; Za 36:9; Efe 5:14; Za 118:27; Ufu 21:11; Kut 16:7“Ondoka, angaza, kwa kuwa nuru yako imekuja
na utukufu wa Bwana umezuka juu yako.
260:2 Yer 13:16; Kol 1:13; 1Sam 2:9; Za 82:5; Isa 8:20; Za 107:14Tazama, giza litaifunika dunia
na giza kuu litayafunika mataifa,
lakini Bwana atazuka juu yako
na utukufu wake utaonekana juu yako.
360:3 Mt 2:1-11; Isa 49:23; Ufu 21:24; Isa 44:5; 45:14; 42:6Mataifa watakuja kwenye nuru yako
na wafalme kwa mwanga wa mapambazuko yako.
460:4 Isa 11:12; 43:6; 49:20-22; Yer 30:10; Isa 43:6“Inua macho yako na utazame pande zote:
Wote wanakusanyika na kukujia,
wana wako wanakuja toka mbali,
nao binti zako wanabebwa mikononi.
560:5 Rum 11:25; Kut 34:29; Isa 35:2; 65:13; 66:14; Zek 10:7; Kum 33:19; Amu 3:15; Ufu 21; 6Ndipo utatazama na kutiwa nuru,
moyo wako utasisimka na kujaa furaha,
mali zilizo baharini zitaletwa kwako,
utajiri wa mataifa utakujilia.
660:6 Mwa 25:2-4; Yer 6:20; Za 72:10; Mt 2:11; Amu 6:5; Isa 42:10Makundi ya ngamia yatajaa katika nchi yako,
ngamia vijana wa Midiani na Efa.
Nao wote watokao Sheba watakuja,
wakichukua dhahabu na uvumba
na kutangaza sifa za Bwana.
760:7 Mwa 25:13; Hag 2:3-9; Isa 18:7; Sef 3:10; Eze 20:40; 43:27; Isa 19:21Makundi yote ya Kedari yatakusanyika kwako,
kondoo dume wa Nebayothi watakutumikia,
watakubalika kama sadaka juu ya madhabahu yangu,
nami nitalipamba Hekalu langu tukufu.
860:8 Isa 49:21; 19:1“Ni nani hawa warukao kama mawingu,
kama hua kuelekea kwenye viota vyao?
960:9 Mwa 10:4; Isa 2:16; 14:2; Yer 30:19; Isa 43:6; Gal 4:26; 1Fal 10:22Hakika visiwa vinanitazama,
merikebu za Tarshishi60:9 Au: za biashara (ona pia 1Fal 10:22; 22:48; 2Nya 9:21; 20:36; Isa 2:16). ndizo zinazotangulia,
zikiwaleta wana wenu kutoka mbali,
wakiwa na fedha na dhahabu zao,
kwa heshima ya Bwana, Mungu wenu,
yeye Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli,
kwa maana amekujalia utukufu.
1060:10 Ezr 1:2; Ufu 21:24; Za 102:13; Isa 54:8; Kut 1:11; Isa 14:1-2; 56:6“Wageni watazijenga upya kuta zako,
na wafalme wao watakutumikia.
Ingawa katika hasira nilikupiga,
lakini katika upendeleo wangu
nitakuonyesha huruma.
1160:11 Mik 2:13; Ufu 21:25-26; Isa 2:12; 61:6; Za 24:7Malango yako yatakuwa wazi siku zote,
kamwe hayatafungwa, mchana wala usiku,
ili watu wapate kukuletea utajiri wa mataifa:
wafalme wao wakiongoza maandamano ya ushindi.
1260:12 Isa 11:14; Zek 14:17; Za 2:12; Dan 2:34; Mwa 27:29Kwa maana taifa au ufalme ule ambao hautakutumikia utaangamia;
utaharibiwa kabisa.
1360:13 Isa 35:2; Ezr 3:7; 1Nya 28:2; Isa 41:19“Utukufu wa Lebanoni utakujilia,
msunobari, mvinje pamoja na mteashuri,
ili kupapamba mahali pangu patakatifu,
nami nitapatukuza mahali pa miguu yangu.
1460:14 Mwa 27:29; Ufu 3:9; Ebr 12:22; Isa 14:9; 1:12Wana wa wale waliokuonea watakuja wakisujudu mbele yako,
wote wanaokudharau watasujudu kwenye miguu yako,
nao watakuita Mji wa Bwana,
Sayuni ya Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
1560:15 Isa 6:12; 54:6; Za 126:5; Isa 65:18; 1:7-9; Kut 14:30; Isa 33:8“Ingawa umeachwa na kuchukiwa,
bila yeyote anayesafiri ndani yako,
nitakufanya kuwa fahari ya milele,
na furaha ya vizazi vyote.
1660:16 Eze 34:30; Kut 6:2; Isa 66:11-12; Ay 19:25; Isa 59:20; Kut 14:30Utanyonya maziwa ya mataifa,
na kunyonyeshwa matiti ya wafalme.
Ndipo utakapojua kwamba Mimi, Bwana, ni Mwokozi wako,
Mkombozi wako, niliye Mwenye Nguvu wa Yakobo.
1760:17 1Fal 10:21; Za 85:8; Isa 66:12; 9:7; Hag 2:9Badala ya shaba nitakuletea dhahabu,
na fedha badala ya chuma.
Badala ya mti nitakuletea shaba,
na chuma badala ya mawe.
Nitafanya amani kuwa mtawala wako,
na haki kuwa mfalme wako.
1860:18 Law 26:6; 2Sam 7:10; Yer 33:9; Sef 3:20; Isa 9:4; 49:19; 33:6; 61:11; 62:7Jeuri hazitasikika tena katika nchi yako,
wala maangamizi au uharibifu ndani ya mipaka yako,
lakini utaita kuta zako Wokovu,
na malango yako Sifa.
1960:19 Zek 2:5; Za 36:9; Ufu 21:23; 22:5; Za 118:27Jua halitakuwa tena nuru yako mchana,
wala mwangaza wa mwezi hautakuangazia,
kwa maana Bwana atakuwa nuru yako ya milele,
naye Mungu wako atakuwa utukufu wako.
2060:20 Amo 8:9; Isa 30:19, 26; Ufu 7:17; Isa 35:10Jua lako halitazama tena,
nao mwezi wako hautafifia tena;
Bwana atakuwa nuru yako milele,
nazo siku zako za huzuni zitakoma.
2160:21 Efe 2:10; Law 10:3; Za 37:11, 22; Zek 8:12; Amo 9:15; Isa 4:3; Yer 32:41; Mt 15:13Ndipo watu wako wote watakuwa waadilifu,
nao wataimiliki nchi milele.
Wao ni chipukizi nililolipanda,
kazi ya mikono yangu,
ili kuonyesha utukufu wangu.
2260:22 Mwa 12:2; Kum 1:10; Isa 5:19Aliye mdogo kwenu atakuwa elfu,
mdogo kuliko wote atakuwa taifa lenye nguvu.
Mimi ndimi Bwana;
katika wakati wake nitayatimiza haya upesi.”
