Zion’s New Name
1For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,
till her vindication shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch.
2The nations will see your vindication,
and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
3You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4No longer will they call you Deserted,
or name your land Desolate.
But you will be called Hephzibah,62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
and your land Beulah62:4 Beulah means married.;
for the Lord will take delight in you,
and your land will be married.
5As a young man marries a young woman,
so will your Builder marry you;
as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,
so will your God rejoice over you.
6I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;
they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
give yourselves no rest,
7and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.
8The Lord has sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
“Never again will I give your grain
as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
for which you have toiled;
9but those who harvest it will eat it
and praise the Lord,
and those who gather the grapes will drink it
in the courts of my sanctuary.”
10Pass through, pass through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!
Remove the stones.
Raise a banner for the nations.
11The Lord has made proclamation
to the ends of the earth:
“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your Savior comes!
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.’ ”
12They will be called the Holy People,
the Redeemed of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
the City No Longer Deserted.
Jina Jipya La Sayuni
1Kwa ajili ya Sayuni sitanyamaza,
kwa ajili ya Yerusalemu sitatulia,
mpaka haki yake itakapoangaza kama mapambazuko,
wokovu wake kama mwanga wa moto.
262:2 Isa 1:26; Za 67:2; Ufu 3:12; Mwa 32:28; Ufu 2:7; Es 4:14; Za 50:12Mataifa wataona haki yako,
nao wafalme wote wataona utukufu wako;
wewe utaitwa kwa jina jipya
lile ambalo kinywa cha Bwana kitatamka.
362:3 Zek 9:16; 1The 2:19; Isa 28:5Utakuwa taji ya fahari mkononi mwa Bwana,
taji ya kifalme mkononi mwa Mungu wako.
462:4 Law 26:43; 1Pet 2:10; Hos 2:19; Yer 3:14; Sef 3:17; Mal 3:12; Isa 6:12; 54:6Hawatakuita tena Aliyeachwa,
wala nchi yako kuiita Ukiwa.
Bali utaitwa Hefsiba,62:4 Hefsiba maana yake Yeye ninayemfurahia.
nayo nchi yako itaitwa Beula,62:4 Beula maana yake Aliyeolewa.
kwa maana Bwana atakufurahia,
nayo nchi yako itaolewa.
562:5 Kum 28:63; Wim 3:11; Isa 65:19; Yer 31:12; Sef 3:17Kama vile kijana aoavyo mwanamwali,
ndivyo wanao62:5 Au: wajenzi wako. watakavyokuoa wewe;
kama bwana arusi amfurahiavyo bibi arusi wake,
ndivyo Mungu wako atakavyokufurahia wewe.
662:6 Eze 3:17; Ebr 13:17; Isa 52:8; Za 132:4Nimeweka walinzi juu ya kuta zako, ee Yerusalemu,
hawatanyamaza mchana wala usiku.
Ninyi wenye kumwita Bwana,
msitulie,
762:7 Mt 15:21-28; Sef 3:20; Lk 18:1-8; Isa 60:18; Kum 26:19msimwache apumzike hadi atakapoufanya imara Yerusalemu
na kuufanya uwe sifa ya dunia.
862:8 Kum 28:30-33; Yer 5:17; Mwa 22:16; Isa 14:25; 49:18Bwana ameapa kwa mkono wake wa kuume
na kwa mkono wake wenye nguvu:
“Kamwe sitawapa tena adui zenu
nafaka zenu kama chakula chao;
kamwe wageni hawatakunywa tena
divai mpya ambayo mmeitaabikia,
9lakini wale waivunao nafaka wataila
na kumsifu Bwana,
nao wale wakusanyao zabibu watainywa divai yake
katika nyua za patakatifu pangu.”
1062:10 Isa 11:10-16; 57:14; Za 24:7; Isa 60:11Piteni, piteni katika malango!
Tengenezeni njia kwa ajili ya watu.
Jengeni, jengeni njia kuu!
Ondoeni mawe.
Inueni bendera kwa ajili ya mataifa.
1162:11 Amo 9:14; Kum 12:7; Yoe 2:26; Isa 1:10Bwana ametoa tangazo
mpaka miisho ya dunia:
“Mwambie Binti Sayuni,
‘Tazama, mwokozi wako anakuja!
Tazama ujira wake uko pamoja naye,
na malipo yake yanafuatana naye!’ ”
1262:12 Za 9:14; Mt 21:5; Isa 35:4; Ufu 22:12; Kum 30:4; Zek 9:9; Isa 40:10Wataitwa Watu Watakatifu,
Waliokombolewa na Bwana;
nawe utaitwa Aliyetafutwa,
Mji Usioachwa Tena.
