God Will Rescue Jerusalem
1 Jerusalem, be strong and great again!
Holy city of God, clothe yourself with splendor!
The heathen will never enter your gates again.
2 Shake yourself free, Jerusalem!
Rise from the dust and sit on your throne!
Undo the chains that bind you,
captive people of Zion!
3 The Sovereign Lord says to his people, “When you became slaves, no money was paid for you; in the same way nothing will be paid to set you free. 4 When you went to live in Egypt as foreigners, you did so of your own free will; Assyria, however, took you away by force and paid nothing for you. 5 And now in Babylonia the same thing has happened: you are captives, and nothing was paid for you. Those who rule over you boast and brag and constantly show contempt for me. 6 In time to come you will acknowledge that I am God and that I have spoken to you.”
7 How wonderful it is to see
a messenger coming across the mountains,
bringing good news, the news of peace!
He announces victory and says to Zion,
“Your God is king!”
8 Those who guard the city are shouting,
shouting together for joy.
They can see with their own eyes
the return of the Lord to Zion.
9 Break into shouts of joy,
you ruins of Jerusalem!
The Lord will rescue his city
and comfort his people.
10 The Lord will use his holy power;
he will save his people,
and all the world will see it.
11 Be sure to leave Babylonia,
all you that carry the Temple equipment.
Touch no forbidden thing;
keep yourselves holy and leave.
12 This time you will not have to leave in a hurry;
you will not be trying to escape.
The Lord your God will lead you
and protect you on every side.
The Suffering Servant
13 The Lord says,
“My servant will succeed in his task;
he will be highly honored.
14 Many people were shocked when they saw him;
he was so disfigured that he hardly looked human.
15 But now many nations will marvel at him,
and kings will be speechless with amazement.
They will see and understand
something they had never known.”
Jerusalema inowosunungugwa
1 Muka! Muka!
Zwiambadze nge kusima iwe Ziyoni,
Ambala zwiambalo zwizo zwakanaka,
iwe Jerusalema, nzi nkulu wakayengemala.
Ngoti basakathumbigwa ne bakatemapala
abatjowongina mu kuli kakale.
2 Zwishashamule hwuluba.
Milika iwe ntapiwa Jerusalema.
Sunungula misungo yakakusunga mu ntshibha,
iwe nkololokadzi we Ziyoni.
3 Ngoti Yahwe bakati,
“Amuzotengesiwa nge tjimwe,
ndizo mowodzutunugwa kusina mari.
4 She Yahwe bakati,
Bathu bangu bakatangisa beyenda ku Egipiti kunogalako,
kukati shule Asiriya ikabatshambilidza ngono basina tjabatjinya.
5 Yahwe bakati, ngono ngwenu ndobuyigwa ngeni ipapa,
bathu bangu bakatapiwa basina nlandu?
Ibabo banobabusa banokayikana zhuba lose,
zina langu lolengudziwa.
Koleba Yahwe.
6 Ndizo wali bathu bangu banowoziba zina langu,
ndizo wali mu zhuba ilelo banowoziba kuti ndimi ndinoleba nditi,
‘Imi ndipano.’ ”
7 Akanaka seni pezhugwi kwe matombo
makumbo eunozhisa ndebo mbuya,
iye unozhisa kunyalala,
unozhisa ndebo mbuya ndulamo,
unolebeleka ngekwe jidzo,
iye unodwa Ziyoni eti, “Ndzimu uwo unobusa.”
8 Hwilila, balindili babo banomilidza mahwi
kang'ompela bepululudza nge kushatha,
ngoti nge mesho abo banobona
kubuya kwa Yahwe ku Ziyoni.
9 Phutukani mose nge mpululu
imwi matongo e Jerusalema,
ngoti Yahwe bakanyaladza bathu babo,
bakadzutunula Jerusalema.
10 Yahwe bakalakidza njudzi dzose
luboko gwabo gwakayengemala,
ngono midzibo yose ye shango inowobona
jidzo le Ndzimu.
11 Bhuda, bhuda udwe ikoko.
Usibhate tjakatemapala.
Bhuda pakati kwawo uzwitjenapadze
iwe wakasenga zwija zwa Yahwe.
12 Ngono awutowobhuda upaparika,
naiko awutowobhuda utizha,
ngoti Yahwe banowokutungamila,
Ndzimu we Iziraela unowokutjengeta shule kuko.
Kudziyila kwe nlanda
13 Bona, nlanda wangu unowokunda,
unowokudziwa kamilidzigwa pezhugwi,
unowobe pezhugwizhugwi.
14 Se banjinji bakakaabala bembona,
akapela asingalingike ali nthu,
mbumbiko iye isingange ye nthu.
15 Ndizo unowokaabadza njudzi njinji,
bomambo banowomuma nge kukwe.
Ngoti tjabasaka budziwa, banowotjibona,
ne tjabasakahwa, banowotjihwisisa.