Isaya 59:14
Isaiah 59:14 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Hivyo uadilifu umerudishwa nyuma, nayo haki inasimama mbali, kweli imejikwaa njiani, uaminifu hauwezi kuingia.
Isaiah 59:14 in English
Isaiah 59:14 · Berean Standard Bible
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
Context
12Kwa sababu makosa yetu ni mengi machoni pako,
na dhambi zetu zinashuhudia dhidi yetu.
Makosa yetu yako pamoja nasi daima,
nasi tunayatambua maovu yetu: 13Uasi na udanganyifu dhidi ya Bwana,
kumgeuzia Mungu wetu kisogo,
tukichochea udhalimu na maasi,
tukinena uongo ambao mioyo yetu imeuhifadhi. 14Hivyo uadilifu umerudishwa nyuma,
nayo haki inasimama mbali,
kweli imejikwaa njiani,
uaminifu hauwezi kuingia. 15Kweli haipatikani popote,
na yeyote aepukaye uovu huwa mawindo.
Bwana alitazama naye akachukizwa
kwamba hapakuwepo haki. 16Aliona kuwa hakuwepo hata mtu mmoja,
akashangaa kwamba hakuwepo hata mmoja wa kuingilia kati;
hivyo mkono wake mwenyewe
ndio uliomfanyia wokovu,
nayo haki yake mwenyewe
ndiyo iliyomtegemeza.
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