Isaya 59:16
Isaiah 59:16 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Aliona 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.
Isaiah 59:16 in English
Isaiah 59:16 · Berean Standard Bible
He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
Context
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. 17Alivaa haki kama dirii kifuani mwake,
na chapeo ya wokovu kichwani mwake,
alivaa mavazi ya kisasi
naye akajifunga wivu kama joho. 18Kulingana na kile walichokuwa wametenda,
ndivyo atakavyolipa
ghadhabu kwa watesi wake
na kisasi kwa adui zake,
atavilipa visiwa sawa na wanavyostahili.
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