¹ Ya nin waybora, tun ka kaari, zama ni kaariyaŋo kaa. Rabbi darza mo ziji ni boŋ.

¹Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.

² Zama guna, kubay ga ndunnya daabu, Kubay bi mo ga jamayaŋ daabu, Amma Rabbi ga tun ka kay ni boŋ, Borey ga di a darza mo ni boŋ.

²For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

³ Ndunnya dumey ga kaa ni kaaro do, Bonkooney mo ga kaa ni tunyaŋo kaaro do.

³And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

⁴ Ma ni boŋ sambu ka guna ni windanta: Ni ize arey ga fun nangu mooro ka kaa. Ni ize wayey mo ga kaa hampanteyaŋ. I kulu ga margu ka kaa ni do.

⁴Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms.

⁵ Saaya din ni ga di, ni ga nyaale, Ni bina ga yooje, a ga fas-fas mo. Zama teeko albarka ga bare ka ye ni do haray, Dumi cindey duura mo ga kaa ni do.

⁵Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.

⁶ Yoy baayaŋo ga ni daabu, Kaŋ yaŋ ga ti Midiyan da Efa yo-izey, Seba waney kulu mo ga kaa I ga kande wura da lubban*, I ga Rabbi sifaw fe mo.

⁶The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.

⁷ Kedar kurey kulu ga margu-margu ka kaa ni do. Nebayot feeji gaarey mo ga goy ni se, I ga kaa ka ciya yaddayaŋ hari ay sargay feema boŋ. Ay mo g'ay windi darzanta taalam.

⁷All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.

⁸ May yaŋ no woone yaŋ kaŋ goono ga deesi sanda zugula, I ga deesi sanda tantabalyaŋ mo kaŋ goono ga fatta ngey fuwey ra?

⁸Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

⁹ Zama teeku me laabey ga hangan ay se, Tarsis hiyey mo ga jin ka kaa, I ga kande ni izey ka fun d'ey nangu mooro. I wura d'i nzarfey mo go i banda. I ga kand'ey Rabbi ni Irikoyo maa sabbay se, Israyla wane Hananyankoyo sabbay se, Zama a na ni taalam.

⁹Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

¹⁰ Yaw izeyaŋ mo ga ni birni cinaro cina, I bonkooney mo ga goy ni se, Zama ay futa ra no ay na ni kar, Amma ay gomno ra ay bakar ni se.

¹⁰And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.

¹¹ Ni kwaara meyey ga goro feerante yaŋ duumi. Cin gaa, zaari gaa, i s'i daabu, Zama borey ma kande ni se dumi cindey arzakey ka kande ngey bonkooney mo.

¹¹Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.

¹² Zama ndunnya dumo wala koytaray mayra kaŋ ga wangu ka may ni se ga halaci. Oho, ni ga ndunnya dumo din alandaaba parkatak.

¹²For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

¹³ Liban darza ga kaa ni do care banda, Kaŋ ga ti sipres*, da durmi, da farre bundu, Zama borey m'ay nangu hanna taalam d'ey, Ay cey taamuyaŋo do mo ay g'a darzandi.

¹³The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

¹⁴ Borey kaŋ yaŋ na ni kaynandi din izey ga kaa ka sombu ni jine. Borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ donda nin mo ga kaa ka sombu ni ce taamey do. I ga ne ni se Rabbi gallo, Kaŋ ga ti Sihiyona, Israyla wane Hananyankoyo kwaara.

¹⁴And the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁵ Waato i na ni furu, i konna nin, Hala mo boro si no kaŋ ga gana ni do, Amma hino ay ga ye ka ni ciya darza hari hal abada, Da farhã hari mo zamana ka koy zamana.

¹⁵Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

¹⁶ Ni ga naan dumi cindey gaa, Ka bonkooney fafey naan mo. Ni ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi, ni Faabakwa da ni Fansakwa, Yakuba wane Hinkoyo.

¹⁶Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷ Guuru-say nangu ra no ay ga kande wura. Guuru-bi nangu ra ya kande nzarfu, Tuuri nangu ra ya kande guuru-say, Tondi nangu ra mo ya kande guuru-bi. Ay ga naŋ laakal kanay ma ciya ni mayraykoy, Adilitaray mo ma ciya ni hinkoy.

¹⁷For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.

¹⁸ Boro kulu si ye ka maa toonye baaru ni laabo ra, Wala zamba hasaraw wala halaciyaŋ ni hirro meyey ra koyne. Amma ni ga ne Faaba ya ni birni cinari no, Ni birni meyey mo ni ga ne i se Sifaw.

¹⁸Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

¹⁹ Wayno si ye ka ciya ni se kaari zaari waate, Hando annura mo si ye ka kaari ni boŋ. Amma Rabbi no ga ciya ni se kaari duumikoy, Ni Irikoyo ga ciya ni darza mo.

¹⁹The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

²⁰ Ni wayna si ye ka kaŋ koyne, ni hando mo si ban, Zama Rabbi no ga ciya ni kaaro kaŋ ga duumi, Ni bu baray jirbey mo ga ban.

²⁰Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

²¹ Ni borey kulu mo ga ciya adilanteyaŋ ga laabo tubu hal abada, Tuuri kamba kaŋ ay tilam no ga ti ay kambey goyo, Zama a m'ay darzandi.

²¹Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

²² Boro kayna ga ciya boro zambar, Ikayna din ga ciya dumi gaabikooni. Ay, Rabbi, ay ga naŋ woodin ma cahã nga alwaato ra.

²²The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.