The Road of Holiness
1 The desert will rejoice,
and flowers will bloom in the wastelands.
2 The desert will sing and shout for joy;
it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains
and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon.
Everyone will see the Lord's splendor,
see his greatness and power.
3 Give strength to hands that are tired
and to knees that tremble with weakness.
4 Tell everyone who is discouraged,
“Be strong and don't be afraid!
God is coming to your rescue,
coming to punish your enemies.”
5 The blind will be able to see,
and the deaf will hear.
6 The lame will leap and dance,
and those who cannot speak will shout for joy.
Streams of water will flow through the desert;
7 the burning sand will become a lake,
and dry land will be filled with springs.
Where jackals used to live,
marsh grass and reeds will grow.
8 There will be a highway there,
called “The Road of Holiness.”
No sinner will ever travel that road;
no fools will mislead those who follow it.
9 No lions will be there;
no fierce animals will pass that way.
Those whom the Lord has rescued
will travel home by that road.
10 They will reach Jerusalem with gladness,
singing and shouting for joy.
They will be happy forever,
forever free from sorrow and grief.
Seewoo be Yerusalaamu ye
1 Keñewuloo* niŋ kene kenseŋo be seewoo la le,
wula jaaroo be kontaani la le,
a bee ye jambakere.
2 A be yiriwaa la le, a ye ñiiñaa, ko firi ñiimaa.
A be tara la kontaaniriŋ baake le fo a ka denkiloo laa.
A be yiriwaa la le ko Libanooni sutoo be ñaameŋ,
a ye tara ñiiñaariŋ ko Karimeli Konkoo aniŋ Saroni kunkoolu.
Moolu bee be Yaawe* la mansabaayaa je la le,
aniŋ a la kallankeeyaa*.
3 Ali ali bulu lamfuriŋolu bambandi,
aniŋ ali kumbaliŋ koririŋolu.
4 Mennu jikilateyita, a fo ì ye ko,
“Ali fatiyaa, ali kana silaŋ,
kaatu ali la Alla be naa le
ka ali la makatoo bayi.
A be naa julujoo le la,
a be naa le ka ali kiisa.”
5 Wo to le finkintewolu ñaalu be yele la,
tulu sukiriŋolu ye moyiroo ke.
6 Lanjuurutoo si sawuŋ ko minaŋo,
mumunewo ye denkiloo laa seewoo kono.
Kaatu keñewuloo be faa la jiyo la le,
wuloo bee ye ke boloŋo ti.
7 Bankumunku kandoo bee be ke la jiyo le ti,
banku jaaroo ye woyoolu fintindi.
Kunkuwuloolu sabatidulaa,
saayiŋ ñantaŋo, seyiŋo, aniŋ baakintoo le be faliŋ na jee.
8 Sila fanuŋ baa le be tara la jee.
A be kumandi la sila jankuriŋo le la.
Seneyaabaloolu te taa niŋ ñiŋ siloo la,
a be ke la Alla la moolu le taa ti,
hani toolewolu te fili la a siloo kaŋ.
9 Jata te tara la jee,
sako daafeŋ saŋarariŋo si taama a kaŋ.
Moo te ì je la jee.
Moo kumakaariŋolu doroŋ ne be taama la jee.
10 Yaawe ye moolu mennu kumakaa le be muruŋ na Siyoni*,
ì niŋ suukuwo le be duŋ na jee,
seewoo bambaloo ye tara ì fee.
Niikuyaa niŋ niifitiyo be taa le,
kontaanoo niŋ seewoo ye ì futufaa.
