Zekaria 9
1 Fweny: Ma e wach mar Jehova Nyasaye mosechano kumogo piny Hadrak kaachiel gi jo-Damaski, nikech piny duto en mar Nyasaye kaachiel gi jo-Israel,
[This is another] message [that I received] from Yahweh. [Yahweh said, ] “I watch [MTY] everyone, especially the tribes of Israel; [so] I will [punish the people in] the Hadrach [region] and in Damascus [city] [because of what they did to the people of Israel].
2 bende osechano kumo Hamath mokiewo kode kaachiel gi Turo kod Sidon kata obedo ni gin gilony ahinya kamano.
[I will also punish the people in] nearby Hamath [city]. I will also [punish the people in] Tyre and Sidon [cities], even though they are [considered to be] [IRO] very wise.
3 Turo osegero kar pondo mare motegno; kendo osechoko fedha, gi dhahabu modhurore ka pith.
[The people in] Tyre built a high wall [around their city]. They piled up [huge amounts of] silver and gold as though they were [piles of] dirt in the streets.
4 To Jehova Nyasaye biro maye mwandune mi oketh tekone ma en-go e nam, kendo ibiro tieke gi mach.
But [I], Yahweh, will cause their precious possessions to be taken away and all their ships to be destroyed, and their city will be destroyed by a fire.
5 Ashkelon biro neno mi oluor; piny Gaza kod Ekron biro yware e masira, nikech geno margi biro rumo. Ruodh Gaza biro tho kendo dala mar Ashkelon biro dongʼ gunda.
[The people in Ashkelon city] will see that [happen], and they will become very afraid. [The people in] Gaza [city] will shake because of being terrified, and [the people in Ekron city] will shake too, because they will no longer expect [to prosper]. The king of [the city of] Gaza will be killed, and [the city of] Ashkelon will be deserted.
6 Jopinje mamoko nokaw Ashdod milok margi kendo abiro tieko sunga mar jo-Filistia.
Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
7 Abiro kawo remo oko e dhogi, nagol chiemo makwero e kind lekegi. Joma owe biro bedo jo-Nyasachwa; ginibed jotelo e piny Juda, kendo Ekron nochal gi jo-Jebus.
I will no longer allow them to eat [MTY] meat that still has blood in it, and I will forbid them to eat [MTY] food that I [MTY] have not allowed them to eat [because it was offered to idols]. [At that time, ] the people [in Philistia] who survive will worship me, and they will become [my people, like] the people of Judah are. The Philistine people of Ekron will also become my people like [SIM] the people of Jebus did [when they were conquered].
8 To abiro rito oda mondo kik wasigu mabayo monje, Jasand ji ok nochak obed gi loch ewi joga kendo, nikech koro an e jaritgi.
I will protect my temple, and I will not allow any [enemy soldiers] to enter it. No [enemies] will harm my people again, because I will be watching [over my people] carefully.
9 Bed gi ilo maduongʼ, yaye nyar Sayun! Kog matek, yaye Nyar Jerusalem! Ne, Ruodhi biro iri gi tim makare, kolocho, kobolore, kendo koidho kanyna, kanyna matin, adier en mana nyathi punda.
Rejoice very much, [you people of] Jerusalem [APO, DOU] and shout joyfully, because your king will be coming to you. He is righteous and victorious; [but he will be] gentle, and [he will be] riding on a donkey, on a young female donkey.
10 Abiro golo geche mag lweny oko e Efraim gi farese mag lweny bende abiro golo Jerusalem, kendo atunge mag lweny ibiro tur. Obiro kelo kwe ni ogendini. Lochne biro chakore e bath nam konchiel nyaka komachielo, kendo kochakore e Aora Yufrate nyaka e giko mar piny.
I will get rid of the chariots in the Ephraim [region that are used in battles] and [all] the war horses in Jerusalem. [All] the bows used in wars will be broken. [Your king] will proclaim that he will cause things to go well and peacefully in the nations. He will rule [the area] from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Dead] Sea, and from the [Euphrates] River to the most distant places on the earth.
11 Abiro golo jogi motwe kagolo e bur matut maonge pi, nikech singruokna mane atimo kodu gi remo.
As for you [my people of Jerusalem], because of the blood [of the animals that were sacrificed to make] my agreement with you, I will free your people who were forced to go to other countries where [it was as though they were kept] in a waterless pit.
12 Doguru kuondeu mochiel motegno, yaye joma otwe man-gi geno; nimar kata sani alando ni abiro dwokonu mwandu magu mane oyaki nyadiriyo.
[You people who were] prisoners [in those countries] who [still] confidently expect [God to help you], return to [Judah], where you will be safe. This day I declare that I will give you two blessings for [each of the troubles that you have experienced].
13 Abiro lworo Juda mana kaka adolo atungʼ mara, kendo anaket Efraim obed asere. Asekawo yawuoti, yaye Sayun, ma alokogi ligangla ma akedogo gi jo-Yunani, kendo abiro loki ligangla mar kedo.
I will cause Judah to be like [MET] my bow, and I will cause Israel to be [like] [MET] my arrow. I will enable you young men of Jerusalem to fight against the soldiers of Greece; you will be like [SIM] a warrior’s sword.”
14 Bangʼ mano Jehova Nyasaye nonere ratiro koa malo ne joge kendo nochiel asere mare ka mil polo. Jehova Nyasaye Manyalo Gik Moko Duto biro goyo tungʼ mi odhi ka en ei ahiti moa yo milambo,
[Some day] Yahweh will appear [in the sky] above his people, and the arrows that he shoots will be like [SIM] lightning. Yahweh [our] Lord will blow his trumpet, and he will march [fiercely] like [MET] the storms from the south.
15 kendo Jehova Nyasaye Maratego nobednegi okumba. Ginilo lweny mi ginyon kite mag orujre piny. Ginigo koko ka joma ometho momer kendo ginineg ji ma rembgi chwer, mana ka remb misango miolo e tunge kendo mar misango.
The Commander of the armies of angels will protect [his people]; [the soldiers of Judah] will attack and defeat [their enemies who attack them] using slingshots. [Those soldiers of Judah] will drink and celebrate and shout like [SIM] people who are drunk; they will be as full [of wine] as the bowl that holds [the blood of the animals that are sacrificed] and [which is then] sprinkled on the corners of the altar.
16 Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachgi noresgi chiengʼno mana kaka jakwath reso jambe. Ginirieny e pinye ka kite ma nengogi tek mikete osimbo mar duongʼ mondo omil.
On that day, Yahweh our God will save his people [like a shepherd saves] his flock [of sheep from danger]. In their land, they will be like [SIM] jewels that sparkle on a crown.
17 Mano kaka ginibed joma lombo ji kendo joma beyo! Cham gi divai nomi yawuotgi gi nyigi, bed gi del maber.
They will be delightful and beautiful. The young men will become strong from [eating] grain, and the young women will [become strong] from [drinking] new wine.
