Zechariah 7
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev.
Na mobu ya minei ya mokonzi ya Dariusi, na mokolo ya minei ya sanza ya libwa, sanza ya kisilevi, Yawe alobaki na Zakari.
2 Now those of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,
Bato ya Beteli batindaki Saretseri, Regemi-Meleki elongo na bato na bango mpo na kobondela Yawe
3 and to speak to the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
mpe mpo na kotuna motuna oyo epai ya Banganga-Nzambe oyo basalaka kati na Tempelo ya Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, mpe epai ya basakoli: — Boni, tosengeli kaka kokoba kolela mpe kokila bilei na sanza ya mitano ndenge tosalaka wuta kala?
4 Then the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying,
Bongo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobaki na ngai:
5 Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month, even these seventy years, did ye at all fast to me, even to me?
— Tuna bato nyonso ya ekolo mpe Banganga-Nzambe: « Wuta mibu tuku sambo, tango bokilaka bilei mpe bolelaka na sanza ya mitano mpe ya sambo, bosalaka yango mpo na Ngai?
6 And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do ye not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
Bongo tango bozalaki kolia mpe komela, ezalaki te mpo na esengo na bino moko?
7 Should ye not hear the words which Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?
Yango ezali te liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na nzela ya basakoli na Ye wuta kala tango Yelusalemi mpe bingumba oyo ezingelaki yango ezalaki na kimia mpe na boyokani, mpe Negevi mpe Shefela etondaki na bato ebele? »
8 And the word of Jehovah came to Zechariah, saying,
Mpe Yawe alobaki lisusu na Zakari:
9 Thus Jehovah of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute true justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
— Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Bokataka makambo na bosembo, mpe tika ete moko na moko kati na bino azala na bolingo mpe na mawa ya moto mosusu.
10 And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
Bonyokolaka te mwasi oyo akufisa mobali to mwana etike to mopaya to mpe mobola, mpe tika ete moko te kati na bino asala, na motema na ye, mabongisi ya kosala moninga na ye mabe. »
11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
Kasi baboyaki kotosa, bamatisaki mapeka mpe bakangaki matoyi na bango mpo ete bayoka Ngai te.
12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from Jehovah of hosts.
Bakomisaki mitema na bango makasi lokola diama mpo kaka bayoka te mibeko mpe maloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, azalaki koloba na bango na lisungi ya Molimo na Ye na nzela ya basakoli na Ye ya kala. Mpo na yango, Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, atombokaki makasi.
13 And it has come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts.
Boye, Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobaki: « Lokola bayokaki Ngai te tango nazalaki kobenga bango, Ngai mpe nayokaki bango te tango babengaki Ngai.
14 But I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned. For they laid the pleasant land desolate.
Na bongo, napanzaki bango kati na bikolo nyonso epai wapi bakomaki bapaya, mpe mokili na bango ebebisamaki makasi: moto moko te akokaki lisusu kokota to kobima kuna. Ndenge wana nde bakomisaki mokili ya kitoko libebi. »
