< Haggai 1 >

1 In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
Ozi Onyenwe anyị, nke rutere Hegai onye amụma, nke o ziri Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel, onye na-achị Juda, na Joshua nwa Jehozadak, onyeisi nchụaja. Ozi a rutere ya nʼafọ nke abụọ nke ọchịchị eze Daraiọs, nʼụbọchị nke mbụ nʼọnwa nke isii.
2 that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu, “Ndị a na-asị, ‘Nʼoge ahụ erubeghị mgbe anyị ga-ewu ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị.’”
3 Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị bịara site nʼọnụ Hegai, onye amụma na-asị,
4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”
“Nke a ọ bụ oge unu onwe unu ji ebi nʼụlọ unu e ji osisi machie, mgbe ụlọnsọ ukwu a nọgidere na-adakpọsị?”
5 Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
Ugbu a, ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu, “Lezienụ ụzọ unu anya.
6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
Unu na-agha mkpụrụ, ma na-enweta naanị ihe ntakịrị. Unu na-eri nri, ma ihe unu na-eri adịghị ezuru unu. Unu na-aṅụ ihe ọṅụṅụ ma unu adịghị aṅụju afọ ka o si mmasị unu. Unu na-eyikwasị onwe unu uwe, ma ọ dịghị achụ unu oyi. Unu na-anata ụgwọ ọrụ, maọbụ nʼakpa puru epu ka unu na-etinye ya.”
7 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu, “Chezienụ echiche banyere ndụ unu.
8 Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.
Jeenụ nʼelu ugwu, wedata osisi, jiri ya wuo ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ. Mgbe ahụ, obi ga-atọ m ụtọ na ya, a ga-asọpụkwara m nʼebe ahụ.” Ọ bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru.
9 You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.
“Unu na-ele anya ihe ukwu, ma lee, ọ bụ naanị ihe ntakịrị ka ọ pụtara. Mgbe unu welatara ha nʼụlọ, a fụfụsiri m ha niile. Nke a ọ bụ nʼihi gịnị?” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwupụtara. “Ọ bụ nʼihi na ụlọnsọ ukwu m, nke nọgidere na-abụ mkpọmkpọ ebe, ma onye ọbụla nʼime unu na-agba mbọ ịrụ naanị ihe gbasara ụlọ nke aka ya.
10 Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.
Ya mere, nʼihi unu ka eluigwe ji jide igirigi ha, ala ejidekwala ihe omume nke ubi.
11 I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”
Akpọọla m ka okpomọkụ bịakwasị nʼala ubi niile nakwa nʼelu ugwu niile, nʼelu ọka na mmanya ọhụrụ, mmanụ oliv na ihe niile nke ala na-emepụta. Ka ọ bịakwasị mmadụ na anụmanụ niile, nakwa ihe niile unu dọgburu onwe unu nʼọrụ inweta.”
12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
Mgbe ahụ, Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel, na Joshua nwa Jehozadak, onyeisi nchụaja, na ndị niile fọdụrụ, ṅara ntị nʼolu Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha, na nʼozi Hegai onye amụma, dịka Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha zitere ya. Ndị Izrel niile tụkwara egwu Onyenwe anyị.
13 Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, delivered the message of the LORD to the people: “I am with you,” declares the LORD.
Mgbe ahụ Hegai, onyeozi Onyenwe anyị, ziri ndị mmadụ ahụ niile ozi Onyenwe anyị, sị: “Mụ onwe m nọnyeere unu,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
14 So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị kwaliri mmụọ Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel, onye na-achị Juda, na mmụọ Joshua nwa Jehozadak, onyeisi nchụaja na mmụọ ndị niile ahụ fọdụrụ nʼala ahụ. Ha niile bịara bido ọrụ nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke ha,
15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
nʼụbọchị nke iri abụọ na anọ, nʼọnwa nke isii. Ọ bụ nʼafọ nke abụọ, nke ọchịchị eze Daraiọs,

< Haggai 1 >