Zechariah 12
1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
Hili ni tamko la neno la Yahwe kwa Israeli - Bwana asema, azitandaye mbingu na kuweka msingi wa dunia, aiumbaye roho ya mtu ndani yake,
2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.
“Tazama, nitaifanya Yerusalemu kuwa kikombe kiwafadhaishacho watu wote wamzungukao. Itakuwa hivyo hivyo pia kwa Yuda wakati wa kuhusuriwa kwa Yerusalemu.
3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.
Katika siku hiyo, nitaifanya Yerusalemu kuwa jiwe zito kwa watu wa jamaa zote. Kila atakayejaribu kuliinua jiwe hilo atajihumiza sana, na mataifa yote ya dunia yatakusanyika kinyume cha mji huo.
4 On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.
Katika siku hiyo asema Yahwe - nitampiga kila farasi kwa ushangao na kila mpanda farasi kwa wendawazimu. Nitaiangalia nyumba ya Yuda kwa upendeleo na nami nitawapiga kwa upofu farasi wa majeshi.
5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’
Ndipo watawala wa Yuda watakapojisemea mioyoni mwao, 'Wakaao Yerusalemu ndio nguvu yetu kwa sababu ya Yahwe wa majeshi, Mungu wao.'
6 On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.
Katika siku hiyo nitawafanya watawala wa Yuda kuwa kama mitungi ya moto katika miti na kama miali ya moto kati ya nafaka isimamayo, kwani utateketeza watu wote walio karibu upande wao wa kulia na kushoto. Yerusalemu atakaa mahali pake tena.
7 The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.
Yahwe ataziokoa hema za Yuda kwanza, ili kwamba utukufu ya nyumba ya Daudi na utukufu wa wale waishio Yerusalemu hautazidi sehemu iliyosalia ya Yuda.
8 On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.
Katika siku hiyo Yahwe atakuwa mtetezi wa wakao Yerusalemu, na siku hiyo waliodhaifu miongoni mwao watakuwa kama Daudi, wakati nyumba ya Daudi watakuwa kama Mungu, kama malaika wa Yahwe mbele yao.
9 So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
“Itakuwa kwamba katika siku hiyo nitaanza kuyaharibu mataifa yote yajayo kinyume cha Yerusalemu.
10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Lakini nitamwaga roho ya huruma na kuiombea nyumba ya Daudi na wakao Yerusalemu, hivyo wataniangalia mimi, waliomchoma kwa mkuki. Wataniombolezea, kama amwombolezeaye mwana wa pekee; watamwombolezea kwa uchungu sana kama aombolezaye kifo cha mzaliwa wa kwanza.
11 On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
Katika siku hiyo maombolezo huko Yerusalemu yatakuwa kama maombolezo ya Hadadi Rimoni katika tambarare za Megido.
12 The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,
Nchi itaomboleza, kila ukoo peke yao. Ukoo wa nyumba ya Daudi utakuwa peke yake na wake zao watakuwa peke yao mbali na wanaume. Ukoo wa nyumba ya Nathani utakuwa peke yao na wake zao watakuwa peke yao mbali na waume.
13 the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,
Ukoo wa nyumba ya Lawi utakuwa peke yao na wake zao watakuwa peke yao mbali na waume. Ukoo wa Washimei utakuwa peke yao na wake zao watakuwa peke yao mbali na waume.
14 and all the remaining clans and their wives.
Kila ukoo uliosalia - kila mmoja utakuwa peke yake na wake watakuwa pekee mbali na waume.
