Zechariah 9
1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place— for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD —
Hili ni tamko la neno la Yahwe kuhusu nchi ya Hadraki na Damesiki. Kwa maana jicho la Yahwe liko juu ya wanadamu wote, na juu ya kabila zote za Israeli pia.
2 and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
Azimio hili pia linaihusu Hamathi, inayopakana na Damesiki, na linahusu Tiro na Sidoni, japokuwa ni werevu sana.
3 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.
Tiro amejijengea ngome na kurundika fedha kama mavumbi na dhahabu safi kama matope mitaani.
4 Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.
Tazama! Bwana atamnyang'anya na kuharibu nguvu zake juu ya bahari, kwa hiyo atateketezwa kwa moto.
5 Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
Ashikeloni ataona na kuogopa! Gaza pia atatemeka sana! Ekroni, tumanini lake litatikiswa! Mfalme ataangamizwa kuanzia Gaza, na Ashikeloni haitakuwa na watu tena!
6 A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Wageni watafanya makao yao katika Ashidodi, nami nitakiondoa kiburi cha Wafilisiti.
7 I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
Kwani nitaondoa damu yao katika vinywa vyao na machukizo yao kutoka kati ya meno yao. Ndipo watakapokuwa masalia kwa Mungu wetu kama ukoo katika Yuda, na Ekironi atakuwa kama Wayebusi.
8 But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
Nitaweka kambi kuzunguka nchi yangu kinyume cha majeshi ya adui hata hakuna atakayeweza kupita ndani yake tena, kwani hakuna mtesaji atakayeipita tena. Kwa kuwa sasa nitaangalia nchi yangu kwa macho yangu mwenyewe!
9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Piga kelele kwa furaha, ewe binti Sayuni! Piga kelele kwa shangwe, ewe binti Yerusalem! Tazama! Mfalme wako anakuja kwako pamoja na uadilifu na anakuokoa. Ni mnyenyekevu, amepanda punda, mwanapunda.
10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
Ndipo nitakapoondoa kibandawazi kutoka Efraimu na farasi kutoka Yerusalemu, na upinde utaondolewa katika vita; kwani atasema amani kwa mataifa, na utawala wake utakuwa kutoka bahari hata bahari, na kutoka katika mto hadi miisho ya dunia!
11 As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Lakini kwenu, kwa sababu ya damu ya agano langu nanyi, nitawaweka wafungwa wenu huru kutoka shimoni pasipo na maji.
12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Rudini ngomeni, wafungwa wa matumaini! Hata leo natamka kwamba nitawarudishia mara mbili, kwani nimempinda Yuda kama upinde wangu.
13 For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
Hata nimelijaza podo langu pamoja na Efraimu. Nimewainua wana wenu, Sayuni, kinyume cha wana wenu, Ugiriki, na amekufanya wewe, Sayuni, kama upanga wa shujaa!
14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
Yahwe atawatokea, na mishale yake itapiga kama radi! Kwa maana Yahwe Bwana wangu atapiga tarumbeta naye ataendelea pamoja na dhoruba kutoka Temani.
15 The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
Yahwe wa majeshi atawatetea, nao watawararua na kuyashinda mawe ya kombeo. Ndipo watakapo kunywa na kupiga kelele kama mtu aliyelewa kwa mvunyo, nao watajazwa na mvinyo kama mabakuri, kama pembe za madhabahu.
16 On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.
Hivyo Yahwe Mungu wao atawaokoa siku hiyo; watakuwa kama kundi la kondoo lililo na watu wake, kwani watakuwa mapambo ya taji, yaliyoinuliwa juu ya nchi yake.
17 How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
Jinsi gani watakavyokuwa wazuri na warembo! vijana watastawi juu ya nafaka na bikra juu ya divai tamu!
