Zechariah 9
1 An oracle. The word of YHWH is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus; for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward YHWH;
Neno: Neno la Bwana liko kinyume na nchi ya Hadraki na Dameski itakuwa mahali pa kupumzika, kwa kuwa macho ya watu na ya kabila zote za Israeli yako kwa Bwana,
2 and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
pia juu ya Hamathi inayopakana nayo, juu ya Tiro na Sidoni, ingawa wana ujuzi mwingi sana.
3 Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.
Tiro amejijengea ngome imara, amelundika fedha kama mavumbi na dhahabu kama taka za mitaani.
4 Look, YHWH will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.
Lakini Bwana atamwondolea mali zake na kuuangamiza uwezo wake wa baharini, naye atateketezwa kwa moto.
5 Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
Ashkeloni ataona hili na kuogopa; Gaza atagaagaa kwa maumivu makali, pia Ekroni, kwa sababu matumaini yake yatanyauka. Gaza atampoteza mfalme wake na Ashkeloni ataachwa pweke.
6 Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Wageni watakalia mji wa Ashdodi, nami nitakatilia mbali kiburi cha Wafilisti.
7 I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
Nitaondoa damu vinywani mwao, chakula kile walichokatazwa kati ya meno yao. Mabaki yao yatakuwa mali ya Mungu wetu, nao watakuwa viongozi katika Yuda, naye Ekroni atakuwa kama Wayebusi.
8 I will camp around my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.
Lakini nitailinda nyumba yangu dhidi ya majeshi ya wanyangʼanyi. Kamwe mdhalimu hatashambulia watu wangu tena, kwa maana sasa ninawachunga.
9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion. Shout, daughter of Jerusalem. Look, your king comes to you. He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Shangilia sana, ee Binti Sayuni! Piga kelele, Binti Yerusalemu! Tazama, Mfalme wako anakuja kwako, ni mwenye haki, naye ana wokovu, ni mpole, naye amepanda punda, mwana-punda, mtoto wa punda.
10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations: and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the farthest parts of the earth.
Nitaondoa magari ya vita kutoka Efraimu na farasi wa vita kutoka Yerusalemu, nao upinde wa vita utavunjwa. Atatangaza amani kwa mataifa. Utawala wake utaenea kutoka bahari hadi bahari, na kutoka Mto Frati hadi mwisho wa dunia.
11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.
Kwako wewe, kwa sababu ya damu ya Agano langu nawe, nitawaacha huru wafungwa wako watoke kwenye shimo lisilo na maji.
12 Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.
Rudieni ngome yenu, enyi wafungwa wa tumaini; hata sasa ninatangaza kwamba nitawarejesheeni maradufu.
13 For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
Nitampinda Yuda kama nipindavyo upinde wangu, nitamfanya Efraimu mshale wangu. Nitawainua wana wako, ee Sayuni, dhidi ya wana wako, ee Uyunani, na kukufanya kama upanga wa shujaa wa vita.
14 YHWH will be seen over them; and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and YHWH will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
Kisha Bwana atawatokea; mshale wake utamulika kama umeme wa radi. Bwana Mwenyezi atapiga tarumbeta, naye atatembea katika tufani za kusini,
15 YHWH of hosts will defend them; and they will destroy and overcome with sling stones; and they will drink, and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.
na Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote atawalinda. Wataangamiza na kushinda kwa mawe ya kutupa kwa kombeo. Watakunywa na kunguruma kama waliolewa mvinyo; watajaa kama bakuli linalotumika kunyunyizia kwenye pembe za madhabahu.
16 YHWH their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they are like the jewels of a crown, lifted on high over his land.
Bwana Mungu wao atawaokoa siku hiyo kama kundi la watu wake. Watangʼara katika nchi yake kama vito vya thamani kwenye taji.
17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty. Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
Jinsi gani watavutia na kuwa wazuri! Nafaka itawastawisha vijana wanaume, nayo divai mpya vijana wanawake.
