Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Malaika mane osebedo kawuoyo koda nochiewa, mana kaka ichiewo ngʼato ma nindo.
2 He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a lampstand [made] completely of gold. There is a small bowl [for olive oil] at the top, and there are seven [small] lamps around the bowl, and a place for a wick on each lamp.
Ne openja niya, “Ineno angʼo?” To ne adwoke niya, “Aneno rachung taya molos gi dhahabu lilo, koket bakul e wiye malo mogik, kod teyni abiriyo maliel, to teynigo nigi kuonde abiriyo mirwakoe kitambi.
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
Bende nitie yiend Zeituni ariyo e bathe, achiel e bath bakul korachwich to machielo e bathe koracham.”
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Napenjo malaika mane loso kodano niya, “Magi gin angʼo, ruodha?”
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Nodwoka niya, “Ikia gigi adier?” Nadwoke niya, “Ooyo ruodha, akiagi.”
6 Then he said to me, “This is the message that Yahweh [says that you should give] to Zerubbabel [the governor of Judah: ‘You will do what I want you to do, but it will] not be by your own strength or power. It will be [done] by [the power of] my Spirit, says the Commander of the armies of angels.
Omiyo nowachona niya, “Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho ne Zerubabel: ‘Ok timre kuom nyalo kata kuom teko, to mana kuom Roho mara,’ Jehova Nyasaye Maratego owacho.
7 Zerubbabel, you [have many difficult matters to handle. They are like] high mountains [MET]. But they will [become easy to handle, as though] they will become flat land. And you will bring [to the temple] the final stone [to complete the rebuilding of the temple]. When you do that, [all the people] will shout repeatedly, “It is beautiful! May God bless it!”’”
“Yaye, in got maduongʼ, in to in angʼo? Ibiro pieyi piny michal gi pap e nyim Zerubabel. Bangʼe obiro keto kido mogik mar gedo ka ji kok gimor ni, ‘Nyasaye mondo ogwedh odni! Nyasaye mondo ogwedh odni!’”
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Wach Jehova Nyasaye nobirona kendo kawacho niya,
9 He said [to me], “Zerubbabel [SYN] laid the first stone in the foundation of the temple, and he will put the last stone in its place. When that happens, the people will know that [it is I, the Commander of the armies of angels, who] have sent you to them.” And he said, “The seven bowls represent the eyes of Yahweh, who looks back and forth at everything [that happens] on the earth.”
“Lwet Zerubabel oseketo mise mar hekaluni kendo lwetene ema biro tieke. Eka iningʼe ni Jehova Nyasaye Maratego ema oseora iri.
10 No one [RHQ] should think that little things that are done at the beginning of a big project are unimportant. [When the temple is almost finished being rebuilt, ] Zerubbabel will use a (plumb line/string with a stone fastened to it) [to see if the walls they are building are straight]; so when the people see that, they will rejoice.”
“Ngʼa madihedhre chayo odiechieng chako gik matindo? Ji nobed mamor ka gineno tond pimo ot e lwet Zerubabel. “Teyni abiriyogi ochungʼ kar wenge Jehova Nyasaye marango piny koni gi koni.”
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Eka napenjo malaika niya, “Yiende zeituni ariyo mantie bath rachung taya korachwich gi koracham, to gin angʼo?”
12 And what [the meaning of] the two olive branches, one alongside each of the gold pipes from which [olive] oil flows to the lamps?”
Ne achako apenje niya, “Bede ariyo mag yadh zeituni manie bath hotogoro ariyo mag dhahabu ma olo mor dhahabu oko-gi, gin angʼo?”
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Nodwoka niya, “Ikia gigi adier?” Nawachone niya, “Ooyo ruodha, akiagi.”
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
Eka nokona niya, “Magi e ji ariyo mowir mondo otine Ruoth Nyasaye e piny ngima.”
