Zechariah 7
1 When Darius had been the emperor for almost four years, on December 7, Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Darius lengpa Vaipoh kumli channa lhako lhinna Chislea lha kiti nili lhinnin Pakaiyin Zechariah henga thu ahin seije:
2 The people of Bethel [city] sent two men, Sharezer and Regem-Melech, along with some other men, [to the temple of Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, ] to request that Yahweh bless them.
Hichun Bethel khomiten Saherzer le Regem-molech toh amiteu chu Pakai lunglhaina holdin asol tauve,
3 They also asked the priests at Yahweh’s temple and the prophets [this question]: “For many years, during the fifth month [and during the seventh month of each year], we have mourned and (fasted/abstained from eating food). Should we [continue to do that]?”
Chujong leh thaneipan Pakai Hou-in na thempu leh themgao hochu thu aga dong’e, “Keiman hitih chan khanga kahin bolngai banga chu lhanga lhinseh leh lunghem kabolla an kangol ding ham, kum hijat sunga kabol bang banga?” tin sei uvintin asol uve.
4 Then the Commander of the armies of angels gave me a message.
Hiche ahin thanei pen Pakaiyin kajah in thu ahin seijin hitin ati.
5 [He said], “Tell [RHQ] the priests and all the [other] people of Judah that during the past 70 years, when they mourned and fasted during the fifth and seventh months [of each year], it was not really [RHQ] me, [Yahweh], whom they were [honoring].
Gamsunga mite jahle thempuho jah a khun hiti hin seijin, nanghon lhanga lhin leh lha sagi teng leh lunghem anbollu khu, hiche kum som-sagi sunga hi keima dinga anngolla nahiuvem?
6 And when they ate and drank, it was really [RHQ] to [benefit] themselves.
Chuleh nanghon an naneh uva twi na donteng u-jongleh khun nangho le nangho dia na kineh uva chule nangho le nangho dia na kidon jiu hilou ham?
7 That is certainly [RHQ] what I continually told the former prophets to proclaim [to the people], when Jerusalem and the nearby towns were prosperous and filled with people, and people [also] lived in the desert area to the south and in the foothills [to the west].”
Jerusalem khopia mi achen lai, neile gou thalhin lai akimvel dunga jong khopi tampi aumna lhanglam gamla gammon lai dung jong min achenpha laiya chu hicheng mahi Pakaiyin themgao masaho komma aphondoh sa hilou ham?” tin ati.
8 Yahweh gave another message to me, saying
Pakai thupeh chu Zechariah komma ahung lhung in hitin ati.
9 “[Tell the people that] this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Do what is just/right, and act kindly and mercifully toward each other.
Thaneipen Pakaiyin hitin aseije, min asopi kom ah ngailutna leh khotona nei tahin thudih in thu tanhen,
10 Do not (oppress/treat cruelly) widows or orphans or foreigners or poor people. Do not even think about doing evil to anyone else.’”
Meithai hihen nuneilou pa neilou hijong leh kholjin hihen mivaicha hijong leh bol genthei hihen chuleh na lungthim in na sopi chunga thilse gel hihen,
11 But the people refused to pay attention [to what Yahweh said]. They turned their backs [to him], and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear [what he said].
Amahon nathuseiju ngaida uhenlang, nanung ngat’u henlang na thuseiju ajah lou na diuvin akollu sip jong leu,
12 They were very stubborn [IDM], and they would not listen to the laws [that God gave to Moses] or the messages that the Commander of the armies of angels told his Spirit to give to the prophets who were now dead. So the Commander of the armies of angels was very angry.
A lungthi un nanahsah dau henlang danthu jong kihet mosah jongleu themgao masaho komma hatchungnung pen Pakaiyin ana phondoh ija tihih jong leu, hijeh achu hatchungnung Pakaija konna hung deojah jenga ahi.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels says, “When I called/spoke [to the people], they would not listen. So when they called/prayed [to me], I did not listen.
Keiman amaho kakouva eingaipeh lou jeh'un amahon eihin kouteng ujongleh keiman jong kangai peh lou ding, ahi tin thaneipen Pakaiyin aseijin ahi.
14 And I caused them to be scattered among many nations, where they were strangers. [It was as though] [MET] a whirlwind [picked them up and carried them away from their country]. The country/land that they [were forced to] leave was ruined, with the result that no one could [live there or even] travel through it. [It was previously] a delightful land, but they caused it to become (desolate/like a desert).”
Ama hohi ahet khah louvu chitin namtin lah a chimpei banga ka thethang gam ding ahi. Hitia chu agamsung uchu akeo hella kijam ding koi machan ahung vilkhah lou ding ahitan, agam nomtah uchu manlou asodoh sah u ahitai.
