< Haggai 1 >
1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and unto Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, saying:
Ozi Onyenwe anyị, nke rutere Hegai onye amụma, nke o ziri Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel, onye na-achị Juda, na Joshua nwa Jehozadak, onyeisi nchụaja. Ozi a rutere ya nʼafọ nke abụọ nke ọchịchị eze Daraiọs, nʼụbọchị nke mbụ nʼọnwa nke isii.
2 Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people! — they have said, 'The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah [is] to be built.'
Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu, “Ndị a na-asị, ‘Nʼoge ahụ erubeghị mgbe anyị ga-ewu ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị.’”
3 And there is a word of Jehovah by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:
Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị bịara site nʼọnụ Hegai, onye amụma na-asị,
4 Is it time for you — you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?
“Nke a ọ bụ oge unu onwe unu ji ebi nʼụlọ unu e ji osisi machie, mgbe ụlọnsọ ukwu a nọgidere na-adakpọsị?”
5 And now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Set your heart to your ways.
Ugbu a, ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu, “Lezienụ ụzọ unu anya.
6 Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through.
Unu na-agha mkpụrụ, ma na-enweta naanị ihe ntakịrị. Unu na-eri nri, ma ihe unu na-eri adịghị ezuru unu. Unu na-aṅụ ihe ọṅụṅụ ma unu adịghị aṅụju afọ ka o si mmasị unu. Unu na-eyikwasị onwe unu uwe, ma ọ dịghị achụ unu oyi. Unu na-anata ụgwọ ọrụ, maọbụ nʼakpa puru epu ka unu na-etinye ya.”
7 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Set your heart to your ways.
Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-ekwu, “Chezienụ echiche banyere ndụ unu.
8 Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.
Jeenụ nʼelu ugwu, wedata osisi, jiri ya wuo ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ. Mgbe ahụ, obi ga-atọ m ụtọ na ya, a ga-asọpụkwara m nʼebe ahụ.” Ọ bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru.
9 Looking for much, and lo, little, And ye brought [it] home, and I blew on it, Wherefore? — an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Because of My house that is waste, And ye are running — each to his house,
“Unu na-ele anya ihe ukwu, ma lee, ọ bụ naanị ihe ntakịrị ka ọ pụtara. Mgbe unu welatara ha nʼụlọ, a fụfụsiri m ha niile. Nke a ọ bụ nʼihi gịnị?” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile kwupụtara. “Ọ bụ nʼihi na ụlọnsọ ukwu m, nke nọgidere na-abụ mkpọmkpọ ebe, ma onye ọbụla nʼime unu na-agba mbọ ịrụ naanị ihe gbasara ụlọ nke aka ya.
10 Therefore, over you refrained have the heavens from dew, And the land hath refrained its increase.
Ya mere, nʼihi unu ka eluigwe ji jide igirigi ha, ala ejidekwala ihe omume nke ubi.
11 And I proclaim draught on the land, And on the mountains, and on the corn, And on the new wine, and on the oil, And on what the ground doth bring forth, And on man, and on beast, And on all labour of the hands.'
Akpọọla m ka okpomọkụ bịakwasị nʼala ubi niile nakwa nʼelu ugwu niile, nʼelu ọka na mmanya ọhụrụ, mmanụ oliv na ihe niile nke ala na-emepụta. Ka ọ bịakwasị mmadụ na anụmanụ niile, nakwa ihe niile unu dọgburu onwe unu nʼọrụ inweta.”
12 And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, do hearken to the voice of Jehovah their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people are afraid of the face of Jehovah.
Mgbe ahụ, Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel, na Joshua nwa Jehozadak, onyeisi nchụaja, na ndị niile fọdụrụ, ṅara ntị nʼolu Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha, na nʼozi Hegai onye amụma, dịka Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha zitere ya. Ndị Izrel niile tụkwara egwu Onyenwe anyị.
13 And Haggai, messenger of Jehovah, in messages of Jehovah, speaketh to the people, saying: 'I [am] with you, an affirmation of Jehovah.'
Mgbe ahụ Hegai, onyeozi Onyenwe anyị, ziri ndị mmadụ ahụ niile ozi Onyenwe anyị, sị: “Mụ onwe m nọnyeere unu,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara.
14 And Jehovah doth stir up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, and they come in, and do work in the house of Jehovah of Hosts their God,
Ya mere, Onyenwe anyị kwaliri mmụọ Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel, onye na-achị Juda, na mmụọ Joshua nwa Jehozadak, onyeisi nchụaja na mmụọ ndị niile ahụ fọdụrụ nʼala ahụ. Ha niile bịara bido ọrụ nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke ha,
15 in the twenty and fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
nʼụbọchị nke iri abụọ na anọ, nʼọnwa nke isii. Ọ bụ nʼafọ nke abụọ, nke ọchịchị eze Daraiọs,