Malachi 3

1 Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.

“Neuru, abiro oro jaotena mabiro losona yo kapok abiro. Bangʼe, apoya nono Ruoth mudwarono nobi e hekalune; jaote mar singruok, ma ugombo, nobi,” Jehova Nyasaye Maratego owacho.

2 And who is bearing the day of his coming? And who is standing in his appearing? For he [is] as fire of a refiner, And as soap of a fuller.

To en ngʼa manyalo siro chiengʼ biro mare? Koso en ngʼa manyalo chungʼ e nyime ka othinyore? Nimar enobed kaka mach mar jatheth kata sabund jaluoko malwoko maler.

3 And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness.

Nobed piny kaka jachung kendo japwodh fedha; nopwodh jo-Lawi kendo nochung-gi mana ka dhahabu gi fedha. Bangʼe Jehova Nyasaye nobedi gi joma kare manokelne chiwo,

4 And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.

kendo Jehova Nyasaye norwak chiwo mag Juda kod Jerusalem mana kaka ndalo mokadho.

5 And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Jehova Nyasaye Maratego wacho niya, “Omiyo abiro sudo machiegni kodu mondo angʼadnu bura, anabi mapiyo mondo abed janeno ka kwedo ajuoke, jochode kod jogo makwongʼore kariambo, joma mayo jotijegi e yor chudo, jogo matimo marach ne mon ma chwogi otho kod nyithind kiye, kod jogo matamo jodak e adiera margi, nikech ok giluora.”

6 For I [am] Jehovah, I have not changed, And ye, the sons of Jacob, Ye have not been consumed.

Jehova Nyasaye Maratego wacho niya, “An Jehova Nyasaye ok alokra ngangʼ. Omiyo un, yaye nyikwa Jakobo, ok osetieku.

7 Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, 'In what do we turn back?'

Nyaka chakre ndalo kwereu uselokoru uweyo yorega, kendo pok uritogi. Dwoguru ira to anaduog iru.” “To upenjo ni, ‘Ere kaka dwaduog iri?’

8 Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

“Bende dhano nyalo mayo Nyasaye? To kata kamano, umaya. “Umedo penjo ni, ‘Kare ere kaka wamayi?’ “Umaya kuom chiwo mar achiel kuom apar kod chiwo mamoko.

9 With a curse ye are cursed! And Me ye are deceiving — this nation — all of it.

Okwongʼ, ogandau duto, nikech umaya.”

10 Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

Jehova Nyasaye Maratego wacho niya, “Keluru achiel kuom apar duto e od keno, mondo chiemo obed e oda. Tema uruane mondo une-ane ka donge dayawnu dirise mag dhorangeye polo mi aolnu gweth mogundho ma ok unyal yudo thuolo kama dukanie.

11 And I have pushed for you against the consumer, And He doth not destroy to you the fruit of the ground, Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the field, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Anagengʼ kute ma ok noketh chambu, kendo mzabibu manie puotheu olembgi ok notow mi lwar kapok ochiek,” Jehova Nyasaye Maratego owacho.

12 And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah of Hosts.

“Eka ogendini duto noluongu ni joma ogwedhi nikech pinyu nobed piny maber,” Jehova Nyasaye Maratego owacho.

13 Hard against Me have been your words, Said Jehovah, and ye have said: 'What have we spoken against Thee?'

Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Usewuoyo marach kuoma. “To upenjo ni, ‘En angʼo ma wasewacho kuomi?’

14 Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

“Usewacho kama, ‘Tiyone Nyasaye onge tiende. En ohala mane ma wayudo kuom timo dwache kendo kuom wuotho ka waywagore e nyim Jehova Nyasaye Maratego?

15 And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'

To waneno ni joma timbegi richo ema igwedho. Chutho joma timbegi richo dhi maber kendo kata gikwedo Nyasaye to gitony.’”

16 Then have those fearing Jehovah spoken one to another, And Jehovah doth attend and hear, And written is a book of memorial before Him Of those fearing Jehovah, And of those esteeming His name.

Eka joma ne oluoro Nyasaye nowuoyo e kindgi giwegi, kendo Jehova Nyasaye nochiko ite mowinjogi. Nying joma oluoro Jehova Nyasaye kendo mamiyo nyinge duongʼ nondiki e kitabu moro e nyime.

17 And they have been to Me, said Jehovah of Hosts, In the day that I am appointing — a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one hath pity on his son who is serving him.

Jehova Nyasaye Maratego wacho niya, “Ginibed joga, odiechiengʼno kendo anaketgi kaka mwanduna mageno. Anakechgi mana kaka ngʼato kecho wuode matiyone.

18 And ye have turned back and considered, Between the righteous and the wicked, Between the servant of God and him who is not His servant.

Kendo unuchak une pogruok mane kind joma kare kod joma timbegi richo, kendo e kind joma tiyone Nyasaye gi joma ok tine.”