Zechariah 1
1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:
Na sanza ya mwambe, na mobu ya mibale ya bokonzi ya Dariusi, Yawe alobaki na mosakoli Zakari, mwana mobali ya Barashi, mwana mobali ya Ido:
2 'Jehovah was wroth against your fathers — wrath!
— Yawe atombokelaki bakoko na bino makasi.
3 And thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, turn back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I turn back unto you, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Yango wana, loba na bato oyo: « Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: ‹ Bozonga epai na Ngai, › elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, ‹ mpe Ngai nakozonga epai na bino, › elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga.
4 Ye shall not be as your fathers, To whom the former prophets called, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Turn back I pray you, From your evil ways and from your evil doings, And they did not hearken, Nor attend to Me — an affirmation of Jehovah.
Bozala te lokola bakoko na bino, epai ya banani basakoli ya tango ya kala balobaki: Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: ‹ Botika banzela mabe mpe misala na bino ya mabe, bozonga epai na Ngai! › Kasi basalaki keba te na maloba na Ngai, mpe batosaki Ngai te, elobi Yawe.
5 Your fathers — where [are] they? And the prophets — to the age do they live?
Wapi sik’oyo bakoko na bino? Boni, basakoli yango bazali kaka na bomoi kino na mokolo ya lelo?
6 Only, My words, and My statutes, That I commanded My servants the prophets, Have they not overtaken your fathers, And they turn back and say: As Jehovah of Hosts designed to do to us, According to our ways, and according to our doings, So He hath done to us?'
Maloba mpe malako na Ngai, oyo napesaki na nzela ya basakoli, basali na Ngai, ekomelaki bakoko na bino te? Solo, ekomelaki bango, babongolaki mitema mpe balobaki: ‹ Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, asaleli biso kolanda banzela mpe misala na biso, asali ndenge kaka akanaki kosala. › »
7 On the twenty and fourth day of the eleventh month, (it [is] the month of Sebat, ) in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:
Na mokolo ya tuku mibale na minei ya sanza ya zomi na moko, sanza ya shebati, na mobu ya mibale ya bokonzi ya Dariusi, Yawe alobaki na nzela ya mosakoli Zakari, mwana mobali ya Barashi, mwana mobali ya Ido.
8 I have seen by night, and lo, one riding on a red horse, and he is standing between the myrtles that [are] in the shade, and behind him [are] horses, red, bay, and white.
Na butu, nazwaki emoniseli moko: namonaki liboso na ngai moto moko azali kotambolisa mpunda moko ya langi ya motane; moto yango atelemaki kati na banzete ya mirite oyo ezalaki kati na lubwaku. Na sima na ye, ezalaki na bampunda mosusu ya langi ya motane, ya shokola mpe ya pembe.
9 And I say, 'What [are] these, my lord?' And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, 'I — I do shew thee what these [are].'
Natunaki: — Nkolo na ngai, bampunda oyo elingi kolakisa nini? Anjelu oyo azalaki kosolola na ngai azongisaki: — Nakolakisa yo tina na yango.
10 And the one who is standing between the myrtles doth answer and say, 'These [are] they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk up and down in the land.'
Moto oyo azalaki kati na banzete ya mirite alimbolaki: — Ezali bato oyo Yawe atindaki mpo na kotambola na mabele.
11 And they answer the messenger of Jehovah who is standing between the myrtles, and say, 'We have walked up and down in the land, and lo, all the land is sitting still, and at rest.'
Bato yango bayebisaki Anjelu ya Yawe, oyo atelemaki kati na banzete ya mirite: — Towuti kotambola na mabele mpe tokuti kimia mpe bopemi na mokili mobimba.
12 And the messenger of Jehovah answereth and saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts! till when dost Thou not pity Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, that Thou hast abhorred these seventy years?'
Anjelu ya Yawe alobaki: — Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, kino tango nini okoboya koyokela engumba Yelusalemi mawa mpe bingumba mosusu ya Yuda, bingumba oyo okangela kanda mibu tuku sambo mobimba?
13 And Jehovah answereth the messenger, who is speaking with me, good words, comfortable words.
Yawe abimisaki maloba ya kimia mpe ya kobondisa, na monoko ya Anjelu oyo azalaki koloba na ngai.
14 And the messenger who is speaking with me, saith unto me, 'Call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion [with] great zeal.
Bongo Anjelu oyo azalaki kosolola na ngai alobaki: — Tatola maloba oyo: « Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: ‹ Nazali na zuwa makasi mpo na Yelusalemi mpe Siona.
15 And [with] great wrath I am wroth against the nations who are at ease, For I was a little wroth, and they assisted — for evil.
Kasi nazali na kanda makasi mpo na bikolo oyo emonaka ete emikoka. Nazalaki kaka na kanda moke mpo na bato na Ngai, kasi bango bayei nde kobakisela bato na Ngai pasi. › »
16 Therefore, thus said Jehovah: I have turned to Jerusalem with mercies, My house is built in it, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And a line is stretched over Jerusalem.
Yango wana, tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Nakozonga na Yelusalemi mpo na koyokela bango mawa; mpe kuna, bakotonga lisusu Tempelo na Ngai mpe bakosalela kati na Yelusalemi singa oyo bamekelaka molayi, » elobi Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga.
17 Again call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Again do my cities overflow from good, And Jehovah hath again comforted Zion, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.'
Tatola lisusu: « Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: ‹ Bingumba na Ngai ekotondisama lisusu na bomengo, Yawe akobondisa lisusu Siona mpe akopona Yelusalemi. › »
18 And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four horns.
Bongo natombolaki miso mpe namonaki maseke minei liboso na ngai.
19 And I say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, 'What [are] these?' And he saith unto me, 'These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.'
Natunaki Anjelu oyo azalaki kosolola na ngai: — Maseke wana elakisi nini? Azongiselaki ngai: — Maseke wana ezali bikolo ya nguya oyo epanzaki Yuda, Isalaele mpe Yelusalemi.
20 And Jehovah doth shew me four artisans.
Yawe alakisaki ngai bato minei ya misala ya maboko.
21 And I say, 'What [are] these coming in to do?' And He speaketh, saying: 'These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, so that no one hath lifted up his head, and these come in to trouble them, to cast down the horns of the nations who are lifting up a horn against the land of Judah — to scatter it.'
Natunaki: — Bato oyo bayei kosala nini? Azongisaki: — Ezali maseke oyo eyaki kopanza Yuda mpo ete moto moko te akoka kotombola moto, kasi bato oyo ya misala ya maboko bayei nde kolengisa bango mpe kokweyisa nguya ya bikolo oyo etombolaki maseke na yango mpo na kobundisa Yuda mpe kopanza bato na yango.
